Unable to Meet Ranni?

[Douryusen]

I'll try to keep this question as spoiler-free as possible, but I'm trying to start Ranni's quest line, and I've reached her tower, but it's blocked off. I read a guide that said I needed to travel to Nokron and get an important item before I can through the barrier on the tower. I went there, found the chest, and it says "You are not destined to obtain this" or something close to that.

Where I'm at in my game:
I have 3 Great Runes Godrick, Rennala, and Radahan
I cleared the castle and reached Ranni's Rise
I've helped Blaidd with his gaol issue

One thing that may have been an issue is that I never met Renna at the early stages of my game. I was doing too much exploring and apparently broke that event. I had to buy my bell and wolves from the Roundtable Hold.

Is there any chance that lack of meeting wrecked my chances for the rest of my play through?

[Paradox]

Probably.
To be sure, try to Progress Rogier's questline to the point he sends you there.

[Rivaldman]

To be sure, are you visiting the exact tower of Ranni?

[John Titor]

try talking to iji

[Douryusen]

Originally posted by Paradox:

Probably.
To be sure, try to Progress Rogier's questline to the point he sends you there.

I have no idea how to do that. The last several times I've spoken with him, he's had no dialogue options other than to purchase Sorceries.

[Douryusen]

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

To be sure, are you visiting the exact tower of Ranni?

It's called Ranni's Rise and I got there after clearing the Caria Manor.

[Grottowalker]

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

To be sure, are you visiting the exact tower of Ranni?

This. There's 3 towers in that area.

[Douryusen]

Originally posted by John Titor:

try talking to iji

Do I talk to him after clearing the Manor? Before that, his only dialogue option was warning me not to go there.

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Douryusen:

Originally posted by Paradox:

Probably.
To be sure, try to Progress Rogier's questline to the point he sends you there.

I have no idea how to do that. The last several times I've spoken with him, he's had no dialogue options other than to purchase Sorceries.

Explore Stormveil more.

[Rivaldman]

Originally posted by Douryusen:

Originally posted by John Titor:

try talking to iji

Do I talk to him after clearing the Manor? Before that, his only dialogue option was warning me not to go there.

As far as I know, there is somehow nothing that can stop you from meeting Ranni.

[Douryusen]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Originally posted by Douryusen:

I have no idea how to do that. The last several times I've spoken with him, he's had no dialogue options other than to purchase Sorceries.

Explore Stormveil more.

I could have missed something. I did go rather directly to Godrick via the main gate. I'll give that a shot the next time I'm playing. Thanks!

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

Originally posted by Douryusen:

Do I talk to him after clearing the Manor? Before that, his only dialogue option was warning me not to go there.

As far as I know, there is somehow nothing that can stop you from meeting Ranni.

During my second playthrough her tower was locked. I don't know exactly what event unlocks it.

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Douryusen:

Originally posted by John Titor:

try talking to iji

Do I talk to him after clearing the Manor? Before that, his only dialogue option was warning me not to go there.

He should have some more dialogue, so yeah try talking to him again.

[Rivaldman]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

As far as I know, there is somehow nothing that can stop you from meeting Ranni.

During my second playthrough her tower was locked. I don't know exactly what event unlocks it.

There is a tower of the same area actually blocked from entering before meeting Ranni. I also mixed it up with Ranni's tower too.

And a bunch of players travel to the first tower they see after defeating Loretta without knowing there are more than 1 towers in the area. Other than that, I never encountered anything that blocked me from entering Ranni's tower. It did block me from leaving it once though.

[John Titor]

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

...It did block me from leaving it once though.

Yeah that happens during the meeting. I rushed getting there during my second playthrough because I borked Selvius' questline and i was running a mage, so i wanted that talisman. So it does get locked for some time.

[Rivaldman]

Originally posted by John Titor:

Originally posted by Rivaldman:

...It did block me from leaving it once though.

Yeah that happens during the meeting. I rushed getting there during my second playthrough because I borked Selvius' questline and i was running a mage, so i wanted that talisman. So it does get locked for some time.

As I recall, it happens when I haven't finished all the conversation with all the characters in the tower.