questline

English

Etymology

quest +‎ line

Noun

questline (plural questlines)

  1. (video games) A storyline consisting of a number of linked quests.
    • 2015, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Strategy Guide, unnumbered page:
      Now, to continue with this questline, go head back home (or a secure bed somewhere) and sleep for awhile[sic] (I slept for 24 hours, just to be sure).
    • 2019, Michiel Kamp, Mark Sweeney, “Musical Landscapes in Skyrim”, in Steven Reale, William Gibbons, editors, Music in the Role-Playing Game: Heroes & Harmonies, unnumbered page:
      The cue appears about two-thirds of the way through the game's main questline.
    • 2020, Jessica Hylton, “LGBTYQIA Inclusion in Dragon Age: Inquisition: Burning Down Stereotypes and Modding for Representation”, in Bridget Whelan, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, editors, Women and Video Game Modding: Essays on Gender and the Digital Community‎, page 85:
      Not only does his personal questline make little sense if he is engaged in a romance with a female player, but it actively goes against the wishes of the character on a fundamental level.
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