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‎Examples

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 Designing [[Sidequests]] are quite similar to designing [[Quests]] in general. However, [[Sidequests]] assumes the presence of [[Main Quests]] since they would otherwise be ordinary [[Quests]].
-Although not part of the main series of [[Quests]] in a game, [[Sidequests]] can be linked together to provide their own [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and they can be incompatible with each other by making their goals be [[Incompatible Goals]].
+Although not part of the main series of [[Quests]] in a game, [[Sidequests]] can be linked together to provide their own [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and they can be incompatible with each other by making their goals be [[Incompatible Goals]]. One such example is [[Companion Quests]] that can be used to progress story arcs of [[Companions]].
 [[Sidequests]] functionally differ from [[Achievements]] by having [[Rewards]] but also differ through often being integrated in the [[Predetermined Story Structures]] of a game. Even so, [[Achievements]] may be considered an alternative to [[Sidequests]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
+[[Companion Quests]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 [[Sidequests]] are [[Quests]] that allow the [[Main Quests]] of games to be complemented with [[Optional Goals]]. These can be [[Supporting Goals]] since they can provide [[Rewards]] and [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] or [[Character Development]] like other [[Quests]], and provide players with a [[Freedom of Choice]] on how much of the game to explore.
-When games have [[Sidequests]] that are incompatible with each other, or have more [[Sidequests]] than can reasonably be completed in one game session, their existence supports [[Replayability]] of the games.  [[Sidequests]] that have [[Incompatible Goals]] to each other allows players to perform [[Character Defining Actions]] by choosing between these incompatible [[Sidequests]].
+When games have [[Sidequests]] that are incompatible with each other, or have more [[Sidequests]] than can reasonably be completed in one game session, their existence supports [[Replayability]] of the games.  [[Sidequests]] that have [[Incompatible Goals]] to each other allows players to perform [[Character Defining Actions]] for [[Characters]] by choosing between these incompatible [[Sidequests]].
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Freedom of Choice]],
 [[Optional Goals]],
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 [[Replayability]],
 [[Supporting Goals]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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-''Quests that are optional to a game's main quest structure.''
+''Quests which are optional to a game's main quest structure.''
 Games that are built around players solving quests can have several types of quests. [[Sidequests]] are the ones that are not part of a larger ''main quest'' but instead are optional.

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 ''Quests that are optional to a game's main quest structure.''

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 Although not part of the main series of [[Quests]] in a game, [[Sidequests]] can be linked together to provide their own [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and they can be incompatible with each other by making their goals be [[Incompatible Goals]].
-[[Achievements]]
+[[Sidequests]] functionally differ from [[Achievements]] by having [[Rewards]] but also differ through often being integrated in the [[Predetermined Story Structures]] of a game. Even so, [[Achievements]] may be considered an alternative to [[Sidequests]].
 === Interface Aspects ===
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 [[Sidequests]] are [[Quests]] that allow the [[Main Quests]] of games to be complemented with [[Optional Goals]]. These can be [[Supporting Goals]] since they can provide [[Rewards]] and [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] or [[Character Development]] like other [[Quests]], and provide players with a [[Freedom of Choice]] on how much of the game to explore.
-When games have [[Sidequests]] that are incompatible with each other, or have more [[Sidequests]] than can reasonably be completed in one game session, their existence supports [[Replayability]] of the games.
+When games have [[Sidequests]] that are incompatible with each other, or have more [[Sidequests]] than can reasonably be completed in one game session, their existence supports [[Replayability]] of the games.  [[Sidequests]] that have [[Incompatible Goals]] to each other allows players to perform [[Character Defining Actions]] by choosing between these incompatible [[Sidequests]].
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 [[Sidequests]] that have [[Incompatible Goals]] to each other allows players to perform [[Character Defining Actions]] by choosing between these incompatible [[Sidequests]].
 == Relations ==

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Sidequests]], like [[
+[[Sidequests]], like [[Quests]], are narration patterns.
 == Consequences ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
+Although not part of the main series of [[Quests]] in a game, [[Sidequests]] can be linked together to provide their own [[Hierarchy of Goals]].
 [[Hierarchy of Goals]]
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-=== Diegetic Aspects ===
 === Interface Aspects ===
 === Narrative Aspects ===
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Hierarchy of Goals]]
+[[Hierarchy of Goals]],
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 === Examples ===
-[[Sidequests]] are most commonly found in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] since they usually have extensive worlds and storylines. Examples of such games include the [[Dragon Age series]], the [[Elder Scroll series]], and the [[Fallout series]]. The [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series]] is an example of a [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooter]] using [[Sidequests]].
+[[Sidequests]] are most commonly found in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] since they usually have extensive worlds and storylines. Examples of such games include the [[Dragon Age series]], the [[Elder Scrolls series]], and the [[Fallout series]]. The [[S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series]] is an example of a [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooter]] using [[Sidequests]].
 == Using the pattern ==