The Witcher: Old World (Board Game)
Play as a young witcher from one of the schools, train, take contracts and hunt monsters across the Continent. Great for 1 to 5 players around the holiday table.
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Forktail
Forktails are draconids, close relatives of the wyvern. They take their name from the long, sharp growths at the tip of the tail. The Witcher 3 bestiary warns that one blow from that tail can split an oak shield in two, along with the arm holding it. Like other draconids they hunt from the air, diving at prey and then fighting on the ground with bites, claws and wide tail swings.
They can’t breathe fire, but country folk often mistake them for dragons anyway. That confusion is the whole premise of one Skellige contract.
In The Witcher 3 forktails are spread across the wilds, with notable ones around Fyresdal on Ard Skellig. There, Contract: Dragon has villagers convinced a dragon is killing their livestock. The clues point to a forktail instead, and you herd a sheep named Mia to its nest as bait to draw out the “dragon” of Fyresdal. The reward includes a forktail trophy. Back at Kaer Morhen, the main quest To Bait a Forktail… has Geralt and Eskel hunting one in the valley as part of Ugly Baby.
Combat strategy
A forktail fights much like a wyvern, and the same footwork works. When it attacks, dodge forward and to the left to end up beside or behind it, then land three or four quick strikes before it repositions. When it takes off and dives, a simple dodge is enough. The tail swipe is the move to respect: it’s hard to read and hits hard, so keep Quen up whenever you’re close. Once you’ve learned the pattern, forktails are fairly easy even at high levels.
- Coat your silver sword with draconid oil.
- Use Aard to knock it off balance or bring it out of the air.
- Throw Grapeshot when it lands near you or flies low.
- Golden Oriole is among its listed counters; drink it before the fight.
- Keep Quen active to survive the tail swipe if you mistime a dodge.
- Stay at its side instead of in front of its head or behind its tail.
- Signs Weakness: aard
- Oil Weakness: draconid oil
- Bomb Weakness: grapeshot
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