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Short-Sighted Ambition: Give Isaac the Real Tome or the Forgery
Dragon's Dogma 2

Short-Sighted Ambition: Give Isaac the Real Tome or the Forgery

Guide to Dragon's Dogma 2's Short-Sighted Ambition quest. Learn where to find the tome, how to get the forgery, and choose whether to give Isaac the real book or the fake one.

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Guide to Dragon's Dogma 2's Short-Sighted Ambition quest. Learn where to find the tome, how to get the forgery, and choose whether to give Isaac the real book or the fake one.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Find Isaac's Wares in Bakbattahl. Purchase an item to trigger the quest.
  2. 2
    Isaac will ask for a Ripened Quince to cure his eyesight. Find a Quince, wait for it to ripen (or rest/doze), and give it to him.
  3. 3
    After Isaac recovers slightly, he will ask for "On the Transference of Souls 2". His wife and daughter will implore you not to give it to him.
  4. 4
    Head to Ibrahim's Scrap Store in Checkpoint Rest Town. Purchase the genuine "On the Transference of Souls 2" for 2,000G.
  5. 5
    Pay Ibrahim an additional 2,400G to create a forgery, titled "On the Transit of Souls 2".
  6. 6
    Rest for a day or two until Ibrahim has both the original and the forgery ready for pickup.
  7. 7
    Return to Bakbattahl and decide which tome to give Isaac.

Choices & Outcomes:

  1. Give Isaac the Real Tome: Select "Of the Transference of Souls 2" (the genuine article). Follow Isaac to his home. The tome's magic will have a devastating effect on his wife and daughter. You will receive 3,000 XP and a Ring of Disfavor from the sand pile where his wife was.
  2. Give Isaac the Forgery: Select "On the Transit of Souls 2" (the forged tome). Follow Isaac to his home. No calamity occurs, and Isaac abandons his dangerous ambitions, saving his family. You will receive 3,000 XP and 16,000G. Later, Isaac will sell you the original "On the Transference of Souls 1" for 2,000G. Combining both tomes creates "On the Transference of Souls", a spellbook for the Mage vocation.
Tips
  • Ripening Quince can be done by waiting, resting at an inn, or dozing on benches.
  • The forgery is more profitable in the long run, yielding more gold than the genuine tome.
  • The combined tome "On the Transference of Souls" allows the casting of Celestial Paean, a spell learnable by the Mage vocation after completing the Spellbound quest.

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