Trading

Pathologic 2=

Trading is vital to survival in Pathologic 2. As the value of currency fluctuates, trading with townsfolk is one of the guaranteed ways to obtain important items such as food and healing items. Most trading outside stores is done via a barter system, though exceptions exist.

Townsfolk
The player can trade with townsfolk if their reputation is high enough. Townsfolk also offer different services, such as repairing clothes, if the player gives them the right items. For details on what each townsperson takes, see Townsfolk.

Special Trades
Some trades are unique to specific NPCs.

Broken Heart

 * → See Broken Heart

The Haruspex can sell herbs to the bartender and purchase food from the bartender as well. This is one of the few stores that still sells food for money after the arrival of the Inquisitor.

Bad Grief

 * → See Bad Grief's Nest

Bad Grief sells various weapons, ammo, bandages, tourniquets, and twyrine. After the inquisitor arrives he also sells coupons. He also purchases items from the player. Trading with him is the only way to exchange weapons for money outside of trading with Steeper.

Meat Kinsman

 * → See Meat Kinsman

The Meat Kinsman will trade stolen smoked meat with the Haruspex on Day 1.

Catnip

 * → See Catnip

Catnip gives the Haruspex food on Day 1 and can be traded with from then on. She trades food, drugs, clothes, and other items.

Dandy

 * → See Dandy

Dandy gives the Haruspex an Infection Map on Day 4 and will trade for another every subsequent day. He also trades ammo, Morphine, Needles, and Lockpicks.

Var

 * → See Var

The Haruspex can trade organs to Var in exchange for money. Var also sells various medical items, Twyrine, and Scalpels.

Prologue
Heart trading tutorial

Evergreen
Evergreen gives a quest about trading that can increase reputation across all districts.

Steeper
Steeper offers the Haruspex a revolver on Day 1. It can be bought for 3000 coins. Steeper will offer this deal until Act 3.

Doghead
On Day 4 a Doghead can also be found in the Nutshell who offers to trade a Shmowder in exchange for a Leash.

Anna Angel
On Day 7 Anna Angel, who has been cursed by a haruspex, trades a Heart for a Spindle.

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Pathologic 2 (The Marble Nest)=

Trading plays a much smaller role in Pathologic: The Marble Nest. There are only a small number of NPCs willing to trade with the Bachelor. During the events of Pathologic: The Marble Nest, no stores are open.

Shrew
The Bachelor can choose to trade with Shrew during the events of the day. Doing so will leave him unable to trade with Sticky. Trading with Shrew is one of two possible ways to acquire lockpicks.

Sticky
The Bachelor can choose to trade with Sticky during the events of the day. Doing so will leave him unable to trade with Shrew.

The shop
The Bachelor can choose to open the shop during the morning by speaking to the townsfolk outside, and then visiting the anti-epidemic committee outside the Crucible to request it. The shop sells various food items in exchange for money, and will also buy items from the Bachelor.

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Pathologic=

Trading is vital to survival in Pathologic. As the value of currency fluctuates, trading with townsfolk is one way to obtain important items such as food and healing items.

Townsfolk

 * → See Townsfolk

The player can trade with townsfolk regardless of reputation. Townsfolk also offer different services, such as repairing clothes and weapons for money.

Special Trades
Some trades are unique to specific NPCs or are unique to certain playable characters.

Worms

 * → See Worms

The Haruspex is able to trade organs and some food items to Worms in exchange for herbs. There are three Worms he can trade with, marked on the map with steppe sigils. Each Worm has a different selection of herbs.

Broken Heart

 * → See Broken Heart

As well as being able to purchase and sell items from the bartender at the Broken Heart pub, the player can trade herbs and twyrine with Andrey Stamatin for weapons, ammo, and twyrine extracts. Each protagonist has different options for what they can trade to and from Andrey.

Bad Grief

 * → See Bad Grief's Nest

Bad Grief sells various protective clothing, weapons, and twyrine. He also purchases items from the player, often for less than other stores. Trading with him is the only way to purchase weapons and ammo with money.

Var

 * → See Var

The Haruspex can trade organs to Var in exchange for bandages and tourniquets. This inventory does not restock.

Notkin

 * → See Infection map

In the Haruspex's route, Notkin supplies a daily Infection Map. If he chooses not to supply Notkin with twyrine extracts on Day 3, the Haruspex will need to trade crowbars for these maps.