Red Dead Redemption 2

Sometimes your companion ask your to find Items for them. Most of them are easy to find, some other Items are not. Sadly I don't know exactly how to trigger the Errand Requests, beside a few listed below


Chapter 2
- Pearson: Compass, while playing Poker
- Mary-Beth: Fountain Pen
- Jack: Penny Dreadful book. After you gone fishing with him
- Tilly: Necklace, while playing Poker
- Sean (Chapter 2-3): Kentucky Boubon, between 00:00-06:00
- Bill (Chapter 2-4): Hair Pomade
- Charls (Chapter 2-4): Moonshine
- Charles (Chapter 2-4): Oleander
- Dutch (Chapter 2-4): Pipe
- Hoesa (Chapter 2-4): Crime Book. Read the Book near this Tend, on a barrel, while he is near you
- Javier (Chapter 2-4): Oleander
- Lenny (Chapter 2-4): Pocket Watch, between 20:00 and 03:00
- Pearson (Chapter 2-4): Rabbit
- Susan (Chapter 2-4): 2x Oregano

Chapter 3
- Hoesa: 2x American Gineng
- Kieran: 2x Burdock Root, between 00:00-06:00
- Molly: Pocket Mirror
- Sadie (Chapter 3-4): Harmonica

Epilouge 2
- Charles: Eagle Feather
- Uncle: Medicinal Cream


You can press <- to see what Requests you have open

*This guide is targeted specifically for individuals that put this on the back burner like I did, and are having issues unlocking it. So if that's not you, use the above solution! It's great! A lot in this guide can be considered spoilers, so be aware before scrolling down to the parts where I list certain missions and characters.*

This is a long read solution but doesn't take more than a couple hours to do. If you're stuck and are desperate, here you go!

I don't usually make guides, but I couldn't find a solution here for my problem. For those of you who forgot this achievement even existed like I did and did not have any early game saves to fall back on and are frustrated, Here's a solution for you! First off, here's some important quick tips to know regarding this achievement.

- ALL FIVE requests have to be done in the same playthrough, (can't get three in one playthrough and two in another.) I found that out the hard way and is why I'm making this guide. SO unfortunately, you HAVE to make a new save and play the game like normal until the arrival at the first camp.

- Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe requests aren't able to be started until the arrival of the first camp location.

- A couple requests are available almost as soon as you get to the first camp. Example: Hosea's book, or Mary's fountain pen.

- If a character you want to do a request for is in another location waiting for you to start their mission, GO DO THE MISSION, then return to camp. They should be there and you may be able to get their request then.

- If you do a mission for someone and return to camp at an attempt to start their request, try sleeping to different times of day to get that person to do their specific animation. Some NPCs are awake at night, Javier for example.

- Most of the requests require you to interact with said person while they are in a certain animation around a specific timeframe of day, or by starting a certain activity like poker or dominos.

- A lot of the requests are chapter specific and need to be done within that specific time frame. Only a couple are left by then end of chapter 4. Hosea's book is one of them.

- If you can't find any requests, do a mission, return to camp, sleep, then try and look for one again. If none again, do another mission, then look again.

- I'm not entirely sure on this and does need confirming, but I do believe most of the items requested as long as they're not named unique items are obtainable at any point as long as that request is available to be done in that specific chapter. From what I know, the named specific items can only be found in the game AFTER the request has started.

Here's what I did!

So with all that being said, here is what I did to get it in the quickest way I could do the least amount of missions and stuff. I can not guarantee it will work for you as there are probably a bunch of uncontrollable or unknown factors that effect triggering the availability of certain NPCs requests, but you can give it a try if you're desperate! At the very least you will get most or a few and you got a head start.

- So start up a new game and make it through the snow part until you get to the first camp, Horseshoe Overlook. From there, Hosea's request can be started by reading his book near his tent. I then went and got his book, you can turn it in to him after you do his mission.

- Then I did the mission where you take the girls to valentine. I returned to camp and slept until noon I believe, then I saw Mary writing in her book and I was able to talk to her and start then fountain pen request. I went and got the pen, returned to camp, and gave it to her.

- Then I went and did the mission where you and Hosea try and hunt the bear. We returned to camp together and I was then able to give him his item request.

- Then I did the following missions back to back. Mission where you go to valentine and meet Javier, Charles, and Bill in the saloon and you fight the BIG BOI, mission where Kieran leads you to the cabin of O'Driscolls, mission where you get drunk at the bar with Lenny, then finally the mission to retrieve Reverend Swanson. The one where you play poker and save him from the train.

- Then I returned to the camp and slept until evening. When I awoke, poker was now available to be played at the camp. While playing poker, Pearson requested I find him a new naval compass. (I'm not sure if the game pulls random people to play against, or if it's the same at the first time playing at camp. I remember I got Pearson and John to play against. There was a third but I can't remember who it was.) Went and got the compass and returned to camp to give to Pearson.

- Then I went and did the mission where you save Sean with Javier and Charles. After that I returned to camp and slept until around evening I think. When I awoke, Javier had a homestead robbery mission, and Charles had a hunting mission. (you do not have to do the hunting mission) I walked around and talked to people for a bit trying to find a new request, then the blip for Charles's hunting mission went away. I then went to look for him and found him at the fire near the poker table working on an arrow. He requested moonshine and I went to get it and gave it to him.

- The final request I found early on was Javier. He had a homestead mission and I couldn't get it to go away so I did that with him really fast. I returned to camp, slept to around noon I believe, and I found him sitting at the dominos table messing with his knife. I talked to him and requested Oleander so I went to "N'awlins" to get it. I then returned to camp and gave Javier the Oleander to complete all five requests.

Now as I stated, the course of these events could very well be random or coincidence and may be in a different order for you. If this doesn't work for you, all you need to know is there are plenty more to find and do. Just go do a mission, come back to camp, sleep for a bit, then look for requests. If you cant find any then go do another mission and repeat looking for requests until you find the last that you need. Good luck!

Ok I am pretty sure this achievement is NOT missable. After the second epilogue and you finished the story I got a request at Beechers Hope from uncle for a home remedy that included five items... bourbon.. peppermint.. milkweed.. hair pomade.. and skunk meat. It shows in the log as a camp item request. Now I already have the achievement but for those considering replaying the game for this achievement or may have missed one this may be light at the end of the tunnel. I will complete this one and see if I get another one later. Hope this helps a little.