How do I get the Owlbear Cub instead of the Chicken chasing?

[Migel]

The first time I played this quest with another character, I first found the injured dwarf and his friends in the forest, then told his friends to avenge the death by going into the owlbear cave, then talked to the owlbear and told the cultists go to the nearest stronghold instead of attacking the owlbear. Later, when I got into the goblin camp, the chicken chasing quest had the owlbear cub, which later came by my camp.

Now on my second character, I did this exact same thing, however when I headed to the Goblin camp after that, the chicken chasing quest has an actual chicken instead of the cub.

I'd like to keep have that interaction with the cub on this savegame too, but I don't know what I did wrong or missed, resulting in the cub not being caught by the goblins. Does anyone know what to do to make sure the cub is there?

[insolent1]

Kill mother, watch it eat its mother then go to goblin camp after a long rest.

[Migel]

Originally posted by insolent1:

Kill mother, watch it eat its mother then go to goblin camp after a long rest.

Damn, you sound like you're playing a Dark Urge character...

Just a long wait after visiting the two Owlbears in their cave and backing off peacefully did the trick. Still, thanks for the advice.

[JennyTheGhoul]

Originally posted by Migel:

Originally posted by insolent1:

Kill mother, watch it eat its mother then go to goblin camp after a long rest.

Damn, you sound like you're playing a Dark Urge character...

Just a long wait after visiting the two Owlbears in their cave and backing off peacefully did the trick. Still, thanks for the advice.

Both methods work. LOL. I fought the owlbear mother but made sure not to kill the cub (I didn't even know about the pet at the time but I couldn't bring myself to kill a baby owlbear). It immediately started eating the mother. "Hungry." You can kill it then to put it out of its "misery" or spare it. I spared it. My Tav made a comment about nature providing for the cub and maybe it would make it.

Then it showed up at the goblin camp later. This last time, I didn't attack the mother but I did engage with her in conversation. Then I left and it was at the camp later. I don't immediately go to the camp after that, though.

[Migel]

Going back to the cave after seeing the cub at the Goblin camp, the dead Owlbear mother is there sorrounded by dead Goblins.

So it seems that the Owlbear cub being at the camp is triggered by you sending the two cultists back to the Goblin Camp; they then tell the goblins the whereabouts of the Owlbear that killed their friend. The goblins, in turn, go to the cave, kill the mother and capture the cub.

[JennyTheGhoul]

I'm not so sure about that because I killed them without sending them to the camp (I chose the "i'm a survivor of that crash" option and they immediately attacked). I still got the cub.

[magritte]

Does the owlbear cub do anything for you other than be cute in camp? I was expecting him to join me in adventures.

[Curfuffle]

Just the achievement for petting Scratch and Owl Bear at the same time.

[JennyTheGhoul]

Originally posted by magritte:

Does the owlbear cub do anything for you other than be cute in camp? I was expecting him to join me in adventures.

There may or may not be something in the end game/final fight. Maybe.

[Remnant Melody]

Pretty damn sure it has nothing to do with those 2 cultists. Several games i've killed them myself, sent them to be killed by the owlbear and have let them live. It had no impact on the cub showing up at the goblins.

You only have to:
1.) Go into the cave to see the Owlbear, you choice if you kill the mother or not.

2.) Leave the Cub alone

3.) Long Rest between that and going to the Goblin Camp. i usually do other stuff for a bit, but I've had it trigger right after I got to the Goblin Guards right before the Bridge into the party camp. So I always go back right before I go into the G.Camp at the cave to see the dead Owlbear mother. (Seeing the cub omnom his mom is also fine.)

4.) Owlbear should be there for Chicken Chasing.

Never had any issues of it showing up in several Act 1 playthrus and between patches.