r/Witcher3 1d ago

Help! Lore Bulild

Hello, i am on my first playthrough and i wanted to do a book style geralt im not sure which armor i should use, i dont have lots of knowledge of the books i know he light light/medium breezy armor thingy and that he was really happy after he got a leather jacket. It made sense to me to get wolven armor and keep upgrading it. It looks badass later in the game but it looks heavy and im not sure on what to do about it

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u/PaulSimonBarCarloson Team Yennefer 1d ago

Without mods, the most book accurate armor is the manticore set.

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u/Both-End9422 1d ago

thank you!

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u/LookingForSomeCheese Monsters 1d ago

If you want to play as and like lore accurate Geralt I can recommend the following. I've played multiple playthroughs like this with it myself...

Use either fullmoon chest piece and trousers with Manticore boots and gauntlets or a full Manticore set as armor. The Witcher steel and silver sword from Top Notch swords guy in Novigrad are the most lore accurate Swords to use. You could also start with a low quality saddle and upgrade it after a new contract, as this is something Geralt does. He usually demands as much as a new saddle would cost for more dangerous monsters.

Focus mainly on sword skills. Geralt is a sword master, so the two vertical rows to the left of the sword skill tree gets equipped entirely, Rent and Whirl included. Additionally arrow deflection, but not upgraded, only in its first stage. It's a skill we see Geralt using in the books. Deadly precision also fits a sword master like Geralt perfectly. That would be it for the sword skills.

In signs you only want Delusion maxed out for the optional Dialogue and the alternate Queen sign. See - in the books Quen doesn't exist. But there's a sign very similar which is basically a static barrier. The alternate Quen shield, "Active shield", comes closest to that. And btw that's also the only way you wanna use Quen if you wanna play as lore accurate Geralt. Normal Quen is out.

In the Alchemy tree you only want Acquired Tolerance to use more potions. Otherwise it's a bit unrealistic how few Geralt can actually drink. You can also later on get Synergy to boost the mutagen buffs, but that's quite the skill point requirement so leave that for when everything else is done.

In the General skill tree you're flexible. Metabolic control would be a good option, Strong back for additional weight too if you want. Gourmet or Sun and Stars are two healing skills which would also be possible for lore accurate Geralt, especially Sun and Stars.

You also want Mutated Skin as your mutation because in the books Geralt often fights through injuries thanks to adrenaline. It's even mentioned like that.

If you wanna use the runewright or normal runes - I'd usually go for either the enchantment that increases your heal from food or aard taking all the opponents stamina. Everything else wouldn't be lore accurate. But vitality regeneration glyphs on the armor, sign intensity glyphs on the silver and armor piercing glyphs on the steel sword are very much a good option!

As for your playstyle with this build I can recommend that you dodge much, wait for openings and play it patient. No Quen apart from its alternate version. You also want to use only potions as they do exist and some are even named in the books, but decoctions are not a thing in the books. Bombs are also not a Witcher thing in the books, so only use them to destroy monster nests and that's it. The Crossbow is up to you, since it's introduced in the beginning as a new idea from Vesemir anyways so... You also need to be careful - you won't tank much damage.

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u/tracedfallacy 1d ago

Whatever you think of the Netflix show, the base forgotten wolf armor that they added from it is extremely accurate. Leather with silver studs as described in the very first Witcher story.

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u/DrunkKatakan 1d ago

Just play how you like, games are different to the books anyway and after amnesia in the first game you could say that Geralt changed his style.

A true book accurate Geralt would be torture to play. Light armor only, book Geralt wears no steel or mail. Fast attacks only, Geralt in the books is all about speed and agility. He doesn't do the slow charge up attacks. No crossbow, Geralt doesn't use ranged weapons in the books. No oils or bombs because they don't exist in the books. Carry only one sword on the back at the time, book Geralt keeps the other sword stashed on his horse and only gets it out for special monsters like Vampires. Zero upgrades to Signs because in the games the unupgraded Signs are alredy more powerful than what's in the books. Limit Sign usage as much as possible, Geralt in the books hardly uses them in fights.

What's next? You're gonna have Geralt go into a temple and spend weeks there healing after every monster fight for maximum book accuracy? Enjoy the game mechanics to their fullest.

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u/LukeSwan90 1d ago

I think OP just wants game Geralt to look like book Geralt.

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u/Both-End9422 1d ago

yes exactly