
When fast traveling you can come across various random encounters. You may choose to ignore or engage them. Engaging appears to have a 100% success rate. Escaping/ignoring is not guaranteed.
Attack on the Road[]
You will be ambushed if you choose to "Avoid" and fail. If you choose to "Scout", you may not actually have a chance to scout.
Beggars[]
Beggars will plead for coin. You cannot haggle with them, although this may be just a bug. There is one exception: Beggar who can sell you Shadowplay III
- Some Beggars have walked from Kuttenberg and request a strip of cloth to swathe their feet. Henry can:
- Some unmarried women, with a child and a murdered husband, beg for food at the side of the road.
Carcass on the Road[]
This encounter will spawn either a dead wayfarer or a dead game animal on the road in a puddle of blood. You can loot the body, but any items will be marked as stolen. When you approach the body, an NPC, who may be a trader or villager, will approach you and accuse you of killing the corpse.
Poachers[]
- What are you talking about?
- Those were just pranks (speech)
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
- The NPC and Henry will part ways.
- SUCCESS: And what were you doing here?
- I'm going to report this (Charisma)
- SUCCESS: Loops back. May be bug.
- FAILURE: ???
- I'll drag you to the Bailiff myself (Intimidation)
- SUCCESS: Loops back. May be bug.
- FAILURE: ???
- It will be easier if you admit it (Speech)
- SUCCESS: Loops back. May be bug.
- FAILURE: ???
- You're guilty!
- I'm sure you're poaching!
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: Villager will run to the nearest town to complain about you.
- I'm not so sure...
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- I'm sure you're poaching!
- I'm going to report this (Charisma)
- That's just envy talking (charisma)
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
- The NPC and Henry will part ways.
- SUCCESS: And what were you doing here?
- I'm going to report this (Charisma)
- I'll drag you to the Bailiff myself (Intimidation)
- SUCCESS:
- FAILURE: ???
- It will be easier if you admit it (Speech)
- SUCCESS:
- FAILURE: ???
- You're guilty!
- I'm sure you're poaching!
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: Villager will run to the nearest town to complain about you.
- I'm not so sure...
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- I'm sure you're poaching!
- FAILURE:
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
- Those were just pranks (speech)
- It didn't do it.
Murder[]
- I was examining the crime scene (Charisma)
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
- The NPC and Henry will part ways.
- SUCCESS: And what were you doing here?
- I'm going to report this (Charisma)
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- I'll drag you to the Bailiff myself (Intimidation)
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- It will be easier if you admit it (Speech)
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- You're guilty!
- I'm sure you committed murder
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: Villager will run to the nearest town to complain about you.
- I'm not so sure...
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- I'm sure you committed murder
- I'm going to report this (Charisma)
- SUCCESS: Go and report what happened here then
Ruffian
- What have you done?!
- I was ambushed by Cumans
- SUCCESS:
- Go and report what happened here then
- The NPC and Henry will part ways.
- And what were you doing here?
- You were looting the body (if witnessed)
- The NPC admits it and Henry is given another option.
- Admit it - it would be easier (speech)
- I'm going to report this (charisma)
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- I'll drag you to the Bailiff myself (intimidate)
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- You're guilty!
- SUCCESS: ???
- FAILURE: ???
- You were looting the body (if witnessed)
- Go and report what happened here then
- FAILURE:
- SUCCESS:
- I get into fights all the time
- SUCCESS ???
- FAILURE: ??
- I was ambushed by Cumans
Faint-hearted Knight[]
Sir Olbram of Losiny isn't exactly the best knight, but his mother told him to go out and duel maidens and save bandits (or something), so that's what he's going to do.
Lost Trader[]
A trader will ask for directions. Giving him the correct direction will result in gaining reputation.
Mercenaries[]
You may encounter a Mercenary. This Wayfarer will offer you the opportunity to duel as a wager. If you win, you will receive the waged sum. If you lose, you will forfeit your coin.
- Who are you anyway?
- Loops back
- Alright
- Accept bet
- Henry will place his bet and the two fight.
- I'm not going to wager.
- The fight is cancelled.
- Accept bet
- That's not for me
- The fight is cancelled.
Poachers[]
This Wayfarer will sell you meat. You may also attempt a Speech check to get some Groschen from them rather than turning them in for their crimes. Finally, you may report them for poaching.
- Poaching is a crime
- Have you anything to sell?
- ???
- I'm not interested
- ???
The Riddler[]
The Riddler (no, not that one) bets that Henry will not solve his riddles, and is willing to bet 5 that you'll get the answer wrong.
Trader[]
A trader approaches Henry and offers him a treasure map for 80 , non-negotiable. If Henry asks where he got the map and why he doesn't get the treasure himself, he will reply that he looted the map from a dead trader's wagon and is too afraid to wander the wilderness for the treasure given the current state of the realm. Buying the map gives a reputation boost.
Wayfaring Knight[]
Usually found at a crossroad or along the length of any main road you can take between large settlements, the Wayfaring Knight is a honourable man who will gladly duel you for honor. This man is the very opposite of Olbram, the Fainted-hearted Knight, in that he actually knows how to fight well, and is indeed just as well, if not better, armoured than him. He will fight with a Merchant's sword (longsword).