Getting Back to Storm Reach?

[Kuehnau]

So, my friend and I decided to try DDO again, we haven't played in ages.

Anyways, I decided to take a look at the new iconic character classes and chose the Purple Dragon Knight. My friend will be starting with a basic character and starting in the new area, leading up to Storm Reach.

I'd like to actually just get to Storm Reach and meet him there and progress through the game that way, helping him with low level quests. I can't really seem to find a way OUT of the area I started in as a Purple Dragon Knight though.

Can anyone help me out here? How can I get back into Storm Reach?

[Rasend]

You can go to the cavern at the south of the town and go through a portal, teleport or use hall of heroes if you have it.

[Doug]

In more detail, you start out in the Ball and Chain Garret in Wheloon, iirc.

To leave the tavern, you click the yellow swirl on the door. (Standard DDO door marking for usable doors).
To leave Wheloon and get to Eveningstar, go to the docks and one of the boats will have the same yellow swirl at the end of the dock. Click it.
To leave Eveningstar, there's a bridge across the river at the south end of the map that leads to a cavern with the now-familiar yellow swirl.
The Eveningstar Cavern has a portal pretty much straight ahead from where you enter (Filled with swirling purple). Click it and it will present choices. How many depends on what quests you've done and such, but if you're in a guild one might be "Return to your guild airship in Eberron". If not, one will be (idr exactly) "Return to the Spinner's cavern". Either one will take you back to Stormreach.
If you clicked the guild ship option, leave your ship by climbing to the poop deck and talking to the captain. Select Stormreach Harbor as your destination.
If you went to the Spinners cavern, there will be a door across from entry.
In both cases, if your friend is in Korthos, you would then head out to the lighthouse in the Harbor, where there's a rowboat. Click the person next to the rowboat to go to Korthos.

I think that should be the whole list.

If you party with your friend's low level toon, he will not progress (i.e. gain XP) if you're 5 or more (or maybe more than 5) levels higher.

[Kuehnau]

Yeah I was thinking about that, they give you the XP to level, but don't force you to level, so wouldn't it be possible to just kind of hover around the same level as them?

[殺してあげる]

If you're iconic, when you login on that character, just select 'Transport to Eberron', instead of 'Enter'. Iconics like the PDK can pick which world at character select (regardless if you're VIP)

[Doug]

Originally posted by Kuehnau:

Yeah I was thinking about that, they give you the XP to level, but don't force you to level, so wouldn't it be possible to just kind of hover around the same level as them?

Hadn't thought of that. Yes, that would work. Then you won't earn XP on an ongoing basis until you take L14 or L15, but your friend would.

[Exothermically Eclectic]

Originally posted by Doug:

Hadn't thought of that. Yes, that would work. Then you won't earn XP on an ongoing basis until you take L14 or L15, but your friend would.

You'll still get some exp, though. I know Monster Manual exp still counts, and I think there may be a couple of other methods as well.

[Taebrythn]

you can also earn xp through daily dice besides monster manual. just remember you will be completely naked. no gear no money no nothing. so it might be a tad annoying.

[Doug]

Excellent points. No gear until you either buy some or take L15 and your iconic gear appears in inventory.

Monster Manual and Daily Dice will provide XP. You simply won't earn any from questing until you take L14 (and run quests at a suitable level).

[Exothermically Eclectic]

Well, you will still get drops, and gear isn't exactly a key issue at low levels. It shouldn't take long at all to be kitted out sufficiently.

[殺してあげる]

Originally posted by Doug:

Monster Manual and Daily Dice will provide XP. You simply won't earn any from questing until you take L14 (and run quests at a suitable level).

Unless you do it too long and end up having to take 15 :P

Have a guildie who buggered up holding off on taking 21 so long he ended up needing 24 to LR and fix his build (the entire thing was because he needed to fix a feat so could get the feat he wanted at 21, Fred was broken for him, the sum of dev solution was "just take your levels", and he was trying to stay in share range...it was..amusing. That said, he glitched and was actually earning real exp again at one point).

[Kuehnau]

It's fine, we already stopped playing. =/

[Taebrythn]

sorry to hear that. well good luck in other games.