This is a guide to the quest titled The Play's the Thing from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, what lines to say during the play, as well as useful tips and strategies for completing the quest.
A Favor for Radovid | The Play's the Thing | A Poet Under Pressure |
25 |
Novigrad |
Novigrad |
A Favor for Radovid |
A Poet Under Pressure |
None |
360 (maximum possible) |
None |
Go to the Kingfisher Inn and talk to Priscilla. |
Choose any title for the play. When choosing the genre, we recommend choosing comedy. You will receive 300 XP after. |
Go to Irene Renarde. She is found at the theater south of Hierarch Square. Purchase a ticket for 50 crowns to get in. |
Go to the marked location at the docks and talk to Sofus the Bull. You can choose to pay him 70 crowns or fight him and Hal. However, if you lose the fight you will have to pay 140 crowns. |
Go talk to the Puffins marked east of Hierarch Square. This objective is optional but is recommended to do as it will give some XP and will increase the crowns and XP earned from the play. |
Get rid of the thugs harassing the Puffins. You can pay them 50 crowns, fight them or use Axii dialogue choice. Any option you choose will end up with you fighting them. Axii is recommended as it will give you 40 XP. When fighting them you will only need to kill one of them to end the fight.You will earn 150 XP after. |
Talk to Irene again to start the play. Choose Priscilla as the princess and Abelard as the prince for the best outcome. |
When the play starts choose the following dialogue for the highest reward: ・To slay beasts most foul ・Perhaps 'midst the guests ・ Seems men's hearts ・ But a base heart ・No monster is he If you get all your lines right you will get 150 XP added to your final reward. If you chose for the play to be a drama, a riot will break out and you will have to defeat 8 enemies. Receive 500 XP after the play. |
Here are the lines in order to get the best outcome for the play:
- To slay the beasts most foul
- Perhaps 'midst the guests
- Seems men's hearts
- But a base heart
- No monster is he
Choosing these lines will give you the most XP and Crowns at the end of the quest.
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7 | Bloody Baron | Crow's Perch | 6 |
8 | Ciri's Story: The King of the Wolves | Lindenvale | 5 |
9 | Family Matters | Crow's Perch | 6 |
10 | A Princess in Distress | Blackbough | 5 |
11 | Ciri's Story: The Race | Velen | 5 |
12 | Ciri's Story: Out of the Shadows | Abandoned Tower | 5 |
13 | Hunting a Witch | Midcopse | 5 |
14 | Wandering in the Dark | Byways | 6 |
15 | Ladies of the Wood | Crookback Bog | 6 |
16 | The Whispering Hillock | Ancient Oak | 5 |
17 | Ciri's Story: Fleeing the Bog | Crookback Bog | 5 |
18 | Pyres of Novigrad | Novigrad | 10 |
19 | Novigrad Dreaming | Novigrad | 7 |
20 | Broken Flowers | Novigrad | 11 |
21 | Get Junior | Novigrad | 12 |
22 | Ciri's Story: Visiting Junior | Novigrad | 9 |
23 | Count Reuven's Treasure | Novigrad | 12 |
24 | A Favor for Radovid | Oxenfurt Harbor | 9 |
25 | The Play's the Thing | Novigrad | 11 |
26 | A Poet Under Pressure | Novigrad | 13 |
27 | Ciri's Story: Breakneck Speed | Novigrad | 11 |
28 | Destination: Skellige | Novigrad | 16 |
29 | The King is Dead – Long Live the King | Kaer Trolde | 16 |
30 | Echoes of the Past | Ard Skellig | 17 |
31 | Missing Persons | Lofoten | 15 |
32 | Nameless | Freya's Garden | 14 |
33 | Ciri's Story: The Calm Before the Storm | Lofoten | 14 |
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The Play's the Thing Lines and Best Choices
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The dwarves are builders hired to renovate the Rosemary and Thyme and will ask Geralt which style the place should be renovated in (theatrical or boudoir). You may pick yourself, or let Priscilla choose, in which case she will decide randomly. Dandelion will be happiest if you pick theatrical.
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Quicksave before every fight..
Meditate for an hour to fully recover your health..
Prepare for tough fights with oils and potions..
Learn when to dodge, when to roll, and when to parry..
Head to all the notice boards when in a new region..
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