17. Above the beanstalk: the Giant Room and the Waterfall (lines 1836-1977)
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1836 Room In_Narrow_Corridor "In Narrow Corridor"
1837 with name 'narrow' 'corridor',
1838 description
1839 "You are in a long, narrow corridor stretching out of sight to the west.
1840 At the eastern end is a hole through which you can see a profusion of leaves.",
1841 d_to In_West_Pit,
1842 w_to In_Giant_Room,
1843 e_to In_West_Pit,
1844 before [;
1845 Jump:
1846 deadflag = 1;
1847 "You fall and break your neck!";
1848 ];
1849
1850 Scenic -> "leaves"
1851 with name 'leaf' 'leaves' 'plant' 'tree' 'stalk' 'beanstalk' 'profusion',
1852 article "some",
1853 description
1854 "The leaves appear to be attached to the beanstalk you climbed to get here.",
1855 before [;
1856 Count:
1857 "69,105."; ! (I thank Rene Schnoor for counting them)
1858 ];
1859
1860 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1861
1862 Room At_Steep_Incline "Steep Incline Above Large Room"
1863 with name 'steep' 'incline' 'above' 'large' 'room',
1864 description
1865 "You are at the top of a steep incline above a large room.
1866 You could climb down here, but you would not be able to climb up.
1867 There is a passage leading back to the north.",
1868 n_to In_Cavern_With_Waterfall,
1869 d_to In_Large_Low_Room;
1870
1871 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1872
1873 Room In_Giant_Room "Giant Room"
1874 with name 'giant' 'room',
1875 description
1876 "You are in the giant room.
1877 The ceiling here is too high up for your lamp to show it.
1878 Cavernous passages lead east, north, and south.
1879 On the west wall is scrawled the inscription, ~Fee fie foe foo~ [sic].",
1880 s_to In_Narrow_Corridor,
1881 e_to At_Recent_Cave_In,
1882 n_to In_Immense_N_S_Passage;
1883
1884 Scenic -> "scrawled inscription"
1885 with name 'inscription' 'writing' 'scrawl' 'scrawled',
1886 description "It says, ~Fee fie foe foo [sic].~";
1887
1888 Treasure -> golden_eggs "nest of golden eggs"
1889 with name 'eggs' 'egg' 'nest' 'golden' 'beautiful',
1890 description "The nest is filled with beautiful golden eggs!",
1891 initial "There is a large nest here, full of golden eggs!",
1892 depositpoints 14,
1893 has multitude;
1894
1895 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1896
1897 Room At_Recent_Cave_In "Recent Cave-in"
1898 with description "The passage here is blocked by a recent cave-in.",
1899 s_to In_Giant_Room;
1900
1901 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1902
1903 Room In_Immense_N_S_Passage "Immense N/S Passage"
1904 with name 'immense' 'n/s' 'passage',
1905 description "You are at one end of an immense north/south passage.",
1906 s_to In_Giant_Room,
1907 n_to [;
1908 if (RustyDoor has locked) <<Open RustyDoor>>;
1909 if (RustyDoor hasnt open) {
1910 give RustyDoor open;
1911 print "(first wrenching the door open)^";
1912 }
1913 return RustyDoor;
1914 ];
1915
1916 Object -> RustyDoor "rusty door"
1917 with name 'door' 'hinge' 'hinges' 'massive' 'rusty' 'iron',
1918 description "It's just a big iron door.",
1919 when_closed "The way north is barred by a massive, rusty, iron door.",
1920 when_open "The way north leads through a massive, rusty, iron door.",
1921 door_to In_Cavern_With_Waterfall,
1922 door_dir n_to,
1923 before [;
1924 Open:
1925 if (self has locked)
1926 "The hinges are quite thoroughly rusted now and won't budge.";
1927 Close:
1928 if (self has open)
1929 "With all the effort it took to get the door open,
1930 I wouldn't suggest closing it again.";
1931 "No problem there -- it already is.";
1932 Oil:
1933 if (bottle in player && oil_in_the_bottle in bottle) {
1934 remove oil_in_the_bottle;
1935 give self ~locked openable;
1936 "The oil has freed up the hinges so that the door will now move,
1937 although it requires some effort.";
1938 }
1939 else
1940 "You have nothing to oil it with.";
1941 Water:
1942 if (bottle in player && water_in_the_bottle in bottle) {
1943 remove water_in_the_bottle;
1944 give self locked ~open;
1945 "The hinges are quite thoroughly rusted now and won't budge.";
1946 }
1947 else
1948 "You have nothing to water it with.";
1949 ],
1950 after [;
1951 Open:
1952 "The door heaves open with a shower of rust.";
1953 ],
1954 has static door locked;
1955
1956 ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1957
1958 Room In_Cavern_With_Waterfall "In Cavern With Waterfall"
1959 with name 'cavern' 'with' 'waterfall',
1960 description
1961 "You are in a magnificent cavern with a rushing stream,
1962 which cascades over a sparkling waterfall into a roaring whirlpool
1963 which disappears through a hole in the floor.
1964 Passages exit to the south and west.",
1965 s_to In_Immense_N_S_Passage,
1966 w_to At_Steep_Incline;
1967
1968 Scenic -> "waterfall"
1969 with name 'waterfall' 'whirlpool' 'sparkling' 'whirling',
1970 description "Wouldn't want to go down in in a barrel!";
1971
1972 Treasure -> trident "jeweled trident"
1973 with name 'trident' 'jeweled' 'jewel-encrusted' 'encrusted' 'fabulous',
1974 description "The trident is covered with fabulous jewels!",
1975 initial "There is a jewel-encrusted trident here!",
1976 depositpoints 14;
1977
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