Game of Crone - Beatrice's offer: what to choose

There are 3 possible endings - and 3 perks - to choose from in Game of Crone DLC.
This guide will list all of possible outcomes and how to get there.
Warning - spoilers! Lots and lots of spoilers!

How to get there

So you've been improving refugees' camp, learning some dark secrets from the past along the way, and now your task is to build a watch tower:



After you drop it down you still can do other things that you want to finish before getting to the last part of the storyline. But be careful! This right here is the last point where you can save:



This is a point of no return, so go to bed and sleep before finishing construction.
This is also a point where you want to copy your save files to a safe location just in case you want to change your decision later, or screw up somewhere, or just want to play through all the options yourself.

After you're done with hammering at your pile of materials - cutscene will trigger, and as soon as you get to your home (no matter if you walk there or teleport) - another one.

And here it is - the moment of truth:



So... what do you do now?

The sad ending

Tell Lady Beatrice that you will work for her:



After she lets you go - betray her and talk to Koukol:



After some more dialog choices (and some of them are quite interesting to watch) you'll come to this point:



You can stall and finish whatever business you have there but eventually you will have no choice but let them go. The refugees leave the camp... Inconvenient, isn't it?

After that, comes next Pride day, go to church and do your prayer and collect donations.
You will get a note there - read it:



You get the theology perk:



How useful is it?
In my test with a max church rating and Prayer for faith it was 52 base +81 bonus without perk and 68 base + 105 bonus after getting Eloquence (so +40 faith total at most). I also did testing with different ratings and sermons.
From my estimation it adds about 30% to the faith you get.
You do need a lot of faith, it is your limiter for a lot of stuff, but is it worth losing other bonuses from your refugees?

The right choice

Stand your ground and do what's right. Refuse to help her:



After you wake up at your home go and talk to Koukol (same as in the first scenario), but this time you have an additional option down the dialog line (other 2 are just the same as before):



Of course, he won't help you for free (and if you refuse to pay it will be a sad ending again):



So you bribe Koukol. Spend the next day however you like and meet him again next night. Finishing the dialog with him will trigger another cutscene:



After that is done, go and talk to Teodoro. The refugees rejoice and stay:



Talk to Master Alaric after that and get your new perk:



How useful is it?
Your energy will be replenishing constantly so you don't need to eat or sleep anymore.
Nice perk to have, really convenient.
Plus the refugees are still here with their bonuses.
And you have also made a morally right choice - so you can be proud of yourself.

The dark side

You are a coward. Or just a smart and reasonable person. So you agree to help her and learn how to make a new potion:



Go to the brewing stand and make a batch (if you don't have a needed ingredient - buy it from Clotho), then go to Mountain Fort and give it to the guard. Don't forget the right password!



And if you think that will be a one-time deal - think again:



After cutscene ends, go and talk to Teodoro and get your rewards.
After that - go to the morgue, there's a surprise waiting for you:



Read the note and get your new perk:



But that's not all!
You also have an option to talk to Master Alaric and get a second perk - same as in previous scenario.
So now you have 2 perks:



How useful are they?
You get a small bonus to your crafting (higher chance for better quality) which comes in handy when you're making books or carvings.
Plus your energy regenerates.
Plus the refugees are safe (at least for now).
You are an accomplice though - everything comes with a price.
And this game kind of dark anyway.
And the world is cruel.

Saves, contributions, etc.

Q: "Ok, all that is nice but I've screwed my save already! What do I do now?"
A: There are methods to restore your previous save if you didn't proceed too far yet:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/599140/discussions/0/1734336452583455730/
Or you can use my saves and finish the game however you like (or don't):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_5o6jY8cXsn6YsjLCVOPlKHl6ISmo6Y6?usp=sharing
Warning - a lot of things left to finish!

Q: "How long does it take to go through all 3 endings?"
A: Considering you have to reload the game and go through multiple dialogs again and again... An hour or so. I did some testing (and a lot of screenshots) so it took me longer. Plus English is my second language and sometimes I need a bit of extra time to read (and understand) something.
Maybe on average it will take about 10-15 minutes per scenario, give or take.

Q: "You did it all by yourself? Are you crazy?"
A: Yes. And yes. ;P
Though I have to admit, my son helped me with some grammar and editing. I've added him as a contributor. Thank you my dear!
And another Thank You to Quinn for gifting me this DLC - without you this guide wouldn't be possible at this time. You are amazing!

Q: "Are you sure your numbers are correct?"
A: The only 2 things you can be sure of are death and taxes. If I'm wrong - comment!

P.S. Hope all this helped at least somebody.
Comments are welcome!

[Dr_Shadox]

Note the morgue didnt have the note until i speak to alaric before , so my order was :
Alaric => Morgue

so the reverse of what guid say, but maybe it cuz one of my mods.

[Keeper Of Monsters]

You are very welcome!
Glad it's still helping people.

[Sea Hutch]

Thanks for this. I picked up the game recently and was surprised when I came to this event since the game never offered meaningful choices before, so I'm glad you detailed what the choices result in.

[Keeper Of Monsters]

Congrats!
That's not a bad one to have.

[HyuiO]

After cutscene ends, go and talk to Teodoro and get your rewards.
After that - go to the morgue, there's a surprise waiting for you:


I found the answer haha. I should read the notes that come with the corpse to actually get the industrial perk !

[Keeper Of Monsters]

Sorry, but not sure how I can help.
First, I haven't played this game in a while, so a lot of stuff already forgotten.
Second, I've never encountered this particular bug.
And also - I wrote this guide for players to have a look and make an informed decision on how to proceed with their game. It's not a guide on how to deal with bugs and glitches.
This game had bugs back then, and still has them now as far as I know.
I would recommend looking on forums on Steam, and in general - just google it, iirc you aren't the only one with the same problem.
And as always - back up your saves, have more than one back up, have them at different points in the story! This way you can go back to "safe" point and try again, which may help with many different problems.

[HyuiO]

After cutscene ends, go and talk to Teodoro and get your rewards.
After that - go to the morgue, there's a surprise waiting for you:

please help, there is no body showed in the morgue.

[Keeper Of Monsters]

You are welcome.
Glad it still helps people.

But - yes, this game is glitchy, so - save, save, save, and save some more! And back up those saves, of course!

[yrreed]

Thank you so much for your saves. You really "saved" my butt. I some how ended up without any of the perks and refugees... Smh.

So take my points for your great deed!!

[cree]

I bugged it lmao, i got the Right ending and the Dark ending, Master Alaric went his way searching for the West Witch, after that i went to Koukol and I still had the possibility to sold off Beatrice so I did, long story short now i have a quest that i cannot complete: i should say goodbye to Master Alaric in order to let the refugees go but i cannot since he s alredy gone from the first ending.


All the refugees still are in the camp even after several in-game weeks passed so there's not really a problem.


I'm just a little mad for this oversight.