Follow the Sheikah Slate | Zelda Breath of the Wild walkthrough Zelda Breath of the Wild guide, walkthrough

Follow the Sheikah Slate is the first mission for you to complete in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It is an introduction to the adventure and allows you to familiarlize yourself with the gameplay basics. The following chater describes this mission.

Activate the pedestal

The quest begins inside the temple (1). Approach the pedestal and interact with it. Go to the next room and collect clothes from a chest. Once you activate another pedestal, a gate will open and you will be able to walk outside. Head to where an old man is located (2). Talk to him and go to the tower (3).

Talk to the old man

Look around - not far from the old man there is an axe that you can use as a weapon or to cut down trees and collect wood. You will come across some Bokoblins. Fighting them is extremely easy and once you defeat all of them, you will obtain a bow and a sword. Reach your destination and activate another pedestal.

Activate the tower and you will gain access to the map of the region

This way, you will activate Great Plateau Tower and unlock the map of the surrounding region. Exit the tower to begin another quest. In order to get down safely, jump down using the rocky shelves.