Guidance for Storytellers

Storytellers are Habitica contributors who write tales for our Quests on our Habitica Quests Trello Board.

Becoming an Storyteller
If you would like to contribute to Habitica as an Storyteller, please read the procedures instructions first. Due to the large supply of accepted artwork, quests are created based on existing artwork, baring special circumstances.

Submission Guide
When submitting your work it recommend to submit with your User Id. This will save time if your tale is accepted as the final choice.

It can take quite a long time between submitting a quest text and having the quest launch -- since Habitica usually release only one or two quests a month. The best strategy is to submit texts for all of the open pending quests, and to watch out for announcements that new quests are open for submission.

Once a pet quest text is accepted, it will generally go live within about a month. Equipment texts and mini bosses take longer to go live, since they have to be scheduled separately.

Habitica Quest Trello Board
Aspiring Storytellers, must have a Trello account to post comments, and submit finalised tales on Trello boards. To add a tale, first read the Quest Type Guidelines (first card in the column) to understand the increasies for writing for that quest. Then choose an artwork that has not been tagged already chosen, and add your tale as a comment. Further comments on other story tellers ideas can also be added.

Unrequested Ideas
If you have an idea for a quest tale where there is no artwork or a new dynamic of how quests should work, that's okay! Please add it to the general discussion card. But, be forewarned that it's unlikely to be implemented (at least not for a very long time).

Contributive Tiers
One story is enough for the first tier. Subsequent tiers require more stories. If two or more people have their stories mixed together, that counts for less.

Tips and Techniques

 * To have the maximum chance of having a quest accepted, the best strategy is to submit texts for all of the open pending quests, and to watch out for announcements that new quests are open for submission.


 * Try to write quests that enrich the world of Habitica. Some good ways to do this include tying the quest to a preexisting places, creating a new place that fits our general conventions, or referencing preexisting  characters or events.


 * Include several different references to/quotes from artists! Usually many artists are involved in the creation of a quest. It's a good idea to reference 2-3 in the main flavor text and another in the completion text.


 * Don't forget to include references to Habitica's task-management side in addition to our game side.