subquest

noun
/ˈsʌbˌkwɛst/US

Etymology

From sub- + quest.

  1. derived from quaesta
  2. derived from queste
  3. derived from queste
  4. inherited from quest
  5. prefixed as subquest — “sub + quest

Definitions

  1. A secondary quest that forms part of a larger quest.

    • If each of five paths through the game has an entirely independent set of locations, monsters, spells, characters, subquests, and game objectives, the designer is essentially faced with creating five wholly different games.
    • The quest is broken down into a number of episodes that progress in a linear sequence, each with its own subquest and major challenge at the end.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subquest. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA