A Missing Child - question about the sword

[MegaMan]

Apparently you can offer to pay for the sword, but when I talk to Kaitlyn after finding her brother, she just thanks me for finding him and I can ask for a kiss or nothing else. How do I get this dialogue to pop? I can persuade her brother to give me the key in the house and I can pick up the sword.

[ADEC Inc]

The option comes up after you defend the town.

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by ADEC Inc:

The option comes up after you defend the town.

Are you sure? According to the wiki page, it says you can tell her that you'll use the sword for the battle and return it after. That sounds a bit odd if you can only talk about it post-battle.

[Valden21]

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Originally posted by ADEC Inc:

The option comes up after you defend the town.

Are you sure? According to the wiki page, it says you can tell her that you'll use the sword for the battle and return it after. That sounds a bit odd if you can only talk about it post-battle.

It does indeed happen. When you go to return the sword, she tells you to keep the sword out of gratitude and that she thinks it'll be a better idea if you keep it instead of her. You then get the option to pay her for the sword.

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Are you sure? According to the wiki page, it says you can tell her that you'll use the sword for the battle and return it after. That sounds a bit odd if you can only talk about it post-battle.

It does indeed happen. When you go to return the sword, she tells you to keep the sword out of gratitude and that she thinks it'll be a better idea if you keep it instead of her. You then get the option to pay her for the sword.

Huh, alrighty then. Thank you both for your responses!

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Are you sure? According to the wiki page, it says you can tell her that you'll use the sword for the battle and return it after. That sounds a bit odd if you can only talk about it post-battle.

It does indeed happen. When you go to return the sword, she tells you to keep the sword out of gratitude and that she thinks it'll be a better idea if you keep it instead of her. You then get the option to pay her for the sword.

Update - I did the battle and talked to them afterward. They never mentioned the sword at all. I could offer to pay for a wagon to take them away, but it seemed like an entirely different tangent. I think the game bugged and didn't think I ever asked about or obtained the sword, which would explain things.

Regardless, I guess the outcome is the same either way.

[LukanGamer]

conversations go many ways depending when/how you do them, what made Bioware so terrific back then.

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by LukanGamer:

conversations go many ways depending when/how you do them, what made Bioware so terrific back then.

Right, but I think after talking to the kid and getting the key to the sword from him, telling him I'd talk to his sister about compensation (making it a promise) and getting the family sword, then not having it come up in conversations at all despite sources saying it should, just feels like one of those bugs we all know and love.

[Valden21]

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Originally posted by Valden21:

It does indeed happen. When you go to return the sword, she tells you to keep the sword out of gratitude and that she thinks it'll be a better idea if you keep it instead of her. You then get the option to pay her for the sword.

Update - I did the battle and talked to them afterward. They never mentioned the sword at all. I could offer to pay for a wagon to take them away, but it seemed like an entirely different tangent. I think the game bugged and didn't think I ever asked about or obtained the sword, which would explain things.

Regardless, I guess the outcome is the same either way.

You must have not promised Bevin that you're only borrowing the sword for the battle. The option to pay for the sword comes up if you do that.

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Update - I did the battle and talked to them afterward. They never mentioned the sword at all. I could offer to pay for a wagon to take them away, but it seemed like an entirely different tangent. I think the game bugged and didn't think I ever asked about or obtained the sword, which would explain things.

Regardless, I guess the outcome is the same either way.

You must have not promised Bevin that you're only borrowing the sword for the battle. The option to pay for the sword comes up if you do that.

I talked to Bevin and persuaded him to tell me what he was looking for, and he mentions the sword. I ask about it and if I can do anything for him and his sister in return. He says money would help, and I told him I'd talk to his sister about it, I promise. He gives me the key and runs off, I get the sword, and that's that. No option to talk about it with Kaitlyn, just an unrelated conversation to help them avoid an orphanage.

[Valden21]

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Originally posted by Valden21:

You must have not promised Bevin that you're only borrowing the sword for the battle. The option to pay for the sword comes up if you do that.

I talked to Bevin and persuaded him to tell me what he was looking for, and he mentions the sword. I ask about it and if I can do anything for him and his sister in return. He says money would help, and I told him I'd talk to his sister about it, I promise. He gives me the key and runs off, I get the sword, and that's that. No option to talk about it with Kaitlyn, just an unrelated conversation to help them avoid an orphanage.

Did you specifically choose the dialogue that says you're just borrowing the sword? IIRC, there are multiple dialogue options at that point, and only one opens up the option to pay for the sword later on. You actually may have payed for the sword without knowing it. If the amount you pay is above 10 gold or so, Kaitlyn mentions something about not having to worry about Bevyn ending up in an orphanage now.

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by Valden21:

Originally posted by MegaMan:

I talked to Bevin and persuaded him to tell me what he was looking for, and he mentions the sword. I ask about it and if I can do anything for him and his sister in return. He says money would help, and I told him I'd talk to his sister about it, I promise. He gives me the key and runs off, I get the sword, and that's that. No option to talk about it with Kaitlyn, just an unrelated conversation to help them avoid an orphanage.

Did you specifically choose the dialogue that says you're just borrowing the sword? IIRC, there are multiple dialogue options at that point, and only one opens up the option to pay for the sword later on. You actually may have payed for the sword without knowing it. If the amount you pay is above 10 gold or so, Kaitlyn mentions something about not having to worry about Bevyn ending up in an orphanage now.

No, I didn't ask to just borrow it. I just asked about compensation and Bevin said money would be good, and I responded that I'd talk to Kaitlyn later about it.

[LukanGamer]

Ya what I ment earlier is likely you missed something you/they said there are many ways the conversation can go.

With you doing everything for them like a good person then getting a kiss from her to top it while Morrigan+Lelliana (or whoever you romancing if you some how not doing them at the least) watch

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by LukanGamer:

Ya what I ment earlier is likely you missed something you/they said there are many ways the conversation can go.

With you doing everything for them like a good person then getting a kiss from her to top it while Morrigan+Lelliana (or whoever you romancing if you some how not doing them at the least) watch :cozyroe2:

Yeah I got the kiss but there was no conversation about the sword, and no, relationships haven't progressed to romance yet lol. Still pretty early in the story.

[Kiland]

Hey I had the same problem and came across this post. In my case it was a mod that was interfering with the quest which was Qwinn's Ultimate DAO Fixpack v3.52. After I uninstalled it I got the option to appear, just letting you know in case that was what was happening to you as well.

[Cass]

I am using the same mod above and I didn't get any mention of the sword from neither Bevin or Kaitlyn, ever, even though I convinced him to get out of the wardrobe and saved the town. Hours later saving Redcliffe, I went back to the town and I just wondered why I couldn't picklock that chest and how could I get the key for it.