Failed / Dropped Quests

Stub-class article · First seen: s16 · Last seen: s19

Failed or dropped quests as of the end of session 22. No quest has been canonically failed: the Egg quest and the investigation into Risa’s sister were deferred in session 19, not failed. See Active Quests for ongoing, deferred and closed work; Completed Quests for resolved quests.

About this tracker

Quests that the party formally failed, or quests that were dropped without resolution. Each entry: name, giver, objective, why it failed, session of failure.

(No canonical failures as of session 22)

As of the end of session 22, no quests have been canonically failed. Threads closed by a character’s death (Mike’s promised wish, Hugo’s disclosure to Mike, the reunion of Edith and her brother) are recorded as closed on Active Quests.

Borderline / declined / abandoned

These are not failures in the strict sense but bear noting:

Aurelian Assassination Contract (declined s10)

  • Giver: The Broker
  • Objective: Assassinate a high-ranking political figure in Aurelia; must look like an accident; two-week deadline. Reward: 200gp.
  • Status: Declined s10; the party could not fit it within the deadline given their other commitments [1][2][3], and the Broker said it “will be open for a few more days” [4], or until someone else took it [5]. In s19 Hugo judged that its time had expired [6], a player’s judgement the DM has not confirmed; it is tracked as lapsed on Active Quests.

Find a home for Nancy (effectively closed s2-s3)

  • Giver: Cholmondeley’s personal goal.
  • Objective: Find a safe home for the small girl Cholmondeley rescued from execution.
  • Status: Closed at end of s2 when Nancy stormed off (“fuck you, fuck your horses, fuck your face and your stupid ass moustache”, [7]), then reopened s3 when Nancy reappeared at Cholmondeley’s funeral and asked to stay with the party. Caelumn voted no; per s4 narration, Nancy was left at Wyrmbough Grove. Effectively dropped, not failed.

Test the Black Potion (Alston’s request): not dropped

  • Earlier drafts had the potion lost with Caelumn’s backpack in s15, but he still had it in s19 [8]; the request stays open on Active Quests.

References

  1. ^ Session 10, line 1174: Inline citation.
  2. ^ Session 10, line 1194: Inline citation.
  3. ^ Session 10, line 1242: Inline citation.
  4. ^ Session 10, line 1244: Inline citation.
  5. ^ Session 10, line 1246: Inline citation.
  6. ^ Session 19, line 172: Inline citation.
  7. ^ Session 2, line 3326: Inline citation.
  8. ^ Session 19, line 1415: Inline citation.
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