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SEARCH
(Thief skill) [Delayed
Command]
The search skill enables you to search for otherwise hidden
people, exits and objects in the
room.
Searching isn't as easy as it might seem. There are numerous tricks you can learn about how people and creatures hide their treasures, or doors, traps or even themselves! Knowing how to find hidden entrances or exits is important for any adventurer, I tell you.
A brilliant mind and good eyesight are quite important when learning this.
Searching for hidden exits
With a given direction, you search for a secret door in that way. The better you are, the more likely you will find something (if there is anything to discover).Example:
>Once you have become aware of a hidden exit, you can interact with it as any normal exit.search down>open <secret>
Searching for hidden objects
search with no arguments finds any object
hidden in the room, depending on your skill. If you know what you are looking
for, reveal is a better alternative.
Example:
>search>reveal sword
Searching for hidden people
Typesearch <effort> (where
<effort> is one of quickly,
fast, normally, carefully, or
thoroughly) to look for hidden people. Your chances of success
will depend on your eyesight, hearing and sense of smell, as well as on your
search skill.
Example:
> search q
A succesful search will only make the hidden character
known to you. See reveal to make it known to
your group.
Searching on bulletin boards
If you are at a bulletin board, you cansearch board <text> to find
posts containing <text>.
| See also: | HIDE, FLUSH, SNEAK, REVEAL, WATCHTOWERS, BOARDS |
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