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>>5997452 >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: If you were given the reins to someone else's quest, what would you do differently? What current quest, that isn't yours, would you want to run if you weren't running yours?
>Player question: If you could change one thing, anything big or small, about a quest you're reading, what would it be?
>General question: What sort of direction turns you off from a quest immediately? What's something a QM can do to get your investment back?
>Lurker question: Would a "stronger board culture" make you want to vote more, or would it seem forced?
>Miscellaneous question: Summer is upon us! Got any plans?
Anonymous
>>6062891 What am I supposed to be feeling?
Anonymous
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>>6062911 Like a stag in a misty field, clearly.
ReptoidQM
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>>6062891 Just looks like the northwest of Canada, honestly. Could do with a northwestern fur trader quest or something, so good shout.
Souvarine !!NU6pWV7z9Pv
>>6062891 >STAG but what if this instead, CYBORG DEER
Souvarine !!NU6pWV7z9Pv
>>6062891 >>6063179 I am sorry I am so cringedark grimdark, everything is postapocalyptic horror-ominous to me
Souvarine !!NU6pWV7z9Pv
>>6062891 >>6063179 >>6063180 I am sorry, your halcyon grasslands / tree beautiful misty wild landscape was revealed as a MACHINE SIMULATION, it was all an illusion, sorry
Anonymous
>>6062404 Nothing's changed except the board getting marginally slower. Welcome back. I know this post mostly got skipped over, but I've seen multiple people pining for your quest's return in past QTGs, so I think you'd still have an audience for sure if you restarted.
Anonymous
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>>6062911 >What am I supposed to be feeling? Hungry
>>6062891 Amerimutt cuisine, served with gravy and greens. The Northwest of Canada version, I assume, is some caribou sashimi, served with berries and seaweed.
Souvarine !!NU6pWV7z9Pv
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>>6062891 >>6063179 >>6063180 >>6063181 There is also this scene
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NF5Fl60o_GQ where Helen Mirren's Land Rover breaks down on her massive estate, she brags about her wartime auto mechanic abilities. The she sees this stag that looks all heraldry chivalric noble lineage looking etc. and then hears gunshots from distant hunters, so Helen Mirren tries to shoo it away. It is not in this youtube scene but I remember later when she returns to the Balmoral royal estate grounds ie the manor itself I think the stag is hung up on hooks in the background, implying the hunters did actually shoot it down in the end. I assume this Stag represented Jeffrey Epstein or something, it is a very poignant and emotionally moving scene
Anonymous
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>>6063184 Good to know. I was kind of wondering if /qst/ was even still around after all the time. Everyone joked about the board/site dying, and apparently while I was out other sites did die. Kind of doubted any of the mechanics of /qst/ would change, but I know that if they did the stickied post wouldn't be updated since it was out of date when I could still access it.
Anyway, I should have the thread up in <24~ hours if all goes well. I've been typing up a basic recap guide, which should hopefully get new people situated in case they want to just jump into the middle of things or refresh the memory of anyone from way back if they choose to read/participate, which btw I wouldn't blame anyone for not doing, since the way I disappeared was disgusting (as I've said about others disappearing into the ether). Not inebriated as last post, so I'll just say that Nov2022 was very unexpected for me. The link to that is here: just paste it /f5 zog. with it currently being only partly finished (just some "diarrhea-of-the-keyboard" for most of the characters with a plot recap and other stuff missing).
Chartman !!RtTRSNxm597
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Consequences...
En garde, Guard.
VBS Updates.
>>6063338 >>6063331 Anonymous
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>>6060671 I have no idea what is happening, but I like it.
Anonymous
Listen up QMs your quest is dead because nobody is interested enough to talk about it. They only post a copy and pasted vote and wait for you to update, not caring if you flake or not. Do you know why? Do you ask your readers anything or do you just post updates with zero discussion of your own?
Anonymous
>>6063526 One more thing, no new talent has been entering /qst/, so all we have popular are cliques ran by discord troons
Anonymous
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>>6063526 >your quest is dead because nobody is interested enough to talk about it. Actually my quest is dead because I flaked and stopped updating a week ago.
Anonymous
>>6063529 While your'e mostly bullshitting, more fresh blood would be good.
Anonymous
>>6063529 >>6063580 Weak b8, faggot.
How do you propose we acquire more fresh blood?
Anonymous
>>6063583 The cross-board advertising campaigns purportedly achieved some success. As 4chan as a whole is declining and many sectors of the site are plagued by low-effort, low-quality posting, though, I think it would be better to advertise in the broader RPG and fiction subcultures outside 4chan. The downside, of course, is the possibility of 'polluting' the board's culture with normies or the 'wrong kind' of weirdo. I personally think cross-board posting carries a similar risk, though, and recruiting out of spaces where there are already committed writers or game-runners seems more likely to bring in dedicated and long-lasting QMs and players.
Anonymous
>>6063591 The media's drive to demonize the cans of quad has been very effective. Always talk about the chins to your friends, everyone. But never refer them to /b/ or /pol/. Let them find that shit on their own. Matter of fact, don't talk about /soc/ or /r9k/ either. They're just too sad and weird to handle.
Olympus QM
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>>6063526 >your quest is dead because nobody is interested enough to talk about it I just don't think this is true for a considerable number of quests, mine included- I've seen tons of chatter in several of the threads I've looked at. Even if people aren't discussing in the thread, though, that doesn't mean they're not interested- I've deeply enjoyed many things without leaving a review or
lauding them in the replies
GiftQM
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GIFT quest continuing
>>6063626 You are currently a monster fighting other monsters in RPG combat
Anonymous
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>>6063606 4chan does some of it to itself, too. The generally hands-off approach to moderation is one I appreciate, but that coupled with the local subcultural norms encourages a certain amount of rude/trollish behaviour both in earnest and out of irony that is really rooted in early-2000s ironic detachment. it's something I have nostalgia for, but I can't really blame anyone who looks at the sorts of hostile interactions and casual shittery that goes on here as a form of virtue-signaling/gatekeeping and says "I don' really get it, and this isn't for me." That the interface is equally dated and idiosyncratic doesn't do us any favours even if I also feel nostalgia about that.
Anonymous
>>6063580 >>6063583 Give out more (you)s and watch enthusiasm skyrocket. An accompanying well constructed post will also help, but that’s too much to ask of /qtg/goers
Anonymous
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>>6063633 I already do that.
AA !wVlGsCu6Co
Hey you! Yeah (You)! Do you like Dragon Ball? Do you like Detective stories? do you like delving into the worst of the human spirit's depths
Then have I got a quest for you!
>>6063050 Please come play the Tuffle Quest
unpermitted, QM disavowed, outright hated spinoff, Dragon Ball TQ Mystery: Chocolat Peche! You as the Inspecter will dive into the mysteries that have plagued Son Peppa ever since Valentine's Day, which then culminated with her brother Son Gohan getting brutalized on March 14th!
The other threads in the series are Chocolat Noir then Blanc which you can find on suptg!
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:iQ+o+p1V Mon 22 Jul 2024 01:27:13 No. 6063659 Report >>6063657 I was going to post a reaction image to display my disappointment in you, but this thread has reached the image limit.
Time for a new thread?
Anonymous
Anonymous
>>6063659 dissapointed with what ?
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:iQ+o+p1V Mon 22 Jul 2024 03:28:34 No. 6063739 Report >>6063730 Just look at the OP for that quest.
Anonymous
>>6063739 just because of the ecchi bait ? tbf it kinda fits the tone, even if it's implicit
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam
Watcher from the Core !!gkPzrDKpHam ID:iQ+o+p1V Mon 22 Jul 2024 04:15:24 No. 6063759 Report >>6063748 Not just because of, no.
>WARNING: This is an unofficial, unacknowledged, downright despised spinoff of Dragon Ball Tuffle Quest. By all means, familiarity with Tuffle Quest recommended but not required, however this spinoff will also feature topics such as bullying, abuse, self-harm, drug use, grief, suicidal ideation, grooming, violence, and rape. AA !wVlGsCu6Co
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>>6063759 If you don't want to play a quest featuring such topics, then please steer clear. Otherwise, feel free to join!
Kektus !!J2DVx8oxjPt
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Looks like you'll have a small heart to heart with your fellow Hogwarts teacher! whats your story?
vote now to find out!
>>6038711 >>6038711 >>6038711 Anonymous
>>6063526 >You get what you give So if I samefag my own quest as 2-3 different IDs with discussion, I'll get discussion?
Anonymous
>>6064864 Sometimes, yes, but unless you have a big playerbase you're going to be essentially masturbating at that point.
Anonymous
>>6064864 Sometimes, i samefag just to make it seem like a quest has more voters because i don't want the QM to abandon it. Anonymous
>>6064864 Its not worth keeping up the fakeness
Anonymous
>>6064875 Okay, so then it's not about getting what you give.
>>6064876 That's mighty kind of you.
>>6064877 What do you mean it isn't worth it?
If you actually get what you give, and you give what you want, wouldn't you be getting what you want?
Unless it isn't about getting what you give.
Anonymous
>>6064901 >If you actually get what you give, and you give what you want, wouldn't you be getting what you want? You might as well write a novel if you can't attract a single person to read your quest
Anonymous
>>6064901 >Okay, so then it's not about getting what you give. Are tou being disingenuous, or are you realy this literal-minded?
Secondary question: are you Wuxian?
Anonymous
>>6064912 So it isn't about getting what you give.
>>6064957 >"you get what you give" >"except no, not really" Flip-flopping is exponentially more disingenuous than trying to figure out the meaning behind a statement.
Anonymous
>>6065197 "You get what you give," generally means that the energy, effort, etc. you put out into a work will be reciprocated. it's not always true, but anons tend to respect consistent, quality updates, and producing such will usually get you positive, enthusiastic responses. It doesn't literally mean "if you want replies from anons, reply to yourself." I can't believe I need to explain this. You can just Google this common phrase if your'e unfamiliar with it or don't understand it.
But also, no, it's not always true. My first quest had a lot of effort put into it, and got few replies before I wrote a conclusion at the end of Thread 2. Many high-effort quests with consistent updates get little response, if the premise or execution leaves people cold.
Life isn't fair and nobody here owes you anything. Sorry, anon. I hope your life gets easier, or someone at least appreciates your QMing one day.
Anonymous
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>>6064876 deceiving innocent qms with fake voots
shame on you
Anonymous
>>6065244 That's what it used to mean, yeah, but now it's just used as a dismissal. The people who say that phrase now tend to ignore the efforts of the people they tell it to, and then just backpedal to "well it's not always true" when they're wrong about it.
It's like any vague blanket statement that's made here, it allows the "wise" advisor to shift blame whenever it's convenient; so many faggots here pretend to have the answer, then flip-flop under any level of scrutiny against what they said. You want to feel smart, but don't want to take the responsibility for being smart, and when the facade begins to crumble, all you can do is vilify the opposition or say "w-well l-life i-isn't f-fair d-duderino".
This needs to be pointed out, because there are still people who fall for this shitty politician behavior and believe the lies.
So no, QMing success isn't about getting what you give.
Anonymous
>>6065545 You're so salty, dude.
Nobody on /qst/ of all places is some wise sage, but yes: quests with more overt effort tend to get more discussion and appreciation, and to last longer and be remenbered longer, than those whoch don't. You just ALSO need a premise and execution which capture and hold attention to begin with, so people can see the effort.
If you can't achieve this very reasonable goal of getting three-to-ten people to read your quest, you've got:
>a premise that people here aren't interested in >a writing style people find boring or annoying Or
>an inability to maintain a regular update schedule and consistent quality If you "give" genuine effort, to the best of your ability, to figure out which of these is the issue and to fix it, you too can "get back" moderately success in a niche collaborative fiction community. It might take a few tries and some compromise, and not every passion project is going to be an instant success, but it's pretty attainable.
You won't get there by being a whiny little baby in the /qtg/, though.
Anonymous
>>6065597 >Nobody on /qst/ of all places is some wise sage And yet they act like it when they give their "advice" that swings between extremes of "no shit Sherlock" and vague nonsense.
And yet they act like it when they refuse to admit they're wrong.
If nobody here is a wise sage, they shouldn't be taking such a stance to begin with, should they? Yet here we are.
So backpedal and deflect some more, because you clearly lack the mental maturity to admit your error. Maybe one day you'll be able to run for president, with your knack for duplicity.
Anonymous
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>>6065694 Have you considered that you're projecting? People get asked for advice and give advice based on their personal experiences on this sitem it's not that deep. You're just pathetically seeking justifications to be righteously angry at your own literary failures.
Since you apparently can't run a quest for shit and hate everyone here, you should probably just leave.
Kektus !!J2DVx8oxjPt
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BIG UPDATE for the Caretaker quest
will you do something about the vision you just had? will you look for help? or will you deal with this yourself in order to not involve more people?
>>6038711 >>6038711 >>6038711 Lesches !!oJEPr0mjkw6
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New update in UTUTU Quest!
>>6066924 >>6066924 >>6066924 Sorry for spamming this update in all three /qtg/ threads, not sure which is the real one and I want to collect all my players again.
Kektus !!J2DVx8oxjPt
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The Caretaker Quest has been updated!
can you hold your your curse at bay and resist the charm of Lily Potter in the middle of the Great Hall filled with students while keeping an eye on Elliot?
roll to find out!
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