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Part 11 - Terrain-Barrier Sentences

To write a terrain-barrier sentence:

DM "I'm writing a terrain-barrier sentence for [current room] right now. ";

now the current terrain is a random terrain in the current room;

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "(This is a terrain-barrier sentence for an unknown case involving [current terrain] and [the list of barriers in the current room].)";

if the number of barriers in the current room is 1:

now the current barrier is a random barrier in the current room;

if the barrier-type of the current barrier is ocean:

if the number of entries in the prevented directions list of the current room is greater than the number of entries in the permitted directions list of the current room:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[current terrain] spreads [permitted directions list of the current room] away from [the current barrier].";

otherwise:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[current terrain] leads up to the edge of [the current barrier] stretching away to the [prevented directions list of the current room].";

otherwise if the barrier-type of the current barrier is brambles:

if the number of entries in the prevented directions list of the current room is greater than the number of entries in the permitted directions list of the current room:

if the number of entries in the permitted directions list of the current room is 1:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "A path wends [permitted directions list of the current room] through a wall of [current barrier].";

otherwise:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "Paths lead [permitted directions list of the current room] through a wall of [current barrier].";

otherwise:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[Current terrain] leads up to a wall of [current barrier]. The [barrier-type of the current barrier] block the way [prevented directions list of the current room].";

otherwise if the barrier-type of the current barrier is cliff face:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[current terrain] leads up to the bottom of [current barrier]. The [barrier-type of the current barrier] blocks the way [prevented directions list of the current room].";

otherwise if the barrier-type of the current barrier is pillar:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "Scattered [current terrain] adorns the base of [a current barrier] blocking the way [prevented directions list of the current room].";

otherwise:

if the number of entries in the prevented directions list of the current room is greater than the number of entries in the permitted directions list of the current room:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[current terrain] spreads [permitted directions list of the current room] away from [the current barrier].";

otherwise:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "[current terrain] leads up to the edge of [the current barrier] stretching away to the [prevented directions list of the current room].";

otherwise:

now the terrain-barrier sentence is "A vista of [current terrain] stretches [permitted directions list of the current room] past [a list of barriers in the current room].".