Designed as experiences that complemented the main game mode, World Quests were intended to offer players a new way to experience Spellcasters Chronicles. Behind this project was a desire to experiment with fresh gameplay mechanics while continuously expanding the game's content through regular weekly updates.

"Quests were conceived as a game mode that would build upon the core gameplay while offering a fresh perspective, released on a weekly basis," explains game designer Yves Jean-Baptiste. “One of the earliest concepts explored was a Tower Defense mode focused on survival and four-player co-op. Players would summon ranged creatures—archers, snipers, catapults—as well as defensive structures such as Astral Towers and Ballistas on predefined locations to fend off waves of enemies attempting to destroy their Life Stone."

Another prototype took the form of a player-versus-player mode that deliberately abandoned the game's traditional mechanics: "It was a 3v3 arena with no Life Stones and no summoned creatures. Players could rely solely on their spells to defeat the opposing team. The first team to score ten eliminations would win the match."

The team also envisioned a Race mode, where coordination was at the heart of the experience, as Yves explains: "Teams had to race through the arena together. At each stage, three rings matching the team's color would appear, and each Spellcaster had to pass through one of them. Once all three players had crossed their respective rings, the next checkpoint would activate, and so on until the finish line." To spice things up, players would have been able to collect items along the way to either help their own team or slow down their opponents.

Finally, a fourth prototype completely reimagined the rules of the main game mode: "In this 3v3 mode, the objective was still to destroy the enemy team's Life Stones," Yves explains. "But there was one catch: spells were disabled. Spellcasters were invulnerable, yet completely harmless. Only creature summoning was allowed, meaning players had to find the best possible combination of summons to overcome the opposing team."

Beyond adding variety to the Spellcasters Chronicles experience, Quests were also designed as a way to test new gameplay mechanics with the community and gather immediate, data-driven feedback. By the time Early Access was approaching, all four game modes were already playable internally as prototypes. While they had yet to receive their final visual polish, they had already been tested with player panels and iterated upon based on their feedback. "I was a huge fan of these concepts," Yves admits. "I'm only mentioning the four playable prototypes here, but we actually had a long list of ideas. Some were simple modes built on existing mechanics, while others would have required dedicated development. We were considering a players-versus-boss mode, a last-player-standing mode, a castle defense mode, and many more!"

I wanted a place that felt both mysterious and comforting—a place players would enjoy returning to—while reflecting the unique aesthetic identity of each Spellcaster. The architecture had to feel logical, simple, and instantly readable."