Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Exploration Quest - Hermit's Cave (Kythera)
I pitched this filler quest as "imagine the player explores the area and comes across a cave with a "Gollum-type" Hermit inside who is willing to protect their treasure at all costs."
The gameplay is:
- You meet the Hermit, if you touch his treasure you fight.
- If lie to him, you fight.
- If you stay too long, you fight.
- If you leave nothing happens.
- If you leave and come back, you fight.
//This AMB dialog takes place when the player enters the area of the cave near the HERMIT.
//The dialog is played in loops until we either kill him or interact with him.
INT. CAVE
The Hermit is crazy! Waving his arms around like a loon, and when he talks he never looks directly at the player.
HERMIT
(#yelling)
It's mine! All mine I say!
HERMIT
(#yelling)
Leave! Get out! Trespassing you are!
@goto Interior of Cave near Hermit
//This Ambient dialog from Hermit comes in when he attacks us for trying to steal his riches, or after we talk to him a second time.
HERMIT
(#yelling)
My treasure! Mine!
KASSANDRA
(#dry)
Settle down, old man.
HERMIT
(#angry)
Settle down? I'll settle down when you leave.
HERMIT
(#serious)
This is my cave, and these are my riches. I'll kill you if you try and steal them.
@set (#met = true)
@goto
ROLEPLAY HUB:
[Lie]
I won't steal your riches.
KASSANDRA
(#inquiring)
I'm not interested in your... hoard.
HERMIT
(#angry)
Liar! That's what the others said!
HERMIT is walking around, pacing. Points when he talks but never looks directly at the player.
HERMIT
(#serious)
Next thing you know, their dirty fingers are touching my riches! I'll kill anyone who touches them!
@goto Attack
//Hermit will attack us.
[Truth]
Your riches are safe.
KASSANDRA
(#casual)
Your hoard is safe. I have no intention of stealing it.
HERMIT
(#angry)
You're damn right it's safe. I'll kill anyone who tries to steal it. Now, leave my cave or else.
@goto Hermit Cave No Attack
//Hermit will attack us if we try to talk to him again OR try to steal his riches.
If we come back to the cave, the Hermit automatically attacks us.
HERMIT
(#yelling)
I warned you!
@goto Attack
What it looks like in a branching dialogue flow chart:
YouTube Playthrough
ASSASSIN'S CREED ODYSSEY - Side Quest - Hermit's Cave
As you can see in the video, the team opted to remove the "Gollum-Type" Hermit, and instead, just put a wild leopard inside and no trace of the Hermit except for his treasure.
I really wish the Hermit made it into the game, as not all treasures need to be looted.