diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index ba01c6b..484cc55 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ yl_speak_up.player_vars_save_file = "yl_speak_up_player_vars"
 -- Where to store the logfiles for the individual NPC
 yl_speak_up.log_path = "yl_speak_up_log"
 
+-- Where shall information about the quests be stored?
+yl_speak_up.quest_path = "yl_speak_up_quests"
+
 -- amount of time in seconds that has to have passed before the above file will be saved again
 -- (more time can pass if no variable is changed)
 yl_speak_up.player_vars_min_save_time = 60
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e2d30c5..4d83687 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ yl_speak_up.status = yl_speak_up.modstorage:get_int("status") or 0
 -- needed for assigning individual IDs (n_id) to NPC
 yl_speak_up.number_of_npcs = yl_speak_up.modstorage:get_int("amount") or 0
 
+-- we need to know how many quests exist in this world;
+-- if a quest shall be copied to a new world, its variable needs to be created
+-- manually first, then a quest beeing created, and *then* the quest file copied
+yl_speak_up.number_of_quests = yl_speak_up.modstorage:get_int("max_quest_nr") or 0
+
 -- which player (key) is talking to which NPC?
 yl_speak_up.speak_to = {}