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| A container holds [[patterns:item|items]]. Containers can be several different objects, like wardrobes, chests, barrels, crates, etc and hold a wide range or just a single item. In general, the more work a player has to do to get to a container, the better the items inside will be. A container might need a [[patterns:lock|key]] or a [[patterns:skill_action|skill check]] to open. | A container holds [[patterns:item|items]]. Containers can be several different objects, like wardrobes, chests, barrels, crates, etc and hold a wide range or just a single item. In general, the more work a player has to do to get to a container, the better the items inside will be. A container might need a [[patterns:lock|key]] or a [[patterns:skill_action|skill check]] to open. | ||
| - | Containers are often used as rewards at the end of levels, or to make a room seem more useful and interesting to a player. As long as an otherwise empty room has at least one container, the player will feel that room has some purpose (e.g. it might be a [[patterns:storage_room|storage room]]. Containers with good items are used to reward the player for progressing to the container's location, for finding the right key, or for getting their skills high enough. | + | Containers are often used as rewards at the end of levels, or to make a room seem more useful and interesting to a player. As long as an otherwise empty room has at least one container, the player will feel that room has some purpose (e.g. it might be a [[patterns:storage_room|storage room]]). Containers with good items are used to reward the player for progressing to the container's location, for finding the right key, or for getting their skills high enough. |
| =====Variables===== | =====Variables===== | ||
| * **Number of items in container** (//Zero <-> Several//): often determines how beneficial the container is to the player, although some containers (usually those that are locked) contain individual [[patterns:item|items]] that are very useful. | * **Number of items in container** (//Zero <-> Several//): often determines how beneficial the container is to the player, although some containers (usually those that are locked) contain individual [[patterns:item|items]] that are very useful. | ||
| - | * **Difficulty of opening** (//Unlocked, locked with key, locked with skill, locked with puzzle): Unlocked means there's no barrier of entry, locked with a key requires the player to find a very specific key to get the items inside, locked with skill means the player must have his or her skills at a certain point to access the items, locked with puzzle requires the player to solve a puzzle before getting the items. | + | * **Difficulty of opening** (//Unlocked, locked with key, locked with skill, locked with puzzle//): Unlocked means there's no barrier of entry, locked with a key requires the player to find a very specific key to get the items inside, locked with skill means the player must have his or her skills at a certain point to access the items, locked with puzzle requires the player to solve a puzzle before getting the items. |
| =====Examples===== | =====Examples===== | ||
