Guide:Faroda's Guide to Locked Progression

Introduction

There are several items, activities, and achievements that are locked behind a tiered progress. This guide is to provide a shorthand on the order to do them. This does not include the gates at Wraithwater (and the ectoplasm requirement) nor the requirement to purchase a Camel before entering Wrentmark.

Skiing

Skiing is an Agility activity centered around Jarvonia. It requires the player to equip skis, and progresses as follows:

Acquire Birch skis through Cut birch trees, Cut pine trees, Forest foraging, or purchasing them for 31 Coins from JarvoJoy in Frusenholm. These require at least Agility at level 5.
Complete Classic skiing in Casbrant Fields 50 times
Acquire Pine skis by purchasing them for 71 Coins from JarvoJoy in Frusenholm. These require at least Agility at level 15 and completing Classic skiing 50 times. Pine skis are not required but provide +16% Work efficiency, compared to the Birch Skis’ +7% Work efficiency
Complete Skate skiing in Noiseless Pass 50 times

You’ve now unlocked the use of Oak skis (purchasable for 71 Coins from JarvoJoy in Frusenholm) and Bert's super-skis ((purchasable for 750 Adventurers' guild token from the Adventurers' Guild Outpost in the Horn of Respite)

Note: The Rescue team activity in the Horn of Respite) also requires any skis equipped

Five “shortcut” routes exist in Jarvonia that are only open to players wearing skis and have Agility at level 25. They are as follows:

Frostbite Mountain ↔ Kallaheim
Kallaheim ↔ Nurturing Nook Springs
Nurturing Nook Springs ↔ Casbrant Fields
Casbrant Fields ↔ Azurazera
Frusenholm ↔ Fort of Permafrost

This shortcut takes you from Frostbite Mountain to Azurazera in 2255 base steps; without skis, the trek is 2939 base steps

Swimming and Diving Gear

Swimming is also an Agility activity, although this is centered around both Grand Duchy of Trellin-Erdwise (GDTE) and Syrenthia. It requires the player to equip various levels of Diving Gear, and progresses as follows:

Complete Surface swimming in Farsand Coast or Granfiddich Shores 200 times. This requires at least Agility at level 20.
Complete Bodysurfing in Red Coast 100 times. This requires at least Agility at level 40
Acquire 3 unique pieces of Diving Gear. They are found as follows:
Rusty diving helmet by purchasing them for 500 Coins from Frosthook Emporium in Port Skildar. These require at least Agility at level 20
Rusty diving torso by purchasing them for 20 Adventurers' guild token from the Adventurers' Guild Outpost in the Horn of Respite. These require at least Agility at level 20
Rusty diving leggings from Sunken chests. You should have received several chests while doing Surface Swimming and Bodysurfing. They will drop more than 50% of the time from Sunken chests. These require at least Agility at level 20
Forage at least 12 Kelp by completing Kelp foraging in Kelp Forest. You will need both Foraging and Woodcutting at level 35.
Cook at least 6 Hardened kelp by cooking your Kelp. You will need Cooking at level 35.
Tailor the 3 unique pieces of Advanced Diving Gear. They are made as follows:
Kelp diving mask with 2 Hardened kelp. This requires Tailoringat level 25 to craft and Agility level 30 to wear.
Kelp diving pants with 2 Hardened kelp. This requires Tailoringat level 26 to craft and Agility level 30 to wear.
Kelp diving shirt with 2 Hardened kelp. This requires Tailoringat level 27 to craft and Agility level 30 to wear.
Complete Underwater swimming in Elara's Lagoon 50 times. This requires at least Agility at level 50

You’ve now unlocked the use of Hydrilium diving helm, Hydrilium diving torso, and Hydrilium diving leggings, which are crafted out of Hydrilium (itself made from Hardened kelp and Volcanic rock! Congrats! With Hydrilium Diving Gear, you can now access all parts of Syrenthia, including Darktide Trench.

Additionally, Diving Gear or the various swimming activities unlocks or enables the following Achievements:

The Achievement Human Fish requires you to complete Surface swimming 200 times, Bodysurfing 100 times, and Underwater swimming 50 times. The actual progression to Hydrilium gear only requires the player to complete Underwater swimming 25 times, but the other activities provide Sunken chests to get the Rusty Diving Leggings and increase your Agility level.
The Achievement Overprepared requires you to wear three unique pieces of Diving Gear while completing the activity Cleaning the holy fountain in Azurazera

Other Diving Gear also exists, and can be found while doing various activities; the only ones that cannot be bypassed are the Rusty Diving items, but the rest require significant effort to acquire. Diving Gear

Merfolk shell coverings is found in Chest of Syrenthia and will drop in 34.39% of chests. It requires 1 Syrenthia faction reputation to use

Advanced Diving Gear

Merfolk dress is dropped when doing Merfolk dancing with a drop rate of 0.196%. It requires Agility at level 40
Merfolk dance skirt is found in Chest of Syrenthia and will drop in 4.907% of chests. It requires 30 Syrenthia faction reputation to use

Expert Diving Gear

Oxygen tank is a reward for earning 10 Syrenthia faction reputation.
Merfolk dance corslet is found in Chest of Syrenthia and will drop in 1.492% of chests. It requires 60 Syrenthia faction reputation to use
Merfolk dance circlet is found in Chest of Syrenthia and will drop in 0.399% of chests. It requires 100 Syrenthia faction reputation to use
Tentacle crown’s acquisition method is not yet known

Other Locked Progression

Five achievements exist that require you to complete specific activities a certain number of times. These are largely not tied to other requirements, so they may be easy to miss.

The Achievement Feed Your Inner Child requires the following: