Verb:MEASURE

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MEASURE
Type System, Special case
System Inventory, Cobbling, Fletching
Special Case Food and drink

The MEASURE verb can be used to determine the quantity contained in various measurable items, including food, liquids, herbs, or a bundle of skins. It is also used with cobbling and fletching systems.

Some items will be more accurately measured than others, depending on the item's properties.

Usage

Cobbling

Main article: Cobbling

Cobblers are able to use MEASURE while holding a measuring cord in order to obtain another character's foot measurements.

Fletching

Main article: Fletching

Fletchers are able to use MEASURE to measure shafts for arrows, bolts or darts.

Food and Drink

Main article: Food and drink

MEASURE can be used to determine remaining bites (food) or quaffs (liquids). Potions or food with spells may have a different output than standard food and drink.

Messaging Examples
  • Food
>measure my cookie
The oatmeal raisin cookie looks like it has 3 bites left.
  • Liquids
>measure my juice
The blueberry juice looks like it has 5 quaffs left.
  • Potions or Food with Spells
1 dose:
The <potion> has 1 <dose/quaff> left.
2 doses:
The <potion> has 2 <doses/quaffs> left.
3-4 doses:
The <potion> looks like it has a few <doses/quaffs>left.
5-10 doses:
The <potion> looks like it has several <doses/quaffs>left.
11+ doses:
You can't tell exactly, but the <potion> seems to have plenty of <doses/quaffs> left.

Medicinal Herbs and Potions

Main article: Herb

Herbs are measured in bites, similar to food, while medicinal potions are measured in doses.

Messaging Examples
  • Herbs
>measure my moss
The basal moss looks like it has 4 bites left.
  • Medicinal Potions
>measure my potion
The rose-marrow potion looks like it has 7 doses left.

Bundles of Skins

Messaging Examples
1 skin:
You turn your <skin> over in your hands, peering at it from every angle.  Yep, sure looks like only one.
2+ skins:
You glance through your bundle and count a total of <#> <skins>.

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