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To make things easier for the reader (and so you can do something as simple as looking up who a character was again with incurring lots and lots of spoilers) this article has been broken into parts, by story arc.
 
To make things easier for the reader (and so you can do something as simple as looking up who a character was again with incurring lots and lots of spoilers) this article has been broken into parts, by story arc.
  
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===AsteroidQuest Part 1===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Main| AsteroidQuest Part 1]]''
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In his attempts to escape a storage box he's been sealed inside, Hok, miklik thief extraordinaire, discovers a rare and illegal compilation AI.  With the CAI's questionable and somewhat erratic advice and extraordinary hacking abilities, he embarks on the previously mentioned string of disasters, death, and explosions.
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''Relevant thread(s):''
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Main| AsteroidQuest Part 1]]===
 
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In his attempts to escape a storage box he's been sealed inside, Hok, miklik thief extraordinaire, discovers a rare and illegal compilation AI.  With the CAI's questionable and somewhat erratic advice and extraordinary hacking abilities, he embarks on the previously mentioned string of disasters, death, and explosions.
 
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Intermission| AsteroidQuest Intermission]]===
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===AsteroidQuest Intermission===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Intermission| AsteroidQuest Intermission]]''
 
In in dangerous wilds of the neumono homeworld, a green native and an offworld tourist climb a spire of the Untameable Needles on what is supposed to be a simple hunting trip.  If the thread-count didn't tip you off, things end up being more complicated then they bargained for.
 
In in dangerous wilds of the neumono homeworld, a green native and an offworld tourist climb a spire of the Untameable Needles on what is supposed to be a simple hunting trip.  If the thread-count didn't tip you off, things end up being more complicated then they bargained for.
  
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''Relevant thread(s):''
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_2| AsteroidQuest Part 2]]===
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===AsteroidQuest Part 2===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_2|AsteroidQuest Part 2]]''
 
We return to the Asteroid.  Things pick up at the trade hub the morning after the events of thread 1, and we get down to the the business of managing the trade hub and making zenny.  No longer playing exclusively as the CAI, our perspective bounces around a bit.
 
We return to the Asteroid.  Things pick up at the trade hub the morning after the events of thread 1, and we get down to the the business of managing the trade hub and making zenny.  No longer playing exclusively as the CAI, our perspective bounces around a bit.
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_3| AsteroidQuest Parts 3 and 4]]===
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===AsteroidQuest Parts 3 and 4===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_3| AsteroidQuest Parts 3 and 4]]''
 
In which we jump to a completely different part of the asteroid, get to find out what it's like working for the space mafia, and descend into not unwarranted full blown paranoia and alcoholism.
 
In which we jump to a completely different part of the asteroid, get to find out what it's like working for the space mafia, and descend into not unwarranted full blown paranoia and alcoholism.
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Polo Quest| Polo Quest]]===
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===Polo Quest===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Polo Quest| Polo Quest]]''
 
Back to Polo and neumono homeworld.  It's been several months since her last mission, and now she's been assigned to an inspection team as part of the effort to tie up some loose ends from last time.
 
Back to Polo and neumono homeworld.  It's been several months since her last mission, and now she's been assigned to an inspection team as part of the effort to tie up some loose ends from last time.
  
 
Polo Quest has a separate page for tracking current [[Polo Quest Statistics|stats and inventory]].
 
Polo Quest has a separate page for tracking current [[Polo Quest Statistics|stats and inventory]].
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Three Stripes Intermission| Three Stripes Intermission]]===
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===Three Stripes Intermission===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Three Stripes Intermission| Three Stripes Intermission]]''
 
Three Stripes and his neumono buddies adjust to life outside the spire and away from the Salikai and deal with strange outsider neumono instead.
 
Three Stripes and his neumono buddies adjust to life outside the spire and away from the Salikai and deal with strange outsider neumono instead.
  
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===[[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_5| AsteroidQuest Part 5]]===
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===AsteroidQuest Part 5===
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Main#Part_5| AsteroidQuest Part 5]]''
 
Hok is sent to gather information on what's happening outside the hub, and ends up joining a crime gang for the heist of the... week?
 
Hok is sent to gather information on what's happening outside the hub, and ends up joining a crime gang for the heist of the... week?
  
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==[[AsteroidQuest/Chronology| Chronology]]==
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==Chronology==
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/Chronology|AsteroidQuest Chronology]]''
 
The chronology of events in AsteroidQuest is somewhat complicated; we change time zones nearly as often as we change character perspective.  As such, the order that threads are presented in is not necessarily the same as the order in which events occurred.
 
The chronology of events in AsteroidQuest is somewhat complicated; we change time zones nearly as often as we change character perspective.  As such, the order that threads are presented in is not necessarily the same as the order in which events occurred.
  
 
A timeline is available, but as the details are something of a spoiler, it has been given it's own page. After all, uncertainty as to exactly when and where we are in the course of the story adds to the excitement, and the speculation is part of the fun!
 
A timeline is available, but as the details are something of a spoiler, it has been given it's own page. After all, uncertainty as to exactly when and where we are in the course of the story adds to the excitement, and the speculation is part of the fun!
  
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==[[AsteroidQuest/ITQ Guide|ITQ Guide]]==
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==Inside the Quest==
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This quest makes fairly extensive use of [[Inside the Quest]], providing a good deal of background information on the characters and setting, as well as often filling in unanswered questions, tying up loose ends, and providing epilogues between plot arcs.  Rokoa first shows up {{post|49210|near the end of thread 6}}, and the rest of the cast appear frequently throughout {{thread|board=questdis|50332|thread 7}}, {{thread|board=questdis|68983|thread 8}} and {{thread|board=questdis|76582|thread 9}}.  After that, they migrated to a separate {{thread|board=questdis|49496|Lago-centric ITQ branch}}, that has reached its {{thread|board=questdis|85202|second thread}}.
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:''Main article: [[AsteroidQuest/ITQ Guide|AsteroidQuest ITQ Guide]]''
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This quest makes fairly extensive use of [[Inside the Quest]], providing a good deal of background information on the characters and setting, as well as often filling in unanswered questions, tying up loose ends, and providing epilogues between plot arcs.  <!--Linking threads on the subpage instead now, it's neater-->
  
 
While the simplest approach may be to simply read the ITQ threads in their entirety, for readers who are concerned with spoilers, or who wish to try and preserve the original order of discovery (or simply don't wish to have to hunt for information) a full list of ITQ posts has been provided.  These posts are listed in order, broken into groups by the threads they ran consecutive to, between, or after.
 
While the simplest approach may be to simply read the ITQ threads in their entirety, for readers who are concerned with spoilers, or who wish to try and preserve the original order of discovery (or simply don't wish to have to hunt for information) a full list of ITQ posts has been provided.  These posts are listed in order, broken into groups by the threads they ran consecutive to, between, or after.
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A full fledged fan''quest'', by [[Jukashi]].  This spinoff takes place in an absurd, over the top alternate universe where Polo and Rokoa managed to end up fused into one person.  It's recommended you read at least through the second Asteroid story arc if you want to recognize all the characters who show up.
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A full fledged fan''quest'', by [[Jukashi]].  This spinoff takes place in an absurd, over the top alternate universe where Polo and Rokoa managed to end up fused into one person.  Read up through at least AsteroidQuest Part 3 if you want to recognize all the characters who show up.
  
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====Other Fanart====
 
====Other Fanart====
 
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Revision as of 21:42, 19 May 2015
AsteroidQuest by Lagotrope
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  1. Part 1
  2. Intermission 1-1
  3. Intermission 1-2
  4. Intermission 1-3
  5. Intermission 1-4
  6. Intermission 1-5
  7. Part 2
  8. Part 3
  9. Part 4
  10. Polo Quest
  11. Polo Quest 2
  12. Three Stripes Intermission
  13. Polo Quest 3
  14. Part 5
  15. Polo Quest 4
  16. Polo Quest 5

Something something DEM TEETH.

In a technologically advanced underground world, a thief named Hok steals a rare and illegal compilation A.I., represented by the voices of /quest/. With its help, he and the insanely deadly Rokoa begin a profitable string of disasters, death, and explosions. Then again, that seems to be a common occupation here.

Current stats and inventory for Polo Quest can be found here.


Spoiler.gif This article contains spoilers! You were warned.

Major Story Arcs

Asteroid Quest ends up as something of a large, complicated thing, encompassing several major plot arcs, lots of characters, perspective swapping, at least two different planet(oid)s, and different time zones. The fact that intermissions and side stories have a tendency to grow larger then the main quest doesn't help any.

To make things easier for the reader (and so you can do something as simple as looking up who a character was again with incurring lots and lots of spoilers) this article has been broken into parts, by story arc.


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AsteroidQuest Part 1

Main article: AsteroidQuest Part 1

In his attempts to escape a storage box he's been sealed inside, Hok, miklik thief extraordinaire, discovers a rare and illegal compilation AI. With the CAI's questionable and somewhat erratic advice and extraordinary hacking abilities, he embarks on the previously mentioned string of disasters, death, and explosions.


Relevant thread(s):

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AsteroidQuest Intermission

Main article: AsteroidQuest Intermission

In in dangerous wilds of the neumono homeworld, a green native and an offworld tourist climb a spire of the Untameable Needles on what is supposed to be a simple hunting trip. If the thread-count didn't tip you off, things end up being more complicated then they bargained for.


Relevant thread(s):

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AsteroidQuest Part 2

Main article: AsteroidQuest Part 2

We return to the Asteroid. Things pick up at the trade hub the morning after the events of thread 1, and we get down to the the business of managing the trade hub and making zenny. No longer playing exclusively as the CAI, our perspective bounces around a bit.


Relevant thread(s):

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AsteroidQuest Parts 3 and 4

Main article: AsteroidQuest Parts 3 and 4

In which we jump to a completely different part of the asteroid, get to find out what it's like working for the space mafia, and descend into not unwarranted full blown paranoia and alcoholism.


Relevant thread(s):

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Polo Quest

Main article: Polo Quest

Back to Polo and neumono homeworld. It's been several months since her last mission, and now she's been assigned to an inspection team as part of the effort to tie up some loose ends from last time.

Polo Quest has a separate page for tracking current stats and inventory.


Relevant thread(s):

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Three Stripes Intermission

Main article: Three Stripes Intermission

Three Stripes and his neumono buddies adjust to life outside the spire and away from the Salikai and deal with strange outsider neumono instead.


Relevant thread(s):

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AsteroidQuest Part 5

Main article: AsteroidQuest Part 5

Hok is sent to gather information on what's happening outside the hub, and ends up joining a crime gang for the heist of the... week?


Relevant thread(s):

Chronology

Main article: AsteroidQuest Chronology

The chronology of events in AsteroidQuest is somewhat complicated; we change time zones nearly as often as we change character perspective. As such, the order that threads are presented in is not necessarily the same as the order in which events occurred.

A timeline is available, but as the details are something of a spoiler, it has been given it's own page. After all, uncertainty as to exactly when and where we are in the course of the story adds to the excitement, and the speculation is part of the fun!

Inside the Quest

Main article: AsteroidQuest ITQ Guide

This quest makes fairly extensive use of Inside the Quest, providing a good deal of background information on the characters and setting, as well as often filling in unanswered questions, tying up loose ends, and providing epilogues between plot arcs.

While the simplest approach may be to simply read the ITQ threads in their entirety, for readers who are concerned with spoilers, or who wish to try and preserve the original order of discovery (or simply don't wish to have to hunt for information) a full list of ITQ posts has been provided. These posts are listed in order, broken into groups by the threads they ran consecutive to, between, or after.


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Poker Game

A nsfw flash poker game where you play as Polo against Pilon and Rokoa with intentionally terrible AI and an empathic advantage. It's only an alpha, and there are some bugs, but it's still good for some fun.

The game is available in fixed size and with image scaling. For the best results (resolution permitting) it may be advisable to play the fixed version at full screen with a local flash player, rather than your web browser.

Has since been ported into Python Poker Adventures and JSPoker.


Gallery

Official

Mostly commissioned work of questionable canonity.

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Fanart

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Polokoa Quest

Main article: Polokoa Quest

A full fledged fanquest, by Jukashi. This spinoff takes place in an absurd, over the top alternate universe where Polo and Rokoa managed to end up fused into one person. Read up through at least AsteroidQuest Part 3 if you want to recognize all the characters who show up.

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Quests by Lagotrope

Cheeverse: Chee Quest | Work of Chaos | Chop's Dojo | The Oremor Trail | Clamp Quest | Story Seeker

Asteroidverse: AsteroidQuest | Unnatural Selection (Stats)

Other: Fen Quest | Rough Situation | Haze Town | Collaborations: Frillsby and Gallsby | The Rogue | Just a Job

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