'An Existential Crisis' sidequest Bug

[JeY k]

So we found all three books, read them, saw the correct answers when we talked to Crispin, made sure we picked them (and loaded a second time to definitely make sure) yet at the end our charatcer gets killed. We're playing lone-wolf co-op.

[Clown Fiesta]

I think you need specific traits like SCHOLAR or something to get the final answer right. I did it with Fane with his UNDEAD choice, not sure if that's the only one.

[Eliof Astora]

reading all the books should give you additional dialogues that leads to the right answer. you can try it again by shapeshifting to another race and talkiing to him again.

[Gamebot]

I haven’t actually looked into it because I always had Fane, but many side quests require mystic or scholar tag. For example, witch’s potion recipe requires both Scholar and Mystic tag.

[_courtesy]

I always liked using the Undead options, but in this conversation ALL Tagged answers are considered correct. Yes, Jester, Barbarian, even the Villain one counts as a correct answer.
Are you sure you chose the right answers for all three questions? Maybe try it without loading in between.

[Clown Fiesta]

No for the last question it only worked with UNDEAD. If you choose any other option on any other character, you fail

[_courtesy]

Originally posted by Clown Fiesta:

No for the last question it only worked with UNDEAD. If you choose any other option on any other character, you fail

I checked with my savefile, tested every single Tag option available (and watched Crispin blow up every time), then checked the dialog file with the Divinity Engine 2 before posting that answer. So... yeah.

Option 3 → Option 3 → Option 3 → Crispin blew up
Barbarian → Option 3 → Villain → Crispin blew up
Jester → Mystic → Option 3 → Crispin blew up
Option 3 → Outlaw → Scholar → Crispin blew up
Undead → Undead → Undead → Crispin blew up

If it fails for you, then maybe it's a (yet another) bug.

[Ashera]

Works on mine.
Lohse tags for the first 2, and the book in Rykers mansion for the third.
He exploded.

[JeY k]

Yeah the last answer has something do with morality and a stream, and with the first 2 he has reactions like he's losing and then suddenly he goes "such a pity" and we blow up.

We're lone wolves so no party members for us, both human. My character has scholar tag, and there wasn't an option to pick for number 3 for the scholar tag, only the default 2.

Friend's character read all 3 books, was able to pick 'option 3' all three times and seemed like he was winning until the end and suddenly we lose.

I can't draw any conclusions besides "bug".