sidequest
(video games) A quest given to a player which has no direct bearing on the outcome of the main campaign or story of a video game, but often provides additional rewards.
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Sneaking Into Epstein's Temple 🏝️🕍 Epstein Island Investigation Series Pt. 2 From: SideQuest Drew - April 13, 2026 x.com/NotOpCue/sta...
idk if you caught it but I went on a brief sidequest on discord the other week. claude thought about the request for a solid 4 minutes before giving up and just writing a python script to write the BF code (and a BF…
We have zero desire to have our part innrponoting and endorsing the game but that would be inevitable of watching us clear story and goof off in sidequest and dailies
"Emmanellain doing sidequest in Tomodachi again, and walking his...strange looking minion." by Disastrous-Craft2 http://redd.it/1t4fi8p
The paladin found the war goddess' temple cause she got SUPER lost trying to do a sidequest in the starting area
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(video games) A quest given to a player which has no direct bearing on the outcome of the main campaign or story of a video game, but often provides additional rewards.
The following items are either the objects of a quest or vital components of an optional sidequest.
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(fiction, history) In fictional or historical writings about chivalric romances: a quest embarked upon by a knight or other person which is not the main quest.
Completion of a sidequest often results in the acquisition of money or items that are otherwise unavailable, or unlocks another sidequest.
“Sneaking Into Epstein's Temple 🏝️🕍 Epstein Island Investigation Series Pt. 2 From: SideQuest Drew - April 13, 2026 x.com/NotOpCue/sta...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“idk if you caught it but I went on a brief sidequest on discord the other week. claude thought about the request for a solid 4 minutes before giving up and just writing a python script to write the BF code (and a BF interpreter lol).”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We have zero desire to have our part innrponoting and endorsing the game but that would be inevitable of watching us clear story and goof off in sidequest and dailies”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Emmanellain doing sidequest in Tomodachi again, and walking his...strange looking minion." by Disastrous-Craft2 http://redd.it/1t4fi8p”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The paladin found the war goddess' temple cause she got SUPER lost trying to do a sidequest in the starting area”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- side quest85%
A small, unrelated task or distraction from your main goal. From video game terminology where side quests are optional.
- side quest81%
A small, unplanned detour from your main goal — grabbing tacos after work, taking a scenic route, talking to a stranger. Usually more fun than the main quest.
- main quest70%
The primary task or focus — the opposite of a side quest. Used in productivity / life-as-RPG framing.
- main quest67%
The big important goal you're supposedly focused on — as opposed to "side quests" (fun but distracting). Gaming metaphor now applied to adult life.