Commands.

[ndouglas]

Movement checks require that the map is passed to input handling function.

... and the map console, and the root console.

This will not scale up. Eventually we'd need to pass in every object in the game.

Rather, keys should be translated into commands. Commands should, elsewhere, go through some process like this:

• should the action be permitted to occur? (Rules)
• what happens just before the action takes place? (Preemptions/Interruptions)
• the action actually occurs
• the action is altered (Alterations) -- the player drunkenly staggers, the spell misfires, etc
• the action has immediate effects (Effects) -- the potion is drunk, the torch is extinguished, etc

So, ultimately, the input handler should be responsible only for transforming input into commands. All else should be handled elsewhere.