DOS2:An Existential Crisis

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An Existential Crisis is a quest in Divinity: Original Sin II. It is part of the chronicle Mastering the Source.

Objectives

Quest content may vary based on party choices.

Investigate the voice from the grave.
We heard a voice from a grave in the Stonegarden.

Speak with Crispin.
We dug up a talkative skeleton. His claims to be a philosopher of some wisdom are less than convincing.

Gain an unreliable education in the rudiments of philosophy.
Crispin the skeletal philosopher challenged us to a battle of wisdom. It may be wise to study up on the subject.

Pursue more philosophical learning.
We read The Essence of Existence, Volume One. We read The Essence of Existence, Volume Two. We read The Essence of Existence, Volume Three.

Oppose Crispin.
We read three books on philosophy. This might be enough to defeat Crispin.

Quest complete.
The duel with the philosophical skeleton proved fatal. One of our party's mind was blown - and their body followed suit. In the skeleton's battle of wits, we had the superior intellect.

Walkthrough

Read the three philosophy books in Ryker's Rest: The Essence of Existence, Volume One, The Essence of Existence, Volume Two, and The Essence of Existence, Volume Three. This unlocks the following responses:

• Crispin: First up: our purpose in life. I say it's to accumulate knowledge. Pretty great answer, eh? Can you do better than that?
  RESPONSE: State that there is no greater purpose than to banish life's tumult in the pursuit of pleasure.
  
  Crispin: Tell me, is there such a thing as free will? I say... no! The Gods guide our every move. I dare you to outsmart me now!
  RESPONSE: State that our individual freedoms are limited only by physical limitations. We are free to act within a defined set of rules.
  
  Crispin: Is there a difference between right and wrong? The truth is that there is not - only action and consequence. Oh ho! I got you there!
  RESPONSE: Reply that morality is a river, steered by the impulses of men and women, Gods and Goddesses, chance and nature.
  Crispin: NnnnnNNNNNNNNGH! I can't bear this... this existential agony. What have you...