Overview
Easily Save Slackjaw from Granny Rags, No-Kill, No-Magic, No-Detection, No-Super-Quick-Skills-Needed
The Setup
Make a Save file. Some save before they open the gates to her cave, but I do it just before I place the Cameo after looting
(or you can loot after, it will not matter, you will have plenty of time)
- Get the Cameo from under a pillow on her bed
- Open the Furnace
- Stand where you can place the Cameo and close the furnace from the same spot
The Summons
The timing is not super critical, I am fairly slow with my moves and can get it consistently, but don’t lollygag…
- Place the Cameo in the Furnace (Press “Use”)
- Confirm that you are sure
- Turn to your left and pull the lever
- (She will shriek and Blink in behind you)
- Crouch (not sure if this is required, but I do)
- Turn to the right and go to the cubby hole, between the bed and Furnace
- Make sure you are fully past the opening of the Furnace
- Your view should now be the same as in the image
The Wait
She will start threatening you and tell you all the nasty things she will to to your body. This will be a few seconds long and MORE than enough time to get ready.
- Make sure your Sleep Darts are selected
- Place your reticle about where she is in the image above
- (She will be standing little to the left of where the Health/Mana Meters are in the image)
- Wait for the boom
The Takedown
When the Furnace explodes, she will Blink to the location in the image. It takes her a couple seconds to recover, so get your aim dead-on
- Aim for her Meaty Ham Hocks
- Shoot her
- Run and grab her
- Place her on the bed
Aftermath
- When you pick her up, you will automatically get the Key (no need to pickpocket before)
- Go down to Slackjaw and free him and collect your reward
- Loot at your leisure
- Fill up on potions, you can’t come back for them after you ride the flue
- Your status will NOT be affected if you talk to or are seen by
- Granny (before the explosion)
- Slackjaw (ever)
- the Survivors (in the next section)
Notes
- I am not sure if you NEED to grab her right away, but, I have had her die in the past from Rats, so I do, and putting her on the bed keeps her safe from the rats
- I have killed her with the Sleep Darts before. If you are getting rats, even if you kill them, you will register a Civilian Kill. I think you HAVE to wait for the explosion so it is actually “Her” and not one of her clones? (Total destruction of the Cameo)
- You will have all the time in the world before AND after to loot as long as you dont talk to anyone and start a scenario that might change their actions. (You can talk to Slackjaw all you want after you Sleep Granny Rags, he just stands there smoking until you leave)
- There is a glitch where the smoke doesnt clear the screen for the rest of the level. I use Dark Sense to see better
- There are other ways to do this, but, I was either too slow, too uncoordinated, or the options that I needed were not showing, so after a few hours, I found this way of doing it.