Introduction
Welcome to the real world of Genesis!
You'll soon find out that it is quite different to the tutorial area you've just finished (I hope). The world here is open and not divided into areas of progressing difficulty. You may find yourself running into something you won't be able to tackle quite soon, alas, do not despair! It's all valuable experience and even if you die you shouldn't give up.
To start things off, this guide will contain some general tips as to what to do next. You don't have to follow them if you want to do things the other way. This guide has been compiled thanks to the efforts of numerous experienced adventurers, based on their experience and knowledge.
Primary Goals
First thing you should set upon is setting some general goals to accomplish. Don't aim for "obtain a myth level" just yet, take it slow and raise the bar gradually. With this in mind, here are some things you could look to doing in the immediate future:
1. Join a guild.
Te towncrier in Sparkle will send you on a task to locate the Cadet and Academic guilds in the town of Gelan in Calia. It is advisable that you join one of those guilds immediately, this will give you a place to stay, train and keep your equipment between your travels. You could opt for other "free to join" guilds out there, like the Mercenaries or Gladiators but you should know that attaining the same level of effectiveness there as in the Cadets for example will require a lot more money and effort. Cadets and Academics will provide you with adequate skills and special abilities to aid you in the early adventures, it is also easy to transition from them to other, more advanced, guilds later - when you have gained some skills and knowledge of the realms.
2. Train your skills.
In the beginning, skills will be harder to come by than stats. Earning money can be a bit tedious in the beginning but it will get easier as your skills increase. It is advisable that your first primary focus should be on obtaining and maxing all of the skills available in Adventurer's Guilds across the realms, as well as those in Cadets, Academics and any racial guilds you might have joined. Those skills will help you with questing and form a good base for when you're ready to join a more advanced occupational guild.
- need a list of good places to farm gold at lower levels, stuff like small orc camp in Shire -
3. Quest and explore.
In the beginning you should try and complete some of the easier quests. Questmasters in various realms are a good starting point since they will give you more than one quest. Those quests won't give you a whole lot of experience, but they will give you an opportunity to learn more about the world and how things work in it.
Here's a list of questmasters you should visit first:
Sparkle Area:
- Mayor of Green Oaks (need name)
- Karkadelt the Enchanter in Sparkle
Calia:
- Alexis in Argos
Krynn:
- Tarshir in Solace
Kalad:
- QM in Kabal (need name)
Earthsea:
- Aunty in the village of Ten Alders, north of Port Gont
Middleearth:
- Carastur in Pelargir
- excluded QM's that restrict certain races/aligns like Hunthor and Warden -
4. Finding the Balance
You should balance your quest and combat experience. It is a good idea to first focus on combat (which will give you money for skills) and go questing when your become brutal or very brutal to lower it (which will help you grow faster).
5. Increasing your potential.
Once you have maxed all of your skills, done the simple quests and acquired some spare money, it is time to move on. Seek out more advanced guilds to join, harder quests to complete and foes to defeat.
Summary
If you follow the tips listed above, your character should be growing at a steady pace and you will acquire general knowledge of the realms, basic skills and experience needed in further adventures.
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This is just a draft, I hope you can help me expand it
What's needed except stuff mentioned above: Dangerous places - where NOT to go in the beginning. Friendly places - areas and domains where it's (relatively) safe to explore in the beginner-adept range and where you can find interesting stuff for this range (loot, quests etc.).