====== BardNPC ======

{{ rpd:images:bardnpc_sprite.png|BardNPC Sprite }}

BardNPC is a non-player character (NPC) found in the town area of Remixed Dungeon. The town bard is playing his lute and provides a peaceful presence in the town.

==== Description ====
The town bard is playing his lute. As an NPC, he doesn't engage in combat but adds to the atmosphere of the town.

==== Behavior ====
* Spawns in town/inn levels
* Performs an action each turn where musical notes appear above his head (using NOTE and SPECK_UP particle effects)
* Interacts with the player by saying "BardSong_1" (the actual text is defined in the string resources)
* Uses "NpcDefault" AI behavior when spawned

==== Technical Information ====
* **Lua Script**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/assets/scripts/npc/Bard.lua|Bard.lua]]
* **Entity Kind**: "BardNPC" as referenced in level descriptions
* **Sprite**: Defined in spritesDesc/BardNPC.json
* **String Resources**: [[https://github.com/NYRDS/remixed-dungeon/blob/master/RemixedDungeon/src/main/res/values/strings_all.xml#L2671-L2674|BardNPC strings]]

==== Location ====
* Found in town areas, particularly in the Inn level
* Spawned using level descriptions (e.g., in Inn_2021_03.json)

==== Related Pages ====
* [[rpd:town|Town]] - General information about the town area
* [[rpd:npcs|NPCs]] - List of all non-player characters

{{tag> rpd npcs bard town}}