NPCs & Enemies Guide and clothier interactions with their voodoo dolls

[muovd🌳]

Players might find themselves in a situation where they would go to the guide to ask them about this doll that looks a lot like him. Currently, the guide does not have any special interaction, which seems very weird. I have proposed some unique dialogue for when you talk to him with the guide voodoo doll in your inventory or when equipped:

• "You wouldn’t believe it, but I felt a sudden wave of scorching heat a while ago. Are you sure that doll doesn't have anything to do with it?"
• "It seems you have found a doll that looks just like me… If you are planning to use me as the sacrifice to summon the keeper of the Underworld, I cannot guarantee that you will come out of there alive."
• "Holding that doll feels like holding fate in your hands. The keeper of the underworld demands a sacrifice—just make sure you’re ready for what comes next."

Similar lines can also be used for when you talk to the clothier with the clothier voodoo doll equipped. Here are a few dialogue options for when you talk to him with the clothier voodoo doll equipped:

• "That doll in your possession… It’s as if I can feel the weight of the curse all over again. I hope you know what you’re doing."
• "You’ve found a voodoo doll that looks just like me? Be wary—summoning old curses can lead to disastrous consequences."
• "I can sense dark magic emanating from that doll. Handle it with care, or you might awaken something terrible."

 

[Terraria_is_goat🪓]

This idea is amazing, support!

 

[random terraria fan]

oh maybe

"dont throw this in lava you will unleash horrors beyond you comprehension"

 

[CerealSunny]

Full support, I love this idea
A while ago I had a similar idea where they would use certain Emotes (Like Silence or Fire) more often when you have their specific dolls in your inventory but this makes more sense

 

[Yousef the H]

this would be a great way to show that these dolls have significance, i would also love an extra line for the guide

"My ancient guide ancestors had tales of them dying to a sudden fire after seeing a doll of themselves... i hope you're not plotting something"

 

[muovd🌳]

this would be a great way to show that these dolls have significance, i would also love an extra line for the guide

"My ancient guide ancestors had tales of them dying to a sudden fire after seeing a doll of themselves... i hope you're not plotting something"

I think him referencing his ancestors would be a great way for the official lore to be put into the game:

• According to the official game lore, there is an organization called "Order of the Guide", whose purpose is to preserve old legends and knowledge. It's likely that the Guide is a member of this order.
  • This is referenced in-game after beating the Wall of Flesh, with any new Guides that spawn in afterward referencing their predecessor suddenly bursting into flames.

 

[muovd🌳]

oh maybe

"dont throw this in lava you will unleash horrors beyond you comprehension"

I feel like @Yousef the H 's quote would fit better for the guide, while still informing the effects of the doll on the guide

 

[Esther]

I feel like @Yousef the H 's quote would fit better for the guide, while still informing the effects of the doll on the guide

But random's idea is funnier and as such just as good.

 

[Stellar Mastodon 267]

Would make them, the NPCs, less static and more alive. Approved!

 

[Dapling]

Doesn’t some of the existing guide dialogue intentionally guide you towards summoning WoF though? I feel like these quotes would clash with existing dialogue and should probably be tonally changed.

 

[CerealSunny]

Doesn’t some of the existing guide dialogue intentionally guide you towards summoning WoF though? I feel like these quotes would clash with existing dialogue and should probably be tonally changed.

That's true actually, I think some rewording would be fine for the Guide. Could go either way for that
The Clothier doesn't really say anything though, there's nothing really hinting towards the Clothier doll's existence and he seems pretty indifferent about it

 

[muovd🌳]

Doesn’t some of the existing guide dialogue intentionally guide you towards summoning WoF though? I feel like these quotes would clash with existing dialogue and should probably be tonally changed.

Yes, there is one line where he says that everything needed to summon the WoF is in hell. And that a sacrifice is needed to summon him. He does not mention the voodoo doll in this dialogue:

• "When you are ready to challenge the keeper of the underworld, you will have to make a living sacrifice. Everything you need for it can be found in the underworld."

That's true actually, I think some rewording would be fine for the Guide.

How about these:

• "It seems you have found a doll that looks just like me… If you are planning to use me as the sacrifice to summon the keeper of the Underworld, i cannot guarantee that you will come out of there alive."
• "Carrying that doll makes me uneasy. If you’re thinking about making an offering, just remember… some doors, once opened, can’t be closed."
• "Holding that doll feels like holding fate in your hands. The keeper of the underworld demands a sacrifice—just make sure you’re ready for what comes next."

 

[random terraria fan]

"It seems you have found a doll that looks just like me… If you are planning to use me as the sacrifice to summon the keeper of the Underworld, i cannot guarantee that you will come out of there alive."

he feels a bit to ok with dying

 

[Dapling]

he feels a bit to ok with dying

That’s the precedent set by the game though

 

[random terraria fan]

what do you mean

 

[Dapling]

what do you mean

Idk what’s confusing about what I said

 

[random terraria fan]

how does the game give you the idea that he is ok with dying

 

[Dapling]

how does the game give you the idea that he is ok with dying

He… tells you where you can summon the wall of flesh.

 

[random terraria fan]

really i dident see that can you tell me what he says?

 

[IndigoGollum]

really i dident see that can you tell me what he says?

"When you are ready to challenge the keeper of the underworld, you will have to make a living sacrifice. Everything you need for it can be found in the underworld." [1]