Once this quest is complete, Bernard will return to Rattay - and at this point you can speak with him to train further. This will give you a much better chance at surviving fights, because everyone else knows these skills too.īut wait, don’t go yet! If you stick with the main story a bit farther, you’ll travel with Captain Bernard to the village of Neuhof and undertake the Ginger in a Pickle quest (and get a free horse in the process!). Only Captain Bernard can fix this! Stick with the main story until he takes you out for combat training, and you’ll finally learn how to effectively block, dodge, and riposte using the Perfect Block mechanic that he teaches.
When you first arrive in Rattay it can be enticing to just go off and explore, but you may recall that your fighting sucks. The first thing you’ll want to do is become friends with Captain Bernard - this is very important! Bernard is an expert in combat and warfare, whereas Henry is pretty terrible. However, regardless of how you feel about Henry’s tale of revenge, there are certain elements to the Main Questline that should not be missed, as you’ll only be making things harder for yourself. One of the big allures of open world RPGs is that you don’t need to worry about whatever main story has captured the player character’s attention - not when you can go wild, explore forests, and undertake side quests.