Act 2 exploration sequence

[Jo]

Can you share in what orders the different locales in act 2 should be explored? starting from the sort of river crossing (there are 3 bridges). No need to spoil the story, just advices the area.

Example: first go to house of healing, then mason's area, then mausoleum, then the village then moonrise tower.

Thanks. I ended up at the last light inn without having done the gythianki creche, i'd like to avoid the same sort of situation.

[Razzen]

Do the north side where you have to go into a temple last (or mausoleum or w/e it's called). Everything else in the village and the moonrise towers can be freely explored.

[Jo]

Thank you, i was thinking moonrise tower the last place to go.

[Fen]

With basing yourself out of Last Light Inn I assume you are with the Harpers rather than the absolute. I would do any quest you can get your hands on besides Nightsong and the Moonrise towers ones as they do not effect the environment besides below quests:

Recommended Last Light Inn talk to everyone but DO NOT GO UPSTAIRS (save first. If something specific happens up there alot of below quests will be locked). (2)
House of Healing
Mason's Area/Parts of the Graveyard (Do not go into the Mausoleum)
Beach (specific quest by a specific party member)
House of Flowers (1)
Basement of Moonrise Towers (3)
-insert any other quest here but Moonrise towers
Graveyard- Mausoleum (4)
Go upstairs in Last Light Inn
-Do any left over quest
Moonrise towers

See below for more detail with as little spoilers I could make for it. No names were mentioned but slight quest descriptions are given for clarification. See numbers below

1) the child's hide and seek quest, a choice there may lock out another quest later but trying not to spoiler it. Go to the house of healing first after getting a quest in Last Light Inn's quest. Its not necessary to do it in this order, but if you make a mistake with hide and seek then youll be locked out of something later.

2) Just dont talk to the lady upstairs in last light inn until you have done everything else you can but Moonrise Towers and possibly nightsong unless you are confident on your battle skills. A mistep there could cause all of Last Light Inn to change

3) You have to rescue anyone from Moonrise Towers before Nightsong, but you cant complete Moonrise towers (there will be a jump of no return, youll know) as that locks you out from completing the Nightsong mission... or at least it did for me.

4) Just be wary in general of Nightsong's mission. The choice made there can have huge consequences

[Fen]

If you cannot get to any new place as the shadows are too deep then move the 'Go upstairs in Last Light Inn' up to the top. I dont know exactly when its needed but the ramifications in that quest could be devastating to the rest of your save

[PaloG]

Imho the best thing is to go to Moonrise early, just after the Last Light Inn, so you can see a specific cutscene. It will not be hostile to you unless you make it hostile and will give you access to a bunch of extra merchants. After that go nuts exploring the entire map and leave the mausoleum at the very north for last.

[Jo]

Thanks very helpful. Already managed things upstairs the inn. I can now proceed in confidence. Plus you kept everything spoilers free, awesome!