Speech file

Speech files are text files that define sentences which can be spoken by people in adventure mode. They are found in the data/speech folder.

List of files

File	Uses	Example sentence	Tokens known to work
ab_specific_hf_seeker
animal_slayer
arch_info_justification
child_age_proclamation
current_profession_no_year
current_profession_year
curse
dwarf
elf
family_relationship_additional
family_relationship_additional_dead
family_relationship_no_spec
family_relationship_no_spec_dead
family_relationship_spec
family_relationship_spec_dead
general
goodbye_worship_1
goodbye_worship_2
goodbye_worship_3
greet	Used when greeting another person.	Greetings. My name is [SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME].	[SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME]
greet_baby	Used when greeting a baby.	A baby! How adorable!
greet_reply	Used when replying to another person's greeting.	Ah, hello. I'm [SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME].	[SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME]
greet_reply_after_hero	Used by NPCs when replying to the player character's greeting after becoming a hero.	I am [SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME]. How can I be of service?	[SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME]
greet_reply_diff_language	Used when replying to the greeting of a person which is of another race.	Hello, [AUDIENCE:RACE]. I am [SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME].	[SPEAKER:TRANS_NAME], [AUDIENCE:RACE]
greet_reply_unusual_first	Used when replying to the greeting of a person whose first name is unusual.[Verify]	You know, you don't meet many people with the name [AUDIENCE:FIRST_NAME]	[AUDIENCE:FIRST_NAME]
greet_worship	Used for greetings by priests and faithful people.[Verify]	This servant of [SPEAKER:HF_LINK:DEITY:TRANS_NAME] greets you.	[SPEAKER:HF_LINK:DEITY:TRANS_NAME], [SPEAKER:HF_LINK:DEITY:RANDOM_DEF_SPHERE]
guard_profession	Used by guards when you ask them about their profession. See also soldier_profession.	I am a guard.
guard_warning
hist_fig_slayer
hunting_profession
hunting_profession_year
justification_antithetical
justification_experience
justification_proximity
justification_reminder
justification_representation
lair_hunter_minotaur
mercenary_profession
mercenary_profession_year
no_family	Used by NPCs when you ask them about their family, but they don't have any.	I have no family to speak of.
past_hunting_profession
past_mercenary_profession
past_profession_no_year
past_profession_year
past_scouting_profession
past_snatcher_profession
past_thief_profession
past_wandering_profession
positive	Used to express positive feelings.	wonderful!, fantastic!, very good
same_site_ab_specific_hf_seeker
same_site_specific_hf_seeker
scouting_profession
scouting_profession_year
site_specific_hf_seeker
slayer
snatcher_profession
snatcher_profession_year
soldier_profession	Used by soldiers when you ask them about their profession. See also guard_profession.	I am a soldier.
task_recommendation
temple_already_member
temple_become_member
thief_profession
thief_profession_year
threat	Used by NPC bandits[Verify] before attacking you.	Prepare to die!
unknown_hf_seeker
wandering_profession
wandering_profession_year

Special tokens

Speech files can contain tokens in square brackets ([]), which are replaced with context-specific strings before the speech is displayed.

Token	Meaning