DEFINITION

Common structure of a quest:

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• I come in contact with the giver of the quest
• I am introduced to the objective
• I am motivated by explicit and implicit rewards & imperatives

<aside> ♻️ DEVELOPMENT

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• I travel from encounter to encounter
• I go through the story more or less challenged by different types of encounters (social, exploration, combat)
• I gather clues, keys and helpers along the way

<aside> 👑 RESOLUTION

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• I accomplish or fail my objective
• I receive the appropriate rewards and trigger consequences based on my actions.

Encounters are structured similarly to quests, as each encounter can be considered to be its own mini-quest.

Paths & choices

• Soft choices allow for different paths and a variety of playstyles (collaborative, discreet, fast, violent...), to arrive at the same outcome.
• Hard choices can branch the structure in multiple exclusive paths, where some encounters become inaccessible & others become available.