V 3.05.1116 -steam
I have searched the forums and could not find a solution. I am not able to retrieve the parts needed to complete the sword. My character has a 12 mechanics and can find/use the hidden switches, but the parts are simply not in the locations, and not in my inventory. I did not use any guides as I went along and cannot be 100% certain if I looted them before, but am now going back to those places either the items are disappeared from my inventory or they were never there to loot. I do not want to use the built in editor because I like the achievement system. Spoilers below.
Ornate Sword Hilt - I found the treasure chamber, used the switch, found some loot, but no Hilt.
http://guides.gamepressure.com/pillarsofeternity/guide.asp?ID=29959
Broken Blade - I found the secret room, used the switch, found some loot, but no Broken Blade
http://guides.gamepressure.com/pillarsofeternity/guide.asp?ID=29963
Great game by the way! I never thought kickstarter would be an avenue for fully professional development but am so happy that it was!
Link to savegame here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ngur63nkyxufl1/save.zip?dl=0
EDIT: I apparently had the other broken blade piece even though I could not see it in my inventory. I went back to the treasure room for the Ornate Sword Hilt 5 or 6 times. After several visits it finally allowed the coin piles to become clickable. While I've completed the question, it sucks that I had to go online to find a guide, go back to the places I've already been, and then try over and over to get the game to allow me to do a quest of that importance that should have been completed normally.
Still a great game!! I played all day yesterday!