hi there, i have recently begun rereading the books in english and my friends have only seen the show so i have not a lot of folks to talk to about the books hehe

i was hoping someone could send over some character or book analyses or essays about just their thoughts on the stuff sapkowski covers in his series because i have only ever found it in polish :) thanks

Here's a video of my favourite polish loremaster when it comes to the witcher (There's english subtitle :)

1. In March 2023, Andrzej Sapkowski visited CDPR (as shown in a photo), and Filip Weber, who is responsible for narration, mentioned that he 'can’t reveal details about why Sapkowski was there.' This has led to speculation that Sapkowski was there to assist with the new Witcher trilogy. Around the same time, Sapkowski was working on his new book, which was released last month. Just weeks later, we got the Witcher 4 trailer
2. In the new book "Rozdroże Kruków", you can spot some inspiration from the games, like the viper medallion and the fact that witchers wear their swords on their backs. Andrzej Sapkowski mentioned he had been working on the book for two years, and during that time, he was also in contact with CDPR. Maybe that’s why there are some elements inspired by the games—perhaps they shared the full story of the games with him and he like some elements.
3. In a recent interview, Sapkowski mentioned that medallions don’t necessarily signify the existence of a Witcher school. In the new book, there’s a character with a viper medallion, even though the Viper School doesn’t exist in the books. Similarly, in the Witcher 4 trailer, we see Ciri wearing a lynx medallion, despite there being no Lynx School in the books or games. Interestingly, when you look at shop CDPR’s naming conventions, they simply call it 'lynx,' unlike other medallions like 'School of the Wolf' or 'School of the Cat". Some maybe in the game will not have lynx school but it will be Ciri thing like the character with viper medallion form a new book.

The video dives into theories about what the new saga might be about and connects some dots suggesting that Andrzej Sapkowski and CDPR may be working together and supporting each other. There’s a lot to unpack, so I’ll leave the link for you to check out. It has English subtitles.

Andrzej Sapkowski with CDPR

I plan on playing The Witcher 3, but I feel like I need to know the story before I play. Unfortunately, I've never been a fan of reading the books and I don't want to spend a lot of time reading so many volumes. If it was just one book, maybe, but there are so many more and I don't want to spend money on it. At least not now. I just want to play the game and learn about Witcher universe at an accelerated pace. I can read the books after I finish the game, which I've read many people have done. And please don't mention audiobooks. Because of that, I found really interesting descriptions of the individual stories. I know that book summaries will never replace the whole book, but it's still better to read long summary than nothing. Can someone who has read the books tell me how good this one example is?

THE WITCHER – THE FIRST STORY ABOUT THE WITCHER GERALT.

1. Chapter I

A hooded stranger arrives in Vizima, the capital of Temeria. It concerns the plot from the north, from the Rope Gate. He walks down the street, holding a horse by the bridle. Finally to the Old Narakort inn, but not the entrance, because the inn is full of people. He pulls the horse down the street and enters the empty inn Under the Fox. There he orders a beer from the innkeeper, who reluctantly receives the order. After asking if there is a room for the night. The innkeeper does not want such guests and sends them to Old Narakort. However, the stranger prefers to sleep here, the innkeeper refuses again. During the conversations that followed, his accent - it's Riv. The stranger offers to pay, but always a pockmarked man gets up from the table with his companions with the intention of driving him away. He knocks the mug of weapons out of his hand, the stranger wriggles out of the blow, draws his sword and quickly kills the pockmarked man across the face, as well as his two companions. There is a commotion, squeals and general panic in the inn. The Riv retreats by the wall, three guards with clubs rush into the inn. At the sight of the corpses, they bring out their swords. One of the guards negotiates with the murderer, and the other orders the third, Treska, to replace reinforcements. The stranger says he will go himself, then casts the Axii Sign on the guards. They lead them, at the Riv's request, to the castle-keeper.

2. Chapter II

Geralt explained to the castle lord that he was a witcher of the wolf guild and had come here to hear the announcement of the king of Temeria, Foltest, who promised three thousand orens for removing the spell from the striga, your former one. So Velerad explained the whole content to Geralt. Technology In his youth, King Foltest had an affair with his own sister, Adda. Because of this, a girl was born. Adda died alive, and her daughter shortly after. There were rumors that the child was terrible. From the opinions alone, one midwife threw herself from the tower, and another went mad. In each case, the princess and the child were buried in the royal tomb under the palace. Years later, a striga rose from the grave and began murdering people. It comes out every couple of nights during the full moon and is a cruel and dangerous value. It has been going on for six years now. King Foltest already in the first year with consequences for himself all the Wise Ones from the entire country (wizards). Some of them advised the king on various methods of effectively killing the monster. Burning the sarcophagus with the striga inside, together with the entire palace; chopping off the head with a spade; driving in aspen stakes. All these attempts to kill the striga did not yield results. Finally, a certain wizard could be cursed by the striga; the main supplier had to spend the night in Queen Adda's tomb and leave after turning off the rooster's crowing, while the striga herself had to continue outside the sarcophagus. The wizard contributed to this consequence, but the king clung to this plan and from then on he would not allow the striga to be harmed, and whoever preceded him by this means would face the scaffold. The considerable reward of disenchanting the princess lured many brave men. Many of them were ordinary frauds and swindlers who could be chased away or punished by hanging as an example. Many more lost their lives in attempts to undo the spell – from the common folk, through errant knights, and even one witcher. There would even be two witchers, but the second solution due to several preventive measures. Over time, however, there were fewer and fewer daredevils. After all, there was initially a plot that for completing tasks, apart from the additional ones, the daredevil would also face the hand of the disenchanted king. However, Velerad already had a false meaning to this matter, because he did not believe in the version connected to the disenchantment of the spell, which is why the witcher was notified unofficially: if the platform connection was still active, then he should simply kill the striga, and tell the king that the spell did not work and the princess suffered in certain cases as an accident at work. This will most likely anger the king and result in exile from the country without payment, but the castellan, together with other nobles, for whom matters are equally inconvenient, will pay him part of the gold promised by the king from his own pocket. In order to give Geralt some choice to do this task, however, he only received 800 orens. Finally, Geralt negotiated 1500 orens from the castle lord if he really decided on the best path. Meanwhile, Velerad leads him to the palace to the king.

3. Chapter III

Geralt comes to King Foltest. During the introduction to the king, the witcher confirms his experience with various creatures, but without revealing any methods of dealing with them, because the witcher code forbids it. Foltest accepts the witcher as another daredevil and directs his steps to leave the chamber, ordering his courtiers Ostrit and Segelin to brief Geralt on the details and accommodate him in the palace. Before leaving, he warns Geralt that he will put his head on the chopping block if the princess comes to harm, and the rumor that she will be married off to the first person to disenchant her is fundamentally untrue. When the king finally leaves, the rest of the gathered people are ready to discuss matters concerning the contract. Ostrit sits in the king's chair, looking at the witcher distrustfully. Geralt asks a series of questions about the princess as a striga: her appearance, her habits, any witnesses who survived the encounter with the monster. During the interview, Velerad, who is sitting next to her, does not spare mocking and inflammatory comments towards the princess and casually insults her mother Adda, which causes Ostrita to openly anger and indignation. Geralt notes this in his consciousness. It turns out that two people have survived the encounter with the striga so far. It was a guard who six years earlier, together with another soldier, guarded the entrance to the crypt, as well as a miller who was attacked by the striga outside the city. So the miller was sent for to give his testimony to the witcher.

4. Chapter IV

A day passes. The hooded soldier brings the miller to Geralt's room. However, the man was too scared to say anything sensible; the survivor's scars told the witcher more about the striga. When the old man leaves, the hooded soldier reveals his face. It was the king himself, who decided to secretly visit Geralt in his chamber. The witcher informs him that he intends to start the mission after the full moon, which will end in four days. He claims that disenchanting the striga is possible, although it is very dangerous. It should also be taken into account that a given case may require more attempts to disenchant the spell before it actually succeeds. Unfortunately, there are also so-called hopeless cases. Foltest warns him not to be fooled by the promises of the magnates, who promise a reward for killing the striga and faking an accident at work, as well as protection from the king's wrath. It is obvious that no one in the city will stand up for the witcher. It is a calculated, perverse plan, which is supposed to get rid of an inconvenient problem, and at the same time allow to keep the gold in the purse, when the hero applying for it would hang on a noose for breaking the royal decree. Geralt, who actually received such an offer, announces that he has no intention of accepting it. The witcher explains to the king that after the spell is lifted, the striga will be normal, but only physically, because mentally she will have the mentality of a four-year-old, but even this will pass with time. The witcher informs the king that it is possible for the curse to return, so he gives him preventive instructions now, in case the princess can be recovered, but he himself dies in the process. Foltest allows Geralt to kill the striga if and only if it is a hopeless case, if it is not possible to completely undo the spell, or if he has to defend his life. Due to his royal office, he will have to refuse the reward and make a scene for the public, but he will not hand Geralt over to death. The Witcher also reassures the King that his daughter did not become a striga just because she was from an incestuous bed. Someone must have cast this spell because they were jealous of this relationship or were scandalized by it. Finally, Foltest tells Geralt that he will go to the crypt with him because he has never seen his daughter and would like to see her at least once before she dies. The White Wolf categorically refuses, explaining that additionally caring about the king's life only makes the task more difficult. With his answers and attitude, Geralt inspires trust in the King, even though the sorcerer killed those thugs in the tavern just to get Foltest's attention, which the King was well aware of. Despite this, he takes Geralt's words to heart and gives up on overseeing the matter, leaving the fate of his suffering daughter to the Witcher's judgment.

5. Chapter V

Geralt sets off to the manor to meet the striga. It is only evening, so the witcher has plenty of time to prepare. The striga will not leave the tomb before midnight. Geralt takes three elixirs from his iron-bound box, drinks two at once, holding his left hand on his silver sword. Then he wraps himself in his cloak and sits on the floor. He waits. His now sharp hearing picks up movement outside. It turns out that the magnate Ostrit has arrived at the manor, offering the witcher a reward of a thousand orens if he leaves everything as it is and leaves the city. He is counting on the bad mood in the capital because of the striga and the king's annoying obsession to cause a wave of dissatisfaction with the current ruler, which will consequently trigger a palace coup and Vizimir, the king of Redania, will sit on the throne of Temeria with the help of Viziman sympathizers, including Ostrit. Geralt doesn't accept the offer, so Ostrit gets furious and attacks him. The witcher, however, easily knocks out his opponent with his studded fist and ties the unconscious man with a rope.

6. Chapter VI

Ostrit wakes up tied up in the main hall of the new manor. Geralt's intentions are quickly discovered, that ten are to be available as bait for the striga. He begs for the risk of preserving his life and keeping himself, that he was indeed used together with others to overthrow Foltest, because he was jealous. She loved Princess Adda, and when she chose her own brother, he furiously cursed her and her offspring. He does not want to believe that because of him the princess is now a striga, so he accuses the old queen, who according to Ostrit was a person capable of dabbling in magic and casting a spell. Geralt, however, cuts the subject short, explaining that the source of the curse is now irrelevant. The witcher is still under the influence of elixirs, he catches the sound of a tombstone being moved, inaudible to the nobleman. The striga has gone out to feed. So he frees Ostrit, who dies in a mad dash through the yard, bitten by the striga. After satiating himself with the magnate, the creature notices Geralta. The witcher had plenty of time to make sure of her, as she devoured Ostrit's heart and liver. This took place to devise a tactic. The monster rushes to attack. However, he cannot be close, because the sorcerer is a bit more agile. Geralt first struck the monster in death with silver studs, and soon after, he wraps the striga in a silver chain to check whether it has to the usual way from the usual threat or not. The terrifying owl's mistake of the enchanted princess in both cases gives the witcher the existence that the striga like other monsters monsters on silver, and therefore there is a good chance that it will also be possible to disenchant her in the usual way. If not, then the silver blade will do the trick quickly. Geralt attached to the main part flat, i.e. throwing the striga away enough to have time to appear in the sarcophagus. The Aard sign didn't work quite as he expected, so immediately, it was a bit prolonged. Finally, Geralt is united with the striga, absorbs all her essence and lust for murder, and then it happens when he steps on her side, at the same time setting her on fire with his bare blade. This procedure drives away the striga, which escapes at night. The witcher immediately goes down to the crypt, writes the third elixir and lies down in Adda's tomb, sealing the sign with the Yrden sign. Lying on the sign next to the mummified mother of the striga, he puts a miniature hourglass next to himself and closes his eyes. There are still about three hours until independent dawn.

7. Chapter VII

In the morning, he wakes up and finds the princess disenchanted by the sarcophagus. The witcher leans over her carefully, first checking her teeth. He saw (unfortunately too late) that she still had the claws of a striga. He left the tomb too early. With the last of her strength, the striga stabbed him in the neck, deeply. Geralt began to bleed heavily, but without paying attention to it, he crushed the girl to the ground with his weight, then bit her on the neck under the ear and held her with his teeth until she lost consciousness and was completely transformed. Before he fainted, he managed to make a dressing from his own clothes to stop the bleeding. Only then, outside, somewhere beyond the lake, did the third crowing of a rooster resound.

8. Chapter VIII

Geralt woke up two days later in bed, expertly bandaged and cared for. On the table was the promised prize money of three thousand orens, and in front of the bed sat Velerad, who explained to him that everything was as he had said: the princess was physically normal, but not yet mentally, but they hoped that this would indeed pass soon. Then Velerad left the witcher alone so that he could rest.

So I just finished reading the new book and obvs as it takes place in Kaedwen, Sapkowski builds up a lot of that kingdom throughout the story. Like the Uplake, Lower, Upper and Western Marches that are controlled by margraves in the name of the king.

Without going into spoilers, I have seen several people complaining that this was an alteration of the geography of Kaedwen that was established in the main saga before (or that certain cities aren't where they were said to be - and we do see a lot of places in this story), but I can't recall ever reading anything significant about where what was in Kaedwen anyways.

To the others who have read the Crossroads and may remember the earlier lore better than I do, is this true? Were certain things about the kingdom's geography/rule changed or retconned in the new book?

I understand perfectly well that Sapkowski's books are the only canon there is, but I'm curious to hear what this sub has to say about him seemingly adding details from the games into his works.

First, there was Season of Storms, published after both Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 were released, showing whoever that witcher was carrying 2 swords on himself. Now, if what I heard is true, this is shown again in Crossroad of Ravens.

Do you believe Sapkowski is trying to show some connection to the work of CDPR? Or do you think there's actually any chance he came up with these ideas on his own?

Thank you very much for your time.

Hopefully

I thought it was interesting and worth sharing, especially with current news and circumstances. Interview is linked here

https://www.reddit.com/r/wiedzmin/comments/80b2ak/interview_with_sapkowski_at_ruscon_18022001/

Question: The witcher Geralt is a very self-sufficient hero. Why did you need to create the destiny girl, Ciri, who appeared in the following novels? How did you come with her? What for?

A.S. I meant for Ciri to be a monster. I wanted to show how people turn other people into monsters. Ciri is Evil, Evil incarnate. Everyone makes a monster out of her: the Rats, the sorceresses, Bonhart and even her own father Duny. She is already unconsciously taking revenge on everyone-Riens, the swamp people. "With these fingers, were you going to teach me pain, Riens?" She says. "With these hands?" They all teach her pain! When she comes to the village in the swamps, with black eyes, the old man asks her: "Who are you?", She replies: "I am death." Remember how in the end they go down the stairs to the enemies, the witcher and the girl, shoulder to shoulder? So, this is Good and Evil going down. Good and Evil. That's why no one can stop them.

Question: So the witcher is Good?

A.S. The Witcher is Good.

Question: But then it means that the Good dies ...

A.S: Yes it is. He leaves, he and Yennefer. But Ciri after that ceases to be Evil.

Question: And what does she become?

A.S. She doesn't know yet. And I won't tell you.

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Mój mózg: Szkoła Rysia.

Przy okazji:

Patrzcie to:

Jak Pory roku Vivaldiego - Axii (nawiązanie do harmonii) Zmienia się światło w twoich oczach - Igni (ogień to światło) Powiedz mi życie coś miłego - Quen (ochrona przed złem i negatywnymi emocjami) Nie pędź tak, proszę, daj odpocząć - Yrden (znak spowalniający)

Konkluzja? Wiedźmin to prequel serialu "Klan"

One thing I’ve noticed whenever people discuss the Witcher 3 in relation to the Blood and Wine dlc is that everyone talks about Geralt retiring.

I personally have always found that kind of odd considering the game itself leaves it very open ended in the things Geralt can say or do.

To me it just doesn’t seem like Geralt to simply retire in his 60s or 70s as a Witcher to hang out for the next who knows how long drinking wine.

Not to mention in your discussion with Regis Geralt can say he doesn’t know, or that he’ll just stay there for the winters maybe but will always be on the path since that’s who he is.

So that leads me to my question, why is it that the popular consensus and fan canon is that Geralt just simply retires in Toussant, not to mention people discuss it as though it’s canon that he retires all the time.

It just doesn’t really make sense to me.

I'm thinking about writing a Witcher fanfic, just for fun and to practice my writing. I'm open to exploring different themes, like untold adventures of Geralt or original characters within the world of The Witcher. If you have any ideas you'd like to see represented, feel free to share them. I might pick one or combine several. Collaboration is also welcome - I've never co-written before, but it sounds exciting!

First of all, i have nothing against making Ciri the protagonist, but making her a "true" Witcher with mutations doesn't just tweak her narrative, it fundamentally undermines her character arc and the themes she embodies in Sapkowski's work.

The term "witcher" ("wiedźmin") was deliberately crafted as a masculine counterpart to "wiedźma" (witch) in Polish. This choice reflects the male-centric experience of isolation, survival, and estrangement that defines Witchers in the books. Geralt, Eskel, Lambert, and others live with the knowledge that they are both indispensable and despised, a tension that defines their existence. To suddenly introduce female Witchers without addressing the profound cultural and linguistic implications feels like a departure from the carefully constructed foundations of the universe.

Ciri's journey, as Sapkowski wrote it, was never about becoming a Witcher. Although she undergoes rigorous training at Kaer Morhen, it is made explicitly clear in "Blood of Elves" that she does not, and cannot, undergo the mutations. Vesemir and the other Witchers recognize her potential, but they also understand that her destiny lies elsewhere. Her Elder Blood, her connection to Ithlinne's prophecy, and her struggle to forge her own path are central to her narrative. To quote paraphrased dialogue from "Blood of Elves": "She is not like us, Vesemir. She was never meant to be."

The absence of her Elder Blood powers in the trailer is especially concerning. It risks stripping Ciri of what makes her unique, forcing her into the Witcher mold simply to justify keeping the series' title format. Ciri's story was about rejecting societal roles and expectations, not conforming to them. In "The Time of Contempt", her escape from Thanedd isn't just physical, it's symbolic of her refusal to be a pawn in the games of others. Her arc is about agency, not assimilation.

The theory of Ciri founding the School of the Lynx also feels misaligned with her character. Ciri has never been an institution-builder it's a wanderer, a survivor, and, ultimately, a seeker of freedom. In "The Lady of the Lake", she rejects the rigid structures of both the human and elven worlds, choosing instead to carve out her own destiny. Founding a Witcher school feels antithetical to her essence.

The decision to make Ciri a Witcher ignores the deeply tragic themes tied to the profession. Witchers are a dying breed, relics of a world that no longer values their kind. Their sterility, the horrors of the Trials, and their societal rejection are key to their narrative weight. Expanding the Trials to include women doesn't feel like progress it feels like a dilution of the tragedy that defines them. I can't help but feel that this direction risks sacrificing the carefully crafted themes and cultural authenticity that made "The Witcher" resonate so deeply. CDPR built their reputation on respecting and expanding Sapkowski's work with care. This move, however, feels like a step toward broader appeal at the cost of the series' integrity.

So which political ending do you think will be the default one. Emhyr, Djikstra or Radovid. Its a shame that the Empress ending, my favourite ending is being decanonized (at least Philipppa will have no power now because she wont be Ciri advisor, at least sth), but I hope the Emhyr ending with Temeria as a sovereign state will be the most liklely one being canon going forward.

Since Radovid would kill all sorcerer and dwarfes and elfs, I do not think his ending will be likely, especiall when Radovids ending from W2 was never carrried over to W3.

Djikstra seems unlikely because of the betrayal it requires from Geralt.

So Emhyr is the most likely one imo since Nilfgaaard always seemed to be CDPR default route. Additionaly in the Witcheress ending Geralt goes to Emhyr to lie to him that Ciri is dead. What would speak against it is that Ciri will never really be free to do her own thing as long as Emhyr is around. I mean Geralt had to lie to Emhyr, because otherwise he would not have given up on Ciri ever.

Maybe my question is stupid because Geralt always goes to Emhyr if Ciri should become a witcheress, but if I remember correct Ciri becoming a witcheress does not automatically mean that Emhyr rules or is alive since when we do nothing Radovid wins, so I even think if Radovid wins you can even see redanian solders in the witcheress epilogue instead of nilfgardians soldiers. Otherwise my question is ofc obsolet if Emhyr should always rule if ciri becomes a witcheress.

So which political landscape do you think it will be in W4 going forward?

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If so, I hope that this is gonna be Geralt/Yen quest now (if we aint gonna be helping Gman sell some Corvo wine)

Also great excuse for bringing all of those old characters for some sweet cameo.

And take out some 'trash' in a sack. Heh, heh.

I want to talk about what it means to play as Ciri in the new games, how she differs from Geralt, how that will impact our playthroughs, and why it might be a positive thing. There's so much potential to unpack besides answering the big questions of how and why she became a witcher, what happened to her powers, etc.

Ciri is young, and there is a lot of room to develop her character, even though she has a defined past. We know how she thinks, but it will be interesting to see how that changes throughout the game when faced with different challenges. This aspect is so interesting to me and something Geralt couldn't offer to the same degree, because he was already a seasoned witcher by the time we meet him. In addition to the plot itself, there will be lots of interesting character development on the side, giving more nuance to the narrative.

According to devs, we will also be able to mold that change in a way that's more unique to us, fitting perfectly into the RPG aspect of the game. Offering more player agency than before.

Also the fact she wants to become a witcher and actively engage with people and their problems is something that fits well into an open-world game. Geralt logically shouldn't get involved in every drama he comes across; of course, that's also what makes it special, where he somehow ends up in a position in which he has no choice but to choose. But Ciri is more like us as players; we want to see what's going on and change the fate of people, even if we can't always do that. We will learn together with Ciri what it means to be a witcher, and that's simply awesome.

On the gameplay side, Ciri opens up a bunch of new tools. The chain from the trailer, for example, is said to be one of them. I imagine a crossbow will be another. In addition to that, she is a "source," meaning she has access to advanced magic besides basic signs. Not gonna lie, this worries me a bit, because I definitely don't want it to become a generic power fantasy like so many other boring fantasy settings. On the bright side, it makes us exceptionally strong, meaning it wouldn't be totally unrealistic to slay monsters other witchers wouldn't take a contract on. Similar to Geralt or Vilgefortz, we are special in our own way, without (hopefully) being untouchable.

Knowing that Geralt will be in the game, but focusing on Ciri's journey might just be enough to see our favorite characters again, without ruining their arcs. Cian Maher (Loremaster) said in Season of Storms there is an epilogue in which it is heavily hinted at that Geralt is still hunting monsters in 1373, 101 years after TW3, he isn't going anywhere any time soon.

Overall, I couldn't be much happier with the direction CDPR took. They could still fuck up massively by giving us terrible explanations, but for now I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. The people at CDPR are incredible writers; they know the lore better than almost anyone, and every single game they ever created had a near flawless depiction of the source material they adapted.

I can't wait to learn more.

Look, it shouldn't be seen as "misogyny" to point out being a Witcher is kind of a boys club. Is that a fundamental issue? Shouldn't be really. Geralt certainly doesn't hate women. Nor do 99% players, I am sure.

Geralt is a womanizer, James Bond- esque character. We freaking collected cards of women after sleeping with them for Gods sake. Romances and love interests play huge parts in every part of the Witcher story. If not downright define most of it.

Same with Ciri being his child of destiny, there is a certain contrast between a life on the path as a lonesome Witcher and caring for your "daughter" and your "lover of yore". I think this contrast is really important in delivering the emotions in the story.

Not only that, being a Witcher is a certain kind of job where they face difficult lives on the path. Geralt is just a bit "better", maybe more talented and something of a legend of the trade, but still a Witcher. In the trailer a villager asks Ciri: "whose money did ye take Witcher?" to a Princess/ Empress/ time bending/ dimension jumping/ teleporting super-human. They will obviously have to nerf her in some way. But then that's a whole another thing whether it will be done in a good way. Which won't be easy.

I don't know, I think it just goes against the whole vibe of being a Witcher on the path.

How realistic is to start a battle of such magnitude with only cavalry?

Not even mongols started battles with only cavalry which takes me to second question, why was Coehoorn soo afraid of using the most of his army only attacking in waves so every one of them end up getting killed by Foltest army.

Ngl this is probably one of the best depictions of a real medieval battle (not better than the last kingdom books tho) but maybe i don’t understand that the main point was Coehoorn committing huge mistakes.

Hej, chciałem podzielić się czymś, co od dawna daje mi dużo rozrywki i satysfakcji – grą tekstową RPG Arkadia. To nie jest typowy MMORPG z grafiką 3D, ale coś znacznie bardziej klimatycznego i wyjątkowego. Jeśli lubisz świat Wiedźmina albo Warhammera i masz trochę wyobraźni, to może być coś dla Ciebie!

Na Arkadii wcielasz się w postać, którą sam tworzysz – wybierasz rasę i to, kim chcesz być. Krasnolud rzemieślnik? Elf z komanda Scoia’tael? Dumny krasnolud z Mahakamu? Dumny niziołek z Nilfgaardu? Wszystko zależy od Ciebie. Gra jest całkowicie tekstowa, więc cała fabuła, opisy miejsc i postaci powstają w Twojej głowie. Gracze tworzą społeczności, które odznaczają się skomplikowanymi relacjami, polityką. To przez decyzje i zachowania graczy zawierane są piękne sojusze i wypowiadane trwające latami wojny. Na początku trudno się przyzwyczaić do gry bez grafiki, ale z czasem nabiera do dużo plusów, ponieważ tekst nie ma graficznych i silnikowych ograniczeń.

Arkadia jest tworzona przez graczy, dla graczy. Nie ma tu żadnych mikropłatności czy agresywnej monetyzacji – wszystko jest robione non-profit od 1997 roku. To trochę jak granie w papierowego RPG-a online, tylko w ogromnym, żywym świecie, w którym możesz spotkać innych graczy i przeżywać przygody razem z nimi.

Oczywiście, początki mogą być trudne, bo to nie jest gra, która prowadzi Cię za rękę. Ale społeczność jest naprawdę pomocna – jeśli czegoś nie wiesz, zawsze znajdzie się ktoś, kto podpowie.

Jeśli jesteś ciekawy, wejdź na stronę arkadia.rpg.pl i zobacz, czy to coś dla Ciebie. A jeśli masz pytania albo potrzebujesz pomocy na start, śmiało daj znać – chętnie pomogę!

Temat po polsku, żeby nie denerwować naszych obcojęzycznych przyjaciół na tym subie. Spoilery też w miarę możliwości starajmy się trzymać za ogólnikami, bez konkretnych szczegółów. Jak podejrzewam trochę osób pewnie kupi/dostanie książkę na gwiazdkę, nie psujmy im lektury.

Ode mnie to będą raczej luźne uwagi niż recenzja, ale bardzo chętnie poczytam inne opinie, nawet wypracowania, jeśli komuś będzie się chciało takie napisać.

Jak pisałem już kilkukrotnie w różnych tematach, pierwsze wrażenie jak najbardziej pozytywne. Skończyłem pierwsze czytanie parę dni temu, zabrałem się za drugie. Jak na razie nie mam do czego się przyczepić, może z czasem, i z kolejnymi lekturami to się zmieni. Czytało się dobrze, akcja kiedy trzeba wartka, fabuła do rzeczy, bez dłużyzn. Doskonałe operowanie słowem, dobre dialogi, inteligentny humor, gierki słowne. Ciut za dużo łaciny jak na mój gust, ale nie przeszkadza. Czego znaczenia nie znałem, łatwo było domyślić się z kontekstu.

Krótko, treściwie i na temat. Sapko zdecydowanie wrócił do formy po rozlazłym "Sezonie burz", który dla mnie osobiście był ni w pięć, ni w dziewięć. Chciałoby się oczywiście trochę więcej, ale lepiej, że jest krócej i treściwiej, nawet z lekkim niedosytem, niż gdyby przesadził w drugą stronę.

Co pozostaje, to przeczytać wszystkie książki jeszcze raz, od opowiadań, przez sagę, Sezon, zakończyć na Rozdrożu, zobaczyć jak całość się klei i wtedy dokonać ponownej oceny. Ale to zadanie na przyszły rok.

The title. I try to pinpoint the source for another user who asked the source for this information. I am pretty sure I read somewhere in the books that girls undergoing the trial have lethality rate of 100%. So I was wondering do I remember this info wrong or was this only stated in the games themselves.

Did Geralt maybe discuss this topic with Regis or another companion? In other words are there information to this topic in one of the other books than blood of the elves?