Separate Event System / Layer

I love the new quest system. Even though it doesn't always work perfectly yet (e.g., Franz sometimes misses that quest steps have been completed), it's a great way to make the world more lively.

In addition to the quest system, I would like to see a second level: events. These could basically work in a similar way to the current one-shots, but the main difference is that they involve a lot fewer steps, usually 1 or 2 should be enough, and that they are located on a parallel level to the quests, i.e. they can also be triggered when a quest is already active.

I see these mainly as additional tools to introduce the world and neighborhoods, reintroduce characters, or make party members more lively.

Examples:

- Building the world: Upon entering the marketplace, the player hears a one-time conversation about the young prince committing a faux pas; he is still finding his role as the new ruler.

- Introducing locations: When entering an area for the first time, the player is handed a free voucher for an ale in the new tavern. They should definitely stop by, the ale is delicious.

- Introducing characters: Upon entering the theater, a small magic show with illusions begins. Everyone performs wonderfully, but one illusion goes wrong. After the show, the young illusionist sits at the bar and can be cheered up by the player.

- Character development: When Alicia, the bard, is in the group and the group enters the castle gardens for the first time, she tells them how she used to dream of performing in front of the duchess. She has since had bad experiences with the nobility and is happy to be on the road with good friends instead. She starts humming a wanderlust song

If fully implemented world-builders could place such short dialogues all over the world to help the player get to know it and its characters better without the player actively having to read the lore or ask about it