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Welcome

Get Started
Create a Game
Create a Player
Create a Room
Create an Exit
Create a Door
Create a Key
Create a Puzzle
Add Some Treasure
Set Scores
Debug

Change Settings
Overview
Disambiguation

Start Scripting
Overview
Customize Output
Custom Templates
Inline CSS
Custom Code
Author Functions
Custom Vars
String|Array|Function
Verb Subscriptions
Verb Hooks
Verb Hooks - Phases
Verb Hooks - Actions
Verb Hooks - Reactions
Events
Read Input
Scorecard
NPCs

Describe All The Things
Overview
Direct Descriptions
Indirect Descriptions
Exit Descriptions

Add Some Scenery
Overview
Scene Events
Zones
Global Scenery

Add More Assets
Overview

Characters
About Characters
Players
NPCs

Intangibles
About Intangibles

Substances
About Substances
Substance Vessels
Substance Emitters

Tangibles
About Tangibles
Aspects
Collections
Controllers
Linked Assets
Swing and Chasms
Simple Vehicles

Customize Verbs
Overview
Verb Anatomy
Verb Process
Modify Verbs
Write Verbs

Make It GUI
Overview
Display CSS
Compasses
Verb Docks
Inventory Docks
Image Docks

Extend AdventureJS
Write a Parser

Asset Reference
Overview

__Base Classes
Overview
Aspect
Asset
Intangible
Matter
Substance
SubstanceEmitter
SubstanceMixer
Tangible
Thing
Vessel
Zone

__Framework Classes
All
GlobalAsset
GlobalNothing
GlobalSomething
GlobalString

__State Classes
Overview
Aperture_Is
Asset_Can
Asset_Is
Asset_Must
Character_Can
Character_Is
Character_Must
Drainable_Is
Exit_Is
Nest
Player_Can
Substance_Is
Tangible_Can
Tangible_Is
Tangible_Must

Bathroom
Bathtub
Drain
Drainable
Faucet
FaucetHandle
Plug
Sink

Characters
Character
NPC
Player

Climbing
Climbable
ClimbableVine
Extrusion
Ladder
Staircase

Clothing
Clothing
Scrunchy

Containers
Container
GasContainer
LiquidContainer
SolidContainer
SurfaceContainer

Controls
Button
Control
Dial
Gauge
GraduatedController
Lever
Switch

Doors & Apertures
Aperture
Door
Exit
Hole
Manhole
Window

Electronics
Computer
Electronics
Keyboard
Outlet
Phone
Printer
Radio
Scanner
Screen

Food and Drink
Edible
Potable
Potion

Forest
Branch
ExtrusionBranch
Tree

Furniture
Bed
Chair
Coathook
Coatrack
Desk
Drawer
Furniture
Pedestal
Schmack
Table
Tub

Garage
Rope

Glasses & Optical
Binoculars
EyeGlasses
OpticalDevice
StationaryTelescope
Telescope

Global Assets

Global Exits
global_aft
global_down
global_east
global_enter
global_exit
global_fore
global_in
global_north
global_northeast
global_northwest
global_out
global_port
global_south
global_southeast
global_southwest
global_starboard
global_up
global_west

Global Scenery
global_air
global_clouds
global_hole
global_lightning
global_moon
global_mountain
global_mountains
global_rain
global_sky
global_sound
global_stars
global_sun
global_thunder
global_trees
global_wind

Global Walls
global_aft_wall
global_east_wall
global_fore_wall
global_north_wall
global_northeast_wall
global_northwest_wall
global_port_wall
global_south_wall
global_southeast_wall
global_southwest_wall
global_starboard_wall
global_west_wall

global_ceiling
global_floor

Junk Drawer

Kitchen
Bowl
DrinkingGlass
DrinkingMug

Keys
Key
Lockpick
SingleUseKey
SingleUseLockpick
SkeletonKey

Luggage
Coinpurse
Knapsack
Luggage
Purse

Lighting
Candle
Lantern

Reservoirs
Desert
Lake
Reservoir

Room & Room Parts
Ceiling
Floor
FloorChasm
Platform
Room
Wall

Scenery
Collection
Scenery
Sky

Spells
Spell

Sports Equipment
Bicycle
Skateboard

Substances
Gas
Liquid
Slurry
Solid

Toys
Doll

Tools
Screwdriver
Shovel

Treasure
Chalice
Chest

Underground
Stalactite

Vehicles
Vehicle

Weapons

Writing Materials
Blackboard
Cap
Chalk
Eraser
Handtool
Marker
Paper
PaperMoney
Pen
PenCap
Pencil
Typewriter
Whiteboard
WritingImplement
WritingSurface

Verb Reference
Overview

Composition
erase
read
type
write

Consumption
drink
eat
feed

Conversation
ask
show
tell
think
yell

Destruction
break
cut
dig
flick
hit
kick
kill
poke
punch
slap
stomp
tear

Direction
aft
backward
down
east
enter
exit
fore
forward
in
left
north
northeast
northwest
out
port
right
south
southeast
southwest
starboard
up
west

Function
again
brief
debug
exits
get
inventory
knock
locations
nothing
oops
restore
save
teleport
test
undo
verb_template
verbose
verbs
wait
where
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Gesticulation
aim
point
tap
wave

Locomotion
climb
crawl
descend
dismount
drive
float
fly
go
goTo
hop
hover
jump
peddle
ride
run
skate
slither
step
swim
walk
wear

Open & Shut
close
lock
open
pick
seal
unlock
unseal

Position
hang
kneel
lie
sit
stand

Restoration
fix
revive

Sensation
examine
lick
listen
look
smell
taste
touch

~Deprecation
swing_across
swing_across_on
swing_at
swing_from
swing_from_to
swing_from_to_on
swing_on
swing_on_to
swing_to
swing_to_on

Framework Reference
Overview
adventurejs
AssetManager
Atom
Dictionary
Display
Game
Input
LoginManager
NounMustBe
ParsedNoun
Parser
Phrase
Reactor
RestoreManager
SaveManager
Scorecard
Settings
StateManager
UID
UserManager
Verb
VerbSubscription

Downloads
Example Games
Frequently Asked Questions
How to Play Text Games
License
Links
Made by Humans
Roadmap
Score
Troubleshooting
It Seemed to Make Sense at the Time
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Tutorial explaining the basic concept of verbs in AdventureJS.

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Verb Reference:Overview

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