Poacher Police

[Teralitha]

So Ive been playing this game now for over 100 hours, started over a few times, explored much of the land and I had been wondering how anyone could ever get caught poaching. Well just today, after this long playing the game, I finally ran into a guy in the woods I saw by a small camp. At first I thought it was a bandit and he came right for me but he didnt attack or shout anything. came and stood in front of me for like 10 seconds then I got stopped by a dialogue scene. He was demanding I let him him search me for poaching. Guy didnt even look like a guard.

Is he the only one in the entire game? I would expect poacher police to be more common.

[GrimReaper]

I have read that there is a random encounter in forests called the game-master - literally a huntsman/ranger who is on the lookout for poachers. And as random encounters just got fixed, it would explain why you've never got to encounter him before.

[Teralitha]

Originally posted by GrimReaper:

I have read that there is a random encounter in forests called the game-master - literally a huntsman/ranger who is on the lookout for poachers. And as random encounters just got fixed, it would explain why you've never got to encounter him before.

But he was at a camp. Unless the camp has always been there but only now the ranger appears there. Pretty sure that was the guy you described.

[GrimReaper]

There it is:
GAMEKEEPER
Often encountered on the roads in deep forests, the Gamekeeper will accost you and demand to know your intentions in the woods. He'll ask to check your inventory for any ill-gotten animal parts to make sure you're not a poacher.

If you are, you'll have them taken from you and will have to pay a fine or risk jail time with the nearest town guards.

Source: http://www.ign.com/wikis/kingdom-come-deliverance/Random_Encounters

[Teralitha]

Its strange that they are so rare.

[neofrommatrix]

I met this guy at least five times in 1.2.5. Never met him again since 1.3.x

[Arekai]

Originally posted by GrimReaper:

There it is:
GAMEKEEPER
Often encountered on the roads in deep forests, the Gamekeeper will accost you and demand to know your intentions in the woods. He'll ask to check your inventory for any ill-gotten animal parts to make sure you're not a poacher.

If you are, you'll have them taken from you and will have to pay a fine or risk jail time with the nearest town guards.

Source: http://www.ign.com/wikis/kingdom-come-deliverance/Random_Encounters

Why not simply kill him? He's the only witness and it's in the woods.

[djhz2001]

I also would like to know what happens if you kill the gamekeeper.

[wjpower2003]

The game keeper made a passing comment to me once on the road through Talmberg Woods because I had my bow drawn but didn't stop me (he also dresses quite smartly whereas poachers dress scruffy. I've been attacked at a camp unprovoked by a poacher but I wasn't aware the game keepers slept at camps.

You know how you some times find a person next to a corpse on the road and they try to accuse you of having killed the person they are looting? well that's what I think happened here - it sounds like the guy was a poacher and he was trying to cover his arse because you discovered him so he was pretending to be the Games keeper. I might be wrong though.