Yakkuz: Mmm... i don't get "Executioner" letting Roche kill Henselt...mmm...wtf?

Demoniko: strange, I didn't let him kill Henselt, and as far as i remember i still get it... But i can't check.

Mr0TYuH: I did not get it for killing Hensett, either, but I spared both Aryan and Adam Pangratt. Perhaps you have to kill one or both of them. I'll go back to an old save, kill Pangratt and see if that changes anything.

It looks that the abilities that are still eluding us are Rugged, Veteran/Seasoned in Battle, Healthy Eating, Toxic Blood, Minesweeper, Precision and Pirouette. I think Minesweeper probably has something to do with all the snares in Chapter 1. I don't know if it inolves detecting them with the medallion, disarming them, setting them or getting caught in them, but is what comes to mind. Healthy Eating may have something to do with potions, since they seem to be the only thing you can eat. Toxic Blood may have something to do with maintaining a high level of toxicity or reaching the limit.

One of the abilities is probably on Iorveth's path in Chapter 2. So far, we have 4 exclusive to Roche's Path and 3 to Iorveth's, so it may balance out.

Edit: I have tried it multiple ways. I've saved Pangrett, Iorveth, mentioned Ves and then let Roche kill Henselt. I've killed Pangrett, saved Iorveth, mentioned Ves and killed Henselt. I've killed Pangrett, left Iorveth to his fate, mentioned Ves and killed Henselt. I've killed Henselt without mentioning Ves. Every combination I have tried, I've failed to get the Executioner ability. I may go back further, to the trolls and kill them to see if that changes anything. It may be necessary to kill every optional character up to that point. I've generally spared them. Did you kill the Troll of Flotsom? The Trolls of Vergen. Also, at that point in the game, I have 14 abilities unlocked. Is there a maximum number? It's possible only so many can be unlocked in one playthrough.

Mr0TYuH: I did not get it for killing Hensett, either, but I spared both Aryan and Adam Pangratt. Perhaps you have to kill one or both of them. I'll go back to an old save, kill Pangratt and see if that changes anything.

It looks that the abilities that are still eluding us are Rugged, Veteran/Seasoned in Battle, Healthy Eating, Toxic Blood, Minesweeper, Precision and Pirouette. I think Minesweeper probably has something to do with all the snares in Chapter 1. I don't know if it inolves detecting them with the medallion, disarming them, setting them or getting caught in them, but is what comes to mind. Healthy Eating may have something to do with potions, since they seem to be the only thing you can eat. Toxic Blood may have something to do with maintaining a high level of toxicity or reaching the limit.

One of the abilities is probably on Iorveth's path in Chapter 2. So far, we have 4 exclusive to Roche's Path and 3 to Iorveth's, so it may balance out.

Edit: I have tried it multiple ways. I've saved Pangrett, Iorveth, mentioned Ves and then let Roche kill Henselt. I've killed Pangrett, saved Iorveth, mentioned Ves and killed Henselt. I've killed Pangrett, left Iorveth to his fate, mentioned Ves and killed Henselt. I've killed Henselt without mentioning Ves. Every combination I have tried, I've failed to get the Executioner ability. I may go back further, to the trolls and kill them to see if that changes anything. It may be necessary to kill every optional character up to that point. I've generally spared them. Did you kill the Troll of Flotsom? The Trolls of Vergen. Also, at that point in the game, I have 14 abilities unlocked. Is there a maximum number? It's possible only so many can be unlocked in one playthrough.

eCos: regarding executioner abilitiy, there are also melena and claws of darkness quests, which end in a decision to let someone live or die. maybe they are all tied together, because i believe henselt is the last of such decision points. maybe you need to accumulate a certain ammount of blood on your hands. just throwing out ideas really :)

eCos: regarding executioner abilitiy, there are also melena and claws of darkness quests, which end in a decision to let someone live or die. maybe they are all tied together, because i believe henselt is the last of such decision points. maybe you need to accumulate a certain ammount of blood on your hands. just throwing out ideas really :)

Mr0TYuH: Okay, the only possible pattern I'm seeing with getting Executioner when you kill Henselt is that you have to kill at least 4 people. The eligible candidates are Malena, Rupert, Gridley and Adam. If you kill 3 of these people and then Henselt, you seem to get the ability. Aryan does not seem to effect it. I don't know if others, such as Mavrick or Stennis (on Iorveth's path) count. If this is correct, it may not be necessary to kill Henselt. If someone has killed all 4 of those people, did you get the ability after killing Adam? Also, if someone killed Malena, Rupert and Gridley in Chapter 1 and took the Iorveth Path, if you gave Stennis to the mob, did you get the Executioner ability?

I'm pretty much grasping here.

Edit: Actually, there does seem to be an ability cap. When I gained Arcane Knowledge, I lost Batter. I don't know if this cap is one of the things preventing attaining Executioner, or, if like Arcane Knowledge, it would simply replace another ability if I meet the requirements.

As for what Adam gives you, he doesn't give you anything. It could be a bug. like with New Boy. After I escaped the Prison, New Boy said he gave me a book on dragons and the amulet. I got the book, but I the amulet never appeared in my inventory. I even dropped every non-quest item before the fight, so I'm sure I got nothing, and my orens remained the same.

Yakkuz: okey, here the news/possibly clarification:

- David: Probably you need to kill JUST two golems, because i didn't have the ability before killing the Golem in the viper witcher's hideout (having killed only the one in the cave under the encampent) but i definetively had it before killing the fire golem in the Vergen Siege (Roche Path) and i don't remember other golems in cap 2.

callofstalker: Strange thing with Adam is, when he says he gives you a sword, you don't get a sword but in the next act i start with a silver sword in my inventory which i didn't have before Adam and didn't loot from anywhere. If that is the sword Pangratt gives you, it is not a big deal sword, just a mediocre silver sword. Or it is possible that you loot the sword from Philippa's quarters, in Iorveth's path she has a sword in her room, it is possible that she has a sword in her room in Roche's path too and though you do not have any time to take the sword as Henselt and his bodyguards come just after you enter and after killing the bodyguard and deciding Henselt's fate there are only cutscenes, it is possible the items are automatically looted. I must check this.

Nope. I got the sword before going into Philippa's quarters. But i am not sure where did i get it, generally i keep a track of all "special"(special as in there is only one of that item you can find) items i found during my expeditions so i can get them in later playthroughs but seems like this item has eluded me, twice, both in my first playthrough and in one of my more recent ones. The sword is named Nine Elves or something.

It's name is Naev'de Seidhe, which means Nine Elves so yes, it is named Nine Elves :P

Wonder why it got such a strange name, maybe it is a reference to the Ring Wraiths(though they weren't elves)? Or a reference to Viroledan Naev'de Feaine Glaeddyv?

mbieda: Resistance to Magic: +20% Resistance to Magic

I think i got that after getting buff from places of power (those that give you protection, not sign power or regen)
Not sure if it was because I used them often or because I did use another one before the first went off... ah, it was in Flotsam woods

Hope it helps

Edit: bad tag closing -.-;