@ofail

@ofail

command: @ofail <object> = <message> attribute: ofail

sets the others failure message for <object>. this message is seen others in the same location as the actor when one of these events occurs:

• for exits: someone tries to traverse the exit but cannot because they fail the exit's default lock or the exit is not linked.
• for players and things: someone tries to pick up the object but cannot because they fail the object's default lock.
• for rooms, players, and things: someone looks around inside the room, player, or thing and fails the object's default lock.

substitution and evaluation is performed on the message before it is shown.

examples: > @ofail table = tries to pick up the table, but it is too heavy. <thing> > @ofail doorway = tries the knob on the door, to no avail. <exit>

related topics: get, look, @afail, @fail, failure.