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Open Sesame: The Safecracker Walkthrough, and Who to Recruit

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Open Sesame: The Safecracker
This is a guide to the quest titled Open Sesame: The Safecracker from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Read on for information on objectives and possible rewards, as well as useful tips, strategies for completing the quest, and who to recruit for the heist.

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Open Sesame: The Safecracker Rewards and Basic Information

Basic Information

Quest Number 6
Region Novigrad
Quest Location Oxenfurt
Previous Quest Open Sesame: Breaking and Entering
Next Quest Scenes From a Marriage

Rewards

Gold Reward None
Exp Reward 150
Item Reward None


Open Sesame: The Safecracker Main Objectives

Objectives
1 You can either recruit Casimir or Quinto.
This decision will have an affect on the quest Open Sesame. Refer to the Choices section for more details.

Casimir

Objectives
1 Go to the marker located at Alness, north of the Wheat Fields.
2 There are 2 ways of getting Casimir down:
・Choose the dialogue option You're pathetic you will talk him into a fight. Beat him to continue.
・Use Axii (Delusion level 2), giving you 40 XP.
Note: If you delay in telling him about the heist, he will blow himself up, making him unavailable.

Quinto

Objectives
1 Go to mercenaries camp located southeast of the Herbalist's Hut.
2 Talk to Quinto in his cage.
3 There are 4 ways of setting Quinto free:
・Pay the fine of 200 Crowns. If you made Hans pay more during the quest Contract: The Creature from Oxenfurt Forest, it will be 400 Crowns instead.
・Make a deal with Hans. You can lower the cost of the fine to a minimum of 170 Crowns.
・Beat him at a game of Gwent.
・Choose the dialogue option You're acting like an old fishwife to goad him into a fight. Beat him in a fistfight.
If you delay in telling him about the heist, you can meet up with him at the Academy Gate at midnight.

Choices

Your choice of safecracker will affect the quest Open Sesame!

Choosing Casimir

If you choose Casimir, you will not be able to stall the negotiator, but he will also disable the trap door with 4 Arachnomorphs under. He will always side with Edwald (the Stranger).

Choosing Quinto

If you choose Quinto, you will be able to negotiate successfuly if you choose the right dialogue choices. However, the trap door with the 4 Arachnomorphs under will not be disabled. He will always side with Horst.

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All Hearts of Stone Main Quests

No. Quest Title Location Sugg. Level
1 Evil's Soft First Touches Seven Cats Inn, Garin Estate, Oxenfurt sewers 32
2 Dead Man's Party Brunwich, von Everec Estate, Upper Mill 33
3 Open Sesame! Borsodi Brothers' Auction House 34
4 Open Sesame: Witcher Seasonings Oxenfurt 34
5 Open Sesame: Breaking and Entering Oxenfurt 34
6 Open Sesame: The Safecracker Oxenfurt 34
7 Scenes From a Marriage Von Everec Estate, Painted world 35
8 Whatsoever a Man Soweth... The Alchemy, Temple of Lilvani, Puzzle world 36

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