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^[1], 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.