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For stats, I would ignore intelligence (look for mana bonuses on equipment), put enough into constitution that you don't die frequently (vitality bonuses help), and concentrate on strength and agility (emphasizing strength for melee and agility for an archer).
For how secondary stats are calculated, see
differences between classes (minor spoilers)
or
Early Starter Tips (NON-Spoiler Version) (contains much of the information in the above topic).
For quest sequence, just do whatever you feel like doing, and try something else if you die a lot. Do the
escort for the healers quest before other major quests in that area (a delay while killing stuff is fine, but a couple other quests can force the healers to move by themselves when completed). For the Marcus/Tingalf/wagon quest, check your quest log for hints; some people have had problems breaking parts of it by doing things out of the expected order.
Maxing Wisdom will give you 1, maybe 2 extra levels.
Wisdom - is it worth the skill points?True Shot and the damage bonus of Crossbow Expertise are broken.
Elven Sight is much better than Ranger Sight.
Survivor's Curse is much better than the wizard's Withering Curse.
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