Search command

Search
Searches a room for hidden characters, creatures, paths, and items, or searches a specified creature, item, or character.
SEARCH (nothing found) You see: You search around for a moment. Roundtime: <number> sec. You don't find anything of interest here. Others see: <Name> searches around for a moment. SEARCH <item> (nothing special found) You see: You find nothing of special interest about it. SEARCH <dead creature> You see: You search the <creature>. Others see: <Name> bends over the <creature>'s corpse briefly. SEARCH <character> (recovering an item) You see: You search through <character>'s inventory and get your <item> back. Target sees: <Name> goes through your inventory and gets <his/her> <item>. Others see: <Name> goes through <character>'s inventory and gets <his/her> <item>.

Syntax

Searches the room for hidden characters, creatures, pathways, and items.

Searches a dead creature for loot. This uses the default behavior of LOOT; use that command for more control over which kinds of loot to seek.

Searches an item for any special feature or contents that respond to this command. The result depends on the item.

Searches a character for items taken from your grave or dropped when you died. It does not reveal the character's inventory.

Attempts to recover a particular graverobbed item from a character.

Finds the most valuable gem in an untied gem pouch. This requires a free hand.

A room search has roundtime and may reveal hidden characters, creatures, paths, or items. The message after roundtime varies when something is found or nearly found.
Searching a dead creature is equivalent to the default GOODS mode of LOOT.
Searching a character only attempts to recover items that belong to you under the Graverobbing system. Success is not guaranteed, and a free hand is required to receive a recovered item.
Item searches can have item-specific requirements and messaging.