I hope this will help to energize the thread – it has lain idle too long!
This quest (and its followup quests I will be posting over the next few days) are intended to mimic the Live series of quests that equips a low-level PC with a set of very basic NODROP equipment sufficient to perform their basic class role without need to resort to twinking, begging for handouts, or remaining underequipped for extended periods of time as a starting player. (Even it it's not someone's alt!)
Strong Caveats:
I am a relatively new player to SoD. I find it challenging to suggest appropriate quest targets to comport with quest difficulty, as I cannot reliably determine the level or availability of targets (mobs, but also especially drops) in the world from the wiki and observation alone. Accordingly, a calloused eye should be lent to determining if the risk/reward ratio is appropriate and the frequency of drops is viable, as all information used regarding mobs/drops originates from the wiki and personal observation and may not be 100% reliable.
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Initiate of Malath, Prequest
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Quest Giver: Choir Master Milhad (Sadri Malath Cleric Guildmaster)
Class/Race Restrictions: CLR-FRG
Level Range: 1-65
Zone: Sadri Malath
Faction Requirement: Apprehensive to Cleric Guild in Sadri Malath
General Summary of the Quest:
This is a basic 'delivery' quest that will kick off a progressive series of quests designed to award a basic armor piece suitable for a low-level player with each step.
List of all MOBs, with names, location and what they drop:
Choir Master Milhad (Already exists, Sadri Malath, CLR Guildmaster in guildhouse)
Bouncer Felak (Already Exists, Sadri Malath, outside the tavern)
Dialog Tree for Quest Giver:
If Hail and CLR/FRG → Lift your voice to the Master! Become a herald of his return! Are you a cleric of Malath seeking work?
Dialog (I am a cleric of Malath seeking work. How can I help?)
Dialog (I am not seeking work.)
If I am not seeking work → Off with you, then, the songs of the Master will not sing themselves, and there are initiates who require my training. Go!
If I am a cleric of Malath seeking work. How can I help? → Choir Master Milhad studies you for a moment, and then nods. “In addition to needs martial and magical, we also have mundane demands that must be met to keep our home secure. I need someone to venture into the mountains beyond our city to help ensure we cannot be defeated by siege. Can I entrust you with this task?
Dialog (I will help the defenders of Malath!)
If I will help the defenders of Malath → Very well. Take this note to Bouncer Felak, who helps with the tavern here in Sadri Malath. He will tell you what he needs you to do. Return to me when you have satisfied his requests. (Quest Becomes Active)
Player is given: Note to Bouncer Felak
Dialog for other involved NPCs:
Bouncer Felak:
If Hail and Quest Active → What's that, *playername*? You have a note from Choir Master Milhad? Let me see it.
If handed 'Note to Bouncer Felak' → Ah! You're my newest errand runner, then? Good. We have much work to do and by 'we', I mean you. Here's a few coins as an advance for your time. Let me know when you're ready to begin. (Quest is Completed)
Dialog for any involved monsters:
None. This is a basic delivery quest that does not require the player to fight.
Proposed Reward:
5cp
Part two of the quest (Mundane Matters, Part 1) is enabled.
Anything else we need to implement your quest:
- New Item: 'Note to Bouncer Felak' must be added.
- This quest is NOT repeatable.
- Completing this quest enables Mundane Matters, Part 1 (below)
- Bouncer Felak is only available during the day. He is replaced outside the tavern by Bouncer Homal at night. Having Bouncer Felak spend his off hours inside the tavern would be useful for this quest.
Note to Bouncer Felak
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Wt: 0.1 Size: Small
Class: CLR
Race: FRG
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Mundane Matters, Part 1
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Quest Giver: Bouncer Felak (Sadri Malath Tavern)
Class/Race Restrictions: CLR/FRG
Level Range: 1-65 (recommended level 1-5)
Zone: Sadri Malath
Faction Requirement: Apprehensive to Sadri Malath citizens
General Summary of the Quest:
Bouncer Felak sends the player to fetch meat to feed the defenders of Sadri Malath. Player will be required to hunt and kill feeders in Sundered Mountains. Looted feeder meat is combined in a quest container. The combined container is returned to the quest giver, who awards the player some food, and a note exchanged at their guild master for a set of starter gauntlets.
List of all MOBs, with names, location and what they drop:
feeder calf (Sundered Mountains, feeder meat)
feeder adult (Sundered Mountains, feeder meat)
mature feeder (Sundered Mountains, feeder meat)
Dialog Tree for Quest Giver:
If Hail and Initiate of Malath, Prequest is complete → Are you ready to begin, *playername*? The defenders of the city are not only in need of spiritual guidance, they need basic supplies to keep our position here secure. The soil here around the city is sandy and not particularly fertile. We're fortunate to be hidden away in the mountains, but if an organized siege were to be made then we might find our supplies stretched thin. I need you to take this satchel and head into the mountains. The feeders there don't have the most succulent meat, but it is nutritious, filling and can be preserved easily, and it will keep our soldiers fed. Return to me when you have filled the satchel with feeder meat. (Quest becomes Active)
Player is given:
1 x Kitchen Supply Satchel
Player must place 10 unstacked feeder meat into the satchel and combine it to receive:
1 x Closed Kitchen Supply Satchel
If Quest Active and Hailed → Back already? Where's the meat, *playername*?
If Quest Active and Handed Closed Kitchen Supply Satchel → Excellent! This will help secure our supplies in case the vulfwere packs become even more organized. Here's some of the preserved rations for yourself, and a note you can take back to Choir Master Milhad for your efforts so far. Now, if only we could catch the blasted thief that's been pilfering our stores!
Player is given:
5xRation (nodrop version)
1xShort Note to Choir Master Milhad
If Hail and Quest Complete -> Thanks for your help, *playername*. I have nothing more for you now, but check with Choir Master Milhad!
Dialog for other involved NPCs:
Choir Master Milhad (Cleric Guildmaster in Sadri Malath)
If Given Short Note to Choir Master Milhad → Good work so far, *playername*. Here's an item from the temple armory to help you in your work for Sadri Malath. Take this note to Theron Lasath, near the docks. He has some vital work for you. (Quest marked as Complete)
Player is given:
1x Initiate's Gauntlets
1x Dispatch to Theron Lasath (Used to begin the next step in quest progression)
None.
Proposed Reward:
5xRation (nodrop version)
1xInitiate's Gauntlets
Anything else we need to implement your quest:
- Initiate of Malath, Prequest must be completed to begin this quest.
- Feeder Meat is an existing item already dropped from the feeders in Sundered Mountains.
- Ration is an existing item. A NODROP version of this item ideal for this quest is provided to the player as part of the Dreams of Dalaya quest they undertake when creating a new character and could be reused here.
- Short Note to Choir Master Milhad is a new item that needs to be added.
- Dispatch to Theron Lasath is a new item that needs to be added. This will be used to begin the next quest in the series.
- Initiate's Gauntlets is a new item that needs to be added. It has less AC than storebought or crafted platemail, but adds minor stats to offset this. FRG-CLRs have low CHA and only moderate WIS to start.
- Kitchen Supply Satchel is a new item that needs to be added. It is a combining container that yields the Closed Kitchen Supply Satchel.
- Closed Kitchen Supply Satchel is a new item that needs to be added. It has a weight equivalent to its components.
- Drop rate on feeder meat from calves should be set to be appropriate relative to level gain. The player should be able to complete this quest relatively early, later quests will yield armor for other slots.
- Feeder Meat is also used by other quests, and the mob source (particularly from feeder calves) should be verified as the wiki is not a reliable source.
Items Used in Quest:
Closed Kitchen Supply Satchel
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Wt: 11.5
Size: Large
Kitchen Supply Satchel
Container
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Wt: 1.5 Weight Reduction: 0%
Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: Small
Ration
[NO DROP]
This is a meal.
Wt: 1.0 Size: Small
Class: ALL
Race: ALL
Short Note to Choir Master Milhad
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Wt: 0.1 Size: Small
Class: CLR
Race: FRG
Dispatch to Theron Lasath
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Wt: 0.1 Size: Small
Class: CLR
Race: FRG
Initiate's Gauntlets
[LORE ITEM][NO DROP]
Slot: HANDS
AC: 8
WIS +1 CHA +1
Wt: 6.5 Size: Small
Class: CLR
Race: FRG
