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ShinyandKittens

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“Ask for local directions” to find stuff within a town
« on: October 19, 2017, 11:58:04 am »

Stuff like where local markets, leaders, specific people are so they’re easier to find.

Eg.

I ask for where the market is, Urist McGlassmaker “up 49 z-levels and right outside.” Or for humans, “walk west for a bit and find it.”
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Re: “Ask for local directions” to find stuff within a town
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2017, 12:41:28 pm »

I don't think dwarves should refer to "z-levels" in in-game dialogue, but aside from that this isn't a bad idea.

Although you should probably know that you can already ask for the whereabouts of specific people.
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Re: “Ask for local directions” to find stuff within a town
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2017, 01:43:18 pm »

I don't think dwarves should refer to "z-levels" in in-game dialogue, but aside from that this isn't a bad idea.

Although you should probably know that you can already ask for the whereabouts of specific people.

Ah, right. Z-levels are a technical term, maybe “at the surface” instead

But when you ask for the whereabouts of someone  they just say that “blah blah Mr. vampire guy is right here in this town” not “Urist McBloodsucker is in the north tavern (tavern name)”.
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Re: “Ask for local directions” to find stuff within a town
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2017, 01:45:07 pm »

That's true, though realistically they shouldn't know the person's exact location if they're in a different part of town (except maybe if you're talking to a psychic wizard).
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Re: “Ask for local directions” to find stuff within a town
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2017, 03:00:15 pm »

Maybe “I last saw him/her at “blah blah name of tavern” or “in the northern part of town”
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