the hut on fire (White march side event Spoiler.)

[Mermidion]

Soo when you first enter the town there is the hut on fire and there are two people inside you can save.

My question is,is it possible to save booth? i came really far using hiravias ,saving the woman and then almost saving the man before blacking out. he easily managed every single obvious skill check..

Also a second question. when i tried that with my MC he got an extra option with the woman in the fire about taking her ring. Is the MC the only one who gets this option? cause mine is so weak in the needed skills that he can't save one of them and could only try to take the ring.

[Drake]

I did it with hiravias and a prybar, you need to save the man first, then help the woman with the prybar. I think it's possible to do it with a mage or a chanter too, if you have the right spells equipped.

[Mermidion]

i tryed that too,the first time.but by the time i got to the woman,she was already dead. thats why i tryed to save her first later then.

[3D Master]

If your perception 14 or 15 or beyond, you can brace the falling debris, which I think is "faster" than having to push it off, allowing you to get to her on time.

[Mermidion]

You are right. i discovered it a week ago.still thank you for your answer.it may help other players who are at the spot.

[Mygaffer]

OK, here are some things I have found.

1. If you look to help the woman first you cannot save the man, even if you send someone in with the proper cold spell. So always save the man first.

2. If you are unable to pass the check for the falling log then even if you save the man the woman will be dead by the time you turn towards her. To pass this you need 14 perception to see it will fall and 13 might to prop it up with a timber.

3. You can save both of them, but you also have to have a certain constitution, somewhere between 10 and 12. Otherwise you won't make it out.

As far as the consequences of saving them or not I don't know, as I've just started the White March and just did this task.

[MonkeyLungs]

Not much real impact for saving both but it can be done. I used Aloth so I had the cold spell in there. I gave him Durance's robes, some gloves of Ogre Might and ate some fish jerky to boost PER. Then it is down to the order you do stuff.

[McCloud]

I saved the chick for afternoon delight.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

The list I've come up with is:

* Survival 5 to crouch in and to get out with the woman
* PER 14 to hear faint sound of a voice
* PER 16 not enough to spot the woman's ring
* MIG 10 to push a log away
* MIG 13 to heave up a log instead of using prybar
* CON 12 to stay in longer when trying to save both
* option for Druid, Chanter and Wizard to cast spell against fire
* Athletics 4 to get out

[Solanis]

Hate to necro a thread but thought it worthwhile adding a little more info:

With PER 17, you can steal the ring, which is Frigid Claim: +5 DR (Burn), +10 defense against spells

[Snootch]

Use a rogue, a druid, or a chanter (see notes below). Make sure he has the following:
* 5 Survival
* 4 Athletics
* 17 Perception
* 13 Might
* 12 Constitution
* Winter Wind druid spell (Level 1), Chill Frost wizard spell, or "Rime and Frost Followed the Foothills of Karth" chanter phrase

Then do this:
* Crouch down to avoid the smoke.
* Prop up the beam with another log.
* Stop and examine the situation to the left.
* Cast the cold spell that you are able to upon the flames.
* Turn away to help the woman.
* Use a prybar to clear the rubble.
* Take her ring.
* Carry the woman out.

Notes:
* A rogue cannot save the man but can save the woman and take her ring.
* A druid can can save both the man and the woman, but cannot take her ring.
* A chanter can save the man and the woman and take her ring - the trifecta.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Pulling up an ancient thread at this time should not ignore that the Wiki covers the scripted interaction in detail already:
--> https://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Durgan%27s_Battery_(quest)#Save_people_from_the_burning_hut

[Snootch]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Pulling up an ancient thread at this time

Hi, pot. I'm the kettle.

By the way, the information on the Gamepedia that you linked is inaccurate. That's why I posted here. You should do some research before messing up a thread.

[LHGreen]

Originally posted by Snootch:

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Pulling up an ancient thread at this time

Hi, pot. I'm the kettle.

That's not really the right way to use that idiom. Only one person can necro a single given thread, and posting immediately after the necro isn't actually the same thing. Imagine one person breaking and entering, another person who happens by also entering and calling the first person on it, and then the first person saying "well you're here too" as though it's somehow the same thing. It's kind of like that. A more accurate way to use it would be...

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Originally posted by Snootch:

By the way, the information on the Gamepedia that you linked is inaccurate. That's why I posted here. You should do some research before messing up a thread.

Then return to older posts in this topic where I mentioned that PER 16 is not enough to notice the ring.

...if, for example, someone accuses you of not having researched a site that you posted a link for, when they themselves haven't even researched the very topic that they're posting this accusation in, to see that in fact you had already done the research on the site, and pointed out that the info there was incorrect, in a post that you had made in the topic several years beforehand. Which, to make matters worse, was also only two little posts away from the accusatory post. That would be more accurate.

Although even that wouldn't be the most fitting scenario in which to use this idiom, as it generally requires both parties to be the thing that one party is accusing the other of being. In that particular case, the most appropriate thing would be to categorize it as a "confidently incorrect" type of situation, make a meme out of it if that feels like an important step, and then move on.

[Mork]

Playing on expert mode so i don't know the requirement but i did save both by doing >>>

- Crouch
- Run past
- To the left + chill fog
- Turn away to help women
- Use prybar
- Take the ring
- Carry the women
- Exit

[Snootch]

Originally posted by LHGreen:

That's not really the right way to use that idiom.

Yeah, that was a huge waste of time on your part; and in no way did you logically support any point you made. What I wrote stands.

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

How would you explain that Hiravias, the druid story companion, can save both and fetch the ring?

You explain it first, and then I'll respond.

Originally posted by Snootch:

That's why I posted here.

I am glad I posted this! I was able to reference it again now that I am doing another play-through. Thanks, Snootch!