Can anyone tell me how to unlock Parry (not the skill) & Pyromaniac ability?
I got the parry abitlity by chance , no idea how, and read about the other one somewhere.

Maybe if you use parry a lot of times?

well, there is already a list on gamespot and few other forums, but it doesnt mention the parry ability.
And I really want to know how to unlock it 'cause its comes in handy when Geralt is reeling from an attack and all he can do is parry, and suddenly they're 1 down.

What's the description of the parry perk? And at what point in game, on which side, are you?

Parry : Chance of automatic riposte after blocking a blow : 10%

I got it while fighting dun banner draugir during Eternal battle ( the first battle you fight as a wraith) on vernon roche's side though I doubt it had anything to do with that.

Am I the only who's unlocked this ability 'cause I've yet to come across its mention on any of the more popular forums?

Sorry, no idea. Maybe it requires you to parry a certain amount of times, like hieiwrath said, but for now, the least we can do is keep this thread alive, and maybe someone with more info will come along.

I don't know about Parry, but to get the Pyromaniac ability just repeatedly run into a campfire. Not sure if you can get it in act 1 as I got it in act 2 in my last playthrough.

lol, that is the dumbest way to get a perk that I have ever heard of. I'll try it after the patch. Cheers!

Yeah it's a little silly. It would make more sense if more monsters caused you to incinerate so you could get the ability that way.

Just tested it, you can get it in act 1. You can use the camp fires on the path leading to the Kayran's lair (the one in Lobinden won't let you run into it and get the incineration debuff).

Perhaps you can even get it in the Prologue, come to think of it. There's Camp fires there as well.

Not to mention a dragon.

Just a quick question, are abilities permanent, like achievements, or are those for each playthrough?

They're specific to your playthrough. I keep finding new ones as I re-play, and I never notice when I actually get them so it's hard for me to say what triggered most of them unfortunately. :/

Could you please provide a link to the list, because Google doesn't get me there?

Gamefaq doesn't have an FAQ (any actually, which is a bit weird) yet. These are the ones I've gotten in my last playthrough:

AXII Sign Hex
Intimidation
Persuasion
Cover
Strong Back
Swordsman
Haggling
Exorcist
Strong Stomach
Conjurer
David

Maybe if everyone posts what they've gotten, we can make up a list for the only forums that matter, the GoG ones. ;p