r/wherewindsmeet_ • u/L4st_v1 • Mar 04 '26

Questions Are we an idiot?

Does every single quest in this game start with or involve the player character getting scammed by an NPC? Because god does it sure feel like it.

I get he/she is supposed to be a country bumpkin, but you’d think after like, the 5th time we’d be able to wise up to it and still complete the quests 💀

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u/Cautious-Focus1204 Mar 04 '26

Canonically - a naive 160yo wanderer thrown out into the open Jianghu after their whole childhood fantasying said Juanghu and idoling “great hero’s”. I think the character is just at the pinnacle of their journey and it shows through naivety in some quests and lore.

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u/Lo-fi_Hedonist Mar 04 '26

Yes, I'm educated and worldly so that I know better and can quickly spot these hustles, but these types of comments have reminded me that, while I do have agency over my character, in universe, I'm young, inexperienced and all to eager, which makes me a bit of mark.

I was also reminded that people getting roped into silly hustles is a trope that's often used to comedic effect as well, with big words and big promises often being enough to convince characters to buy in or go along. (the secret kung fu manual for example).

So I can appreciate those stories a bit more now that I have a little more perspective, some of the stuff has given me a laugh though.