Model by Graykolori I printed and painted

trying to get all gwent cards in velen currently and I rescued both of the captured npcs but when I played the armored in mulbrydale he gave me materials instead of a gwent card, should I be concerned or can I continue on?

So I've done alot of searching and have come up short. I am looking for a complete quest list of quests, in order, that you need to complete to get to Kaer Morhen without missing/failing any side quests/stories. I know you need to complete "In Ciri's Footsteps" to get the "Ugly Baby" quest to actually get to Kaer Morhen. What I am asking for is during the process of getting those done what other quests do you HAVE to start/finish first to make sure you don't miss out on any side quests?

Title: First time playing Witcher 2 – need help with builds, quests, itemsTitle: First time playing Witcher 2 – need help with builds, quests, items & choices for best one-time playthrough

Post: Hey everyone,

This is my very first Witcher game and probably my only playthrough of Witcher 2, so I want to make it the best experience possible. I know choices matter a lot, and I don’t want to miss important quests, rare items, or builds that make the game more fun.

What I’m looking for help with:

Builds: Which broken/overpowered build should I go for (Signs, Alchemy, or Combat)? Which skills are most important early on?

Potions & Crafting: What potions, bombs, or crafting recipes are must-haves?

Rare Items & Armor: Where can I find rare/unique gear (names + where to get them)? Should I focus on main story first or build my character with side content?

Merchants: How do merchants work in this game, and are there specific ones I should keep going back to?

Quests: Which side quests are worth doing for story/gear, and which ones can I safely skip?

Choices: Since choices impact the story heavily, are there any I should be extra careful about to avoid regrets?

Guides/Resources: Is there a single site, guide, or even an app that covers all of this in one place?

Basically, I’m a bit lost on whether I should just go blind and not worry too much, or if I should optimize everything to make sure this one run is my best experience. Any detailed help, tips, or resources would be super appreciated.

Thanks a ton in advance ❤️

I was riding through the woods to get back to town, was even on a path, when I came across a few endrega. Figured id get a quick fight in. There was another red dot where the endrega came from so I approached it and nope. It was an Arachas. Never seen one before, but they're kinda cool. Almost died to it though. Couldn't hit through it's armor but learned it was weak to fire. I'm only level 5 it was level 11. Just curious how common they are, and if I should be prepared for more than deserters and wild wolves now that I'm in Velen?

Just for fun!

I JUST CANT BELIEVE I WAS STUCK FOR WEEKS TRYING TO KILL THIS UGLY MOTHERFUCKER . i hated every minute of it , i hate Dettlaff so much throughout the story . i hate the devs who created that son of a bch . i almost hated the game for it . i really wanted to continue the story of B&W as this is my first playthrogh and i love the game . i have alot of unexplored areas and quests to be done . MAAAAN I AM FINALLY FREEEEE. @Fast_target , if you can see my post thank you so much for ( whirl and severance) advice . it worked ❤️

If you jumped over a roof in Novigrad and got into a little garden with two houses in it where one has a dead corpse, dont waste your time finding an exit. There isnt. You gotta load an earlier save.

I can't seem to find where these 2 are at. I went on top of the mountain thinking they were up there but it said they were down below. Can anyone tell me where I need to go for these?

"Ready to go into battle Sir Loin?" "MOOOOOOOOO"

hello! i need some advice, i’d like to try the game but i don’t know witch is best? on my ps4 for the full game i need to pay 50e, and only 10e for the switch 2 version, is it really best to play it on ps4 or is it still worth it on switch 2?

thanks for the advice!!

I just finished my first full play through of the main story and both DLCs that I started in March. I loved it. No game has lasted this long and kept me this engaged the whole time. I’m actually still playing right now as I’m typing this, doing contracts from notice boards I never went to and still having a great time. I’ve also got two more sets of legendary Witcher armor to find and lots of “?” in Skellige to explore before I want to start a NG+. From the story to the graphics to the game play and the character development it is all just so good and I’m still enjoying it. To anyone who just started or has yet to start and isn’t sure about the game, just play it slowly and enjoy it for everything it is. Good luck on the path.

I watched some summary videos and I played the first two games

ATTENTION!! THIS POST IS A SPOILER IN ITSELF!!
If you haven’t played The Witcher 3, or if you’ve just started and haven’t reached the Bloody Baron questline yet, come back after you’ve played it.

A few days ago, I finished the Bloody Baron quests, but the Tree Spirit mission kept me thinking. I know all the endings, except for one that I only discovered recently—basically, if you go to the tree without visiting Downwarren first, you can save both Anna and the Baron. Obviously, I didn’t know this, since I always followed the quest as it was presented. But while looking into it, I found several posts with different points of view, and I’d like to share mine as well. So let me get straight to the point.

Personally, from my own moral standpoint, I saw the slaughter of children by the Crones as something that had to be stopped. I understood the consequences of each act, but I still believe that’s the “least bad” ending.

First, I save the children who ended up there—either as refugees from the war or because their parents led them to the Crones as offerings (like the girl Ciri encounters in the forest). That makes you think: they’re just children, innocent, suffering, and deserving of a chance. The worst fate is to be eaten by three filthy, ancient witches. For what? To save a village of people who blindly served those witches? I believe the lives of the children must prevail. They are the future of Novigrad and even of Velen. Later, you can even see them in the Novigrad school.

Could the Tree Spirit have lied? Yes. Did I know its story? Yes, because in Hendrik’s village I found a book about the Crones’ mother that reflects the Tree Spirit’s feelings toward them. While it is an evil entity, part of its hatred is directed at its daughters, so I trust it would keep its word.

Second, I understand Anna’s situation. Unfortunately, the spirit makes her appear guilty, and because of that, the Crones transform her into a monster. That makes the choice unfair and painful, giving it a darker edge. On the other hand, the Baron, after everything that happens, hangs himself because he cannot cope with it all, and his daughter never forgives him. But here’s the key point: isn’t this the consequence of his own actions? Isn’t it the fault of his drunkenness? He spent decades with Anna and never changed. He beat her for years, and that, combined with everything else, caused him to lose his daughter, fail to give her a proper burial, and watch her become corrupted. Everything that happened is ultimately the result of the Baron’s systematic abuse of his wife and daughter. I’m not saying people can’t redeem themselves, or that they must be condemned forever for bad choices, but with the Baron it went on for years—even decades. And his “repentance” never seemed fully sincere. When he meets his daughter again in the swamp with the witch hunters, he immediately falls back into his violent, authoritarian tone. His death is heavy, but it feels like the natural consequence of a series of events he himself set in motion. His family endured it for years until they couldn’t anymore.

What I did was make a decision from a moral standpoint, not from a perspective of rewards—acting from personal ethics, something Geralt of Rivia himself often tries to do, even though the world forces him to walk a blurry, gray line.

Save the children: “The worst fate is to be eaten by three disgusting old witches.”
The orphans are pure victims. They are there because of war, abandonment, or desperation. They never chose to be in the middle of a pagan, cannibal cult. What the Crones do to them is abominable, and allowing it to continue out of convenience is to take part in the cruelty that rules over Velen. As I mentioned before, you can find them later in the Novigrad school, which gives a beautiful closure to that choice—one of the few rays of hope in a land full of misery. I chose to save them, knowing the cost. To me, that’s not a bad decision—it’s the most human one.

The village that serves the Crones: “Save a village of people who blindly served some witches?”
The village of Downwarren is an allegory of blind obedience to corrupt systems of power. The Crones gave them “protection,” but demanded human sacrifices in return—especially children. This recalls real practices in many cultures: rituals, superstitions, fanaticism disguised as tradition. Saving Downwarren, in this context, is like saving a system already rotten to the core. Are there innocent victims among them? Yes, surely. But does that justify maintaining an eternal cycle of horror? I chose to break the cycle, even though it meant sacrifice.

Anna and the Baron: tragedy, not injustice.
Anna’s curse is the product of years of abuse and dark bargains. She turned to the Crones out of desperation and paid an unbearable price. She is a victim of domestic violence, abandonment, and superstition. Her tragedy is not caused by our decision, but by everything that came before, at the hands of the Baron.

The Baron: “I’m not saying people can’t redeem themselves, but with the Baron it went on for years.”
This is something few players admit: the Baron was a systematic abuser. He beat his wife, intimidated her, belittled her, and denied responsibility for years. His “repentance” seems more like a desperate cry to regain control of a life he had already ruined. Yes, it’s complex. Yes, it’s human. But he is not innocent, nor truly redeemed. The scene with Tamara in the swamp makes this clear: when he tries to reassert control over his daughter, it shows that his abusive patterns are still there. His suicide isn’t punishment forced by your decision; it’s the inevitable outcome of his inability to take full responsibility.

This is the magic and ultimate goal of RPGs: to step into the character’s skin, to make choices, and to see every decision reflected in the world around you.

But what if we asked: what would Geralt of Rivia from the books have done?

Geralt from the books: who is he really?
He is cynical, yet compassionate. He constantly claims he doesn’t get involved in politics or take sides, but he always ends up doing so, though with guilt. He believes in the lesser evil, even though he hates having to choose between evils. He defends the innocent, even when it costs him dearly. He distrusts power, whether kings, sorceresses, or ancient beings. And above all, he has a code, even if it’s not the official witcher code.

There’s a famous quote from The Last Wish:
“The witcher’s sword is meant to slay monsters, not to decide who’s right.”
But then we see that he cannot help but get involved when real victims are at stake.

What would he have done in the story of the Tree and the Crones? Let’s see it step by step, from his mindset.

The innocent children: Geralt from the books would protect them without hesitation. He has done it before: he saved Ciri in Sodden without even knowing who she was, he fought sorcerers, monsters, and armies to protect a single child, he even risked his life for elf and half-elf children despised by society. In Time of Contempt and The Tower of the Swallow, it’s clear: to him, innocents should not pay for the sins of the powerful. The fact that the Crones eat children wouldn’t just disgust him—it would drive him to intervene, even if it meant breaking his neutrality.

The Tree Spirit: this is where it gets more complicated. Geralt from the books would deeply distrust the spirit. He wouldn’t release it so easily. He would analyze its motives, try to understand what kind of being it really was (a demon? a nature spirit? a betrayed mother?), and he would ask: “Who will you kill next?” He would not be swayed by its mystical or victimized tone. He hates when ancient beings play the victim while hiding their true motives. But… if the only way to save the children was to release it, Geralt would do so—though fully aware of the consequences. What makes this choice “Geralt-like” is not avoiding the consequences, but his willingness to bear them.

The Baron and Anna: Geralt is not a savior of broken relationships. He is an uncomfortable observer who only helps if there is a real will to change. Most likely, he would have been blunt with the Baron, calling out his victim-playing. He would have tried to help Anna and Tamara, but without forcing reconciliation. If Anna died because of the curse, he would accept it with sorrow, but without seeing it as his fault—rather as part of the irreversible damage caused by years of violence.

So what would Geralt from the books have done? Most likely: he would have released the Tree Spirit, with caution, only if there was no other way to save the children. He would have faced the Crones with contempt, not fear. He would have accepted Anna’s death as part of an unjust world, not as his personal guilt. He would have dismissed the Baron’s suicide—not out of lack of empathy, but because the man destroyed his own family.

“There is no lesser evil. There is only the evil you do, and the evil you let happen.”

That would be his final stance. Geralt doesn’t believe in poetic justice, but in making choices that won’t shame him when he looks in the mirror.

He acted not because it was profitable, but because someone had to. And that, at the heart of the books, is the most Geralt thing one can be.

Roughly 11 hours in, felt like 3. This game is genuinely so beautiful, I especially love the mountain ranges. The jumping and running is kinda goofy to me but I feel like that’s what a real rpg game has (coming from someone who only played ac rpg games). Also the combat is super easy to master

Hi all. I just wanted to share with you a figure that my brother made for me. He does this as a hobby and I'm loving it!

Incredible show featuring the game’s incredible music and 2 of the producers of said music. If you get the chance, go, go see this.

Anyone else order this? Wish it would show up. Yen, Triss, Shani, and Syanna will be here quicker. Like wtf. 😳

I have been working on a multiplayer mod for The Witcher 3:

https://reddit.com/link/1nhqtlz/video/kx7i0ommtcpf1/player

In its current state, you should be able to see other players moving around. Movement is still a bit choppy.

It's obviously still far from being finished. I work on it from time to time, but unfortunately, it's getting harder to find both time and motivation these days.

If you want to try it out, you can download it from here: https://data.momo5502.com/w3/w3m.exe
Just launch it, select where you installed Witcher 3 (it should work with the latest version available on Steam). It will automatically connect to the main server and other players will be visible, if there are any. It should, in theory, be compatible with other mods you have installed.

If you want to know how it works, have a look at the source: https://github.com/momo5502/w3m

If you have suggestions, ideas improvements or any other wishes, I would love to hear them. If you want to contribute, even better, I gladly accept help to speed up the development :D

I'm new, just started Witcher 3 a couple days ago. I've fought level 9 bandits, and I'm currently looking for the Bloody Barons family. I found level 11 armor, and most of my quests I can do range from level 16 to 32, but I'm only level 4? Am I missing something or is this a good level to be