From 09d325dcf5e779eab5550d3fd3377bde50101428 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 19:59:14 -0400
Subject: feat: unify on use, on look, and on kill. all support same
 conditions/actions now.

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 building_guide/triggers.md | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'building_guide/triggers.md')

diff --git a/building_guide/triggers.md b/building_guide/triggers.md
index 0d227bd..69cd3d1 100644
--- a/building_guide/triggers.md
+++ b/building_guide/triggers.md
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ and the object are cleanly separated. The sign is a local object in room `1001`:
 objects:
   - name: sign
     on_look:
-      set_player_flags:
-        1001_look_sign: true
+      - set_player_flags:
+          1001_look_sign: true
 ```
 
 This separation is deliberate. The object sets flags. The trigger watches flags.
-Any system that sets a player flag (`on_look`, talk nodes, on-enter steps, exits,
-use interactions) can activate a trigger watching that flag.
+Any system that sets a player flag (`on_look`, `on_use`, `on_kill`, talk nodes,
+on-enter steps, exit `on_traverse`) can activate a trigger watching that flag.
 
 ---
 
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ advances a numeric flag through stages. The last stage spawns a boss.
 # data/objects/unique/5001_body.yaml
 name: body
 on_look:
-  set_player_flags:
-    investigation: 1
+  - set_player_flags:
+      investigation: 1
 ```
 
 **Step 2: Blood trail in room 5002** — room trigger fires on value 1
@@ -504,12 +504,12 @@ All of these paths activate triggers:
 
 | Source | Example |
 |---|---|
-| Object `on_look` | `look sign` sets `1001_look_sign: true` |
+| Object `on_look` / `on_use` | `look sign` sets `1001_look_sign: true` |
+| Mob `on_kill` | Killing a boss sets `boss_slain: true` |
 | Talk node actions | NPC sets `quest_started: true` after accepting |
 | Talk option actions | Player selects a choice that sets a flag |
 | On-enter steps | Room entry sets `1001_welcome: true` |
-| Exit traversal | Walking through an exit sets `boarded_shuttle: true` |
-| Use interactions | `push button` sets `gate_open: true` |
+| Exit `on_traverse` | Walking through an exit sets `boarded_shuttle: true` |
 | Trigger steps | One trigger chain-sets a flag for another trigger |
 
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