Hero classes
During the first setup you choose a hero class. It defines your avatar, your splash images on app start and the visual style of your character card.
Currently available for free: warrior, female warrior, mystic.
The mechanics | what does the app do
The rulebook behind the quests
Before we go step by step: here is an overview of the building blocks. What is a quest? What is a ritual? How do companions work? If you want the complete walkthrough, jump straight to the manual.
Official Mode
Not everyone likes swords and fantasy. That is what Official Mode is for: same app, same functionality, but sober wording.
- "Quests" become "tasks" / "to-dos"
- There is no hero
- Health / XP / magic are irrelevant
- Brighter colours, less glow, fewer gold accents
Quests
A quest is a task with properties:
- Difficulty determines XP reward
- Due date with date, time or no deadline
- Optional companions (we do it | you do it | I do it)
- All personal input is automatically encrypted
Rituals
Rituals are quests that repeat regularly - daily, weekly, monthly or by a flexible day pattern.
- You can create them on fixed days (for example every Monday) or as a quota (1x per week, whenever it fits)
- Rituals are shown on the Today page dynamically by urgency
Companions
Share quests with other heroes in three roles:
- Alliance: both are responsible, XP for both
- Assignment: you hand a quest to someone else
- My duty: you stay responsible, others only see it
Encryption
Quest contents are end-to-end encrypted: title and description are stored encrypted on the server.
- Key pair during setup
- Random quest key per quest
- Server only sees ciphertext and wrapped keys
Recovery code: keep it safe, otherwise encrypted quests can be lost if you forget the password.
Platforms
- Web app in the browser, PWA-capable and installable
- Android app as APK or via Google Play
- Push notifications via background polling, no Google FCM, no WebSocket connection
- Widgets for the home screen
- iOS works through the web app / PWA; a native iOS app is not currently planned
Manual with real screenshots from the app
The Manual
No abstract concepts - concrete steps with images from the app, exact XP values and explanations for every mechanic. If you want to know "how much XP does a quest give?" or "when does my hero lose HP?" - it is here.
Table of contents
1 · First steps
1.1 Create an account
Open TaskAsQuest and click "Register". You have two ways in:
- Login name + password (freely chosen, no email).
- Google login (your Google email becomes the account name automatically).
Both work - choose what you prefer. During first setup the app creates an encryption key pair and shows you a recovery code. Take a screenshot or download it, otherwise encrypted quests can be lost if you forget the password.
1.2 Choose a mode
Right after registration you choose Quest Mode (fantasy with heroes, quests and rituals) or Task Mode (plain tasks, brighter style). Both have the same features. You can switch later at any time without losing progress.
1.3 Create a hero (Quest Mode)
Choose a hero class - currently available for free: warrior, female warrior, mystic. In Task Mode, of course, there is no hero.
2 · The app at a glance
Six important views, reachable through the bottom tab bar and the hero area:
What is due today, overdue or a ritual. Plus the "done today" list with XP balance.
All active quests, sorted by status. Create, edit and archive quests here.
Larger projects with multiple quests. Progress display per dungeon.
Shared quests sorted by role (alliance / assignment / my duty). Plus online status of companions.
Character sheet with avatar, level, XP, HP, achievements, skill tree and account settings.
Ranks, conquered quests and progress per achievement. Shows what your hero has already done.
3 · Play through a quest
3.1 Create a quest
On the Quests page, press the + button. Fields:
- Title - what needs to be done
- Difficulty - easy / medium / hard / epic (determines XP and HP cost)
- Due date - date and optional time, or no date
- Description - optionally add more detail here
- Companions - optional assignment with a role
3.2 Complete a quest
Press the green "Complete" button. The quest moves to "done today", XP is credited and HP cost is deducted. Rituals move on to their next occurrence.
3.3 See achievements
In the hero area you find the Achievements tab. There you see unlocked ranks, conquered quests, progress bars and achievement XP.
4 · XP, level and skill tree
In short
Quests give XP, cost HP and lead to skill points through level-ups.
How much XP does a quest give?
| Difficulty | XP | HP cost |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | +10 XP | -5 HP |
| Medium | +30 XP | -15 HP |
| Hard | +50 XP | -25 HP |
| Epic | +100 XP | -50 HP |
I am still experimenting with these values. The goal is for it to feel fun, but not like pointless clicking where your hero levels up too fast. The app is meant to motivate you personally.
Level system
You start at level 0 with 0 / 100 XP toward level 1. With every level-up, the XP requirement for the next level doubles:
- Level 0 -> 1: 100 XP
- Level 1 -> 2: 200 XP
- Level 2 -> 3: 400 XP
- Level 3 -> 4: 800 XP
- Level 4 -> 5: 1600 XP
- ... exponentially onward
That means: early progress is quick, later levels need more quests. Each level-up gives you 1 skill point.
Skills
Four skills, each with a maximum of 5 ranks:
| Skill | Effect per rank | Max. effect (rank 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior | +2 max HP per level-up | +10 max HP per level-up |
| Scholar | +10% XP per quest | +50% XP per quest |
| Healer | -2 HP cost per quest | -10 HP cost per quest |
| Mage | +50 magic per day | +250 magic per day (total 2,750) |
Skill points are assigned permanently - there is no reset.
Magic is the daily resource for AI functions, such as quest suggestions or recipe analysis. Default limit: 2,500 per day, reset at midnight.
The hero profile shows current level, XP bar, HP bar, skill distribution and achievements.
5 · HP system and tavern
In short
HP prevents checkbox spam. If you complete a lot, you need to recover through tavern, water, meal or powernap.
When does my hero lose HP?
Every quest completion deducts HP - exactly 50% of the XP reward. Heavy quests are felt, but not brutal.
| Difficulty | HP cost | XP reward |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 5 HP | 10 XP |
| Medium | 15 HP | 30 XP |
| Hard | 25 HP | 50 XP |
| Epic | 50 HP | 100 XP |
HP is the trick that stops you from just creating quests and immediately clicking them away. That is not the point of the app. If you really did a task but your hero does not have enough HP right now, you can still complete the quest - just without XP gain and without HP loss.
The Healer skill reduces the cost. Max HP increases by +10 on level-up, plus 2 per Warrior rank. Start: 100 HP.
Difficulties are disabled when HP is too low
If your hero has too little HP, expensive difficulties are greyed out when creating a quest:
- HP < 50 -> Epic locked
- HP < 25 -> Epic + Hard locked
- HP < 15 -> Epic + Hard + Medium locked
- HP < 5 -> everything locked, go to the tavern
This blocks click spam: if someone tries to use the app as a pure checkbox list, the HP brake kicks in and they need to recover.
What does the tavern do?
The tavern is the healing centre. Three core actions have real cooldowns:
| Activity | Effect | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| Water | +10 HP | 1x per hour |
| Meal | fills to 90% max HP | 1x per day |
| Powernap | +30 HP | 1x per day |
The meal is the emergency button: no matter how far you fell, once per day it brings your hero back to 90% max HP.
Pantry and AI recipes
In the tavern you can maintain a pantry. Add ingredients you have at home. The app can use AI to suggest meals from them. The result is labelled:
- Green - all ingredients are available, cookable now
- Yellow - almost everything is there, only a small thing is missing
- Red - too much is missing, not practical
That connects real activity - cooking and eating - to hero progress. The pantry is not public; it is your own inventory. That means you can answer your three-year-old's question "what are we eating today?" even when you have no energy to think: open the tavern and roll three suggestions.
6 · Complete tasks together with companions
When creating a quest, you can assign other heroes. There are three roles:
Alliance
"Complete together"
Both are responsible. Whoever completes first receives full XP and pays the HP cost; the other gets half XP. Both see the quest in their list.
Assignment
"Hand over to"
You delegate to a companion. They are responsible and receive full XP on completion. You see it as assigned and can pull it back if needed.
My duty
"Just inform"
The companion can see the quest but is not responsible. When you as owner complete it, they get an acknowledgement button and it disappears from their list.
For rituals, only the alliance role is allowed - assignment and my duty do not make semantic sense for recurring tasks.
Companion view: shared quests sorted by role, with online status of companions.
7 · Rituals (recurring quests)
A ritual quest appears repeatedly. Available patterns:
- Daily (every day)
- Weekly (every week, same weekday)
- Monthly (every month, same date)
- Yearly (for example birthdays)
- Fixed weekdays (for example Mon+Wed+Fri)
- N times per week (for example "3x per week, any days")
- Monthly flex (for example "1st Monday of the month")
What happens if I miss a ritual?
Missed rituals move into the overdue bucket on the Today view, with a warning sign. After the next period expires, it counts as missed - no XP, but the next occurrence appears automatically.
8 · Achievements
Achievements are meant to motivate you and make visible what you have already done. The values and tracks may still change while I keep testing what feels good and does not turn into mindless checklist grinding.
| Achievement | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Legendary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest giver | Beginner · 1 | Planner · 10 | Strategist · 50 | World shaper · 200 |
| Quest slayer | Apprentice · 1 | Journeyman · 10 | Master · 50 | Grandmaster · 200 |
| Ritual master | Novice · 5 | Practitioner · 25 | Ritualist · 100 | Eternal · 500 |
| Dragon slayer | Brave one · 1 | Dragon hunter · 5 | Dragon slayer · 20 | Draconic one · 50 |
| Iron will | Steadfast · 3 | Unyielding · 15 | Indestructible · 50 | Immortal · 150 |
| Shield bearer | Watcher · 5 | Defender · 25 | Bulwark · 75 | Fortress · 200 |
| Ascension | Awakened · 3 | Ascender · 7 | Champion · 15 | Legend · 30 |
| Experience collector | Seeker · 500 | Knower · 5,000 | Enlightened · 25,000 | Omniscient · 100,000 |
| Dungeon conqueror | Explorer · 1 | Conqueror · 3 | Dungeon master · 10 | Ruler · 25 |
| Persistence | Purposeful · 5 | Focused · 20 | Resolute · 75 | Unshakable · 200 |
Each new tier gives bonus XP: bronze +50, silver +100, gold +200, legendary +500. Achievements are not a test; they are a small pat on the back so you can see that your everyday effort leaves traces.
Ready?
Start directly in the web app or jump back to the principle first if you want to understand the idea behind TaskAsQuest.
If something is missing or unclear: support@taskasquest.de.
