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This Guide is aimed at assisting new players and restarters to join in the new era modes.

Ironman is similar to "self-found" in other games. Players will need to personally gather all of the materials they need for adventuring and craft or source each item on their own. This opens up a huge amount of the game, which is usually dismissed as "not worthwhile" when cheap goods are easily available on the Auction House. In addition, Ironman characters can only party with other Ironman characters, to prevent them being "funneled" items by regular characters (Which are more easily geared up). This creates additional challenge and prestige.

Hardcore is a mode where you CAN use all available resources, but cannot die or you will lose your Hardcore status

## To Start Ironman

* Speak to the Ironman Mode npc:
	+ Robin (Bastok Markets)
	+ Robinette (Port San d'Oria)
	+ Ronina (Windhurst Walls)

### Characters become ineligible for Ironman if they have:

* Interacted with the Auction House
* Interacted with a Delivery Box
* Attempted to buy from a bazaar
* Completed a trade
* Joined a party

### Things of note that can be done:

* You can however have a party of just Ironman mode people
* You can have Ironman characters to purchase a Perpetual Hourglass from other Ironman bazaars. This allows Ironman characters to enter Dynamis together. It does not allowed Ironman characters to enter Dynamis with regular players.
* Allow use of Bazaar (For display purposes) but not purchasing

### Rewards

* Level 18 = "Red Chip"
* Level 30 = "Blue Chip"
* Level 40 = "Green Chip"
* Level 50 = "Clear Chip"
* Level 60 = "Purple Chip"
* Level 70 = "White Chip"
	+ These rewards are tentative, it is believed that they are just place holders in the repository until implemented and adjust for each server that participates

### Note

* Ironman Mode can be used as a punishment, disabling a character for the period of time to not be able to use the auction house, delivery box, trade, invite or be invited to a party, and buy or sell from a bazaar.

## To Start Hardcore

Please visit the following NPCs on a level one (1) character to begin hardcore mode:

* Franklin - Bastok Markets (G-9)
* Francine Tuft - Windurst Woods (H-11)
* Francois - Southern San d’Oria (G-10)

### Rewards

The Rewards for HC mode are mostly cosmetic, with the 75 reward being a functional warp ring (otherwise disabled in-game).

* Level 18
* Level 30
* Level 51
* Level 56
* Level 61
* Level 66
* Level 71
* Level 75
* Obtaining Level 75 x2
* Obtaining Level 75 x3
* Obtaining Level 75 x5
* Obtaining Level 75 x15

## Tutorial Quests

The tutorial quest line for new players has been enabled. Please visit the tutorial NPCs at the following locations to begin the quest line:

```
   Alaune - Southern San d'Oria (G-10)
   Gulldago - Bastok Markets (D-11)
   Selele - Windurst Woods (K-10)

```

* You will be only able to progress through the 3rd stage where you receive the xp ring voucher to turn in.

List of starting gear for cities from quests

### guilds in sandy

* Leathercraft
* Smithing
* Woodworking

## Bastok

### Quests

These are quests you can start right away in Bastok. You don't have to step outside or fight anything for these quests so you can do them at any level. Many require obtaining an item that is either sold by NPC vendors, crafted, or fished.

### Guilds in Bastok

* Alchemy
* Smithing
* Goldsmithing

## Windhurst

Guilds in windy* Cooking
* Bonecraft
* Clothcraft