diff --git a/src/game/boe.specials.cpp b/src/game/boe.specials.cpp
index 93bada49..f10c465e 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.specials.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.specials.cpp
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ void special_increase_age(long length, bool queue) {
 	for(auto& p : univ.party.active_quests) {
 		if(p.second.status != eQuestStatus::STARTED)
 			continue;
-		cQuest& quest = univ.scenario.quests[p.first];
+		cQuest const &quest = univ.get_quest(p.first);
 		if(quest.deadline <= 0)
 			continue;
 		bool is_relative = quest.flags % 10;
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@ void general_spec(const runtime_state& ctx) {
 				break;
 			}
 			auto& job = univ.party.active_quests[spec.ex1a];
-			auto& quest = univ.scenario.quests[spec.ex1a];
+			cQuest const &quest = univ.get_quest(spec.ex1a);
 			if(spec.ex1b == int(eQuestStatus::STARTED) && job.status != eQuestStatus::STARTED) {
 				job.start = univ.party.calc_day();
 				job.source = max(-1,spec.ex2a);
diff --git a/src/game/boe.text.cpp b/src/game/boe.text.cpp
index 9e4b9544..574a0742 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.text.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.text.cpp
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ void put_item_screen(eItemWinMode screen_num) {
 					if(spec_item_array[i_num] / 10000 == 2)
 						style.colour = Colours::RED;
 					
-					win_draw_string(item_stats_gworld,item_buttons[i][ITEMBTN_NAME],univ.scenario.quests[which_quest].name,eTextMode::WRAP,style);
+					win_draw_string(item_stats_gworld,item_buttons[i][ITEMBTN_NAME],univ.get_quest(which_quest).name,eTextMode::WRAP,style);
 					
 					if(spec_item_array[i_num] / 10000 == 1) {
 						location from, to;
 						from = to = item_buttons[i][ITEMBTN_NAME].centre();
 						from.x = item_buttons[i][ITEMBTN_NAME].left;
-						to.x = from.x + string_length(univ.scenario.quests[which_quest].name, style);
+						to.x = from.x + string_length(univ.get_quest(which_quest).name, style);
 						draw_line(item_stats_gworld, from, to, 1, Colours::GREEN);
 					}
 					
diff --git a/src/scenario/scenario.cpp b/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
index a3a86f2f..5c4805c4 100644
--- a/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
+++ b/src/scenario/scenario.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,29 @@ cItem &cScenario::get_item(item_num_t item)
 	return badItem;
 }
 
+static cQuest getBadQuest() {
+	cQuest badQuest;
+	badQuest.name = "Bad quest";
+	return badQuest;
+}
+
+cQuest const &cScenario::get_quest(int quest) const
+{
+	if (quest>=0 && quest<quests.size())
+		return quests[quest];
+	static cQuest badQuest=getBadQuest();
+	return badQuest;
+}
+
+cQuest &cScenario::get_quest(int quest)
+{
+	if (quest>=0 && quest<quests.size())
+		return quests[quest];
+	static cQuest badQuest;
+	badQuest=getBadQuest();
+	return badQuest;
+}
+
 static cSpecItem getBadSpecialItem() {
 	cSpecItem badItem;
 	badItem.name="Bad Special Item";
diff --git a/src/scenario/scenario.hpp b/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
index 47540aca..f0ebefce 100644
--- a/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
+++ b/src/scenario/scenario.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public:
 	cTerrain &get_terrain(ter_num_t ter);
 	cItem const &get_item(item_num_t item) const;
 	cItem &get_item(item_num_t item);
+	cQuest const &get_quest(int quest) const;
+	cQuest &get_quest(int quest);
 	cSpecItem const &get_special_item(item_num_t item) const;
 	cSpecItem &get_special_item(item_num_t item);
 	
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.actions.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.actions.cpp
index b4031296..23d0d0b0 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.actions.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.actions.cpp
@@ -642,11 +642,11 @@ static bool handle_rb_action(location the_point, bool option_hit) {
 						if(j == scenario.quests.size() - 1)
 							scenario.quests.pop_back();
 						else {
-							scenario.quests[j] = cQuest();
-							scenario.quests[j].name = "Unused Quest";
+							scenario.get_quest(j) = cQuest();
+							scenario.get_quest(j).name = "Unused Quest";
 						}
 					} else {
-						if(!edit_quest(j) && j == size_before && scenario.quests[j].name == "New Quest")
+						if(!edit_quest(j) && j == size_before && scenario.get_quest(j).name == "New Quest")
 							scenario.quests.pop_back();
 					}
 					start_quest_editing(size_before == scenario.quests.size());
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ void start_quest_editing(bool just_redo_text) {
 		std::string title;
 		if(i == scenario.quests.size())
 			title = "Create New Quest";
-		else title = scenario.quests[i].name;
+		else title = scenario.get_quest(i).name;
 		title = std::to_string(i) + " - " + title;
 		set_rb(i, RB_QUEST, i, title);
 	}
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
index 6b967b77..e9f3277f 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.core.cpp
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ static bool save_quest_from_dlog(cDialog& me, cQuest& quest, size_t which_quest,
 		quest.bank2 = me["bank2"].getTextAsNum();
 	} else quest.bank1 = quest.bank2 = -1;
 	
-	scenario.quests[which_quest] = quest;
+	scenario.get_quest(which_quest) = quest;
 	if(!close) me.untoast();
 	return true;
 }
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ static bool change_quest_dlog_page(cDialog& me, std::string dir, cQuest& quest,
 			which_quest = 0;
 	}
 	
-	quest = scenario.quests[which_quest];
+	quest = scenario.get_quest(which_quest);
 	put_quest_in_dlog(me, quest, which_quest);
 	return true;
 }
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ bool edit_quest(size_t which_quest) {
 		scenario.quests.resize(which_quest + 1);
 		scenario.quests[which_quest].name = "New Quest";
 	}
-	cQuest quest = scenario.quests[which_quest];
+	cQuest quest = scenario.get_quest(which_quest);
 	
 	cDialog quest_dlg("edit-quest");
 	quest_dlg["cancel"].attachClickHandler(std::bind(&cDialog::toast, _1, false));
diff --git a/src/scenedit/scen.fileio.cpp b/src/scenedit/scen.fileio.cpp
index 8a2b72e8..6bb88e9a 100644
--- a/src/scenedit/scen.fileio.cpp
+++ b/src/scenedit/scen.fileio.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void writeScenarioToXml(ticpp::Printer&& data, cScenario& scenario) {
 		data.CloseElement("special-item");
 	}
 	for(size_t i = 0; i < scenario.quests.size(); i++) {
-		cQuest& quest = scenario.quests[i];
+		cQuest const &quest = scenario.quests[i];
 		data.OpenElement("quest");
 		data.PushAttribute("start-with", boolstr(quest.flags / 10));
 		if(quest.deadline >= 0) {
diff --git a/src/universe/universe.hpp b/src/universe/universe.hpp
index f2c9cdc9..3768a5c1 100644
--- a/src/universe/universe.hpp
+++ b/src/universe/universe.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public:
 
 	cItem const &get_item(item_num_t item) const { return scenario.get_item(item); }
 	cItem &get_item(item_num_t item) { return scenario.get_item(item); }
+	cQuest const &get_quest(int quest) const { return scenario.get_quest(quest); }
+	cQuest &get_quest(int quest) { return scenario.get_quest(quest); }
 	cSpecItem const &get_special_item(item_num_t item) const { return scenario.get_special_item(item); }
 	cSpecItem &get_special_item(item_num_t item) { return scenario.get_special_item(item); }
 	cTerrain const &get_terrain(ter_num_t ter) const { return scenario.get_terrain(ter); }