A large part of what draws in fans toThe Witcher 3and the games before it is that the world is so richly detailed. It’s a genuine epic fantasy experience, with Geralt’s point of view capturing pieces of what feels like a larger, thriving world. It’s only natural that fans ofThe Witcher 3,The Witcherbooks, andThe Witchertelevision show to ponder what it might be like to be a part of that world. Case in point a recent popular post toThe Witcher 3’s subreddit, where fans were asked which ofThe Witcher’s schools was their favorite.
Now at over 3,200 upvotes, the post shows an image showing the icons of six differentWitcher schoolsand asks fans which of them is their favorite. Those schools being the School of the Wolf, Cat, Manticore, Griffin, Bear, and Viper. In-universe, each Witcher keeps a token representing their school on them, such as a necklace and pendant that Geralt wears.
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Responses to KingDingerLingZero’s thread are diverse and have a lot of fun with the topic. The most upvoted response is fittingly an inside joke about joining the School of the Leshen, a fanmade school from YouTuber WitcherGeorge referring to one ofThe Witcheruniverse’s most interesting monsters. The second most upvoted post is a request for a game in which players can create their own character and choose which Witcher school to have been trained in.
As for legitimate choices, the School of the Bear is easily the most popular, with the Griffin and Wolf schools following it up. Considering the Wolf school is really the only one well-represented in theWitcher’s stories, it’s somewhat surprising others were voted higher. But this is a community of Witcher fans, after all. They’re likely drawing on a variety of sources, from out-of-text lore to how each schools' gear was balanced inThe Witcher 3.
All in all, the thread reads a lot like it could have come from theHarry Potterfandom discussing which Hogwarts house to be sorted into. It’s a small example of roleplaying that can be done casually, with fans imagining where they’d fit into this strange magical world. And it certainly isn’t limited to justHarry PotterorThe Witcher.
CD Projekt Red is hopefully taking notes fromThe Witcher 3’s community.Character customizationwith systems tied to the different Witcher houses sounds like it could be a lot of fun, both for a single-player game or for a multiplayer game.
The Witcher 3is available now PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S support coming later this year.
