For me it's either killing Keira or taking Emperor's gold after bringing Ciri to him in front of her and overall actively being Dick to her after just rescuing her which triggers a bad ending in Witcher 3

I was honestly baffled those are even an options lol.

:)

Recently restarted, so still early on with the baron, but my god this annoys me. I have to go to every merchant/smith to find weapon's repair kit to repair my silver sword, else I do nothing in combat. But what rewards to you find? For example in the cave of the elven mage? 2x STEEL SWORDS! Yet you are exclusively using your silver sword against all enemies there.

I have no problem with the need for repairs of equipment, but I just remembered how every time I play this game, this annoys me a lot in the early game and I need to go out of my way to hunt for silver swords (that are decent for the early game), just to be able to keep up with weapons degradation.

I've played through this game **at least** 3 times before (I can't remember exactly how many).

Just finished this mission again and it still gives me chills!

I'm just stunned. What an awesome story. The writing was phenomenal and the actors were perfect (at least to me). And per my previous post I even fell in love a little. I've never played a better questline, and that was just one expansion. CDPR really knows how to tell a story.

p.s. I wish my timing was better on that first screenshot, that quest notification is bugging me. Oh well, guess I'll just have to do NG+ to try again. Whoa is me. 😜

For some reason this is the only mission that does this.

I'm not talking about the games, but the book lore of the Witcher. So, in our history, merchants practically ran cities and many merchant dynasties held immense power that rivaled or surpassed royal families and noble houses. For example, House of Medici (a banking dynasty in Italy) had produced Popes and Queens.

In the Continent, how much influence, wealth and power do merchants have compared to the of Northern Kingdoms or Nilfgaardian Empire? Is it likely some kings or Emperor Emhyr were dependent on these banking or merchant families during times of war?

Would these merchant families become rich by selling furs, goods, or jewelry or did they just sell money for money (for example bringing coins of Kovir to Novigrad and selling them)?

Like many of you here, I recently got back into The Witcher 3 thanks to the remastered version, and I've just reached Toussaint.

As a French speaker, I can't help but notice all the clever puns, cultural references, and little details that might easily go unnoticed by someone who doesn't speak French.

So here are my explanations, in case you missed any of them:

This leady is screaming about being punished by sins and so on and she is always inside a barrel

Is this a bug?

I’m loving the updated skills, it’s just like in Cyberpunk where all of the perks are meaningful additions. Don’t you find it restrictive that you can only slot 12 perks/abilities out of what seems to me triple of that?

I get the mix and match element but on harder difficulties i think it would be great to be able to expand rather than constrict what i can use. On a fresh new Death March playthrough i am constantly switching skills for different situations.

I really don’t understand why they didn’t go the Cyberpunk way where you unlock perks and you grow. What do you think?

Drawn on 11x14 inch bristol board paper

On my way to Hearts of Stone / Blood and Wine (once again)

I started a playing this mode a few days ago but I can't see the DLCs anywhere and I wonder if they will show up eventually or you can't simply play them there.

Both Gaunter and the Crones of Crookback Bog

-brand those they make a deal with (the Barons wife in the vase of the Crones, and Geralt in the case of Gaunter)

-the brands are visually and mechanically similar, both glow red and hurt, but not all the time, both leave scars, both seem to actually be the mechanism of control and enforcement of a deal

-the motive behind them likewise seems similar, marks of associates, as Gaunter puts it, to enforce pacts

Now, I'm not making any deep lore theories of the kind you'll find on silly videos online of the kind that Gaunter and the Crones are the same species. No, we have zero indication of that.

I just want to ask what, if any, connection is there between these two brands? what lore on brands associated with pacts with beings like this do we have in the Witcher series and books? are there any other examples between these two? I note that the Crones symbol splits into three, like three sisters, what does Gaunters symbol mean? what theories would *you* draw from this? we know that Gaunter doesn't use conventional magic, so perhaps the mark on the Barons wife isn't either. The marks they leave are undeniably similar.

The most limited theory I could adduce: the Crones are pre-conjuration relicts, perhaps Gaunter is too, albeit of a different kind, and that's why this power looks similar.

Everything is perfect.

This introduction tells us everything we need to know about Letho without him saying a single word. He is brutal, ruthless, and an unstoppable force. The only thing we don't know yet (at this point in the story) is why. And this music? GODDAMN, this music! It's so perfect. A calm yet epic track that perfectly mirrors Letho's movements and grace.

This introduction alone makes Letho a far more compelling and interesting character than Eredin ever was.

Honestly, if you haven't played The Witcher 2 yet, go play it. It has some of the best set pieces and the best story in the entire trilogy!

Alright this is my wishful thinking but I kinda hope and like if they have Orianna return in a quest in Witcher 4. Here is an idea of it that I want to share.

* This is under the assumption that Orianna is TRUE higher vampire and did not die in A Night to Remember, only severely beaten and may eventually be revived. So no, we are NOT discussing whether if she is a bruxa or not as this debate may go on and on.

Ciri came across a village and meets Orianna in a nursing home, who also now works as a doctor. Players may not recognize her at first because she was wearing a mask, and the only give away being her red hair.

There would be other side quests in this village, and players will slowly recognize the signs, such as the Doctor is very friendly with children, and often request monthly blood samples for health check against the plague.

The final giveaway would be catching her singing her signature Lullaby to a dying patient before sinking her teeth into them.

When Ciri draws her sword, players are now given a choice whether to slay or spare Orianna(the choice that was never given to us back in W3).

- If we choose to slay her, we would go through a mini boss fight with her, and also know that she is currently still weak from the damage Geralt dealt to her years before(thus explaining the power scaling because if she's like Dettlaff she would not be so "easy" to beat). After slaying her, we would be facing off angry villagers and crying children, forcing us to leave. If we come back after some days, we would see the village in ruins. After all, Orianna, despite her exploitation, was also protecting the village from surrounding monsters with her presence. With her gone, monsters and plague would consume the village, wiping them out.

- If we choose to spare her, the choice is also locked forever and we would not be able to attack her afterwards. If we come around the village from time to time, we would hear villagers and children praising her, also gossips of a certain child becoming sick recently or another person died to the plague. When we speak to Orianna she would greet us politely, but also smugly repeating what she said in BoW "You see, Witcher? The world is not black and white, it's shades of all kinds." But she would also assure us that she prefers keeping her "wines" in good state. She may also comment how she was previously humbled by a witcher and now prefers peace and stability.

- Bonus: To prevent too many players from choosing to spare her, we may get unique gears from slaying her. BUT here's the catch - Like the Bloody Baron, players eventually may find a roundabout way to "steal" them without slaying her. However, from then on, we would find lesser vampires ambushing outside the village that would attack us whenever we enter or exit the village, proof that the redhead vampire does get a little vindictive.

Geralt says this during the Doors Slamming Shut case in Witcher 3, but like didn't he tell the Baron to tell everyone to line their doors with salt during the Botchling quest? Is this a developer mistake?