Gothic II/Chapter 1: The Menace

The game begins with you in Xardas' tower. Ask all the questions available. If you have Gothic II: Night of the Raven installed you'll also be told about the new world found in a mountain.

Once Xardas has told you everything, head out to the other room. In here you'll find a fireplace, a stove and an alchemy workbench. Grab the healing potion off the workbench and the Heavy Branch from beside the fireplace: this will be your first weapon.

Head through the corridor and go up to the top of the tower. Here you'll find Xardas' Key. Grab it and head back the way you came, picking up the healing potion on the way. Once you reach the bottom go into the side room and grab the torches and other items on the shelves (turn up the gamma correction or your monitor's brightness if you can't see them) and open the chest using the key. If you go into the next room with the barrels there are a couple of gold coins on the ground in amongst the barrels. When you're ready, head outside.