Heroes/en

Heroes have the purpose of exploring the world and its dangerous dungeons. They will actively explore areas where the fog of war has not been revealed. There are several different types of heroes and they have different personalities: some would rather eat, sleep, idle around the town or steal your stuff than to actively explore. Additionally, some heroes have a high morale and will assist Townsfolk in need of help.

Each type requires different prerequisites to lure them into your town but there must be at least 10 townies alive. They will only show up if a tavern exists, and will eat and sleep at an open tavern room (with exceptions). They may become bored of the town and can go as they wish so you need to keep them happy. Each hero type has requirements to keep them in your town. Additionally, if a tavern rooms is removed, the hero who lived in that room will shortly leave. If heroes want to leave but they are locked in (due to locked doors, blocked/walled off areas and removal of ladders), they will go into a rage mode and attack any friendly in sight (or break the door in the case of locked doors).

Heroes cannot be equipped with armor and weapons manually and likewise their gear cannot be unequipped. However, they may choose to equip armor and weapons from their fallen enemies or take your gear if they wish to. They have a level up system in which they gain experience from dealing damage to enemies. When most heroes reach level 6, they gain a special skill such as summoning "Sadon" in the case of Sips, the camp maker. Some heroes can gain an additional skill when they reach a higher level. The current maximum level cap is level 50.

Heroes may be cycled by using the "H" key. This is useful for finding them especially in forested areas.

The maximum number of heroes you can acquire is dependent on the civilian population of your town. The max number of heroes is the square root of the civilian population:
 * 9 Townies -> 3 Heroes
 * 16 Townies -> 4 Heroes
 * 25 Townies -> 5 Heroes
 * 36 Townies -> 6 Heroes
 * 49 Townies -> 7 Heroes
 * 64 Townies -> 8 Heroes
 * 81 Townies -> 9 Heroes
 * 100 Townies -> 10 Heroes
 * 121 Townies -> 11 Heroes
 * ...and so on.

Sips, the Campmaker
This guy is a powerful wizard with the power to raise the dead.


 * Exploration: Sips is an average explorer who spends around 65% of his time actively exploring and 35% of his time idling around the town.


 * Weaponry: Sips spawns with a special weapon: the Sips wand. He casts ranged corruption spells at enemies. However, he is quite weak and cannot withstand too many hits.


 * Skills


 * Trivia: "Sips, the Campmaker" is a shoutout by the SMP team to a popular Youtube gaming commentator by the name of Sips, known for his involvement in the Yogscast, his indie games Let's Plays and his hardcore Minecraft series with Sjin. Sips is currently doing an entertaining Towns playthrough, now on his second season called Fort Fantastic. "the Campmaker" is a reference to his D&D character in episode 31 of a popular podcast called the Yogpod by the Yogscast. In this episode titled "YoGPoD 31 - Im Just Making A Camp Guys" Sips role-plays a bard named Dr. Caesar's Palace M.D. and there is a reoccurring theme in that he is completely useless and makes camps on every turn.


 * "Sadon" was a townie in Sips' playthrough who fell victim to a Ghost surrounding Sips' graves.

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 14 citizens and the discovery of level 4.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 12 citizens.

Sir Punchwood
A most noble knight, this guy will never steal your stuff. In future patches, this guy will enjoy punching trees as much as he enjoys punching enemies.


 * Exploration: Likewise, Sir Punchwood actively explores, spending around 70% of his time exploring and 30% of his time idling.


 * Weaponry: His starting weapon is the Iron Longsword.


 * Skills


 * Trivia: "Sir Punchwood" is also a shoutout by the SMP team to a popular Youtube gaming commentator by the name of Paul Soares Jr., known for his Let's Play series in Minecraft and Skyrim. He makes update videos of all the features in every Towns update. "Sir Punchwood" is the character Paul role-plays in one of his Minecraft series.

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 14 citizens and the discovery of level 4.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 12 citizens.

Dwarves
They rather sleep underground and will come to your town only when you dig into the lower levels. They also require an underground room in order to make them stay. They prefer exploring the dungeons rather than socializing with other heroes. However, they do enjoy a good meal in the tavern from time to time. When they become skilled enough, these guys may get enraged when in battle, slaying every enemy in their path.


 * Exploration: As with the previous heroes, Dwarves explore diligently, spending around 80% of their time exploring and 20% of their time idling.


 * Weaponry: Starts out with a Stone hammer.


 * Skills

Note: Dwarves require a tavern room underground.

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 11 citizens and the discovery of level 3. The tavern room must be underground.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 9 citizens and at least the discovery of level 4.

Rogues
Never let them walk alone! These guys will be vital in future patches, as traps and locked doors could very well block your other heroes path. They suspiciously prefer to hang around town than explore the dungeons.. I wonder why.. Rogues (also known as Thieves) have the tendency to steal items from your storages and stockpiles. What they steal is completely random.


 * Exploration: They spend half their time exploring and half their time loitering around the town.


 * Weaponry: The rogues spawn with a Curved blade.


 * Skills

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 10 citizens.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 8 citizens.

Highlanders
These bigger than average guys prefer the chilly atmosphere of higher places, so they will only come if you build rooms on high mountains. These guys are danger junkies and will rather spend most of their time killing monsters. They can transform into their token animals when in battle.


 * Exploration: Higher than the previous heroes, Highlander's exploration rate is 85% and idling rate is 15%.


 * Weaponry: Highlanders spawns without any weapon.


 * Skills

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 10 citizens. There needs to be an available tavern room that is located 5 high from sea level.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 8 citizens.

Barbarians
Used to harsh conditions, they don't care where they sleep, as long as you can give them some baddies to kill and food to eat, and they very much love to eat. They are aggressive and have a bad habit of exploring unarmed, giving them a relatively short life spam.


 * Exploration: Barbarians go exploring 75% of the time and idle 25% of the time.


 * Weaponry: Barbarians do not have a default weapon so they fight with their fists.


 * Skills

Note: Barbarians do not need a tavern room and will sleep anywhere they want to.

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 10 citizens and the discovery of level 2. Open tavern rooms are not required.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 8 citizens.

Knight
The most regular hero there is; heavy armored, ready for battle. However, surprisingly, he prefers hanging around the tavern and the arena as much as exploring the dungeons.


 * Exploration: Like Barbarians, knights spend 75% of their time exploring and 25% of their time idling.


 * Weaponry: The knight spawns with an Iron Shortsword.


 * Skills

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 10 citizens and the discovery of level 2.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 8 citizens.

Elven Archer
The Elven Archer is a hero with a great aim. When he was introduced, he was described as, "His aim is sharper than his ears." referring to his pointed elvish ears.


 * Exploration: Elven Archers spend 70% of their time exploring and 30% of their time idling.


 * Weaponry: Elven Archers spawn with an Elven bow.


 * Skills

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 11 citizens and the discovery of level 2.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 7 citizens.

Mage
Mages are powerful magic casting heroes (but they are inferior to the awesome powers of Sips). They are the masters of the darkest secrets of morphing spells.


 * Exploration: Mages are less active than their superior Sips, spending 60% of their time exploring and 40% of their time idling.


 * Weaponry: Mages spawn with a magical item: the Fire wand.


 * Skills

Prerequisites
Arrival: Requires at least 11 citizens and the discovery of level 2.

Stay: Requires a minimum of 7 citizens.