# Cellar Rats - Entry level quest for new players
quest_id: quest_cellar_rats
name: "Rat Problem in the Cellar"
description: |
  Giant rats have infested the Rusty Anchor's cellar, threatening
  the tavern's food supplies and scaring away customers. Grom the
  bartender needs someone to clear them out.
difficulty: easy

# NPC Quest Givers (quest-centric design)
quest_giver_npc_ids:
  - npc_grom_ironbeard
quest_giver_name: "Grom Ironbeard"

# Location context
location_id: crossville_tavern
region_id: crossville

# Offering conditions
offering_triggers:
  location_types: ["tavern"]
  specific_locations: ["crossville_tavern"]
  min_character_level: 1
  max_character_level: 5
  required_quests_completed: []
  probability_weights:
    tavern: 0.35
    town: 0.15

# NPC-specific offer dialogue
npc_offer_dialogues:
  npc_grom_ironbeard:
    dialogue: |
      *leans in conspiratorially* Got a problem, friend. Giant rats
      in me cellar. Been scaring off the paying customers and getting
      into the ale stores. 50 gold for whoever clears 'em out.
    conditions:
      min_relationship: 30
      required_flags: []
      forbidden_flags: ["refused_rat_quest"]

# What NPCs know about this quest
npc_quest_knowledge:
  npc_grom_ironbeard:
    - "The rats started appearing about a week ago"
    - "They seem bigger than normal rats - something's not right"
    - "Old smuggling tunnels under the cellar might be where they're coming from"
    - "Lost three kegs of dwarven stout to the vermin already"

# Embedded lore for AI context
lore_context:
  backstory: |
    The cellar of the Rusty Anchor connects to old smuggling tunnels
    from Captain Morgath's days, sealed decades ago. Recent earthquakes
    may have reopened them, allowing creatures to emerge.
  world_connections:
    - "The earthquakes that opened the tunnels also disturbed the Old Mines"
    - "Giant rats are unnatural - possibly corrupted by dark magic from below"
  regional_hints:
    - "Smuggling was common 50 years ago in Crossville"
    - "Captain Morgath was a notorious smuggler who disappeared mysteriously"

# Narrative hooks for natural dialogue
dialogue_templates:
  narrative_hooks:
    - "mentions unusual scratching sounds from below"
    - "complains about spoiled food supplies"
    - "nervously glances toward the cellar door"
    - "asks if you've ever dealt with vermin before"
  ambient_hints:
    - "You notice scratch marks near the cellar door"
    - "A faint squeaking echoes from somewhere below"
    - "The air carries a musty, unpleasant odor"

# Objectives
objectives:
  - objective_id: kill_rats
    description: "Clear out the giant rats"
    objective_type: kill
    required_progress: 10
    target_enemy_type: giant_rat

  - objective_id: find_source
    description: "Discover where the rats are coming from"
    objective_type: discover
    required_progress: 1
    target_location_id: smuggler_tunnel_entrance

# Rewards
rewards:
  gold: 50
  experience: 100
  items: []
  relationship_bonuses:
    npc_grom_ironbeard: 10
  unlocks_quests: ["quest_tunnel_mystery"]
  reveals_locations: ["crossville_tunnels"]

# Completion dialogue
completion_dialogue:
  npc_grom_ironbeard: |
    *actually smiles* Well done, friend! Rats are gone, cellar's safe.
    Here's your coin, well earned. Drink's on the house tonight.
    *pauses* You say you found old tunnels down there? Interesting...

tags:
  - starter
  - combat
  - exploration