Talk:Drowner

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[edit] Game bug with reversed Old women?

There's that pesky "Old townswoman" in Act I that tells Geralt a story about Drowned Dead but doesn't unlock them in the journal. I find that conversation does unlock Drowners though. In Act II and III, there are those "Old women" in the Temple Quarter that Geralt can ask, "Why so tight-lipped today?" and have them accept beer or mead. I only ever got the story about the Mage's Tower out of them in Act II, but I'd already gotten a Drowned Dead entry from Shani after giving her the Celandine for the Old Friend of Mine quest. In Act III, I gave one of those Old women some more beer and she told a story about Drowners. At the time, I already had Drowners and Drowned Dead unlocked, but it has me wondering if perhaps these Old women's Drowner stories would unlock Drowned Dead. Maybe the devs simply made a little reverse mistake with which conversation unlocks what. Unfortunately, I don't think I have any save near Act II without Drowners and Drowned Dead unlocked (C drive partition is fairly small and I'm lazy about moving files, so I don't often keep saves of acts I'm done with.) Licensed Luny 07:31, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Interesting point. It could very well be that they reversed those two ... there are several instances in the game where the two creatures are confused (Siegfried's drowned dead tongue contract for example). Did you know that Shani also gives Fleder as a monster anatomy lesson in Act II ? I have yet to figure out what triggers the Drowner vs. Fleder info :) -- keep up the investigations! I love hearing the results, and never imagined there was anyone as crazy as me! Game widow 14:01, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I know of the Old townswoman in Act I confusing Drowners with Drowned Dead. How does Siegfried confuse them? Is it his dialogue when you turn the quest in (can't recall for sure, but does he say something like "Wow 10 drowners" instead of "Wow 10 drowned dead?") Where else do they get swapped? Oh, and never doubt there's anyone as crazy as you. Trust me, there's always someone as crazy and usually someone crazier. Video games' wikis and forums are great places to find these people.  :) Licensed Luny 08:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)