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Tutorial fistfights

Fistfighting is a skill which is not only useful for self-defense and a bit of exercise, but also for earning orens. In The Witcher, you can earn some easy gold by challenging the steady crop of fighters found loitering at all the local inns and taverns to fights.

There are "title fights", where you work your way up in fame through the Fistfight quest and win more than just gold, as well as any number of non-title matches which are strictly for cash. Just click on the potential opponent as you would to speak to any other game character, negotiate your wager and commence fighting.

Associated quests

Wagers

Do not get excited. You can only wager on your own fights. It might be fun to speculate on the outcome of other fistfights, but that is not part of this game.

When making a wager, it is always good to maximize your potential winnings (since winning is pretty much a given, see Fistfighting made easy). "Title" fighters will not negotiate their wagers, but you can bet up to 20 Orens with any generic "Fist fighter" (with base bet 10 Orens) and up to 50 Orens with any generic "Tough fist fighter" (with base bet 20 Orens), so always maximize their initial offer. They will not go any higher. A "Professional fist fighter" will go up to 100 Orens.

Whimpy Fist Fighter, 10 Orens max.

Fist Fighter, 20 Orens max

Mechanics

Show me what you have got!

To initiate the fight, click on the Fistfight icon during dialogue:

  • A yellow base (circle on the ground) indicates the vitality of the character with whom Geralt is fighting.
  • Left-click on the target to attack.
  • Right-click and hold to block an opponent's punches.
  • Do not block for too long as it drains Endurance.

Bugs

  • Sometimes, Geralt might one-hit kill his opponent, which causes the game to break, and the only solution is to load a previous save game file.
  • If you start a fight late (for example 20:30) during chapters 2, 3 or 4, and then proceed to win the fight after 21:00, then you lose your money even if you win the fight.The probable reason is that fistfighters must give the player their traditional speech about losing. However,  fistfighters won't fight you at night - they respond simply with "not now whitey", which they default to if you win the fight after 21:00, thus depriving you of your orens.
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