Not sure what to do once out of Fort Joy

[Roody]

So...I been following the roads once out of fort joy and landing at reapers coast. So far I've explored a graveyard that pretty much lead me with nothing to do since I couldnt find a way into the tombs. Now i'm trying to see if there are things I can fight but it turns out everything is twice my level here despite fort joy being around my same level. I feel I may habe went the wrong way? I headed right for the black pits and found these guys are a bit high up on level than I am. Blackpits aren't that far from driftwood so I have a feeling i'll be facings just lvl 13 things all over. What do I do and where do I go? Also, i think i need to make a whole new character seeing as the need to do any quests around here I need to pass high pursasion chances.

[De_faulty]

Well I’m just out of Fortjoy as well, currently I’m trying to find someone who can get rid of my collar

[Asurmir]

Originally posted by de_fault:

Well I’m just out of Fortjoy as well, currently I’m trying to find someone who can get rid of my collar

If you head back into Fort Joy and complete the Arena of the One, you can have your collar removed by talking to the female trader at the very right corner of Fort Joy.

Then, for the rest of your party, you must save Gareth. Good Luck.

[Roody]

Originally posted by de_fault:

Well I’m just out of Fortjoy as well, currently I’m trying to find someone who can get rid of my collar

Oh no no I'm off the island. I already have the collars off and now on the main land. However, my problem is that everyone is twice as powerful as me and I can't find a route I can take without having to save scum my way out of fights. I'm entirely not sure what the hell to do.

[Stabbey]

Originally posted by Roody:

Originally posted by de_fault:

Well I’m just out of Fortjoy as well, currently I’m trying to find someone who can get rid of my collar

Oh no no I'm off the island. I already have the collars off and now on the main land. However, my problem is that everyone is twice as powerful as me and I can't find a route I can take without having to save scum my way out of fights. I'm entirely not sure what the hell to do.

Do a few quests in Driftwood, try and reach level 10 or so, and go out the west entrance, heading towards Wrecker's cove. That's a level 10/11 area. After that Stonegarden graveyard is level 11/12.

[Roody]

Originally posted by Stabbey:

Originally posted by Roody:

Oh no no I'm off the island. I already have the collars off and now on the main land. However, my problem is that everyone is twice as powerful as me and I can't find a route I can take without having to save scum my way out of fights. I'm entirely not sure what the hell to do.

Do a few quests in Driftwood, try and reach level 10 or so, and go out the west entrance, heading towards Wrecker's cove. That's a level 10/11 area. After that Stonegarden graveyard is level 11/12.

Ah so I went the entirely wrong way. I went heading east right after landing. I'll go to driftwood and see what I can do. Honestly, as much as I'd hate to, I may have to make a new character since mine isn't great at convosations. Hes a powerhouse but god he sucks outside of combat.

[Sgáthach]

You don't have to make a new character. You can go to the ship's lower deck and change your stats any time you want. Just put everything in persuasion and you should be fine. It will probably take you less than 5 minutes.

The rule of thumb is always to have max Persuasion on your main, max Thievery on someone else in your party, also Loremaster and anything else, most likely Bartering, on two others.

[Pig Mac]

It's one of the things I like about this game. It's not level scaling or 'really' forcing you in any direction.
If you notice the regular enemies being 2+ levels above you, it kind of hint you to better turn the other direction and gain quests and xp there, or manage the fights against the higher levels enemies, and get great loot of you manage to take them down.. On the other hand if you do that, going the other direction later will give you loot that's not even worth flossing your teeth with by that time. and it will generally feel like a waste of time. (As the rewards don't scale either)

I'm only lvl 15 and on second island. And I have to admit that besides inventory management (do I have to keep this, or can i sell it? Why do I carry arond 2 kilos of garlic?) The second hardest transistion for a Baldurs Gate and NWN nerd like me, is keeping up with the quests. And where to actually focus, and how to get as many in the same area as possible
I think I'm done with a questline, only to stumble into it again.

'Total Freedom' is a double edged sword ..(that's why I use daggers!)