User:Browncoat Jayson/Quest Sandbox

The Trinsic Murders

Location:	Trinsic
NPCs:	Iolo, Finnigan, Spark, Johnson, Gilberto, Gargan
Quest Items:	Christopher's Key, Fellowship Medallion
Reward:	Trinsic Gate password

Quest Chain

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You have met your old friend Iolo outside the Trinsic stables, where he informs of the recent discovery of a brutally murdered Christopher, the town blacksmith. The mayor, Finnigan, has tasked you with investigating the crime.

Walkthrough

Trinsic

Location:	Britannia
Mayor:	Finnigan

Any attempt to leave Trinsic will be prevented, as the guards requires a password that the mayor will only provide after the murder mystery is solved. Therefore, these steps have to be taken to gather all the information required to piece the crime together:

The Murder Scene

Accept Mayor Finnigan's request for an investigation. He will admit that the stables are yet to be searched. Enter the building to the north and the crime scene can be examined. Take the key and show it to Finnigan. He will suggest enquiring about it with Christopher's son, Spark.

I wrote this news in my journal.

You received a key.

Christopher's Home

Talking to Spark reveals details of a man with a hook leaving the murder scene. You also learn that Christopher was the city's blacksmith, and investigating his smithy will provoke the first signs of the Guardian's presence.

Keyword Spoiler
Keyword: Name	Response I'm called Spark.

Allow Spark to join the party, as he is a useful companion. Enter the second floor of Christopher and Spark's home and open the chest with the key. Take the gold, scroll, and medallion within.

I wrote this news in my journal.

You received 100.

You receive Christopher's Scroll.

You receive Christopher's Fellowship Medallion

The Eastern Gate

Johnson at the eastern gate describes finding the unconscious night guard Gilberto, who is currently at the healer.

I wrote this news in my journal.

The Healer

Gilberto is found at the healer and confirms what Johnson has said, adding that the ship Crown Jewel had been in the harbour that night.

I wrote this news in my journal.

The Harbour

Gargan the shipwright confirms seeing the man with a hook and that the ship left for Britain, according to his logbook.

I wrote this news in my journal.

Reporting to the Mayor

With all necessary information acquired, speak again to the mayor. Provide him with a report stating that Christopher was the town's blacksmith and upon his body was found a key, which opened a chest containing gold, a scroll, and a medallion. Also confirm the suspect, a man with a hook who escaped by way of a ship, the Crown Jewel. Before receiving the password to exit the city gates, a geography quiz that serves as copy protection must first be answered.

I wrote this news in my journal.

Quest Related

Before leaving Trinsic for Britain, consider doing the following:

• Speak with everyone in town and take all supplies that can be found.
• Attend the Fellowship service at 9 o'clock in the evening to hear what Klog preaches to the masses about what has transpired.
• Upon exiting Trinsic, break open the chest hidden under a tree southwest of town.
• Watch the performance of the travelling theatre company on the northern road.

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Note: As an illustration of my proposed Quest outline format, I've used the beginning quest of Ultima VII: The Black Gate as an example. Full information on this quest can be found on The Codex of Ultima Wisdom.

The goal is to get the Infobox populated with enough information to be useful as a "at-a-glance" overview, add a box to show what quest chain this is part of (with navigation), show both the text in the Task list and the Journal record(s) at the top of the article (eventually using a Journal image with actual text entered on top of it, rather than screenshots), and a walkthrough with dialogue, rewards, etc.

This is a work in progress.

--Browncoat Jayson (talk) 11:33, 11 October 2018 (MDT)