I went through it some more and its not the quest book itself I think. I can accept and check other quests, but specifically the first adventure quest crashes

What error(s) do you get? Could you post your crash log?

I dunno about errors but this is what I found in the crash log:

5/28/2022 5:08:54 PM
System.NotImplementedException: The method or operation is not implemented.
at Terraria.ModLoader.Engine.HiDefGraphicsIssues.LogGraphicsDevice () [0x00010] in tModLoader.exe
at Terraria.ModLoader.Engine.HiDefGraphicsIssues.OnLoadContent () [0x00000] in tModLoader.exe
at Terraria.Main.LoadContent () [0x00000] in tModLoader.exe
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Initialize () [0x0007f] in FNA.dll
at Terraria.Main.ClientInitialize () [0x00082] in tModLoader.exe
at Terraria.Main.Initialize () [0x064de] in tModLoader.exe
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.DoInitialize () [0x0003c] in FNA.dll
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Run () [0x00011] in FNA.dll
at Terraria.Program.LaunchGame_ () [0x00082] in tModLoader.exe

if it makes a difference, I am running Linux but terraria and I'm assuming tmodloader as well I think are native to Linux so I don't think that's important

Post the whole crash log when possible. There may be several unrelated or benign errors alongside useful ones. https://hst.sh/ can host logs for a short time without having to host or upload anything.

wait hold on im actually not smart thats from like two years ago

thats mb i saw 28 and was like 'oh thats today'

I can't find anything from today tho. I looked in the crash logs for terraria and tmodloader and found nothing from today. the last thing was from like a year ago.

Are you checking ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/tModLoader? There should be a Logs folder therein.

yea thats where I found what I posted earlier. Nothing recent in there

Is there an error popup or does it just crash to desktop?

I get an error saying something like 'steam app isn't responding' and then I can either wait or force quit. If I wait nothing changes.

honestly it isn't that big of a deal I'm fine not having it I just was wondering if it had happened to other people too.