Getting the owlbear cub:

[bijsmaak]

At the goblin camp, I gave my scent to the owlbear cub and it said I needed to free him (or her). I killed the camp afterwards and the cub fled. But I still don't get the owlbear cub even after 6-7 long rests.

I understand now one can ask Krolla for the cub after beating the chicken / cub game. But I didn't do this step. Is the cub lost for me forever..?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by bijsmaak:

Getting the owlbear cub:
At the goblin camp, I gave my scent to the owlbear cub and it said I needed to free him (or her). I killed the camp afterwards and the cub fled. But I still don't get the owlbear cub even after 6-7 long rests.

I understand now one can ask Krolla for the cub after beating the chicken / cub game. But I didn't do this step. Is the cub lost for me forever..?

Probably not.

[Jaeleth]

Originally posted by bijsmaak:

At the goblin camp, I gave my scent to the owlbear cub and it said I needed to free him (or her). I killed the camp afterwards and the cub fled. But I still don't get the owlbear cub even after 6-7 long rests.

I understand now one can ask Krolla for the cub after beating the chicken / cub game. But I didn't do this step. Is the cub lost for me forever..?

I did all you did AND the chicken run game, and got the cub shortly after (1st rest or 2nd, can't remember) so I'd say the chicken run might be necessary, don't know.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Jaeleth:

Originally posted by bijsmaak:

At the goblin camp, I gave my scent to the owlbear cub and it said I needed to free him (or her). I killed the camp afterwards and the cub fled. But I still don't get the owlbear cub even after 6-7 long rests.

I understand now one can ask Krolla for the cub after beating the chicken / cub game. But I didn't do this step. Is the cub lost for me forever..?

I did all you did AND the chicken run game, and got the cub shortly after (1st rest or 2nd, can't remember) so I'd say the chicken run might be necessary, don't know.

The chicken run is not. I have never did that dumb run and have never failed to have the cub show up later. After more than 1200 hrs in the game and 3 complete play runs and several still active.

It can take a while for it to show up.

[EricHVela]

The count of long rests before the cub shows up has always been inconsistent for me. I don't know what triggers the visits. There were a couple of times when the cub never appeared.

I think there's a cut-off where the cub will not appear after that, but again, I don't know for certain.

I've had the cub appear for the first time in any camp before Act 3 regardless of the environment. Last time, the cub first approached in a camp by long-resting in the Shar temple in the Shadow Cursed Lands. That's right before triggering the irrevocable end of Act 2.

There's probably a guide out there somewhere with details what must be done and what actions do what regarding the cub. I wouldn't give up hope just yet.

[アンジェル]

The number of long rests you take actually has little to nothing to do with that.

There are two triggers relevant after creating the opportunity for the owlbear to escape

a) how far you are away from the event area

b) where you rest

[bijsmaak]

I finally found a solution:

The game allows partial rest; you do a long rest without using supplies. I did multiple of them and he (or she) finally appeared! I didn't know partial rest was an option by the way.

He didn't show up in the shadowlands for me.