~~tips for starting stealthy, roguey types~~
hit "capslock" for always run
to increase acrobatics/athletics, don't walk around town to explore, swim around it.
~pick a direction, say North and go for it
~you get practice killing slaughterfish and mudcrabs.
~there's lots of islands and a lot of shoreline to explore!
then on your way back
~you can run and jump, instead of swimming, all over the rocks on the shoreline
~look for more mudcrabs and rats and those maggoty looking things that live on land.
while you do all this, besides talking to whomever you meet, collect all the plant & animal collectibles you can find. sell them for a few coins when you get back to town.
when in the town, stay up high! jump from roof to roof, rock to rock.
when you're on the ground, hug the bldgs and practice your sneak!
you will find tombs and doors when you explore this way, so make sure you enter the doorway, even if you don't decide to attack whatever's in there. that way, it gets marked on your map!
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