Thread 6271040

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>What is a quest?
An interactive story in which a Quest Master (QM) writes and provides the readers with options on how to proceed — similar to a choose-your-own-adventure book or an old text adventure

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>QM question
What are common traps for Qms?
>Player question
What vote or decision surprised you?
>Lurker question
What's your spirit animal?
>Miscellaneous question
Any run ins with the paranormal?

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
Best of 3 rolls.
Average of 3 rolls.
Not making a reasonable schedule for updating.
Not accounting for player stupidity.
Not accounting for player genius.
Chargen.
Not archiving threads.
Not taking advantage of formatting.
Being too afraid to draw for updates, even if it's only once in a while. (We accept literal stick figures, you'll be fine.)
Being too afraid to NOT draw for an update (for drawquests). Not every post needs its own!
Making a choice that's obviously better than the others.
Not enabling write-ins.
Not disabling write-ins when necessary.
Being too afraid to tell your players that something isn't the direction you want to take the quest in.

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
Chargen. Please, trust me, throwing that heavy of a decision at players without giving them time to be invested in your world or characters isn't really worth it. It's choice paralysis at best, actively shooing away potential players at worst.
You should also try to keep your mechanics as simple as possible. We're playing an interactive CYOA, not a TTRPG. Try to keep numbers bloat to a minimum if you can.
>Spirit animal?
I've always been a fan of centipedes. Not sure why, bugs are cool and I like bugs.
>Any run ins with the paranormal?
None, really, unless you count 'really intense deja vu episodes' as paranormal but I don't.

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
writing bad fantasy quests DONT DO THIS!!!!

Is Valen actually done now?
Out not with a bang but with a whimper

>>6271053
>Best of 3 rolls.
>Average of 3 rolls.
This guy wants worst of three.

>>6271266
What an absolute maniac, right

With you and your army now temporarily safe, it is now up to you to further conduct this campaign.
>>6271275
>>6271275
>>6271275

Is it ever advisable to have rolls & choices combined, due to the risk of voters switching their decisions based on roll results?

>Best of 3 rolls.
I've been using Best of 1 for split-second decisions/unplanned convos/initiative contests, but what exactly do you recommend instead?

>Spirit Animal
In the /x/ sense, both the Hawk & the Raven. In a more lighthearted sense, Pangolin.

>Run-Ins with the Paranormal
Lucid dream in which I met my Anima, hearing a ghost child laughing in an empty building, various signs & symbolic messages, effective yet unlikely manifestations.

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
Wire snare. Those things will really fuck your ankle up.

>>6271285
Take this advice with a grain of salt--Bo3 is and has been the workhorse of /qst/ for ages now and plenty of QMs use it without any drama.

>>6271040 (OP)
>QM Question
Offering a choice you aren't willing to write!
>Player Question
Most of them, honestly, but that's what makes quests FUN!
>Lurker Question
A raccoon, probably. I blame Stanley.
>Misc Question
Definitely heard some weird shit in the woods once on a night hike. I can see why people believe in Cryptids and stuff!

By the by, DARK QUEST is on its fifth thread and it's still going strong! Help stalwart protagonist and former frycook Anton Peas navigate a treacherous fantasy world shrouded in perpetual darkness! There's THRILLS! CHILLS! SPILLS! And LIMBOING!

>>6255714
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>>6255714

Fallout: The Broken Shore is active once again! The parlay has gotten down to brass tacks, what's on offer from the surface-world sailors. Is it worth selling out your vault, or should you drop the ruse? Drop a vote, & feel free to catchup, only one thread before this one & we're about 200 posts in.

>>6271299
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>>6271285
As I said in the other /qtg/, it's not worth it to combine rolls and votes.
You just end up causing people to funnel towards the 'safest' vote 99% of the time after they fuck up one roll on a riskier check.

The Grim Frontier is a dangerous, unpredictable, and massive stretch of land. If it ain't the crafty wildlife that'll kill ya while you're sleeping, it's the gangs of bandits and psychopaths that'll gut ya while you're standing.

>>6271455
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>>6271575
Wendigo waifu; possible or not?

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
Getting too mechanically complex right out of the gate.

There's also the classic damned- if you do, damned if you don't DM/GM trap which applies to this hobby as well: people overplan and then get frustrated and railroad or lose steam when things don't go according to plan, or they do barely any planning and realize they have no idea what to do after a few updates.

Getting too involved in early character creation is another big one you'll hear a lot, thoguh I think a few early choices to establish the type of character and basic personality is fine (good, actually).

To that I'd add: over-dependence on dice -- if a failed roll will prematurely end/ruin the quest for you, don't include that roll.

>What vote or decision surprised you?
I was a bit surprised people didn't go for Volka in Dark Quest, and with how nice and wholesome Elliot Hallaster of Disappearing Hogwarts and Mark DeLucia of Gotham City Beat Cop ended up.

>What's your spirit animal?
People will be surprised it's not a lizard or snake.

>Any run ins with the paranormal?
No. They're only night terrors, I'm sure of it. My buddy saw a troop of bigfoot once, though.

>>6271285
>Is it ever advisable to have rolls & choices combined
I don't think so, no. The alternative is essentially always better. HandlerQM gets it.

>>6271575
I'll add it to the list, even if we don't get a waifugo.

>>6271665
>People will be surprised it's not a lizard or snake.
The Cockchaffer beetle?

>>6271679
Well shit, that is a fancy looking beetle.

A Space Marine must decide whether or not to threaten, reason with, or coup the local Imperial Baron. No, not a baron in the Imperium, a baron in the Empire of Man.

>>6271772

And for now, you are planning an ambush, for you must decide upon some import details
>>6271789
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>>6271285
Best of X, where X is some measure of your character's skill is something I've considered.

There's nothing wrong with best of three honestly, it just tends to make your MC mostly unstoppable.

Allah forgive me for uttering this, but voters are so few, I daresay we may need to call upon the Traitor Legions (Coomers) of fic.live/akun to bolster our ranks. Has anyone tried crossposting/shilling there?

>>6271906
>Best of X, where X is some measure of your character's skill is something I've considered.
That's essentially what I do in my quests, with the added detail that critfails only ciunt if there are no successes. It allows for a scaling DC where extra dice doesn't mean extra chances to fumble.

three days, two votes only. Father, do you love me? hinges on your support. Otherwise, i will have to pull the plug due to the general lack of intrest.
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>>6272003
You know, sometimes you just gotta update despite the lack of votes. I've seen plenty of situations where a specific vote will for some reason or another only have like several times less voters than what the quest usually gets.

>>6272005
i loathe breaking ties with every fibre of my body so it is either three votes (or one lmaoo).

>>6272008
You do not break ties. RNGesus breaks ties. The will of the Dice speaks.

QMs, what do you do when you lose all desire to write, but don't want your quest to die? I know I'll want to continue in a week or maybe just a few days, but the interest just isn't there right now. If I announce a hiatus though, I think I'll lose my players.

>>6272169
You're gonna lose players regardless so you might as well be earnest with them if you want to try and retain your loyal regulars. Don't make excuses, just be honest with yourself and your players and try to stay in contact here on the /qtg/ or whathaveyou in regards to when you want to start up again.

People will bitch and moan about encouraging flaking, but if writing each update feels like pushing out an extremely sharp and painful shit then it's probably best you leave things to stew on the story for a while. At the end of the day people on /qst/ are more understanding than you think--it's when you insult their intelligence or act like a jerk that they start to get catty. If you're genuinely just burnt out a bit and need some time to plot, then they should understand. In all things /qst/, communication is key.

I miss Asoiaf quests, kind of amazing how they got run off.

>>6272281
less they were run off and more that the kind of people who're still fans of ASOIAF enough to run those sort of games have proclivities that aren't generally accepted here, and as such they go to place like Akun.

New Cambion Quest is up, for any who play or want to play!
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>>6272169
Most players will stick around if you let them knwo you aren't flaking, and if they've already been followers for a while, especially if you give them a concrete idea when you'll be back. DB is right, thoguh: forcing yourself won't benefit you or your players, because quality will deteriorate.

Solarpunk returns from a personal curse and the weekend!
You have broke into an underground den of cannibals, and you have to bring the kidnapped citizenry back to safety! To help you with that, putting down the butchers of these human cattle is a task you gladly take.
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>>6272329

Are you man enough to reenact the Teutoburger Wald? Do you want to find out?
>>6272419
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>>6272419

WOWE!!!!! CLEANER QUEST HAS ENDED!!!!
A QUEST ACTUALLY CONCLUDED WITHOUT THE QM FLAKING OR BURNING OUT OR RAGEQUITTING!!!!!! AMAZING~~~!!!

>>6271040 (OP)
>What are common traps for Qms?
I am not a QM myself because I have too much in my life and too many self-inflicted obligations to do it well, and I know if I began to QM my life would decline and I would suffer because of the dreaded QM CURSE
But I personally observed that chargen for the protag is deleterious in most cases, and numbers bloat can also be unappealing. Also any new QM must immediately be careful about their IRL situation as the QM CURSE is very real...
>What vote or decision surprised you?
I cannot recall! Due to my history as being metaphorically and psychologically imprisoned by my abusive family since I was born and having only been free to live my life alone very recently, I automatically dissociate and let things slip by me too much and too hard to be able to retain any of that.
>What's your spirit animal?
I would like to be a plant. It would be very peaceful
>Any run ins with the paranormal?
Yes, but not that any of you care!

>capcha HWWAT
HWAT IN TARNATION...?
WHAT IN THE GODDAMN...?

>>6272460
>Quest has a complex faction system

...I actually forgot the pic

>>6272281
Its pretty normal that all ASOIAF quests died here actually if you notice, and that they can be found all in akun this days. Its not their biome here, all ASOIAF quests here have a surge when they start and then they... just start cracking and cracking for then collapse utterly without return. And by default one of their main themes is sexual, it attracts a certain crowd like this anon >>6272297 pointed out.

Its a crowd very divisive, aggressive and kind of crass. Sooner or later they bite each other and destroy what they are playing with here. On akun they can do whatever they want with ASOIAF.

With the complete surrounding of the enemy, your victory is now complete. The only question is what to do next.
>>6272534
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>>6272534

Father, do you love me? Is live...for now.
>>6272527
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>>6272460
I recognize that artstyle, but I forget the origin. Can you sauce me, doctor?

so where are those supposed chargen quests filled with numbers and mechanics?

>>6272566
>so where are those supposed chargen quests filled with numbers and mechanics?
Here's one:
>>6266582

>>6272547
He did this.

>>6272566
Looks like Monster Continent has it too:
>>6265878

You have one head of the two-headed snake in your captivity for now, what shall you do with him?
>>6272590
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>>6272566
Here, but it's somehow working
>>6252947

>>6272450
Yeah, it's a very weird feeling for me. Never expected to finish my quest.
I wanna take a break but part of me wants to go back to writing. Wild stuff.

>>6272460
I solved this puzzle if I recall.

Has anyone ever tried just printing off posters or cards with a QR code linking to /qst/, and a blurb or graphic explaining the purpose of this place, and posting them near libraries, postsecondary schools, hobby shops, or other places where creative writers, readers, and TTRPG players gather IRL?

>>6272621
bruh
If nobody cares then nobody cares, let it perish. Move to akun if you have to.

I think we need more quest drama so /qtg/ can talk about something else for once

>>6272636
Did you hear Bananas sucked off Reptile behind the Denny's on Sunday?

>>6272638
>Reptile

>>6272636
Yeah, all this player begging is getting a bit cringe. I barely come to the /qtg now
>"Hey 7 new posts"
>its all QMs begging
waw

>>6272645
Shhiiieeet my bad G. I meant to say Banonos was sucking Reptoid off.

>>6272636
Did you know? (You)r favorite QM is actually ignoring (you)r votes. He's accepting every other anon's votes. But not (you)r vote.

>>6272653
>>6272629
People want the site to thrive, because they like it here. Simple as.

>>6272621
I'd be worried about people figuring out who I am if I did that.

>>6272547
From a Kotor quest I ran in 2023
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=qotor

ReptoidQM but he becomes ReploidQM and runs a quest where the protagonist is a Maverick Hunter known as Lizard Man, and the madman STILL somehow connects it to his previous quests.

>>6272712
>anon somehow got my notes about the magitek lizard golems for Quest 6
Damnit.

Dreadknight Quest Thread 1 - Post 17
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We see the battle of Emberheart through the eyes of the Scion.

We see a hapless noblewoman take off her mask.

Saligia enjoys her victory. Plus, she has a new maid!

>two halo quests
>one is a rotting corpse compared to the other

What causes this? Is it because the Spartan 2 one is literally just cultivation? They both seem equally well written.

>>6272710
begging in the qtg doesnt make the site thrive, it kills it. Simple as

Quests for this feel?

For how popular it was for a time, I’m surprised Jujutsu Kaisen never got a quest, unless I forgot

>>6272865
First mover advantage.

>>6272876
Seems unlikely.

>>6272922
It's currently on hiatus, but One Life has a bit of that feel. Downerquest, too.

>>6272928
I'm surprised about the lack of non DB shonen in general.

>>6272928
It was only popular with fujos, which I don't think are a big part of qst's population.

>>6272959
We had a popular Naruto one for a while, and a long-running MHA one.

>>6272705
Makes me wonder what kind of players QMs hate and how many quit because they hated one of their regulars

>>6272959
Funny you mention that, I was just binging West Blue Seadogs Quest (One Piece). It was great to participate in at the time but the QM got bodied by the curse and hasn't returned. I can't help but hope he comes back one day.

As the year draws to a close, you receive a visit from one in high places, though what he comes to do isn't pleasant.
>>6273027
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>>6273027

Father, do you love me? is live.

>>6273034
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>>6273034

Rolled 4, 6 = 10 (2d6)

>>6273048
Success! You win a Qst® Qidget™!

>>6272347
Solarpunk update! Blades are flying, blood is spilling. Heads will roll on the underground killing floor.

I'm gonna hold myself to try and update twice a day for the rest of the thread as long as there's action, so get moving!

>>6273054
Awesome, whats the market value?

Solarpunk update! Blades are flying, blood is spilling. Heads will roll on the underground killing floor.
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>>6273000
I'm gonna hold myself to try and update twice a day for the rest of the thread as long as there's action, so get moving!

>>6273019
>quitting QMing because of a single shitty player
Weak.

>>6273059
How awful a player does one have to be to drive a QM to quit he started for the sole fact he wanted to

>>6272705
I’m the type of anon who frequently writes in really detailed suggestions for what the MC should do. Sometimes I worry I’m doing it too often because the quests I like really activate my ‘risk.

>>6273062
Some QMs are more easily demoralized than others. I've seen some bad players, but I can't imagine anything short of a doxx and actual threats making me abandon my passion project

It feels like quite a few quests have been coming to a close recently. We had like what, five or six longer-running ones actually end in the last month or so?

>>6273066
The worst player I've ever been made vaguely aware of was the one dude boasting about his schizophrenic samefagging like a fucking supervillain.

Ilvermorny Quest: The QM's AC is Broken Again Edition returns!

We need to decided what to do about a potentially powerful and important Artifact, as well as if we want to allow or cute mascot to be corrupted more by possible unethical Potion making!

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>>6273195
The one from Sworn to Valour? That guy should be put to death.

>>6273198

I remember that faggot. And the fun little thing Forgotten wrote that caught him a ban, kek.

>>6273033
Right, if someone could vote, I would be grateful because I would like to proceed with the quest.

Quest for this feel?

>>6273195
The last thread of Royal Rumble had a real special anon in it, too.

hey, just popping in to give a tentative return date of July 26th
I know it's very late, but I felt it'd help make the return a little bit more special since it's the quest's first anniversary (jesus, time flies)
I'm not entirely dead set on it yet, but for now just assume that the quest will return by then. Sorry again for the very long delay!

>QM question
I'm too new to really comment, but i've personally fallen into the trap of rolling while choosing (as opposed to afterward) plenty of times. I'm going to try and avoid that now, since it skews decision-making and takes away a lot of tension. The only reason I kept doing it for so long was because I didn't want to make excuses not to post on a certain day, since I always leave my votes open for approximately a day or so after making a post and wanted to keep it consistent

>>6273340
Get hype! I'm been missing our lads and our little lamb.

>>6273340
awesome, can't wait

>>6273288
Based

Father, do you love me? is live

>>6273458
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>>6273339
Let it go soj

>>6273462
Bro has the GORILLA GRIP.

What I meant before in regards to getting anons from Akun flowing in was to still run Qsts here, but just notify voters by going live there & storing info like a wiki.

FALLOUT: THE SHATTERED SHORE II
Has updated! Initial confusion aside, you're now in a haggling situation with this Jack Costner fellow. What might he part with in return for the location of the Vault? Is he trustworthy enough to even have said location, or worthwhile enough as a mercantile figure to begin trade with the only home you've known? You decide:
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Also, another QM's Qst that I find highly interesting, FATHER, DO YOU LOVE ME? has updated as well. Go check it out:
>>6273458

PS: is it possible to crosspost to another Board? Tried to & the hyperlinks wouldn't work.

>>6273519
You do >>>/board/post number
Like: >>>/wsg/5912203

>>6273523
That is a weird rabbit, dude.

>>6273523
>>6273527
Nice, thought it was a big squirrel at first.
Preciate you, anon.

>>6273019
The asshole who's always pissing on the other players. Like, arguing is good, passion is good, but when the thread just goes off the rails with bile it's just uhg.

And with a set of dice rolls that all rolled the same result, (no seriously go look at the previous rolls they all rolled 13, literal in a million chance.) it is now time for some H I G H D R A M A
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>>6273731

The Pale Inheritance is now live:
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>>6266786

Heat today is fucking brutal m8. I just want to write without melting

My Qst meanders through a virtual desert of (You)s...

With you now at your country retreat, perhaps the king might recover somewhat. Also featuring the return of Wittekind: the talking horse.
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>>6273938

People like talking horses, right?

Calling Ilvermorny Quest in a few hours if anyone wants to chime in. Another vote or 2 would be cool.

>>6271097
I've been in a bad place for most of the year and continue to be so, in a number of different ways. Financially, emotionally, mentally, and physically.

I have previously, on a number of occasions, mentioned that if Valen is ever ended prematurely I would announce and host a closure thread to answer questions and provide exposition on things for everyone who stuck around - This is still the plan!

That said, my intention currently isn't to end it prematurely, I just haven't felt capable of doing anything but drown myself in coping mechanisms that have no external feedback for almost a year now, hoping that some efforts would bear fruit and I'd catch a break. They have not.

I won't blog about things, but the summary of it is that it feels like i am currently running up against walls in every direction and the idea of investing time into anything but scraping at a brick wall with my finger nails and trying not to drown is anathema.

gif unrelated, but duchess makes me happy.

After a brief break, Olympus Incarnation is back!

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>>6274140
I was afraid you died, so this post actually makes me happy. I wish you all the best

And now for a nice little walk.
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Alex just had a bombshell dropped on him in Pokemon Trainer Quest in the midst of trying to find Latias after a stranger tried to steal her from your home.

We're on a roll right now, story-wise.

As to common QM tracks?

The one I find myself running into often is not adequately communicating risks or properly explaining things.

I do my best, but even after proof reading my posts, after I've posted it, I'll often wince at having been vaguer than I thought, or else at typos I missed, but that's a seperate issue.

>>6274207
>tracks

*traps. Fuck me, I'm tired.

>>6274140
Heres to your good luck

>>6272804
Dreadknight Quest Thread 1 - Post 18
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>>6274320
Saligia's celebrations are interrupted by a new ally.

They eventually come to an accord.

Now is the time to determine what to do with all the prisoners she took.

>>6272865
I wouldn't call it a rotting corpse. Has 2 consistent voters and all. Not fair to compare with one of the most popular quests on the board rn.

>>6274447
Doesn't help that Mere Fallow is much less consistent with its updates than War Reports. At least from what I've seen. They're both rather well written IMO.

>>6274208
>Fuck me, I'm tired.
Now THAT tracks

>>6272711
thanks, doc

I am tentatively still planning on running another solstice thread in a little more than a week. No opening animation this time since I've been slammed these past two months with work, but here is some art.

>>6274521
Holy shit I thought you were dead. I know the 3d models and everything are super high effort but you make some great stuff. Seriously an inspiration. Keep on.

After some unintended vacations The Caretaker Quest is finally back!
From now on, stakes will be higher, connections will be more meaningful and the danger will increase by at least 25%!
Continuing from our previous thread:
You are now lurking around St.Mungos after Merlin regained some of his senses back, will you find an explanation for it or will you be hunted down by a private investigator hired by Hogwarts?
Only one way to find out! come and vote/roll for it!
>>6274553
>>6274553
>>6274553

Is there a better feeling than getting fanart for your quest?

>>6274621
It's heavenly. I had more in my first quest but I got some cute doodles otherwise.

>>6274621
I'll tell you when I get it. I'll have my next thread up soon, so who knows?

No, I'm not telling which it is.

>>6274621
Getting porn fanart for your quest

>>6274621
Quite probably not. I've really appreciated the two pieces I've gotten and I've been thinking of some way to show my gratitude (beyond just replying that I love the piece) for a while now... and have yet to come up with anything :')

>>6274621
getting a fanfic.
IlvermonryQM has made several for Disappearing Hogwarts and one for me (Caretaker Quest), they may not be for everybody, some may not like it, but seeing somebody else take a go at your characters just...i dont know, it feels great.
also memes, i dont know who made this one, but seeing le funny image made my day.

>>6274621
Dude! I haven't seen you nor checked into /qtg/ for a long while. What have you been up to?

>>6274621
>>6274706
Oh wait, I just checked the earlier part of this thread and found you have a quest running! That's pretty neat. Sorry about my dumbass, kek.

>>6273066
some QMs are also just kinda attached to their quests, something driven by a whim and easily torn off course. It's why we have so many flakes.

Discussing politics with family members is always sure to bring out something interesting.
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>>6274737
Only for those with low self-motivation. Those with real passion for their work persist, here or elsewhere.

Link has been posted for the Qst's Inventory on Akun!
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>>6274805

What kind of quest would /qtg/ say is easiest/best practice to run a one shot with? I kinda wanna run something but I'm a serial flake (never tried QMing though) so don't want to make a big commitment before I know whether or not it's something I'll like/stick with.

>>6274811
Comedy quests with a very clear and achievable end goal. Slay the Dragon! Woo the Princess! Win the Talent Show! Get the Promotion! Something where you start we a pre-established objective, a set character, and while there are obstacles between the protagonist and their goal, they're in a "straight line" of sorts, without a lot of room for dicking around or distractions.

>>6274811
I don't think there's a specific quest that lends itself particularly-well to a one-shot, but if I had to offer some advice I'd start by coming up with a definitive END in advance. If you wanna make a one-shot, what should the players do to finish the game? Once you've got that squared away it's really just a matter of giving them some tools and paths to get to that ending.
That said, I'd still expect your quest to take a little time. Good news about /qst/ is that you can kinda set your own schedule as long as you communicate it with your players, so if you want to take your time you most certainly can.
I'm sure some other QMs and Players could give you some more recommendations, but here's a quest I ran that only took three threads. Still feel like I rushed it a bit, but with how long these threads stay on the board you can probably finish up a one-shot in one or two chapters!
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=slice+quest
In short, think of a goal first, then use that to craft a story that players can get to rather quickly. Just don't assume it'll finish up as soon as you think, though!

>>6274538
Thank you dude. I wish I was a less flaky QM in spite of everything, but I promise that I won't die or completely flake until I start residency even if I vanish sometimes.

Gotham City Beat Cop is back.

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>>6271665
Thanks for keeping me in S despite my recent attendance issues, king.

>>6274621
>>6274638
This, thousand times this!
And no, not gonna share the porn fanarts, at least not here.

And things just keep getting worse and worse.
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>>6274688

Thanks bro. Feels nice that at least one or two people got some enjoyment out of of my shit.

I do want to try another for your thing, something short but fun now that Brandon has a GF. And I must finish my masterwork, the final lewds for DHQ with every fetish I can fit in there.

Probably need to finish my update first.

>>6271040 (OP)
>QM question
I'm not exactly experienced, so I can't say much, but one thing that I should say is that QMs should be less afraid of saying "That choice is stupid and will ruin the quest"

Well, there is *one* thing I can tell from experience - that unless you want players to always, and I mean *always* choose the first girl that appears, don't give them the choice to "lock in" on a "route" until you've introduced all the "waifus"

By the way, the next 'Fog of War' thread should be up hopefully tomorrow. It was going to be today, but I kinda spent the whole day doing nothing staring at my screen doing nothing while thinking that I need to do my thread.

>>6275206
>waifu lock-in
This is true. Unless harems or polycules are allowed, in which case, make sure to incoude internal conflicts or limitations on acquiring every cute girl in sight... I mean, unless you WANT that to become the players' sole focus.

can we get a list of all the girls in the active quests on the board right now?

>>6275226
Some of them have rather large casts containing a lot of women. You might have to narrow it down.

>>6275246
Main Girls (as in love interests), Side Characters with strong presence in story, and FeMCs.

>>6275368
Do things that aren't girls but look like girls count? Eldritch abominations can be waifus, too. And robots.

>>6275368
Well, let's see, shall we?

>>Dark Quest
The main character's party includes:
>Tzah-Tzie, a cat-goblin gangster moll turned dumpster-diving bard who the main character is in a relationship with
>Volka, a big troll lady who is as sweet and innocent as she is hulkishly huge and strong, and who runs the neighbourhood watch
>Rezalith, a tsundere demon who fancies herself a terrifying monster-queen and, due credit, does eat people a lot

>>Star Wars: Sith Ascendant
The main character is on mostly friendly terms with:
>Yira, a bubbly (to a suspicious degree?) human Sith neophyte
>Hela, a Twi-lek who is his senior, sword-tutor, and a proper Sith apprentice
>Velka, a Veltron Sith master who has the MC all hot for teacher thanks to manipulative pheromone powers

>>Chosen Quest
The main character has a crush on:
>Victoria, fellow unadoptable, probably-magic orphan

>>Cambion Quest
Quite a few, especially depending how far you stretch the definition of "girl", but most prominently:
>Zith-Zi, a 30-something goblin adventurer who got turned young and pretty by fairy magic and runs an adventuring company
>Cara-Zi/Carazzi, the demontainted cast-off that was left behind when ZZ was turned pretty, who is a shapeshifting hermaphroditic sex monster who hungers for mortal souls, but means well
>An-Yii, a dry-humoured and sometimes-drunken goblin medic with a surprising altruistic streak
>Ayla, a mysterious and machiavellian demon hedge-witch and ZZ's cousin
>Murbal, a meatheaded, musclebound half-orc shield maiden who loves to WAAAGH
>Khorine, a tee-hugging, fairy-worshiping little faun girl who lives in the woods

>>Hatch That Egg!
The main character is accompanied by:
>Tamako, bratty changeling daughetru hatched from an egg and reared on weebshit
>Kamiko, half-giant magic FBI glowie who kidnapped MC as part of her job, feels bad for it, and is now the MC's coworker
>Zul, their little green aylmao (or aymilf, as her subordinates call her) boss
>Hilde, a snarky comic relief killbot

>>Supreme Space Monke Ruler Quest
None so far this thread, but past threads have included...
>Kima, a nobleborn daughter who got steered by an AI network into being a primo eugenics bride for a Supreme Ruler, but killed him in a duel and got banished instead, before marrying a transmogrified alien bedbug and becoming a girlboss space-billionaire
>Jemm, who started a quaint cat cafe (essentially), then got dubconned and wifed by a hedonist Supreme
>Ophia, a blue monkey Stacy in an experimental interracial school who led on a green minotaur simo for free shit, then (maybe) fell in lvoe with him when he saved her life
>Una, a nice young cow-woman and a good friend who got friend-ZONED by Ophia's boytoy

>>6275368

>>Local Lord Quest
The main character has in his circle of close associates:
>Lady Rose Takable, the fiance o the protagonist and a very sweet, strawberry-scenetd pretty princess who is also maybe just a little cursed with sadistic bloodlust
>Elana, a flexy young spy who tried to assassinate the MC, failed, and got converted to Christianity and made a retainer
>Spotifia, a bard who the main character is convinced is Roma, and who he had a fling with
>Lady Sue of Special, a highly-ranked adventurer who is very loud and mouthy and (gasp!) wears trousers, and who the MC has a bit of a rivalry with as a result; she'd probably beat him if his mudcore aura didn't give her -4 str whenever he's around

>>Digimon Quest- The Tower
The MC is female, as are some suppurating characters, but only one is really prominent so far, so...
>Marnie, a grumpy young woman who wants to leave the sterile VR "paradise" she's trapped in to experience the real world, and has teamed up with a Phascomon and essentially a terrorist cell to do so
>Squid, an autistic hacker extraordinaire who is obsessed with collecting information on digital things and especially cute digital monsters

>>Gotham City Beat Cop Quest
Not a lot of prominent ones, but I guess there's...
>Alison, a firefighter/paramedic in the GCFD, and the main character's GF
>Dreamer and Huntress, the canon DC Comics characters, one of whom the MC dated in college before she joined the Justice League and one of whom he worked with for a while because he's friends with her boyfriend essentially
>Mendez, a gruff cop who runs the motor pool and has good taste in music

>>1 Man vs. 100 Gorillas
The main character is male, but has a couple female simian associates:
>Remu, a cute lemur girl and de facto waifu almost immediately, who is a multiclass rogue/thot
>Nono, a big-booty chimp lady who the main character saved from a gorilla who liked raping her a lot, when they all worked togetehr to kill him and take over said gorilla's village

>>Solarpunk Cleanup Agent Quest
The main character is a lady. A lot of her coworkers are ladies. There's a lot ere!
>Fiona, who is the MC and a nice provincial German girl who is working for the Finnish branch of an ecofascist one-world government in the hopes of turning the (magical?) hallucination of her daughetr by earning a breeding license and meeting a nice fellow
>Sumika, a mutated Japanese slenderwoman who is soft-spoken and seems genuinely quite nice
>Eugen, a Swede and hardcore NWO loyalist who has a hate-on for thsoe who break society's laws and live in the udnercity
>Stormwatch Director Jousten, a middle-aged lady driven mad by the people she's killed, the regime's hypocrisy, the injustice of the Finnish afterlife, and her own infertility, and who may be staging a coup
>Fiona's mom, who is very loving and very scary, and may have discovered Hyperboria

>>6275407
Hard mode: Talk about the women in Do Your Best Quest.

>>6275407
>>6275368
>>Cutémon
FeMC and expansive cast of humans and monster. Some of the monsters look like cute girls.
>Cutémon, a wild child with a fanged octopus grafted to her head, a limited capacity for speech, and a crush on her trainer
>Rori, Auroara, Aura, and Prima, a bunch of reawakened flying telekinetic monstergirl soldiers with a duty to protect Earth from aliens
>Psykid, a feral mon who likes chocolate bars and is wary of strangers
>Diamond, a sketchy criminal mon-trainer who is essentially a one-lady Team Rocket for a while, and has a giant hypnotic snake pal
>Star and Mashi, a couple friendly mon-traienrs who had recurring appearances and lent the MC hats to disguise herself
>The Empress of Zinca, who took over a kingdom because she has a small army of shark-crocodiles who maybe raised her Mowgli-style
>Professor Ginger, a transgenic mad scientist who wants to destroy/remake the world

>>The Pale Inheritance
The main character is a brooding bishie badboy with white hair and a dark history and/or destiny, and thus is surrounded by women who are blatantly crushing on him at all times, to the point it's a running joke. These include:
>Elle, a goodie-two-shoes oracle who's part of a fantasy Jesus cult and is probably the king's niece or something, and who the MC eventually selected as Waifu Prime and Supreme Bestgirl
>Juno, Elle's Shadow the Hedgehog baddie-oracle counterpart from the realm's sort-of sanctioned evil anarchist faction, whose teenage rebellion is in fact being NOT as edgy or evil as her dad
>Ariel, an androgynous marksman from a martial house who really likes guns and military history, but who is a little bit physically feeble
>Gratia, the MC's twin sister from whom he has been separated by their father, who has become possessed by a demon bird from outer space, and for whom the MC has a blatant but unspoken incestuous affection
>Misty, a loudmouthed socialite and gossip who is also an oracle, but probably into as good of one, and who keeps stumbling into the main group's adventures despite their best efforts

>>Jail Quest
The main character is a FeMC, but the main cast really only has her and one other atm:
>Rosa, a very tall half-orc half-goblin conwoman and "gunslinger" (the gun isn't loaded) who cheated at cards and god drafted into a world-saving quest to stop a cult with her kid cousin and a monk friend of hers
>Ling, an unflappable and apparently quite horny lesbian stagecoach driver

>>6275409
No thanks, I think I already need a break and will let someone else take over for a bit if they're so inclined. Covering the billion characters in a 150-thread harem quest would probably kill me.

>>6275368
I can name a few more
>Return To Nevermore
Gloria (games cafe coworker, friend, current party member)
Serena_Starlight (nervous noob with some serious chops, previous and likely future party member)

>Fire Emblem: Sorcerer King
Bronte Weaver (loving adoptive cousin, schemer, Prime Minister)
May (cheeky, loyal and cute little rogue)
Adeline (comically serious and stoic ladyknight, former other competitor)
Nadia (entertainingly amoral witch, rescued from her own magical foolishness)
Chelsey (long-suffering agent of Bronte, dancer, most sane person in town and it stresses her out)
Princess Yulia (mysterious princess, the one the competition is for the hand of, secretly a muggle in a magocracy)

>HALO: Spartan War Reports
Catherine Halsey (canon character, adoptive mumsy to PC, threaten at your peril)
Shika-108 (Little ninja. Quiet. Speaks little. Headpattable.)
Nesta-097 (slightly disturbingly, even more hilariously violent person-stabbing little goblin)
(plus a number of other canon female Spartans)

>The Monster Girl Facility
IB-79, Chrysidus (smol four-armed beetle woman, astonishingly sane and normal)
PL-6626, Oreas (another four-armed lizard girl, can phase through walls. Shares the "normal" trophy with Chrys)
CG-23, Kamara (she-chameleon, obviously excellent at stealth with the side-effect of being a crippling wuss)
EM-33, Anofelis (huge spindly La Mosca, simple but pure of heart and strangely adorable)
ND-12, Morgan (demon-horned knight, like seriously she never drops the LARP. Sometimes annoying, but her heart's in the right place)
SD-1888, Vinisha (zombie drake lady immune to pain and poison, innocent but has Baggage from neglect and deformity)
PS-2020, Thalia (huge tittied siren, has a persuasive voice. Nice gal. but was never taught about sexual boundaries or consent)
MS-30, Cortina (big dark mush, can control spores and project darkness. Composed, regal, team mom by this point)
ATO-4013, Katya (an owl woman with Issues. Abused into obedience, her personality and independence struggle to reassert themselves)
FE-09, Reika (big dumb tough manticore, had sense beaten into her and works for the party in exchange for snacks and headpats)
LW-20, Annie (the fox on the radio. Smol, cute, fluffy, purple, electronic troll and hacker and basically mission control for the party)
TIL-84, Feng Zetian (local BBEG, has hundreds+ of mind-controlled slaves, probably scheming new ways to kill the party)
KR-75, Caera (the Killer Rabbit, killed by the party in a big fight but remains notorious and referenced)
Lydia (resident tech-whiz of the squad, definitely autistic, expert dronerator)
Zaria (terrified of death but is somehow working as a mercenary, has weird vibes)
(seriously, the female cast for this quest is well over a hundred strong, I've pared it down to party members and key characters)
(despite the highly XX-weighted cast rich in (de-fanserviced) monstergirls, no romance has been attempted yet)

>>6275432
>Isekai Cheat Harem
(as befitting of its subject matter, includes non-harem members)
Herta (local goddess, total idiot savant, arrogant and lustful but endearing all the same. Obsessed with masochism and being pregnant)
Bertha (simple, blunt and stubborn, wields a huge pink sparkly hammer but is just at home with a needle and thread)
Mel (six-foot fairyblooded magician, cheerful and emotive. Easily embarrassed)
Ayane (polite, caring and always composed kitsune merchant, walking on sunshine at how much better her life has gotten)
Gerty (formal, loyal and honourable, the quintessential ladyknight.....in public at least)
Ruby (the scheming mastermind (at least, so she thinks) who swallowed a Regency-era thesaurus and constantly plots until she invariably falls flat on her face)
Cattleya (huge brown muscleheaded bri'ish catgirl with more than a few cat behaviours and likes a good scrap)
Yumi (spooky scary ghost, trapped in a crystal and forced to warm up to the cast over time. Occasionally offers help with magical stuff)
Aila (the highest of elves, definitely not a badly disguised royal priestess in disguise at an academy, absolutely not)
Eulia (the mail harpy, doesn't have any wrinkles on that birb brain of hers to slow down her thoughts or speech)
Thea (giant sea guardian, firin her lazor from her single eye)

>Disappearing Hogwarts Quest
Artemis (MC's wife, weak little bullyable girl in a uniform that didn't fit but is now none of those things. Fierce little Rottweiler)
Linda (formely aka Raven, close friend of MC, took big SAN damage earlier in the story but is still trucking)
Lily (HP's daughter, got increasingly possessed by the story's BBEG early in the story with a very tragic death)
Amalia (no-nonsense Ravenclaw, vry srz bzns)
Helga (the Helga Hufflepuff herself, cool old lady stuffed into the body of a tiny teenage girl. Does not act her age)
Riley (other team leader, competent and seems fairly normal)

>The Caretaker Quest
Willow (MC's gf, big and very German, seems to get screwed over as much as he does but still likes to be included in the adventures)
(shares a common cast with Disappearing Hogwarts)

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>>6275433
Based Quest connoisseur
How do you have time to read all of this!?

>>6275433
I feel a need to represent
>Heretic Cultivator Quest
Huanliuxue, the MC, illustrious, brilliant, magnanimous, princess of beasts and empress of ghosts, etcetera etcetera, magical housecat in a world that hates magical beasts
Monu, MC's adoptive mother, hedonistic and shameless witch
Xuebai, MC's adoptive sister, ghost of a fox
Qiang, MC's disciple, dour assassin who everyone thinks is MC's secret daughter
Luli, MC's disciple, prodigy in a race against time, grows mushrooms on herself
Tianhua, Luli's older sister and one of the MC's allies
Yuyi, MC's spirit possession target, kinda disciple and a sorta one-sided friend
Ling Yaonan, murder-crazy recurring opponent
Anjing, autistic spider demon, cinnamon roll
The Supreme Devil Mind, long defeated villain whose action set up a lot of the setting

>PCQN- The Revolutionary Man
Yena, MC's wife who wants children constantly
Vittoria, MC's daughter, witch
Ydela, MC's daughter, vampire (probably)
Chiara, MC's daughter, visible ethnic minority
Elena, childhood friend who lost
Chiara the elder, non-childhood friend who died
Antonia, cousin and secretary
Marcella, guy best friend's wife and son's mentor

>>6275456
I am not the other anon from the first three posts, just someone who reads a different set of quests (with some overlap) so my list isn't quite that long. I only really keep up with a handful of quests but lurk (shame! Shame!) a number more for various reasons.

Do you like making bargains that totally won't have any consequences whatsoever?
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>>6275580

Bit worried about how an update will be received.

>>6275643
>>6275643
>>6275643
People are going to die again, but who will it be this time?

>>6275632
Sometimes art (even the arguably frivolous art we put out here) means taking risks. Anons may be mad or sad, but if they like your writing and want you to keep writing, they will power through some unhappiness to experienfe kroe, especially if one of the major selling points of your quesy is the drama or the emotional impact.

If you're worried it feels too much like an asspull or gutpunch, and they may deemit chepa or unfair, dial it back slightly or offer a final chance to mitigate the outcome, maybe?

Tough to say anything more specific with the vague context.

>>6275632
Sometimes art (even the arguably frivolous art we put out here) means taking risks. Anons may be mad or sad, but if they like your writing and want you to keep writing, they will power through some unhappiness to experienfe more, especially if one of the major selling points of your quesy is the drama or the emotional impact.

If you're worried it feels too much like an asspull or gutpunch, and they may deem it cheap or unfair, dial it back slightly or offer a final chance to mitigate the outcome, maybe?

Tough to say anything more specific with the vague context.

>>6275651
Yeah, it fits and is on brand for the style of the quest, but I can see people getting upset. I don't think I'll describe my idea because it's probably left best for the thread to increase the shock factor. I can't really tone it down, it's meant to be a kick in the balls. I want the players and the MC to hate this character.

>>6275669
Does it feel cheap or like it came out of nowhere?

>>6275670
>>6275670
>>6275670
Fallout: The Shattered Shore has updated!

>>6275671
I don't think so, but it's hard for me to say because I've been thinking of other characters motivations and actions. The players had the ability to avoid this with an earlier choice, but the full implication wasn't known at the time.

>>6275674
Well, I wish you best of luck, and will try not to rage too hard if I'm one of your players.

>>6275674
He's not gonna miss his dick. Just cut it off. You know you wanna. What happens in the torture chamber stays in the torture chamber.

>>6275454
>>6275454
>>6275454
Solarpunk update!
Fiona does battle with a Nakki, a shapeshifting siren of the Finnish rivers. In a more civilized age, it lured people to their watery graves with their voice alone; but today, this world demands he use meat hooks and butcher cleavers.

>>6275226
>>6275368
I don't think any of my players use the QTG actively, so I'll contribute some ladies of my own. Let's see here...

>Charlotte Fawkins: Dashing heroine, detective(ss), and FeMC extraordinaire, as seen in /qst/'s first Waifu Tournament (which she lost miserably). A boundlessly optimistic chuuni with poor social skills, a black-and-white worldview, a Victorian approach to sexuality, and a sword. Might qualify as a dragongirl now. The world trembles.

>Madrigal Fitzpatrick: A foul-mouthed tomboy with a criminal history and a rocky relationship with her family, whom she hasn't seen in years. Makes a big show of her toughness, but is secretly patient, reasonable, and level-headed. Survived a snake hatching out of her leg, escaped her own kidnapping, and hired her kidnapper to help with her smuggling business. In love with the MC of the original Drowned Quest, but their relationship is tumultuous and she'll never admit it.

>Eloise Crenshaw: A cheerful and gossipy middle-aged woman who's a whole lot sharper than she puts on. Formerly a respected metaphysicist, she drowned herself to escape the crushing knowledge of the inevitable end of the world. Spends most of her time making "art" she doesn't seem to take seriously, making friends, and keeping tabs on the local goings-on.

>Branwen Morris: A taciturn and heavily accented animal breeder who lives alone on a farm in the middle of the swamp. Takes zero shit from anybody. Owns a giant pet landshark, whom she employs as muscle in various criminal ventures. One of Madrigal's best friends.

>Pat: A researcher who specializes in "goo," a semi-sentient shapeshifting substance made from dissolved human bodies. Has, in fact, replaced her entire body with goo. She considers herself a good person dealt a bad hand, but has a concerning disinterest in ethics and is prone to keeping grudges. Kidnapped Madrigal (under duress) and is now employed by her.

>Claudia Fawkins: Charlotte Fawkin's many-times-distant "aunt," who drowned at age 18 in the apocalyptic flood that swallowed the world. Her body was dissolved into goo, and, 200 years later, remnants of her consciousness were incorporated into an enormous goo hivemind. Charlotte, errrr, "rescued" her from said hivemind and gave her a body of her own. Permanently a teenager, Claudia is a scheming troublemaker who likes attention and hides her sentimental side. Misses her now-long-dead parents.

>The Herald: A large white divine lizard. Probably female.

...Boy, I have a lot more male characters than female, lmao.

>I was going to write an update but instead I got so drunk
Being a QM is so distracting from real life

>>6275844
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>>6275844
Fog of War is back! Third thread is now up and running.

A new update for The Caretaker Quest is now up!
this time is a short one but a very important decision must be made...surrender or run!
What will happen next? vote to find out!
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>>6276144
>>6276144

Can't go long without running another quest. LOW RUNG RESEARCH QUEST - The daily grind never changes no matter where you end up. Even if it's a bizarre facility where you have to manage anomalies.

>>6275806
Sometimes, a pub night takes precedent.

>>6275410
It is genuinely heartwarming that you paid this close of attention!

>>6275456
What the other anon said, but where I'm concerned, this is also my main hobby.

>>6276233
It was a good quest, and I followed it for, what a year and a half? It's only right I pay attention.

>>6275368
Now, where were we?

>>Our Brave Boys
Each of the varied cast of MCs in this roleplay-esque quest serves in a military force that's all male, but they also have government-assigned lady-friend penpals:
>Mino Mini, who is a dorky bucktoothed gal who makes fancy pop-up books and became the subject of her soldier-boy's nascent doujinshi
>Korozi Kozoki, a stern priestess-in-training who wears a candle on her head, paired with the resident hotheaded delinquent squaddie
>Tari Mari, a cute goth gravekeeper chick from a noble family
>Kiki Kiriki, from a carefree family of acorn-farmers, fond of kids
>Pina Pita, who has being ears and is thus culturally expected to produce a big family of kids whoa re good at listening to their elders someday
>Shina Rina, who is from a wacky clown cult and wears facepaint all the time

>>One Life
The quest is mostly male and quite small either way, but there are two stand-out ladies:
>Mimi, a mime, and the man character's love interest. She can barely speak, but she's mischievous, open to fighting shadow monsters, and the main character can interpret her sign-language flawlessly somehow.
>Aubrey, AKA "The Lady" because she's the sole girl in a gaggle of noir-cosplaying amateur detectives who investigate mysteries around town, and who IIRC is also a mortician

>>Forgotten Realms Quest
Has a FeMC, a daughetru or two, a bestie, and a girlboss rival and a pair of sinister sisters. Those in the main on-screen cast are:
>Jezyrene, the Drow fighter MC who came up from the underdark to escape assassination by her ambitious sisters and learned to love surface food, storybooks, dancing, dresses, and at least a couple darthiir (surface elf)
>Ilanis, the niece of Jezyrene's boyfriend, and one of her first friends on the surface, who is a bubbly bartender and surprisingly good with a sword with only a little learning
>Luaue, a half-drow priestess of Eilistraee and defacto leader of a group of good dark elves Jez saved
>Willow, the twangy, tomboyish nature-loving High Ranger in town who takes care of woodland trouble
>Emitia, Jez's bestie and fellow disciple of Sune, whose creepy stalker Jez handled and who in turn helps take care of her galpal when the local racist elf priestess gets all wound up about the darkies moving into Everlund

>>6276543
>>6276543
>>6276543
Update for Fog of War! I finally get to post this map it took me a bunch of days to make.

>>6275368
I don't know if this counts, but if it's for the sake of making some list or something, I'll add mine own. There's only really one female *character* in Fog of War for now, and she is

>Joan Sahakea
The protagonist's childhood friend/bound servant/personal maid. She's an owlgirl beastfolk with a rather close relationship with Alessandro, being capable of talking frankly and 'casually' with him despite the great difference in their social stations. This might be because of the fact that Alessandro has a massive crush on her, though he's made no moves yet.

She's pretty much the only female character of note right now, but that's mostly because they are on the field of war during the early modern period - most women of note during such a period would never get even close to one such area.

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>>6276609

Final vote of Sith Ascendant, for those that wanted the quest to be a bit more brutal here you go. The vote is the old Sith Lord forcing you to decide between which of your friends will be killed off.

I hope Lesches is alright.

With him settled more comfortably into his role, the Prince-Regent shall now try to reform his country…
>>6276647
>>6276647
>>6276647

Give me a good quest to read, it's been a while.

>>6276729
"Good" depends on what you like

>>6276731
I don't know, been a while.

>>6276734
A while since you liked anything?

>>6276747
Since I've read anything to like

>>6276754
Do you need to read it to like it?

>>6276754
Alright, but if somebody says they're taking you to McDonalds based on your criteria of not knowing what you like and not caring what it is, then you'd better not whine about it.

>>6276729

I haven't gotten caught up just yet, but I've been really liking fog of war (>>6276547). As for other recommendations (besides, of course, an obligatory plug to Olympus Incarnation), I've actually read and given reviews on a number of quests. Wouldn't hurt to see if one catches your eye: https://rentry.org/olympusqm-reviews

>>6276772
Not that much content thus far between the original QM flaking & losing voter momentum but I have no plans on discontinuing Fallout: The Shattered Shore, & now I'm dual-siting the Qst on Fiction Live/Akun as well. Would appreciate a review if you have the time.

>>6276626
Same here, one of the all-time greats along with Forgotten, Drunk, & Warden. Lanu too for his sheer dedication.

I see "Father, do you love me?" Qst was reviewed in the mini-reviews section. HIGHLY recommend to anyone reading this:
>>6275889

As was Star Wars: Sith Ascendant:
>>6254402

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And on this update of the Kingdom of Greifswald, the realm has new administrative subdivisions, now they must be named.
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The Pale Inheritance is now live:
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>>6275410
I hope nobody reads this and thinks I'm running some kind of weird pervert quest

>>6276772
>reviews
I was playing around with the idea of joining a longer/more established quest but the backlog of things to read through is kinda intimidating (and most the new quests I've been joining seem to keep flaking)... so thanks for reviewing some of them.

If there's anyone who has recommendations on the ones Olympus QM hasn't covered I'd love to hear them. With thoughts since I imagine there's lurkers in a similar boat.

>>6277329
There is a review pastebin. While most of the quests on there are pretty old and therefore either flaked or concluded, some of them (Normal Cultivator, Olympus Incarnation, Versequest, Lodestar, Curse Carrier, etc) are either currently running or on hiatus with expected return. Even ones with longer backlogs are worth reading, you can basically just enjoy it like any other webnovel. As for other expected reviews, Olympus is reviewing Fog of War soon and Observer was supposedly reviewing Cambion if I recall correctly. Other than that, you basically only have chatter in the qtg to go by, though even those recommendations in passing are pretty valuable.
>https://pastebin.com/u/QuestReviewsArchive

>>6277351

Ha, whoops, forgot I already phoneposted on this ip. Fog of War review coming this week

>>6275226
For Dreadknight Quest...
>Saligia Clearwater. Cruel. Sadistic. Violent. Dutiful to her country. Respectful to her subordinates. Leads undead and corrupted humans to pillage rebels against her demonic overlords and despoil their women.
>Katerina Brightspring. Leader of a rebel village who got turned into Saligia's toy. About to be sold off into a life of slavery.
>Tiffany Tentaphon. Dorky tomboyish artificer. Willing to put up with just about anything if she gets to work on something interesting, and happy to put up with Saligia's brand of sadism after dark.
>Stella. Useless lesbian. Healbot to her old party. Now a captive of Saligia's, being kept around for ritual purposes.
>Abigail. Strong adventurer woman who wanted a "Big Sis" to look up to and be protected by, but wound up in the role of being that "Big Sis" to others because of her strength. Super stoked at having Saligia as her "Big Sis" after being defeated, much to Stella's dismay.
>Scion Juniper. Delicious Brown Aasimar Woman. Arrogant martial artist who tries to peace out the moment she faces an opponent who is stronger than her. She, ah, failed at that against Saligia and is now her minion.
>Holly. Former housewife with a puritan streak a mile wide who's been corrupted by Saligia's blade. Now serves as Saligia's handmaiden.

I'm not sure, but I may eventually bite the bullet and throw "Masochistic Lady Knight" at Saligia just to see how the players react to that trope.

>>6277353
>Fog of War review coming this week
Looking forward to seeing it.

test?

>>6277581
threads pages frozen for you too? all my threads in /vg/ are also frozen and have been for a while now

Well it looks like we can still post, maybe it's just /v/ or certain boards

>>6277583
There was a brief spot here that the captcha was borked and returning null. Maybe just a server hiccup that's taking longer to unfuck itself elsewhere.

The Pale Inheritance is now live:
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>>6266786
Chatting with the condemned man. Good times

Hello, I am the QM for 'Father do you love me?'. I said that I was busy for the next two weeks. By busy, I meant I had some concerning health problems to take care of. The worst might have passed (I think?), I thought I can return back to my regular daily schedule but i feel like the mojo is lost. Maybe i shouldn't to continue in the first place while not being at my top shape but I don't know.

Not my blog etc etc. I know but I wish to be fully transparent with my players. At best, the quest will be on hold until I feel better, maybe I will run a one shot or something to warm up. At worst, I will have to prioritize my health first meaning no quests in the first place.

>>6277813
Rule #4.6, don't die. See you around, pardner.

With the closing of the year drawing nigh, it is once more time to build things in Greifswald, and in other news, will the King kick the bucket this time around?
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>>6277870

Anyone else unable to post?

>>6277966
No

>>6277970
Well, it's over now, but I was having some issues posting my update.

>>6277813
Feel free to come back when you're feeling completely up for it. Try to prioritize drinking lots of filtered water, vitamin-maxxing, getting plenty of sleep, & eating meat, preferably locally raised.

CITIZENS OF QUEST
The honorable JUDGE MONKE hearby oversees the trial for BANANASQM brought before the court by HIS PLAYERS.

BANANASQM stands accused of BAMBOOZLING and intentionally tricking his players (again). While he has a long history of doing this to increase his quest's "difficulty" or even "engagement", this one has been claimed to be especially egregious.

In short; BananasQM committing a QUEST CRIME by promising his players "no gotchas" and a "no strings attached" bonus action on a minigame, before turning around and hitting them with a punishment for taking this bonus action; turning several NPCs who might have contributed to their win condition into enemies instead.

Sounds like an open and shut case! But let's see the evidence;
>>6277677 The specific post promising the "no tricks" element of the extra minigame choice
>>6278045 post explaining the consequence and >>6278063 & >>6278103 explaining the thought process behind it
>>6268876 post explaining the "isolationists turning against you" rule and hints for future updates
>>6278049 most critical of the update
Original and first ever explanation of the "vow" rule https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2021/4854243/#p4873218
Not shown: Multiple times "vows" have been used or traded as minigame bonuses or methods to gain additional, game-turn-like bonuses or extra actions.

All members of /qst/ are entitled to a jury of their peerlayers. What say you on this matter?

Is BANANSQM Guilty or Not Guilty?
>Guilty
>Not Guilty

If found GUILTY, what should the punishment be?
>Heartfelt apology
>Rescindence of the offending update
>Equal or equivalent "game benefit" to counteract the "unfair negative" inflicted but without cancelling the original update & intent behind the "consequence for the choice"
>Other (Write in)

>>6278154
>>If found GUILTY, what should the punishment be?
10 years running a Civ thread "pick a race and location"

>>6278154
Well I ain't reading all of that. But I will vote
>Guilty
Just because I think it's funny. This makes me the ideal impartial juror because I am completely uninformed and therefore cannot have a bias in my deliberation.

>Other (Write in)
>Shave a banana shape into a spot of hair large enough for it to be distinct, body or facial hair also valid
Beeg funnee

>>6278160
>>6278163
No cruel or unusual punishments. It's in the Constitution.

>>6278154
>Not Guilty

>Equal or equivalent "game benefit" to counteract the "unfair negative" inflicted but without cancelling the original update & intent behind the "consequence for the choice"
Like what was already done with
>"Your spymaster, Usis, is especially inspired; perhaps expecting you to focus all your efforts on the war and not care at all about his sensitive political game."
Seed have been planted for (You) to turn the Ensure-a-win-for-free(TM) into 'higher risk, better reward' with the win over birdpeople becoming more significative thanks to our vow + motivated spymaster.

>>6278154
>Guilty
But of basically false advertisement and entrapment as the no "gotcha" was just a lie it's okay if something is unforeseen IC but dont make OOC promises you will not keep.
Punishment does it even happen as there is no way to enforce it and stuff sort of like this has happened before it's a repeat offender of too high hierarchical status it's like try to topple a president or senator for a crime in a banana republic or just democracy

>>6275368
For Normal Cultivator Quest, to ensure parity in the magic chink world I roll for sex of every relevent NPC at creation.
Age-sorted, it is :
> Tau Ryel, Sheng Seng, Watchful River, Ji Lu, Kui Ting, Feken Doshi,
6 year old, promising Kohai of MC.
>Xie Lian, Dong Xun, Cao Rai
Will-be relevants 6yo from other sects of the town.
>Ai, Sin Din, Man Din
Foster sisters of MC
>LienWen YanEr, LienWen JiaLin, Chou Fu, Hua Xia, Yin Ling, Meiying Youling, Wei Chen, Pomegranate, Camelia
High-potential girls of the town, age of MC.
>Ing Rid, Fairy Wise Crane :
Other branches of MC's sect named girls.
>Bai Fenglan, Furan Cheska, Li Xuefeng
Various other sect named girls, age close to protag.
>Kyo Ko
Elder foster-sister of MC
>The Young Empress
16 year old red-hair Chink Queen.
>Wolf Master, Snake Master, Marten Master, Turtle Master, Dog Master, Cat Master
Sect Elder
>Suntouched Twin Star, Rui Fen, Mama Watermelons,
Stable Lotus Harbor named elders of other sects

>>6278154
>Guilty
>Gets Agori’ed by the Judge

DOWN WITH THE MONKEARCHY!

Also, the Agori Special is a classic! Free mask, plus a chimp out!

>>6278154
>Guilty
He knows what he did, he should just admit it rather than it become an actual issue.

>Rescindence of the offending update and a admittance that he is a stoopid poopy head

>>6278154
Guilty
>>6278160

>>6278154
>Guilty

If you hadn't elaborated with the whole 'no strings attached no unforeseen events' it'd have been a fair gotcha, but you did elaborate with that wording. So Guilty as charged.

>Rescindence of the offending update

>>6278154
>Guilty
>Unlimited Souv Posting in both your current & following Threads, must be expressly invited from the /QTG/
OR
>You may take a Plea Bargain, in which you Do Not Post Gay Monkey Furry Content for the next 1,000 of your Posts

>>6278154
Listen, I might not be some sort of master in storytelling, but from looking at the evidence, you
>Made a post which profusely said "There will be no unforeseen consequences for choosing this"
You then proceeded to add unforeseen consequences for choosing this.

>But I had a line that foreshadowed it!
Yes, a single line. Adding a single line of text that honestly wasn't even clear would have been about that in specific and using it to deliver an overhead swing on your players IS a gotcha, especially if the "Vow" is supposed to be an minigame bonus.

I guess it would be better to ask - did you, as a QM, believe your players KNEW that this would screw them over? Or did you expect them to choose the option and then have it blow up in their faces?

Without any argument as for the former, i have to say
>Guilty
>Just pull back the "side effect"

You don't have to prostrate yourself and dogeza or anything, just go
>Yeah that was not foreshadowed enough, I'll rescind it

>>6278154
Guilty.
You have to write a sincere love letter to your creepy simp

Hear ye! Hear ye! Good citizens of /qtg/! The King is dead! The King is dead! The King is dead!
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>>6278231
>>6278231

>>6278154
Not Guilty. If you are playing Monkey Quest after all this time and bamboozle it's your own fault.

>>6278154
No offence, but this seems more appropriate for a Monke thread than to debate in the QTG.

But since you asked,
>Guilty
>Equal or equivalent "game benefit" to counteract the "unfair negative" inflicted but without cancelling the original update & intent behind the "consequence for the choice"

Good morning, Mojaveites,

It is me, Mr. New Vegas and it's been a while, hasn't it?

For those of you waiting with bated breath, I am so sorry to disappoint but Fallout: No Gods, No Masters Thread 4 will resume this FRIDAY, not today.

But I have it on good authority that the delay is all a part of the Survivalist's grand machinations, and you have this to look forward to:

1. Governorship map of the Mojave
2. Faction reputation list
3. Revamped Pastebin with new buildings/overhauled resource system
4. New Factions!
5. Eldritch horrors beyond your comprehension

Wow, what a lineup! If you haven't, this is the best opportunity to catch up on the Courier's crazy adventures on the archives.

Wee you soon, New Vegas.

After reading your feedback, I have rescinded the update. Thank you for participating in this QUEST COURT. I posted it in the qtg because I thought it would be funny to see any non-monke players weigh in, but I figured most people who play monke probably post here too so idk

>>6275674
This is Sith Ascendant's QM, isn't it?

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>6278278
Rolling for QM to have things done on time. DC 50.

How can we get a GOOD fantasy quest on this board? This time I really mean it!

>>6278417
How would you define a good fantasy quest? I've been playing with the idea of /qst/ plays a farm kid who gets whisked off to a mage tower

>>6278425
I would define GOOD fantasy as any fantasy quest in which the QM sends me specifically eighteen million U.S.D. in cash.

>>6278417
You don't want to know....hahaha.....MUHAHAHA!

>>6278455
>>6278455
>>6278455
Update for Fog of War, the Siege begins for real.

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>6278415
Let's try that again.

>>6278627
>>6278627
>>6278627
Solarpunk update! Just as the mission seems almost over, you receive a frightening communication; SHE is nearby, and SHE doesn't play around. Now, how quietly can you smuggle around fifty maimed captives and raise a giant mechanical gate?

>>6278417
No, if you didnt join the discords by now you don't get to read them

Fallout: The Shattered Shore, Thread II has updated, now with MOAR LORE & MAPS WITH CIRCLES ON THEM (first one got flipped)
>>6278645
>>6278645
>>6278645

I'm feeling paralyzed by ideas and a longing to continue some quests I have left on hiatus smothered with the fear that I've left them alone for so long no-one cares. How do I get out of this?

>>6278702
Just run a quest, 5head.

CURSE CARRIER QM WHERE ARE YOU

Gotham City Beat Cop returns for the week. Come by and vote on which Hobo you think seems coolest.

>>6278731
>>6278731
>>6278731

>>6278443
Notapaladin, where's the update

With a new king, Greifswald shall enter a new era, but what kind of era shall it be?
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>>6278745
>>6278745

>>6278417
1. Your kink
2. Your political fantasy
3. Esoteric magic system
4. Characters (Optional)

I invoke Souvarine to improve the /qtg/.

>>6278791
Here, Here

>>6278791
Why don't you ask ME to autism wall? I can autism wall too!

>>6278832
Autismwall the design process of your minigame creation

>>6278834
So typically when coming up with a minigame, I try to come up with something with a few qualities. Ideally it should be;
>Unique
>Offers interesting & mutually exclusive choices
>Has an aspect of "difficulty"
>Allows players to specialize and have "builds" or express themselves in the world space
>Contribute to the overall story
>And create at least some speculation

These are vague qualifiers; but the general idea is the minigame should be highly customized for the /qst/ing format. In my current thread for example, I have TWO minigames as part of the thread gimmick. One is more based on spying and political manipulation, and the other is a direct strategy war-game. This is to match the two potential Supreme Ruler choices of the previous thread, as to essentially allow the players to choose which "game" they wanted to make easier. The situation you find yourself doesn't change, but how well prepared you are does based on what you value or prepare for. It's the same as an RPG video game. As someone who runs a civ quest I have a distinct advantage in this regard; as the players have already sort of decided the flavor and "build" of the Hegemony throughout many previous threads. It makes the Quest feel more reactive, alive, and like a "game". That authentic "game like" feeling is what I'm really after; for Space Monke being directly inspired by 4x style strategy games. I want it to feel less like a series of linear prompts and choices, and more as a simulation of (restricted) choices and situations. I'm not confident to have a "whole living world" simulated myself, which is one of the reason why I'm so cagey about my TTRPG background; feeling like a "phony" for never being able to have the true, real, GOOD campaign the way I envision it should be done. Minigames are a way to simplify the world simulation aspect into something more directly approachable and "gamified". Because of /qst/'s formatting and lack of interactive game pieces, and by necessity being mostly anonymous and not having the same social dynamic as a TTRPG, trying to make the quest feel like a "game" is challenging, which is why I create minigames to bridge the gap. While we do have dice rolls, dice rolls are really shitty and boring.

I think I mentioned this before but for the sake of redundancy; dice rolls offer no actual strategy or choice; especially on this board given its limitations. At least with physical dice, you can play with them. "Flip flopping" the result on a 2d10 percentile roll (36 into 63, etc.), selectively reroll specific dice, reroll with advantage, added modifiers, etc. These are limiting but at least they give SOMETHING. But for /qst/? Only the action you chose to roll over offers any actual choice AND your character building up to that point. This is further compromised by /qst/ being collective and the direction of a quest essentially being run by committee.

>>6278702
Ask people in the QTG if they rememebr it and want to play again? or just do a recap in thread 1, or soft reboot?

>>6278708
I too miss Magically Challenged.

In a video game or TTRPG, a generic "roll to succeed" choice can still be interesting as you built your character up to that point. But in /qst/, you can't really do that as everyone has a hand in deciding the direction, which further lowers this aspect of the game. So instead, we need something else to make it a "game".

The main disadvantage of making a game is they require some setup and extra work, can cause friction between players (and QM) if mutually exclusive options exist, they can be "sabotaged" by bad faith actors if a high skill component exists, and they can also derail or negatively contribute to the overall immersive qualities or "legitimacy" of a regular Quest thread. I found this out the hard way in my previous Monke thread's Minigame; in which it dominated most of the thread with slowly filling up various gauges and accumulating resources. But it also colored the entire rest of the thread; with many choices have direct or indirect consequence on this minigame; even encouraging the players to act in a specific way against how they normally would to maximize returns on the minigame. For this reason, I consider them successful and worth the added investment. Being a drawfag also helps, as you can visually create the assets and it helps massively to keep track of the various elements of the game.

Finally; making each minigame creative and distinct is somewhat of a challenge. As of this point, I basically had three "war" minigames all just featuring different ways to roll dice to blow up other spaceships. Each one is mechanically distinct, but even so I'm getting tired of it and trying to find a better solution BUT hopefully without actually having to actually invent a straight up whole wargame. You can always make a minigame bigger and bigger and scope; but it isn't desirable. Just for my own personal autism? Having a minigame just for one thread is perfect. Gives you just a taste, and you can always bring it out of retirement later if you find a minigame that's really, really fun.

Oh and one more autism post since I have a moment-

I think the ultimate idealized perfected greatest-possible GOOD Quest wouldn't need "minigames" at all and would have these "gamified" aspects involved in the mechanics of the quest itself. Having a game with random chance (through cards or dice or unseen information) is difficult in this specific medium. For linear storytelling, one could argue the world reactivity and progression is itself the "game", but this feels too loose and broad of a topic for me. Games inherently exist to be beaten or at least wrestled with, where as real life or stories and simulations of a "real world" even if it's a fantasy or sci-fi "secondary world" with different people and cultures and laws of physics and all that provide the context and "game space". One could argue that a traditional interactive story is itself already then a game; but to me this is a cop out. Most people don't actually want the story of a Quest to flow 100% realistically or only care about the story. There are many novels and shows and so forth in which the "story" is great but absolutely sucks ass for the main character. The characters are stupid in horror movies because if they were smart there wouldn't be a movie, but in a quest it'd be infuriating for the characters to be dumb out of the player's control. I'd really prefer then that instead of the quest being wank for the player(s) power fantasy it was a "games" with more discrete pieces and mechanisms of interaction. I've long said my weird obsession with ARPGs mixing with Quests in a (possibly very bad) way; in a way that only 10 years of playing Path of Exile can do. You have no idea how much I love the idea of adding in those sorts of mechanics to a quest; choosing to upgrade and specialize your "build" and investing resources to make the quest even HARDER for a better reward later. Is it even possible to mix these aspects together? In a linear narrative you can't replay to test out new builds? Probably not. You could technically just replay a Quest again as the QM, but that sounds like worse torture then anything else I can imagine. But it has the APPEARANCE of being so; you have a quest that you can endlessly tweak and talk about and think over and occupy your months and years of idle existence and you can PRETEND you have made a game. What represents a significant portion of your life is just what it is; a story and interaction with a small group of people online; but you give it the appearance of something transcendent and genre-defying and creative as a game-master sort of way that games can be. In the end? It all comes back to MSPaint Adventures. YUCK!

That's the end of my rant. I forgot to include a GOOD fantasy quest shitpost in the last bit; but that's what the included picture was meant to be about. Thanks for coming to my SOUVtalk.

>>6279067
Solid Souv-essay Bananas, I give it 3 Elizabethan-Period Accurate Movie Prop Dresses out of 5

>>6279096
>>6279096
>>6279096

Dreadknight Quest is back up.

Saligia won't lose to this misshapen Ogrekin!

>>6278154
Is BANANSQM Guilty or Not Guilty?
>Guilty

If found GUILTY, what should the punishment be?
1. Tortured
2. Executed
3. Mutilated
4. Fed to dogs
5. Dogs tortured and executed too

>>6279065
>you give it the appearance of something transcendent and genre-defying and creative as a game-master sort of way that games can be. In the end? It all comes back to MSPaint Adventures. YUCK!

Personally, I don't really relate to or interact with quests in that way almost ever, at all. QMing is writing a very reactive-to-the-audience, sometimes-randomized story, with stats and mechanics existing to fit the flavour of the story (I run very D&D-coded stuff) and slightly modify the randomness and to create a sense of progress for the players.

All of this, from players to dicerolls, are part of the process mostly because it helps me stay motivated and avoid writer's block, and because as someone who really liked PLAYING quests and knowing how mcuh it sucks when one flakes, I wanted to provide a sustained and reliable questing experience for others.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I do think your mechanical aspects fit the tone of your quest and lend a lot to its grand strategy space empire vibe.

>>6279050
I HOPE HE'S OKAY
IT'S BEEN HOW MANY WEEKS NOW SINCE THE LAST THREAD?

>>6279158
It had slowed down to a crawl before then... Maybe he just wasn't enjoying writing anymore?

>>6279046
>>6279052

> You have no idea how much I love the idea of adding in those sorts of mechanics to a quest; choosing to upgrade and specialize your "build" and investing resources to make the quest even HARDER for a better reward later.
I think this resonates a bit with Normal Cultivator - but that quest feature unealthy, gatcha-like amount of dice rolls

A new update for The Caretaker Quest is up!
You evaded the guards, but now a new (but familiar) obstacle blocks your path, will you deal with it now or will you evade it and deal with the consequences later? Vote now to find out!
>>6274553
>>6274553
>>6274553

Anybody know a way to get over writer's block/burn out? im taking longer and longer between updates, i love writing this and giving my players something to read, but its also starting to weight on me and i do NOT want to just abandon a story

As the preparation for the eventual conquest of the isles begins, the king first returns to his domestic situation.
>>6279303
>>6279303
>>6279303

After rectifying an unexpected detour back to Greenshoot Town, Alex is presently grappling with the issue of how to ensure Latias' safety when she's not with the party.

Semi-important vote, so I'd rather not just flip a coin on it.

>>6277619
>>6277619
>>6277619

>>6279259
Take a short break, and during that time gonread, watch, or do some stuff that you enjor or, conversely, that's new. New experiences and ideas can help reonvigoate your writing, as can just time away in and of itself. Make sure to set a dealdine to return, though, so you don't flake out indefinitely.]

>>6279259
>>6279349
What this guy said. When I was running Bones Quest I updated almost every damn day. Looking back, I think taking a break now and then would have done wonders for writing and ideas. Sometimes you just gotta take a step back and wipe the gunk outta' your head, you know? Aside from that I'd also suggest reading something or playing something new--sometimes the right movie or book can 'reboot' my creative juices.

>>6278702
Pick one that you'd like to try again and... try again! Might not be a bad idea to just redo one if the quest didn't get very far, though. Honestly if it's been long enough it might just be good to start from scratch.

That said, I've seen a lot of QMs come back out of nowhere and be all 'heyyyy I ran a thread of this in 2019 and I'm gonna try to keep going, here's the archive link' and it worked out okay! Speaking of, if your past threads aren't archived then I'd DEFINITELY start over.

>>6278417
Sacrifice BananasQM

Someone write an elven Rhodesia quest for me.

>>6279462
Which side is the elves

>>6279463
>Elves, an ancient and successful race that is undergoing terminal decline and dying out
What do you think?

>>6279463
The attractive ones, obviously.

>>6279468
Sorry, I like women.

>>6279366
>sacrifice
The gods will NOT be happy with this offering.

>>6279519
>>6279519
>>6279519
Dreadknight Quest has updated!

Saligia accepts the offer that her PRIDE cannot really refuse.

BE NOT AFRAID. FOR SHE IS THE RIGHTEOUS HAND OF THE FATHER.

Now it's time to play the fun music and wreck some Lovecraftian Neverborn ass. Rip and tear, until it is done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PLgaVmj4E0

(Just replace wickedness and evil with a vibe of "these things are a bunch of nihilistic suicide cultists that want to end material existence forever")

With things nearly ready, you must complete the last of the invasion plans…
>>6279693
>>6279694
>>6279695

I realize I might get stoned to death for asking this heretical question, but I'm dual-site Qsting on fic-kun. Does anyone know how to setup dice rolls on there?

>UK will block 4chan in t minus 20 minutes
Maybe it’s a good thing I flaked, rather than having Starmer and his cronies steal it from me.
/qst/ was my first board and the reason I came to this site in 2018 in the first place, and I firmly believe that the level of cooperation and community required makes this the very best board on the site, if far from the most popular. If this is it, I just want to thank all of the amazing QMs who have made this board so wonderful over the years and all of the players who participated and brought their characters to life.
And hey, maybe if I can still post here I’ll run some time in the future. I’ve started writing here and there again, so maybe the creative spark’s finally coming back.
Later, bros. It’s been real.

>>6279884
Double VPN/TOR, simple as. Queer Farmer can't stop you.

>>6279884
>>UK will block 4chan in t minus 20 minutes
wait, what?

>>6279884
test

posting from the afterlife

>>6279884
RIP, Bongs. You will be missed.

>>6279883
They have a help page.

>>6279894
Inshallah, thank you, Karellian QM.

>>6279884
What are you on about?

>>6279901
Ofcom opened a formal investigation into 4chan last month under the Online Safety Act, re risk assessment paperwork and ensuring it isn't hosting illegal material. which, you know, it's 4chan -- it might be.

There's no court order atm issues by the UK to block ISPs, last I checked. However, I think today's the day where PORN sites have too enable age-verification; since we have /gif/ and /aco/ and /d/, that may be a factor? User-to-user sites as opposed to publisher (ie. the 'tubes and such) have a longer timetable and more flexibility, though.

>>6279903
>There's no court order atm issues by the UK to block ISPs, last I checked. However, I think today's the day where PORN sites have too enable age-verification; since we have /gif/ and /aco/ and /d/, that may be a factor? User-to-user sites as opposed to publisher (ie. the 'tubes and such) have a longer timetable and more flexibility, though.
Just checked pornhub, and redtube, I would need to create an account to watch porn. Not for motherless tho, so maybe only big porn sites? Hopefully it doesn't effect here.

>>6279907
Motherless is probably either not a primary publisher (you'd know better than me, anon, lol) or is gambling on Ofcom taking longer to get to them and enforce it. The big MindGeek sites like Pornhub jumped on it because they're the primary target, and right in the enforcement agencies' crosshairs.

As for 4chan, they ARE being investigated for failing to file paperwork. it's all in Hiroshimoot's hands.

神の風
広の道を照らす
御心まもれ

>>6279913
>Motherless is probably either not a primary publisher (you'd know better than me, anon, lol)
Not really, I just know it as an "edgy" porn site.
>As for 4chan, they ARE being investigated for failing to file paperwork. it's all in Hiroshimoot's hands.
Owari da

Fallout: The Shattered Shore, Thread II

Last call to accept the humble offerings afforded by haggling with this wasteland sailor & reveal the Vault, or to dupe him & be on our way (hopefully no worse for wear).
>>6279935
>>6279935
>>6279935

I just personally think that powerful megacorporations and politicians that get off on reducing peoples freedoms and cowardly hiding behind the excuse of "protecting women & children" from the scary violent video games and internet porn drawings who hurt literally nobody should be buried up to their necks in the sand and have rocks thrown at their heads until they stop moving but hey! That's just me a run a dumb drawquest with zero linework lol what do I know

can /qst/ survive without the British?

>>6279971
>tfw they all go to akun

Isn't Souv Bri'ish? Dark times ahead.

>>6279884
everyone not in one of the grass roots discord by now deserve to miss out honestly.

>>6279970
get a job, die working

>>6279883
what quest you running?

>>6279970
I just want there to be fewer laws. If I can't remember them all, there's too many. And I can only count to around thirty, so.

>>6280072
so you will be taken advantage of by people who can exploit flaws better than you can.

>>6280076
If there isn't a law about hitting them in the head with a rock for that I'll manage.

>>6280082
No you won't because there won't be a law preventing them to go on your home with a tank and bulldozers

>>6280083
Not if I get to them with my rock before they can set everything up. Rock beats paper. Get your book learning outta here.

>>6280084
Ok, i kneel, have fun ruining your life :)

>>6280085
>implying it wouldn't ruin yours too if i had my way
Oh ye of small ambitions.

>>6279970
I think you should be banned from running quests, or at least banished to an all-furfag website. Looks like neither of us gets what we want.

And with the tides of war drawing nigh, some members of court are busy making their last preparations...
>>6279844
>>6279844
>>6279844

>>6280087
Looks like you can't read subtext so I reiterate :
Such a retarded position will clearly let the 0.1% absolutely fuck over the rest of humanity consequence free

>>6280091
>this fag is actually this dumb
Alright.

>>6280097
The original post wasn't even making an effort at pretending. It was just a joke. I think you might be stupid.

>>6280102
well, I accept the diagnosis

>>6277619
>>6277619
>>6277619

Linking to the most recent update in Pokemon Trainer Quest again, since I'm very much back, on a roll and don't really want to flip a coin on the present vote, since it's major-ish, in the sense it'll determine whether Alex gets a 'Companion' slot like Scarlet and Violet.

I don't have a horse in this autismo-battle, but clearly an excess of laws is a major symptom of a decaying nation/empire. The cryptocrats & plutocrats will always find ways to use the laws to their advantage, so it would benefit the common man to have fewer, & that they be codified in a more straightforward way.

Test. Damn, and here I was just about to run a quest.

The law can't stop me

>>6280249
>Moloch was a britbong this whole time
Wow
I think you need this song right now, hope it helps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4SUv__2-gk

And things will get worse and worse and worse.
>>6280288
>>6280288
>>6280288

This is Mr. New Vegas, letting all of you beautiful people know...

We are so back.

>>6280301

looks like my last update could use a bit of help, its been too slow lately, if anybody would be willing to help with a vote, that would be much appreciated
>>6274553
>>6274553
>>6274553

The Pale Inheritance is now live, at least until the law catches up with me:
>>6266786
>>6266786

Happy first anniversary, Poképocalypse Quest.

Come celebrate the occasion in Poképocalypse's newest thread, finally back after an unintended extended hiatus!

>>6280634
>>6280634
>>6280634

Now, I don't feel like making a big sappy speech, but I'd be remiss to ignore the support my players have given me so far. It's truly invaluable, and I can't thank my readers enough! It's been a blast writing this, and even more of a blast seeing everyone theorycraft about what's going to happen next or drawing the occasional piece of fanart. This quest has been a shining beacon of light in a really shitty year, and I can't thank you all enough for it.

I hope you enjoy thread five as much as you've enjoyed the last four. I'm more than happy to be back at the helm and writing it again.

Happy first anniversary, Poképocalypse Quest.

Come celebrate the occasion in Poképocalypse's newest thread, finally back after an unintended extended hiatus!

>>6280646
>>6280646
>>6280646

Now, I don't feel like making a big sappy speech, but I'd be remiss to ignore the support my players have given me so far. It's truly invaluable, and I can't thank my readers enough for sticking with me! It's been a blast writing this, and even more of a blast seeing everyone theorycraft about what's going to happen next or drawing the occasional piece of fanart. This quest has been a shining beacon of light in a really shitty year, and I can't thank you all enough for helping keep it alive.

I hope you all enjoy thread five. I'm more than happy to be back at the helm and writing again.

>>6280656
It's good to have you back, QM!

>>6280656
Sorry to hear about your circumstances, though.

What sport do you think would be the best fit for a Quest?

>>6280745
What kind? Drawquest? Pole-vaulting or long jumping. Classic? Probably something more actively competing like running or boxing. Something where there is actual strategizing and maneuvering involved.

Just wanted to ask, has anyone played that Aura Clash game that appears on the ads? Does anyone know if it's still being developed?

I decided to look it up for the sake of it and got hooked in an instant, only to get cockblocked to the start of a new chapter. I was really excited for my character and the whole story that was developing, so imagine my let down knowing it ended right after basically the tournament arc started. I even tried to play like a year ago but never actually sat down to do it until now.

>>6280750
>Just wanted to ask, has anyone played that Aura Clash game that appears on the ads? Does anyone know if it's still being developed?
It is, but I think the author is busy porting it because of the itch censorship spree, so you can thank visa and mastercard for that.

>>6280749
Boxing, wrestling, martial arts in general. Racing , hunting, or equestrianism could be good, too. Anything can work,a s long as it has multiple areas of skill to factor in and goes on longer enough to have a back-and-forth dynamic for drama, and your'e knowledgeable and passionate about it. Team sports may work best if you play as or also cotnrol in some way eh coach.

>>6280752
Fuck

>>6280698
It’s good to be back! Thanks for sticking around :)

This is a good time to update my list and qsk /qst/...

>Have you started playing or reading anything new this month?
>How do you like it so far?

>>6280839
Was away for a time but have returned, and I am very happy to see Bloodstone Quest is still going. There are only three to four regular voters (me included) but at least it lives and the QM and players are having fun.

I would definitely recommend it to any anons who are looking for a good modern story, especially as the character is an old man instead of the usual young fella. Do note that sometimes the votes or rolls can seem a lot, such as the schedule vote, but ngl I just leave that to other anons hehe

>>6280839
>Played/Read Anything New?
I took a shot on a few new quests, including some multiplayer ones, actually! Some of em' are going well. Would recommend checking out:
>Low Rung Researcher
>1 Man Vs. 100 Gorillas
>Jail Quest
>Pokepocalypse
>Mad Max
>Chosen Quest
Also it'd be remiss of me to not comment that Drowned Quest Redux is close to finishing up! It's a bit of a slog, but totally a classic in the making. HIGHLY recommend checking it out in the archive--it'll keep ya' busy for a while.

One thing I gotta comment on, though, is that there have been a lot of quests lately that just... don't really start, you know? So many promising ideas that get bogged down by QMs who don't really have any idea how to get started or just float a vague idea and assume everyone else will pick it up.

I doubt people will see it, but I'll ask a question for the /qtg/ of my own:
>What are 2-3 tips you'd give to someone thinking about starting a quest?
I know this has come up in the past, but I always like to see what advice people have to offer! Players too! What do YOU like to see a QM do?

Also for my Dark Dorks: Next Dark Quest thread will probably be up some time late next week, but I'll letcha know if things change. Thanks for being so cool!

>>6280839
All of my free time goes into running my quest right now, so I haven't been able to check out anyone else's work since coming back to the board. Hopefully I'll be able to share my thoughts on what other folks have going sooner or later, though. I know we all enjoy getting feedback from fellow QMs.

>>6280847
>What are 2-3 tips you'd give to someone thinking about starting a quest?
1.) The intro is important, don't skimp on it. This can be excused to an extent if you're writing a fanfic quest since people already assume some details about the setting and characters beforehand BUT! Players need something to latch onto - Try to write more than a few lines of vague text at least. First impressions are always important.
2.) Try to avoid heavy handed or indepth character creation. It bogs down a quest if the first three posts are just spent chiseling away at what character you're even playing. Hell, might deter some players if you offer a particularly contentious choice or two. If you must have character creation, keep it quick and snappy.
3.) This is not a TTRPG board, it is a quest board. Do not overcomplicate your quest with unnecessary mechanics unless you know what you're doing. Keep rolls simple and snappy, don't force players to deal with TTRPG style stats and ammo pools and any unnecessary book-keeping. This is for your own sanity and for the non-autistic player's enjoyment. Most players come here for narrative first, mechanic crunch second.

The invasion is about to start, everyone is abroad, and the sails have been unfurled.
>>6280927
>>6280927
>>6280927

The Pale Inheritance is now live. Short session just to tie up a loose end before moving on:
>>6266786
>>6266786

>>6280839
JERKCITY, hop on.

>>6280847
I almost always start a new quest with a fight scene, or some type of immediate conflict that needs resolving. It's a good way to get new players interested in the premise, maybe because the immediacy is a good mental hook, or maybe because potential players are presented with an immediate reward (overcoming the specific obstacle) rather than having to wait for the action to get rolling.

Having a short OP is also standard for me. Ideally, the entire text of the OP post should be visible in the catalog.

>>6280839
>No Solstice on the list

Lists are gay and don't actually say anything about how good a quwst is. Point out a single quest you like and talk about it.

I'm more or less a newfag. I came around here a couple years back and read PKMN quest and a bit of that Body Horror Quest, I don't actually remember if I was there directly to contribute to them.
Point being, /qst/ has always seemed like something awesome that I never found the time to contribute to and I want to remediate that ASAP, are there any classic archived quests that are worth reading. And what would be some easy to follow, on-going ones that I could catch up to that you guys would recommend.

finally feel ready to climb out of my creative burn out just in time to watch /qst/ die for good

>>6281379
>are there any classic archived quests that are worth reading
Shadow Quest because I love incredible skill trees and some insane plot twists and a weird setting
>some easy to follow, on-going ones that I could catch up to
Shilling the ones I'm participating in now
>Pokepocalypse
>Low Rung Researcher
>Digimon Quest The Tower
>Pale Inheritance
>Jail
>Gotham City Beat Cop
>Solarpunk Cleanup
>Disappearing Hogwarts
And because the QM is a friend of mine, I will also recommend
>Do Your Best Quest
but it is LONG and it is FILLED WITH CHARACTERS and it is UNIQUELY SILLY and it is FILLED WITH WAIFUS and it has a CONVOLUTED PLOT and it has a STUPID (in a good way) SETTING

>>6281382
The quest will continue even if I have to update while on call.

>>6281379
If you don't mind an incomplete one, Homeless Mutant quest is a classic. Banished Quest is in the same ballpark but much longer. Aspiring Emperor is another. Most quests aren't completed. But Shinigami Savant is a finished quest and quite long, if you like Bleach it's considered good fiction. Continuing with Bleach there's Improvaizen Quest though it didn't finish and it is absolutely wacko. There's Feral Necromancer that was bretty alright, and Death Among The Stars if you like your magic more sci-fi. Hive Queen is up there as well.

Those are all the "Classic" quests I can think of off the top of my head. There are quite a few. But the specific names elude me.

>>6281379
It never finished, but Ogre Civ Quest was pretty darn entertaining. I will also never stop shilling Blood Quest--this one DID finish and pretty much inspired me to try running quests in the first place! Highly recommended!

Oh and a more recent quest that finished would be Retaliation Quest. Same schmuck running Solstice.

>>6281391
You didn't even recommend the one good Bleach quest out there. German Hollow Quest.

>>6281379
I will add Totemist Quest and Hellborn Quest (both unfinished) to the pile of classics.

I hope the QM of What The Fuck Quest returns someday.

>>6281397
I don't know why but I always feel like German Hollow was more recent than it is.

>>6281104
>>6281109
I wouldn't worry about not being on the list. Every time I see mine up there and it's not in S tier I have a little crashout.

>>6281448
At least the list yours gets you on is a popularity one and not a no-fly one. Lucky bug.

>>6281379
My list of finished quests that I personally recommend:
Kobolt Klan Adoption
Dogbuster's March
Mechanicus Primarch
Dungeon Life
Strike Witches 1989
Cyberidol
Fookin' Princesses

and for lulz instead of a (semi-)serious story...
Cyberpunk Demonslayer
Khornette Quest

>>6281379
finished quests :
Otome Gone Wrong
The Dogbusters' March/Kuroinu Girlfriend
Curse Carrier

unfinished gems:
Silver Knight Quest (QM will return in a few months)
Magically Challenged Quest (QM is still with us)
Mutant! Quest
The Lady Knight's Quest
Vengeance Burns Red
What The Fuck Quest
The Prodigal Son Returns

With the reunion of all parts of the host, you must now decide upon a next course of action.
>>6281471
>>6281471
>>6281471

My recommendations, none of them finished unfortunately:
Sworn to Valour
Trojan War/Seven Against Thebes
Second US Civil War: Sunbelt Crusaders
Enclave Remnant
Mortal Kombat: Kaito's Konquest
Star Wars: Interregnum

A few more:
Warlords of Chaos (Skirmish)
Fallout: Nukaloha
Dark Investigation: Rabbinic Tunnels
Delights: Earthly & Desolate (on Fic-Kun)
Star Wars: Imperial Remnant Captain

Might be a silly question, but do you guys have any book recommendations?
While I'm writing I'm frequently stuck thinking "how the hell would someone write a scene like X or Y? How the hell does anyone describe this? Why does everything feel so flat?". Often I can't think of a single example, even for rather commonplace or mundane things, which makes me think I should just read a lot more rather than just, as the kids would say it, "rawdog" writing.

>>6281522
That may depend on the genre you want your quest to be set in. I myself have been reading Ivanhoe by Walter Scott recently, and the prose concerning the landscapes is quite good, but with what is being a 1821 novel, the words used can be a bit antiquated to the modern reader.

>>6271040 (OP)
Now that I got a job that lets me sit at a PC and update every day, I want to give QM-ing another shot.
What is the ideal update frequency? Once a day, once every 12 hours or something else?

>>6281583
Consistency matters more than raw frequency but I say once a day is a good benchmark to have.
The board's really slow so you don't need to crank out multiple updates per day unless you want to.

>>6281522
I’ve been reading the Metro series and I highly recommend it.

>>6281522
The original Frankenstein is a masterpiece.

>>6281601
+1

>>6281522
The question of book recommendations is difficult to answer without knowing what you want, but when it comes to story writing with descriptive and evocative scenery, I'd say that Jack Vance's Dying Earth series. But in general if you want a scene to feel alive you should describe how things feel or how they interact. For example, say you're talking about an icy wasteland. It isn't just cold, everybody can tell it's cold because it's an icy wasteland. What they can't immediately assume is how the frigid sogginess seeps through your coats, through your flesh, and chills your bones in a spiteful effort by the land itself to make you share in its misery.

>>6281583
>>6281587
Handler's right on the money here. The key to QMing is consistency. Some folks update multiple times daily, others update once a week (not exactly recommended, but doable.)

The only bit of advice I'd add is to COMMUNICATE. Got a trip coming up? Tell your players. Midterm Exams? Tell your players. Need a little break to figure out the next thread? Tell your players. You'll most likely start to see consistent voters/participants once you get the proverbial 'ball' rolling on your quest, but you're also more likely to retain them if you're clear about when you plan to update and why that might change!

>>6281522
I recommend almost any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series--the writing flows, the descriptions are crisp, and the characters are memorable.

I'd also personally recommend Raymond Chandler's works if you're into detective fiction. I dunno if any of them would really inspire you questwise, but they're good stories and the dialogue and character descriptions and movements are pretty darn good to boot.

Lastly, you're probably gonna scoff, but I would get some archive recommendations from some of the QMs/Players here of finished quests they liked. If you're looking to write a quest then sometimes the best bet is... you guessed it! Another quest!

Already recommended 'em, but I'll mention them again:
>Blood Quest is a good one to binge! By no means the most complex quest ever made, but it feels like an actual story... and it FINISHED! Wow!
>Retaliation Quest finished too. ObserverQM has an amazing way with descriptive language... like, I'm honestly pretty jealous. Definitely worth a read!
>Ogre Civ Quest might look goofy at first, but it's a good model for bringing character into a quest that you might not expect a lot of character from. Even as a Civ Quest it manages to make everyone feel important... and it's pretty entertaining too, so there's that.

>>6281652
>Chandler
I'll chime in to second this recommendation, >>6281522. Memorable plots and characters, and really excellent prose. Great pick, the man was fantastic at conjuring a mood. In the same vein, if you like Chandler then Dashiell Hammett is a must.

>today is the 28th
>almost the end of KaiJuly
>almost a year with no Ututu update or news from Leches
Bros... it's so over

>>6281522
I quite liked "The Ship Who Sang" by Anne McCaffrey for a bit of pulp sci-fi with an uncoventional protag.

"The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver has some interesting postcolonial drama and does a good job of how different chapters use different style of narration to convey the attitudes and education-level of the current viewpoint character.

"Knights of the Crown" by Roland Green is a very classic-feeling Dragonlance book, which is well-written and yet has a plot that I find meanders in a way fascinatingly akin to the naturalistic plot of a sandboxy TTRPG session... Or a quest.

"Monstrous Regiment" by Terry Pratchett is a really funny story in a pastiche of (IIRC) the Yugoslav Wars, but starring a Creature Commandos sort of gaggle of new recruits.

"A History of Ancient Britain" by Neil Oliver is very speculative and poetic for anything calling itself a "history" IMO, but it's a very compelling sort of MYTHOhistory of the Isles.

All of these formed some basis of my approach to my current quest.

Gotham City Beat Cop returns for the week:

>>6281862
>>6281862
>>6281862

Your daughter shall use her magics for the first time in the war.
>>6281890
>>6281890
>>6281890

Fallout: The Shattered Shore, Thread II
Has updated once again! This sailor seems to be an open-book, so ask any question that comes to mind about the outside world:
>>6282029
>>6282029
>>6282029

>>6282104
>>6282104
>>6282104
Fog of War Update, Obligatory Waifu Pandering Time.

Rolled 85 (1d100)

Let's see whether I'm making bad decisions again or not: odd bad decisions, even embrace the zen and make good decisions

>>6277813
Oh, damn. Hope you feel better my dude

What type of Quest do you think there needs to be more of?

>>6282361
the type of quest with gender swapping

>>6282361
The ones that don't get abandoned.

Also management. I like that kind of stuff.

>>6282361
Ones with good worldbuilding.

>>6282361
Funny 90's stuff like Tremors or Jumanji

>>6282491
Holy shit, Tremors quest. Never would I imagine.

>>6282491
You have no clue how down I would be for this quest, holy shit

>>6282361
Business sims, slice of life, and historical or modern stuff qithout aci-fi/fantasy elements. I can't write that stuff worth a damn, which just makes me appreciate those quests all the more.

>>6282362
Understood, I shall begin drafting plans at once.

>>6282361
Asoiaf system quests, I just think the systems neat.

>>6282361
I'm having fun in the Jerkcity quest I think we need more of whatever that is

>>6281104
I can't read 'em all, anon.

>>6281109
Bloodstones has a very cool premise that brings to mind Darker Than Black or The Programme between its roughly interwar time-period, the vibe of its power-system, the gritty and grounded violence, and the European setting. It also serves as almost a covert urban-fantasy vampire quest. The basic idea is that we play an old man who has mysterious "bloodstones" giving him minor (but increasingly powerful) superpowers when he kills other killers... And he's not the only one. Now, he must protect his family, take down targets, and grow his power while trying to avoid suspicion from the retirement home staff, the cops, and other stone-holders.

>>6281448
Your current thread has so much rolling and heated rules arguments. It's really nothing personal -- A-Tier is just where I put quests I really like but would have to tell people "this quest is awesome... but there's a catch", and that "catch" can be anything from "it's slow to update" to "it is a little meme-heavy" to "the mechanics are denser than I like and its playerbase is a bit aggro".

>>6281469
>The Prodigal Son Returns
I always wondered, and meant to ask someone who really enjoyed it: did the AI-generated (or AI-assisted) natrue of the writing bother you at all? Did you notice at all? Once I started mucking about with OpenAI's models, I couldn't help but notice that it showed certain tells.

>>6282491
>>6282493
Something in that vein would be amazing.

>>6282494
Tbh, your quests sort of already have a similar vibe. Somewhere between those and something like... Army of Darkness, or Ash Versus The Evil Dead. The current one also reminds me a bit of Rat Queens or Vox Machina.

It is time for the first proper battle on the island of Ölfland.
>>6282714
>>6282714
>>6282714

>>6282625

Man is it incredible. I just love the low-stakes vibe and very funny art style. I'd argue that its better than the webcomic it came from.

If I write for to long I get burn out and need to recharge over a long period to build up that desire to write.

>>6282944
yeah...i i´ve been burnt out for over a week now, i should tell something to my players but im a coward and havent said anything about it...i´ve been forcing myself to write SOMETHING this last week, but i cant get anything more than a couple of lines before regreting what i wrote down, erasing, rewriting and ending up with a single new line of text, that shit is hell...

>>6282944
desu, Im still recharging from the on-again off-again schedule I did for a month. I do want to continue right now but I'd soon get to the stage where i want a break. I am planning the next thread somewhat, and making notes.

>>6282944
I don't feel burnt out so much as I "don't feel inspired" and thus the writing starts to feel like a chore I need to get over with so I can enjoy the rest of the day.

What usually helps is when the players or whoever show they've got actual interest. You know, discussion, reviews, that manner of thing. Not in the sense of "I want to be showered with praise" but in the "I want to feel the interest in the setting"

When your thread is just
>Update
>Vote #1
>Vote #2
>Vote #3
>Update
>Repeat until end

It gets a bit boring so to say, you know? Like you're writing for a randomized number generator.

>>6282960
I've been debating the merits of only counting votes that include an explanation for their choice. One the one hand, it will obviously make me feel like the players are more engaged. On the other hand, it might cause players to avoid voting because they don't want to add any text.

>>6282966
No, It wouldn't really work. Most people don't do it. It would be nice, but it wouldn't work. There's not really much to do other than trying to do it yourself. I usually try to discuss stuff in the quests *I* follow.

I think that reviews like the ones some anons make do really help in that regard. Makes it feel like there are people who were intrigued enough by your stuff to write about it.

>>6282966
Could work if you have enough players, but putting a barrier up for voting could easily kill your quest.

>>6282966
I mean that wouldn't really do much besides getting to add "this seems like a good idea" at the end of every vote.
Discussion has to come naturally. You can't bruteforce it.

>>6282944
I sort of always want to at least try writing, but if I spend up to 12 hours sitting in front of a computer working then try to write nothing comes out. I am trying to post to let my players know I'm still alive but some weeks that's about all I can muster. It sucks to leave them hanging and it always feels like an excuse anyway, like one should just power through it.

>>6282948
Just tell them. Some pf them are probably in the qtg anyway.

>>6282944
There's no shame in pausing to take a little break, anon! In my first quest I tried to update pretty much every day and it got to be pretty draining. The good thing about /qst/ is that it moves kinda slowly, so even if you're writing an update you can always just give a quick 'hey all, I'm actually wiped tonight, will finish tomorrow' or just add a little blurb when you DO finish the post. The important thing is to ensure your quest doesn't become a job--that's not to say it won't feel difficult at times, but you know you better than anyone else... if you need to take a break, take a break!

Just, y'know, don't turn a break into a flake. It's a slippery slope, for sure.

>>6282960
There are a lot of possible reasons why an anon might not post more than a vote--I get what you mean, but if it's any consolation a lack of discussion doesn't always mean they aren't enjoying themselves! I've also found that giving players opportunities to expand on their reasoning, offering write-ins, and asking questions between posts and at the end of the thread tends to help a bit too, but like >>6282970 you can't fully 'force' people to discuss stuff. Again, sometimes no news is good news, even when it doesn't feel like it.

>>6282636
That's high-praise, man! Thanks! Truth be told I totally wrote Bones Quest after rewatching Ash Vs. Evil Dead. Love those movies to death.

That said, I'll double-down and say that Tremors would probably be a really cool quest, even if it was a short one!

>>6282811
>>6282625
Thanks!! I'm glad people are liking it
very grateful for all the voters and write-ins that have popped in so far, love you all.

>>6282811
if you want something with more substance than the webcomic I recommend you check out leisuretown dot com, it's another webcomic made by the actual spigot, slightly more coherent than jerkcity

>>6282967
>>6282969
>>6282970
>>6282990
Another idea was to count votes twice if they included an explanation.

>>6282960
>Like you're writing for a randomized number generator.
This line really hit home.

I'm making a map for my quest, I'll tidy it up and everything, so ignore the small overlapping borders and the missing areas. But is still feels very amateurish and well, shit. Any advice?

>>6282995
Again, trying to punish players for not doing X instead of encouraging write ins or paying attention to your updates is just going to sour any playerbase you come across.

>>6282995
The thing is, while I sympathize, sometimes a voter's explanation has already been put forth by other voters. Will you really feel more satisfied with every vote saying slight variations on the same justification?

>>6282999
Also, this.

>>6283004
That's a good point.

I've been running quests on 4chan for 15 years and I still feel like I haven't figured it out yet. Thanks for the guidance, anons!

>>6282997
Well, for example, instead of just colouring it like that, you could add some nice white 'border outlines' - you know, thick enough to make it look better but not to actually make it unreadable.

You could also add the names of the factions in the map. Again, not to an 'unreadable' level.

>>6282997
When in doubt, add lines to the borders. Makes it look more thought out, even if you only spent 5 minutes on it. Also, if it’s a Star Wars quest, try adding a few straight lines along the borders. Sci-fi loves straight lines. What the other anon said about adding the names of the factions, too.

>>6283029
Actually, star war *has* a justification for more natural borders by means of the Hyperlane. It also means you can get stuff like

>>6283030
>ayo you see that shit? looking ass map

>>6282997
Could try removing the tint from markers and text if you wanted, to make them pop more?

HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU LOVE YOUR FAVORITE QUEST IF YOU HAVEN'T WRITTEN A FANFIC ABOUT IT????

>>6283039
Shit, you're right. I'd better get on that

>>6283039
I prefer to draw fan art

>>6283078
Okay, then, Mr.Artist, pick a quest and draw for it.

>>6283078
Can you draw me writing like one of your french authors?

QMs writing on mobile: how do you stand this? How do you do it. I hate this a lot and want to scream. I miss my keyboard so badly.

>>6283109
I write faster on my phone than with a keyboard. It just ain’t for everyone.

Anons I'm wanting to make a spiritual successor to Totemist Quest by good old Diarca but I'm a bit nervous about matching how good it was for players. Any tips or suggestions from people who also ran with the Totemist Quest that could help me go about it with a little more confidence? This would be my first quest and sadly I'm limited to phone posting at the moment thanks to property moving negligence

>>6283093
>Can you draw me writing like one of your french authors?
Why certainly anon. Made with love.

>>6283133
I will cherish this forever, anon. Thank you.

>>6283109
Ive been locked to a phone for what's essentially been an entire year thanks to a circus of issues, but honestly I'm getting used to it thanks to the fact that I am, again, locked to the phone instead of having a laptop available to type on. The biggest issue I still have with it is that I feel like I'm typing out a whole lot but it hasn't even been a full paragraph yet

>>6283150
If you have a usb to usb-c or micro-usb adapter you can plug in your keyboard to your phone. If it's a separate piece of course. Which isn't a thing for laptops but still. Might work.

>>6283155
A replacement laptop would be somewhat expensive for me ever since the move and I feel like I might as well wait for the movers to reimburse me a new laptop of the same model or the total value of it

And for the near conclusion of the battle....
>>6283215
>>6283215
>>6283215

Hey anons. Been a while since I’ve been on here, any good quests at the moment?

>>6283218
Yes.

>>6283218
No

>>6282991

Thanks for the tip!

By the way, I've got to give you another compliment for the music on the quest. These are some impeccable choices that fit the atmosphere perfectly.

Ça plane pour moi moi moi moi moi ça plane pour moi

I'm thinking about rebooting Fallout: The Shattered Shore with a proper Vault Tutorial, Chargen, etc. I would keep dual-siting & maintain the current marked map (due to scouts from your Vault that left before you). Seems like a fresh start could keep the momentum going amongst voters. What do you think anons?

>>6283150
I haven't had a computer since 2015

>>6283218
Yea

>>6282991
Where is Spigot's best friend?

>>6283291
>>6282991

>>6283276
A true mobile poster is among us

>>6283332
>>6283332
>>6283332

Dark Quest Thread 6 is up and running, folks! Not a bad time to jump in for newbies either! Help ANTON PEAS navigate a fantasy world shrouded in unyielding darkness along with a cast of wacky pals and fearsome foes! We try to keep mechanics simple and creativity rewarded, so come on in and give it a shot! Got an archive link in there too if you need to catch up!

With the initial invasion of the Svengalian islands, you must choose how to further conduct the war.
>>6283346
>>6283346
>>6283346

>>6283218
Fog of War, Low Rung Researcher and Our Punished Heroes are good.

>>6283291
>>6283292
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtHd6Zy45BQ

>>6283399
Alright, you've convinced me. I'll read your quest, my man

>>6283349
>Svengalian
Very nice.

>>6283399
>the QM is in the know
Based QM, godspeed

>>6283292
Beautiful

>>6283116
Well, here we go.

I'll have a new Totemist Quest up within the hour

>>6283364
>Fog of War
That reminds me, wasn't it supposed to get a review last week? I like reading quest reviews, they let me know whether I should bother reading a quest or not.

In need of a tiebreaker/more replies over at Poképocalypse!

>>6283094

>>6283457
(thank you, whoever broke the tie!)