Built-in Vocabulary

This page lists the conversation data that Townstead ships. Use these IDs when you add lines, frames or topics. All IDs are in the townstead namespace.

Townstead also ships subjects and pools for supported mods. They have a mod gate and load only when that mod is installed, so this page does not list them.

Moves

Move	Role	Description
`acknowledge`	topic	Reply to an open pair before the subject changes, such as a laugh.
`agree`	topic	Agree with what the other villager said.
`anecdote`	expansion	Tell a short story about the subject. Follow-up: `react_anecdote`.
`answer`	topic	Answer an open question before the subject changes.
`arrive`	opening	Arrive at a hangout and ask to join.
`arrive_back`	opening	Welcome a villager who arrives at a hangout.
`ask_detail`	topic	Ask for more about a piece of news.
`caution`	topic	Warn the other villager about dangerous talk.
`close`	closing	End the conversation in one line.
`close_discreet`	closing	End the conversation after secret talk.
`console`	topic	Comfort the other villager.
`disagree`	topic	Disagree with what the other villager said.
`doubt`	topic	Doubt a piece of news.
`elaborate`	expansion	Add more about the subject. Topic starter only.
`farewell_last`	closing	The last word of a goodbye.
`farewell_reply`	closing	Reply to a goodbye.
`greet`	opening	Greet the other villager.
`greet_back`	opening	Greet back, and answer a greeting question.
`groan`	topic	Groan at a joke.
`insist`	topic	Insist that the news is true.
`invite`	topic	Invite the other villager to do something together.
`joke_close`	topic	The teller’s last word after a joke.
`leave`	closing	Leave a hangout.
`light_greet`	opening	A short hello for a villager already greeted today.
`open_subject`	topic	Bring up a subject.
`opinion_ask`	expansion	Ask what the other villager thinks.
`praise`	topic	Laugh at or praise a joke.
`pre_close`	closing	Say that it is time to go.
`react`	topic	React to a piece of news.
`react_anecdote`	expansion	React to a story.
`remark`	pause	A remark during a pause. Not used yet.
`reply`	topic	Reply to an invitation or a job offer.
`respond`	topic	Reply to news about yourself.
`say`	topic	A set-piece line with fixed text.
`share_account`	topic	Tell a piece of news. Spreads the story.
`tease`	topic	Tease the other villager.
`tell_joke`	topic	Tell a joke.

Pairs

Pair	Uptake	Chance	Opened by
`complaint`	optional	0.85	A complaint about the weather, a need or a place.
`general`	optional	0.5	An ordinary remark.
`invitation`	required		An invitation.
`joke`	required		A joke.
`musing`	optional	0.7	A thought about something far away.
`news`	required		A piece of news.
`opinion`	optional	0	An opinion.
`story`	required		A story.

Pools

Pool fields come from the pool’s file in data/townstead/dialogue_pool/. A pool without a file has no shared fields. “Used by” lists the moves whose frames use the pool. The answer pool has no frame: an answer slot takes parts from every pool, by their answers.

Pool	Used by	Act	Subjects	Opens	Responds	Persp	Empty
`agree_assess`	agree	react			`opinion`, `musing`
`anecdote`	anecdote	inform
`answer`
`arrival`	arrive	greet
`arrival_welcome`	arrive_back	greet
`ask_detail`	ask_detail		`mob`
`ask_last`	opinion_ask		`weather`
`biome_aside`	agree		`biome`				3
`biome_remark`	open_subject	assess	`biome`	`opinion`
`biome_tease`	tease	react	`biome`		`opinion`
`bridge`	bridge	filler
`claim`	share_account		`event`	`news`
`close_discreet`	close_discreet	farewell	`ruler`
`close_lead`	close	filler					8
`company_after`	reply		`company`				3
`company_invite`	invite	inform	`company`	`invitation`
`company_lead`	invite	filler	`company`				4
`contrast_lead`	disagree	react			`opinion`
`doubt_body`	doubt	react			`news`	`who`: `they`
`doubt_lead`	doubt	react			`news`		3
`elaborate`	elaborate			`opinion`
`event_console`	console	react	`event`		`news`	`who`: `you`
`event_respond`	respond	react	`event`		`news`	`who`: `me`
`farewell`	close	farewell
`farewell_last`	farewell_last	farewell					12
`farewell_reply`	farewell_reply	farewell
`greet_follow`	greet						6
`greet_q_back`	greet_back	react					4
`greeting`	arrive, greet	greet
`greeting_return`	greet_back	greet					3
`groan`	groan	react	`joke`		`joke`
`hangout_leave`	leave	farewell
`infection_advice`	console		`infection`			`who`: `you`	2
`infection_claim`	open_subject	assess	`infection`	`news`
`infection_console`	console	react	`infection`		`news`	`who`: `you`
`infection_news_claim`	share_account		`infection_news`	`news`
`infection_news_coda`	share_account	assess	`infection_news`			`who`: `they`	4
`infection_news_lead`	share_account	filler	`infection_news`				3
`infection_news_react`	react	react	`infection_news`		`news`	`who`: `they`
`infection_news_respond`	respond	react	`infection_news`		`news`	`who`: `me`
`infection_respond`	respond	react	`infection`		`news`	`who`: `me`
`insist`	insist
`joke`	tell_joke		`joke`	`joke`
`joke_close`	joke_close		`joke`
`joke_lead`	tell_joke	filler	`joke`				4
`judge`	react, share_account	assess	`event`				3
`laugh`	praise	react	`joke`		`joke`		2
`light_greeting`	light_greet	greet
`mob_claim`	share_account		`mob`	`news`
`mob_coda`	share_account	assess	`mob`				6
`mob_react`	react	react	`mob`		`news`
`mob_respond`	respond	react	`mob`		`news`	`who`: `me`
`need_advice`	console		`need`				2
`need_claim`	open_subject	assess	`need`	`complaint`
`need_lead`	open_subject	filler	`need`				5
`news_opener`	share_account	filler					5
`news_react`	react	react	`event`		`news`	`who`: `they`
`opinion_ask`	opinion_ask
`praise_body`	praise	react	`joke`		`joke`
`pre_close`	pre_close	farewell
`project_aside`	agree, disagree		`project`				3
`project_claim`	share_account	inform	`project`	`opinion`
`project_coda`	share_account	assess	`project`				3
`quest_claim`	open_subject		`quest`	`news`
`quest_coda`	open_subject	assess	`quest`				5
`quest_reply`	reply	react	`quest`		`news`
`react_anecdote`	react_anecdote	react			`story`, `general`
`ruler_claim`	share_account		`ruler`	`news`
`ruler_reaction`	caution	react	`ruler`		`news`
`uptake_complaint`	console	react			`complaint`
`uptake_invitation`	reply	react			`invitation`
`venue_aside`	agree		`venue`				2
`venue_remark`	open_subject, remark	assess	`venue`	`opinion`
`weather_aside`	agree, disagree		`weather`				4
`weather_open`	open_subject	filler	`weather`				6
`weather_remark`	open_subject	assess	`weather`	`opinion`
`whisper_open`	share_account	filler	`ruler`

Frames

Move	Subjects	Slots
`greet`		`greeting`, `greet_follow`
`greet_back`		`greeting_return`, `@answer`, `greet_q_back`
`close`		`close_lead`, `farewell`
`open_subject`	`weather`	`weather_open`, `weather_remark`
`agree`	`weather`	`agree_assess`, `weather_aside match`
`disagree`	`weather`	`contrast_lead`, `weather_aside oppose`
`open_subject`	`biome`	`biome_remark`
`agree`	`biome`	`agree_assess`, `biome_aside match`
`tease`	`biome`	`biome_tease`
`share_account`	`mob`	`news_opener`, `mob_claim`, `mob_coda`
`ask_detail`	`mob`	`ask_detail`
`react`	`mob`	`mob_react`
`respond`	`mob`	`mob_respond`
`share_account`	`event`	`news_opener`, `claim`, `judge`
`ask_detail`	`event`	`ask_detail`
`react`	`event`	`news_react`, `judge`
`respond`	`event`	`event_respond`
`console`	`event`	`event_console`
`doubt`	`event`	`doubt_lead`, `doubt_body`
`insist`		`insist`
`open_subject`	`quest`	`quest_claim`, `quest_coda`
`reply`	`quest`	`quest_reply`
`share_account`	`project`	`project_claim`, `project_coda match`
`agree`	`project`	`agree_assess`, `project_aside match`
`disagree`	`project`	`contrast_lead`, `project_aside oppose`
`share_account`	`ruler`	`whisper_open`, `ruler_claim`
`caution`	`ruler`	`ruler_reaction`
`close_discreet`	`ruler`	`close_discreet`
`tell_joke`	`joke`	`joke_lead`, `joke`
`praise`	`joke`	`laugh`, `praise_body`
`groan`	`joke`	`groan`
`joke_close`	`joke`	`joke_close`
`answer`		`@answer`
`acknowledge`		`@response`
`pre_close`		`pre_close`
`farewell_reply`		`farewell_reply`
`farewell_last`		`farewell_last`
`elaborate`	`weather`	`elaborate match`
`elaborate`	`event`	`elaborate match`
`elaborate`	`mob`	`elaborate`
`elaborate`	`project`	`elaborate match`
`elaborate`	`quest`	`elaborate`
`elaborate`	`biome`	`elaborate match`
`opinion_ask`	`weather`	`ask_last`
`opinion_ask`	`mob`	`opinion_ask`
`opinion_ask`	`event`	`opinion_ask`
`opinion_ask`	`project`	`opinion_ask`
`opinion_ask`	`quest`	`opinion_ask`
`anecdote`	`weather`	`anecdote`
`anecdote`	`mob`	`anecdote`
`anecdote`	`event`	`anecdote`
`anecdote`	`project`	`anecdote`
`anecdote`	`quest`	`anecdote`
`anecdote`	`biome`	`anecdote`
`react_anecdote`		`react_anecdote`
`arrive`		`arrival`
`arrive`		`greeting`, `arrival`
`arrive_back`		`@answer`, `arrival_welcome`
`light_greet`		`light_greeting`
`leave`		`@answer`, `hangout_leave`
`open_subject`	`venue`	`venue_remark`
`agree`	`venue`	`agree_assess`, `venue_aside match`
`remark`	`venue`	`venue_remark`
`open_subject`	`need`	`need_lead`, `need_claim`
`console`	`need`	`uptake_complaint`, `need_advice`
`invite`	`company`	`company_lead`, `company_invite`
`reply`	`company`	`uptake_invitation`, `company_after match`
`open_subject`	`infection`	`infection_claim`
`console`	`infection`	`infection_console`, `infection_advice`
`respond`	`infection`	`infection_respond`
`share_account`	`infection_news`	`infection_news_lead`, `infection_news_claim`, `infection_news_coda`
`react`	`infection_news`	`infection_news_react`
`respond`	`infection_news`	`infection_news_respond`

Generative Topics

Topic	Subject	Register	First move	Replies	Expansions
`townstead:biome`	`townstead:biome`	`ambient`	`open_subject`	`agree`, `tease`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`
`townstead:company`	`townstead:company`	`social`	`invite`	`reply`
`townstead:event`	`townstead:event`	`social`	`share_account`	`ask_detail`, `doubt`, `react`, `respond`, `console`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`
`townstead:infection`	`townstead:infection`	`grief`	`open_subject`	`console`, `respond`
`townstead:infection_news`	`townstead:infection_news`	`grief`	`share_account`	`react`, `respond`
`townstead:joke`	`townstead:joke`	`humor`	`tell_joke`	`praise`, `groan`
`townstead:mob`	`townstead:mob`	`social`	`share_account`	`ask_detail`, `react`, `respond`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`
`townstead:need`	`townstead:need`	`ambient`	`open_subject`	`console`
`townstead:project`	`townstead:project`	`civic`	`share_account`	`agree`, `disagree`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`
`townstead:quest`	`townstead:quest`	`commerce`	`open_subject`	`reply`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`
`townstead:ruler`	`townstead:ruler`	`intrigue`	`share_account`	`caution`
`townstead:venue`	`townstead:venue`	`social`	`open_subject`	`agree`
`townstead:weather`	`townstead:weather`	`ambient`	`open_subject`	`agree`, `disagree`	`elaborate`, `opinion_ask`, `anecdote`

The set-piece topics are in data/townstead_social/conversation/: townstead_social:change, townstead_social:checking_after_harm, townstead_social:craft_and_patience, townstead_social:food, townstead_social:joke, townstead_social:little_pleasures, townstead_social:rain, townstead_social:reassurance, townstead_social:remembered_kindness, townstead_social:repair, townstead_social:shared_trade, townstead_social:speaking_after_harm.