The Quest Manifesto!

About Linktober Quest...

Linktober Quest is a drawing challenge that focuses on visual development in a linear journey or event that you create. The Linktober Quest concept is from the mind of D.B. Root and then collaborated on with Joel to put together the QUEST CALENDAR. Click any of the topics below to jump to that section or scroll and read all.
Why do Linktober Quest vs. the Original Linktober?
Linktober Quest was designed as an interactive journey through your own world and as a chance to practice visual development. This focuses on storytelling, design, and continuity within a structured format. This, also gives an opportunity to enrich the Legend of Zelda world with characters and places that may not be canon to the series. By the end of the game you'll have a body of visual development material that could be polished up for things like portfolio entries, inspiration for other characters/stories, or a window into a world you built.
How Does it Work?          New Game          The Story          Prompts          Clarification
How Does it Work?
Like many art challenges there are 31 prompts that give a topic (prompt) for what to draw each day in that month. The difference is that in Linktober Quest, the challenges are like a new page in your own adventure...

Within the first few days you create new characters in the style of Legend of Zelda as if you are designing a new game. After designing/choosing your character each new daily prompt will be another part of the world you'll uncover, ranging from characters, to props, and environments.
At the end you'll have built a small view into a larger world you've crafted.

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New Game
Imagine that you are the Art Director for a new Legend of Zelda Game.

Your original character sets out on a journey across Hyrule. Each day is something new and is meant to help put your character on the right path. All prompts are a specific type like: Character, Prop, or Location. It's up to you how you interpret the concept, but it should have something to do with the setup in the below introduction.

This is your story told through the pictures you draw.
Festival of Zelda

After years of conflict the kingdom of Hyrule is at peace. In the years following the recovery the different peoples of the land isolated themselves from one another.

In an effort to bring the people together Zelda came up with an idea; a festival celebrating all of the peoples of the kingdom. Messengers were sent to find cultural masters, artists, and engineers from each domain.

For those who answered the call, they must now work together to bring forth a grand festival to unite the kingdom! The committee decided to divide the festival into four parts: culture, science, food, and competition. Each category will be hosted by a different race to show off the best of what they have to offer except competition where all are welcome to compete.

Let the Festival of Hyrule begin!
Linktober Quest Prompts:    (or see them on the Quest Calendar)
  1. Master of Ceremony Zelda
  2. Festival Location
  3. Monster Motif
  4. Cultural Host
  5. Uncommon Participant/s
  6. Cultural Tool
  7. Cultural Finale (Boss)
  8. A problem to be solved
  9. Scientific Host
  10. Massive Machine
  11. Cheapest Solution
  12. Cucco solution
  13. Science Judge
  14. Best Disaster (Boss)
  15. Food Cart
  16. Chef Host
  17. Strange food
  18. Hot/ Cold
  19. Potion Vendor
  20. Main Course
  21. Food Fight (Boss)
  22. Arena/ Field
  23. Processional
  24. Link joins in
  25. Mini-game
  26. Unlikely character           
  27. Rival
  28. Clash (Boss)
  29. Trophy         
  30. Cleanup Crew
  31. Commemorative Dessert


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Need help figuring out what to do with your prompt? Check out the Linktober Pinterest for inspiration and references to help you along your way. (or see them on the Quest Calendar)
Prompt Clarification and Examples

The color coded Character Design/ Prop Design/ Location Design/ Key Art exist to help clarify the proposed outcome of each prompt.  RED TEXT are boss days (villains or battles)
CULTURE - about the greater peoples of Hyrule
Master of Ceremony Zelda - the Princess herself introduces the festival (Character Design)
Festival Location - where in Hryule is it being held and what does it look like (Location Design)
Monster Motif - monsters incorporated in the aesthetic of the festival (Character Design)
Cultural Host - which race/races play host to the culture section (Character Design)
Uncommon Participant/s - an unexpected race or character for the festival (Character Design)
Cultural Tool - an item unique to a race/people of Hyrule (Prop Design)
Cultural Finale (Boss)  - The ultimate performance or display of a culture of Hyrule (Key Art)

SCIENCE - about the mechanics and more
A problem to be solved - with SCIENCE! (Key Art)
Scientific Host - which people or race are hosting this segment (Character Design)
Massive Machine - a machine of great magnitude or importance (Prop Design)
Cheapest Solution - the easiest or least expensive way to solve the earlier problem (Concept/ Design)
Cucco solution - now solve that problem with cuccos (Animal/ Humor)
Science Judge - character that oversees the solutions (Character Design)
Best Disaster (Boss) - failure is the only way to success (Key Art)

FOOD -  a culinary delight from across Hyrule
Food Cart - a Hyrulean food cart (Prop Design/ Character Design)
Chef Host  - which people or race are hosting this segment (Character Design)
Strange food - an odd or questionable edible/ingestible (Prop Design)
Hot/ Cold - food or drink or potion or other (Prop Design)
Potion Vendor - mysterious character selling potions (Prop Design/ Character Design)
Main Course - the full plate of food (Prop Design)
Food Fight (Boss) - something went wrong and a cross cultural food fight breaks out (Key Art)

COMPETITION - Hyrulean peoples in fun competition to win!
Arena/ Field - the area where the competitions take place (Location Design)
Processional -a small parade with 1 - 2 peoples from each of Hyrule's cultures/races  (Key Art/ Location Design)
Link joins in - you know him, you love him, the hero has joined the competition (Character Design)
Minigame - a smaller warm up super fun competition (Key Art)
Unlikely character - a character that is out of place (Character Design)                    
Rival - the character everyone loves to hate (Character Design)
Clash (Boss) - the big final competition event with everyone in it (Key Art)

FINALE
Trophy - the big prize for the festival (Prop Design)            
Cleanup Crew - the crew behind the event as it comes to a close (Character Design)
Commemorative Dessert - desserts from the food segment to celebrate the end of the festival (Prop Design)