The Hermit quest wonky?

[Tenchuu Khan]

I don't get it - did that quest several times and since the latest patch I did it in HC mode and it doesn't work properly anymore after starting a new game.

I can't talk to the NPCs that saw the apparition anymore and they aren't even suggested.

Not hard to game on because once you talk to the hermit you can pick up the sword but afaic the proper way is be deducing the apparitions and clear things up.

Just no clue what triggered it to be impossible.

[corthew]

Originally posted by Tenchuu Khan:

I don't get it - did that quest several times and since the latest patch I did it in HC mode and it doesn't work properly anymore after starting a new game.

I can't talk to the NPCs that saw the apparition anymore and they aren't even suggested.

Not hard to game on because once you talk to the hermit you can pick up the sword but afaic the proper way is be deducing the apparitions and clear things up.

Just no clue what triggered it to be impossible.

It can go more that one way. My first two playthroughs I had high speech and scholarship before I got it and had the interaction with the knights as they tried to get me to help them. I instead helped him and he survived and told me where to find the sword. My current playthrough, those stats were below 20 at first encounter with him and I ended up having to kill him without ever seeing the knights. I took his journal which had the location of the sword.

[Tenchuu Khan]

Yea, didn't even get that option this time around.

In order for the Crusaders popping up you have to finish the burial quest.

But way before that you could talk to the Apothecary's wife, then the herdsman, then find the black horse and what not - didn't get that option this time around.

[Cal]

Works fine for me atleast, did it the other day in HC