Side Quest Guide: Early Quest Board Missions Worth Doing

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Which early quest board missions are worth doing, which to skip, and efficient side content completion.

The Quest Board Bulletin board in central plaza offers rotating missions: kill X enemies, collect Y materials, explore Z. Bonus Col/EXP/items on top of normal gains.

Accept Everything Before Heading Out ACCEPT ALL available quests before leaving town. You complete them passively while doing story/exploration. There is no penalty for having many accepted quests; complete them at your own pace.

High Priority Quests • Kill quests for current area enemies -- Pure profit; you fight them anyway. • Gather quests for common materials -- Complete passively while exploring. • Boss/miniboss kill quests -- Bonus rewards for planned fights. • Exploration quests -- Visit areas/activate stones you should visit anyway.

Low Priority / Skippable • Quests for areas far below your level (trivial rewards). • Rare material quests you cannot farm yet (accept but do not grind). • Excessive quantity quests (accept and complete passively over time).

Player Tip: Turn in completed quests EVERY time in town. Rewards add immediately; some unlock follow-ups with better rewards. Do not leave completed quests sitting un-turned-in.

Efficient Questing Routine • Turn in all completed quests at board. • Accept all newly available quests. • Check log for geographic overlap; plan one trip for multiple quests. • Do blacksmith/shops/inventory. • Complete overlapping quests in single loop. • Return to town and repeat.

NPC Side Quests Named NPCs offer personal quests with: story scenes/dialogue, affinity gains, better rewards (unique items/large Col/EXP), sometimes unlock features/shop items. Always talk to NPCs with dialogue indicators.

Spending Early Quest Rewards • Keep 10-15 HP / 5 SP potions stocked. • Repair when durability below 80%. • Upgrade weapon +2/+3 (save higher for later gear). • Unlock new skills/Battle Skills with SP from leveling. • Basic NPC gifts once you have Col buffer.