I hear a lot of players asking for levelling advice in [NPH] channel and allthough such guides exist on the net already i decided to make one as well.
My reson for doing this is that i have a hope that patch 5.0 will bring a lot of new (casual ftp players) and i want them to have a good time so they stay
Because there is no need to feel trapped forever in Tortage. If you just do the night time questline (Destiny quest) and a few more quest lines you will be out of Tortage before you know it at level 21, with 3 or 4 blue items and with 220 achievement points. Its all about optimising your time.
(A formatted version with pictures and everything is found at http://www.evernote.com/l/AH2e_A9kPW...FH5nRW8mDgElw/)
Level 1-6
After you wake up on the beach you go and kill all crokodiles, talk to Casilda, do her quest and the just follow the path and questline and kill everything in your way until you reach Tortage entrance.
Level 6-10
When Casilda disappaers run to Laranga and then to Turach to get Schackles of
Get "pict Threat" quest from Laranga and go and speak to Tina at the thirsty dog inn.
Start Tortage night time (destiny) and do Awakening I
When you first go to White Sands Island to help Arias there's two Pict bosses, and one chest in/about the Pict camp near where you land. The first is at (445, 679) and there's a treasure chest nearby, just to the left of the hut's entrance. There are a bunch of pict minions around the camp fire in the center of the camp. Draw them out with ranged attacks or kite around the huts, so you can engage them with drawing the boss into the fray.
The other, named Elder Panther Pict Shaman, is outside the camp on the non-coast side around the area (491, 671).
It continues as Letter to the King I. Do that one too.
Level 10-15
Make sure to be level 10 before entering the Vulcano after talking to Arias
Clear the whole instance will get you to almost level 11,5.
Go back to Thirsty Dog Inn and get:
Destiny Quest - Gaining Strength (level10)
It continues into Awakening II and Letter to the King II. You are back at the vulcano. Again remember to clear the Vulcano instance.
Now you are level 14,5
Go back to daytime
and talk to Alyssa and get quest "The Stench of death" Get "a brothers vengance" from Otho. Go outside the Inn and get "queen of punishment" Sancha. Go to harbour and get "Caught in the shadows" from Royo and "Pool of Black blood" from Proxima. Go to the Rum 'n' Rumble and get "Grave invite" from Phoenix.
Do Pamorama The Keep (Climbing point at 1079, 715) while you are in the harbour district:
Now its time to go to acheronian ruins. Go do Panorama Pictish Overwatch at entrance. There is a treehut on your left as you enter. Click the rope on the ground and you will be teleported up.
Go talk to Genzio and get Panorama "Inlet" on the way down the stairs
Do the quests "Pict Threat" and a "Brothers vengance" in Acheronian ruins and find the treasure chest (321, 200) in a hut close to Elder Shaman while you do that.
You are now headed back for the city but since this guide doesnt includ a quest in this area now might be the time to go the scenic route and do some panoramas and Treasure hunt:
Panorama Tortage gate
Remember to Talk to Ninus on you way back from panorama. Run further up the track and keep to the left. If you have to kill a bunch of gorillas you are going in the right direction to the pirate camp. Get treasure chest (1177, 592) up at cunning pirates (with meat) and panorama Tortage Port (City of Tortage) (1145,635) almost the same spot.
Now you should be lvl 15
Try to Panorama before going back to the city. Visage of Acheon (City of Tortage) (858, 546) on your way back to the city. Ifound it hard but you probably jump a lot better than me. You start at 829, 429)
Video for jumping
Level 15-20
Cash in Pict quest at Laranga
Cash in quest at Otho and get next Quest "unholy magic"
Go back to Night time
and continue Destiny quest:
"The Awakening III"
After that you should be around 17,5 and its time to go
back to daytime
tortage and do the tour of white sands isle, the one quest in underhalls and the last stuff in Acheronian ruins
Tour of White sands Isle
Needed quests:Start the quest line to rescue Hortensia at Sancha (964, 718). it goes on to be "Queen of Punishment" and "Abandoned in the Halls of Fear"
Go to White sands isle
Pick up bottle for Quest Xan's Bounty if lvl 16 or above
Panorama - White Sands Beach (White Sands) (443, 803)
Treasure chest (456, 693) first small pict camp on north shore
Panorama - Secluded Cave (White Sands) (545, 574)
Go to Mausoleaum and do "Grave invite"
Targets of interest - Tear-Kirahn (Tiger boss) (569, 347)
Find Hortensia jewels in pict camp (499,240)
Treasure chest (529, 207) in a hut at lvl 18 pict camp
Targets of interest - Gorilla Queen (Also finishes Xan's quest)
Treasure chest (248, 158) Xan's ape island
Panorama - Gorilla Island (White Sands) (215, 254)
Targets of interest - The ravenous one (637, 196)
Targets of interest - The Silverback Behemoth
Sunken treasure (730, 414) at East Beach in shallow water
Panorama - White Sands Peak (White Sands) (1st climb. 663, 529) (2nd climb. 666, 504). You go up the stairs to the temple of the black ones and on your left there is a branch that is a climbing point
When you stand at the panorama spot you look down at a tree hut (Mysterious huse at the map) go down there and do
Targets of interest - Flesh-eating plant (657,450)
Now zone back to tortage to cash in Quest
Queen of punishment
Grave invite
Get Panorama while you are handing quest in to Phoenix and then jump down to ship in front of the Rum 'n' Rumble for treassure
Back to temple of black ones
Panorama - Temple of the Black Ones (White Sands) (752, 643)
Targets of interest - Greater Black one
Treasure chest (925, 676) behind Greater Black One boss
Do the escort quest witk hortensia
Take second row boat to Tortage or Zone/morf
Hand in quest at Sancha
Talk to Padraig and get:
Quest - "Breaking the bones"
Back to white sands isle and kill pict chieftain, who's hut is located in a hut at (554, 245).
By now you should be around level 19.
Zone/morf back or take second row boat
Time to do The 1 quest in underhalls + 2 persons of interest
Go inside Underhalls from harbour entrance
Search the body of the Hauler
Go back to Alyssa
She gives you "Horrors beneath the surface" quest
Go back - Kill ceremonial master
On your way back - clear Genzios house
Hand in at Alyssa
And now to Acheronian ruins
Talk to Genzio
Kill elder shaman and destroy 5 huts
Zone/path back
Hand in at Otho and get next Quest
Talk to Ninus
Go to Royo in harbour
Go back to genzio
Destroy standing stones and bat named Tapah
Go back to Otho - cash in. In return he will give you the quest "Spirit of Acheron"
Now remember to go down to Royo to make sure he kept his promise - which hes hasn't - off course
Talk to SakumbeTalk l to Captain PhoenicTalk to TarishaTalk to Padraig and you get ported to one of the "secret zones of Age of Conan
Go to Turach and get him to smash the talisman
Go back to Tarisha - Quest is done
Now you can go outside and get the quest "Tarishas sorrow" From Bartholomo
Run to Acheronian ruins
Eavesdrop one Tarisha and do panorama "trail of fire"
If you are close to 20 you skould grind for at bit. For instance you can go and get "Targets of Interest" Al'Gol the Corpseeater and get treasure chest (280, 322) in a hut behind Demonic Pict at the same time.
Go and kill The bat demon for spirit of acheron. Remeber to get Treasure chest (445, 423) next to the stairs (took med a while to find) before you head up to Bat-boss
After you kill bat-boss (do join a group by all means if this part are getting you into trouble) you should remmber do do
Panorama Icarus Tower (Acheronian Ruins) (478, 244) - Same climb spot as Leap of Faith. Right next to where you kill bat there is a climbing point.
and zone back to Otho and get your blue legs - They will be very helpful later on
The last bit and pieces Level 20+
Talk to Bartolomo. After your dialogue he will tell you to talk to Valerius.
On your way to Valerius get treasure chest (975, 664) on the roof, find ladder
Talk to Valerius
Talk to Nadini
Go to the Rum 'n' Rumble and kill a Boozed Bully for the earring
Go to Underhalls and kill one of the Cannibal slaves in front of Askias chamber for the cannibal toth. Then kill Askia for Achievement. Go out from Underhalls through Wine cellar.
Run to Acheronian ruins and kill Tham'kur (boss near Genzio) for Ring of Set and achievement.
And get treasure chest (207, 100) in a beach house south while you are there
Zone back to the Inn - Talk to Valerius and run back up to acheronian ruins
After quest completion you can decide to stay and work on hunting achievements. Pict, undead, demon and bughunting can all be done in the Acheronian ruins. So potentially you could stay there until you have killed 10K of each Or you could zone back to the Inn and find Bartolomo.
Now finally to the "Battle of Tortage" - Talk to Valeria and go
Credits to
puckstop98 for his post on forums "Special stuff"
To Fass for his list of Panoramas
http://joharaoc.eu/achievement