Wardrobes in Interactive Fiction

Let's look at wardrobes!

For dressers and armoires, see dressers.

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The Adam and Eve Project (2017)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom (either))

[[Adam or Eve]] It's a pretty simple wooden wardrobe. It's [if closed]closed[else]open, with a bunch of clothing inside[end if].

Beet the Devil (2011)

> x big wardrobe (@ Green Room)

The wardrobe blends in with the walls by virtue of its mirrored front, but doesn't blend in with the walls because it's a large wardrobe.

Biscuit (2001)

> x wardrobe (@ large bedroom)

A large wardrobe made from a light coloured wood, with a small label on one side.

> x wardrobe (@ Joe's bedroom)

A small wardrobe made from a light coloured wood, with a small label on one side.

> x wardrobe (@ attic)

A plastic wardrobe used to store winter clothes.

Buried in Shoes (2008)

> x wardrobe (@ Your Bedroom)

Your wardrobe is a tall box made of handsome wood, which opens and closes with a friendly creak.

Carpathian Vampire (2022)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

It's a simple wardrobe with elaborately carved door frames. It looks like the frames once held mirrors, but the mirrors have been removed.

Cragne Manor (2018)

> x wardrobe (@ Boiler Room)

The wardrobe is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now [closed or open], to work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently [unlit or lit]), a yellow bulb (currently [unlit or lit]), and a red bulb (currently [unlit or lit]). On the bottom there is a receptacle for cables. There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it.

Daddy's Birthday (2021)

> x wardrobe (@ Big Bedroom)

It is one of those wardrobes with sliding doors. Each of the doors has a mirror on it.

The Empty Chamber (2019)

> x wardrobe (@ The Empty Chamber)

A rather plain, but sizeable wardrobe. While it seemed well-built on the outside, when she opened it up she noticed that the interior was a little worse for wear - the back panel had come slightly loose.
A rather plain, but sizeable wardrobe. In the interior lay the false panel that Celia had loosened.

The Enigma of the Old Manor House (2022)

> x wardrobe (@ Sitting Room)

One of its legs seems to have given out, making it lean like this. It's currently [closed or open].

Goldilocks is a FOX! (2002)

> x wardrobe (@ In the cellar)

An old wooden wardrobe with brass handles that looks like it's seen better days. Probably why it's in the cellar.

A Good Breakfast (1997)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

The wardrobe is quite spacious, with enough room to fit in if you really wanted to.

Halothane (1999)

> x tall wardrobe (@ Nursery)

A generic, tall wardrobe. Printed on the outside is a name : Simone Franklin.

> x large wardrobe (@ Vanessa Clarke's room, in the Aviators Saloon)

It looks like an ordinary enough wardrobe, but has a certain air of impassivity.

[if first time, add:] And once contained a modulator of neurological signals. From here, a nation was once felled. Once upon a time.

> x wardrobe (@ Master bedroom, in your house)

[if unopened:] Just your average wardrobe. This one is meant exclusively for clothes, clothes and more clothes, though you do keep a stash of handkerchiefs in here sometimes.
[else:] Just looking at the wardrobe makes you tremble.

The Horror of Rylvania (1993)

> x antique wardrobe (@ Master Bedroom)

The wardrobe's made of teak and is obviously old. It's also quite heavy, so I doubt you could pick it up.

The House of Mystery (2018)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

A portable closet that hangs clothes and possibly leads to Narnia, if you look inside.

> x chipped wardrobe (@ Inverted Bedroom)

The doors on the wardrobe are missing and the outside of the closet is in bad shape.

IF Progressive One (2009)

> x wardrobe (@ Hut)

It's a blue, wooden wardrobe. It looks too small to store all of the stuff one may need, but maybe it's bigger on the inside.

Illuminismo Iniziato (2018)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

An upright wardrobe, resting against the wall. It is currently open and empty.

The Impossible Bottle (2020)

> x wardrobe (@ Your room)

[miniature:] It's made of wood, painted in a dark colour with details in gold. The doorknobs are beads. The little wardrobe is [if closed] closed [else] open, and there are tiny clothes inside [end if].
[normal:] It's a tall cabinet made of dark wood. [if closed] The closed doors have golden rectangles painted on them. [else] The doors are open, and you can see a lot of clothes inside. [end if]

The Legend of the Missing Hat (2012)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

It's a freestanding wardrobe, full of clothing. The blue ninja lives inside.

Man Overboard!!! (2006)

> x wardrobe (@ Dormitory)

A large wooden wardrobe that is attached to the wall.

The Mouse Who Woke Up For Christmas (2018)

> x wardrobe (@ A Garden Shed)

A Victorian, mahogany, two door, mouse sized wardrobe.

Moving (On) (2020)

> x wardrobe (@ Your Old Bedroom)

Assembled by your dad, it's always been a little bit wonky. But to his credit, it never fell apart, and served you well through your childhood. It's currently [shut or open].

Muggle Studies (2012)

> x wardrobe (@ Your Flat)

Sturdy, tall, wooden; a relic of your Grandma Gigi. The inside is lined with outstandingly ugly floral-sprigged paper, twin to the trunk she also left you.

The Mundane Tale of the Morning After (2014)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

It's a freestanding wardrobe, full of clothing and shoes. The door is closed. The blue ninja lives inside.

Piece of Mind (1996)

> x wardrobe (@ By the Wardrobe)

It's a wardrobe - quite large. Stinky the cat hangs out in and on it at various times. I can fit in there myself - and have done, when the mood takes me. Brings back memories of childhood and the cellar, and the thing in the pit. Ah, Lovecraft - if I had half his vocabulary I'd eat my words.

There's a carving on it too. A lampost in a snowy forest. Nicely done, I might add. Reminds me of something.

So I Was Short Of Cash And Took On A Quest (2021)

> x wardrobe (@ Sofia Hamilton's Office)

A wooden wardrobe stands next to the door. It is [closed or open].

Storm Over London (2014)

> x wardrobe (@ Bedroom)

The wardrobe looked massively heavy. It was made of thick, dark wood.

Tea Ceremony (2014)

> x wardrobe (@ Storage Room)

A large wooden closet, of the sort that might contain a portal to a fantasy kingdom.

Toonesia (1995)

> x wardrobe (@ Inside Bud's Warren)

Looking closely at the wardrobe, you see that it seems to have been carved out of a large treetrunk that has sunk deep into the walls of the warren.

The Valley House (2011)

> x wardrobe (@ Smaller Bedroom)

You'll select something to wear from it after you exit the bathroom. The warm clothes are on the bottom shelf at the moment, but the year's turning close to the point where you'll move them to a handier spot.

The Wand (2017)

> x wardrobe (@ West Tower)

The tall oak wardrobe is [closed or open]. [if open, add:]A sign hanging inside it says, "If you merge FIRE with TOOLS, you will get FOREIGN LANGUAGES."

Default response instances

Balder's Death (2011): wardrobe @ Waiting Room.
Darkiss Chapter 1: the Awakening (2015): wardrobe @ Depository.
Ferryman's Gate (2020): wardrobe @ Spare Room.
Maiden of the Moonlight (1996): wardrobe @ Maid's Room.