Old Man

The Old Man is a pre-boss NPC. He does nothing but stand at the entrance to a Dungeon. If a player attempts to talk to him at night, a warning dialogue will appear asking if the player wants to continue. During the day he will just tell you to come back at night. To enter the Dungeon he is guarding, Skeletron must be defeated.

If a player attempts to enter the dungeon before Skeletron is defeated, the player will be chased by a Dungeon Guardian that inflicts an instant kill on touch. Once Skeletron is slain, the Old Man will appear as the Clothier in town if you have an available room.

Occasionally, the Old Man can spawn past the door marking the entrance of the Dungeon. On even rarer occasions, he can become stuck to a wall of the Dungeon going downwards. The result is him flashing back and forth at a very fast speed, probably because of his strange walk cycle.

Quotes
Daytime quotes


 * "Come back at night if you wish to enter."

Night time quotes, before you are considered strong enough to defeat Skeletron
 * "I cannot let you enter until you free me of my curse."
 * "My master cannot be summoned under the light of day."


 * "You are far too weak to defeat my curse. Come back when you aren't so worthless."
 * "You pathetic fool. You cannot hope to face my master as you are now."
 * "I hope there are, like, six friends hiding behind you."
 * "Please, no, stranger. You'll only get yourself killed"

Night time, after you are considered strong enough to defeat Skeletron
 * "Stranger, do you possess the strength to defeat my master?"
 * "You might just be strong enough to free me from my curse..."
 * "Defeat my master, and I will grant you access to the dungeon."
 * "Please! Battle my captor and free me! I beg you!"