L30
Newcomer
I recently started playing the latest version of the game in a singleplayer world and entered the mines. I got the normal dialogue from Marlon up until he gives me the sword. At this time, my inventory was full and I couldn't accept the sword. I was also unaware of my ability to trash items. I clicked out of the "gift" (?) screen and there was no dialogue that followed. I avoided the mines because it appeared I lost the sword I thought was necessary to get in. I went in recently because of a need for copper and nearly died fighting a slime. I looked up ways to get the rusty sword back, and found that I was missing a quest. I do not have the Initiation quest. I have no way of getting to Marlon unless I wait for a festival, which doesn't seem very feasible for me at this moment. The only quest I have related to the mines is the one where I need to get to mining level five, I believe. I may be mistaken, but I know that it is not the Initiation quest. Is there any way for me to start this quest or get the sword back? Do I have to wait for Marlon to appear at a festival? (Although, when I spoke to him at the Egg Festival, his dialogue had nothing to do with the quest, and I could only speak to him once, so I'm not sure if the festivals are a fix at all). I would also highly prefer to not start over, it feels like it's taken me hours to get to day 20 of spring (':