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    • AcemviA
      Acemvi
      last edited by

      I think Hellz brings up a good point that the "New Player Experience" (NPE) should also teach a player about the setting. Starter quests should have dialogue that refers to the houses and other such factions in both positive and negative lights so that when a player is given the option to join one of them at the end of the quest chain, they already have some idea as to which sound like a good fit for their character.

      "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus

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      • Prof. MisclickP
        Prof. Misclick
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        This is a neat idea. Anyone volunteering to take this on?

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        • AcemviA
          Acemvi
          last edited by Acemvi

          I'd be happy to write down some dialogue and submit it for review. Someone else would have to copy-paste it into the module, though.

          "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus

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          • Prof. MisclickP
            Prof. Misclick
            last edited by

            Perfect. If you want to string together an interesting quest progression and some IC guidance from a new player POV we can flesh out the details (if you are unsure) and add it to the module as we can.

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            • AcemviA
              Acemvi
              last edited by

              Sounds good. I'll try to write something up over the next few days and PM you on Discord.

              "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus

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              • Prof. MisclickP
                Prof. Misclick
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                :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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                • PuffyP
                  Puffy
                  last edited by

                  Went ahead and updated the dialogues since it was taking a while.

                  @SpiffyMeister
                  the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                  @Prof-Misclick
                  Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                  #scaredofstrongwomen

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                  • AcemviA
                    Acemvi @Puffy
                    last edited by

                    Since it seems I’m back for the time being, I’d like to take a crack at this again, unless anyone has objections.

                    "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus

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                    • EchoE
                      Echo
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                      Puffy said she updated stuff, granted that was in July and maybe things have changed some.
                      Players still have the option of spawning in the Faceless where there is a fetch quest that gets the player to explore parts of the city.
                      There are "Help Wanted" signs in the middle of the first area players encounter after leaving the Faceless for the first time. There are also "Help Wanted" signs outside the north gate.
                      Several other quests say in their dialogue things like Lana (Potion Shop Quest): "Well, I can fix that up in a jiffy! Here's your reward! If you need more work, there is a nervous halfling just to the South of here needing some help."

                      So I think most of your idea has been implemented already.

                      "You can complain if you weren't asked; you can't complain if you were asked but didn't contribute." ~ Professor.

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                      • PuffyP
                        Puffy
                        last edited by

                        Yep, there is a little merry go-around of hints where to go

                        @SpiffyMeister
                        the real bench mark for success is if you seduce a puffy pc or npc
                        @Prof-Misclick
                        Puffy said "Don't you trust me? Then vote yes NERD!"
                        #scaredofstrongwomen

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                        • AcemviA
                          Acemvi
                          last edited by

                          Missed that comment, lovely to see.

                          "Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus

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