#+title:  Conversation Topics for an NPC
#+author: Howard X. Abrams
#+email:  howard.abrams@gmail.com
#+date:   2024-08-31 August
#+tags:   rpg ironsworn

Their own heritage
The heritage of a PC
The heritage of an NPC
A source of wealth
The distribution of wealth
Where the power lies
Local warbands
Powerful people
Ingenious or outlandish ideas
Items of importance
Legends of relics
Legends of heroic deeds
Famous people
Famous places
The quickest way to fame
How to curry favor
Shifting political alliances
Useful contacts
A significant death
The culture of the community
The future of the community
The heritage of the community
The value of experience
The most valuable experiences
Rumors of a PC's past
Rumors of an NPC's past
Important social connections
New life
The current leadership
Important political connections
Recent political changes
A specific location
General knowledge of a region
The acquisition of knowledge
Current events
Upcoming events
A personal injury
Their own failures
The failures of a PC
The failures of an NPC
A recent change in their own family
Reported sightings of the firstborn
A recent change in the family of an NPC
Information that has recently been lost
Information that was lost when coming from the Old World
Information that has recently been discovered
A PC secret that has been made known
An enemy secret that has been made known
Gossip about shamed Ironlanders and forsaken vows
Why the leadership needs to change
History from before the Ironlanders
Particular skills of a trade or craft
Particular equipment of a trade or craft
Common knowledge about an enemy
Small jobs or quests that need to be done
A recent inaction and the consequences
Difficulties in settling the Ironlands
The decline of the Old World as told to them in childhood
A minor plot point involving an iron vow
A major plot point involving an iron vow
