Here is the cut scene demonstration I did last Tuesday night:
“Cut Scene Test 01″ by John Timmons
The story headline is “A Simple Example of Creating a Cut Scene”
Part 1 – Setting Things Up
Chapter 1 – New Rules
[From Chapter 12.19. Changing Visibility - The 'Flashlight' example.]
Visibility rule when looking under something:
if the player is carrying a lit thing (called lamp):
say “You shine [the lamp] under [the noun]…”;
there is sufficient light;
there is insufficient light.Chapter 2 – New Verbs
Understand “ring [something]” as ringing. Ringing is an action applying to one thing.
Carry out ringing:
if the noun is the bell, continue the action;
otherwise say “Ringing [the noun] will accomplish little.” instead.Chapter 3 – Scenes
Section 1 – The Deskhelp Scene
Deskhelp is a scene. Deskhelp begins when the bell is rung. Deskhelp ends when the number of filled rows in the Table of Deskhelp Events is 0.
When Deskhelp begins:
move the Manager to the Hotel Lobby;
say “After a brief moment, the manager suddenly appears.”
When Deskhelp ends:
remove the Manager from play;
say “The manager turns on his heel and is gone.”
Every turn during Deskhelp:
repeat through Table of Deskhelp Events begin;
say “[event entry][paragraph break]“;
blank out the whole row;
rule succeeds;
end repeat.
Table of Deskhelp Events
event
“[italic type]‘May I help you?’[roman type] the manager asks.”
“[italic type]‘Did I doze off?’[roman type] you ask.”
“The manager eyes you suspiciously. [italic type]‘You been smoking crack?’[roman type]”Instead of taking, examining, or smelling the glass during Deskhelp:
say “You feel it best not to do anything while the manager is here.”Part 2 – The World
The Hotel Lobby is a room.
The flashlight is carried by the player. It is lit.
The bell is in the hotel lobby. It is fixed in place. The bell can be rung or unrung.
A small glass is in the hotel lobby.
Instead of examining or looking under the small glass:
move the penny to the player;
say “Underneath the glass you find a penny which you promptly take.”A penny is a thing.
The Manager is a man. Understand “man” as the manager.
After ringing the bell:
now the bell is rung;
say “The bell gives out a sharp ‘ding’ that makes you wince.”