DA Fan gives TW3 a shot: Text Based Let's Play

they develop into real love, as she tells him atop that mountain. And of course, the player could decide that Geralt reciprocates.

I do think tying their fates together via genie is super weird, but at least it was done honestly (as far as I understand, anyway, having not read the books).

Trust me this isn't the last time you'll see Corinne.

A man cursed in the daylight hours with the face of a hedgehog, by the name of Duny, also known as the Urcheon of Erlenwald had been told that a "child surprise" would free him of his curse.
One day he came upon a wounded King Roegner of Cintra and aided him, in return the King promised him "whatever he had left at home without knowing or expecting it" (A custom known as the law of surprise)
The surprise being his wife Queen Calanthe was at home with child.
When Princess Pavetta Fiona Elen was 15 years old, a party was held for which potential suitors would get to meet the Princess.
Seated beside the Queen was the Honorable Lord Ravix of Fourhorn (Better known to us as Witcher Geralt of Rivia)
The Queen wanted Cintra to be allied with Skellige and thought she might need the witcher's aid in achieving that.
Also at the table was Mousesack, a powerful Skellige Druid in the service of King Bran.
Mousesack had once saved Geralt's life in a massacre of witchers.
Just after the young Princess is bought before the crowd, there is a commotion outside and in walks a knight in full helmet, who introduces himself as "Urcheon of Erlenwald and he is there to collect the promised reward for saving King Roegner's life.
Princess Pavetta has belonged to him since the day of her birth.
The Queen knew of the pact, but has no intention of giving her daughter to a stranger, a bit of a scuffle breaks out and the Queen demands that Duny removes his helmet.
The crowd is stunned to see not the face of a man, but one covered in the quills of a hedgehog.
Geralt and the Druid both notice the room is being filled with a strange magic.
Some of it emanating from Duny.
The Queen announces that for the Law of Surprise to be invoked, Pavetta herself must agree.
Knowing the Princess never would, but unbeknown to those present, Duny and the Elven Princess had been lovers for a year, and when the Princess agreed to go with Duny, the Queen collapsed and a fight broke out.
Pandemonium breaks out as the Princess tries to defend her lover with wild magic.
Furniture flys around the room and the Princess is spinning out of control, Geralt steps in to defend the Urcheon and Mousesack tries to calm the Princess.
When everything has calmed down, they explain how they have been lovers for a year, and the Queen give consent to the marriage.
Duny thanks Geralt for saving his life and offers him anything he wants in return.
Geralt asks for "that which you already have but do not know", Then Geralt breaks the news to everyone, including Duny and Pavetta, that the princess is pregnant.
He asks that their child be raised as a witcher.
When the sun rose, Duny retained the face of a man.
(Side Note: Duny's uncle-inlaw is one Crach an Craite, some-one Yennefer had an affair with while supposedly with Geralt.)
While still in Cintra, he maintained the illusion of being simply Duny, when the chance came, he tried with the help of the powerful sorcerer Vilgefortz, to take Pavetta and Cirilla with him to Nilfgaard, where he was the rightful heir to the throne.
Pavetta got wind of the plan and left Cirilla with her Grandmother.
Duny and Pavetta argued and Pavetta fell, or was pushed overboard.
Learning of Ithline's Prophecy which stated Ciri's child would rule half the world, Emhyr var Emreis sent out spies and spared no expense to find his daughter.
His initial plan being to have an incestuous relationship with her and claim the child.
He later changed this to just having Cirilla as his successor to the throne.
Knowing the power of the Elder Blood, Vilgefortz wanted Ciri for his own reasons.
When the Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra. Queen Calanthe commits suicide and her granddaughter, Cirilla escapes the city and gets taken in as an orphan by a merchants wife, while the merchant is away on business.
When Geralt saves the merchant from monsters, he applies the Law of Surprise and unknowingly gains Ciri for a second time.
He takes her to Kaer Morhen and trains her in the ways of a witcher.
Geralt notices somethings not quite right with Ciri and calls the sorceress Triss Merigold to Kaer Morhen.
Triss recognises Ciri is a source from the powerful magic eminating from her.
But she claims she doesn't have the power to control Ciri and advises Geralt to swallow his pride and ask Yennefer for help, which Geralt is reluctant to do.
In the mean time Dandelion is captured by a mage named Rience, and is tortured for information on Ciri's whereabouts. Dandelion is saved by Yennefer who battles the mage, but he escapes through a portal opened by his Master.
Geralt leaves Kaer Morhan with Triss, taking Ciri to receive normal schooling from Mother Nenneke, a Priestess and the head of the Temple of Melitele in Ellander.
On the way Triss fell very ill. In Witcher 2, Yarpen Zigrin tells of his meeting with Geralt, Ciri in hand and Triss over his shoulder with her diarrhea running down his back. He told how the witcher would bathe her and wash her clothes, and protected her while fending off a scoia'tael attack.
Ciri's time at the Temple was plagued with bad dreams and Geralt had to call in Yennefer to teach her to control her magic.
Ciri never liked Yen at first, but they grew to love each other like Mother and Daughter.
After Ciri and Yen leave the Temple, the Order of the White Rose slay Mother Nenneke and all the Priestess' for taking Ciri in.
(I'm not sure, but I think that Herbalist in White Orchard you liked, also trained with Mother Nenneke, but I might be wrong)
In the mean time Geralt tries to track down Rience and his unknown master (Made easier by the disfigured face Yennefer left him with).
With the help of Dandelion and Shani he tracks him down and in the ensuing fight both men are injured, again Rience escapes through a portal opened by his master, and Geralt is stopped from following him through the portal by the sorceress Phillipa Eilhart. She also kills the only other man that might lead Geralt to the Mystery employer.
Phillipa then goes, leaving the wounded Geralt behind.

Another sorceress that Geralt had bedded, Fringilla Vigo once blinded Yennefer when they fought on apposing sides in the first war with Nilfgaard.
There is no love lost between them when Yennefer has to ask Fringilla for help.
Fringilla is rather cold to Geralt now as well, perhaps calling her Yennefer in the throes of passion wasn't the best.


Thanedd Island held Tissaia de Vries magic acadamy, the place where both Triss and Yennefer had studied.
Tissaia de Vries took the young Yennefer under her wing, and among other things, fixed her hunched back.
Before the war there was a Mages reunion there where the mages could discuss their allegiances for to upcoming war.
Most intended to remain neutral. Tissaia de Vries & Yennefer among them.
Mages for Nilfgaard included Vilgefotz and Francesca Findabair (Possibly the only sorceress with the natural magical ability to match that of Philippa Eilhart)
For the North you had, Philippa Eilhart, Keira Metz, Sabrina Glevissig Triss Merigold, and the sorcerer Dethmold.
Geralt and Ciri where there as Yennefers guests.
Also there for the North, Sigismund Dijkstra head of the Redainian secret service, and I think still Philippa's lover at the time.
Also there for Nilfgaard, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, The Nilfgaardian intelligence officer who Emperor Emhyr var Emreis had assigned to find Ciri, Rience, the mage who tortured Dandelion, and Isengrim Faoiltiama, the Scoia'tael commander.

Vilgefotz had planned a sneak attack on the mages of the North while the place was under an anti magic dome.
The Northern mages got wind of it, and with the help of Dijkstra's men, where able to quietly restrain the enemy mages before they could instigate their plan.
But when Tissaia de Vries removed the anti magic dome, all hell broke loose.
Francesca teleported in a whole unit of Scoia'tael commandos.
Ciri found herself in a swordfight with Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, she bested him and escaped.
Geralt went to finish him off, then let him live when he claimed he was the one who saved Ciri during the massacre of Cintra.
Geralt then fought with Vilgefotz himself, he was the most powerful sorcerer in the land and Geralt was no match for him. Vilgefotz never killed Geralt, but easily could have. He said let that be a lesson and left the near dead witcher to persue Ciri.
After the battle Tissaia de Vries teleported Triss and the badly wounded Geralt to Brokilon.
Then she committed suicide.

When you're in the Skellige archipelago you will eventually want to visit Faroe, the small island to the southeast. There's a road there which in the world map appears to lead to the middle of nowhere, but following it you will find the quest Iron Maiden (yeah).

High Stakes is the final Gwent quest. You can find it in Novigrad. It requires an entrance fee of 1000 crowns and a large collection of cards. It is a high level quest, so it is best to go for it when you've already been to Skellige and completed most or all of the Gwent quests available. You don't need to win the tournament to complete the quest or access the romance.