After finishing the goblin camp story arc, the druid Halsin told me there are two different ways I can go to get to Moonrise Towers. Either the Mountain Road or the path through the Underdark.
Without revealing any spoilers – does it have any major consequences if I pick one way over the other? That is: will I be missing out some content?
Best Answer
Notably, during Early Access of the game, you couldn't take the Mountain Road, only the Underdark path. So the dialogue with Halsin (or Minthara) was written before you had an option available here.
I would strongly recommend everyone to take both paths. The whole Underdark area is pretty big and entirely optional, as is the Rosymorn Monastry/githyanki crèche area. Both ways contain lots of quests, encounters and unique artifacts. You'll definitely not want to miss out either one of these, although the game will let you do that.
For the most enjoyable first time play-through, I would recommend the following route so that you will not miss out on anything:
If you played your cards right, you will by now have some pretty neat artefacts before going to Act 2, some which are good enough to suffice as equipment until the very end of the game: