In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, early side quests in Tachov and Zhelejov offer a choice between aiding Prochek or Olbram. This guide details both questlines ("Mice" and "Frogs"), exploring whether you can help both and which choice is ultimately better.

Can You Help Both?

Tachov and Zhelejov are locked in a feud, but cleverly navigating the quests allows you to largely complete both Prochek and Olbram's tasks. While a completely satisfactory outcome for both is impossible, this approach maximizes your interaction with both settlements' storylines.

Prochek vs. Olbram: Which to Choose?

Ultimately, choosing between Prochek and Olbram has minimal impact on the game's overall narrative. Both aim to sabotage the other, making the decision largely a matter of personal preference for the quest's mechanics.

Olbram's quest involves a nighttime maypole theft, requiring stealth and potentially charm to distract the guard. Prochek's task necessitates obtaining dye from a tailor and a lullaby potion (requiring ingredients and possibly persuasion from Radovan), followed by painting Olbram's bull.

Early in the game, Prochek's quest might prove more challenging due to potential limitations in groschen and Speech skills. Olbram's quest might be easier for players at this stage.

Mice Quest (Prochek): A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Locate Prochek in Tachov (or speak to the innkeeper if you can't find him).
2. Purchase dye from Bartoshek the tailor in Troskowitz.
3. Obtain the lullaby potion recipe (either by working for Radovan or charming it from him). Gather the necessary ingredients (oil, poppy, thistle) from the apothecary garden in Troskowitz and brew the potion.
4. In Zhelejov, administer the potion to the bull, then paint it.
5. Report back to Prochek. You can also then initiate Olbram's quest.

Frogs Quest (Olbram): A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Find Olbram near the meadow in Zhelejov and accept his quest.
2. Travel to Tachov at night and stealthily approach the maypole. You can either knock out the guard, Henrik, or use high Speech to persuade him to leave. A conversation about Manka provides an opportunity to distract him.
3. Arrange a date between Henrik and Manka at the inn.
4. Once Henrik leaves, chop down the maypole.
5. Return to Olbram. He'll then task you with chasing sheep from a Tachov pasture and delivering a digestive potion to Alshik. You can choose to complete this or inform Prochek, concluding both questlines.

This comprehensive guide covers the "Mice" and "Frogs" quests in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, allowing players to make informed decisions based on their play style and preferences. Further game information, including strategies for other characters and optimal perk selection, can be found on The Escapist.