Which Faction Quest Should You Take In Outward? (All Rewards & Difficulty Explained)

Summary

The video script from the Sheen Shots channel offers an in-depth guide to the four main faction quests in the game 'Outward.' It discusses the unique rewards, including skills and equipment, for each quest, and how they intertwine with the game's complex lore. The script provides insights into the best choices for different playstyles and builds, emphasizing the need to replay the game multiple times to fully grasp the storyline and obtain all rewards.

Takeaways

• 🎮 There are four main faction quests in 'Outward' that form the core of the game's campaign.
• 📚 Completing all faction quests requires multiple playthroughs due to the intertwined lore and complex story.
• 🏰 The 'Blue Chamber Collective' quest involves supporting a system with a dark past and offers unique rewards like 'Blood of Giants' and 'Infused Blood' skill.
• 🏜️ The 'Heroic Kingdom' quest is centered in a desert town and offers a damage boost with 'Alchemical Experiment' and the 'Zaggis Saw' weapon.
• ⛪️ The 'Holy Mission' quest provides a variety of skills and the 'Exalted Life Drain' passive, which is powerful but comes at a high cost.
• 🏫 The 'Sorobor Academy' quest, added in the 'Soroborians' DLC, focuses on curing a deadly scourge and offers the 'Logistics Expert' skill and unique weapons.
• 🛡️ Each faction quest has its own set of rewards tailored to different playstyles, including skills, equipment, and defensive bonuses.
• 🤝 Making peace with various groups within the quests can unlock additional rewards, such as increased health or mana.
• 🗡️ Some powerful equipment and skills are exclusive to specific faction quests, encouraging diverse character builds.
• 🏹 The 'Tsar Bow' or 'Sar Chakra' from the 'Sorobor Academy' quest are indestructible and offer high physical damage.
• 🏙️ Building the town of Caldera after completing quests can unlock additional skills and upgrades, enhancing character abilities further.

Q & A

What are the main quests in the game 'Outward'?

The main quests in 'Outward' are the four faction quests which form the core of the game's campaign.

Why is it recommended to play the game at least four times?

It is recommended to play the game at least four times to fully understand the complex and intertwined lore and story of the different factions.

What is the starting point for the Blue Chamber Collective faction quest?

To start the Blue Chamber Collective faction quest, you need to go to Berg in Enmerker Forest and speak to Risa Aberdeen.

What is unique about the rewards from the Blue Chamber Collective faction quest?

Unique rewards from the Blue Chamber Collective include skills like Infused Blood and equipment such as the Crimson Plate Armor set.

What is the main storyline of the Heroic Kingdom faction quest?

The Heroic Kingdom faction quest revolves around King Simeon and Queen Calixa, who are dealing with two separate wars and the player's role in assisting them.

What is the main reward of the Heroic Kingdom faction quest?

The main reward of the Heroic Kingdom faction quest is the Alchemical Experiment skill, which boosts all damage by 15 percent.

What is the Holy Mission faction quest's main focus?

The Holy Mission faction quest focuses on the struggle between different factions over territory and the fight against the Scourge.

What are the potential consequences of choosing the Exalted Life Drain skill?

Choosing the Exalted Life Drain skill results in a massive boost to damage resistance but at the cost of slowly draining your health to the point of near death.

What is the Sorobor Academy faction quest and what is required to access it?

The Sorobor Academy faction quest is a storyline added in the Soroborians DLC, focusing on the wizard's attempt to cure the Immaculate Scourge and requires owning the add-on to be accessed.

What is the best reward from the Sorobor Academy faction quest?

The best reward from the Sorobor Academy faction quest is the Logistics Expert skill, which reduces skill cooldowns, increases speed, and pouch capacity.

Outlines

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🔍 Outward Faction Quests Overview

This paragraph introduces the concept of faction quests in the game Outward, emphasizing their importance as the main storyline. There are four main quests, each with unique rewards and storylines. Players cannot complete all quests with a single character due to the complex lore and intertwined stories. The rewards include skills, equipment, and other benefits that can influence a player's build and strategy. The Blue Chamber Collective is the first quest discussed, which involves traveling across regions and dealing with a faction that has a dubious reputation but offers significant rewards like the 'Blood of Giants' skill and the Crimson Plate Armor set.

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🏺 The Heroic Kingdom: Desert Warfare and Rewards

The second paragraph delves into the Heroic Kingdom quest centered in the desert town of Levant. The rulers, King Simeon and Queen Calixa, are dealing with wars on two fronts. This quest is noted for its challenging desert environment and the need for hot weather defense. The rewards are fewer but include powerful abilities like 'Alchemical Experiment' and equipment such as the Zaggis Saw and Zaggis Armor set. The difficulty is higher due to the desert bandits, but the storyline is engaging, involving war, betrayal, and the exploration of the reasons behind the conflict.

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⛪ The Holy Mission: Divine Intervention and Consequences

The third paragraph discusses the Holy Mission faction quest, which is the personal favorite of the narrator and potentially the most lucrative. It involves spending time in various regions, taking orders from a god, and dealing with the scourge. The quest provides a variety of rewards, including skills like 'Acceptance' and 'Infuse Light', and the powerful 'Exalted Life Drain' passive skill, which comes at the cost of the player's health. The narrative explores themes of faith, questioning beliefs, and the consequences of divine decisions, offering a rich and complex storyline.

🎓 The Sorobor Academy: DLC Expansion and Unique Challenges

The final paragraph covers the Sorobor Academy quest, which is part of the Soroborians DLC. This quest stands out for its noble premise of curing the Immaculates, a deadly scourge, and the complex moral dilemmas it presents. The difficulty is higher than other quests, with challenging enemies encountered early on. The rewards are unique, including the 'Logistics Expert' skill and the choice between the Tsar Bow or Sar Chakra, both indestructible weapons. Additionally, the quest offers an extra skill, 'Infused Mana', after purchasing an upgrade in Caldera, enhancing the player's combat capabilities with ethereal damage.

Keywords

💡Outwards Faction Quests

These are the main storyline quests in the game 'Outward', which form the core of the game's narrative. Each quest is associated with a different faction, offering unique rewards and storylines that intertwine with the game's lore. The script discusses the importance of these quests and the strategic choices players must make when selecting which to undertake.

💡Blue Chamber Collective

The Blue Chamber Collective is one of the four main factions in 'Outward'. The quest associated with this faction involves supporting a system that imposes taxes and has a complex backstory involving its leader, Risa Aberdeen. The script mentions unique rewards for this quest, such as the 'Blood of Giants' skill and the 'Crimson Plate Armor Set'.

💡Heroic Kingdom

Centered in the town of Levant, the Heroic Kingdom quest involves dealing with wars and political struggles. The script highlights this quest as offering powerful rewards like 'Alchemical Experiment', which significantly boosts damage, and the 'Zaggis Saw', a formidable weapon.

💡Holy Mission

This faction quest is based in the swamp and involves interacting with divine figures and religious themes. The script describes it as potentially the most rewarding, offering skills like 'Infuse Light' and the 'Exalted Life Drain', which are powerful but come with significant drawbacks.

💡Sorobor Academy

A faction quest introduced in the 'Soroborians' DLC, the Sorobor Academy quest focuses on curing a deadly scourge and has a more challenging difficulty level. The script notes the unique reward 'Logistics Expert', which enhances combat efficiency, and the choice between the 'Tsar Bow' and 'Sar Chakra'.

💡Rewards

Rewards in 'Outward' are special skills, equipment, or abilities that players can earn by completing faction quests. The script details the various rewards for each faction, emphasizing their impact on gameplay and character builds, such as increased health, mana, or elemental resistances.

💡Character Builds

Character builds refer to the specific combination of skills, equipment, and attributes that players choose for their characters in 'Outward'. The script discusses how the rewards from faction quests can influence and enhance different builds, such as tanky characters with high defense or those focused on dealing high damage.

💡Lore

Lore in the context of 'Outward' refers to the game's backstory and narrative elements that provide depth and context to the game world. The script mentions that the lore is complex and intertwined with all factions, necessitating multiple playthroughs to fully understand.

💡Difficulty

The difficulty level of the faction quests in 'Outward' is a key consideration for players when choosing which quest to undertake. The script compares the difficulty across different quests, noting that some are more challenging due to the types of enemies or environmental conditions.

💡Tank Builds

Tank builds in 'Outward' are character builds focused on high defense and survivability. The script mentions that certain quests, like the Heroic Kingdom, can be challenging for tank builds due to environmental factors like hot weather, which can slow progress.

💡Caldera Town Building

In the game 'Outward', players can engage in town building in Caldera, which involves purchasing upgrades for various buildings to unlock new skills or items. The script refers to this aspect of the game as a way to obtain additional rewards and skills after completing faction quests.

Highlights

Outward features four main faction quests that form the core campaign of the game.

Players cannot complete all faction quests with a single character due to the complex and intertwined lore.

Each faction quest offers unique rewards in skills and equipment, influencing character build decisions.

The Blue Chamber Collective quest involves supporting a system with a dark past and offers five big ticket items as rewards.

Blood of Giants skill permanently increases health by 40, conditional on making peace with the giants.

Lantern of Souls provides resistances to multiple elements and is best used in the left hand for maximum defense.

Crimson Plate Armor set is a reward for completing the Blue Chamber quest, offering high cold defense and damage resistance.

Infused Blood skill allows inflicting decay damage and extreme poison through weapon consumption of health.

The Heroic Kingdom quest is centered in a desert town and involves resolving two separate wars.

Alchemical Experiment skill from the Heroic Kingdom increases all damage by 15%, a significant boost.

Zaggis Saw and Zaggis Armor set provide physical damage and defense bonuses, respectively.

Kirowax Breakthrough skill increases health and physical damage dealt after completing the Heroic Kingdom quest.

The Holy Mission quest involves taking orders from a god and dealing with religious and noble themes.

Sanctified Assistance and Spiritual Communion are skills with trade-offs, offering different damage and cost benefits.

Exalted Life Drain is an overpowered skill with the drawback of gradually reducing health to near death.

The Radiant Wolf Sword and Candle Plate Armor set are powerful rewards exclusive to the Holy Mission quest.

Elats Intervention skill provides additional defense bonuses after building the new Sirocco town.

The Sorabor Academy quest, added in the Soraborians DLC, focuses on curing a deadly scourge and offers unique challenges.

Logistics Expert skill reduces skill cooldowns and increases speed and pouch capacity, a versatile passive.

Tsar Bow or Sar Chakra are indestructible weapons exclusive to the Sorabor Academy quest.

Infused Mana skill allows for ethereal damage infusion on weapons, a powerful late-game option.

Each faction quest in Outward is tailored to different playstyles and offers a unique perspective on the game's lore.

Transcripts

what's going on guys welcome back to the

sheen shots channel today we're going to

be talking about outwards faction quests

and which one you should take to get the

best rewards there are four total

faction quests in outward and these are

pretty much the campaign of the game

there are side quests and dlc quests but

the four main faction quests are where

the prime content of the game comes from

you will be unable to complete every

faction quest on a single character

additionally the lore or story of

outward is complex and intertwines into

all of the factions this requires you to

play the game at least four times to

fully understand what is going on and

who is who each faction quest also has

unique rewards in the form of skills and

equipment and may be in your best

interest to take one quest over another

depending on what build you decide to

make

the first faction quest we will talk

about is called the blue chamber

collective to start this quest you will

need to head over to berg in enmerker

forest speak to risa aberdeen she will

be your sort of leader through this

quest you will spend some time in every

region of the original game with this

storyline and it is probably the least

difficult of the four although they are

all pretty equal in terms of difficulty

so don't expect a massive difference in

that department some people don't like

this quest because it has you supporting

the very system that makes you pay blood

price or tax because of something your

grandmother did risa aberdeen also has a

dark past meaning this faction isn't

really the most trustworthy of the four

as far as rewards go you can get a total

of five different big ticket items each

step of the quest will give you small

rewards such as money or potions but the

big five are going to be what you are

really looking forward to you can get

blood of giants which permanently

increases your health by 40. this will

only be given to you if you make peace

with the giants learn everything you can

about their culture and try to make

peace with them it really sucks to miss

out on this skill so make sure to read

the steps carefully you can also get

either the lantern of souls or ancestors

memories this will only be an option if

you help roland out and save the blue

lich ancestors memories increases your

mana by 25 while the lantern of souls

offers resistances to every element

specifically you get 10 resistance to

fire cold lightning and decay it also

gives a 20 resistance to ethereal making

it very good for defense this of course

only applies if the lantern is held in

your left hand meaning you must

sacrifice an offhand weapon to use it

once you finally complete the entire

faction questline you will receive the

crimson plate armor set i believe you

must survive the final fight to get the

full set so be sure to prepare for it

this armor offers a massive increase in

cold defense as well as cold damage it

has 7 protection and 59 damage

resistance it is a very good set of

armor for more tanky character builds

that play with cold weapons or magic it

is pretty heavy though so be aware that

it will slow you down and increase the

cost of your movement there is one last

reward that is exclusive to the blue

chamber faction quest this is a skill

called infused blood and it consumes 20

health in return you gain decay damage

on your weapon and inflict extreme

poison extreme bleeding and leech health

from your enemy this skill is very very

powerful and can be used to decimate

your foes with only three or four hits

in order to get it you must finish your

blue chamber faction quest and head over

to caldera for some town building this

will require you to purchase the three

brothers dlc as well as get the kryptea

city hall upgrade it can be learned from

anthony bertholdt after doing so the

blue chamber faction questline is a

classic and teaches you the basics of

how the laws and outward work you get to

learn a little bit about each region and

fight some ghosts along the way

the next faction quest we will talk

about is the heroic kingdom and it is

centered in the deserty town of levant

head over to yazan there and he will

tell you how to get started king simeon

and queen calixa are the rulers of this

city and they are having some trouble

with two separate wars old lavon wants

their land back while the blue chamber

collective fights them as well you will

spend the majority of your time in the

desert with this quest so make sure you

always have gear with hot weather

defense tank builds are hard to run

during this quest because the heavy and

slow armor will just kill your progress

a great deal of players like the story

in this region because it frees you of

the oppressive taxes back at sierzo your

leaders are also pretty respectable

people who saved the land from a

powerful beast not too long ago

unfortunately this faction quest offers

only a small amount of rewards but this

is because one of the rewards is pretty

powerful alchemical experiment gives you

plus 15 percent to all damage this is

more powerful than most damage buffs

from other passive skills giving you a

pretty significant bump to damage your

deal you can only get this skill if you

save the slums of levant by completing

the mouse to feed part of the quest you

can also get the zaggis saw and zaggis

armor set the saw is a two-handed sword

that does a large amount of physical

damage nothing crazy but it also

inflicts pain making it a great weapon

to play with the armor set offers a 25

damage bonus as well as some pretty good

defense oddly enough though this set

does not come with boots so you have to

take all the negative movement with only

two pieces great for extra damage though

the sword will be dropped from zagas

himself should you choose to kill him

the armor will be offered to you once

you complete the faction quest and do

not die at the end of the scourge fight

once again there is an additional skill

you can get after completing your

faction quest and heading over to

caldera to build the town after

purchasing the upgrade for the alchemist

shop you can get kirowax breakthrough

which gives you plus 25 health and

increases all physical damage you deal

by 15

once added up you can get quite a large

damage increase from this faction which

is probably why it gives you so few

rewards compared to the others as far as

difficulty this quest is one of the

harder ones bandits in the desert are

more difficult than the others and you

face them quite often while under the

hot pressure of the sun i would not be

afraid to take it however as it is not

extremely unbeatable or anything the

heroic kingdom faction quest is really

fun and you get to learn a lot about why

the war is going on in the first place

deal with murder betrayal and even get a

glimpse of the massive war as you try to

save levant from starving or being

overrun take this quest if you want to

deal high damage and join forces with a

powerful kingdom

the holy mission faction quest my

personal favorite and possibly the most

lucrative of the four head over to the

swamp and talk to o'leal and elat these

are the primary members of this quest

and they will have you spend time in

chair sneeze the desert and mostly the

hall of marsh you get to take orders

from a literal god with this one and the

tasks you give you are the most unique

compared to the other quests the people

from caldera want some of monsoon's land

and monsoon is afraid they will lose

territory elat on the other hand is

worried about the scourge and wants to

find a way to defeat them all of the

story is pretty noble and religious but

nothing is as it sounds you are forced

to understand that even a god is far

from perfect and some decisions have

grave consequences the rewards are as

follows but not all can be obtained at

once so make sure to pay attention to

the storyline acceptance plus a cold

weather defense

plus a hot weather defense

this is only given to you if you make

peace with the priests during the truth

and purpose mission you must convince

them to stay with elat and not disband

or attack you

infuse light infuse lightning onto your

weapon for 12 mana this is gained by

joining the holy mission at the very

beginning of the questline

purified plus 20 decay resistance after

completing questions and corruption

claim the blessing rather than giving it

to allele sanctified assistance negative

five stamina cost negative five mana

cost this is given to the player if you

do not find zephyrian during doubts and

secrets it may seem like a good skill

but it's actually worse than another one

that you can get spiritual communion

plus 10 ethereal damage plus 10

lightning damage plus 10 decay damage or

you can have divine assistance negative

10 stamina cost negative 10 mana cost

you must choose between spiritual

communion and divine assistance both

cannot be obtained at once and this is

only an option if you find severion

during doubts and secrets

sanctified protection this offers plus

two protection and is a guaranteed

reward

exalted

life drain 2 times damage negative 30

stamina and mana cost plus 10 to all

damage resistance this is an extremely

overpowered passive skill but it comes

at a grave price you gain it by

sacrificing yourself at the end of the

questline and taking on decay damage to

save the queen slowly your life will

drain up to negative 90 of your maximum

health this renders you almost

completely dead in one hit and once you

do die you will be sent to the in

between

a zone that essentially ends the game

for the character unless they want to

continue on in co-op mode this perk is

of course optional however and can be

completely avoided if you want to

continue using that character for much

more content the radiant wolf sword is a

one-handed sword that does pure

lightning damage it can only be obtained

when talking to the three priests and

the lotus flower and you must choose

dialogue option 3 every single time to

receive it

this will prevent you from getting

acceptance though so it is another one

or the other situation the candle plate

armor set will be given to the player at

the end of the holy mission faction

quest i believe you only get the full

set if you survived the last fight

though so watch out for that the total

set gives you a huge amount of physical

fire and lightning defense it is a heavy

set so it will slow you down but the

tankiness of this armor is nothing to

laugh at after building the new sirocco

town you can buy the upgrade for the

chapel and get elats intervention

this skill gives the player plus 2

barrier and plus 5 protection making you

even more of a tank it is possible to

get an insanely high amount of defense

if you pair this skill with certain

armor sets the holy mission offers a

crazy amount of skills and other rewards

that it is hard to choose anything over

this one the holy mission is a really

fun faction quest that teaches you much

more about the scourge and how the world

became what it is today you get to see

how a person's faith can be questioned

and how different people react to the

negative aspects of their faith be sure

to make the trip to monsoon if you can

oh and olil is just a really cool gal if

you hate her there really is something

wrong with you

the last faction quest option in outward

is the sorobor academy this was added in

with the soroborians dlc so you will be

unable to take it if you do not own that

add-on it does offer massive amounts of

extra content though so definitely worth

a buy if you don't already have it this

quest largely remains in the antique

plateau and you only really leave here

to head into the desert for a little bit

the premise of this quest is quite noble

as the wizard here is trying to cure

immaculates one of the more deadlier

versions of the scourge he wants to free

them from their hate of elat so they can

live in peace and stop fighting humans

all the time of course we learn in

another faction quest that this process

used the lives of innocent men to be

accomplished so not exactly the perfect

people to side with it is noticeably

more difficult than the other faction

quests you will face much more

challenging enemies in this region much

earlier on than you normally would

a lot of the enemies can be skipped or

made peace with though so don't be

afraid to take this challenge by far the

best reward in outward is called

logistics expert and can be learned by

doing as many of the quests as you can

during cloak and dagger it will reduce

your cooldown of skills by ten percent

increase your speed by five percent and

increase your pouch capacity by five

this skill lets you speed up your fights

and is a really good passive to have in

your deck of cards the other reward we

get from this faction quest is a choice

between three different options

preferential treatment all items are

negative 15 cheaper to buy and sell for

15 more

reduce the prices in harmon's market to

regular

gain access to lockwell's private potion

stock

this reward is not all that good and

preferential treatment is by far the

best of the three the extra potions from

blockwell is pretty cool though and

might be worth it if you don't need to

worry about money anymore the final

reward from this faction is either the

tsar bow or sar chakra this is the only

way to obtain either weapon and they are

completely indestructible both do

extremely high physical damage and can

be obtained after completing the end of

the sora bore faction quest you really

only want the chakram if you bought

those skills so take the bow in case you

need to do some long range attacks later

on these are really cool weapons that

are better than most bows or chakrooms

once again you can get an extra skill if

you head over to caldera and build the

town this skill is called infused mana

and requires you to buy the upgrade for

the enchanting building it allows the

user to use in-fuse ethereal damage onto

their weapon at the cost of 35 mana it

is an insanely powerful skill because

ethereal damage is the best in the game

very few enemies are resistant to it and

this allows you to always have extra

damage in your back pocket the soraa

bore faction quest is by far the best in

terms of lore you actually get to work

side by side with some of your most

fearsome foes not only that but certain

options can turn the local wolfgang

mercenaries against you it offers a

pretty cool storyline that sends you to

hidden workshops and abandoned buildings

with skeletons hanging outside some of

the characters of this quest are pretty

colorful and lead very different lies

from others of different regions i

highly recommend this faction quest if

you want a bit of a challenge and are

deep into the lure of outward

there you go guys that was all the

rewards from the four faction quests and

outward each is extremely unique and the

story of the entire game is mixed into

all of them every group has their own

goals and desires but there is only one

result in the end it is interesting to

see how each group got to the same point

after such a long battle each quest

definitely better suits a different

playstyle so make sure to review the

rewards before you decide to take any

one quest

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thanks for watching and i will catch you

next time

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