diff --git a/fs_add_quest_steps.lua b/fs_add_quest_steps.lua
index c5e267b..7698b59 100644
--- a/fs_add_quest_steps.lua
+++ b/fs_add_quest_steps.lua
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ end
 
 
 -- lists npc that are either already added or could be added
-yl_speak_up.quest_npc_show_table = function(formspec, table_specs, liste, step_data)
+-- can also handle locations
+yl_speak_up.quest_npc_show_table = function(formspec, table_specs, liste, step_data, is_location_list)
 	local grey_if_zero = function(fs, n)
 		if(n and n == 0) then
 			table.insert(fs, "#444444")
@@ -334,20 +335,26 @@ yl_speak_up.quest_npc_show_table = function(formspec, table_specs, liste, step_d
 
 	table.insert(formspec, "tablecolumns["..
 		"color;text,align=right;".. -- used in this many quest steps
-		"color;text,align=left;".. -- n_id
+		"color;text,align=left;".. -- n_id (number, for NPC) or p_(-185,3,-146) (for locations)
 		"color;text,align=left;".. -- owner
 		"color;text,align=left"..  -- name of NPC
 		"]table[")
 	table.insert(formspec, table_specs)
-	table.insert(formspec,"#FFFFFF,Used:,#FFFFFF,n_id:,#FFFFFF,Name")
+	if(is_location_list) then
+		table.insert(formspec,"#FFFFFF,Used:,#FFFFFF,PositionID:,#FFFFFF,Name")
+	else
+		table.insert(formspec,"#FFFFFF,Used:,#FFFFFF,n_id:,#FFFFFF,Name")
+	end
 	table.insert(formspec, minetest.formspec_escape(","))
 	table.insert(formspec, " description:,#FFFFFF,Owner:,")
 	local tmp = {}
 	for i, n_id in ipairs(liste or {}) do
+		-- TODO: turn this into a function
 		-- find out in how many quest steps this NPC is used
 		local used = 0
 		for s, d in pairs(step_data) do
 			for loc_id, loc in pairs(d.where or {}) do
+				-- TODO: needs to be diffrent for locations
 				if(loc and loc.n_id and loc.n_id == "n_"..n_id) then
 					used = used + 1
 				end
@@ -356,7 +363,11 @@ yl_speak_up.quest_npc_show_table = function(formspec, table_specs, liste, step_d
 		grey_if_zero(tmp, used)
 		-- the n_id of the NPC
 		table.insert(tmp, "#AAFFAA")
-		table.insert(tmp, "n_"..minetest.formspec_escape(n_id))
+		if(is_location_list) then
+			table.insert(tmp, n_id) -- this already encodes the position
+		else
+			table.insert(tmp, "n_"..minetest.formspec_escape(n_id))
+		end
 		-- get information from the NPC list (see fs_npc_list.lua)
 		local owner = "- ? -"
 		local name  = "- ? -"
@@ -380,6 +391,26 @@ yl_speak_up.quest_npc_show_table = function(formspec, table_specs, liste, step_d
 end
 
 
+-- returns list of locations that pname can edit and that are not yet part of quest_location_list
+yl_speak_up.quest_get_location_candidate_list = function(pname, quest_location_liste)
+	-- build a list of candidates of locations
+	local location_list = {}
+	for n_id, v in pairs(yl_speak_up.player_vars["$NPC_META_DATA$"] or {}) do
+		-- TODO: better detection would be helpful
+		if(string.sub(n_id, 1, 1) == "p"
+		  -- only locations that are not yet added
+		  and table.indexof(quest_location_liste or {}, n_id) == -1
+		  -- and only those that the player can edit
+		  and (v.owner == pname or (v.may_edit and v.may_edit[pname]))) then
+			table.insert(location_list, k)
+			minetest.chat_send_player("singleplayer", "candidate: "..tostring(n_id))
+		end
+	end
+	table.sort(location_list)
+	return location_list
+end
+
+
 -- param is unused
 yl_speak_up.get_fs_add_quest_steps = function(player, param)
 	local res = yl_speak_up.player_is_working_on_quest(player)