I think it would be useful for both aesthetic and quality-of-life purposes if some articles of clothing had the ability to form a "set" such that if you were to look at someone, rather than seeing every piece, you'd see a summary of the set as a whole. You could then LOOK AT <PERSON>'S <SET> to get the individual item breakdown.
For example, without set grouping:
vs with:He is wearing a bronze brachelyr-scale helmet, a scarlet brachelyr-scale gorget, a white sinew neckerchief, a hooded stygian wool cloak draped over a scarlet brachelyr-scale cuirass, a white wool formal shirt, some scarlet brachelyr-scale vambraces (scuffed), some scarlet brachelyr-scale gloves, some bronze brachelyr-scale greaves, some fine charcoal-gray wool trousers bound by a bone-trimmed black leather belt (with a bone-clasped hard black leather case (closed), a soft leather coin purse (closed), and a rust-red wool drawstring pouch (closed) attached), a fine leather thigh sheath, and some bronze brachelyr-scale boots.
And then looking at the set specifically:He is wearing a white sinew neckerchief, a hooded stygian wool cloak draped over a white wool formal shirt, some mismatched brachelyr-scale armor (scuffed), some fine charcoal-gray wool trousers bound by a bone-trimmed black leather belt (with a bone-clasped hard black leather case (closed), a soft leather coin purse (closed), and a rust-red wool drawstring pouch (closed) attached), and a fine leather thigh sheath.
Whether or not an item is hidden behind the set could be a MODIFY option. So you could hold the item and MODIFY SET to have it shown or hidden in the overall character's description. The set itself would still show the item if looked at directly, and it would still be included for the purposes of figuring out the set's short description. You'd need at least two pieces to constitute a "set," otherwise things would simply display as they are today, with the addition of the LOOK <PERSON>'S <SET> still being possible for consistency.Person's mismatched brachelyr-scale armor (scuffed) consists of:
a bronze brachelyr-scale helmet, a scarlet brachelyr-scale gorget, a scarlet brachelyr-scale cuirass, some scarlet brachelyr-scale vambraces (scuffed), some scarlet brachelyr-scale gloves, some bronze brachelyr-scale greaves, and some bronze brachelyr-scale boots.
For the short description, it would attempt to find all of the attributes of the set pieces that match, and include those in the description. For example, if you were wearing all padded cloth armor except for cloth brigandine vitals, and each piece was made of wool and dyed red, the short description might be "some mismatched red wool armor." You'd only get to lose the "mismatched" prefix if you actually have a full matching set. Or maybe if matching sets are actually rare or undesirable enough, that could be inverted so that you'd get a "matching" prefix if everything matches, and no prefix if mismatched.
Apart from armor sets, the only other thing I can think of that might make sense to make into a "set" are suits, e.g. longcoat, overcoat, vest, pants, trousers, etc. Could even have two-piece or three-piece variants. Probably other types of sets that I'm not thinking of right now, but these are top of mind since they're what my characters generally wear.