I turned my due-card pile into a boss fight
I'm a medical student. Some mornings the queue says 600 cards and I just don't open it. Not because it's hard, because it's shapeless: you can't see the end of it.
So I made Remquest. Your due cards become a monster with hit points. Every card you answer takes some off. When it drops, the day is done. That's the whole idea: same cards, same scheduler, but now the pile has an edge you can see.
The HP come from the queue itself, so the boss takes shape the moment you start the same number RemNote is showing you, never an estimate of mine.
https://i.redd.it/mzqh72vir5ih1.gif
It touches nothing about your scheduling, and it makes no network requests: everything lives in RemNote's own storage.
What it adds
- A game strip above the queue: boss HP, XP, damage numbers, combo, day streak
- 26 hand-drawn monsters. Which one turns up depends on how heavy today is compared to your usual day, so a real boss stays rare
- A panel you can drag anywhere on screen, with daily quests, permanent deeds, a bestiary you fill in, and a countdown for decks that have an exam date
- Coins from quests and bosses, spent on screen themes and companions
- Italian and English, following RemNote's language
What it deliberately doesn't do
- No stat boosts for sale. The monster is your review load. An XP multiplier wouldn't weaken it, it would drain the weight out of every card
- No guilt. The companion sleeps, it never gets sick. A streak token absorbs a missed day. People quit when life breaks, not out of boredom
- No speed rewards. Effortful recall is the one that sticks. Slow and right is worth exactly as much as instant
It's in the plugin marketplace: search Remquest in RemNote's plugin!
Where it's going
I'm adding things slowly, as I use it for my own exams. A few ideas on the list: decoration that shows up as you level, more monsters, and maybe a way to compare progress with a friend.
Suggestions are very welcome, including "this part is annoying". I built it around how I study, which is a sample of one.
Drop them in the comments here, or open one on GitHub under Issues → New issue → Feature request; there's a template, it's three questions long. Bugs have their own template right next to it.
