I almost never do this quest, but my party wants this dagger. So at first I thought I could simply not give it to Gordy and leave the quest running, but it's a quest item and I can't seem to drag it into my inventory. Talking to him I didn't have the option to keep it. And, uh, the murderhobo solution didn't work either. Consoling it in does nothing.

From my understanding, you should be able to equip it somehow. 

https://pillarsofeternity.fandom.com/wiki/Something_Secret

You have to end the quest returning to Gordy and lying to him - a kind of "I'll give you the dagger if you tell me..." or something like this IIRC.

I suggest to save before confronting Gordy and then try all options
I have used the dagger in question, one of the best due to speed enchantment.

Yes, you can be kind of rude to him/trick him. The quest will be solved nonetheless and the quest item dagger turns into an equippable one.

But you can also solve the quest normally (giving Gordy the dagger, quest successfully finished) and then kill Gordy afterwards (no reputation loss whatsoever) and loot the dagger - aka "Whoops, that was an accident! But now that the dagger lies there I might as well take it..." - this is the "murderhobo solution" that usually works. But you have to give the dagger to Gory first and then (without reloading or leaving the map) kill him right afterwards. 

 

Edited December 27, 20241 yr by Boeroer

3 hours ago, Boeroer said:

But you can also solve the quest normally (giving Gordy the dagger, quest successfully finished) and then kill Gordy afterwards (no reputation loss whatsoever) and loot the dagger - aka "Whoops, that was an accident! But now that the dagger lies there I might as well take it..." - this is the "murderhobo solution" that usually works. But you have to give the dagger to Gory first and then (without reloading or leaving the map) kill him right afterwards. 

Seemed like I did all that and there was nothing to loot...

I'm guessing there's a second version of the dagger, with identical stats but not flagged as a quest item. I gave myself another speed weapon through the console so I'm fine, but it's odd.

On 12/27/2024 at 7:46 PM, omgFIREBALLS said:

I'm guessing there's a second version of the dagger, with identical stats but not flagged as a quest item. I gave myself another speed weapon through the console so I'm fine, but it's odd.

Yes, exactly. Code-wise those are two different items of course. One is the quest item, one is the actual weapon.

You will lose the quest item (see combat log) and then either gain the weapon via dialogue (be rough to Gordy) or by looting the body.

I don't know why you wouldn't be able to loot it from Gordy once you gave the quest item to him and finished the quest. I did this two weeks ago or so during my last PoE1 run. But maybe after a certain order of events/options the dagger doesn't drop. Didn't try to explore every possible option though so I can't say for sure.

Edited December 29, 20241 yr by Boeroer