Skara Brae — Idle Fantasy Inspirations # Skara Brae — Idle Fantasy Inspirations Source: [Idle Fantasy](https://github.com/tristinbaker/IdleFantasy) — an open-source offline idle RPG for Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, 206 stars, GPL-3.0). *"Set your hero to work. Close the app. Come back to loot."* Key mechanics from Idle Fantasy to adapt for Skara Brae: --- ## Offline / Idle Sessions **Idle Fantasy**: Pick a skill or dungeon, start a session, close the app. Hero trains for up to 1 hour while closed. Come back to collect XP and loot. No stamina bar, no energy system. **Skara Brae adaptation**: Skara Brae keeps Torn-style energy (differentiates our game), but adds offline adventure progression: - Adventures continue for up to **1 hour** while logged out (or up to your energy cap) - On return, collect accumulated gold, XP, and loot - **Server-side tick** calculates elapsed time rewards on login - Training skills offline at **50% rate** (active play is always better) - This keeps casual players engaged without requiring constant attention --- ## 23 Skills Across 4 Categories **Idle Fantasy** has 23 skills organized into: | Category | Skills | |---|---| | **Gathering (7)** | Mining, Fishing, Woodcutting, Farming, Firemaking, Agility, Thieving | | **Crafting (7)** | Smithing, Cooking, Fletching, Crafting, Runecrafting, Herblore, Construction | | **Combat (7)** | Attack, Strength, Defense, Ranged, Magic, Hitpoints, Prayer | | **Support (2)** | Mercantile, Slayer | **Skara Brae mapping** (merging with existing design): | Idle Fantasy | Skara Brae Equivalent | |---|---| | Mining, Woodcutting | Mining, Woodcutting (gathering) | | Fishing, Farming | Fishing, Herbalism (gathering) | | Firemaking | — (drop, not fantasy-appropriate) | | Agility | Agility (thievery skill tree) | | Thieving | Thievery (existing) | | Smithing | Blacksmithing | | Cooking | Cooking (alchemy sub-skill) | | Fletching | Fletching (ranged weapon crafting) | | Crafting | Tailoring, Jewelcrafting | | Runecrafting | Enchanting | | Herblore | Alchemy | | Construction | — (defer to property system) | | Attack, Strength, Defense | Melee combat skills | | Ranged | Ranged combat skill | | Magic | Magic skills (fire, ice, illusion, necromancy) | | Hitpoints | Constitution | | Prayer | Wisdom / Cleric skills | | Mercantile | Bartering / Trading skill | | Slayer | Slayer / Bounty Hunting | --- ## Pets — Permanent Passive Buffs **Idle Fantasy**: Rare enemies drop **collectible pets** that grant permanent passive XP bonuses. **Skara Brae adaptation**: - Pets drop from rare enemies in dungeons and adventures - Each pet provides a **permanent passive bonus** (e.g., +2% mining XP, +5% gold from adventures) - Pets have **rarity tiers**: Common → Uncommon → Rare → Epic → Legendary → Mythic - **Pet stable**: Multiple pets owned, one active at a time (or multiple for patrons) - **Pet aging**: Pets grow over time, increasing their bonus at milestones (1 week, 1 month, 6 months) - **Pet death**: Can be killed in PvP ambush — resurrected at Temple Row for gold (creates stakes) - **Pet breeding**: Combine two pets for a chance at rare offspring with combined bonuses - Pet types: wolf (tracking bonus), raven (scouting), cat (stealth), owl (magic XP), hound (combat XP), etc. --- ## Inn Workers — Hire NPCs to Automate Tasks **Idle Fantasy**: The Inn lets you **hire workers** who queue up sessions on your behalf, and buy food in bulk. **Skara Brae adaptation**: - **The Singing Tavern** offers hireable NPCs: - **Mercenary**: Runs adventures while you're offline (reduced rewards: 60% of normal) - **Apprentice**: Trains a skill while you're offline (50% rate) - **Gatherer**: Collects basic materials while you're offline (low-tier only) - Workers cost **gold per hour** — creates a gold sink for veteran players - Worker quality tiers: Novice → Journeyman → Expert (better rates, higher cost) - Buy **provisions** in bulk (food for dungeon expeditions, potions, torches) - This is Idle Fantasy's most distinctive mechanic — automating the grind for gold --- ## Guild Rank Progression **Idle Fantasy**: 17 guilds with **10 rank levels** each. Advance by completing progression quests and earning reputation through daily requests. Higher ranks unlock harder dailies and better cross-skill rewards. **Skara Brae adaptation** (merging with existing guild design): - Guilds have **rank tiers** within the guild (Initiate → Apprentice → Journeyman → Expert → Master → Grandmaster) - **Daily guild tasks**: Complete for reputation points - **Rank-up quests**: Progression quests to advance in guild rank - **Cross-skill rewards**: Higher ranks unlock access to resources from skills you don't personally train - Existing guild hall upgrades (training grounds, library, vault, war room, brewery) remain --- ## Church / Blessings **Idle Fantasy**: The Church offers **timed blessings** powered by Prayer levels and bones. Three types: XP boosts (up to 1.5×), Defense bonuses, Coin multipliers. One active at a time. **Skara Brae adaptation**: - **Temple Row** offers blessings from the Old Gods - Blessing types: XP boost (up to 1.5×), Damage reduction, Gold multiplier, Crit chance increase - Duration based on Wisdom stat and offering quality - One blessing active at a time - Offerings: Gold, rare items, bones from undead enemies - Higher Wisdom = longer duration, stronger effect - This adds a "buff management" layer without being tedious --- ## Slayer Tasks **Idle Fantasy**: Visit the Slayer Master for kill-specific-enemy assignments. Each kill earns bonus XP. Complete tasks to level Slayer skill and unlock tougher assignments. **Skara Brae adaptation**: - **Captain Rennick** at City Watch HQ (or **The Beggar King** for underground targets) gives slayer tasks - "Kill 15 skeletal warriors in the Undercity" → bonus Slayer XP + gold reward - Slayer level unlocks tougher targets with better rewards - Ties into the bounty system naturally --- ## Quest Diversity **Idle Fantasy**: 170+ quests — **daily quests** (reset every morning) + **long-term cumulative quests** (track progress over many sessions). **Skara Brae adaptation**: - **Daily quests**: 3-5 per day from NPCs (Madame Sylara, Captain Rennick, Guildmasters) - "Complete 3 adventures" / "Craft 2 potions" / "Win 1 arena duel" - Rewards: gold, XP, skill XP, occasional items - **Weekly quests**: Larger goals, better rewards - **Storyline quests**: Multi-step, unlock new areas/NPCs/mechanics - **Cumulative achievements**: "Mine 10,000 ore total" → permanent bonus - Quest board in the Inn + NPC-specific quest givers --- ## What NOT to Take from Idle Fantasy - **No energy/stamina removal**: Skara Brae keeps Torn-style energy — it's a core differentiator - **No fully offline game**: Skara Brae is multiplayer — offline is supplementary, not primary - **No single-player focus**: Guild interaction, PvP, and economy are central to our game --- ## Related Notes - [Game Concept Overview](joplin://fcd381c235694f29abf73665317a40f5) — Full game design with all features - [Combat System & Stat Scaling Design](joplin://5ff1fed180fa4b39b4cdb925f34c1008) — Crit tables, BIGINT stats - [Lore & World Building](joplin://2c8e2a844da0497e8a93c820ec8901a1) — Districts, NPCs, storyline - [Tech Stack & Architecture](joplin://980c3eb587294e4383474b94988f2f88) — Rust workspace, DB schema - [Project Plan](joplin://088737f31c514f1da21cc42c0ab6acc1) — Roadmap, MVP, repo structure id: fea2d81f0414484fa4edf126f8ca17ed parent_id: d1892c7c531848f5a5a3ac5e1749f7cf created_time: 2026-06-11T16:07:44.614Z updated_time: 2026-06-11T16:24:19.945Z is_conflict: 0 latitude: 0.00000000 longitude: 0.00000000 altitude: 0.0000 author: source_url: is_todo: 0 todo_due: 0 todo_completed: 0 source: joplin-desktop source_application: net.cozic.joplin-desktop application_data: order: 1781194064614 user_created_time: 2026-06-11T16:07:44.614Z user_updated_time: 2026-06-11T16:24:19.945Z encryption_cipher_text: encryption_applied: 0 markup_language: 1 is_shared: 0 share_id: conflict_original_id: master_key_id: user_data: deleted_time: 0 type_: 1