Companion Quests - Revision history

Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

2016-10-03T16:12:18Z

‎Can Be Modulated By

Staffan Björk at 08:16, 7 August 2015

2015-08-07T08:16:27Z

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

2015-08-07T08:10:29Z

‎Consequences

Staffan Björk at 08:10, 7 August 2015

2015-08-07T08:10:12Z

Staffan Björk at 07:53, 7 August 2015

2015-08-07T07:53:17Z

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2015-08-06T15:42:03Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2015-08-06T15:41:35Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2015-08-06T11:53:37Z

‎Relations

Staffan Björk: Created page with "Category:Narration Patterns Category:Goal Patterns Category:Patterns Category:Needs work Category:Needs revision Category:Needs examples Category:Nee..."

2015-08-06T10:06:43Z

Created page with "Category:Narration Patterns Category:Goal Patterns Category:Patterns Category:Needs work Category:Needs revision Category:Needs examples Category:Nee..."

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[[Category:Narration Patterns]]
[[Category:Goal Patterns]]
[[Category:Patterns]]
[[Category:Needs work]]
[[Category:Needs revision]]
[[Category:Needs examples]]
[[Category:Needs references]]
[[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
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[[Category:To be Published]]
[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]
''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''

This pattern is a still a stub.

=== Examples ===

==== Anti-Examples ====
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== Using the pattern ==

=== Diegetic Aspects ===

=== Interface Aspects ===

=== Narration Aspects ===

== Consequences ==

== Relations ==

=== Can Instantiate ===
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=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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=== Can Be Modulated By ===
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=== Possible Closure Effects ===
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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== History ==
New pattern created in this wiki.

== References ==
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== Acknowledgements ==
Mark Childs

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	[[Companion Quests]] are [[Quests]], or more specifically [[Sidequests]] which makes them into [[Optional Goals]]. It can give the [[Companions]] they focus on an [[Open Destiny]].		[[Companion Quests]] are [[Quests]], or more specifically [[Sidequests]] which makes them into [[Optional Goals]]. It can give the [[Companions]] they focus on an [[Open Destiny]].

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 ''Quests that are based around a companion to a player.''

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 == Using the pattern ==
+The main reason for introducing [[Companion Quests]] in games is to provide [[Predetermined Story Structures]] for [[Companions]] that players can explore. The actual design simply relies on creating [[Quests]] for [[Companions]]. Specific for them is how players should become aware of the quest opportunities since the [[Companions]] typically already are following the players when the [[Companion Quests]] should become possible. Specific events or coming to locations are examples of what can trigger the start of [[Companion Quests]].
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 === Narration Aspects ===
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+As stated above, [[Companion Quests]] are used to create [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. As such, the pattern is a [[:Category:Narration Patterns|Narration Pattern]] besides a [[:Category:Goal Patterns|Goal Pattern]]. [[Companion Quests]] often consist of [[Goal Hierarchies]] that tie together several individual [[Quests]]. This either to pace the [[Quests]] with other [[Predetermined Story Structures]] in a game or because the whole story arc for the [[Companions]] would become too long for one [[Quests|Quest]].
 [[Multiple Endings]]
 == Consequences ==
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Optional Goals]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Quests that are based around a companion to a player.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+The goals of some game are expressed as diegetic missions and called quests. A special case of these are [[Companion Quests]] which focus not on players but on the NPCs that are followers to the player.
 === Examples ===
+The [[Dragon Age series]] and the [[Fallout series]] are examples of games that have [[Companion Quests]].
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
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