Redania's Most wanted - SPOILERS

[IKnoou]

Hey everyone! I need someone's help here

So I want to do the quest line to murder Radovid and my question is:
What should I do in Redania's most wanted to do so that i can continue the quest line to kill him?
I have kept the crystal for my self and killed the witch hunters in the cave entrance but now i either have to take it to Radovid or take the crystal to yen/triss,
I wanted to give the crystal to Yen but I havent met her yet since the reunion with Emyr...
I am doing all contracts and side quests before moving to skellige so what should I do?
Go to radovid and lie or what till I meet Yen?
Really want to kill that maniac Radovid... IMO A nilfgaardian empire would be the better for everyone


Thanks for your help

[Ruswarr]

IIRC outcome of Redania's Most Wanted does not affect Reason of State (Radovid's assasination), but it is one of the quests that need to be completed for RoS to trigger.
BUT if you actually want to learn what the crystal contains from Yen you shouldn't go and lie to Radovid right now or the quest will end and crystal will become junk. In that case you should go with Skellige main quest, finish it, finish The Last Wish, catch up with Yen either in Kaer Trolde inn or in Kaer Morhen and finally give her the crystal.

[IKnoou]

Originally posted by Ruswarr:

IIRC outcome of Redania's Most Wanted does not affect Reason of State (Radovid's assasination), but it is one of the quests that need to be completed for RoS to trigger.
BUT if you actually want to learn what the crystal contains from Yen you shouldn't go and lie to Radovid right now or the quest will end and crystal will become junk. In that case you should go with Skellige main quest, finish it, finish The Last Wish, catch up with Yen either in Kaer Trolde inn or in Kaer Morhen and finally give her the crystal.

So if I wait to give the Crystal to Yen wont the quest line be broken because I wait? Thats I was afraid that if I went to Skellige the quest line would end!
Thanks for the info man I will wait than :)

[Ruswarr]

Yes, the quest will actually be fine until you hit The Isle of Mists which comes only after you finish some business in Kaer Morhen AFTER Skellige/Velen/Novigrd storylines. At which point the game even warns you that some quests will be unavailabe and offers to make a manual save.

[IKnoou]

Originally posted by Ruswarr:

Yes, the quest will actually be fine until you hit The Isle of Mists which comes only after you finish some business in Kaer Morhen AFTER Skellige/Velen/Novigrd storylines. At which point the game even warns you that some quests will be unavailabe and offers to make a manual save.

Ok, thanks a lot for your help man :) I can be assured I will kill Radovid now than :P

[Ruswarr]

Just mind that Reason of State availablity is not dependent on just one quest/action.

[Ruswarr]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

Since we're offering opinions, Nilfgaard hopes to swallow up the enitre North whole. No one who's ever witnessed their land invaded and conquered by another would welcome such a thing. Radovid is flaming mad and wants to destroy anything in his way. But Emhyr is just as mad, bent on revenge and determined to make all the North pay for his father's murder and his own exile.

Eh, I don't think Emhyr matters that much at this point. He doesn't have that much option in continue his own reign in the game. Besides, Radovid additionaly messed up North before actively clashing with Nifgaardian forces. And even if Radovid is a good commander, at this point he is so mad that his rule after the war will mess lives of everyones whom he won't like for any reason, and he's still young. If we are talking about North without Nifgaard, I'd rather put my bet on Dijkstra. Shame there's no option to put Dijkstra to rule without sacrificing Roche,
Ves and Thaler.
And honestly, with all the horror of war brougnt by the war, Nilfgaardian rule portrayed in the game seems mostly more benevolent than the current mess North is in (even if this mess was caused by Emhyr via Letho). I didn't read the books though and I remember people saying that Nilfgaardian invasions were much more brutal there, so I don't know to what I should attribute the change - Emhyr partially changing his approach, lack of in-game info on hwo major Nilfgaardian atrocities actually are, CDPR deliberately portraying them as such for the sake of it, or whatever.

[Ruswarr]

Well, I kinda knew the stuff from books that you mentioned, but in the game we kinda have to go with what the game offers. I saw some contradictions to what I knew about the books but I guees being primarily a fan of the games makes these easier to accept.

And I dunno, Dijkstra defnitely doesn't seem like a nice person but he seems much more reasonable than Radovid. He's also much more experienced in politics and intrigues. He'll definitely spill some blood but I think he's more likely to use force to strenghten his government, instead of more personal... whatever Radovid does outside of commanding armies.

[Ruswarr]

Eh, so, what's your point here? I mean, neither of these is a perfect choice and I don't think one exists in the game.

[IKnoou]

I am not that far in the game but I tend to read some lore and a decent amount of my playtime is read the books I find, search glossary etc..

From what I see, neither part is good but we, as a witcher, even tho we should not involve in politics we must choose the "lesser evil".
That being sad, the North calls themselves a "free" country but at what cost? Lots of women raped, bandits every road, sickness and plague all over the place, king vs king... I mean is that worth to be that kind of free?
Nilfgaard at least can grant it's people safety, development and even tho it keeps mages/alchemist/herbalists etc under control at least they don't kill them

[deidian]

Originally posted by IKnoou:

I am not that far in the game but I tend to read some lore and a decent amount of my playtime is read the books I find, search glossary etc..

From what I see, neither part is good but we, as a witcher, even tho we should not involve in politics we must choose the "lesser evil".
That being sad, the North calls themselves a "free" country but at what cost? Lots of women raped, bandits every road, sickness and plague all over the place, king vs king... I mean is that worth to be that kind of free?
Nilfgaard at least can grant it's people safety, development and even tho it keeps mages/alchemist/herbalists etc under control at least they don't kill them

No to be nitpicky but that's sounded a bit as a contradiction. If witchers should not involve in politics, aka, staying neutral. It doesn't make sense the part they must choose the lesser evil. Neutral is neutral. This is a lore rules go. In reality they rarely are neutral, but they also don't neccessarily choose the lesser evil...they choose like any other human, based on their own perception and the situation.

Now, the game is a bit about choosing based on what you care about and developing the story in the way the developers guessed the "Why some player could be deciding to do this option we are putting there?". So if you think the best is choosing always the lesser evil, have it that way, but it's you, not what the witchers are supposed to do.