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* Once the player has a stable, reliable income, a little bit of food, and some pocket change, they can begin diving into the Nefia scattered across North Tyris. | * Once the player has a stable, reliable income, a little bit of food, and some pocket change, they can begin diving into the Nefia scattered across North Tyris. | ||
* It's worthwhile to find an altar to a [[Elin:Gods|God]] to worship early, as the prayer skill is a full heal while worshipping any god. | |||
** Altars can be found in wilderness tiles, Nefia, or at fixed locations such as the [[Elin:Truce Ground|Truce Ground,]][[Elin:Mifu Village|Mifu Village,]] [[Elin:Nefu Village|Nefu Village,]]<nowiki/>and [[Elin:The Place Where Winds Rest|The Place Where Winds Rest]] | |||
*** Some useful gods for beginners are Itzpalt, Opatos, Jure, Horome and Lulwy. | |||
*** Farmers may opt for Kumiromi, to fast-track the slow life. | |||
*** The player will get a bonus to stats and skills that scales based on days worshipped, capped at their Faith level. | |||
*** At 15 faith and maximum piety the god will gift the player a powerful Apostle pet. Nearly all of these pets are good for riding, and they all have powerful support abilities to help the player progress. | |||
**** Enough favor is reached at around 300 minimum-favor offerings, much less if the player is offering high-value offerings or converting altars. | |||
**** The player will need to manually use the Prayer ability when they receive the message "Your feel your god is beside you" at 15+ faith. | |||
* Getting a full set of gear from town Blacksmiths or Derphy's Black Market vendor is highly recommended, as every little bit of defense and evasion counts when the player begins diving into Nefia. Even something made of Paper, Bone, or Cotton can make a big difference early on. | * Getting a full set of gear from town Blacksmiths or Derphy's Black Market vendor is highly recommended, as every little bit of defense and evasion counts when the player begins diving into Nefia. Even something made of Paper, Bone, or Cotton can make a big difference early on. | ||
* A ranged weapon of some kind, whether it be a Bow, Gun, Cane, Throwing Item or Spells is recommended. Some enemies explode when hit, do nasty critical hit damage, or are slow-moving but inflict status ailments like Paralysis when the player is right next to them. Having a ranged option to deal with these pesky enemies can significantly increase survivability. | * A ranged weapon of some kind, whether it be a Bow, Gun, Cane, Throwing Item or Spells is recommended. Some enemies explode when hit, do nasty critical hit damage, or are slow-moving but inflict status ailments like Paralysis when the player is right next to them. Having a ranged option to deal with these pesky enemies can significantly increase survivability. | ||
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** Leave your money at home or with a banker before diving into Nefia, as the player may drop up to 75% of their money on death once they are out of the beginner's grace period. | ** Leave your money at home or with a banker before diving into Nefia, as the player may drop up to 75% of their money on death once they are out of the beginner's grace period. | ||
** Some source of healing, such as Bandages, Potions of Cure Light Wounds, or even the spell, "Cure Minor Wounds" is advised to help the player survive. | ** Some source of healing, such as Bandages, Potions of Cure Light Wounds, or even the spell, "Cure Minor Wounds" is advised to help the player survive. | ||
** The Meditation skill can help the player rapidly recover MP if they run low, just be careful to use it in safe rooms. | |||
** Keep an eye out for traps! Path around them and try not to step on them, as even low level spear traps can significantly hurt you when you step on them. | ** Keep an eye out for traps! Path around them and try not to step on them, as even low level spear traps can significantly hurt you when you step on them. | ||
** On the second floor of the Puppy Cave, the player can find Poppy fighting off enemies. Poppy is very strong until talked to, so try to use the dog to fight off any nearby enemies before talking to him and bringing him home. Once the player recruits him, they can middle click him to talk to him and send him home, keeping him safe while they make their escape from the dungeon. | ** On the second floor of the Puppy Cave, the player can find Poppy fighting off enemies. Poppy is very strong until talked to, so try to use the dog to fight off any nearby enemies before talking to him and bringing him home. Once the player recruits him, they can middle click him to talk to him and send him home, keeping him safe while they make their escape from the dungeon. | ||