NPC

NPC Abilities

• Talking points
• Affection & Marriage
• Quests
• Movement
• Emotions
• 'Sparkle' that lets the player know it should be interacted with
• Movement between levels
• Attack/Defend
• Death

NPC Menu

• Customizable so not every NPC is forced to display all 3 menu items.

Menu Items

• Talk (Talking Commands)
• Commands
• Inventory
• Exit

Affection & Marriage

• Affection

Quests

• Quests should appear/disappear in the menu depending on if they are finished.
• When returning from a quest interacting with the NPC should override the menu and go directly to the quest information.
• Quests that the player can take should be highlighted in a new color
• When a player is given a quest the questparent NPC should 'sparkle'

Movement

• Walking
  • Movement Back and forth within a set area
• Wandering
  • Moves aimlessly around the level and even between levels.
• Leading
  • Leads the player to a certain area stopping at the edge of the screen to wait for the player to catch up.
• Following
  • Follows behind the player even between levels.
• Go To
  • The NPC will to to a specific location, either in that map or another map.
• Running
  • Two Options:
    • Run Along a certain path
    • Run away or off screen

Emotions

• Exclamation
• Love
• New quest?

Attack/Defend

Death