Scarecrow NPC

The Scarecrow NPC is a special quest-giving character found in the early levels of the dungeon. It gives a quest where the player must collect candies to receive a reward.

• Quest Start: Talk to the Scarecrow to begin the quest
• Candy Collection: After talking to the NPC, kill enemies to have a chance to generate candies
• Candy Requirement: Collect 5 candies to complete the quest
• Reward: After turning in 5 candies, receive 5 Pumpkin Pies
• Quest Completion: The NPC disappears after the quest is completed

• First Meeting: The Scarecrow will give a quest to collect candies
• Reminder: If you have candies but fewer than 5, talking to the Scarecrow will remind you of the quest
• Completion: When you have 5 candies and talk to the Scarecrow, it will take the candies and give you the reward
• Gender-specific Dialogues: The Scarecrow uses different dialogues depending on the hero's gender

• The Scarecrow moves to a new position after each reminder if the quest is not completed
• Candies are generated as you kill enemies during the quest (after talking to the scarecrow)
• The quest is automatically tracked in the Journal until completed

• Java Class: com.nyrds.pixeldungeon.mobs.npc.ScarecrowNPC
• Implementation: Extends ImmortalNPC base class
• Quest Mechanics: Implemented in inner Quest class
• Candy Generation: 1 candy per 5 kills (after quest initiation), up to 25 kills total to complete quest
• Reward Quantity: 5 Pumpkin Pies per quest completion
• Quest Storage: Stored in bundle with key “scarecrow”
• Journal Feature: Added to journal as “SCARECROW”

• Information source: Java Class com.nyrds.pixeldungeon.mobs.npc.ScarecrowNPC
• Quest mechanics verified from source code analysis
• Candy generation rate confirmed as 1 per 5 kills (Quest.process() method) with stop after 25 kills total
• Implementation details from ScarecrowNPC.java source
• String resources: ScarecrowNPC_Name, ScarecrowNPC_Desc, ScarecrowNPC_Quest_Start_Male, ScarecrowNPC_Quest_Start_Female, ScarecrowNPC_Quest_Reminder, ScarecrowNPC_Quest_End, Journal_ScarecrowNPC

• Candy - The quest item needed for the Scarecrow's quest
• Pumpkin Pie - The reward item received from the Scarecrow
• Journal - Where the quest is tracked