Exit
"Every exit is a promise of adventure." — The Gezelligheid Grotto Guest Book
What Is It?
An Exit is a navigation link connecting one room to another. In MOOLLM's spatial architecture, exits are the EDGES of the memory palace graph.
Exits can be:
- Simple — just a destination
- Guarded — require conditions to pass
- Hidden — discoverable through exploration
- Metaphysical — conceptual rather than physical
Pie Menu Topology
Don Hopkins' pie menu insight: direction IS meaning.
| Direction | Purpose |
|---|---|
| N/S/E/W | "Highway" links to major rooms |
| NW/NE/SW/SE | "Grid" links to expandable sub-rooms |
| UP/DOWN | Vertical transitions |
| IN/OUT | Conceptual transitions |
Cardinal directions form the spiderweb — the main navigation network. Diagonal directions form grids — expandable arrays of sub-rooms.
Guard System
Guards are natural language conditions that control access:
guard: "player has the brass key"
guard_js: "(ctx) => ctx.player.inventory.includes('brass-key')"
guard_py: "lambda ctx: 'brass-key' in ctx.player.inventory"
The guard field contains human-readable intent.
The guard_js and guard_py fields contain compiled code.
The adventure compiler emits COMPILE_EXPRESSION events for guards that need compilation.
Exit Types
Simple Exit
north:
destination: ../maze/room-a/
description: "A dark passage leads north."
Guarded Exit
east:
destination: ../treasury/
description: "A heavy iron door."
guard: "player has treasury key"
locked: true
lock_message: "The door won't budge."
unlock_with: "treasury-key"
Hidden Exit
down:
destination: ../secret-cellar/
hidden: true
hint: "The rug seems oddly placed..."
One-Way Exit
down:
destination: ../pit/
one_way: true
description: "A slide into darkness. No going back."
Metaphysical Exit
inward:
destination: ../consciousness/
metaphysical: true
description: "Close your eyes and think about who you really are."
Memory Palace Integration
From Frances Yates' "The Art of Memory":
"The method of loci places items at specific locations along an imagined journey."
Every exit is a doorway in the memory palace. The direction encodes meaning. Players navigate by spatial memory.
Related Skills
- room — Where exits live
- adventure — Uses exits for navigation
- memory-palace — Exits as mnemonic paths
Protocol Symbol
PIE-MENU-TOPOLOGY — Direction IS meaning