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0002255Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- Generalpublic2010-06-10 08:192011-02-28 21:25
ReporterQuietust 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.06 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.31.18 
Summary0002255: Quest tasks remain even after quest giver is killed
DescriptionIf you receive a quest to kill a particular creature and the questgiver is subsequently killed (for example, if a town's warlord asks you to kill their demonic lawgiver, then goes hostile once you actually do), the quest will remain in your Tasks list for the rest of eternity, as it is entirely impossible to report the death of a creature to somebody who is dead.
Steps To ReproduceTalk to a warlord, get a quest, then attack and kill the warlord. In the [Q] screen, the tasks list continues to list the quest you got, and if you go kill the listed creature, it will change to "Report Death of [creature]" even though this is impossible.
Additional InformationThis behavior has likely been present ever since quests were implemented in Adventurer mode to begin with. It's particularly annoying, since it
TagsIntentional/Expected?
Relationships
related to 0000924resolved Toady One Townsfolk suggest getting quests from the dead 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-06-10 08:19QuietustNew Issue
2010-06-10 08:58FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000924
2010-06-24 09:37FootkerchiefTag Attached: Intentional?
2010-07-12 12:03FootkerchiefTag RenamedIntentional? => Intentional/Expected?
2010-11-15 13:33FootkerchiefTag Attached: Fixed in 0.31.17?
2010-12-11 08:54DwarfuTag Detached: Fixed in 0.31.17?
2010-12-11 08:56QuietustNote Added: 0014527
2011-02-28 21:25FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2011-02-28 21:25FootkerchiefFixed in Version => 0.31.18
2011-02-28 21:25FootkerchiefResolutionopen => fixed
2011-02-28 21:25FootkerchiefAssigned To => Toady One

Notes
(0014527)
Quietust   
2010-12-11 08:56   
This doesn't seem to be an issue anymore, now that you can report your successes to anyone as opposed to only the person who gave you the quest.