The Plays the Thing witcher 3 no ticket

To start off in this quest, you'll need to meet with Priscella in her room upstairs in the Kingfisher in Novigrad (#1). When you tell her your plan to rescue Dandelion from the dungeons beneath Temple Isle -- by having Dudu the doppler impersonate Menge so he can have Dandelion moved to Oxenfurt, where you'll be able to free him -- Priscilla will inform you that she hasn't seen Dudu in a while, and that he's probably in hiding. However, she'll reveal that Dudu is a big fan of the theater and Irina's acting troupe in particular, and she'll suggest that the two of you write a play so grand that Dudu won't be able to resist going to see it.

Luckily for you, Priscilla will do all of the heavy lifting for the script. You'll just need to decide on a title of the play and whether it should be a drama or a comedy. The title won't make any difference, but the genre will determine if you have to do any fighting at the end of the performance. If you choose comedy then you won't. If you choose drama then you will.

When Priscilla finishes her masterpiece, she'll give you your copy of the play (either A Changeling Rescued or The Doppler's Salvation), she'll give you Irina's Copy of the Play, and she'll direct you to set things up with Irina. This will earn you 300 xp.

When you reach Irina's theater (#2), you'll meet a ticket seller out front. He won't let you enter the theater grounds without a ticket, which will cost you 50 crowns. There isn't any way to avoid this fee.

Inside the theater grounds, you'll find Irina standing in front of the stage. When you introduce yourself to her and explain why you're there, she'll take you back to her dressing room. When you show her the play, she'll agree to stage it, but she'll ask you handle security and advertising:

• For security, you'll need to meet with Sofus the Bull at the docks (#3) and convince him and his brother Hal to work as ushers for the play. You'll have two ways of accomplishing this. You can pay Sofus 70 crowns, or you can box him and Hal at the same time. If you win the boxing match, then the pair will work for free. Otherwise, they'll cost you 140 crowns. So pick the option that's cheapest for you.
• For advertising, you'll need to hire the Puffins (#4). But when you talk to them, you'll learn that they're being harassed by a bandit named Fatso, who disrupts everything they try to do. You'll find Fatso to the east (#5). When you talk to him, you'll have three options for getting him and his goons to leave: a threat, a 50 crown bribe, or Axii / Delusion. However, no matter which you choose, you'll have to fight them, but they'll quickly flee once you've done a little damage. At the end of the battle, you'll earn 150 xp, and the Puffins will start getting the word out about the play.

Next up, you'll get to watch the play and deliver your lines. At the end, you'll spot Dudu in the crowd and call him up onto the stage. A few of the spectators won't like that a doppler got a happy ending, but if you made the play a comedy then they'll get shouted down. Otherwise, you'll have to fight some rowdies with the help of your ushers. Either way, you'll earn 500 xp for surviving your first starring role.

After the play has concluded, you'll get a chance to talk to Dudu in Irina's dressing room, and he'll agree to your plan for freeing Dandelion. Then Irina will reward you for how well the play turned out. If you didn't hire the Puffins and did everything wrong, then you'll earn 10 crowns and 75 xp. But if you hired the Puffins and did everything right, then you'll earn 130 crowns and 360 xp. So you'll get a much nicer reward the harder you try.

This page of the Witcher 3 Wild Hunt guide contains a walkthrough for The Play's The Thing story quest. The solution below will help with preparations, and shows whether choice of the actors affects the outcome of the quest.

Our first step is to visit Priscilla in Novigrad and talk about Dudu. In one of those classic video game moments, you end up writing a play in order to lure the Doppler out of hiding.

Drama or comedy?

There is only on major decision to make here: drama, or comedy? SPOILER ALERT: skip past the italics if you don't want to know the outcomes of your choices.

• If you choose drama, a brawl will break out at the end of the play. This has no negative repercussions, really, and breaks up the talking.

Geralt doesn’t seem super excited about this process, but luckily Priscilla isn't actually interested in his input, so say whatever you like to the other questions.

When Priscilla has finished composing, deliver the script to Irina. The door is locked, so talk to the ticket seller. There's no way in besides coughing up 50 crowns for a ticket, for which you receive a measly 5 XP.

Next you’re off to hire some ushers – or more accurately, bouncers. I suggest saving when you arrive at the docks. Offer to try fighting the guys and see if you can win and get their services for free. If you fail you may wish to reload and pay them the normal rate. The fight’s not too hard if you are cautious. Keep circling so there’s only one able to hit you at any time, hit parry just as one attacks to trigger a small riposte, then hit him with two or three fast attacks. Immediately back off and set the same sequence up again.

However you achieve your ends, you're next off to hire the Puffins to spread the word. This section is optional, but as Irina tells you, results in a higher share of the profits at the end of the performance. Skip past the italics if you don't want to do it.

Enter the creepy looking building at the waypoint. The Puffins explain they’re too afraid to perform right at the moment due to a bit of intimidation by nasty gang. Go and find said gang just down the street. They really are unpleasant, aren’t they? It will be a delight to beat them up. If you use Axii in the conversation, you get XP but you still get to fight them, too! Hooray!

Back to Irina now, to report your success. You have to get involved with the casting, and learn, to Geralt’s discomfiture and apparent secret pleasure, that you’ll be in it. The choices you make here are of little consequence, except that you'll receive more money for casting Priscilla. If you really want the play to go well, though, pick Irina and Abelard.

When on stage, you get to choose between lines. It doesn’t matter what you pick, but if you choose the “wrong” line the crowd will react with confusion, and you’ll hear much funnier lines. Here are the "correct" responses:

• To slay beasts most foul...
• Perhaps 'midst the guests...
• Seems men's hearts...
• But a base heart...
• No monster is he...

Whatever you do, Geralt spots Dudu in the crowd and calls him onstage. Depending on your actions earlier, you may have a brawl now, but in either case, head backstage when you're ready to chat with the Doppler.

In the course of your chat, you can ask Dudu to show Geralt what Ciri looks like now if you like. This is a pretty emotional moment and worth seeing, i think.

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