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Plot Wizard Tutorial - Part 8

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Tutorial 3: Create a New Plot (continued)

4. Get Johan's Key

   In this node, the player returns the necklace to Johan and gets the key to his backyard. The player will automatically have the necklace removed and the key added to their inventory. This node is a bit tricky because it relies not on the player completing the previous node, but on the player completing the node before that.

   1. Name this node "Get Johan's Key"
   2. Select Creature as the Type
   3. Select Johan as the Name
   4. Press Next
   5. The exchange of items will happen through conversation so select the action to be Conversation
   6. Press Next
   7. There will be an exchange of the necklace for the key so make the conversation type Exchange Items.
   8. Press Next
   9. Check the Take Item From Player checkbox. This will activate the dropdown box below it.
   10. Select the Copper Necklace from that box.
   11. Check the Give Item To Player checkbox. This will activate the controls below it.
   12. Select the Gate key from that dropdown box. Leave the other controls.
   13. Press Next
   14. Make the conversation text like this:
       

       Greeting - NPC Text
       Did you find my necklace?

       Acceptance - PC Text
       Yes, here you go.

       Action - NPC Text
       Great! Thank you so much. I am going to put this in my chest over there so I don't lose it again. Here is the key I promised you.

       Rejection - PC Text
       Sorry, I don't have it yet.

   15. Press Next
   16. This node should be active right after the successful completion of the Talk to Johan node. The player doesn't have to actually get the necklace before he can return and talk to Johan again but without the necklace, the option to return it will not be available to the player. Select the Talk to Johan node from the dropdown list. The Plot Cast Prerequisite button will automatically be selected.

   There are two options here that need discussing. One checkbox says, "After completion of the prerequisite plot node or any later node". If you choose this option, then the current conversation becomes available after the player has reached and/or passed the specified node in the plot. The player does not have to actually complete the prerequisite node, so long as the player has at least completed any node that occurs after it. Complementarily, the player may also have completed the prerequisite node but not yet completed the ones after it.

   The other checkbox states, "Only after completion of the conversation in the prerequisite plot node". This option is more restrictive than the first. The player needs to have completed the exact node specified, or any later node that uses the same cast member as the specified node. It is not sufficient to simply complete just any node that follows it.

   For more information, and for some examples illustrating the use of prerequisite plot nodes, please consult the manual.

   17. Press Next
   18. Ensure that the Create Journal Entry on Completion checkbox is checked.
   19. Make the journal text "Look for the goblin in Johan's backyard."
   20. Press Finish.

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