The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present is a quest.
Details
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Giver | Commoners |
| Membership | Any |
| Requirements | Any level |
| Summary | Buy a rare plant for 20 gold to bring to the client before his sister's birthday, or give it to the sister herself when she begs for it. |
Objectives
Use the location names in your quest journal. Follow map markers when they are available.
| Step | Objective | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buy the requested item from the merchant at the quest destination for 20 gold | No |
| 2 | Bring the requested item to the sister instead, as she begs | Yes |
| 3 | Bring the requested item to your quest giver in the named town before the sister's birthday | No |
Choices
| Decision | Choice |
|---|---|
| Whose hands will the requested item reach? | Give it to your quest giver |
| Whose hands will the requested item reach? | Give it to the sister |
Outcomes
Added gear requires a successful quest payment and a qualifying outcome. Quest mail alone does not count as payment.
| Outcome | Gold multiplier | Gear choice |
|---|---|---|
| The sister warned you what the requested item was for, and you sold it to your quest giver anyway. | 100% | Yes |
| Your quest giver has the requested item for the celebration, and you have your pay. | 100% | Yes |
| You gave the requested item to the sister, and her brother's poison will never be brewed. | No added payment | No |
| You handed the requested item to the sister herself, and your quest giver paid you nothing. | No added payment | No |
| The birthday came and went without the requested item. | No added payment | No |
| Outcome | Change type | Target | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| The sister warned you what the requested item was for, and you sold it to your quest giver anyway. | Legal standing | Legal standing | -3 |
| You gave the requested item to the sister, and her brother's poison will never be brewed. | Legal standing | Legal standing | 3 |
With Questlines enabled, these outcomes control the added rewards. Gold multipliers apply only to gold the quest actually pays. A gear choice offers a weapon, armour and jewellery; keep one. See Quest rewards and loot for rarity, payment and online reward rules.
See Quest reference for offer requirements across quests.
Sources (18)
- src/systems/quest/
- bible/06-Systems/Quest-Arc.md
- src/ui/quest/
- src/systems/quest/questGuidance.js
- bible/06-Systems/Quest-Guide-Arc.md
- vendor/dfu-quests/Quests/
- vendor/dfu-quests/Tables/QuestList-Classic.txt
- vendor/dfu-quests/Tables/QuestList-DFU.txt
- vendor/foraging/Quests/
- vendor/roleplay-realism/Quests/
- vendor/warm-ashes-ships/Quests/
- src/systems/quest/questLists.js
- src/systems/foraging/foragingLaw.js
- src/systems/warmAshesShips.js
- src/systems/roleplayRealism/rrQuestLine.js
- vendor/dfu-quests/Quests/A0C01Y09.txt
- src/systems/questlines/sheets/commoners.json
- src/systems/questlines/qlRewards.js
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