Quest (KJC Games) - PlayByMail Forums Archive

#3157 Apr 21, 2014 14:09 UTC

‘Quest is a great fantasy adventure through a world of powerful gods, strange magic and dream cities, of mystical beasts guarding untold treasures. Take up your spellbooks and swords and begin your Quest.’

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/quest/quest.htm

Just to make things clear I am not connected with KJC in any way but simply a player that enjoys this particular game of theirs.

I run friendly Alliances in Naralia (31), the Chaos Isles (33) and Quest Unlimited (20). Focusing on helping players get to grips with the Rules and the development of their Groups.

At its heart Quest is all about creating and developing an effective Fantasy Adventuring Party consisting of Humans, Elves, Dwarves and Halbloods. All available as Fighters, Priests, Mages and Thieves further split into various sub-classes. You begin with 6 characters capable of taking on a few weak Goblins working your long way to a full party of 15 able to defeat mighty Giants, Dragons and Godly Servants.

Feel i should also note for any people planning a return that Quest had a massive update in 2012 fixing bugs and adding many features players had requested over the years. So much has changed.

Mike

Edited Nov 9, 2017 12:21 UTC · Started Alliance in G20

#3209 May 3, 2014 18:33 UTC

is there anywhere I can get a downloadable copy of the manual?

I've just joined game 33 but I hate reading manuals online :(

#3213 May 3, 2014 19:54 UTC

[quote='Mr_Pink' pid='3209' dateline='1399142010']
is there anywhere I can get a downloadable copy of the manual?

I've just joined game 33 but I hate reading manuals online :(
[/quote]

Welcome to Quest Mr Pink. The Basic Rulebook can be downloaded at the very top of this page...

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/questonline/cutrulesf.htm

I'm very active in Game 33 so if there's anything i can do to help just ask.

Edited May 4, 2014 09:32 UTC

#3253 May 8, 2014 22:26 UTC

[quote='TVMike' pid='3213' dateline='1399146893']
[quote='Mr_Pink' pid='3209' dateline='1399142010']
is there anywhere I can get a downloadable copy of the manual?

I've just joined game 33 but I hate reading manuals online :(
[/quote]

Welcome to Quest Mr Pink. The Basic Rulebook can be downloaded at the very top of this page...

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/questonline/cutrulesf.htm

I'm very active in Game 33 so if there's anything i can do to help just ask.
[/quote]

Thanks for the link, first orders have been sent and now waiting for results, can't wait!

Btw I have a couple of questions...

How long does it take to receive the turn results? and where do you find your account number? is the account number the same as the party number?

#3259 May 9, 2014 10:14 UTC

[quote='Mr_Pink' pid='3253' dateline='1399587979']
Thanks for the link, first orders have been sent and now waiting for results, can't wait!

Btw I have a couple of questions...

How long does it take to receive the turn results? and where do you find your account number? is the account number the same as the party number?
[/quote]

Happy to help. Hope everything goes well with your first Turn.

With email play in Game 33 your Turn should be back in a few Hours.

Account Number is different from Party Number and shown near the top left of your Startup Turn along with Date, Party Age, etc. It should be 5 digits long whereas Party Number is just 4.

Party#
Acct#

#6281 Dec 17, 2015 12:18 UTC

Quest Unlimited Game 20 (demo Game 19) is email only with Turns processed every few minutes. And KJC games have generously extended the free-play times to:

Saturday morning: 09:00-12:00
Sunday morning: 09:00-12:00
Wednesday night: 18:00-21:00

You can get a lot done with your Group during those 9 hours per week.

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/questonline/qodemo.htm

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=16

http://www.kjcgames.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=2428

#6282 Dec 18, 2015 06:09 UTC

Quest seems to be an interesting game. I remember it from way back. On the quiet there are a surprising number of such games around, and each with a decent following.

#6283 Dec 20, 2015 12:25 UTC

[quote='Greybeard' pid='6282' dateline='1450418989']
Quest seems to be an interesting game. I remember it from way back. On the quiet there are a surprising number of such games around, and each with a decent following.
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Hi Greybeard,

Yes Quest sure has been going for a long time. It had a load of updates and fixes a few years back. I especially enjoy the fantasy setting, the fact there are no Turn deadlines and that 15 character slots per Group give many tactical setup options. My preference is for heavy melee hitters like Berserkers, Gladiators, Knights and Footmen with a Scout for expert monster spotting. With a few Priests and Mages thrown in for miracle and spell casting support.

#136976 Oct 28, 2019 09:20 UTC

Quest Unlimited G20 is probably the best way to try the old game. You play through the Demo G19 for 20 Turns for free then transfer your Party to the main game world where the real fun begins...

http://www.kjcgames.com/questonline/qodemo.htm

#136977 Oct 28, 2019 15:27 UTC

[quote='TVMike' pid='136976' dateline='1572254437']
Quest Unlimited G20 is probably the best way to try the old game. You play through the Demo G19 for 20 Turns for free then transfer your Party to the main game world where the real fun begins...

http://www.kjcgames.com/questonline/qodemo.htm
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I would to see an article in Suspense & Decision comparing Quest to DungeonWorld.

#136978 Oct 29, 2019 10:29 UTC

Not that I’ve played Madhouses DungeonWorld much beyond 1 free adventurer position many years ago but the biggest difference I felt was that KJC's Quest is more geared towards the entire Party rather than the individual character. You start with just 6 people with the main aim being to fill the empty positions to the 15 maximum asap. They move, work and battle as a unit against what can be large forces of monsters like 50 Orcs/Goblins or 5 Dragons/Giants.

15 character slots give a lot of options with 4 Races, 4 general Classes and many sub-classes. This gives a lot of setup options though you really need some of each to play. Fighter heavy Groups are popular and effective these days so 8-10 Fighters, 2-3 Priests, 2-3 Mages and 1 Thief or Scout. Fighters split down further to many different sub-classes like heavily armoured Footmen or deadly Gladiators so there's plenty of choice. The other general Classes also have their own sub-classes but I’ll leave that for a future chat.

#136979 Oct 29, 2019 11:19 UTC

A concern often mentioned by new Players is about being attacked by older stronger Groups. Must say this is definitely a thing of the past when the various worlds were perhaps too full. The game has changed so much over the years.

New G20 Groups start with a No Attack status in place meaning they cannot attack or be attacked by other Players. As a 1-time and 1-way act this setting must be deliberately turned off so you can wait until feeling 100% ready or perhaps never do so.

The Anti-Annihilation (AA) routine has been added so if a battle with another Group or Monster would have been seriously 1-sided then you simply refuse to fight at all. A young Party will see this happen quite often as Quest has some seriously tough monsters. Nasty enough to give even ancient setups a bad day.

An Arena has been added for Party v Party battles. All damage and deaths are illusionary. It's a good fun place to test setups though.

#137299 Jan 8, 2020 00:24 UTC

Hello all, thought I'd pop in and put in a plug for KJC's Quest. I'm dipping my toes back into PBM games again and having been having great fun with Quest and I'm still very much in the initial (and arguably less fun) stages of the game. This is in no small part thanks to TVMike who has been a great help and very generous with his time and patience.

I've also played DungeonWorld (and will likely play again). As Mike pointed out, in DungeonWorld, you are controlling individual characters whereas in Quest you control a party. You enter orders in both games in a similar manner. I am not sure how Quest compares to DungeonWorld later in the game since I've only started with Quest recently. Quest does have a couple of nice things going for it when it comes to new players. The game provides "catch-up" turns to new parties, which allows you to send and receive turns right away (i.e., without needing to wait for the regularly scheduled turns) for your party's first 20 turns. This is a great for purchasing equipment, recruiting new party members, and doing some skill leveling quickly. It takes away some of the pain associated with starting a PBEM game and having to wait for a long time before you're even ready to start doing fun stuff. There's also the G20 world in Quest, which is fully automated (i.e., without GM moderation) and lets you send turns and get results within minutes. That is great for newbies as you can do and learn a lot quickly, and likely fun for existing players as well. G20 still has quests and plenty to do. The only difference, I believe, is the lack of GM-controlled events and interactions, which you have in the other game worlds.

On a final note, and although I know Quest is past its prime like many PBM/PBEM games unfortunately, it does seems very much alive and I've run into player controlled parties often.

#138028 Aug 23, 2020 16:46 UTC

[quote='TVMike' pid='3157' dateline='1398089341']
‘Quest is a great fantasy adventure through a world of powerful gods, strange magic and dream cities, of mystical beasts guarding untold treasures. Take up your spellbooks and swords and begin your Quest.’