User:Portal-Kombat/Wind Waker Redux/Part One

This is but one of the legends of which the people speak...

Outset Island
Your hometown, a fishing village in the south seas. It's famous for its Forest of Fairies and faulty suspension bridges. It also has connections to a long-lost culture. What it is... is anyone's guess. You've got close friends and family on this island, so be sure to drop by once in a while.

Birthday Presents
After being woken up for your 12th birthday, you can hop down from Aryll's Lookout and start exploring the island. However, the path up the cliff to the Forest of Fairies is blocked. Oh well, you'll go through soon enough. First, you should focus on catching the three wild pigs and returning them to Rose's pen on top of the hill. You'll receive 20 Rupees for each one, and don't worry- they don't get eaten in this version. With this money you can buy your first piece of equipment. Go down to the dock and enter the dingy little boat. You'll find the humble merchant Beedle in there, who will gladly sell you the Bait Bag for 20 Rupees! With it you can carry Hyoi Pears and All-Purpose Bait, so buy some of that as well. You can hold up to eight items in there. Four of each type should balance it out. Afterwards, be sure to check out the small bridge which connects the eastern side of the island to the western side. There are a few rocks down the middle which you can leap across to receive a few more Rupees. There are an additional two houses by the water past the suspension bridge, but other than visiting the fishermen that live there, you won't find much to do at the moment. Drop by Grandma's house to pick up your Hero's Clothes to celebrate your birthday. Go back and visit Aryll now to get the Telescope. When you're testing it out, you'll suddenly glimpse a massive bird drop somebody into the Forest of Fairies after being shot by a pirate catapult... things could get ugly, so drop by Orca's house and complete his brief training session on the first floor to get the Hero's Sword. It's a quick weapon, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll defeat your enemies quickly, as it's not that strong. You can double the damage it executes with moves like the Jump Attack, Spin Attack and (especially) the Parry, one of the most useful skills to know. With this sword you can cut down the line of small trees in your way. The path leads up the cliff to the suspension bridge. From here you can see another suspension bridge further south but currently unreachable. Ignore it for now, as it's not of any real importance at this point. Just run across the suspension bridge and enter the misty Forest of Fairies.

Departure
Although you can swing your sword madly to cut grass for minor Rupees, it's better to stay controlled and quiet while wandering through possibly dangerous places to maintain an element of surprise. You can practice this against the easy enemies in the forest, the Blue Bokoblins. They don't make very good guards. By keeping quiet or crawling through the grass behind them, you can target them and then go in for the kill. Otherwise, they'll be tougher to hit because they tend to hop around a lot to avoid attacks. They can't really do much damage at all, though. At one point, you'll come to a section where the canopy opens up- all of the sudden, Kargorocs drop a few Blue Bokoblins from above! You have no choice but to fight them normally now, but it's still super easy. After you defeat the trio, the pirate Tetra will fall out of the tree and then honorably abandon you to rejoin the other pirates who just caught up. And unfortunately, as soon as you leave the woods it turns out that the big bird from earlier snatched Aryll and flew away to a cursed fortress on the other side of the ocean. Quill the Postman manages to negotiate with the pirates, who will let you come along if you can find something to defend yourself with. Go to your house and you'll get the Hero's Shield. The last thing you want to do before you leave is pick up some extra Rupees. One chest can be found hidden in Mesa's house if you crawl under his bed to find a secret room. There's 20 Rupees in there, but you can find 100 more if you crawl under the porch of your house. Say goodbye to everyone, you won't see them for a while.