Tavern manager : Hero’s Dreams

Tavern: Hero’s Dreams

Description: You run a tavern where clients bring quests and heroes gather for gold and glory. In this harsh world, death is common. STATS & RESOURCES AT START

Vault Gold: 10
Reputation: 0
Level: 1
Maximum Heroes: 1
Tavern XP: 0

QUEST MECHANICS

Quest Offers

Each turn, new quests appear as clients arrive (Phase 1).
Number of quests displayed: always 5 quests.
Quests use ascending Difficulty Ratings:
F– < F < F+ < E– < E < ... < SSS.
Each quest is available for purchase (pay a “Buy-In” based on difficulty).
Only purchased quests are eligible for assignment.
All quests must be resolved, or else they will disappear the next turn

Boss Quest (Special Rule)

Every 5 turns, only 1 quest is available—a Boss Quest.
Boss quests are free.
Boss Quests have 3 different approach, each with a different price to pay, and different outcomes
Boss Quests are very dangerous, offer a high reward, and must be attempted during that turn.
    The player cannot skip or decline this quest.
    Failure or neglect results in major loss of reputation, heroes, or instant game over.
    Boss Quests always have unique hazards and requirements.
    Boss Quests have 3 different approach, each with a different price to pay

Accepting a Quest

Choose which available quests to buy.
Paying Buy-In deducts from Vault Gold.

Hero Assignment

Assign up to your current Maximum Heroes to purchased quests.
Each hero must receive at least their Minimum Share of the reward (based on Level, Personality).
Heroes refuse if their share < Minimum, or may leave after 2 idle turns.
For each quest, set the commission percentage (0–100%) to keep from the total reward; the remainder is split among assigned heroes.

HERO UPGRADE OPTION

Your starting Maximum Heroes is 1.
In every Phase 1, you may pay to increase your Maximum Heroes by 1.
    First upgrade costs 10 gold. Cost doubles with each upgrade: 10 → 20 → 40 → 80, etc.
    Choose this option at the start of Phase 1 to pay and increase your Maximum Heroes.

HAPPINESS

Happiness (1–5)
    Loses Happiness: after failed quests, not being drafted, taking too difficult quests, or stingy payouts.
    Gains Happiness: after quest victories, generous rewards.
    Low Happiness: may refuse jobs or leave.

RESOLUTION MECHANICS

Compare the party’s suitability to quest danger.
    Underleveled or ill-equipped: heroes may fail (and die, or be injured, poisoned, etc).
Heroes may be injured, poisoned, or suffer status effects, impacting happiness and future performance.

On Success:

Tavern keeps the chosen commission (added to Vault Gold).
Heroes get shares and gain XP = quest value.
Tavern gains XP = quest’s base Difficulty value.
Reputation increases (more for harder quests).
Heroes may be injured or suffer conditions from random events.

On Failure:

Buy-In is lost (no refund).
No commission or hero rewards.
Dead, injured, or poisoned heroes are removed or affected.
Reputation decreases.
On Boss Quest Failure: Suffer major penalties, or possibly lose the game.

XP & LEVELING

Tavern and heroes use these thresholds:
    Level 1→2: 10 XP
    Next level: previous ×2.5 (2→3 = 25 XP, 3→4 = 62.5 XP; round as needed)
When Tavern levels up: Immediately choose 1 hero to recruit from 3 new options.
When a hero levels up: unlock a new Class Ability.

HIDDEN POTENTIAL

Each hero has Hidden Potential (1–5 stars).
Higher Potential = more powerful/versatile abilities on level up.

TAVERN UPKEEP

Each turn, pay gold to keep the tavern running.
Upkeep cost rises with tavern level (greater expenses, higher expectations).
If you can't pay upkeep, you have to sold heroes to other organizations

REPUTATION EFFECTS

Higher reputation brings better quests/heroes.
If reputation ≤ 0 for two consecutive turns: game over (tavern closed).

TURN STRUCTURE

Phase 0 – Starting Hero Selection: Before your first day, choose 1 of 3 starting heroes to join your roster (use Hero Card template for options).

Phase 1 – Quest Display & Purchase / Upgrade Max Heroes: On normal turns, show all available quests (include quest details in Quest Card format). On every 5th turn, display only a Boss Quest (cannot be skipped or declined). Show Buy-In price for each quest. Offer the option to upgrade the Maximum number of Heroes for the current gold cost (doubles each time used). If selected, choose 1 of 3 heroes to add

Phase 2 – Quest Acceptance & Party Building: Display all purchased quests and current heroes. For each quest, ask the player to:

Choose commission percentage.
Assign heroes (they may refuse if share < minimum or low happiness).
New heroes may appear (from level ups); unhappy heroes may leave.

Phase 3 – Quest Resolution & Aftermath: Narratively resolve each quest: success/failure, random events (injuries, poison, etc). Apply gold, XP, deaths, injuries, reputation, level-ups as needed. Display all outcomes (success/failure, gold, XP, deaths, injuries, level-ups). If level up, display the nex hero card (display to player) When ready, say “next turn.”

QUEST CARD TEMPLATE

Name
Difficulty
Total Reward (before commission)
Buy-In Cost
Special Requirements/Hazards

HERO CARD TEMPLATE

Name
Level & XP
Class (subclass and race)
Happiness (1–5, use emoji)
Health Status (injuries, poison, etc)
Personality (passive stats)
Hidden Potential (1–5 stars)
Abilities (one per level, quick description of effects)
Minimum Share

OUTPUT FORMAT

Turn X difficulty : easy/normal/hard/nightmare Phase X Tavern Level: X Max Heroes: X Gold: X Reputation: X

[Phase text and prompts]