How to Create a Party Recruitment Event

A good adventure requires strong allies to ensure your hero's success! Discover the steps to create a Recruitment Event for new party members and build a formidable team for your adventure in RPG MAKER WITH.

What is a Party Recruitment Event?

Adds New Characters for Story and Gameplay

A party recruitment event in RPG MAKER WITH introduces new characters to the player's party. These events allow players to unlock unique skills, abilities, or storylines through quests, dialogue, or cutscenes.

Creating Your Main Character and Party Members

How to Set Up Party Member Recruitment

Use the Event Editor

1	Enter the Basic Info and Image for the party member. In this example, we'll select a character that we created.
2	Next, go to Event Details, select Messages, and set a dialogue for this character to join the party.
3	Add another line of command below the Show Text command and go to Party and select Change Members. Choose the Actor inside the list and select Add under Operation.
4	Now, let's create a Control Switch for this event. Add another command line, go to Game Progress, select Control Switch, and choose Single. In this example, we're setting the switch to 0002.
5	To complete this event we need to add another Event Page. Press the X Button and select Add Event Page. Press the R Button to switch to the second Event Page.
6	From the second Event Page go to Conditions. Select Switches A and select the switch number for this event.
7	Let's do a playtest.
8	Success! A new character has joined our party.

Where to Use Party Recruitment Events?

Meet New Characters in Towns or Villages

You can introduce new party members through story-driven encounters in towns or villages. For example, a local hero, a wandering traveler, or a character with a personal connection to the main quest can join the party after a conversation or quest.

How to Create a Village

Help Characters Inside Dungeons and Caves

You can create recruitment events in dangerous locations like dungeons or caves, where players encounter characters in peril or on their own journey. Helping them out of a tough situation can lead to them joining your party.

How to Create a Dungeon

Recruiting Party Members in Taverns or Inns

Party members can be recruited through casual, social settings like a tavern. This could involve completing tasks, or even a challenge before the character decides to join the team.

Creating Inns and Shops

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