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Deviations Under Duress Guide: All Sojourner Log Locations

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Deviations Under Duress Guide

This is a guide to the Deviations Under Duress collectible quest in The Outer Worlds 2. Read on for an interactive map and list of all Sojourner Log and Excogitation Chapel locations on Cloister, as well as info on the rewards for completing this quest.

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All Sojourner Log Locations

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Use the interactive map shown above and the checklist that follows to cross-reference the location of each Sojourner Log and its corresponding Excogitation Chapel on Cloister.

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Sojourner Log Location Checklist

Checkmark Details World and Map View
Sojourner's Log - North
Sojourner
How to Get: Found at the northern side of the map, past the bridge after the Ascension Conduit 03 fast travel point.
Sojourner's Log - Northeast
Sojourner
How to Get: Found at the eastern side of the map, in the lone Excogitation Chapel near the eastern shore.
Sojourner's Log - Southeast
Sojourner
How to Get: Found at the Excogitation Chapel at the southeastern part of the map, near the Winter's Grasp fast travel point.
Sojourner's Log - Southwest
Sojourner
How to Get: High up in the Excogitation Chapel surrounded by cliffs. This chapel can be reached during the main quest, A Complication with the Computronic Cerebrum. Open the elevators in the Cloister Undergrounds to reach it.

Deviations Under Duress Walkthrough

Agree to Help Oracle Laureate Lesley Beckett in Laplace's Garden

Oracle Lesley Location

To start this collectible quest, head over to Laplace's Garden by following the road south from the Cloister Landing Pad. Once inside, look for Oracle Laureate Lesley Beckett and offer to help him with his request.

Alternatively, you can also visit one of the 4 Excogitation Chapels scattered around Cloister and pick up the Sojourner's Log inside to immediately trigger the collectible quest.

Collect All 4 Sojourner's Logs

Find All 4 Sojourner Logs

Next, simply collect the Sojourner's Log from each of the 4 Excogitation Chapels. Of the four, only the Sojourner's Log - Southwest will be locked behind main story progress.

Access the Cloister Underlands then complete the quest, Way of the Light, to open the elevator that leads up to the Excogitation Chapel with the audio log.

Deliver the Sojourner's Logs to Oracle Laureate Lesley Beckett

Once you have all 4 Sojourner's Logs, head back to Laplace's Garden and deliver them to Oracle Laureate Lesley Beckett. This completes the quest, rewarding you with XP and a Lockbox that contains the Shadow Hacker helmet.

Note: You can pass a Speech 11 check to convince Lesley to preserve the audio logs. This nets you a unique perk called Dogma Dismantler.

Deviations Under Duress Rewards

High Security Lockbox with the Shadow Hacker Helmet

Shadow Hacker Helmet

For your efforts, Oracle Lesley will reward you with a High Security Lockbox that you can open aboard the Incognito using 5 Advanced Decryption Keys. When opened, you'll be rewarded with the Shadow Hacker unique helmet.

All Advanced Decryption Key Locations

Dogma Dismantler Perk

Dogma Dismantler Perk

If you managed to pass the Speech 11 check when turning in the audio logs to Oracle Lesley, you'll be granted with a unique perk called the Dogma Dismantler which reduces your Companion Ability Charge Time by 10%.

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