In the third story chapter of A Plague Tale: Requiem, players encounter a captive herbalist escorted by several guards. It can be tricky to outmaneuver the soldiers while keeping the herbalist alive. This guide outlines several effective strategies to protect this character and bring him to safety.
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A Plague Tale: Requiem – How to save the herbalist. Method 1 (Gates Bug)
The player reaches Section 5 Suburbs in Chapter 3 Burden of Blood, entering a wide area with multiple buildings, torches, campfires, and clusters of rats. At the start, three soldiers stand in opposition but are fairly easy to defeat.
It helps to plan ahead. If three soldiers cluster at the beginning, they can be dispatched quickly, yet one foe may appear near the center of the area. The first step is to extinguish the torch of the nearest helmeted guard.
A second helmeted guard rushes toward the noise. Handle him the same way. This approach also creates an opportunity to inspect a crate of ingredients, as rats will swarm toward the nearby corpse.
The remaining helmetless enemy should be dealt with sparingly, using a rock and a sling rather than wasting resources on him.
With the rats separated, the player can traverse the center and inspect a wooden box. If too rushed, use the branch to reach the right-hand building. Quick movement may cause Luka to get trapped by rats, which would require rescuing him with a fire mixture.
Enter the building, grab the first potion beside the corpse, and note the box nearby containing saltpeter and other elements that improve Amicia’s outfit.
Exit through the opposite doorway and light the torch. The key is following a precise sequence of actions to save the herbalist using a gated bug.
Take a fiery-salted slingshot current and head to the far-right fire. A gate will eventually open in the distance. Light the far-left torch and eliminate an unprotected guard.
As the soldiers are drawn away, the herbalist stands in the open gate, and his survival is ensured. After the first guard is dealt with, rats will swarm the corpse area and ignore the saved character.
One more torch must be extinguished—the helmeted guard’s torch that advances toward you.
To reduce rat pressure on the location, a bag of saltpeter sits to the right. Toss a rock at it to break it and extinguish the nearby fire. The rats will then redirect toward the corpses, freeing the path along the road.
Turn around and light the torch beside the canopy. Jump the fence and search for a secret (golden) chest. This can also be accessed near the herbalist’s fire, concealed by bushes. With the area cleared and the herbalist safe, the player can leave peacefully.
A Plague Tale: Requiem – How to save the herbalist. Method 2 (rat distraction)
This approach is a bit more intricate because rat behavior changes with the situation. In some runs, rats may ignore the herbalist unless the right sequence of actions is followed.
Repeat the steps from the prior section up to entering the first right-hand building. Gather the jar and inspect the chest. Light the torch and step outside. Remember the bag near the car; shooting it with a rock disperses the flames and lures most rats toward the corpses on the car. Do not rush—let the setup unfold.
Advance, then crouch in the middle bushes and equip saltpeter. Target the left helmeted guard and wait for the right moment to shoot.
As some rats are drawn to the bodies, the second wave will surge toward the guard. Respond quickly: equip a stone and, once the second guard moves to inspect the first guard’s corpse, throw the stone at him. Timing is critical—shoot too early or too late, and the rats may reveal the herbalist and endanger him.
Proper execution leads to the herbalist ending up in the road’s middle, between two large rat packs, and the escape continues.
Before leaving, inspect the secret chest and collect ingredients in the wooden boxes to complete the sequence.
Why save the herbalist and what feat can you achieve?
Developers likely expected the herbalist to perish, as saving him provides no immediate achievement or gratitude. After rescue, the herbalist remains where the guards halted him. Future updates might adjust this outcome and add new possibilities.
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Source: VG Times