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Plot Wizard Tutorial - Part 4

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Tutorial 3: Create a New Plot

Introduction

This tutorial describes how the Plot Wizard can be used to create new plots. Once the plot has been created, instances will be added to the module. The module will then contain both the plot from tutorials 1 and 2, and this plot. A module may contain any number of plots, which can span all areas.

Goal

Create a more complex fetch-and-retrieve task plot from the ground up.

Tutorial

Set up the Module

Open the module used in the previous tutorial named PlotTutorial.

Once the module has been opened it needs some setting up. The following steps will create the physical environment that the plot will take place in.

1. In the palette window, expand the Terrain tree and click on the Wall 1 node. Using this, create an enclosed area in the right part of the area.
2. Go back to the palette window and expand the Features tree. Select the Wall 1 Gate node and place a gate in the left wall of the enclosed area.
3. Notice in the left inventory window that a new door called Wall 1 Gate has been added to the area list. The Doors tree might need expanding to see it. Right click this new door and select Remove. This door will be recreated in the plot wizard, but the doorway is needed to place it into.
4. Reposition the starting position of the module to the left side of the map.

Basic Plot Information

A farmer named Quentin Hemmit had his wedding ring stolen by a goblin. Quentin needs a brave soul to get it back for him. All he can offer is 50 gold pieces. He knows that the goblin is now hiding in his neighbor's backyard.

When asked to let you in to his backyard, the neighbor, Johan Mishnette, agrees to let you pass if you can find a necklace that he has misplaced. Johan is a bit absent-minded so the necklace is in a chest near him. Returning the necklace will reward you with a key to his backyard gate.

The goblin is right behind the gate and doesn't know what the player is after so won't attack right away. It has the ring in its inventory and if the player is clever, he can just steal the ring back. Otherwise the player will have to kill the goblin to get it.

Finally the player can return the ring and get the 50 gold.

Start the Plot Wizard

In the main menu, select Wizards and then Plot Wizard. Alternatively press the Control key, Alt key and P key simultaneously.

Title

Set the name of the plot to Quentin's Ring.

Set the name of the journal to Quentin's Ring. The plot and the journal will usually have the same name.

Press the Next button

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