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This is an organization, and we use the term loosely, that enrolls adventurers and gives them access to jobs. Jobs generally range from "[[Fetch Quest|find my cat]]" to "destroy [[Bonus Boss|Omega Volcano Satan]]", and are posted by random locals who can't, [[Holding Out for |
This is an organization, and we use the term loosely, that enrolls adventurers and gives them access to jobs. Jobs generally range from "[[Fetch Quest|find my cat]]" to "destroy [[Bonus Boss|Omega Volcano Satan]]", and are posted by random locals who can't, [[Holding Out for a Hero|apparently, do anything for themselves.]] |
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Jobs generally are posted on a bulletin board (or encrypted dataserver or cork slab, depending on the setting), where certified adventurers sign up for them. "Certified Adventurers" is basically a euphemism for [[Anime Hair|spiky haired]] [[Wangst|obsessives]], [[Action Girl|teen girls]] [[Seen It a Million Times|who will almost certainly]] [[Rebellious Princess|turn out to be princesses]], and other protagonist types. |
Jobs generally are posted on a bulletin board (or encrypted dataserver or cork slab, depending on the setting), where certified adventurers sign up for them. "Certified Adventurers" is basically a euphemism for [[Anime Hair|spiky haired]] [[Wangst|obsessives]], [[Action Girl|teen girls]] [[Seen It a Million Times|who will almost certainly]] [[Rebellious Princess|turn out to be princesses]], and other protagonist types. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' |
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* ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' |
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* ''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' |
* ''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' |
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* ''[[Arc the Lad]]'' |
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* The latter ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' games have bulletin boards full of [[Sidequest|Side Quests]] to do. Which ones can be done is typically limited by a ranking system. |
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* ''[[Avernum]]'' has a bulletin board in every town that supplies you with jobs and quests. |
* ''[[Avernum]]'' has a bulletin board in every town that supplies you with jobs and quests. |
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* The old ''[[wikipedia:Eamon (computer game)|Eamon]]'' computer game had the Guild of Free Adventurers, the place where you always started your adventures and where you returned when you finished. It had a number of functions you could access while there. May be the [[Trope Maker]] |
* The old ''[[wikipedia:Eamon (computer game)|Eamon]]'' computer game had the Guild of Free Adventurers, the place where you always started your adventures and where you returned when you finished. It had a number of functions you could access while there. May be the [[Trope Maker]] |
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* Your party in the ''[[ |
* Your party in the ''[[Etrian Odyssey]]'' games is one of these. |
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* This is the primary mechanism to get missions in ''[[Wing Commander ( |
* This is the primary mechanism to get missions in ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Privateer''. |
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** Ditto generic missions in ''[[Escape Velocity]]''. |
** Ditto generic missions in ''[[Escape Velocity]]''. |
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* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers |
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky]]'' is all over this - they take 90% of your pay though. |
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* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games have something like this, but those are more function-specific and function more like actual medieval guilds than the odd job clearinghouses that epitomize this trope. |
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games have something like this, but those are more function-specific and function more like actual medieval guilds than the odd job clearinghouses that epitomize this trope. |
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* The Adventurer's guild in the ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' series, although they typically only granted you the low level stuff, big things had to be done by convincing people you were the one to do them. |
* The Adventurer's guild in the ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' series, although they typically only granted you the low level stuff, big things had to be done by convincing people you were the one to do them. |
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* The Trouble Center in ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' |
* The Trouble Center in ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]]'' |
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* The PSP game Legend of Heroes features one of these. |
* The PSP game Legend of Heroes features one of these. |
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* ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' |
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* ''[[Agarest Senki 2]]'' |
* ''[[Agarest Senki 2]]'' |
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* Quest Cards in the first [[Fable ( |
* Quest Cards in the first [[Fable (video game series)|Fable]] game. |
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* [[Star Wolves]] |
* [[Star Wolves]] |
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* [[Rune Factory 2]] and [[Rune Factory 3]] have a bulletin board where townspeople post quests |
* [[Rune Factory 2]] and [[Rune Factory 3]] have a bulletin board where townspeople post quests |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' every mage's guild. |
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* ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has a very videogame-esque job board at the school, complete with estimated number of souls the students will receive on completion of the mission. |
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has a very videogame-esque job board at the school, complete with estimated number of souls the students will receive on completion of the mission. |
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