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+quest darcap/Spike
+title Spike's aching back
+description
+Spike, the weapon shop owner, has backaches, and needs a potion to endure his pains.
+end_description
+restart 1
+step 10
+description
+You need to get a potion from the potion shop.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 20
+description
+You need to get some smaprh roots from Bob's shop in the south of Darcap.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 30
+description
+Bring back the smaprh roots to Molthir.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 40
+description
+Bring back the potion to Spike.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 50
+finishes_quest
+description
+You brought the potion back to Spike.
+end_description
+end_step
+end_quest
+
diff --git a/test/test.quests b/test/test.quests
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+quest testquest
+title testquest
+description
+test that quests work properly
+end_description
+restart 0
+step 10
+description
+10 - pick up the sword, and bring it here.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 20
+description
+20 - you have acquired the sword, return it.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 30
+description
+30 - You have picked up a sword, figure out what to do with it
+end_description
+end_step
+step 40
+description
+40 - you gave the sword back, speak to the old man who will open the door for you.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 50
+finishes_quest
+description
+50 - you got rewarded, Yay!
+end_description
+end_step
+end_quest
+
+quest testquest2
+title testquest2
+description
+second test that quests work properly
+end_description
+restart 0
+step 10
+description
+10 - Get 6 apples
+end_description
+end_step
+step 20
+description
+20 - You were given a mcguffin to help you
+end_description
+end_step
+step 25
+description
+25 - You see the yummy apples ahead of you.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 30
+finishes_quest
+description
+30 - You got the apples, success.
+end_description
+end_step
+step 40
+finishes_quest
+description
+40 - You got even more apples than you needed to, you are a jee-knee-ous
+end_description
+end_step
+end_quest
diff --git a/world.quests b/world.quests
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+# Quest definition file
+# This file describes the various quests known to the game, and used through the functions in quest.c
+#
+# Format is pretty simple:
+# quest "internal code, whatever you wand but must be unique"
+# title "one-line to describe the quest"
+# description
+# "multi-line"
+# "description if you feel like it"
+# end_description
+# restart "optional integer, if non zero the quest can be done multiple times"
+# (then multiple "step/end_step" blocks)
+# step "integer value for the step"
+# description
+# "multi-line step"
+# "description"
+# end_description
+# end_step
+# (then after all steps)
+# end_quest
+# you can include other quest files by using
+# include path/to/file.quests
+# the include path can be either relative or absolute to the maps/ directory 
+# (this can be done by starting the path with a /)
+# any files that are included may have other files included from them.
+
+include darcap/darcap.quests
+
+include test/test.quests