Handy Dandy Examples for Difficult Code

To have a character die while talking to it:

def final_words(game, thing):
  thing.health -= 1
  if thing.health == 2:
    game.output("The character doesn't look good.  It says, \"I don't feel very good.\"")
  elif thing.health == 1:
    game.output("The character closes its eyes and whispers, \"I should've been a game designer.\"")
  elif thing.health == 0:
    game.output("The character doesn't respond.")
  elif thing.health < 0:
    game.output("The character has died.")

actor_or_animal_variable.add_phrase("chat", final_words)

This code is easily edited to handle fighting by changing "chat" to "fight" or "kill"