The evil wizard Meowancholy has bestowed their curse of despair upon the land -- a most powerful curse that stops all in their tracks and destines all woes. Their reach is far and wide. We cannot sit idly by -- we must do our best to make this world a better place!
Here's a quick overview of how
Hope Quest works:
- Choose a few goals that add hope into the world
- Try to complete those goals before May 18th
- If you complete enough goals in time, you defeat Meowancholy!
It's like a game jam, but instead of exclusively making games, we take action of all sorts that influences the world positively!
The evil wizard 😼 Meowancholy has 9 ❤️ Hearts. You need to complete Goals to make attacks on the wizard and keep him from defeating you! Goals may be:
- Simple Goal - A goal that would take little time or effort to complete
- Hard Goal - A goal that would take moderate effort/time to complete
- Challenging Goal - A goal that would take you out of your comfort zone (or is otherwise ambitious in nature)
Start thinking about what kinds of goals you might want to take on!
Wait, adventurer! Before you go, you must choose a Class! Pick from the options below:
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Knight ⚔️ ️
You're a brave knight -- that's all you need to be! No special mechanics.
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Simple Goal (⸸)
Hard Goal (⸸⸸)
Challenging Goal (⸸⸸⸸)
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Ranger 🏹
You're a ranger wth a deadly shot! All attacks deal +1 damage, but you must maintain a Daily Goal to keep your distance from Meowancholy.
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Simple Goal (⸸⸸)
Hard Goal (⸸⸸⸸)
Challenging Goal (⸸⸸⸸⸸)
Maintain a Daily Goal. Meowancholy heals ❤️ for each day you fail.
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Mage 🪄
You're a wizard with sick spells! Only your heaviest spell does damage - all other spells make your heaviest spell stronger.
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Simple Goal (Add ⸸ to your Challenging Goal)
Hard Goal (Add ⸸⸸ to your Challenging Goal)
Challenging Goal (⸸⸸⸸)
Only your Challenging Goal deals damage.
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Each ⸸ deals 1 ❤️ damage to Meowancholy.
Example Goals:
NOTE: These are merely examples; you can always make your own.
Political: (click to expand)
- Write to or call a government official
- Participate in a protest, or sign a petition
- Join a political organization
- Donate to or volunteer for a political candidate
Environmental: (click to expand)
- Join in (or start up) an environmental cleanup project
- Grow a plant
- Take measurable steps to decrease waste (reduction, repurposing, recycling, etc.)
Community: (click to expand)
- Host or join an event in your local community
- Reconnect with an old friend
- Connect with a neighbor
- Send a letter to someone
- Volunteer for a local organization
- Donate or fundraise for a charity/nonprofit you believe in
Health: (click to expand)
- Try a new food or a new form of exercise
- Try journaling, meditation, or another form of self care
- Practice being vulnerable, asking someone for help, or offering help to others.
- Make a calendar or organized notes system
- Seek out an appointment with a doctor or therapist
- Organize, declutter, or remove unneeded items your living space
Online: (click to expand)
- Contribute to (or create) open source software
- Move away (or reduce your reliance on) problematic platforms/software
- Join the indie web movement (or join a web-ring)
- Clean up your digital space: files, subscriptions, follows, emails
Artistic: (click to expand)
- Make art, be a patron of, or collaborate with local/community artists (this includes all types of art, games, music, writing, etc.)
- Write reviews, comments, or nice messages about art you've enjoyed (or write directly to the artist)
- Start or expand your physical media collection
- Sign up for a library card (or try out a service from your library that you haven't before)
- Read a book
Other: (click to expand)
- Learn a new skill
- Educate others about a topic of your choice
- Take a class or course
- OR choose your own activity that you think applies!
Remember, when making goals: choose CLEAR and CONCISE goals that are measurable. Instead of "Be more healthy", aim for something more concrete like "Exercise for 15 minutes each day" or "Play 3 games of tennis" or "Try eating a new type of vegetable" -- you can read more
here.
Proceed, adventurer!
Go forth! Together, we can defeat the forces of woe! And remember: hope isn't something you wait for to arrive to you -- you must build it yourself!
LEMONPOPPYSEEDGAMES - Event organizer
LOGAN (MEGAZUMI WORLD) - Drew Meowancholy
TOADLEY - Devised the class system and created the 88x31 button
Feel free to add this button to your own site!
