Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
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Turning something (past tense turned): applying to one thing
Turning is the act of rotating something - say, a dial.
In the Standard Rules there are no carry out rules for this action because nothing in the standard Inform world model which reacts to it. The action is provided for authors to hang more interesting behaviour onto for special cases: say, turning a capstan.
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Rules controlling this action
check an actor turning can't turn what's fixed in place rule name unlist
check an actor turning can't turn scenery rule name unlist
check an actor turning can't turn people rule name unlist