Dragon's Dogma 2 Off the Pilfered Path walkthrough and guide
Apr. 10, 2024The DD2 Off the Pilfered Path has different endings, depending on what you advise Hugo
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The Dragon’s Dogma 2 Off the Pilfered Path quest is a follow-on quest for the Mercy Among Thieves mission that players did later, where you have to direct the kid Hugo towards a better future - or let him him die attempting to get revenge against the thug Lanzo, head of the Coral Snakes. This is one of thoseDragon’s Dogma 2quests with multiple endings where players can direct Hugo down all sorts of different paths, the best of which actually tie into other, seemingly unrelated quests. If you want help and to get the best possible outcome for the kid, or just find yourself stuck during the early sequences in the Gaol, here’s everything you need to know about the Dragon’s Dogma 2 Off the Pilfered Path quest.
Off the Pilfered Path walkthrough for Dragon’s Dogma 2
The Off the Pilfered Path quest in DD2can’t be started unless you’ve completed the Mercy Among Thieves quest, as mentioned,but completing other side quests prior to this one will offer more options at the end.Finishing any of the following quests before doing OtPP will result in having a wider choice of endings (though you can’t get multiple options), as they effectively open new paths:
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Arisen’s ShadowDragon’s Dogma 2 A Candle in the StormDragon’s Dogma 2 Guardian GigantusDragon’s Dogma 2 A Trial of Archery
It’s possible that there are more quests tied into this (this being Dragon’s Dogma 2, we’re still exploring), and youcanstill complete the quest without doing them, but if you want the best options, you should complete either of the above in the way explained.
Once you’ve done those, as well as the mandatory Mercy Among Thieves, you can start Off the Pilfered Path. We’ve laid out the steps below for thebest possible ending, though further down we’ve also got the variant endings and how you can get them.
Completing the quest gets you 7000GP and 4500XP, as well a weapon called the Frosted Edges for the Thief (one of the startingDragon’s Dogma 2 vocations), and a piece of face armor called the White Leather Kerchief - though the last two are dependent on Hugo surviving the quest. If he dies, you only get the gold and experience. While you’re in the Ancient Battleground area, you can head up the mountain and through the caved to eventually reach the Mountain Shrine, where you can ponder the first set ofDragon’s Dogma 2 Sphinx Riddles.
There are several endings to the Off the Pilfered Path quest, some clearly better than others for all those involved. Here’s how they’re all obtained:
There is no way that we know of for Hugo to get revenge on Lanzo and survive, though perhaps that’s all for the best that the kid didn’t have to kill somebody (even somebody as obviously evil as Lanzo is). Once Hugo is directed to either of the two jobs, you’ll be able to find him working there later on.
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