I made two save files to go through each one. I must have both.... but yeah...I killed Granny. Before back in Ch. 2 after getting it on with Shani. You can do that, spoilers.
So true!Whisperwind said:
I don't know about that.It might mean having to face a super Dagon at the end, instead of the GM. ;DWhisperwind said:...A very accurate summaryI truly regretted that simply telling both of them to get lost and leave Alvin with Vaska in the swamp was not an option...
What, did you side with the Order and start hunting Squirrels? I'm shockedWhisperwind said:choose shani now and look how glad you will be without triss
Whisperwind said:yes... I.. I.. did that. I'm shocked too but I will never do this again. Ever! That was most horrible game exp in my lifeWhisperwind said:What, did you side with the Order and start hunting Squirrels? I'm shockedWhisperwind said:choose shani now and look how glad you will be without triss
I placed Alvin with Shani for two reasons:1. It seems like she wants him in order to raise him, whereas it seems like Triss wants him in order to use him.2. Both Triss and Shani are trying to manipulate me, but Triss is trying to manipulate me into becoming her tool, whereas Shani is trying to manipulate me into becoming her man. I'd rather be valued as a person than as a tool.After I placed Alvin with Shani, I felt sort of sorry that I didn't put him somewhere where he could get a good magical education. Then I spoke to Triss again, and she was verbally abusive, and I decided that I'd made the right choice -- Alvin would be warped if he grew up with Triss' tongue-lashings.
Interesting. I'm playing through a second time, and I'll be leaving Alvin with Triss this time, just to see what that's like. I already feel sorta sorry for him, though.Nimue said:Obviously you haven't experienced Shani's reaction after leaving Alvin with Triss
Don't be. He'll be no worse off with Triss.Corylea said:Interesting. I'm playing through a second time, and I'll be leaving Alvin with Triss this time, just to see what that's like. I already feel sorta sorry for him, though.Corylea said:Obviously you haven't experienced Shani's reaction after leaving Alvin with Triss
im getting to that part, but i think i'll stick with triss. she seems more capable to protect the kid
So...You wanna Know what she's up to?Read the character Story in the website.NialBlack-Knee said:
before getting to the part i already had my mind on triss, but when i finally reached the point of making a decision, i found out a few things that me stick with my choice of triss.when triss finds out about alvin, she tells geralt that shani wont hand him over and she is worried that he might 'spin out of control with those powers'. so geralt goes to temple quarter and heads for the hospital, halfway he meets shani. she says to geralt 'what does that hag know about raising children when she cant have her own?' which i think is somewhat insulting to triss. although its a fact, the way she says it sounds rather annoying.after saving alvin and dandelion comes in, geralt tells him to take alvin away to safety. when asked whom should alvin be taken to, the choices are:1. take alvin to shani. triss'll be pissed, but i have no time to worry about that now...2. take alvin to triss. she'll protect him best.at this point, somehow geralt seems to trust triss more claiming that alvin is in better protection with triss. also, alvin is a special child with gifted powers, he should be raised and taught how to control his powers. this makes triss a better choice since she is a soceress and can teach alvin better. if alvin is left with shani, she'll probably raise him as a normal child since i dont think she knows much about magic and power.this made me stick with triss. probably on my next replay, i might choose shani, who knows?note: this above is just my opinion and thoughts.
Yeah that's right. That's the first reason that's made me choose TrissFifa said:Well, you can teleport to Triss and at Shani´s place is that creepy old woman. I think Triss is better. And it doesnˇt matter.
just because of the teleport, about granny sorry that I kill her right after I made love with Shani ]:-> (actually I didn't think granny is so creepy)-- What's a monster am I eh ?If I remember correctly if you hand Alvin over to Shani, Triss won't talk to you for awhile.
I gave the damn kid to Triss for a few reasons:1. Shani is clingy, and seems to think Geralt is perfect husband material. Think again honey. ;D At least Triss seems to understand the whole nomadic witcher lifestyle.2. Triss is a sorceress and can actually protect the kid and teach him how to use his powers (maybe, but she has a better chance than Shani) instead of letting him go insane and flatten the city (according to all the books Geralt's read so far).3. Triss is more worldly, and doesn't yell at Geralt for speaking to an old friend who happened to save his life.And a couple of other reasons that I can't think of right now. But damn I wish I could kill that kid. Save all the problems both now and later... 'whoopsy, sorry kid, I just ran you through. Now if you'd stood a distance behind me like a clever little lad instead of in front of me while I'm swinging my very sharp sword, that probably wouldn't have happened'. :
I picked triss for the above reasons... and also I trust triss. I know she was 'plotting' with philippa in the mirror, but after I finished the game I think the thing she didn't want Geralt to find out was that the Lodge of Sorceresses were trying to ally Temeria and Redania together to strengthen the position of the Lodge. Geralt hates politics and hates being a part of it, but Triss wants Geralt to get involved both to help him recover his memory AS WELL AS helping to bring Temeria and Redania together in an alliance.
In my first run-through I was initally convinced that Shani had to be the one .. i mean she's *good*, a nice girl, a healer, devoted to her patients, smart, good-looking *and* she puts out and Triss did seem a bit scheming but then after giving Shani the ring i began to think: OMG! what have i done?? witchers don't settle down, this is insane!
and then when i left Alvin with Shani, well .... let's just say Triss isn't very forgivingIn my second run-through i went with Triss (naturally) and found her to be not as scheming as i initially thought, and Shani to be a lot less forgiving than i originally expected, and , dare i say it, screechy.
So it's lose-lose (or win-win, depending your glass of water stance) when choosing a guardian.I hadn't read any of the books when i played then so i was really baffled as to why geralt would care about some kid and being a father in the first place. Now that I've read The Witcher and The Sword of Destiny (in french), things make a bit more sense ... i can't wait for Blood of the Elves.
but then at the end geralt does get a chance to back out of that little mess gracefully
and you lose track of Alvin no matter what in Act IV
Yeah, it seems a bit strange to me that EITHER of the women takes your placement of Alvin as a romantic commitment to whoever you place him with. I can think that a magic kid should have a magic mentor or that a boy who's lost several guardians in a row should have someone sweet and loving without its meaning that I think that woman is the right one for GERALT.Still, I find that Shani is more forgiving in the long run than Triss is. By the time you lead the refugees to the hospital in Act V, she's willing to talk nicely to you again.gamewidow said: