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If you’re wondering how to use theMakeshift Gaol KeyinDragon’s Dogma 2, you’ve likely just arrived in Melve and are greedily eyeing the item in Dudley the merchant’s inventory, trying to work out if 3,000 gold is worth it. Everyone loves a mysterious key, but you might not want to invest so much without knowing where this gaol—or “jail” if we’re not being ye olde—actually is.
You might have also gotten a Makeshift Gaol Key in your goodies for buying the deluxe edition of the game and are wondering when you can reap the rewards. Here I’ll explain what your Makeshift Gaol Key is actually used for in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
How to use the Makeshift Gaol Key
Image1of3You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
Image1of3You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
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You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)
You can buy a Makeshift Gaol Key from Dudley when you first arrive in Melve(Image credit: Capcom)
If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)
If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)
If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)
If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)
If you don’t have a key you have to buy your way out of prison(Image credit: Capcom)
Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
Make sure to smash the pot in your cell to check if there’s a free key inside(Image credit: Capcom)
In any other RPG this wouldn’t be so bad, but Dragon’s Dogma 2 is pretty ruthless when it comes to trying to game saves and escape the consequences of your actions, so either way, you’re going to have to escape from prison. Usually, this would involve talking to the guard through your cell door and paying him an exorbitant sum of gold to secure your freedom, butif you have a Makeshift Gaol Key you can just unlock the cell doorand make a break for it.
Word to the wise if you ever find yourself in the gaol without a key;look for a pot in your cell to pick up and smash.This should contain a Makeshift Gaol Key, giving you one free prison-break on the house. Obviously, if you get arrested again this same trick won’t work, but it’s handy for that initial escape.
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Beginner tips: Arise ArisenDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cartHow to start a new game:Start againDragon’s Dogma 2 pawns:Build your partyHow to change appearance: Makeover
Beginner tips: Arise ArisenDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cartHow to start a new game:Start againDragon’s Dogma 2 pawns:Build your partyHow to change appearance: Makeover
Beginner tips: Arise ArisenDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cartHow to start a new game:Start againDragon’s Dogma 2 pawns:Build your partyHow to change appearance: Makeover
Beginner tips: Arise ArisenDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cartHow to start a new game:Start againDragon’s Dogma 2 pawns:Build your partyHow to change appearance: Makeover
Beginner tips: Arise ArisenDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travel: Take an ox cartHow to start a new game:Start againDragon’s Dogma 2 pawns:Build your partyHow to change appearance: Makeover
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