On your way to Cairnhall you should also visit X just above. The first one you should go to is 'The Howling Hill', where you can find a chest with an axe and a Wierwood branch that you can sell. One of the unique elements of this mod are the locations you can visit around Westeros and Essos that give you experience, and most (if not all) have a hidden chest somewhere. In my opinion by far the best option is to go off on your own because you get vast amounts of experience and money, so this is the strategy I will talk about in the guide. You can join a lord's army or you can recruit some troops and go off on your own.

Don't forget to talk to the Guildmaster to gain experience (do this for every town you visit).įrom here onwards you have a few options. Then talk to Goodman Tom in the tavern to get a very easy quest to go to Cairnhall.

Re-enter the castle to talk to Ser Clifford Gower to get a quest to go to Ninestars. Enter the town and talk to Septon Garibald in the castle to get some quests (including the brand-new quest where you go past the wall). You will then spawn next to the Weeping Town, which is the Stormlands' only market town. Tell him you mean to seize your chance to get some gold. Once you either beat him or lose to him a clerk will take you into his home. Once you create your character you will instantly be put into battle with a bandit. This prepares your character for future levels and battles. You should put most of your points into strength, iron flesh and power strike/draw/throw depending on what weapons you plan on using. You can then put points into your skills. You will have to leave and re-enter the tavern after you have hired some companions in order to get the rest of them.) I do not recommend ticking the 'Fog of War' box, but if you are looking for an easier start then you should gather the companions, which will put them all in the tavern of starting town (the Weeping Town in this case). (Here you can check the 'Gather Companions' box or the 'Fog of War' box. It makes him start with a Palfrey, which gives you a massive advantage early game, and it hits the renown requirement for recruiting levies in villages. This gives 9 strength, which is one of the most important attributes for this character, gives him a point in leadership and it makes him a noble. My recommended character is the son of a landless knight, a squire and a noble in training who is out for personal revenge.

It was pointed out by a commenter on my last guide (called Teddybear at the time of writing) that a strength based character may be an option, so I made some changes. There are many possibilites for role-play, but I will only be going over my standard set-up here, as it is the best for newcomers in my opinion. Here you will set the groundwork for your character (obviously).

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