The Quest Manifesto!

About Linktober Quest...

Linktober Quest is an art event 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.

Go to CLARIFICATION to learn how to start!
A New Hope

It is a period of Hyrulean war. Resistance convoys, striking from a secret location, have won their first victory against the evil Ganon. During the battle, their spies managed to steal the secret plans to GANON'S TOWER, a fortress with enough magic power to destroy Hyrule. Pursued by Ganon and his sinister minions, Princess Zelda races home aboard her royal carriage, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to Hyrule....

STORY:
Ganon; a Gerudo Prince, rose to power in Hyrule and has sought to overthrow the royal family for a long time. Now with enough Triforce in his grasp he may be able to channel it through his tower and destroy Hyrule to gain dominion. Little does he realize his tower has a weakness, and the more he tightens his grip, the more the free people of Hyrule slip through his fingers. Suspicious that the Princess has plans to destroy him and his tower he aims to capture her, but not before she gives the plans to her two small helpers and ensures their escape. Will they find the people they seek; an unlikely hero, a sage, and a warrior? Will they get the plans into the hands of the Hyrule resistance? Will they be able to save Hyrule from Ganon's wrath?
Linktober Quest Prompts:    (or see them on the Quest Calendar)
  1. Ganon - Zelda Carriage Chase
  2. Zelda gives plans to helpers
  3. Helpers escape capture
  4. Zelda is captured by Ganon
  5. Helpers find O.C.'s house
  6. Meet O.C. (original character)
  7. They must find an old sage
  8. They all go into the woods
  9. SURPRISE BOKOBLIN ATTACK!
  10. Saved by an old sage
  11. All go to old sage's house
  12. Sage tells of Ganon's evil
  13. Sage gives O.C. a unique weapon
  14. All go to find a warrior
  15. Arrive in Castle Town
  16. Find Link in a tavern
  17. Link agrees to join quest
  18. All meet outside gates
  19. Travel to Ganon's tower
  20. Sage splits up from group
  21. Link & O.C. find Zelda
  22. Ganon kills sage
  23. Escape tower & go to town
  24. Zelda builds a resistance
  25. Helpers show plans of tower
  26. Plans reveal a weakness
  27. All attack on Ganon's tower
  28. Link distracts/defeats Ganon
  29. O.C. hits weakness with weapon
  30. Tower is destroyed
  31. Peace, and medal ceremony


It’s dangerous to go alone, take this...
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

The color coded Character Design/ Prop Design/ Location Design/ Key Art exist to help clarify the proposed outcome of each prompt.

START HERE:
1. Ganon - Zelda Carriage Chase - Ganon chases Zelda's royal carriage Character Design/Key Art
2. Zelda gives plans to helpers - Zelda gives her 2 small helpers the secret plans and tells them to find a sage Prop Design/ Key Art
3. Helpers escape capture - the helpers escape the carriage and capture Character Design/Key Art
4. Zelda is captured by Ganon - Ganon overtakes the carriage and captures the Princess Character Design/Key Art
5. Helpers find O.C.'s house - the helpers wander and find a house  Location Design/ Key Art
6. Meet O.C. (original character) - it is the house of your Original Character (O.C.) Character Design/Key Art
7. They must find an old sage - the helpers explain they are looking for a sage  Location Design/ Key Art
8. They all go into the woods - O.C. & the helpers go into the woods looking for a sage Location Design/Key Art
9. SURPRISE BOKOBLIN ATTACK! - Bokoblins attack the small group! Character Design/ Key Art
10. Saved by an old sage - a mysterious character saves them, it is a sage Character Design/ Key Art
11. All go to old sage's house - the sage brings the group back to their house  Location Design/ Key Art
12. Sage tells of Ganon's evil - the sage explains Ganon's evil and quest for power Key Art
13. Sage gives O.C. a unique weapon - the sage gives the O.C. a unique weapon Prop Design/Key Art
14. All go to find a warrior - the whole group leave to find a warrior for their quest  Location Design/Key Art
15. Arrive in Castle Town - they arrive in Hyrule's Castle Town Location Design/ Key Art
16. Find Link in a tavern - in a questionable tavern they find a warrior named Link Character Design/Location Design
17. Link agrees to join quest - Link agrees to help them save Zelda and Hyrule Character Design
18. All meet outside gates - they all meet up at the Castle Town gates Character Design/Location Design
19. Travel to Ganon's tower - Link, the sage, the O.C., & the helpers travel to Ganon's tower Character Design/ Location Design/Key Art
20. Sage splits up from group - upon arrival the Sage splits up from the group Character Design/Key Art
21. Link & O.C. find Zelda - Link & the O.C. find & save Princess Zelda Character Design/Key Art
22. Ganon kills sage - Ganon and the Sage have a 1-on-1 fight, the Sage loses Character Design/Key Art
23. Escape tower & go to town - Link, the O.C., Zelda, & the 2 helpers escape the tower, and flee to town Location Design/ Key Art
24. Zelda builds a resistance - Zelda rallies the forces and support Character Design/Key Art
25. Helpers show plans of tower - the helpers show the tower plans to the resistance troops  Prop Design/Key Art
26. Plans reveal a weakness - the plans reveal a weakness in the tower Prop Design/Key Art
27. All attack on Ganon's tower - all forces attack Ganon's tower Character Design/Location Design/ Key Art
28. Link distracts/defeats Ganon - Link faces off with Ganon to distract him Character Design
29. O.C. hits weakness with weapon - O.C. uses unique weapon to help destroy the tower Character Design/ Prop Design/ Key Art
30. Tower is destroyed - the tower is destroyed, but Ganon might have escaped Location Design/ Key Art
31. Peace, and medal ceremony - peace is restored and Zelda gives medals in the castle courtyard Character Design/Location Design