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'''Scripted Events events''' are small, [[quest]]-like actions in the game when the monsters [[monster]]s or NPCs [[NPC]]s behave in an unusual fashion that's been programmed in advance. The player's conversation with [[Izual]]'s ghost after his death in [[Diablo II]] is one such scripted event in Diablo II. 

Scripted events in Diablo III have been seen in gameplay movies or played through in demo versions of the game at public events. (Just Blizzcon 2008, so far.) See the [[:category:scripted events|scripted events category]] for a full listing, or click the links below. There seems to be a scripted event attached to most [[quests]] in Diablo III, even if these are just a few seconds of dialogue from an [[NPC]], or overheard between monsters[[monster]]s. Additionally, characters often utter a line or two of dialogue upon completing a quest, as they did after many of the quests in [[Diablo I ]] and [[Diablo II]]. ("Let there be light." after clearing the {{iw|Den_of_evil Den of Evil}}, for instance.)

* [[WWI Rescue Cain|Rescue Cain]] The [[Barbarian ]] finds and rescues [[Deckard Cain]] in the dungeon, along with his two NPC archer protectors.

* [[Siegebreaker snatch]]. The huge [[monster]] called the [[Siegebreaker ]] reaches through a wall and pulls an [[NPC ]] to his doom.

* [[Goatman Shaman Freeze Attack]]. A goatman shaman [[Goatman Shaman]] uses a long-lasting freezing attack to immobilize a Barbarian and [[Witch Doctor]].

===Blizzcon 2008 Gameplay Movie===* [[Skeleton King Summoned]] The return of the [[Skeleton King]]'s crown causes him to awake and arise. This event was playable in the Blizzcon BlizzCon demo.

===BlizzCon 2008 Playable Demo===Players who got some hands-on time at the Blizzcon event in October [[BlizzCon 2008 ]] encountered a variety of scripted events.

* [[Basement Grinder]]. A short but gruesome scripted event unfolds shortly after a new character enters [[New Tristram]], when an [[NPC ]] is yanked into a basement and messily devoured by some unseen demon.

* [[Zombie Gnawed Villager]]. The player found a [[Injured Villager|man]] lying near the entrance to the [[Tristram Cathedral]], with three zombies [[zombie]]s gnawing on him. When the zombies were approached or attacked, many more of them can tunneling came tunnelling up out of the ground. After killing them all, the dying villager became clickable, and he would gasp out a few words of warning about the returning [[Skeleton King]]. This event marks the start of the [[quest]] called [[The Skeleton King Quest]] and is clearly an homage to the {{iw|Butcher dying villager/Butcher Quest}} from [[Diablo I]].

* [[Conversing Cultists]]. Once in the dungeons below Tristram, the player was able to see two cultists [[cultist]]s speaking about a lost item they were trying to find for some nefarious purpose. This was part of the quest [[The Skeleton King Quest]].

* [[Four Ghost Towers]]. As the player approached the Skeleton King's throne, his spirit appeared in a room with four towers. He told the player not to come any further, then faded away through the floor, after causing the four towers to start emitting undead different [[skeleton]]s at a terrifying rate. This was part of the [[Skeleton King Quest]].

* [[Skeleton King Summoned]]. The return of the Skeleton King's crown causes him to awake and arise. This event was also shown in the Blizzcon [[BlizzCon 2008]] [[gameplay movie]]. This was part of the quest [[The Skeleton King Quest]].