--- title: Dialog Quest Solutions | daily.dev description: A game design discussion focused on dialogue-based quest solutions in RPGs, arguing against 'one-shot' dialogue checks where a single skill threshold instantly... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dialog-quest-solutions-afe64glvq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Dialog Quest Solutions | daily.dev og:description: A game design discussion focused on dialogue-based quest solutions in RPGs, arguing against 'one-shot' dialogue checks where a single skill threshold instantly... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dialog-quest-solutions-afe64glvq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Afe64gLvq.png og:image:alt: Dialog Quest Solutions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dialog Quest Solutions **[Cain on Games](https://daily.dev/sources/cainongames)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A game design discussion focused on dialogue-based quest solutions in RPGs, arguing against 'one-shot' dialogue checks where a single skill threshold instantly resolves a quest. The author advocates for multi-stage dialogue solutions that require players to gather information, use multiple skills, and complete preparatory steps before a conversation can resolve a quest. The original Fallout's Master confrontation is used as a detailed example of well-implemented dialogue quest design. The author also raises the challenge that combat and stealth solutions can be added systemically (data-driven), while dialogue solutions always require handcrafting, resulting in fewer dialogue options across a game. The piece ends with an open question about whether systemic dialogue quest solutions are achievable. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How can your game win the 'attention war?' 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