User Guide

EXTENDED DIALOGUE
If someone has more to say to you than can be said in a line or
two of dialogue, or if you will have the opportunity to question them
and respond to what they have to say, then you will go to the full
extended dialogue screen.
The extended dialogue screen has a place for you to see a close
up of the NPC (if one exists), or a shot of the character you are talk-
ing to standing around in the game view, their dialogue, and your
possible responses.
If the NPC does have a head, watch their expression for clues on
their reaction to you. NPCs with heads will also have actual speech,
and you should listen closely to their lines to determine if there is
anything special about what they have to say.
All NPCs will have a different reaction to you. They may like
you, they may hate you, or they may care less. Most people will start
out caring less, but your actions, reputation, and responses to their
dialogue will change their opinion about you. Your Charisma will
modify their initial reaction.
The NPC will usually have something to say to you. Their dia-
logue will appear below their portrait or picture. If the text of their
dialogue will not fit within one screen, their dialogue will be dis-
played one screen at a time, until you see their entire speech.
Below their dialogue are your choices. Based on your
Intelligence, and what you know about the game world, you will have
one or more options. If you only see [DONE], that means the con-
versation is over.
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Figure 4-26:
Extended
dialogue, in
the middle of a
conversation.
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