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Main Quest

Flow Overview

1. Start the Run:

   • Tutorial or similar combat introduction.
   • Village exploration introduces nightmares and quest motivation.

2. Nightmares & Objectives:

   • 1st Nightmare: Subjective and cryptic.
   • Collect 3 Artifacts to stop the coven, break the curse, and end nightmares.

Artifact Discovery

• How do players find them?

  • Ask merchants for leads.
    • Example: Narrow down regions through dialogue or item clues.
  • Use magic sub-quests for specific info:
    • Escort someone to a shrine, retrieve magical knowledge.
  • Anti-magic faction quests:
    • Hear rumors in exchange for completing tasks (e.g., training grounds quest).

• What are the artifacts?

  • Players can identify them visually.
  • Additional quest elements include:
    • Coven involvement.
    • Dreams offering guidance.
    • Breaking faction-held artifacts.

Player Awareness

• How do players figure out their purpose?
  • Trial and error.
  • Nightmares.
  • Coven encounters.
  • Merchant interactions.

Coven Encounters

• When do they occur?
  • Stop rituals during quests.
  • Random encounters after completing objectives.
  • Optional mini-boss fights with generals tied to specific artifacts.

Ending

• Too early?
  • Warning system in place.
  • Early arrival leads to failure or death.
• Boss fight?