On my third playthrough, I'm stuck on Lady Vengeance after A1. Alexander never has the strange gem on his body for pickpocketing or looting through the dialogue tree. I have reloaded from Fort Joy and made as many different choices as I can, but no matter what I do the Strange Gem has not spawned, which has softlocked me on the ship (I learned the password though). All 3 options to inspect Alexander end without any mention of the strange gem.
I'd be happy to send my save data if you think this is worth looking into. Otherwise, I love everyone over at Larian for making some of the greatest games of all time.
