The Witcher. Arguably the best video game series ever crafted. Three games, rich in lore, shades of grey, nuance, subtlety, and decision making. But, unlike most other equivalent games, Geralt Of Rivia isn’t a blank slate protagonist. No, he’s a decades old character, with seven books of story, character, and development behind him.

Of course, you don’t have to know any of that to enjoy the games. But if you’re anything like me, you played the series, grew attached to each and every character, heard Dandelion, Zoltan, Triss, Regis, Yennefer and the like talk about Geralt, and you started to wonder… Who is Geralt? What would he do? Think? Feel?

I started to think about this, so I’m looking for answers, and I fully intend to share them. Using my knowledge of the games (I’ve beaten the first two twice each, and the third once) and the skills I picked up studying literature at university, I’m reading the books and making notes. How does Geralt react to things? What are his morals, his code? His appearance? What’s the disconnect between what he says, and what he means?

The next time I play the series, it’s going to be a ‘canon’ playthrough, as if the games are truly the continuation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s work. To do that, I’m going to need to understand Geralt Of Rivia, inside and out. I’d like to help you do that, as well.

So, as I read the books, I’ll be making notes, analysing, critically thinking about the stories and characters. Every time I finish a book, I’ll write up those notes and post them here. By the time I’ve finished, I’ll be able to make the three ‘centerpiece’ posts - the ‘what would Geralt do?’ posts. One post per game, outlining the decisions in them as closely to what I believe Geralt would do. Hopefully, you’ll get something out of it too.