Accepted answer: no
In Act I of Lands of Lore: Throne of Chaos, the player must reach Opinwood by crossing Lake Dread in a rowboat.
Normally, this crossing occurs only after the player has exited Draracle's Caves to discover that Gladstone Keep has fallen.
However: At the time I first played this game (nearly 20 years ago!), I recall that my cousin, who also had a copy of the game, said (paraphrasing; we were 10 years old):
"In Gladstone Keep, I visited Nathaniel the Herbalist:"
"There was a boat visible through that open window. I clicked the boat, and traveled straight to Opinwood [skipping most of Act I]."
Is this true? Or was it my cousin's fabrication?
(On one hand, I wouldn't be surprised if this was a fib. On the other hand, that big bright window and ladder seem curiously "inviting".)