Overview

Welcome, Adventurer!

Your task is to build a Command Line Interface (CLI) application in Java that simulates a visit to a Fantasy Adventurer's Guild.

The player will arrive at the guild, introduce themselves, order a beverage from the guild barista, interact with various NPCs, accept a quest, and complete their first adventure.

This project is designed to help you practice fundamental Java concepts while encouraging creativity and problem-solving.

Learning Objectives

By completing this challenge, you should gain experience with:

• Reading user input using Scanner
• Working with Strings, integers, and Booleans
• Using conditionals (if, else, switch)
• Creating and using classes
• Organizing code into methods
• Using loops (for while)
• Working with collections
• Creating and using Enums
• Designing a small object-oriented application

Project Requirements

Your application must include the following features.

1. Character Creation

When the application starts, the player should be welcomed to the Adventurer's Guild.

The application must ask for:

• Character name
• Character age

Store this information in a Player object.

2. Beverage Selection

The player must be able to choose a beverage from the guild barista.

Examples:

• Coffee
• Tea
• Water
• Ale

Use an Enum to represent the available beverages.

Your application should react to the player's selection and display an appropriate message.

3. NPC Interaction

The player must be able to speak with at least three NPCs.

Examples:

• Guild Master
• Merchant
• Veteran Adventurer
• Blacksmith
• Barista

Each NPC should provide different dialogue or information.

The player should be able to choose which NPC they wish to interact with.

4. Quest System

The Guild Master should offer the player a quest.

The player must decide whether they wish to accept the quest.

Use a Boolean value to track whether the quest was accepted.

Examples of quests:

• Defeat goblins
• Rescue a traveler
• Recover a lost artifact
• Hunt dangerous wolves

The quest theme is entirely up to you.

5. Quest Completion

The player should complete a simple adventure related to the quest.

This does not need to be complex combat.

Examples:

• Making choices during an encounter
• Solving a simple challenge
• Selecting an action from a menu

The outcome should affect the final result shown to the player.

6. Guild Report

At the end of the application, display a summary of the player's adventure.

Example information:

• Character name
• Character age
• Beverage selected
• Quest accepted
• Quest completed
• Any rewards earned

Technical Constraints

Your solution must:

• Be written in Java
• Run entirely in the console
• Use OOP principles
• Contain multiple classes
• Use at least one Enum
• Use at least one List
• Use methods to organize logic
• Use conditionals
• Use loops where appropriate

Suggested Class Structure

You do not have to follow this exactly.

However, a structure similar to the following is recommended:

• Main
• Game
• Player
• Npc
• Quest
• Beverage (Enum)

You are encouraged to expand this structure if needed.

Implementation Hints

These are suggestions, not requirements.

Player

Consider storing information such as:

• Name
• Age
• Selected Beverage
• Gold Earned
• Quest Status

NPCs

Each NPC could have:

• Name
• Dialogue

You may wish to store NPCs in a List and allow the player to choose who to speak with.

Menus

A menu-driven design works well for CLI applications.

Example:

1. Talk to Guild Master
2. Talk to Merchant
3. View Character
4. Accept Quest
5. Exit

Enums

Enums are an excellent way to represent fixed values.

Examples include:

• Beverage Types
• Quest Status
• Menu Actions

Good luck, Adventurer. The guild awaits your arrival!

Bonus Challenges

Choose one or more if you finish early.

Bonus 1 - Character Save System

Allow the player to save their character information to a file.

Bonus 2 - Multiple Quests

Add multiple quests and allow the player to choose which one to accept.

Bonus 3 - Inventory System

Create an inventory where players can collect items and rewards.

Bonus 4 - Random Events

Introduce random encounters or events using Java's random number generation.