Create shopkeepers, quest givers, and townspeople.
NPCs & Dialogue
NPCs are the non-player characters that bring your world to life — quest givers, merchants, trainers, and ambient townspeople.
NPC Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name / Title | Display name and subtitle (e.g., "Kira — Village Blacksmith") |
| Role | Vendor, quest giver, innkeeper, blacksmith, stable master, etc. |
| Faction | Faction affiliation (affects reputation interactions) |
| Zone + Position | Which zone and X/Y coordinates |
| Portrait | Image shown during dialogue |
| Sprite | In-world visual appearance |
| Active | Whether the NPC is currently in the world |
What NPCs Can Do
| Role | Function |
|---|---|
| Quest Giver | Offers and completes quests (linked quest definitions) |
| Merchant | Has a shop with items to sell and buys player items |
| Innkeeper | Provides rest and HP/MP recovery |
| Blacksmith | Repairs equipment, may sell weapons/armor |
| Stable Master | Manages pet and mount storage |
| Trainer | Opens the skill trainer interface |
| Guard / Ambient | Has dialogue but no special function |
Dialogue
NPC dialogue uses the event command system — the same tool used for cutscenes and map events. You build conversations by chaining commands:
1. Show Text — "Welcome to my shop! See anything you like?" 2. Show Choices — "Show me your goods" / "Got any quests?" / "Goodbye" 3. Conditional Branch — check if a quest is active, if the player has an item, etc. 4. Open Shop — opens the merchant's inventory 5. Start Quest — begins a new quest
This gives you complete control over branching dialogue trees with conditions, loops, and variable tracking.
Shops
NPC merchants have a configurable shop inventory:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Item | Which item to sell |
| Base Price | Gold cost |
| Stock | Available quantity (-1 = unlimited) |
| Restock Interval | Seconds between restocks |
| Required Reputation | Faction reputation needed to see the item |
Shops also support a buyback system — items players sell to the NPC can appear for other players to purchase.