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Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2)

Short-Sighted Ambition Walkthrough and Location

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Short-Sighted Ambition is a side quest in Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2). Read our guide for a walkthrough about how to start the Short-Sighted Ambition side quest, and whether you should give Isaac the forged or genuine grimoire.

How to Start Short-Sighted Ambition

Purchase Anything from Isaac in Bakbattahl

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You can start this quest as soon as you reach Bakbattahl. Make your way to the Mercantile Ward and purchase anything from Isaac and the quest will begin.

Short-Sighted Ambition Location

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Short-Sighted Ambition begins in Isaac's Wares in Bakbattahl.

How to Complete Short-Sighted Ambition

# Step by Step Objectives
1 Give Isaac a Ripened Quince
2 Obtain On the Transference of Souls 2
3 Give Isaac the Geniune Grimoire (Bad Ending)

Give Isaac a Ripened Quince

Isaac requires a Ripened Quince to be able to continue reading the grimoire On the Transference of Soul. Make your way southwest from Bakbattahl towards the nearby river and look for trees with yellow fruit.

After obtaining one or more Quince, pass 3 and a half days to ripen up the fruit. You'll know when it's ready to be delivered once your quest log updates.

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Obtain On the Transference of Souls 2

Once you've given Isaac the Ripened Quince, he'll ask you to check back again later on. Return after a day, and he'll request that you find and purchase On the Transference of Souls 2.

You can purchase this grimoire at Ibraham's Scrap Store in Checkpoint Rest Town for 2000G. Before going back to Bakbattahl, we recommend getting a forgery of this grimoire, since you'll be given the decision whether to support or sabotage Isaac's plans.

Give Isaac the Forged Grimoire (Good Ending)

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Heeding the warning of Isaac's family will lead to a better outcome. After purchasing On the Transference of Souls 2 from Ibrahim, ask him to create a forgery, which will be completed after a day has passed.

Retrieve the forged grimoire and give it to Isaac in Bakbattahl to complete the quest. Isaac will abandon the ritual and reward you with 16,000 Gold.

After this outcome, On the Transference of Souls 1 becomes available for purchase from Isaac's store. When combined with the second volume, it produces Celestial Paean, which functions as a single-use grimoire.

How to Get Celestial Paen

Give Isaac the Geniune Grimoire (Bad Ending)

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After purchasing the real grimoire from Ibrahim, return to Isaac in Bakbattahl. Follow him to his home, and you'll witness the ritual succeed, turning his wife and daughter to ash. This completes the quest with the bad ending.

You will receive the Ring of Disfavor as a reward. Note that Isaac's shop will be permanently closed after this event..

Should You Give Isaac the Genuine or Forged Griomoire?

Give Isaac the Forged Grimoire

Heeding the request of Isaac's family will lead to a better ending to the quest. We recommend doing this path as you'll be rewarded with 16000G and a grimoire that teaches you a spell called Celestial Paen which is useful if you're playing as a Mage.

Short-Sighted Ambition Summary

Quest Type Side Quest
Location Bakbattahl
Unlock Condition Assigned automatically after clearing the quest Legacy
Quest Giver Isaac
Rewards XP: 3,000
・ On the Transference of Souls (Good Ending); Ring of Disfavor (Bad Ending)

Dragon's Dogma 2 Related Guides

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All Quests and Unlock Conditions

Quests With Story Progression

# Story Quests
1 Gaoled Awakening
2 Tale's Beginning
3 In Dragon's Wake
4 Seat of the Sovran
5 Monster Culling
6 Disa's Plot
7 The Caged Magistrate
8 The Stolen Throne
9 The Nameless Village
10 An Unsettling Encounter
11 Feast of Deception
12 Nation of the Lambent Flame
13 Flickering Shadows
14 Convergence
15 A New Godsway
16 The Guardian Gigantus
17 Legacy

True Ending Quest Guides

# Post Game Quests
1 Dreams Apart
2 Halls of the First Dawn
3 A Scholarly Pursuit

Quest Guides

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Best Side Quests Worth Doing Vernworth Quests Recommended Order
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List of All Quests

All Side Quests
Clash and Conclusion A Noble Exchange
Crossing in Shadow Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge
Brothers Brave and Timid Out of the Forest, Into the Forge
The Ailing Arborheart Tolled to Rest
‘Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place A Game of Wits
A Poisonous Proposal Masked Correspondence
Welcome to Battahl Tensions on the Highroad
Till Death Do Us Part Mercy Among Thieves
A Magisterial Amenity Spellbound
A Veil of Gossamer Clouds A Candle in the Storm
A Trial of Archery The Sorcerer's Appraisal
Dulled Steel, Cold Forge The Phantom Oxcart
Shadowed Prayers Home is Where the Hearth Is
Short-Sighted Ambition Trouble on the Cape
Put a Spring in Thy Step The Sotted Sage
Readvent of Calamity Gift of the Bow
A Case of Sculptor's Block The Gift of Giving
Saint of the Slums House of the Blue Sunbright
Prey for the Pack Hunt for the Jadeite Orb
Beren's Final Lesson A Beggar's Tale
A Place to Call Home The Provisioner's Plight
Oxcart Courier Claw Them Into Shape
The Arisen's Shadow The Ornate Box
Scaly Invaders Medicament Predicament
Every Rose Has Its Thorn The Heel of History
Nesting Troubles Vocation Frustration
Ordeals of a New Recruit

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3 Anonymous Anonymous almost 2 years

Only 16000 gold

2 Anonymous Anonymous almost 2 years

He didn’t give me a grimoire at all and I even gave home the forgery

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