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What Do You Do First When the Guild Calls? | Adventure Quiz

The lighthouse just went dark. An 18-question, four-act quiz — scout, read clues, back up your team — sorts you into one of eight original guild roles.

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The festival on Duskwash Island starts tonight, but the lighthouse went dark at dusk. The guild is pulling together a makeshift party to cross Echo Forest, find out what happened, and carry the fixed light back to the keeper. The party needs more than people who charge ahead — it needs people to hold the rear, check the details, read the bigger picture, and hand things off. Which job do you want to start with?

18 questions, four acts. The story stays the same no matter what you pick — your choices don't branch the plot, they add up to one of eight original adventurer roles. Each pair of traits has six questions: scout first or support first, look at the concrete clue or the wider context, work it through together or leave behind something they can use on their own. If a pair ties, the quiz defaults to support, context, and working together — that's just how the tie-break was built, not a judgment that those are the better choices.

Pick whichever move you'd actually reach for first in each scene. You don't have to play the bravest or most useful teammate. Your result describes how your character might show up, what they're good for, and which condition of teamwork they tend to miss — plus one line you can actually use in real life. These are original story choices, not a validated psychological instrument, and they don't measure your competence. The role is a way into the story, not a position you owe every team you're on.

18 questions · About 5 min · No account needed

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Q1. Act One · Only one call goes out | The lighthouse is dark, and the guild hands you the first job to choose. Before you set off, what do you want the party to know more about?

Go with the guide to check the first stretch of road, and bring back the real conditions Stay at the meeting point to check people and supplies, and find out what support is still missing

Q2. Act One · Two different clues | There's a torn-up map on the table, and a song that keeps the lighthouse's old story. You'll get to both — where do you want to start?

Match the distances and landmarks on the sketch first, and find a spot you can actually confirm Look first for the image that keeps repeating in the song, and think about how it connects to the whole task

Q3. Act One · The apprentice hung the signal lamp backwards | He laughs and admits he still hasn't figured it out, and asks for your help. Which way do you want to get him up to speed?

Work through it with him once, right there, catching where he gets stuck as you go Draw him a card with worked examples, so he can try and check it at his own pace

Q4. Act One · The gates aren't open yet | There's a gap to squeeze in one more bit of prep, and either side could use a hand. Where do you want to put the time?

Stay at the gate to confirm supplies and the contact point, so someone's ready for whatever changes later Go ask at the ferry landing when it opens, and bring the party a fresh piece of news

Q5. Act Two · The arrow and the bell don't agree | The party reaches Echo Forest. The stone marker points left, but the bell is ringing from the right. Someone has to offer a first read on it — you would —

Connect the bell to the quest song first, and see if it hints at another layer of meaning Check the carved marks, footprints, and landmarks first, and lay out what you can actually compare on the spot

Q6. Act Two · A teammate can't read the trail markers | The guide has already confirmed the path is walkable, but your teammate is worried about mixing up the markers along the way. How do you want to help her get the hang of it?

Sketch a few of the markers into small pictures, so she can compare and check them herself along the trail Walk the first stretch with her, calling out and comparing notes the moment you spot a marker

Q7. Act Two · Camp is only a short stop | The party needs to scout ahead and get ready to move on, both at once. Which job do you want to take?

Go with the scouting group to check the next stretch, and confirm whether the route needs to change Sort out the rest area and the supplies for the road back, so the scouts can pick up straight away when they return

Q8. Act Two · The sign is written like a riddle | The empty pavilion is carved with "to find what's ahead, look at where you came from." Everyone's waiting on your first idea — you'd —

Check the back of the pavilion posts and the angle you walked in from first, looking for a concrete mark you missed Talk first about what that line means for the whole quest, and try reading the clue in a different context

Q9. Act Two · Two maps don't line up | Two teammates both want to share the route they walked, but they've drawn it differently. How do you want to help the two versions line up?

Bring both of them to the table and compare each remembered turn face to face Build a simple legend so each of them can add their own notes and still read each other's map

Q10. Act Three · The lighthouse, finally | The keeper is splitting the group — one to check the tower, one to hold the ground below — with someone experienced leading each. Which do you join first?

Stay on the ground to confirm the response and the signals, so the people upstairs know the base is ready Go up with the keeper to check where the light went out, and bring back whatever you find

Q11. Act Three · An old manuscript sits next to the lens | The light's still out, and both the site log and the festival manuscript might have answers. Which one do you want to check first?

Read the manuscript's account of the lighting order first, and see if it points to something bigger you've missed Compare the lens position with the inspection log with the keeper first, looking for a concrete change

Q12. Act Three · The other team brought their own plan | Both sides want to lay out their plan clearly before splitting the work. Which kind of support do you want to give?

Put together a clear breakdown of who's doing what and how it might change, so each team can work on its own from here Stay in the room and check everyone's understanding one by one, helping people talk through where they differ

Q13. Act Three · Before the first test of the light | The keeper has confirmed the fix. It needs someone to run the first test, and it needs a backup plan. You'd rather —

Join the first test run, watching within the agreed limits and reporting what happens Confirm the spare parts and the stop signal first, so there's a next move if something goes wrong

Q14. Act Three · The light's back, but the color's off | The keeper asks everyone to name one direction to look into. What do you want to chase first?

What's different about the lens, the light source, and the angle — check each condition one by one How records from different eras describe the color, and whether it ever served another purpose

Q15. Act Four · Handing the light back | The apprentice staying behind wants to look after the equipment on his own once everyone leaves. What do you want to leave him with?

Run through it with him once more, so he can ask and try it on the spot wherever he's still shaky Leave him a routine checklist and a way to ask questions, so he can check and handle it himself later

Q16. Act Four · Two jobs left before heading back | The fix is done. The handoff and the advance report each have their own lead. Which do you want to join —

The group waiting until the handoff is settled, making sure the gear and the records both have a place to go The group heading back early, carrying fresh news along the road for the next travelers

Q17. Act Four · One blank line left on the report | The standard form is filled in, and there's room at the end for your own observation. What do you want to write first —

How the old story matched what you found, and where the understanding shifted, so next time the context is visible The route you took, the conditions you tested, and the steps that worked, so next time it can be checked directly

Q18. Act Four · The next travelers are at the door | A new party wants to pick up where your experience leaves off. How do you want to keep the story going?

Put together a guide with worked examples, so they can read and adapt it to their own needs Join the send-off gathering, listen to their questions on the spot, and figure out the prep together

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