What happens if you go hostile with Barrowholme?

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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Hi guys,

I’ve always gone along with the evil plans of Barrowholme but if I go hostile towards them what happens? Do I just miss out on any potential items I could get from them with being frendly or can I get those from else where?

Thanks!

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You miss out on their faction items and fighting with the Ravager.

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The only thing I think you miss out on if you go friendly is a few lore notes.

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And fighting the Reaper.

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You cannot get their faction items or recipes unless you ally with them . The recipes are obviously shared so 1 character is enough; you cannot fight the Ravager of Souls, but you get to fight their Nemesis if you farm negative rep.

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Also, if you go hostile with Barrowholm you’ll have access to a couple of 2h ranged MI dropped by the Barrowholm cannibals.

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You miss out on cheap lifesteal potions.
So if you are melee you might want to reconsider.

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You get this warm fuzzy feeling for doing the morally correct thing.

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You miss out on some of the best Augments in the game in exchange for farming Reaper pants, or simply challenging your toon vs Reaper instead of Ravager

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You miss out on the wonderful smile of Scorv Edgenor.

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I got a Fallout 3 feeling… their “special meat” and “unusual” cellar, didn’t sit right with me. I killed them all and then later learned about the augments gear.

As has been advice it’s a good idea to ally with them on your first time in Barrowholm. I killed them on ultimate at first, which made it a little more troublesome to friend them on earlier levels. Their favorited chthonic targets doesn’t give rep bonus with a large lvl discrency.

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that quest was fun if you had cannibal perk

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You’ve pretty much gotta go with the witches every time.

Witches -

Pro -

Riot Grrls, so lots of great punk, both vintage and contemporary. A few of them are super into Goth metal too.
Sleeping outside is good for your back after carrying around 45 sets of armor all day
Their masks are quite good for your pores
No Curfew
Rent movies with ‘R’ rating and stay up all night watching them
Friday nights get ROWDY

Con -
Most of the food is vegetarian/vegan

Barrowholm -

Pro -

The augments thing
Bacon(?)

Con -

Only ecclesiastical music is allowed.
Everyone sounds like Dr Phil
Have to make bed perfectly every morning
Lights out at 9
Video selection also sucks. Mostly you’ll be watchin “The Foundling” and “Where the Red Fern Grow”. “Ol’ Yeller” is missing the middle reel.
The only booze is Mogen David
Creepy stares if you nick yourself shaving
The only time they party is if someone dies. It’s probably you.

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“Most of the food is vegetarian/vegan” - this is not a con, it’s a pro

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You miss out on winning the hearts and minds of the Ugdenbogs best and brighest. :wink: