Introductions
version 1 by Emily Short
Section: Adding one-time text elsewhere in a room description
This is hardly the only place where we might want to add special text to a room description, but most other places are easier to add to using existing entry points. For instance, if we wanted
You catch a whiff of almonds as you splash downstream... <-- this is the new text
Pipe Crossing
This is a meeting of several pipes: one leads abruptly down and to the north, while gently upward-sloping pipes lead southeast and southwest. A cold and murky white liquid flows from both southern pipes into the northern one.
A licorice gum drop has been caught by one of the seams of metal, doubtless the only reason it has not been swept away by the current.
we would instead write
After going to Pipe Crossing:
if Pipe Crossing is not visited, say "You catch a whiff of almonds as you splash downstream.";
continue the action.
Or if we wanted that one-time text to appear just before or after the main room description paragraph, like this
Pipe Crossing
The smell of almonds is overpowering when you enter. <-- this is the one-time text
This is a meeting of several pipes: one leads abruptly down and to the north, while gently upward-sloping pipes lead southeast and southwest. A cold and murky white liquid flows from both southern pipes into the northern one.
we might write
The description of Pipe Crossing is "[if unvisited]The smell of almonds is overpowering when you enter. [paragraph break][end if]This is a meeting of several pipes: one leads abruptly down and to the north, while gently upward-sloping pipes lead southeast and southwest. A cold and murky white liquid flows from both southern pipes into the northern one."
or similarly
Pipe Crossing
This is a meeting of several pipes: one leads abruptly down and to the north, while gently upward-sloping pipes lead southeast and southwest. A cold and murky white liquid flows from both southern pipes into the northern one.
The smell of almonds is overpowering when you enter. <-- this is the one-time text
we might write
The description of Pipe Crossing is "This is a meeting of several pipes: one leads abruptly down and to the north, while gently upward-sloping pipes lead southeast and southwest. A cold and murky white liquid flows from both southern pipes into the northern one.[if unvisited][paragraph break]The smell of almonds is overpowering when you enter. [end if]"