How to Complete the Confrontation with Journey: Confrontations

Learn how to win the Confrontation with Journey Atkins in Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong. Get the best dialogue choices to convince her to flee!

Alright, so you've found Journey Atkins and now it's time for a little chat. This is actually a pretty important one because it's basically your tutorial for how these 'Confrontations' work in Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong. Don't worry, it's not too tough, and the game even gives you a hand by making this one a bit more forgiving.

Stats / Weaknesses:

• This Confrontation acts as a tutorial, so it's designed to be manageable even with low stats.
• You have 3 misses allowed before failing the Confrontation.
• There's always a choice that doesn't require specific Skills or Disciplines to progress.

Phases:

1. The first choice is crucial. You'll have a few options, and one of them requires Persuasion 2. If you have it, picking “Make her think I have evidence against her” is a direct path to a Stage Win. If you don't have the Persuasion skill, don't sweat it – there's another way. The image shows a choice related to 'April', and selecting “April” is the way to go if you can't use Persuasion.
2. After the initial choice, you'll need to continue the conversation. The next step involves convincing her about who will help her. The correct choice here is “The Anarchs will help you”.
3. Successfully navigating these dialogue choices will convince Journey Atkins to flee the Camarilla and head for the Anarchs, clearing the Confrontation.

Strategy:

• Pay attention to your skills: While this is a tutorial, it's a good idea to start thinking about which skills you're investing in. If you have Persuasion 2, use it! It makes things simpler.
• Don't panic about misses: You have three chances to get things wrong. Use them if you need to experiment or if you're unsure. The game wants you to learn here.
• Look for the