How do I bust someone out of prison?

[WalrusMan]

I need the keys but I don't think stabbing a guard on the street would go over all that well. Any other way to get someone out?

[Russian Roulette Wheel]

I usually just kill the guard which gives you the keys. There doesn't seem to be any negative recourses for doing so.

[Chikuwu]

tell the guardsman to give you keys. he refuses, kill him in exchange.

you can make it easier to rescue someone out of prison, by going to a village connected to the castle/town youre rescuing him from. talk to the elder (stands somewhere in the village by a fire normally) and tell him to make large fire outskirts of village. depending on your relationship (if they like yu enough, they dont ask questions and just do it)

This way there will be 2/3rds of the guards away from the town streets. so busting someone out of the prison and fighting off the remaining 1/3rd of the guardsmen is easy.

[kaiyl_kariashi]

There is a non-combat way of doing it, but you need to have a VERY specific outfit in order for it to work, and basically only works if you're breaking into a place that hates you since i can't think of any other way to have the outfit.

When you ask the guard to let you see the prisoner, if you're wearing the Pilgram's disguise, you get the option to switch places with the imprisoned lord who then sneaks out in your stead, and then you claim he jumped you and stole your clothes after a couple days in prison.

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by kaiyl_kariashi:

There is a non-combat way of doing it, but you need to have a VERY specific outfit in order for it to work, and basically only works if you're breaking into a place that hates you since i can't think of any other way to have the outfit.

When you ask the guard to let you see the prisoner, if you're wearing the Pilgram's disguise, you get the option to switch places with the imprisoned lord who then sneaks out in your stead, and then you claim he jumped you and stole your clothes after a couple days in prison.

REALLY? i havent heard of that anywhere lol

[kaiyl_kariashi]

HA! I found it. When you talk to a lord/lady and they request you get their relative out of prison (just look for a lord who is imprisoned and then go check his family and 1 will give you the quest), you have two options for how you're going to go about it, busting in or sneaking in. (this also gives you also huge amount of gold/xp and rep in reward where as merely freeing them without the quest only gives a hefty amount of rep). (once you accept the quest talk to them again to discuss your strategy)

(the amount of xp/gold depends on who you got the quest from. Fathers give the most. Brothers/Uncles give a medium amount, mothers/wives/sisters give the least)

If you select sneaking in, he gives you a pilgram's disguise that includes lockpicks, and then you wear it and talk to the guard, and then go inside and talk to the prisoner and you'll have it as an option.

(Selecting busting in, the lord gives you some gold and recommends paying some villagers for a distraction to reduce the number of guards)

[pancaketrowsers]

i dont even see how im suppose to kill the guard . ive hit him soo many times but he wont die and by the time hes covered in his own blood im surrounded by a bunch of other guards and i get knocked out . is there a way to sneak a diffrent weapon in other than the staff cuse its ♥♥♥♥

[Tuidjy]

You are armed with a staff. If you have no Power Strike to speak of, if your sub-100 proficiency is giving you penalties instead of bonuses, if you do not know how to walk and turn into the blow, etc. you may be physically unable to go through his armor. In such a case you should not be trying for a balls out solo assault, but something craftier instead.

What you could do:
- Spend some time in the arena or training fields, working on your polearm proficiency, and if that leads to a level or two, improve your Power Strike.
- Talk to the quest giver, suggest a sneaky approach, and get a disguise that will allow you to switch places with the prisoner.
- Ride to a village controlled by the fief that holds the prisoner, and bribe the elder into distracting most of the guards. Do it right, and it will be a one-on-one fight with the prison guard.
- If you are a glorious leader, and have no interest in sullying your dainty little hands, get your army to take over the castle, and free the lord the brute force way.

By the way, the staff is not sнiт. A character who knows its way around a polearm can do just fine with it, even without bribing guards. There are plenty of videos on YouTube, where a player destroys six guards casually with the staff. Combat beast characters for sure, but also at full difficulty, which I doubt you're using.

[Rabbit CoCo]

If you find it too difficult, you should only accept rescue mission in neutral town/castle, in which you can walk in with your own weapon and armor.
Kill the guard --- grab the key --- enter the prison then ask that Lord to fight with you.

Originally posted by Chiku:

.. it easier by going to a village connected to the castle/town you're going to rescue. Talk to the elder ask him to make large fire outskirts of village. depending on your relationship (if they like yu enough, they dont ask questions and just do it)

You may try but there is a bug.

[Silentnight]

You can go to a nearby village and ask them to start a fire, You'll just need to give them a bit of gold. You might be able to not have to pay if you have a good relationship but I haven't tried so I wouldn't know

[Bobby Digital™]

kill the guard at the door
kill guards in the castle
bust prisoners out
kill second group of guards outside

[Demon of Razgriz]

Originally posted by kaiyl_kariashi:

There is a non-combat way of doing it, but you need to have a VERY specific outfit in order for it to work, and basically only works if you're breaking into a place that hates you since i can't think of any other way to have the outfit.

When you ask the guard to let you see the prisoner, if you're wearing the Pilgram's disguise, you get the option to switch places with the imprisoned lord who then sneaks out in your stead, and then you claim he jumped you and stole your clothes after a couple days in prison.

Seriously, all my time playing and I never knew this was an option, lol.

[Willow Ufgood]

Originally posted by kaiyl_kariashi:

There is a non-combat way of doing it, but you need to have a VERY specific outfit in order for it to work, and basically only works if you're breaking into a place that hates you since i can't think of any other way to have the outfit.

When you ask the guard to let you see the prisoner, if you're wearing the Pilgram's disguise, you get the option to switch places with the imprisoned lord who then sneaks out in your stead, and then you claim he jumped you and stole your clothes after a couple days in prison.

how do you do this i pay the guard i get in the the lord is like nah need a key is there even a non combat way

[phadet]

Originally posted by Chiku:

tell the guardsman to give you keys. he refuses, kill him in exchange.

you can make it easier to rescue someone out of prison, by going to a village connected to the castle/town youre rescuing him from. talk to the elder (stands somewhere in the village by a fire normally) and tell him to make large fire outskirts of village. depending on your relationship (if they like yu enough, they dont ask questions and just do it)

This way there will be 2/3rds of the guards away from the town streets. so busting someone out of the prison and fighting off the remaining 1/3rd of the guardsmen is easy.

Thank you so much man you saved me <3

[Moon Moon]

1)Sneak into the city
2)Get busted and beat the sh!t out of city guards
3)Talk to the prison guard
4)Smack the sh!t out of the guard with upper hits.
5)????????
6)Profit