A number of in-game conversations refer to Game of Thrones:.Random children will sometimes ask Geralt if he "is a wizard?".At the docks in Novigrad it can happen that Geralt runs into a sailor who asks "Why's there never enough rum?".When sneaking into the Var Attre villa, Geralt runs into Edna Var Attre who tells the guard that Geralt is Fredrick Francis De Bergerac, Rosa's fencing instructor.During the "Fencing Lessons" quest, Rosa Var Attre runs away from Geralt towards a tavern when Geralt remarks " Girl just wants to have fun.".Prostitutes in the game's brothels will inform you that " it's a material world and they are material girls.".The vandals turn out to be students of a certain Master Friedrich of Oxenfurt who believe that "the gods are dead". An early quest involves investigating the vandalism of several roadside shrines to a local goddess.The achievement obtained by winning a fist fight without getting hit by your opponents is called "Fist of the South Star", a reference to Fist of the North Star.This is a direct shoutout to Leif Erikson the Icelandic explorer who is considered by some to be first European to land in North America. In the village of Larvik on Skellige there's a noticeboard there's an advertisement for any men wishing to join 'Leif' on sailing west to what lies across the ocean.Undvik also looks a bit like a giant's skull, just like Skull Island looks a bit like Kong's. It takes place on a remote abandoned island with a ruined settlement on the beach and a massive wall erected to keep something out - said something turns out to be a giant version of if its species (in this case an actual giant) that rules the island. The "Lord of Undvik" quest in Skellige has several aspects that are reminiscent of King Kong.
When going over some of Dandelion's previous paramours, Zoltan mentions how one lass had strange tastes that involved them roleplaying as people named Anastasia and Christian.At one point, Geralt's long time friend, Zoltan Chivay, tells you you've " got my axe!" Zoltan is a dwarf.Judah Low ben Bezalel was a real Polish and Czech rabbi who was credited with a creation of a golem in 17th century Jewish folk tales. Whilst exploring the caves you can find an 'Invoice for a Golem' from a one 'Jehuda Low'. During the "Scavenger Hunt: Cat School Gear" quest you fight a golem beneath Temple Isle.Some guards will do an impression of Beavis' and Butthead's air guitar riffs.A rock troll somehow recruited into the Redanian army will sing snippets of Redanian marching tunes.