diff --git a/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/build.ev b/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/build.ev
index f1d24491f4..1c5c3dec16 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/build.ev
+++ b/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/build.ev
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ start
 # Lock exit from view/traverse until we climbed that tree (which is
 # when tutorial_climbed_tree Tag gets assigned to us).
 #
-@lock north = view:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree) ; traverse:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree)
+@lock north = view:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree, tutorial_world) ; traverse:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree, tutorial_world)
 #
 @desc north =
  This is a hardly visible footpath leading off through the rain-beaten
@@ -364,11 +364,12 @@ start
 @set north/tutorial_info =
  This exit is locked with a lock string that looks like this:
 
-   view:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree) ; traverse:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree)
+   view:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree, tutorial_world) ; traverse:tag(tutorial_climbed_tree, tutorial_world)
 
- This checks if Character has a Tag tutorial_climbed_tree set before it
- allows itself to be displayed. This Tag is set by the tree object when
- the 'climb' command is used.
+ This checks if Character has a Tag named "tutorial_climbed_tree" and
+of the category "tutorial_world" set before it allows itself to be
+displayed. This Tag is set by the tree object when the 'climb' command
+is used.
 #
 # Now that the exit is prepared, move to outside inn to continue building.
 #
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/rooms.py b/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/rooms.py
index 6f24da6667..953dd53927 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/rooms.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/tutorial_world/rooms.py
@@ -627,6 +627,12 @@ class BridgeRoom(WeatherRoom):
         self.db.fall_exit = "cliffledge"
         # add the cmdset on the room.
         self.cmdset.add_default(BridgeCmdSet)
+        # since the default Character's at_look() will access the room's
+        # return_description (this skips the cmdset) when
+        # first entering it, we need to explicitly turn off the room
+        # as a normal view target - once inside, our own look will
+        # handle all return messages.
+        self.locks.add("view:false()")
 
     def update_weather(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -659,6 +665,7 @@ class BridgeRoom(WeatherRoom):
             else:
                 # if not from the east, then from the west!
                 character.db.tutorial_bridge_position = 0
+            character.execute_cmd("look")
 
     def at_object_leave(self, character, target_location):
         """
diff --git a/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py b/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
index 3c64e1e6ee..23ae3b7833 100644
--- a/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
+++ b/evennia/locks/lockfuncs.py
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ def tag(accessing_obj, accessed_obj, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     if hasattr(accessing_obj, "obj"):
         accessing_obj = accessing_obj.obj
-    return accessing_obj.tags.get(*args)
+    tagkey = args[0] if args else None
+    category = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else None
+    return accessing_obj.tags.get(tagkey, category=category)
 
 def objtag(accessing_obj, accessed_obj, *args, **kwargs):
     """