Mission Clarification

This page serves as a general overview to missions within Andora, and gives a list of specific information about each of the types you would find while playing.

If you are ever confused about any of the information listed on this page, feel free to reach out to a member of the Council.

## Types of Missions

1. NPC Missions
2. Rumor Board Missions
3. Mission Board Missions
4. Research Missions

## NPC Mission

These are missions distributed to players via NPCs. That player will make a party that will work with the scheduling of the mission. These missions are distributed from NPCs dependent on RP interaction. The format and layout of these missions are planned beforehand, but when they actually occur is not predetermined.

NPCs will not be created with the intention to create plot points. They are reactionary, or otherwise understood to be NPCs that give missions after sufficient player interaction that would naturally lead to such a mission in character. In other words, these NPCs aren't created with the intention to have a storyline. This is what Rumors are for. The NPC is made to fill in the role that the player is asking for, but can still be drawn from for inspiration to make a mission or storyline.

**Example:** A player character is talking to an NPC about special cooking ingredients. That player inquires about said ingredients and how to obtain them. The NPC and player will discuss it more, with the player eventually wanting t0o know how to use a particular ingredient. The NPC would love to show them, but currently needs more. They ask the player if they can obtain more for them with the caveat that they are difficult to obtain. This leads to a mission.

* *The important part here is that the player is the one inquiring rather than the NPC saying they need more.*

**Bad Example:** An NPC being made with the intention to give a player a mission to go obtain the ingredient, instead of allowing the topic to come up naturally through conversation.

## Rumor Mission

These missions are intended to be a plot point. NPCs will be made specifically for a rumor. Rumor missions are planned beforehand, and players that have interacted with a rumor on the weekly board participate in these missions. They will not be a main storyline. Mission rumors will have degrees of success and failure that dictate the players selected for the mission. It will not be first come, first served.

## Mission Board Missions

These missions are found on the relevant channel within the server. They are signed up for out-of-character, and are planned ahead of time. Parties for these missions are selected randomly, based on players who applied for said mission.

## Research Missions

These missions are unlocked from a player achieving a certain tier of completion in their research. The player who worked towards this mission will be guaranteed to be a part of the mission, and also gets to choose their party for the mission. These missions will not be distributed prior to a character completing their research, and only come once the research is finalized. This means that all required downtime days are completed for the research before it is run. Additionally, requesting a result to one's research from an NPC will not result in rewards being distributed, regardless of whether or not the relevant days are completed for said research.

Missions will not occur from research before Tier 2. Typically, characters undergoing research will follow a format similar to the following: Tier 1 research (Lore) > Tier 2 research (mission). This is not necessarily guaranteed, as other tier 2 rewards are possible, depending on the player's general interest. Additionally, this format is subject to change, and this may become outdated as patches change gameplay and downtime.

## Important and Climax Story Missions

As part of the story lines that DMs and Region Heads will run, there will be times wherein it will fall upon the DM to select the players who partake in their mission. This mainly regards making sure characters who have been invested in the story line have a better chance of being picked, over characters who have not attempted to interact with the story line up until this point. There will be several factors that will be considered in this selection, but ultimately falls upon the DM selecting the participants for the mission.

However, the following are consistent factors in these selections:

* **Out-Of-Character Interest**
	+ We take account of out-of-character interest of players when trying to decide upon selected participants for these missions. We will likely not choose players who are simply looking for rewards and experience through the mission.
* **RP with NPCs and VNPCs**
	+ Consistent RP with npcs related to the story are a major factor in showing investment with the story line, as well as trying to follow up with threads that have been happening. If you are afraid about having the time to invest into this process, you can always schedule a time with the person who runs them out-of-character, so you can do the RP.
* **Participation in Missions and RP Events related to the story**
	+ While this can come down to luck at times, it is also a place where you can show your interest and engagement with the occurring plot and story. Players who look to get into these missions, not only just the participants themselves, will be viewed positively during selection processes for Important and Climax Story Missions.
* **Research**
	+ Researching parts of the story, the region, or something similarly connected will also prove your interest in the selection process, and will help with your priority.