Witcher 3 dev's new mod lets you experience an alternative version of Blood and Wine's most memorable quest

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

You there. You like The Witcher 3 right? Well, it got some fresh modding tools last month, and, thanks to one CD Projekt developer's desire to try them out, you can now experience a bit of an alternative version of one of the most iconic quests from the excellent Blood and Wine DLC.

Even if you haven't take a trip to Toussaint in a while, odds are you'll definitely remember 'Beyond Hill and Dale': while you do have to pick a specific ending to the expansion's great main story in order to play through it, it's pretty hard to forget a mission that transports you into a fairytale-inspired magical realm. Though, said realm wasn't always supposed to be full of sunshine and rainbows, as a new mod shows.

The mod in question is 'Golden Beyond Hill and Dale', and it's by CD Projekt Red narrative director Philipp Weber. Yep. So, why did Weber make it?

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