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'''Quests''' give you goals to chase and neighbors to help around StepHarvest. There are two kinds: hand-written story quests from the villagers, and daily requests from the town board.

== Story quests ==
You pick these up by talking to the [[NPCs|villagers]] (Maple, Craig, Hazel, Olive, and Captain Reed). Each villager offers their own hand-written quests, and many form chains, where finishing one opens the next. Some quests only appear once you meet their requirements, such as a certain [[Mastery|mastery]] level, enough friendship with that villager, or finishing an earlier quest.

A quest is split into steps you complete in order. Objectives can include:
* Walking a number of steps.
* Completing a few [[Mining|mining]], [[Fishing|fishing]], or [[Foraging|foraging]] runs.
* Collecting a quantity of an item, sometimes at a minimum quality.
* Gifting an item to a villager.
* Reaching a [[Mastery|mastery]] level, or crafting a recipe a few times.

When you finish every step, return to the villager to claim your rewards, which can be any mix of gold, items, friendship points, mastery XP, and unlocked [[Crafting|crafting recipes]].

'''Example.''' Craig might ask you to complete a few mine runs, collect 10 {{Quality|silver}} {{ItemLink|Copper Ore}}, then smelt a {{ItemLink|Copper Bar}}, rewarding gold, mining XP, and friendship with him.

== Villager requests (daily) ==
The '''Villager Requests''' board in town carries a fresh batch of "collect X of an item" tasks that rotate every day. They are driven by whatever the town has too much of, so they are always something you can realistically gather. Each request you accept has a deadline of about a week and pays out friendship and gold. You can keep taking new ones day after day.

'''Example.''' "Olive needs 25 {{ItemLink|Wheat}}" pays friendship with Olive, gold, and a small bonus.

== See also ==
* [[Achievements]]: lifetime milestones that track automatically.
* [[NPCs]]: the villagers you build friendship with.
* [[Mastery]]: the skill levels some quests require.

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