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snipe

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snipe -- shoot along a line (cross-room ranged)

Aliases: shoot, kill (same as attack). Guns and bows can fight across rooms when you name a direction along a clear exit line.

How you play
  1. scan north                 peek down the line (Focus extends depth)
  2. attack dean north          shoot Dean along the north exits
  3. shoot mob east             lazy hostile + direction
  4. snipe vamp in              nested indoor exits work too (in / out)

Rules
  * Direction is required when the target is not in your room (compass, up/down, or in/out -- same words scan accepts).
  * Reach scales with weapon, Weapons training, and Focus (max 3 rooms).
  * Spotting: you may see the shooter, hear a direction, or get hit blind.
  * Return fire auto-locks only when you clearly identify the shooter and wield a ranged weapon -- otherwise attack <name> <direction>.
  * Civic gunfire can draw mortal heat (arrest_heat) when witnessed.
  * Monster-form supernatural breaches still use accord_heat -- not guns.

See also: help combat | help engagement | help scan | help heat