10 types · 4 tiers · pick exactly what you want

Send one runner.Pick the prize.

Where quests roll for whatever's there and gathering rolls for whatever the region drops, errands let you pick the target by name. Match the member, take the tier. No combat, no defeat — only how well the runner fits the work.

10errand types 4fit tiers 12hmax duration 3unlock chapters

Target

Member

50%Mismatch
75%Workable
100%Match
125%Perfect

How errands work in one paragraph

You pick an errand type (Scavenge, Courier, etc), then pick a specific target within that type (hides, this NPC, this route). You pick one member. The system scores their fit against the target and rolls a final tier — 50% / 75% / 100% / 125% of the target's base reward. No combat, no defeat — every errand succeeds. The only variable is how well-matched the runner is.

Errands vs. Quests

The systems share a dispatch UI but solve different problems. Quests are random rolls for whatever the region offers. Errands are targeted picks for exactly what you want. Throughput is roughly 0.5–0.7× of equivalent gathering — that's the specificity tax.

	Quests	Errands
Party size	1–4 members	1 member only
Reward	Random within region pool	Specific target you pick
Combat	Yes (auto-resolve at completion)	None
Failure	Defeat possible (0 stars)	Always succeeds at one of four tiers
Modifiers	Up to 2 rolled + 1 chosen	None — tier is the only roll
Refresh	Bounty board every 4h	Always available
Queue cap	Per-quest by rep tier	Uncapped

The ten types

Ten types unlock across three story chapters. Chapter 1 covers the everyday errands (Scavenge, Meet Local, Profession Task, Courier Run). Chapter 2 adds the strategic layer (Train the Guard, Bounty Scout, Stand Watch). Chapter 3 opens the diplomatic and growth errands (Chase a Rumor, Teach Apprentice, Aid an Ally Faction).

Scavenge

Ch. 1

The workhorse. When you need 14 more iron ingots and gathering won't focus, you send a Scavenger.

Target: Material category (hides, ores, woods, gems, monster parts…)
Gate: None
Duration: 1h – 12h
Reward: Crafting materials

Meet Local

Ch. 1

Each NPC has a tier ladder. Meet them at 100%+ and they advance — better shop inventory, new dialogue, occasional gifts.

Target: Named NPC (specific)
Gate: None
Duration: 30m – 4h
Reward: Reputation + NPC relationship tier

Profession Task

Ch. 1

The on-demand recipe queue. Skip the workshop UI and dispatch a craft directly.

Target: Profession-specific output (specific recipe / good)
Gate: Member profession must match the target's required profession
Duration: 30m – 12h
Reward: Item (profession product)

Courier Run

Ch. 1

The only errand that pays gold directly. About 1/3 of an equivalent quest's rate, but no risk and no setup.

Target: Location-to-location route (specific)
Gate: None
Duration: 30m – 6h
Reward: Gold + small reputation

Train the Guard

Ch. 2

Spend a strong member's time growing the region's faction strength. Pays in loyalty.

Target: Training program by archetype (specific)
Gate: Archetype match · level ≥ 10
Duration: 2h – 12h
Reward: Faction reputation

Bounty Scout

Ch. 2

Pick the family you want loot from; the scout returns with a tailored bounty on the board.

Target: Enemy family (category or specific)
Gate: Level ≥ 5
Duration: 1h – 4h
Reward: Spawns a targeted bounty quest

Stand Watch

Ch. 2

The only errand with an active reward — your member parks at the building and lifts its output until the watch ends.

Target: Guardable building (specific)
Gate: Guardian or Warden · level ≥ 8
Duration: 4h – 12h
Reward: Passive production buff on the building

Chase a Rumor

Ch. 3

Unlock partial narrative threads. Perfect tier yields 100 gold and a longer lead.

Target: Rumor category
Gate: Level ≥ 5
Duration: 2h – 8h
Reward: Story lead + reputation

Teach Apprentice

Ch. 3

The only errand that can grow your roster. Targets generate dynamically from the teacher's own skill tree.

Target: An allocated skill node on the teacher
Gate: Level ≥ 15 · teacher must have the node
Duration: 3h – 12h
Reward: Faction reputation · 15% chance at perfect tier to recruit a new apprentice

Aid an Ally Faction

Ch. 3

The diplomatic engine. Diplomatic tokens unlock alliance perks and faction-specific recipes.

Target: Allied faction (specific)
Gate: Level ≥ 10
Duration: 4h – 12h
Reward: Faction reputation + diplomatic tokens

The four fit tiers

Every errand resolves at one of four quality tiers. The tier multiplies the target's base reward. The system's whole design hinges on this — match the member to the work and the loot doubles up.

50%

Mismatch

Wrong archetype, wrong profession, or too low level. The errand still completes — half the loot, no story bonus. The rare wins of a 50% are usually because the player wanted to clear the queue.

75%

Workable

One bonus criterion missing. Most pickups land here — a member who's the right archetype but the wrong profession, or vice versa. Solid for grinding.

100%

Match

The intended tier. Two of three bonuses met — archetype + profession, or profession + level band, etc. Where most planned errands settle.

125%

Perfect

All three bonus criteria met AND the random roll favored you. Best loot. Some errands have unique perfect-tier rewards (Teach Apprentice's 15% recruit, Chase a Rumor's bonus gold).

How fit is scored

Fit is a simple integer math. Start at 1, walk through the modifiers, clamp to [0, 3], then apply a uniform ±1 random roll. The final number indexes into the four tiers.

Step	Δ tier	Rule
Base	+1	Every errand starts at tier 1 (75%) by default.
Archetype	+1	Member archetype is in the errand's preferred_archetypes list.
Profession	+1	Member profession is in the errand's preferred_professions list.
Level band	+1	Member level is within the errand's ideal_min to ideal_max range.
Under-leveled	−1	Member level is below the errand's minimum level threshold.
Region danger	−1 / −2	Scavenge & Bounty Scout shift down by 0.15 per danger point. Danger 4–9 = −1; danger 10+ = −2.
Random roll	−1 / 0 / +1	After all modifiers, a uniform ±1 roll is applied. Final tier is clamped to [0, 3].

Hard gates are separate. Match rules that block dispatch entirely (Stand Watch requires Guardian or Warden; Profession Task requires a profession match; level minimums on most chapter-2/3 errands) sit outside the fit math. You can't dispatch at all if a hard gate fails — fit scoring only happens once a member is eligible.

Queue, dispatch, and quick-slots

Uncapped queue

No global cap on active or queued errands. The only gate is per-member availability. Multiple members can each be running errands in parallel. When a member finishes, the queue auto-dispatches the next eligible entry.

12-hour duration cap

Every errand caps at 12 hours to fit inside the offline advance window. Bounty Scout caps even shorter at 4h. The Tireless Pursuit achievement perk (1,000 completed errands) reduces all durations.

Limit-1 on Bounty Scout

Only one Bounty Scout per unique enemy family can be active or queued at a time — prevents stacking duplicate scouts on the same target. Every other type allows full unlimited queueing.

Two quick-slots

The errand screen has 2 quick-dispatch tiles where you save (errand + target + member) triples for one-tap re-dispatch. The slots auto-clear if the saved member is dismissed or the target no longer resolves.

Rewards and XP

Primary rewards

Tier multiplies the target's base quantity. Only Courier Run pays gold directly (about ⅓ of an equivalent quest rate). Most other errands pay in crafting materials, faction reputation, or passive buffs. No errand grants essences or crafting recipes — those live with quests and gathering.

Member XP (always)

Every errand grants essence XP to the running member — duration / divisor, where the divisor is 12 for most types (14 for Apprentice and Aid Ally, 16 for Train the Guard, 20 for Stand Watch). It only counts toward the member's essence rank, not faction XP.

Unlock chapters

Chapter 1 · The everyday

Scavenge
Meet Local
Profession Task
Courier Run

What you'll use most. The basics show up at the very start of the game.

Chapter 2 · The strategic

Train the Guard
Bounty Scout
Stand Watch

When errands stop being chores and start shaping your region.

Chapter 3 · The growth

Chase a Rumor
Teach Apprentice
Aid an Ally Faction

Diplomacy, lore, and the only errand that can grow your roster.

One-shot vs. reusable targets

Some targets are one-shots — specific NPCs in Meet Local, specific ally contacts in Aid Ally — and reset weekly or per chapter. The system tracks completions; once run, a one-shot target greys out until the reset. Reusable targets (most Scavenge categories, most Courier routes) you can spam as often as your queue allows.

See also: Quests · Characters · Professions · Faction loyalty

Source: scripts/systems/errand_system.gd + scripts/data/errand_data.gd + data/errands.json.