Building a Quest: The Map Editor

Every quest is built in the quest map editor. This is where you pick a background, place objectives, connect them with paths, and decide when students get to see the quest.

Creating a Quest

1. From the class dashboard, click "Quests" in the toolbar
2. Click "Create Quest"
3. Enter a name for your quest
4. You'll be taken straight to the quest map editor

Choosing a Map Background

The editor opens with a random canvas. Pick a background theme to set the mood for your quest:

1. Click the Map Background in the editor toolbar
2. Browse through 20+ themed categories — from Pirate and Wizard School to Sci-Fi and Wild West
3. Click a map to select it

You can change the background at any time, also after students have started the quest.

Adding Objectives

Click + Add Objective to place a node on the map. Each objective is one step students interact with. There are three types:

• Task — A regular assignment. Students either self-report completion or submit it for your approval.
• Info — A narrative-only node for story context, instructions, or background information. Automatically completed when the student reads it.
• Quiz — An auto-graded objective with questions.

For each objective, configure:

• Title — What students see on the map
• Type — Task, Info, or Quiz
• Story Text — Narrative text shown when the student reaches this objective, to set the scene or advance the story
• Description — Detailed instructions for what students need to do
• Rewards — Experience, Gold, Mana, or Health awarded on completion

Both Story Text and Description use a rich text editor that supports formatting, images, links, and embedded YouTube videos.

Connecting Objectives with Paths

New objectives are automatically connected to the current end nodes of the map, so you can build a linear quest simply by adding objectives one after another.

To manually connect two objectives:

1. Click the starting objective to select it
2. Click the "Connect" button
3. Click the destination objective

The path appears as a directed arrow on the map. Students can only access an objective once all its prerequisites (incoming paths) are completed. This lets you create:

• Linear sequences — One objective after another
• Branching paths — Students choose which path to take
• Convergence points — Multiple paths leading to a single objective

Editor Controls

• Click an objective to select it and open its settings in a dialog
• Drag objectives to reposition them on the map
• Delete to remove selected objectives or paths

Quest Settings

The sidebar holds the settings that apply to the whole quest:

• Quest name
• Description — Shown to students in their quest list
• Map background — Change the theme anytime
• Active status — Whether students can see the quest
• Completion Rewards — Extra rewards when a student completes all objectives

Activating the Quest

Quests start as not active and are not visible to students. When you're ready:

1. Toggle the quest status of Active to enabled
2. Students will see the quest in their quest list and can start working on it

You can switch a quest back to not active at any time to hide it from students. Student progress is kept, so reactivating it later picks up where everyone left off.