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Kazimir86

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Random Travelers
« on: January 10, 2012, 05:06:16 pm »

Probably quite early to be suggesting this, but I would like (down the line, probably after or during Caravan or Army arcs) to see random travelers visit your fort at various times of the year. The main purpose of these travelers could be anything from nomad dwarves who stop in for a while for rest(possibly help out with simple jobs) then head on out to their next destination, to adventurers that come to help slay the goblins(or whatever else) that constantly attack your fort whom you must then reward with trinkets or coins, to visiting nobles(who do not stay) whose opinion may adjust the value of rooms/statues/etc in your fortress. Quite a bit of room here for adjustment and interpretation, I personally think it would add quite a bit to the immersion of a bustling fortress.
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Footkerchief

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Re: Random Travelers
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 05:49:21 pm »

Welcome to the forums!

This is on the development page as "Dwarf mode inns", which means Toady already plans to work on it within the next year or so.  Toady talked more about what's planned for inns/taverns in Episode 12 of the Dwarf Fortress Talk podcast (audio, transcript).

It also gets suggested a lot:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=64267.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20792.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=26187.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=6256.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=69696.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=46242.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=47285.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=6094.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=4517.0
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5581.0

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« Last Edit: January 11, 2012, 05:07:55 pm by Footkerchief »
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Urist McDagger

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Re: Random Travelers
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2012, 09:46:00 am »

^ He does that sometimes.

Anyway, he did have a point. Apparently the Inns arc will be the introduction of wandering npcs coming to your fortress' taverns. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to assume that they'd be expanded on to do more than wander the world in search of drink either. Hopefully you'd be able to encounter them in Adventure Mode too.. Maybe even compete for quests and fame with other wandering serial killers adventurers?
« Last Edit: January 11, 2012, 09:48:06 am by Urist McDagger »
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