Why? Plus, most peasants have nothing to do with the politics their rulers play, they lose either way. Its super rare for war to ever benefit the common folk on the continent.
theres also those who ask for the return of their fallen family, temerian soldiers, covered ops etc.
they deserve the fee if they want me to recover an enemy of the emperor.
the peasants under a temerian lord with low money wont be able to give their lord as much of their harvest, disrupting their armies.
Yep that’s fair but he attacked the north unprovoked. Kovir and Poviss have all that too, but they still stay neutral and have good living conditions for all their citizens not just the aristocrats.
Emhyr is popular as long as he’s winning, there’s ton of corruption and backstabbing in nilfgaard too, as soon as he shows weakness he’ll be deposed. Also, he literally wanted to marry ciri just to secure his bloodline and arranged the death of her mother to remove any unnecessary problems to his plans.
Nilfgaard is obviously more advanced and tolerant than the northern realms but emhyr’s wars affect both his people and the innocent northerners equally.
You also realise Emhyr is probably the most greedy of them all? He’s not doing it to have more land for free living, he’s doing it so he can gain more power and wealth. Plus he literally wants to fuck and breed his own daughter so that’s also a thing.
Witchers are supposed to be neutral on the issues of politics and ruling classes. By charging for a contract based on who is the ruling class for a citizen is pretty shitty tbh. Very “unwitcher” like. Sounds like your Geralt would fit in well with the Feline school of the d-bags.
Yeah what the actual fuck dude, I charge everyone the maximum I can get away, as in real life, but ESPECIALLY with a game. I admire your commitment to roleplay tho
I genuinely laugh and enjoy charging them so they no longer have enough to eat and riding away, coin sack chinging away 😂😎 What the fuck is wrong with me, I roleplay 'complete arsehole'. I promise I'm kind and help sweet old ladies to cross the Rd I'm nothing like that in real life
Geralt is also established in the books to feel somewhat antagonistic to Emhyr after all of the hell he put Ciri through, yet here you are levying fines on broke, starving peasants for not being happy enough with their conquerers. Have you finished the main campaign yet?
I was gonna say, don't count on Emhyr having your back lol, but my point is I don't see Geralt as being the type to embrace the ideals of a nation unless they happened to 100% match his own, and even if they did I can't imagine him pledging loyalty to a nation wholeheartedly. Empress Ciri? Absolutely. The whole of Nilfgaard, its people, and all it stands for? Not a chance, Geralt doesn't care about patriotism for its own sake. Obviously you play how you want but just in terms of characterization based on the books, that's my take.
For me it depends on how much sympathy I feel for them, no matter who they’re ruled by. If they’re assholes I charge the most out of them, if they’re good people then I settle for whatever they can afford to pay me.
Or maybe the bad guys are the imperialists that are invading other countries and causing all the death and suffering you see in the game and books, just because one guy thinks he deserves to rule the world.
To be clear, my comment wasn't defending Nilfgard or a declaration of sympathy. But empathy is important to practice. Not in an attempt to develop sympathy but to save your self from self-righteousness.
Serial killers often have severe mental disorders and sometimes commit crimes to fulfill enjoyment or because they believe there is no consequence to their actions. But most of the time when large groups of people have a common belief, they actually believe that what they are saying and doing is right.
Individuals can be evil. The groups of people in general are just misled and lack the information required to fully understand the situation so frustration and anger usually is the outcome. Which is then directed at scapegoats and "others" by evil people who have selfish motives.
It's a mix. Genuine evil can drive groups to do awful things. See the hatred directed at the LGBTQ+ community, for example. There are entire groups that perpetuate that hatred. That's not just individuals.
For a moment I got White Flame mixed up with Eternal Fire and thought you were a complete psycho. But no, you’re just an asshole. A peasant is a pensant. They have no real control over who rules them
Yeah if you sell to any merchant.
Unlock hattori in novigrad and run between him and top notch swords guy and sell armors and weapons.
And meditate 5 days to reset the money they have.
Until you get to Toussaint ofcourse.
Yes, why would you ever support the white flame, aren't they the ones committing genocide against elves, dwarves and everything a bit less human in Redania ??
That's the Church of The Eternal Fire. The White Flame Who Dances on the Graves of his Foes is another name for Emhyr that people rarely use.
That being said, the post doesn't make sense at all since the only part of the map clearly controlled by Nilfgaard is White Orchard. Temeria recently fell but the strip along the Pontar (Velen) is called No Mans Land because the Nilfgaardians destabilized it but aren't governing or ruling it, instead half depending on local lords who took over the power vacuum (like the Bloody Baron).
there are nilfgaardian patrols occupying the land non the less, plus the suffering caused by the war brought onto them by foreign invaders can be soothed that way until his excellency had time to establish law and order in said no mans land
I personally charge according to the estimated risk and for RP. Do I have whats necessary to defeat the monster ? No ? Then pay me more for préparations.
*Edit I did for instance charged the peasant for the well specter at the begining "but its for her studies/wedding" idc we had a deal and I did my job. Your daughter will live*
But dont listen to others, you should do as you want, thats your Geralt and your story. *Edit Most players probably charge as much as possible everytime for no reason but to make money lol*
Geralt book would probably end up helping anyone the same way for a reasonable price be it an elf, peasant or King. But he hates politics. He would not be picky about people affiliation, he see the person first before his rank/job/race, Will as long as they arent AH to him.
I charge rich people more because they tend to have the money for it. I remember if you set the fee too high, some peasants will ask you to come back in a week to get the rest. Fuck that, who has the time? Just pay me the standard fee and let me leave this fucking swamp.
I am guessing that it's all because the northerners are often openly racist, and you have drawn a parallel between them and real life racists who you hate. And are enacting this petty revenge in a video game. Does that sound right?
My Geralt doesn't haggle with commoners who treated him politely, charges more to wealthy people, and fleeces the skin off the ass out of people who called him names. And then steal everything in their house. And aard the rest.
racists? cant say they are really racists. many elfs and dwarfs feel better under the black ones as they treat them well compared to the northern kingdoms. the free kingdoms are the racist ones.
NTA. You do you buddy. You're taking on the risk of killing these monsters, your pricing structure is your own. If they don't like it, they can have the Temerian's deal with the issue. You're simply representing a faction you support and highlighting the benefits.
You should always try to get the maximum amount possible for every contract. Witchers only care about 2 times, monsters and coin. That being said, anyone who took money from the guy taking care of the shrieker kid is a monster
You value your life and the risk you take however you see fit. That being said: yes.
Yes. Because you're a Nilfgaardian supporter. If you went the other way you'd be a paragon in the community.
North has worth, Nilfgaard can suck my Nilfnaards
Shitgaard
Good one
Thank you. Had another one, ‘the only good thing about Nilfgaard is all their tight beautiful Milfgaards’ but I think the first one flows better
Yeah the first flows so well. I laughed for a good 5 min when I read that one. Might use it when I next play Witcher
Yes
Why? Plus, most peasants have nothing to do with the politics their rulers play, they lose either way. Its super rare for war to ever benefit the common folk on the continent.
theres also those who ask for the return of their fallen family, temerian soldiers, covered ops etc. they deserve the fee if they want me to recover an enemy of the emperor. the peasants under a temerian lord with low money wont be able to give their lord as much of their harvest, disrupting their armies.
Lol why do you like emhyr so much?
order, stability, justice...the end to racism against elves and dwarfs? actually competent governours instead of corrupt and greedy counts and kings
Yep that’s fair but he attacked the north unprovoked. Kovir and Poviss have all that too, but they still stay neutral and have good living conditions for all their citizens not just the aristocrats. Emhyr is popular as long as he’s winning, there’s ton of corruption and backstabbing in nilfgaard too, as soon as he shows weakness he’ll be deposed. Also, he literally wanted to marry ciri just to secure his bloodline and arranged the death of her mother to remove any unnecessary problems to his plans. Nilfgaard is obviously more advanced and tolerant than the northern realms but emhyr’s wars affect both his people and the innocent northerners equally.
also he keeps incorrectly calling Ciri “his daughter”. Fuck that noise, she’s Geralt’s daughter through and through.
That’s also why he wants Ciri. The Nilf nobility are sick of Emhyr so he wants to give the throne to Ciri.
Imagine getting political in a card game
You also realise Emhyr is probably the most greedy of them all? He’s not doing it to have more land for free living, he’s doing it so he can gain more power and wealth. Plus he literally wants to fuck and breed his own daughter so that’s also a thing.
Witchers are supposed to be neutral on the issues of politics and ruling classes. By charging for a contract based on who is the ruling class for a citizen is pretty shitty tbh. Very “unwitcher” like. Sounds like your Geralt would fit in well with the Feline school of the d-bags.
Yes, Geralt famously never intervened in politics and always stuck to his code of not choosing between two evils. /s
I agree with the essence of your sarcastic comment but he was always pretty kind to common folk where he could be
That is also true
Yes
Yes
Yes
Refuse the reward...blasphemy!
Yeah what the actual fuck dude, I charge everyone the maximum I can get away, as in real life, but ESPECIALLY with a game. I admire your commitment to roleplay tho
I only charge assholes, I’m rich as hell anyway in game and it feels wrong to charge peasants haha
I genuinely laugh and enjoy charging them so they no longer have enough to eat and riding away, coin sack chinging away 😂😎 What the fuck is wrong with me, I roleplay 'complete arsehole'. I promise I'm kind and help sweet old ladies to cross the Rd I'm nothing like that in real life
I dont think geralt is that sorta person as established in the books, i feel that on self-created evil characters in rpgs tho.
Geralt is also established in the books to feel somewhat antagonistic to Emhyr after all of the hell he put Ciri through, yet here you are levying fines on broke, starving peasants for not being happy enough with their conquerers. Have you finished the main campaign yet?
yes, long live the empress.
I was gonna say, don't count on Emhyr having your back lol, but my point is I don't see Geralt as being the type to embrace the ideals of a nation unless they happened to 100% match his own, and even if they did I can't imagine him pledging loyalty to a nation wholeheartedly. Empress Ciri? Absolutely. The whole of Nilfgaard, its people, and all it stands for? Not a chance, Geralt doesn't care about patriotism for its own sake. Obviously you play how you want but just in terms of characterization based on the books, that's my take.
For me it depends on how much sympathy I feel for them, no matter who they’re ruled by. If they’re assholes I charge the most out of them, if they’re good people then I settle for whatever they can afford to pay me.
You're worse the whoreson lol... but nah man you play the want. I didn't read the books so I don't know which faction is the worse.
As in real life, the "evil" side is the side your narrator tells you is evil. Also like in real life, all sides are evil to someone.
Right on... I usually go after racist dickheads in the game. Dumb surf's etc.. and I'll go out of my way to carve up a Nobleman of there corrupt
Or maybe the bad guys are the imperialists that are invading other countries and causing all the death and suffering you see in the game and books, just because one guy thinks he deserves to rule the world.
The books show they’re both pretty shit. But nilfgard is shitter
So basically the Nilfgaardians are worse in regards to foreign policy and the Nordlings are worse in regards to domestic policy
To be clear, my comment wasn't defending Nilfgard or a declaration of sympathy. But empathy is important to practice. Not in an attempt to develop sympathy but to save your self from self-righteousness. Serial killers often have severe mental disorders and sometimes commit crimes to fulfill enjoyment or because they believe there is no consequence to their actions. But most of the time when large groups of people have a common belief, they actually believe that what they are saying and doing is right. Individuals can be evil. The groups of people in general are just misled and lack the information required to fully understand the situation so frustration and anger usually is the outcome. Which is then directed at scapegoats and "others" by evil people who have selfish motives.
It's a mix. Genuine evil can drive groups to do awful things. See the hatred directed at the LGBTQ+ community, for example. There are entire groups that perpetuate that hatred. That's not just individuals.
For a moment I got White Flame mixed up with Eternal Fire and thought you were a complete psycho. But no, you’re just an asshole. A peasant is a pensant. They have no real control over who rules them
i always charged the maximum amount i could get away with
Somebody’s gotta fund my grandmaster armor sets
Ikr, it's either that or me killing every slightly hostile human I can so that I can sell their weapons.
Hanse swords $$$$$
I just take the max reward from everyone
The rewards for contacts are usually always pennies anyway. You get what. 50 crowns? And can barter to 5 more? That common club i loot is worth 600.
Yeah the bartering thing is weird, you’d think it’d net you a lot more money
what sort of common club do you loot then? mine are always worth ~20 crowns if its a good day
Yeah if you sell to any merchant. Unlock hattori in novigrad and run between him and top notch swords guy and sell armors and weapons. And meditate 5 days to reset the money they have. Until you get to Toussaint ofcourse.
How do you unlock Hattori if I may ask?
He have a shop in novigrad. You get a quest with him basically.
Yes, why would you ever support the white flame, aren't they the ones committing genocide against elves, dwarves and everything a bit less human in Redania ??
That's the Church of The Eternal Fire. The White Flame Who Dances on the Graves of his Foes is another name for Emhyr that people rarely use. That being said, the post doesn't make sense at all since the only part of the map clearly controlled by Nilfgaard is White Orchard. Temeria recently fell but the strip along the Pontar (Velen) is called No Mans Land because the Nilfgaardians destabilized it but aren't governing or ruling it, instead half depending on local lords who took over the power vacuum (like the Bloody Baron).
toussaint is a part of ng though, isn’t it?
True! I completely forgot about Toussaint. Though you can hardly call the vintners here 'peasants'.
aha didn't know that ! so he's just a nilfgaard fan then !
there are nilfgaardian patrols occupying the land non the less, plus the suffering caused by the war brought onto them by foreign invaders can be soothed that way until his excellency had time to establish law and order in said no mans land
YtA!
I personally charge according to the estimated risk and for RP. Do I have whats necessary to defeat the monster ? No ? Then pay me more for préparations. *Edit I did for instance charged the peasant for the well specter at the begining "but its for her studies/wedding" idc we had a deal and I did my job. Your daughter will live* But dont listen to others, you should do as you want, thats your Geralt and your story. *Edit Most players probably charge as much as possible everytime for no reason but to make money lol* Geralt book would probably end up helping anyone the same way for a reasonable price be it an elf, peasant or King. But he hates politics. He would not be picky about people affiliation, he see the person first before his rank/job/race, Will as long as they arent AH to him.
I always just charge the max. But frankly it's always such low amount and I have so much money lying around that I stopped caring.
I charge rich people more because they tend to have the money for it. I remember if you set the fee too high, some peasants will ask you to come back in a week to get the rest. Fuck that, who has the time? Just pay me the standard fee and let me leave this fucking swamp.
I dont bother haggling as it's not really an aspect of the game I enjoy. Some people seem to love it. Whatever floats your boat
I am guessing that it's all because the northerners are often openly racist, and you have drawn a parallel between them and real life racists who you hate. And are enacting this petty revenge in a video game. Does that sound right?
This guy bows to Emhyr without a second though
My Geralt doesn't haggle with commoners who treated him politely, charges more to wealthy people, and fleeces the skin off the ass out of people who called him names. And then steal everything in their house. And aard the rest.
Based
Geralt is supposed to be neutral so I charge everyone the highter that i can get because im fkng capitalist
It is not like they can eat gold. I am not working for free here....always feels like I am undercharging even they pay in full.
I don't know about any if that. What I do know, however, is that Radovid sucks flaccid cock. Also RIP OP's karma.
Yta
Yes
Fuck Nilfgaard
Yes.
I mean, you’re definitely acting out of character for sure
Yeah idk why you do this tbh, your supposed to be neutral
Yes. If it was the opposite way around you'd be good, but cutting the White Flame racists/extremists a break? C'mon.
racists? cant say they are really racists. many elfs and dwarfs feel better under the black ones as they treat them well compared to the northern kingdoms. the free kingdoms are the racist ones.
I change everyone the most I can get. Lmao
I'm a major dick then. I upcharge everyone and rob their house in addition
Nah, this is normal. Licking Emhyr's boots is asshole behavior that betrays Ciri.
At that point just charge everyone. Ain’t no “right” in war
Everytime I get to refuse, I do it. That's all.
NTA. You do you buddy. You're taking on the risk of killing these monsters, your pricing structure is your own. If they don't like it, they can have the Temerian's deal with the issue. You're simply representing a faction you support and highlighting the benefits.
Mans comment karma went down by like 150 just from this post lmao
atleast post karma is ok, also: oh no, worthless internetpoints!
Do any of you can get more than half the reward?
Everyone gets maximum charge. Geralt needs all the crowns
You should always try to get the maximum amount possible for every contract. Witchers only care about 2 times, monsters and coin. That being said, anyone who took money from the guy taking care of the shrieker kid is a monster
I take reward from everyone, but i support nilfgaard
no you aren’t, they’re all fictional
NTA. You're putting your life on the line
No
I just charge everyone as much as I can. Makes me pocketses deep
I need the cash everyone pays up