Do you have to join Volcano Manor?

[Joey]

NO SPOILERS PLZZZZ

I'm trying to find a way to progress through Volcano Manor and those creepy folks in the lobby give me a bad feeling so I don't want to join them and betray the two fingers. But this whole lobby area just has locked doors and there's no way to move forward. I also got teleported by the virgin maiden and did that boss fight and then followed the Seethwater River all the way around it, but that obviously didn't help much with getting inside.

This isn't supposed to be an optional area right? According the the All Knowing fellow at roundtable there is a Great Rune here, and I would like to get it without joining these shifty people. If I can. Any help great. But please don't spoil anything that doesn't regard how to enter the Volcano Manor.

[GamerNinja]

its in one of the side rooms on the righthand side of the hallway with all the doors. there is a dead body in front of it.

[GamerNinja]

she only gives you the hint after you join them tho so if you want to avoid it you dont get the hint. but yes im sorry your offended im not impressed with one of the quest layouts.

[Lucifer_]

Publicado originalmente por GamerNinja:

she only gives you the hint after you join them tho so if you want to avoid it you dont get the hint. but yes im sorry your offended im not impressed with one of the quest layouts.

you can only access the room with the hidden wall after you join them. There's literally nothing to do there if you don't join them (except the invader on the upper floor i guess)

[Joey]

So I can't access the area and the boss without joining them? I'm confused. And yes I cannot access the hidden wall after joining them, I'm trying to beat the area without joining them.

[GamerNinja]

Hmmm you may be right. thought that one room was unlocked before joining them but there is so much to remember in this game i may be wrong. there is apparently another obscure way in by way of a enemy but i dont know where you do that at.

[Enderspoons]

Publicado originalmente por Three Boars Down:

NO SPOILERS PLZZZZ

I'm trying to find a way to progress through Volcano Manor and those creepy folks in the lobby give me a bad feeling so I don't want to join them and betray the two fingers. But this whole lobby area just has locked doors and there's no way to move forward. I also got teleported by the virgin maiden and did that boss fight and then followed the Seethwater River all the way around it, but that obviously didn't help much with getting inside.

This isn't supposed to be an optional area right? According the the All Knowing fellow at roundtable there is a Great Rune here, and I would like to get it without joining these shifty people. If I can. Any help great. But please don't spoil anything that doesn't regard how to enter the Volcano Manor.

Volcano Manor is an optional area. Joining the Manor has no impact on literally any other questline or NPC in any other part of the game, and has absolutely no consequences or impact on what ending you can get. There's no reason to not join them, as doing their quests will give you armor, weapons, and spells that can't be obtained anywhere else.

If you want to never speak to Lady Tanith at the front door, well... technically speaking, you can jump off the cliff next to where the Abductor Virgin in Raya Lucaria drops you off at and do a panicky hell run to one of a couple graces around the interior of Volcano Manor. The lava in this area literally does chip damage and is of zero consequence, so you can just run around on the molten rock without fear.

[Joey]

Publicado originalmente por GamerNinja:

Hmmm you may be right. thought that one room was unlocked before joining them but there is so much to remember in this game i may be wrong. there is apparently another obscure way in by way of a enemy but i dont know where you do that at.

The obscure way just gets you into part of the area, not the whole thing. I already did that as well.

[Celltastic]

you should really join the mannor and do their quests
it gives you some of the best Armour in the game and amazing weapons too

[Joey]

Publicado originalmente por Enderspoons:

Publicado originalmente por Three Boars Down:

NO SPOILERS PLZZZZ

I'm trying to find a way to progress through Volcano Manor and those creepy folks in the lobby give me a bad feeling so I don't want to join them and betray the two fingers. But this whole lobby area just has locked doors and there's no way to move forward. I also got teleported by the virgin maiden and did that boss fight and then followed the Seethwater River all the way around it, but that obviously didn't help much with getting inside.

This isn't supposed to be an optional area right? According the the All Knowing fellow at roundtable there is a Great Rune here, and I would like to get it without joining these shifty people. If I can. Any help great. But please don't spoil anything that doesn't regard how to enter the Volcano Manor.

Volcano Manor is an optional area. Joining the Manor has no impact on literally any other questline or NPC in any other part of the game, and has absolutely no consequences or impact on what ending you can get. There's no reason to not join them, as doing their quests will give you armor, weapons, and spells that can't be obtained anywhere else.

If you want to never speak to Lady Tanith at the front door, well... technically speaking, you can jump off the cliff next to where the Abductor Virgin in Raya Lucaria drops you off at and do a panicky hell run to one of a couple graces around the interior of Volcano Manor. The lava in this area literally does chip damage and is of zero consequence, so you can just run around on the molten rock without fear.

Thank you, this is the answer I was looking for. Pretty stupid mechanic overall. The fact that they give you an option not to join them implies there's SOME reason not to, but apparently not. All it does is keep you from doing that area. I beat Sekiro and every Dark Souls at release without looking up any footage or tips online and never ran into a hurdle like this.

[Enderspoons]

I should also mention that killing Rykard, the lord of the Manor, will cause everyone there to skedaddle and make every quest reward from the Manor inaccessible for the remainder of the playthrough.