SO:NPC Class

An NPC Class defines an, usually via Occupation or some stereotype to make defining NPCs in The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order easier.

Major Characters

Bordrand- Brother of the player. Takes the player through the tutorial of the game.

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Captain Daedr- Appears in the tutorial.

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Guard- Wanders the cities, keeping peace.

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Handspor-

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Theif- Appears just after the tutorial. Steals from the Victim and is stopped by the player.

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Victim- Gets an item stolen from them by the thief.

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

Villager-

Filepath:

Content → NPC → MajorCharacters

For now, these are just ideas for NPC Classes in the game.

Job Classes

Crafting Jobs

[WIP]

Class	Description
Apothecarist	Creates medicines. May sell Medicine.
Blacksmith	Creates objects from wrought iron or steel through metal forging. Blacksmiths can specialize in: Armor Smith: More difficult to create then weapons (as they're often created for someone of a particular size). Weapon Smith: Can create metal-based weapons and shield.
Bookbinder	Binds books together. (Not sure if necessary)
Bowyer	Crafts bows/arrows. (Not sure if they should be able to craft arrows, since thats a Fletcher's job, but that may be complicating things too much)
Brewer	Brews alcoholic beverages (ale, beer, etc). May sell Ale/Beer/etc.
Candlemaker	Crafts/sell Candles. (Not sure if necessary)
Carpenter	Can build/repair wooden structures and/or wooden furniture.
Cartographer	Creates/sells maps.
Cloth Weaver	Can weave/repair cloth clothing and other cloth items.
Dyer	Adds colors to various objects. (Not sure if necessary)
Mason	Can build/repair stone structures and/or build/repair stone items.
Cobbler	Can build/repair various shoes (possibly even armor boots).
Thatcher	A person who thatches buildings (roofs them with reeds or straw). In Althas, can build/repair roofs using Straw as a material.

Food Jobs

[WIP]

Class	Description
Baker	Bakes various products using Grain.
Cook	Can cook various foods.
Farmer	Fruit Farmer: Harvests from Fruit Tree Farm; Sells Fruit Livestock Farmer: Raises various livestock on Animal Farm; Sells Livestock Vegetable Farmer: Harvests from Vegetable Farm; Sells Vegetables Wheat Farmer: Harvests Wheat; Sells Wheat

Hunter/Gather Jobs

[WIP]

Class	Description
Fisherman	Hunts fish (using either a Fishing Rod, Spear, or Net).
Hunter	Hunts various wildlife; Sells dead animals (as food, the skins, leather, etc).
Lumberer
Miner

Specialty Jobs

These NPC Classes vary widely in skill and utility. [WIP]

Class	Description
Architect	Plans settlement layouts.
Engineer	Essential in building bridges and/or siege engines.

[WIP]

Debugging NPCs

NPCs are controlled by data only Blueprints. This means that by clicking on them, all of their data values can be exposed. All of their aspects, abilities, and items can be controlled in their BPs. All implemented NPCs Blueprints can be found in the Major Character section above.

Links

• Medieval Occupations