Quests aren’t all people crack them up to be.

Think about it for a minute. Would you want to leave home at the drop of a hat to travel halfway across the world, facing danger and possibly death? Or spend weeks without a proper bed and be at the mercy of the elements?

To paraphrase a saying I’ve heard, “People love to read about things they hate in real life.”

Quests are a great example of that. We enjoy reading about them, but we don’t stop to think what it means to be on one. No amenities. None of life’s comforts. Heck, not even a toothbrush.

Just you and the road ahead.

Oh, and the baddies pursuing you every step of the way.

Put that way, it doesn’t sound so glamorous.

Keeping that in mind, here are 10 reasons to avoid a quest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not the grandiose lifestyle of errantry the books paint it as, huh?

Do you think you would survive on a quest? What would be the hardest thing to go without? Please share your thoughts in the comments.