On the Cryptic Conservatory Discord we run a weekly game called Side Quests for members of the Cryptic Community to connect to each other & themselves through the simple things that make us human. Players might be asked to cook a meal for someone else, or take a walk through their neighborhood, and then share part of that experience.
Side Quests Season 1 ran from 2025.03.02 to 2026.01.11, not quite 11 months. Of the 26 players in Season 1 these earned the most XP:
SIDE QUEST SEASON 1 LEADERBOARD
| #1 | Wildcat_Rain | Level 5 |
| #2 | artmuse62 | Level 5 |
| #3 | sunfirewings | Level 4 |
| #4 | [REDACTED] | Level 3 |
| #5 | Paxton | Level 3 |
| #6 | Xan “Lithish” Farley | Level 3 |
| #7 | DivineShadow777 [The Purple Prose] | Level 3 |
| #8 | mhd | Level 2 |
| #9 | composerben | Level 2 |
| #10 | Brittany Lindo | Level 2 |
| #11 | Allyson Gray | Level 2 |
| #12 | Palmer | Level 2 |
| #13 | Robin Scott | Level 2 |
| #14 | Sean Song | Level 2 |
The scoring & meaning of many Side Quests were left intentionally vague in Season 1, and while that will continue with Season 2 we will also allow players to suggest Side Quests by following specific guidelines and submitting through this form. Side Quests Season 2 kicked off on 2026.02.15 – if you would like to participate you can join the Cryptic Conservatory Discord and be a human among humans.