Before leaving HQ
Defeat Red and Blue on the upper level, speak to Shedletsky for the Wooden Sword, break the planks and use the basement route. If boards are stopping progress, check that story handoff before looking for Dynamite.
Meadows encounter
Noobador’s story version has 15 base HP and fights with weakened Red and Blue at 2 HP each. Defeat the small companions promptly, then track Elbow Drop and the curved Superball Toss.
Next chapter
After the Prologue, continue toward the Caves and Supreme Ant, then Roadtown. Dynamite is a later Snowy Thicket tool, not a requirement for the initial Meadows route.