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Back Attacks & Pre-emptive Strikes: ========================================= Occasionaly you will surprise the enemy with a pre-emptive strike. This will allow you to have an extra turn before the battle even starts. There are no downsides to this and will help you win the fight much faster than usual. Likewise, the enemy party may surprise you with a Back Attack and get to have an extra turn before the battle starts. In my experience, it is usually best to escape battles when the enemy gets a back attack. If you have mages in your party, who are in the back row, they will be moved to the front row and DIE very fast. Some enemies can wipe out your entire party because of ill luck of a back attack. NOTE: You could also try to move everyone back to their normal positions, but depending on the enemy that back-attacked you, you may not survive. If you are trying for a perfect game and consider 0 escapes from battle a key part of this, then you'll have to be extra careful. Keep in mind that having zero escapes doesn't get you anything and is for bragging rights, only. :P 04. Enemies: ============== Throughout the game you'll encounter a number of different enemies. They'll attack you in a variety of groups and numbers. Most of the time you'll see groups of 1 and 2 enemies, but sometimes you'll see a group 3 enemies. That is a little bit more uncommon, but it's possible, especially during all the late-game dungeons. There is ONE battle that has 4 enemies, but that is a special story-related battle. You'll never see a group of 4 enemies during random battles. 3 is the max. Also, most beginning random encounters will get 1 attack per round. There are a few, though, that get 2 attacks per round. Those types of enemies are usually found during the later parts of the game. The very first random encounter enemy that gets 2 attacks per round is #070 Dullahan, who can be found in Castle Hein. All boss enemies get multiple attacks per round, except Land Turtle. Starting with the Djinn boss, they all get 2 attacks per round. Most boss enemies at the end of the game have up to 4 attacks per round! 05. Critical Hits: ==================== Physical attacks have a small chance to deal critical hits. When an attack is critical, it will deal 50% more damage. The only weapon in the game that cannot land critical hits is the Harp weapon. The % chance of it happening depend on your character's Agility, minus the Agility of your target. The max rate is 10%. 06. # of Hits: ================ When using physical attacks, your characters may hit multiple times during the attack, thus dealing a lot more damage. The number hits depends on the current Job level and Agility of your character. So naturally, the number of hits increases as you level up the Job, or increase Agility. The max number of hits you will see on-screen is 16 for one hand, or 32 if you are using both hands. (dual-wielding weapons) Even though that is the limit displayed on-screen, the max number of hits goes beyond that. Here is a chart with each Job's max # of hits, while at character Lv. 99, Job level 99, and melee proficiency at level 99. (a fully leveled character) o-------------.----.----.----.----o |Max # of Hits| 1h | 2h |Bows|Harp| |-------------|----|----|----|----| |Freelancer | 34 | 68 | 62 | -- | |Warrior | 34 | 68 | 62 | -- | |Monk | 31 | 62 | -- | -- | |White Mage | 31 | 62 | -- | -- | |Black Mage | 31 | 62 | 58 | -- | |Red Mage | 34 | 68 | 62 | -- | |Thief | 36 | 72 | -- | -- | |Ranger | 36 | 72 | 66 | -- | |Knight | 30 | 60 | -- | -- | |Scholar | 32 | 64 | -- | -- | |Geomancer | 33 | 66 | -- | -- | |Viking | 28 | 56 | -- | -- | 1h = One Hand |Dragoon | 33 | 66 | -- | -- | 2h = Both Hands (dual-wield) |Dark Knight | 34 | 68 | -- | -- | |Evoker | 29 | 58 | -- | -- | NOTE: You can't dual-wield Bows or Harps. |Bard | 31 | 62 | -- | 60 | Even though you can only equip one, they |Black Belt | 33 | 66 | -- | -- | still use both hands, so the # of hits |Magus | 31 | 62 | -- | -- | is calculated for each. Bows and Harps |Devout | 31 | 62 | -- | -- | show a max of 32 hits on-screen. |Summoner | 28 | 56 | -- | -- | |Sage | 29 | 58 | -- | -- | NOTE: Using Bare-handed attacks is just |Ninja | 36 | 72 | -- | -- | like dual-wielding weapons since you are |Onion Knight | 36 | 72 | 66 | 72 | using both of your hands. o-------------'----'----'----'----o 07. Melee Proficiency: ======================== According to Penguin Knight's guide, and the Japanese Complete Guide, there is a hidden statistic for each arm. It is Melee Proficiency. Both arms for all characters, start at level 1, and the max level is 99. The only things Melee Proficiency influences is the amount of damage you do with physical attacks, and the # of hits. Because it's a stat that can't be seen, it's not something you should be worried about. It will naturally go up as you play the game and defeat lots of enemies. For every 33 attacks your melee proficiency will increase by +1. (each arm levels up separately) For bows and harps, they level up at the same time. 08. What is the Damage Cap? ============================= The most damage you will ever see in battle is 9999, but actually, there is no damage cap in this game. The most damage I have ever done with a single attack is about 30,000+ damage or so. Even though you can only ever see 9999 during battle, there is a way to know the actual amount of damage dealt. In Gysahl Village Inn, talk to the NPC hidden in the wall and he will tell you various game records of your current playthrough. He keeps track of the strongest attack you've used and how much damage it dealt. I've heard stories of people dealing 80,000+ damage! And yes, that means you can kill bosses with 10,000+ HP in only one hit. 09. Battle Menu: ================== Here are the different commands available to you in the Battle menu. To see all options you'll have to scroll down through the list during battle. Attack.......Damage one enemy/ally with equipped weapon(s) or fists. This can be used to remove Confusion and Sleep from allies. Special......The special skill of your current Job will appear right here. To see each Job's abilities, please see the Job Guide section. Guard........Reduce damage received from physical attacks by 50% for a single round. (except Knight, Thief, Scholar) Knights will have the Defend ability, Thieves will have the Flee ability, and Scholars will have the Study ability. Item.........Use consumable items, attack items, or cast magic with certain weapons. There are 2 ways to cast the magic with weapons. First, select the weapon from the Item list and choose the intended target. Or second, press UP at the top of the Item list and then select the weapon. A job must be able to equip the weapon to be able to cast its magic. Equipment....Equip weapons/shields during battle. This can be done anytime and doesn't use up your turn for the round. Front/Rear...Put your characters in the Front or Back row. In the Front, your attack power increases, but defense decreases. In the Back, your attack power decreases, but defense increases. This uses a turn for the round. Run Away.....Attempt to escape from battle. If three party members fail to escape, but at least 1 is successful, everyone will get to escape from battle. Does not work during Boss fights. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== and ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you see these notes, you don't need to do them to finish the game. They are written for the players-who-want-EVERYTHING, by letting them know what to do, to get that perfect 100% save file. If getting everything doesn't interest you, then it's ok to ignore them. You will still be able to complete the story easily. Following them, though, is highly recommended because they usually reward you with powerful equipment or save you from missing something permanently. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ,. . ,.. ., .7. ... ,:.. .I. .I. ...+ ...I..=IIII7?.... .+.. ..~........... ...++?.....I7777777.... .I. ......?I..I?..I.I7....77$,777777777$$$$$=... .,~. .~....?.. . .I:II....?,:7777=77$$$$$$$,7?$$.. ..,...+II7.7...+?,+?7.. .,$77:===$$$$7.... .. ...IZ. .~.,7,,7II~~...I77..,.777?7$$$$$$7 .. ..:.. ....$.....I77777..7,7.$$$,?$. ..,.... .Z. .......:.7+7?,~77777.$7+~?$.+$7.. . . .. . ..?7I7$7.?$,..7$$$I7$$..+7$$Z... ..:77I.+?7..7?.Z??7=$$Z...Z..77,?. . ,.. . .. . o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== o-----------------------------' Bestiary Logs: #001 Goblin .........(Lv 1, HP 7) #002 Carbuncle ......(Lv 1, HP 10) #003 Eye Fang .......(Lv 1, HP 11) #004 Blue Wisp ......(Lv 1, HP 14) Treasures: Bronze Bracers (x2), Bronze Knuckles, Leather Cap, Longsword (x2) Black Magic: Sleep ----------------------- Cave, level 1: 100% - Goblin Cave, level 2: 30% - Carbuncle 30% - Eye Fang 30% - Blue Wisp 10% - Goblin ----------------------- Wellspring: n/a Recommended Level: 1-2 This can be done at any time, but why not now? You will get some fantastic items! Before heading south to Ur go back into Altar Cave. You will enter a different part of the cave! This is level 1, which you didn't have access to at the start of the game. Cave, level 1: ============== Take the first right and you'll come to a "dead end". There are many places like this throughout the game, so keep an eye out for them! ...or I'll just tell you. ;) Wait, it's not a dead end! You can walk through the wall to find a secret area. Open the two treasure chests to receive a [LEATHER CAP] and some [BRONZE BRACERS]. Now go back, then head down. Cave, level 2: ============== In the next level head left and you'll come across a room with lots of juicy treasure and a hole in the middle. I bet you can't guess who fell down that very *OBVIOUS* hole. Geez! Open the chests to obtain some [BRONZE BRACERS], [BRONZE KNUCKLES], two [LONGSWORD], and a [SLEEP] spell. You can fall down the hole if you want, but it won't benefit you in any way, except maybe gaining a level or two, and you will have to travel back to the Crystal's Shrine again to teleport out. NOTE: You just obtained your first spell item in Altar Cave. Sleep. Let me explain how these work. If you teach a spell to someone, and decide you want to give it to a different person later, you can remove it and re-learn it. Or you can just swap them directly between characters. :) When ready, head south to Ur village. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is just a reminder. Luneth comes equipped with a Knife and Vest. The rest of the main characters, when you get them, also come equipped with a Knife. You must *NOT* sell these items! You can't get them anywhere else. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now exit the house. Talk to the old man right outside, and he will ask you to use a Potion on him. If you do, he will give you a [PHOENIX DOWN]. What a nice guy! Phoenix Downs are hard to come by in this game since you can't buy them anywhere. Sniff. Speaking of buying stuff, let's talk about the various shops and what to get. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion...............50 Eye Drops............40 Antidote.............80 Potions are definitely the most important thing to get here. Buy a decent supply of potions and maybe a couple of eye drops and antidotes to be safe. ==Magic Shop========Gil== Poisona.............100 This is the only place to get Poisona. It is really helpful and there are quite a few enemies that can inflict poison on you. Having this is much cheaper than keeping a hefty supply of Antidotes, though it doesn't hurt to have a few of those, as well, just in case. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Dagger...............60 9 85 - Longsword...........100 10 80 - Staff................40 3 50 - Bow.................100 10 70 Effective against flying enemies Wooden Arrow..........4 6 80 - Don't buy anything in the weapon shop. Everything here can be found for FREE very soon. You even find 60 wooden arrows for free! :) I know that makes all you archers out there happy, hehe. ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Leather Armor........90 3 1 - Leather Shield.......40 2 1 Immune to Poison Leather Cap..........15 1 1 - Bronze Bracers.......80 1 1 - The only things you need here are two Bronze Bracers and 1 Leather Armor. The leather armor is for Luneth since he needs the upgrade. All party members come equipped with it, as well as a Leather Cap. You have two Bronze Bracers already so you'll need two more for the rest of the party. Shields are usually not worth it since you can dual-wield weapons for more attack power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go east past the Inn. If you talk to the lady by the well, she will tell you to take the [POTION] inside the well. There are three of them. You don't have to talk to the lady, it's just being polite. :) Inside the Inn. Here you can buy items, watch a pretty girl dance, and even play the piano! There are two songs you can play on the piano each with different results from the audience. NOTE: I hate to say this, but the dancing girls and playing the piano yield no rewards in the end. They are for pure enjoyment, only! I see it as a missed opportunity for two really fun sidequests, but oh well. :( Now head northeast of the Inn. Up here, you will watch a scene with some kids bullying another kid. The one being bullied is Arc. After the scenes, go to the top of the flower patch, near the water. There is a hidden [POTION] lying on the ground, just waiting to be picked! =============== Ur Storehouse =============== The guy north of the weapon shop tells you to take the items in the store- house, but to be cautious of monsters along the way. Don't worry, they are only Goblins! When you get to the storehouse, don't enter. There is a hidden [POTION] near the water. Ok, now go in. :) In here you will find many useful things. The old man gives you a very helpful tip. So go ahead and talk to him if you want to. In the pots to the left you will find two [ANTIDOTE]. Now talk to candle that the old man told you about. :P In the secret area you will find a [DAGGER], [LONGSWORD], [EYE DROPS], [PHOENIX DOWN], and a [CURE] spell. Once you get the rest of your party together, teach cure to whomever you plan on making a healer. It will really help against the next couple bosses. You're done in this town, so go ahead and leave. Don't forget to visit the shops if you haven't yet. When ready, exit Ur and head south. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mythril Mine at the north end of town is very dangerous at this point of the game. Monsters are strong and will probably KO all of your party. Also, level 2 of the mine is locked so you can't get the treasures anyway. We will come back for this later. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok, the first house you'll see is the one with a blue roof. It has a well- spring inside if you need it! Head left of this house through the trees. You will find a small pond. Around the pond, by the trees, you will find a [MYTHRIL HELM] and a [STAFF]. After you get the staff, immediately go to the right. There is a hidden path in the trees! In here you can pick up a cool [ZEUS'S WRATH]. Now go back to the main part of town. You can find a [POTION] inside the Inn, and another [POTION] in the house just north of the Inn. They shouldn't be too hard to find. NOTE: If you need to, use the Zoom-In feature to see the shiny spots! (Zoom-In with the L Button) Shiny spots usually mean you can find something important... like treasure! After talking to Arc, go inside the Inn. One of the ghosts in here is Cid. He will ask for your help, and lend you his airship. Awesome!! Since there isn't much else to do, for now, let's go find his ship. Leave town and walk to the small desert located to the west. You really can't miss it, haha. :P On the airship, you will meet Refia. Yay! ^_^ Watch the scene and fly away. Head northwest to the castle. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== o------------------------' Bestiary Logs: #008 Red Wisp .......(Lv 5, HP 39) W: Light #009 Dark Eye .......(Lv 5, HP 43) W: Light #010 Zombie .........(Lv 6, HP 47) W: Light #037 Griffon ........(Lv 6, HP 230) W: Wind Treasures: Holy Arrow (x20), Wightslayer, Wooden Arrow (x20) Miscellaneous Items: Silence Seal ........(rare Griffon drop) ----------------------- All floors: 40% - Red Wisp 30% - Dark Eye 30% - Zombie ----------------------- Wellspring: n/a Recommended Level: 4-6 Before we rush out to save a cute princess, let's pay a visit to the monster- infested "Sasune: West Tower". Oooo. Head back to the courtyard of the castle and head left. Over here you'll see another tower like before but this one has monsters roaming on all floors. It might be a good idea to save your game, first. On the 3rd floor you will find [x20 HOLY ARROW] and [x20 WOODEN ARROW] inside the two chests. On the top floor is a single chest with a [WIGHTSLAYER]. But it's a trap! You'll have to fight a feathery beast. o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Griffon | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 6 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 230 | Potion............3.2% | 1. Can't steal yet. | |---------------------------| Bomb Fragment.....3.2% | 2. --- | |Exp: 130 | Antarctic Wind....3.2% | 3. --- | |Gil: 40 | Zeus's Wrath......3.1% | 4. --- | |---------------------------| Silence Seal......3.1% | | |Atk: 15 | Tranquilizer......3.1% | | |Def: 8 | Angel's Sigh......3.0% | | |Weakness: Wind. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Attacks: Peck - Physical attack; Single target | | Fire - Magic attack; Fire-elemental; Single target | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: This fight is hard if you are too low level. At low levels Griffon| |will one-hit KO anyone that is hit by Fire, and he uses it almost every turn.| | | |If you have more than 50 HP you'll survive a hit from Fire. | | | |Start out the battle by equipping the Wightslayer you just received. Go into| |the "Equipment" menu to do that. It has 5 more attack power than Longswords.| | | |If you have a bow user, make sure they are in the back row and doing nothing | |but attacking every round. Blizzard really helps here too, as it's your most| |powerful attack, currently. Give a Staff and Shield to whomever has Blizzard| |since they won't benefit from dual-wielding. | | | |With your melee attackers, do just that, attack. You should defeat Griffon | |in about 2-3 rounds if you are at my levels. He is only hard if you are like| |level 1 or something, hehe. Try to avoid using Phoenix Downs. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: Refia (5), Luneth (4), Arc (5), Ingus (6) | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Griffon has a 3.1% chance to drop a Silence Seal. This item is 1 of 3 super- rare items that can be found ONLY from monster drops. There is no other way to get them. Quite a few monsters drop Silence Seals, so if didn't get one here, don't worry, you'll have plenty more chances later. The 40 Holy Arrows you found are your first elemental weapon. They will deal light-elemental damage and work well against the many undead enemies that will try to eat you in the next dungeon. Speaking of which, we are done here so let's go find that Sealed Cave. :) o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you want to, you can start the Onion Knight sidequest. This can be done at any time during the rest of the game, so don't feel pressured to get it finished. Besides, having the Onion Knight this early in the game won't help you at all. It is very, VERY weak when your characters are low levels. Go to the "Onion Knight Crystal Shard" section if you want it now. Ctrl+F. {OK} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't worry about getting 9999 HP this early in the game. Using jobs with low vitality (white mage) won't prevent you from getting max HP, even if you use it for most of your playthrough. When you get to about level 60-70, which is pretty much the end of the game, you can start working on HP. By then you'll have the Black Belt job, as well, so it will be much easier to get all 9's. :) For more detailed information and charts, please check the "Getting 9999 HP" section below. Ctrl+F. {HP} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After you have decided on your team, and are ready to continue, head back to Castle Sasune. After the scenes, the curse will be lifted and you'll receive your first key item, the [FOLDING CANOE]. Double prizes! Now go retrieve your airship and fly back to Kazus village. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion ..............50 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Nothing new here. Restock anything you may have used. ==Magic Shop========Gil== Fire ...............100 Blizzard ...........100 Sleep ..............100 You already have Blizzard and Sleep so skip those. Buy at least one Fire spell, though. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Mythril Rod ........400 12 60 Int +1 Mythril Knife ......500 14 85 - Mythril Sword ......500 17 80 - If you have a Thief, the Mythril Knife is a nice upgrade. Buy 2 of those for some amazing attack power. The Mythril Rod can be used by Black Mages, but they can equip bows which are better at this point. Since we don't have any magic-casting weapons, it's best to use a Bow for your Black Mage, so his MP doesn't run out quickly and he become unable to deal damage. Don't buy any Mythril Swords. You will find 2 of them for FREE, inside the Mythril Mine. ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Mythril Armor ......350 10 3 - Mythril Shield .....180 3 3 Immune to Blind/Confuse Mythril Helm .......130 4 3 - Mythril Gloves .....120 3 1 - Mythril Bracers ....120 2 4 Int +1, Mnd +1 Everything here is worth it to buy, except the Mythril Shield. Buy what you can for all your party members, and if you need extra Gil, go fight a couple monsters. Don't forget you already have one Mythril Helm from earlier. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_> o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion ..............50 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Echo Herbs .........100 Gold Needle ........100 Two new items here. Buy a small supply of Gold Needles since we will soon encounter enemies that love to petrify stuff. Mean! If you have a mage, then Echo Herbs will cure silence if they ever get inflicted with it. That won't happen at all during these parts, but later we'll need some. ==Magic Shop========Gil== Cure ...............100 Thunder ............700 Poison .............700 Blind ..............700 We just got a free Blind spell so you can skip it. Definitely get Thunder and maybe Poison. Thunder is an excellent damage spell. Poison deals about the same amount of damage as Thunder, but it can miss, though. Accuracy for your status inflicting spells depends mostly on your Intellect and Job level. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Mythril Rod ........400 12 60 +1 Int Mythril Knife ......500 14 85 - Mythril Sword ......500 17 80 - Great Bow .........1200 18 65 Effective against flying enemies Iron Arrow ...........8 12 75 - You don't need anything here. Well, I guess you might want some more Iron Arrows if you use a bow at all, otherwise, move on. Make arrows the last thing you purchase so you don't overspend gil on excess arrows. ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Mythril Armor ......350 10 3 - Mythril Shield .....180 3 3 Immune to Blind/Confuse Mythril Helm .......130 4 3 - Mythril Gloves .....120 3 1 - Mythril Bracers ....120 2 4 Int +1, Mnd +1 There is nothing new here to buy. It's the same as Kazus armor shop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next, go talk to Salina, who is found in the house connected to the Inn. She will tell you about her boyfriend, Desch. He ran off to a mountain. A scary mountain with a Dragon! Oh no! Let's go after him and help him. Before leaving town, I thought I'd mention that there is a new dancing girl near the magic shop. Beware, though, she is pretty cute. =_= Anyway! Leave town and head toward Dragon's Peak. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you encounter the rare Rust Bird enemy, you can steal a Phoenix Down from it! This is the most reliable source of Phoenix Downs in the whole game. Having said that, you don't need to sit around here and stock up. You'll find plenty of Phoenix Downs throughout the game in treasure chests and stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the path up the mountain side. At the first fork, go down to grab a [PHOENIX DOWN]. See! :p Then continue back up. Take your first right and grab the chest containing an [AERO] spell. Continue along the path again to find another treasure chest, but with a [GOLD NEEDLE] inside. NOTE: Using a White Mage, now that you have the Aero spell, isn't such a bad thing. All flying enemies are weak to wind-elemental attacks. If you do have a White Mage, though, it's most likely for its healing spells so you won't probably use Aero that much, anyway. At least Aero is a Lv. 2 spell and won't consume MP for Cure or Cura, when you get it. That was......short. Go up and watch the scene. OH NO! BAHAMUT!! He'll pick you up and toss you into his nest. Dude, check out all those little baby Bahamuts. So cute! :) Anyways, talk to that funny looking guy hiding in the nest. Haha. Watch the scene and....Bahamut attacks! OK, so you can't actually kill Bahamut right now. He is way too powerful, giving you no choice but to flee. If you leveled up enough, I'm sure it is possible you could kill him but that would be ridiculous and insane. NOTE: Because we had to flee from Bahamut, he won't be recorded into the bestiary. You actually have to kill him, and that won't happen until much later in the game. After you run away from Bahamut, you'll watch another scene and Desch will jump off the mountain. Genius! By the way, Desch gives you a [MINI] spell, which you will need, in order to enter the next village, Tozus. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== (Thief) - or another mage Luneth (Black Mage) ---> (Black Mage) Arc (Monk) ---------> (Red Mage) Ingus (Red Mage) -----> (Red Mage) Here is my current team. I'm going to change Arc and Ingus into Red Mages and a keep my Refia a Thief. Hey, I gotta have my stealing fix! :P Luneth stays as a BM since he does fine. Also, put them all in the back row since magic damage isn't affected by row. If you don't want to have a Thief, then you can change it to a Black Mage or another Red Mage. It's just my personal preference. (having a Thief will make battles more difficult) Now we are ready for our itty bitty adventure~! Tozus is located south of Healing Copse, near the very bottom of the large forest. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop 1=======Gil== Potion ..............50 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Same as usual, stock up if you need to. ==Item Shop 2=======Gil== Gnomish Bread ......200 Hmm... This is pretty much a waste of Gil. :p We found a couple of these moldy breads in Cid's house, back at Canaan, and that's plenty, hehe. In the future you will eventually want 99 for your perfect game, but for now, just save your money. If it was a tastey deli sandwhich, however.... ==Magic Shop========Gil== Fire ...............100 Blizzard ...........100 Sleep ..............100 Thunder ............700 Poison .............700 Blind ..............700 Aero ...............700 Fire and Blizzard are your priority here. Since our party now consists of mages, we need to buy them some spells so they aren't completely useless. Buy both Fire and Blizzard spells for all your mages, but one. Your last mage will get to use a Fire Staff very soon which casts Fire for free, when used as an item during battle. Yay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When ready, head to the northwest part of town and enter the house. This is a doctor's house. First off, Zoom-In the camera with the L Button. Then walk around the room to find 4 shiny spots. You'll receive a [FIRE STAFF], some [MYTHRIL BRACERS], a [FIRA] spell, and a [CURA] spell. NOTE: The Fire Staff is extremely helpful. When you select it in the item menu, during battle, it will cast Fire at no MP cost. Lucky! NOTE: Only the jobs that can equip the Fire Staff, can use its magic. Also, you don't have to equip it to be able to use it. NOTE: Set your Cursor to "Memorize" in the config menu. This way you don't have to scroll though your items everytime to cast magic with weapons. When you talk to the doctor he'll ask for an antidote. Give him one and he'll open the secret passage. Make sure you stay at the Inn if your MP reserve is almost out. You'll want full MP before going down here. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop================ Potion ..............50 gil Eye Drops ...........40 gil Antidote ............80 gil Gold Needle ........100 gil Maiden's Kiss ......100 gil One new item here, the Maiden's Kiss, but you don't need them, yet. Buy some Antidotes and plenty of Potions, though. You'll really need them for the next boss fight that is coming up. You might think to use Poisona, but you need to save your MP as much as possible. ==Magic Shop=============== Fire ...............100 gil Blizzard ...........100 gil Sleep ..............100 gil Thunder ............700 gil Poison .............700 gil Blind ..............700 gil Mini ..............1000 gil You can buy the Mini spell now, but you should have plenty already. All the other spells are the same as the shop in Tozus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next, head up the stairs to the left of the Inn. Here you can go left or right. Go left first to what seems like just another dead end. But wait! There is a secret passage here too! Follow the path to find some stairs. Down in this room, you will find a nice wellspring that revives any KO'd allies, a [VIKING AXE], and [3,000 Gil]. Head back. You'll see a moogle along the way. Send some letters to any of the available FFIII Denizens, if you want to. Just below the moogle is another VERY well-hidden passage. I mean, you can't see any sign of it! You'll find 3 treasure chests with a [BLIZZARA] spell, [FIRA] spell, and a [THUNDARA] spell. Oh yeah! :) NOTE: Having a character Lv. 10 Black Mage will give you 1 MP to cast these amazing Lv.3 spells. This is a great strategy for the next boss if you divide these up between three Black Mages. Likewise, Red Mages that are character Lv. 11 will also have 1 MP to cast Lv.3 spells. Continue along. You'll see a cannon around here. It's fun to shoot it for about 10 shots, but that's all it does, unfortunately. :P Go down and meet the Viking Leader. He will offer you his ship, the Enterprise, if you help them out. It's a DEAL! Head up and take the stairs outside. ============== NEPTO DRAGON ============== No matter what you do, DON'T get on that ship!! You'll fight the ultra- powerful Nepto Dragon that deals 10000+ damage each round! So yeah, avoid him at all costs. He is basically programmed to be stronger than you no matter what, so even if you were high level you'd still die. Hmph! Also, if you're worried about missing his Bestiary entry, have no fear, the Nepto Dragon is automatically logged into your records. (except without stats since his power is off the charts) :p Walk along the cape until you reach Nepto Temple. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All sea enemies here are missable. You have a long way to go, though, before you can't fight them anymore, but just to be safe, find them all now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let's continue. :) Now that you have the Enterprise, you can go explore the world. Well, for the most part. We will start by going to Tokkul which is located to the southwest of the Nepto Temple. They are practically touching! Close enough, I guess. It's right on the shoreline so you can't miss it. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion ..............50 Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Maiden's Kiss ......100 Echo Herbs .........100 Mallet .............100 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 You honestly don't need Hi-Potions right now. At 600 gil a piece, we can't afford them, yet. Besides, we have better things to buy! Get at least 4 of the Maiden's Kiss since we will run into some toads, very soon. Also, buy a few of the Echo Herbs and Gold Needles. Enemies in the next dungeon can use Silence and the Boss can Silence/Petrify you. ==Magic Shop========Gil== Sight ..............100 Fira ..............1500 Blizzara ..........1500 Thundara ..........1500 Cura ..............1500 Teleport ..........1500 Blindna ...........1500 Go ahead and buy Sight. It's pretty worthless, but it's cheap. :p Out of all the other spells, Teleport is the only one you should buy right now. Blindna isn't worth it. Make it your last purchase if you must get it. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Serpent Sword .....1500 25 80 Lightning-elemental Fire Staff ........3500 20 50 +2 Int, +2 Mnd, Cast Fire Ice Staff .........3500 20 50 +2 Int, +2 Mnd, Cast Blizzard Light Staff .......3500 20 50 +2 Int, +2 Mnd, Cast Thunder Killer Bow ........4000 26 65 Effective against flying enemies Fire Arrow .........150 17 75 Fire-elemental Ice Arrow ..........150 17 75 Ice-elemental Light Arrow ........150 17 75 Lightning-elemental The only thing to get here is 1 Light Staff. It will be very helpful since it casts Thunder for free. Thunder is the best, you know. :P Everything else can be found for free in the next section. You'll even find 20 of each kind of arrow! Rejoice archers! (even though you can't use them) ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Shell Armor .......1250 18 9 - Flame Mail ........2400 21 11 +50% Resistance to Ice Headband ..........1200 8 3 +1 Str, +1 Agi Kenpo Gi ..........2000 20 8 +1 Agi, +1 Vit Mage Robe .........2000 13 22 +1 Int, +1 Mnd The Flame Mail is your first encounter with elemental resistance. It reduces all Ice-elemental damage by 50%! Very cool! We will get a free Flame Mail soon, so don't buy one. Buy a single Mage Robe and that's it. We need 2 of them, for its HIGH magic defense, but we'll get a free one soon. Also, the Headband can only be found here. If you have a Monk, it is a nice upgrade. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're done in this town, go back to Chocobo Woods and catch-a-ride back to your ship. Or if you haven't yet, take your bird friend around the continent and claim your free moldy bread! Hehe. When you are back on your ship, head west from Tokkul. The coastline will curve and start to go north. Keep going until you see a castle. Enter. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_< Tower, floor 9: =============== Follow the walkways to the left, then up, and then take a right to find a [SONIC KNUCKLES]. Now head all the way to the left, then down to find MORE ugly stairs. Geez! There are way too many! Tower, floor 10: ================ Guess what? This is the final floor. Yahoo! Go left, down, then right to pick up the super flamin' [SALAMAND SWORD]. Then head all the way left again, then go up to find another chest with a [FLAME MAIL]. Ok, now go down, then right. Pick up the [ZEUS'S WRATH] next to the stairs, and go up! Tower, floor 11: Preparing for the Boss: ======================================== This boss fight can be especially hard. All bosses before this one seem like jello treats in comparison. These are the jobs/equipment I recommend: White Mage Black Mage Freelancer Red Mage ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- Ice Staff Fire Staff 2 Shields 2 Shields Mage Robe Mage Robe Scholar Robe Flame Mail Cure Thunder Cure Cure Cura Thundara Blizzara or Fira Don't equip the Light Staff on anyone since we will use it to cast Thunder with the damage dealers. Earlier we got 2 Mage Robes, so give them to the White and Black Mage and give the Scholar Robe to the Freelancer. Wait, why Freelancer?!? The Scholar Robe is the best armor we have for defense and magic defense, and Freelancer is the only job able to use it right now. Hih hih hih. o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Medusa {boss-04} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 17 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 3000 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 1680 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 2600 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 35 | | | |Def: 22 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Attacks: Strike - Physical attack; Single target; Inflicts silence | | Fira - Magic Attack; Fire-elemental; Single/Multi target | | Blizzara - Magic Attack; Ice-elemental; Single/Multi target | | Thundara - Magic Attack; Lightning-elemental; Single/Multi target | | Stare - Status Attack; Single target; Inflicts petrify | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: This is a tough fight if you aren't properly equipped. At low level| |you'll want to use armor with high magic defense. Fortunately for us, we have| |a few armors with excellent magic defense! | | | |Use the suggested party and equipment above and this fight will be a lot more| |managable than if you had used your normal party. Without this setup you'll | |have a pretty tough time defeating Medusa, unless you power-leveled, hehe. :p| | | |Medusa gets to attack 2 times per round. All of her magic is very strong and| |can cripple the whole party without much effort. When casting on a single | |target, any of her spells will do about 200 damage, or less depending on who | |got hit. (better armor) When multi-targeting, her spells will deal anywhere| |from 60-100 damage. Since we're in the back row, her physical attack isn't a| |threat except that it can silence you. Stare rarely hits, so it's great when| |she uses it. Immediately heal anyone that is silenced or petrified. | | | |Start round one by attacking with everyone. Use the weapons to cast magic so| |you don't waste MP for Cure. The Freelancer can use the Salamand Sword to | |cast Fire for free. Black Mage use Thundara and Red Mage use either Blizzara| |or Fira. Thundara is the strongest and deals about 350-400+ damage. When all| |your Lv.3 MP is gone, use the Light Staff or Thunder. | | | |Do NOT use any Antarctic Winds or the Arctic Wind you found in Castle Argus! | | | |Attack with everyone but the White Mage. Every round, no matter what, always| |cast a multi-target Cure. The White Mage has a lot of MP for Lv. 1 spells so| |that's why we are using one. If someone gets hit by a single target spell, | |then have a second character help the White Mage heal them. You should have | |three party members with Cure so always be ready to heal with them. Save the| |Cura spell for when you need mass-healing to save yourself. | | | |This will be a long fight since you'll do 350+ damage per round, at most. If| |you are lucky, Desch will use Thundara for an extra 150+ damage. Just slowly| |take down Medusa's HP and after a while you'll win. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: Refia (14), Luneth (14), Arc (14), Ingus (14) | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o After you beat Medusa you'll watch a scene of great importance. So focus and pay attention! Hehe. Afterwards, you'll be thrown to your ship and are once again free to explore the world. With that whirlpool gone you have access to brand new places. It'd be a good idea to save before sailing away. :) Aieee! (that was totally Refia) o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All sea enemies here are missable. You have a long way to go, though, before you can't fight them anymore, but just to be safe, find them all now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================== Gysahl, the Village of Sheep ============================== In the southeast corner of Gysahl village you can find 3 hidden items by the water. One [GYSAHL GREENS], and two [MAGIC KEY]. They can be spotted easier if you Zoom-In the camera to see the shining spots. NOTE: Talk to the girl near the magic shop for a funny scene. :P Next, head over to the chocobo stable. It is the building to the left of the garden in the middle of town. You can find two more [GYSAHL GREENS] in the pots toward the back. Also, there is a secret tunnel leading to the inside of the chocobo's fence. Fun! Oh yeah, and you might be coming back to this chocobo stable if you are doing a perfect game. ;) Ooo, foreshadowing. In the building to the north of the chocobo stable, you can buy Magic Keys for the first time! They can open any locked door, but if you have a Thief as your party leader, they are useless. If you don't use a Thief, then buy a few for later. NOTE: You can go back to Argus Castle and open the locked doors there, if you didn't already. There is also a secret passage leading to the area behind the counter. You can open a treasure chest which holds a [SHURIKEN] inside! This weapon is extremely powerful, but it can only be used by Ninjas which we get near the end of the game. NOTE: Shurikens sell for 32,750 gil. We will need to sell it in the future to help us buy some expensive equipment, but for now, SAVE it! =================================== Gysahl Inn + the In-Game Bestiary =================================== Next, head to the Inn. In this first room you'll find a few people, including the third dancing girl! And as usual, she is cute. To the right side of room, you'll find a secret passage in the wall. You can find a man in here who will tell you many records of your adventure and give you access to the in-game Bestiary. How awesome is that?! Just for fun, here are my achievements up to this point: -------------------------- Clear Time: 00:00:00 Chests Opened: 28% Enemies Defeated: 193 Battles Fled: 21 Max Damage: 582 Max Hits: 6 -------------------------- And here is my current party/levels/HP: Refia (Lv. 15), Thief (JobLv. 13), HP 286 Luneth (Lv. 15), Black Mage (JobLv. 16), HP 279 Arc (Lv. 15), Monk (JobLv. 10), HP 290 Ingus (Lv. 15), Red Mage (JobLv. 10), HP 278 ----------------------------------------------- The only time I flee from battle is when I'm back-attacked. :p Those are usually longer battles, so I just use my Thief to flee. Hey, I want to fight only easy battles... leave me alone. Sniff. If you have less than 28% chests opened, then you can always go back to find the ones you missed. There haven't been any missable chests so far, so no need to worry about that. Last on our to-do list in Gysahl, is go shopping! Not really. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Locksmith================ Magic Key ..........100 gil ==Item Shop================ Gysahl Greens ......150 gil These are used to call out Fat Chocobo in any chocobo woods. He will let you store items in his belly for free, which is gross. The girl at the Inn says it perfectly! :) ==Magic Shop=============== Toad ..............1000 gil Mini ..............1000 gil Break .............3000 gil Shade .............3000 gil Libra .............3000 gil Confuse ...........3000 gil Silence ...........3000 gil Libra is the only thing here worth while. Status inflicting spells rarely work unless you are really high Job level with high Intellect. I recommend skipping them, for now, to save money. You might even consider skipping the Libra spell since you probably won't use it that much, if at all. You can always come back later when you are rich. :p ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next, leave town and sail your ship ALL the way back to the area around the Tower of Owen. From here, sail even further to the west and you'll find an island with two caves and a lonely Chocobo Woods. The cave to the north is blocked right now, so enter the south cave. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion ..............50 Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Maiden's Kiss ......100 Echo Herbs .........100 Mallet .............100 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 In the next dungeon some enemies can petrify you, so keep a small supply of Gold Needles. Also buy enough Mallets to have at least 10+ of them in your inventory. The next boss loves to cast Mini on you and it's possible for him to cast it on your entire party. Don't buy any Hi-Potions yet. We still don't need them and they are really expensive. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Tyrfing ...........2000 28 75 - Fire Staff ........3500 20 50 +2 Int, +2 Mnd, Cast Fire Ice Staff .........3500 20 50 +2 Int, +2 Mnd, Cast Blizzard Diamond Bell ......4500 42 100 - Iron Arrow ...........8 12 75 - Holy Arrow ..........10 8 75 Light-elemental This is the only place to get a Tyrfing. We do get a free Diamond Bell later but not for a really long time. If you plan to use a Geomancer, which is an awesome job, then buy one now and you'll have it ready to use. This is also the first time you can buy Holy Arrows. But you knew that! ;) ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Ice Armor .........2400 20 10 +50% Resistance to Fire Ice Helm ..........1200 10 6 +50% Resistance to Fire Ice Shield ........1800 6 4 +50% Resistance to Fire, + see below Mage Robe .........2000 13 22 +1 Int, +1 Mnd Kenpo Gi ..........2000 20 8 +1 Agi, +1 Vit Ice Shields protect against Silence/Sleep/Paralyze. The Ice equipment is some of the FEW armors in the game that offer elemental resistance. They reduce Fire-elemental damage by 50%! Resistances do NOT stack, so you can never have 100% resistance to any element. The max is 50%! Luckily, an upcoming boss is Fire-elemental so having all party members equipped with at least 1 Ice thing is awesome! You don't need them now, but after the next dungeon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talk to the guy standing guard in front of the Ice Horn shrine. You will hear his plea and I guess agree to help him. So when you are ready, head to the Subterranean Lake. It's located to the left of the shrine. When you get here you'll see another scene similar to the one at the Tower of Owen. And again, poor Refia! Hey, she doesn't like toads, OK? :( Cast Toad on all your party members and enter the Subterranean Lake. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_> Back at the Dwarven Hollows, return the Horn of Ice and watch the scenes. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For this dungeon, it's best to have at least 1 piece of Ice equipment on each of your party members. Since you'll want to cast Blizzard most of the time, the Ice Shield is a great idea, because you won't need to attack with weapons. Black Mages are great for this dungeon. Even though they cannot equip any of the Ice equipment, their Blizzard spells will kill everything easily. Warriors will be able to equip a Freezing Blade very soon, which will help to deal tons of damage with Advance. You'll find a Freezing Blade on level 2 in the Molten Cave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since Gutsco entered here with the Horns of Ice, the flames blocking your path before are gone. (if you entered here earlier, the path was covered in really hot flames so you couldn't proceed) Cave, level 1: ============== When you enter the Molten Cave, follow the path down and then head left past the lava. Up here you will find an [ANTARCTIC WIND]. Now for the scary part. You have to run on the lava! It slowly damages your HP, so be sure to keep healed with potions or the Cure spell. NOTE: Lava does 10 HP damage every second, while walking/standing in it. Enter the lava. At the fork, head right to find another [ANTARCTIC WIND]. Go back and then take the left path. Follow it to the next area. Heal your HP as soon as you exit the lava! Cave, level 2: ============== Here you will have to travel on the lava again, so be careful. At the fork in this lava, go down first to find a chest containing a [FREEZING BLADE]. Mmm, delicious! You can cast Blizzard with this weapon. :) Go back and the turn left to go under a waterfall of lava! When you get to the next split, go down and get a [HI-POTION]. Go all the way back up now to find another chest with a [PHOENIX DOWN]. Then head down, then left to find some stairs leading to the next area. Cave, level 3: ============== Follow this easy path grabbing [IMPACT CLAWS] and [PHOENIX DOWN] along the way. At the end of the path, there is a rock you need to talk to. It has a switch on it and will open a path to the left. Cave, level 4: ============== This level is really small. After this room you'll enter an area with very familiar music. Uh oh! You know what THAT means! ;) Cave, level 5: Preparing for the Boss: ====================================== Since we are going to properly equip ourselves and know exactly how to kill this powerful foe, the fight will go smoothly. It's actually not that hard if you do it in a certain way. Warrior Black Mage Freelancer Red Mage (healer) ------- ---------- ---------- -------- Freezing Blade Ice Staff Ice Shield Ice Shield Ice Shield Light Staff Mythril Shield Mythril Shield Ice Armor Mage Robe Scholar Robe Ice Armor Blizzara Cure Cure Blizzard Cura Casting Blizzard with the Freezing Blade won't do any damage against the boss, so you can put it on the Warrior to help him deal more damage with physical attacks. The Freelancer should be the support healer, so only cast Blizzard when everyone is healthy. Are you ready? Let's do this! o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Salamander {boss-06} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 19 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 5700 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 2744 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 3700 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 41 | | | |Def: 25 | | | |Weakness: Ice, Water. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Attacks: Bite - Physical attack; Single target | | Fire Breath - Magic attack; Fire-elemental; Multi target | | | |NOTE: Fire breath is used when Salamander has 30% HP left. (1700 HP) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Salamander gets to attack 2 times per round. If you use the party | |I suggested above, you'll have little to no trouble. At first, he only uses | |his physical attack which deals, at most, 100+ damage. The Black Mage will | |get hit the hardest, and will need to be constantly healed by your Red Mage | |and Freelancer. If he dies, just quickly bring him back with a Phoenix Down.| | | |To start the fight, use your Black Mage's Blizzara spell. It'll deal around | |700-800+ damage. Attack with everyone else except your healer. Always cast | |cure with your healer, unless everyone is at full HP, which is doubtful. | | | |KEEP track of how much damage you do. When you get close to 4000 damage, that| |will put him near 30% HP left. That's when he'll start using his Fire Breath| |attack, which is insanely powerful and hits all party members. Since we have| |Ice equipment, it will be reduced by 50%. :) Even then it's still strong. | | | |OK, so when you get to about 4000 damage dealt to Salamander, on the next | |turn, have your Black Mage use the Arctic Wind. (you should have 1 from when | |you visited Castle Argus) With this you'll defeat Salamander since he only | |has ~1700 HP left, and the Arctic Wind will deal about 2000+ damage. Sweet! | | | |Have some other party members use an Antarctic Wind, just in case the Arctic | |Wind doesn't deal enough damage to take out Salamander. It should, though, as| |long as you use it with your Black Mage. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: Refia (17), Luneth (18), Arc (18), Ingus (18) | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o After defeating the powerful, transformed Gutsco, watch a scene involving the crystal, and... NEW JOBS! Yay! For more information on Jobs, go to the "Job Guide" section. Ctrl+F. {FIRE} Or jump to a specific Job using these codes and copy/paste the brackets {}. {RANGER-08} {KNIGHT-09} {SCHOLAR-10} {GEOMANCER-11} If you are happy with your normal party, then you don't really need to switch to new jobs. But it doesn't hurt to try out new things! Some of these new jobs have unique abilities and can deal some decent damage. Either way, you are becoming more powerful! :) Here are some brief descriptions for you: Ranger: ======= The Ranger is a love it, hate it job. If you just LOVE having a bow user in your party, then you can use a Ranger and do just fine. It's definitely not the strongest job for dealing damage, but it can still deal amazing damage, especially at high Job levels. It has plenty of elemental arrows for you to take advantage of enemy weakness, as well. The Barrage attack randomly hits all enemies using 4 arrows. Also, flying enemies are weak to bow attacks. Knight: ======= Hmm, one of the few good things the Knight has going for it, is it's awesome choice of equipment it can use. Call it a half-Tank. It's basically like a Warrior, but without the Advance skill and instead crappy use of Lv. 1 white magic. I guess you could find use in being able to use Poisona! With that your other jobs won't have to waste MP, or you can save gil on Antidotes. The Defend skill is a situational ability. It's only very useful when you're equipped with two shields and fighting a boss. Also, Knights will only Defend critically hurt party members, which you will probably heal, anyways. :P Scholar: ======== Scholars are very underrated. It does seem like a pretty weak job, but it is anything but that! The main attraction of this Job is its ability to use Items with double the potency. Potions will now heal for 100 HP instead of 50 HP, and Hi-Potions will heal for 1000 HP instead of 500 HP. Even the battle items such as Antarctic Winds are doubled! You can deal some amazing damage with the Scholars. The only downside is that you need to keep your supply of items regularly stocked or you will run out. They can also cast black and white magic up to Lv. 3, so that's a plus. But their MP curve is very weird. They don't get MP for Lv. 2 spells until character Lv. 21! Geomancer: ========== Geomancers are a really cool job. Its Terrain ability can deal some massive damage, or just outright KO enemies. The downside to it is the randomness, making it uncontrollable. It's not as bad as it sounds, though. All of the Terrain attacks are pretty strong, so it doesn't matter which one gets used it'll deal some decent damage, and sometimes to all enemies even. The only weapon it can equip is the Bell, which is pretty strong, too, but there are very few of them in the game. :( For a good while its physical attack will match that of melee classes but it has to be in the front row, which is bad because it doesn't have very good armor choices. Here is the party I've been using so far, and what I'm changing: Refia (Thief) --------> (Ranger) Luneth (Black Mage) ---> (Black Mage) Arc (Monk) ---------> (Geomancer) Ingus (Red Mage) -----> (Red Mage) Only switch to a Geomancer if you purchased a Diamond Bell in the Dwarven Hollows. If you didn't then you won't have anything to equip on it. You can always go buy one, two is better, and we are headed back there anyway. ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you switch jobs at all, you will be slightly weaker with the new jobs because they start out at Job Level 1. My Thief was level 21 and was dealing some decent damage, but since I switched to a Ranger, it will take some time to adjust since it deals less damage. That's a small price to pay for using new jobs, but it won't be long before she starts dealing decent damage again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you are finished deciding on your new team, step into the portal behind the Crystal, and warp back to the world map. Then head back to the Dwarven Hollows and return the Horns of Ice. The Dwarf you return the horns to will give you a [MAGIC KEY] to show his thanks. How about no thanks. We want the loaded Dwarven Treasury instead! :P ========================= Dwarven Treasury {DT} ========================= For saving the Horns of Ice, the dwarves will give you access to their HUGE treasure room. Just go talk to the dwarf who is guarding it and he will show you the way, by moonwalking there no less! Inside you'll find: [Elixir] [Echo Herbs] [Knight Armor] [Ottershroom] [Scholar Robe] [Book of Light] [Gauntlets] [Book of Fire] [Phoenix Down] (x2) [Killer Bow] [Book of Ice] [Heroic Shield] [Gold Needle] [Scholar Hat] [Gysahl Greens] Wow!!! That is one excellent bounty. :D Now you have to say goodbye to the Dwarven Hollows. On your way out you will encounter an injured fellow who collapses to the floor. Watch the scene. After it's over, head back to the ship and sail all the way to Tokkul, to help the villagers. I wonder how he got to Dwarven Hollows? It's so far and he was even injured, too! Hmm. =============================================== Revisiting Tokkul + Preparing for Castle Hein =============================================== If you didn't visit Tokkul earlier, it is located southwest of Nepto Temple, along the shoreline. Before you go there, make sure you a prepared, because once you enter, you cannot come back out for a while. So head to the nearest town to re-stock your supply of items. Enemies in the next dungeon will cast Blind/Poison status on you and even inflict it with just their basic physical attacks. Make sure you have a small supply of Eye Drops/Antidotes. Also, a few of the enemies have a weakness to light-elemental attacks. So if you have a bow user, purchase a small quiver of Holy Arrows. You do find 20 of them soon but if you are completely out, you may want more than that. Lastly, enemies in Castle Hein are missable. If you are trying to complete a perfect game, you may be there for a while trying to hunt them all. This is more reason to stock up on items so you don't run out half-way through the dungeon. Castle Hein does have a FULL recovery wellspring (HP/MP, Revive, and Status ailments), so try to keep that in mind. It really helps. :) When ready, enter Tokkul village. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To get a Complete Bestiary and 100% Treasure, you will need to get every chest and encounter all the enemies in this area. You can't come back here once you have defeated the Boss! Everything here is missable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Castle, level 1: (with prison cells) ================ Walk to the right through the wall, and talk to the soldiers and King, who has been imprisoned, as well. You'll learn what has happened to his Kingdom. One of the soldiers here is a spy and will attack you, though he is easy to beat. NOTE: The soldier that attacks you is a #069 Demon enemy. The gate in the far right cell is open, so go through it and take a right into the hallway. Go into the next open cell to find a guard lying down. He will give you a [MINI] spell so you can enter the tiny hole. Don't lose it! The pot next to the hole will fully restore your HP/MP, Revive all KO'd party members, and even remove Status Ailments. Gee, thanks Hein! ^_^ Enter the tiny hole after casting the Mini spell on your party. NOTE: If you need to, you can always come back to Level 1 WITHOUT having to cast Mini on all your party members. Remember this if you ever need to use the Full Restore pot again. Castle, level 2: ================ When you are through the hole take your party out of Mini. Follow the path up and around to a large-spaced area. Here you have a few different paths you can take, but a couple of them are just a dead end. Once you get to the large-spaced area, immediately go down to find a treasure chest with [x20 HOLY ARROW]. If you use a Ranger, you'll deal some excellent damage with these. A few enemies here are weak to light-element. :) NOTE: Please remember that Barrage uses up 4 arrows everytime you use it. After you get the holy arrows, go back and then head up and left into the next path, and you'll find two chests both containing a [PHOENIX DOWN]. Go back, then head left to find a path to the next area of level 2. In this room, there are two paths you can take. The right one has a treasure chest with a [PHOENIX DOWN], and the left one has some stairs leading to the next level. Castle, level 3: ================ On this level you'll have 3 doors right in front of you. Inside these 3 rooms you will find a few good treasures. Room 3A (left): [Bomb Fragment] [3000 Gil] Room 3B (middle): [Antarctic Wind] [3000 Gil] Room 3C (right): [Zeus's Wrath] [3000 Gil] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You might encounter Dullahan in 3A and 3C. It's a very powerful enemy, and it's the FIRST random encounter enemy to get 2 turns per round. Be extremely cautious when fighting it, and make sure to keep healed at all times, so if it gets a back-attack on you, you won't be completely wiped out. My advice is to immediately switch to back row, and just flee if it gets a back-attack. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now take the path outside of these 3 doors, to either the left or right, and it will wrap around, leading to another set of stairs for you to climb. Castle, level 4: ================ Dullahan is on this level, too. Careful! Walk up a few steps and grab the treasure chest to find a [ROYAL SWORD]. A nice upgrade to your current sword selection. :) Next, continue to the left, walk through the door to another room. In this room, there isn't anything for us to find, so just take the stairs up to the next level. Castle, level 5: ================ We're outside! Don't fall off now. :P Follow the tree branch all the way up, grabbing the [PHOENIX DOWN] along the way. At the end of the branch there is an opening going back into the tree. Or castle. Maybe Hein never had a treehouse as a kid and is angry because of it. It makes sense now! Castle, level 6: ================ Back in the tree, go left first to grab a yummy [ELIXIR]. Then head all the way up to find a [RUNE BOW]. This bow is a HUGE upgrade. It almost has twice the attack power of the Killer Bow and is way more accurate, too. It also gives you a nice +1 Int/Mnd bonus, which is useless! Yay! After equipping your new bow, go back down a bit, and take the left path you walked by. Over here, go up the stairs to reach the final area of Tree Hein. Castle, level 7: Preparing for the Boss: ======================================== This boss changes its weakness every round, so it's a good idea to take the new Scholar Job into the fight. You can also use white magic Libra to detect its weakness but that requires MP from your healer, and the Scholar's Study ability does not. :) The Scholar also has the best magic defense available, thanks to the Scholar Hat and the Scholar Robe. Scholar Black Mage Geomancer Red Mage (healer) ------- ---------- --------- -------- Book of Ice Ice Staff Diamond Bell Ice Shield Book of Light Light Staff Diamond Bell Ice Shield Scholar Hat Mage Robe Mage Robe Ice Helm Scholar Robe Blizzara Flame Mail Cure Fira Cure Thundara Cura Geomancers are great for this fight since their Terrain ability usually does 500+ damage no matter what is used. And if you are very lucky, it will use the Shadowflare attack that will pretty much kill Hein in one hit. ^_^ If you don't want to use a Geomancer, then a Knight will work, too. Hein has some VERY powerful magic, so a Knight can help by taking the heavy hits and Defend those who are in critical HP state. Be sure to give the Knight two Ice Shields, though, since the Black Mage and Scholar are going to deal most of the damage. Also give the Knight a Flame Mail if you have an extra one. Here we gooo! o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Hein {boss-07} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 22 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 4500 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 3464 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 4300 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 47 | | | |Def: 26 | | | |Weakness: Varies. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Attacks: Slap - Physical attack; Single target | | Blizzara - Magic attack; Ice-elemental; Single/Multi target | | Sleep - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts sleep | | Poison - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts poison | | Blind - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts blind | | Confuse - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts confuse | | Barrier Shift - Changes weakness | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Hein gets to attack 2 times per round. If you are in the front row| |his physical attack will almost 1-hit KO anyone it touches. It is very very | |strong, so stay in the back row. His Blizzara magic is powerful, too, and if| |he single-targets someone, they are dead no matter what, unless he casts it | |on a party member with the Flame Mail. (Flame Mail reduces Ice damage by 50%)| | | |When he multi-targets your party with Blizzara, it'll deal about 200+ damage | |to everyone, so quickly heal using multi-target Cure and/or Cura. It's best | |to try and defeat Hein before Cura MP runs out, because Cure alone will have | |a difficult time keeping up with Hein's damage output. He will rarely use his| |Blizzara spell, though, so it's not as threatening as it seems. | | | |During the first round Hein has NO elemental weakness, so don't use your best| |spells/items to deal any damage. Instead conserve your MP and items. Just | |use Guard to take less damage, or heal any damage that he does to you. Or you| |can use your weaker spells/physical attacks so you at least damage him some. | | | |The reason for this is because you'll deal a lot LESS damage, wasting MP and | |valuable items. He needs to have a weakness first, so you are able to take | |full advantage and deal as much damage to him as possible. | | | |During the second round, and every other round after, Hein will use his lame,| |but super-cool ability, Barrier Shift, which changes his elemental weakness | |to something new. Use the Scholar to Study Hein's new weakness and use the | |best spells and items you have to deal massive damage. Libra works, too, but| |that requires your healer to STOP healing, which is really bad, hehe. | | | |Scholars are amazing damage dealers here since they have the special ability | |to use items with double potency. Their damage even matches the Black Mage, | |which has a much higher Intellect stat. If Hein is weak to Ice-elemental | |attacks, an Antarctic Wind will deal 900-1000+ damage when used by Scholars, | |but only 800-900+ damage with a Black Mage. Crazy! | | | |Do NOT use your Zeus's Wrath or Heavenly Wrath items, if you have any! We'll| |need them for the next boss, which is weak to lightning-elemental attacks. | | | |Thankfully Hein doesn't have a whole lot of HP. At most, this battle should | |last 5-6 rounds. He may KO someone, but quickly bring them back, and use as | |many Phoenix Downs as you need since we will find plenty more later. | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: Refia (18), Luneth (19), Arc (19), Ingus (19) | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o After the battle, you'll watch a short scene and a little fairy will give you the [FANG OF WIND]. The tree will tell you something VERY exciting after this so pay very close attention! Ooo, aren't you excited for what's to come? :D NOTE: In case you missed it; During the cutscene, you were teleported to the Living Woods. Don't worry, there wasn't any treasure there. ;) After this you won't be able to access the Living Woods ever again. Back on the world map, head to your ship. Now that you have saved the Argus Kingdom, the castle will be fully re-occupied! Let's go pay them a visit. ========================= Revisiting Castle Argus ========================= Once you make it to Castle Argus go inside. Remember the second room with the 4 lit candles? Take that secret passageway that you opened. Keep going through here until you reach the roof of the castle. Head left, then up, and enter the door here that used to be locked. There is a lady in here. Talk to her and she will give you two [ELIXIR]. She even tells you that they will be mass-production elixirs in no time at all. Lies! Now head back through the castle to the round table room. The King and his men are sitting at the table. Talk to the King and he will give you the [WHEEL OF TIME]. This is what Cid needs take make another airship, so let's go see Cid! NOTE: One of the knights at the table suggests that you to be a Thief and break into the castles locked doors, hehe. He must not care about security too much. >_> =================== Revisiting Canaan =================== Head to Canaan, that's where Cid lives. Remember? :P Go to his house and talk to him. Luneth will hand over the Wheel of Time, and with a few clanks of the hammer, Cid turns your little boat into an airship. Yay! WARNING: Watch the scenes before reading the next paragraph! The scene shown here is probably the most important one so far. And it lasts for more than 3 seconds, too! Haha. The interesting thing about this scene is when Cid mentions that he, and the rest of the party, are from the surface world, and that they crash-landed on the floating continent only years ago when Refia and the others were only babies. This contradicts what the Elder Tree said during the Living Woods cutscene after defeating Hein. It said that the surface world was sealed away 1000 years ago or something like that. It's one of those loopy hole things! :P Maybe I read it wrong. Oh well. To board your ship, push A. To land, push B. You can only land in water. ============================= Preparing for the New World ============================= We are headed to a new world, but you may be curious about what your progress should look like. (treasure %, bestiary info, etc.) Fly over to Gysahl Inn to check if you are missing anything. Here's a quick list of important things you should have so far: Chests Opened: 40% Normal enemies: 001 - 074 Boss enemies: 196 - 203 Missables: Inner Sea enemies: 031 - 035 Outer Sea enemies: 071 - 074 If you missed anything in Castle Hein, it's too late to go back. Hopefully you kept a save file from before entering the dungeon, so you don't have to start all over! :) If you aren't concerned about getting everything, then there is no need to redo Castle Hein. I'm just mentioning it for those interested. Shopping: ========= A few enemies in the next dungeon can Poison/Blind/Petrify you. You can come back to the floating continent at any time, but that will be a pain to do, so buy everything now. This is what you'll need to have in your inventory. The more you have the better, obviously. :) Antidotes (x5) Eye Drops (x5) Gold Needle (x10) Flame Mail (x2) Make sure to have at least 2 Flame Mails. You don't need more than that. The next boss will cast a powerful Blizzara spell, that will KO anyone with only a single casting. It's stronger than Hein's Blizzara, even. You can buy them in the Village of the Ancients, remember? It will really help, so don't leave without them. That's about it! You are now ready to explore a whole new world. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know they're kind of hard to miss, but make sure you get the Zeus's Wrath and Blood Sword. You can't get these chests ever again! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now talk to the Old man standing near the beds. After the scene, give Aria an antidote. She will be cured and wake up! During the scene she mentions that if you take her to the Temple of Water, she might be able to return light to the world. Hey, that's what Water Priestesses do! :) Thank you miss Aria! o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Potion ..............50 Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Echo Herbs .........100 Gysahl Greens ......150 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 If you need to stock up on anything, do so. I would STILL recommend that you don't purchase Hi-Potions. There are tons of things you need to buy later, in a different town. Pretty soon you'll need Hi-Potions, but wait until that time comes. ;) ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Battleaxe .........7400 65 70 - Main Gauche .......7000 35 100 +3 Agi Thunder Spear .....8000 45 90 Lightning-elemental, Cast Thunder Selene Bow .......16000 63 75 Effective against flying enemies Boomerang .........9000 40 85 Full damage from back row Iron Arrow ...........8 12 75 - Holy Arrow ..........10 8 75 Light-elemental Madhura Harp .....10000 60 100 +5 Mnd, Minne Song Wow this stuff is expensive. Don't buy anything! You'll need to save your money for the next time we go shopping. In order to buy all the recommended armor/weapons in the NEXT town, you'll need at least 75000+ gil. (there is a way to make an easy 80000+ gil, though, but more on that later) All items here can be found for FREE, except the Battleaxe and Madhura Harp. For the next dungeon, you need at least 2 physical attackers. The boss has a high magic defense, so strong weapons is a must. Avoid buying the Selene Bow since it is a complete waste of money. Buying 1 Main Gauche will help, and you get a Poison Dagger soon, so you can use them together. Don't buy the Thunder Spear since you'll find 3 of them for free. If you have a Viking you will want a Battleaxe. Just try your best to save as much gil as you can! ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Viking Helm .......5500 19 5 - Viking Mail .......8000 36 5 - Heroic Shield .....3500 8 3 +1 All stats, + see below Thief Gloves ......2500 11 8 +3 Agi Black Garb ........5000 30 18 +2 Agi, +2 Vit Black Cowl ........4000 15 10 +2 Agi Black Belt Gi .....6000 33 18 +3 Agi, +3 Vit Chakra Band .......4500 17 11 +2 Vit Heroic Shields protect against Poison/Blind/Mini/Toad/Petrify/Sleep/Confuse. All of the armor here can be found for free, except the Black Belt Gi and the Chakra Band. Since you only need 2 physical attackers in the next dungeon, buy enough armor for the two of them. You've already found a Black Cowl, Black Garb, and Thief Gloves for one of them, so buy whatever you can for the other one. Just try your best to save as much gil as you can! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: Go outside the village and save. ;) If you do go outside, to level up or something, try to avoid going too far to the north. Up north are some ugly Guardian Statues that will kill you if you don't have the required items to pass. Also if you go south, don't cross the Bottemless Bog. You will sink and die. Hehe. This place is DANGEROUS...ly.....cheesey. >_> o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since we're at a HUGE turning point in the game, I will share my party info with you. Have fun comparing! :) Also, keep note that I haven't done any grinding during this playthrough, so I may be slightly under-leveled, or just right even. Last time I played I was level 27 at this point, which is way over-leveled and easy. (all my Job levels were 80+, too) Refia (Lv. 21), Geomancer (JobLv. 10), HP 497 Luneth (Lv. 22), Black Mage (JobLv. 30), HP 532 Arc (Lv. 22), Monk (JobLv. 17), HP 527 Ingus (Lv. 22), Red Mage (JobLv. 24), HP 522 Poor Refia died a few times in the sewers, missing out on experience, so she is kinda behind. She will probably stay as a Geomancer for the rest of the game since she is dealing awesome damage. It'll only get better, too, when I get more Bells and much higher Job levels. Luneth does great as a Black Mage. His spells are very powerful. I plan to turn him into a Magus when I finally get that job, so he'll obviously be way better at casting magic. He definitely won't be a Sage, since I want him to be more focused. The Magus job has the highest Intellect stat, anyway. I'm not too sure what I want to do with Arc. I will probably turn him into a strong melee class, like Dragoon, Ninja, or Dark Knight. Or maybe he will be my Onion Knight. I like using at least 1 Onion Knight. Using four of them just makes the game boring. :P Ingus will eventually become a Devout. He's been my healer for most of this playthrough, so that's what he likes to do. Besides, it is kinda funny to make the cool guy wear a kitty outfit. xD And once I get Holy, he will join the others in dealing massive damage to enemies! There is also a chance that he may become a Bard. They are very useful when everyone is high Job levels. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the only place to find the Gold Sword. So if you want a Perfect Item list, then don't sell any of them. Although you may want to, since they sell for a lot of money, which we will need. I will talk more about that after we finish this dungeon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Main Hall: ============== Head back to the Main Hall. In each corner of this area, there are 4 doors leading to empty rooms. These doors are locked, though, so you will need to use Magic Keys to open them, or you can use the Thief's lockpicking ability! If you don't have any Magic Keys, then you'll have to use a Thief to unlock the doors. The only place to buy Magic Keys is in Gysahl and we cannot fly there, obviously. To use a Thief to unlock doors, it must be at the top of your party. The Locked Room: ================ All the rooms are empty, save one. Head to the northeast room and unlock the door. In this room you will find a path to the left. Take it. This path leads you to a small hallway. Follow it down, then up, to enter the North Wing. NOTE: In case you are wondering, I am making up these names for the various areas of Goldor Manor. It's boring to say level 1, level 2, etc., so I hope it's not too confusing! Hehe. The North Wing: =============== This area is short if you know where to go. There aren't any items, so just run through it as fast as possible. From the start of this room take your first left, and then go down. Take the next left, and go all the way left until you can't anymore. Follow this hallway up and climb the stairs at the very end. This is where the Master Bedroom is! If you went the other ways, it would take you a lot longer to get through the area, which is bad, because the encounter rate here is ridiculous. The Master Bedroom: =================== In here is the idiot who locked up our trusty Enterprise. Who does he think he is, anyway? First he chained our airship to the ground, then he placed a bunch of crappy swords in his house, thinking it's awesome treasure? Fool! This is the party I recommend for defeating Goldor: Thief Scholar Monk Red Mage (Healer) ----- ------ ---- -------- Poison Dagger Book of Light Cat Claws 2 Shields Main Gauche Book of Light Kaiser Knuckles Ice Helm Black Cowl Scholar Hat Chakra Band Flame Mail Black Barb Scholar Robe Black Belt Gi Cure Thief Gloves Cure Power Bracers Cura Goldor has very high magic defense, so we need at least TWO melee attackers for this battle. I happen to choose a Thief and Monk because they have the highest Job levels out of all my melee Jobs. You can pick whatever you want since they will all work. Just don't pick a Dragoon! You can start using a Dragoon after you defeat Goldor. ;) Definitely take a Scholar, though, because Goldor can cast Protect on himself which never goes away. A Scholar's Study ability will dispel Protect, so it's really helpful to have. The Red Mage is the healer, as usual! You can try using a White Mage if you want, but Red Mages have better defense. o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Goldor {boss-09} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 26 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 9000 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 6560 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 9900 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 53 | | | |Def: 28 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Attacks: Punch - Physical attack; Single target | | Thundara - Magic attack; Lightning-elemental; Single/Multi target | | Silence - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts Silence | | Blind - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts Blind | | Confuse - Status attack; Single/Multi target; Inflicts Confuse | | Protect - Increases defence | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Goldor gets to attack 2 times per round. He will use his physical | |attack mostly, which deals anywhere from 50-200+ damage. Make sure your two | |melee attackers are in the front row so they can do maximum damage. With the| |suggested set up, Goldor won't deal that much damage to them even if they are| |in the front row. His Thundara spell is pretty strong, too, dealing 200, or | |less, damage to everyone. You will rarely see it, though. | | | |If your melee attackers are Blinded, heal them first using Eye Drops. And if| |they are Confused at all, attack them with your mages. They can really hurt | |your party if they attack eachother. | | | |Every round attack with your physical attackers. They will deal about 500+ | |damage each, more or less depending on Job levels, which makes it 1000 damage| |dealt to Goldor each round. Just keep this up and Goldor will be defeated in| |about 8-10 rounds. | | | |The Red Mage should heal every round, same with the Scholar. A multi-casting| |of Cure from both of them can easily keep the party healed even with Goldor's| |damage output. Occasionally you might need to use Cura, though, especially if| |he uses Thundara. But that's rare. | | | |If Goldor ever uses Protect on himself, use the Scholar's Study ability to | |dispel it. Protect will drastically reduce damage dealt, making this battle | |very long and tiring. | | | |Compared to previous bosses, Goldor is more annoying than challenging, since | |he loves to use his status inflicting spells. Just use your two best melee | |attackers for damage, heal with the Red Mage and Scholar, and you'll win. :)| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: Refia (22), Luneth (23), Arc (23), Ingus (23) | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o After the fight watch the scene and take the [CHAIN KEY] from off the dirty floor. Now venture all the way back to your imprisoned airship, and free it from the chains of death. Yay! Now we are free to explore the entire world! ========================================== Preparing for the NEXT Boss; #206 Garuda ========================================== NOTE: This special preparation can be ignored, if you are at higher levels than I am. (the level average for my party is 23) If your level is like 27-30+, then you'll have an easier time defeating Garuda. This is written for lower-leveled players, but you can still follow it if you want to. :) The next boss, Garuda, is one of the hardest bosses in the game! That is a bold statement, I know, but given our current selection of equipment and the levels of our current Jobs, it's very challenging. Later bosses, like the Final Boss and the Iron Giant, are just as difficult as well, but by the time we fight them, we'll be MUCH higher levels, and have MUCH better equipment. To help you defeat Garuda, use the following party set up. You should start using it now so you can begin raising Job levels. You don't have to grind or anything, you just need to increase the Job Levels during the many random battles you will most likely have, between now and the fight with Garuda. This will cost quite a bit of money. You may already have enough to buy all the recommened equipment, but if you don't, there is a way to make a lot of gil very quickly. (see below) Here is the recommended party for defeating #206 Garuda: Geomancer Black Mage Dragoon Geomancer --------- ---------- ------- ---------- Diamond Bell Light Staff Wind Spear Diamond Bell Diamond Bell Ice Staff Wind Spear Diamond Bell Feathered Hat Feathered Hat Feathered Hat Feathered Hat Gaia Vest Mage Robe Leather Armor Gaia Vest Rune Bracers Rune Bracers Power Bracers Rune Bracers Blizzaga Which ever party member has the highest Job level for that Job, they get to BE that Job, since our goal here is increase Job levels. Normally I wouldn't do this, telling you what you HAVE to use, haha, but it will REALLY help you with defeating Garuda. Trust mee! ^_^ NOTE: This is temporary. After you defeat Garuda, you can change back to your regular party that you like. ================================= Earn Gil by Selling Extra Items ================================= Looking at the listed equipment above, here is what you'll need to buy and how much it will cost you. The next towns sell this stuff. Item: Buy Price ------------------------------------ Feathered Hat .....(x4) = 24,000 gil Rune Bracers ......(x3) = 15,000 gil Diamond Bell ......(x3) = 13,500 gil Gaia Vest .........(x2) = 15,200 gil Wind Spear ........(x1) = 10,000 gil Total Gil = 77,700 gil You probably don't have the funds to buy all that stuff, so here is what you can sell for excellent profit. If you are adamant about having a perfect game, then selling the Golden Swords won't be an option for you, and you will have to earn the extra gil by fighting random battles. Actually, you might already have enough gil without selling the Golden Swords. It's possible! If you are short on gil, then that is something you will have to decide for yourself. Is having 1 Golden Sword good enough for a perfect game? Or do you need to have 11 of them? Or how about keeping 4 of them so each party member can equip one? :P Item: Sell Price ------------------------------------ Golden Swords ....(x10) = 25,000 gil <--(don't sell them all!) Shuriken ..........(x1) = 32,750 gil Ottershroom .......(x1) = 1,000 gil Battleaxe .........(x1) = 3,700 gil Main Gauche .......(x1) = 3,500 gil Serpent Sword .....(x1) = 750 gil Fire Staff ........(x1) = 1,750 gil Ice Staff .........(x1) = 1,750 gil Light Staff .......(x1) = 1,750 gil Great Bow .........(x1) = 600 gil Killer Bow ........(x1) = 2,000 gil Diamond Bell ......(x1) = 2,250 gil Ice Shield ........(x1) = 900 gil Ice Helm ..........(x1) = 600 gil Ice Armor .........(x1) = 1,200 gil Scholar Robe ......(x1) = 2,750 gil Flame Mail ........(x1) = 1,200 gil Total Gil = 83,450 gil All of this stuff, except Golden Swords, can be rebought later when gil isn't an issue. If you've gotten everything in the walkthrough, up to this point, you should have extra copies of these items. Again, if you don't want to sell the Golden Swords, then you'll have to fight some random battles to earn the gil difference you need. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once you have your Enterprise back you MUST encounter a Sea Dragon. He can be found anywhere in the Main World sea. He is missable and now is the best time to encounter it. (the Sea Dragon is not on floating continent) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First, let's visit Duster Village. It is located on the small island in the middle of the World Map. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Maiden's Kiss ......100 Echo Herbs .........100 Mallet .............100 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Gysahl Greens ......150 Buy at least 12 Hi-Potions for the next boss. You probably already have some from before, but if not, 12 will be a sufficient amount. You can't have too many, you know, but make sure you can afford your armor before buying these. ==Weapon Shop=======Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Diamond Bell ......4500 42 100 - Madhura Harp .....10000 60 100 +5 Mnd, Minne Song Loki Harp ........10000 60 100 +5 Mnd, Minuet Song Lamia Harp .......12000 60 100 +5 Mnd, Inflicts confuse, Requiem Song Dream Harp .......12000 60 100 +5 Mnd, Inflicts Sleep, Paeon Song We've only found 1 Diamond Bell, so far, and if that's all you have, then buy three more. Buy enough Diamond Bells to equip each Geomancer with two. ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Gaia Vest .........7600 35 25 +3 Vit Bard Vest .........5500 32 28 +2 Agi/Mnd Feathered Hat .....6000 10 16 +2 Agi Rune Bracers ......5000 11 13 +2 Int/Mnd, Immune to Mini/Toad/Petrify Buy 4 Feathered Hats, 3 Rune Bracers, and 2 Gaia Vests. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is nothing left to do in Duster, so leave and board your ship. Fly in the northwest direction. AVOID the large castley looking place since it will make us watch some events and we won't be able to visit the next town for a long time. On the far north part of this continent, is Replito village. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Echo Herbs .........100 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Ottershroom .......2000 Gysahl Greens ......150 Gnomish Bread ......200 You can buy Ottershrooms for the first time! It's always handy to have a few of these so you can teleport out of dungeons easily. There may be times when you don't have enough MP to use Teleport so these can be used instead. Neat! ==Magic Shop========Gil== Escape .............100 Icen ..............7000 Spark .............7000 Heatra ............7000 Hyper .............7000 Just skip these for now. If you want to try them out or something, save your game first, before buying them. When you are done, reload your game so you have all your money back! :p After the next boss, you can come back to buy them if wanna start using an Evoker. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, that's all folks! There isn't anything else we can do at this time, so we have no choice but to continue the game. If you want to go visit some old friends, or hunt those elusive sea enemies, now is the time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is your last chance to encounter the many sea creatures. If you haven't seen them all, then do so now. Otherwise you will miss out on their Bestiary entries permanently and never have a perfect 100% game. Fly to Gysahl to see if you have these enemies logged: Floating Continent, Inner Sea: (#031 Killer Fish) (#032 Hermit) (#033 Sea Elemental) (#034 Tangie) (#035 Sahagin) - easiest to find in water near Canaan. Floating Continent, Outer Sea: (#071 Anet) (#072 Mermaid) (#073 Seahorse) (#074 Sea Serpent) - easiest to find in water near Village of the Ancients. Main World Sea: (#071 Anet) (#072 Mermaid) (#073 Seahorse) (#074 Sea Serpent) (#112 Sea Dragon) - anywhere in the main world sea. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you are ready, fly to the northwest continent and look for the HUGE area with towns, trees, cement, walls, and a castle. SAVE YOUR GAME ON A SEPARATE FILE FIRST! :O Hmm, sorry for yelling. If you need to come back out of Saronia Kingdom, you can't until you defeat the next boss. He is VERY difficult so keep an extra save file out here. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_> Tavern: ======= When ready, go to the tavern at the north part of town. When you enter, some events will occur, so watch them. Feeling his pain, Arc sticks up for Prince Alus. Defeat the bullies and watch the scene. NOTE: Geomancers have a 40% chance to use Shadowflare in this battle. The only only other place that gives this % chance is Eureka. If you want to see just a small taste of the Geomancer's power, use one for this fight! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With Alus in your party, go talk to the orange old guy at the southwest part of town. He will give you a [WIND SPEAR]. And the other orange old guy, on the small island in the middle of town, will give you a [DRAGON MAIL]. If you don't get these items now, you will lose your chance to get them at a later time, because Alus leaves your party soon. Thanks old guys! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ====================== ================ Saronia, SE District Dragon Spire ====================== ================ Dragon Spire ........Open Chocobo Ride.........Open In this district there is actually something worth doing! Near the middle of town you will find the Dragon Spire. NOTE: The 2 wooden doors on the outside of the Spire have no purpose. Climb this tower to find some nice treasure. Of course, you'll have to fight some monsters on the way up, but they aren't that tough. At the very top you'll find three [DRAGON MAIL], three [THUNDER SPEAR], two [PHOENIX DOWN], and four [DRAGON HELM]. Now your Dragoon is complete! If you've gotten everything so far, your team is ready to fight the next boss. There are some chocobos in the northeast part of town. If you want to ride one back to Saronia Castle, you can, though it's not very far... o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rusty Mails are simply that. Rusty. Not special. :( I'm just letting you know, because they aren't used for anything in the game other than having a spot in your treasure collection, so don't sell them! >_> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When finished looking at your new treasure, head back up to the room where you defeated Garuda. You can go up to talk to Alus, and some castle people, or go down to leave the castle. Let's go down. Out here, you'll be in the courtyard of the castle. Talk to the guard at the northeast part of the courtyard. GRRR!!! He is lucky we're nice. Go into the left building first. There is a secret passage in the wall to the right. Find your way through these passages. It's pretty easy. At the very end you'll find two treasure chests with a [PHOENIX DOWN] inside. NOTE: Don't worry about the room to the left of this dead-end. You can't get there at this point, but will be able to later on from a different area. Now head back to the courtyard. Enter the building on the right. Speak with the four guys in here and they will upgrade your ship. Excellent! Leave the castle and board your brand new ship. OR... With Saronia Kingdom back in order, all the shops and stuff are open again in the four Districts. I highly recommend you visit each of them again. ====================== =========== Saronia, NW District Library ====================== =========== Public Library ......Open Inn/Item Shop .......Open Magic Shop ..........Open The Library is now open and has some very interesting information inside. Go check it out! Use the Zoom-In feature and read all the shiny spots. There is also a magic shop now open. (see below for shop details) ====================== ========== Saronia, NE District Market ====================== ========== Inn/Item Shop .......Open Magic Shop 1 ........Open Magic Shop 2 ........Open Weapon Shop 1 .......Open Weapon Shop 2 .......Open There is a lot to do here! Try going to all the different shops and upgrading your party members. The shops have new equipment and magic that you don't have yet. Don't skip this District! (see below for shop details) ====================== ========== Saronia, SW District Tavern ====================== ========== Tavern ..............Open Armor Shop ..........Open Revive Wellspring ...Open Fat Chocobo .........Open Nothing exciting here, but an Armor Shop is now opened. If you didn't talk to the orange old guys, when Alus was in your party, it's too late to get their free items. They are gone for-e-ver... (see below for shop details) ====================== ================ Saronia, SE District Dragon Spire ====================== ================ Dragon Spire ........Open Chocobo Ride.........Open Nothing new here to see. The cute little chobocos are still here if you want to take one for a ride around the World Map. The gate to Saronia Kingdom is now open so you can explore beyond its borders. There is a lot out there! NOTE: You may want to sell your extra copies of items, to get some of the gil back that you spent in preparation for Garuda. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (NW District) ==Magic Shop========Gil== Fira ..............1500 Blizzara ..........1500 Thundara ..........1500 Cura ..............1500 Teleport ..........1500 Blindna ...........1500 If you don't have these, yet, buy them now if you have the gil. These were available back in the Village of the Ancients, but you may have skipped them to save money. (NE District) ==Magic Shop 1======Gil== Thundaga ..........5000 Raze ..............5000 Erase .............5000 Curaga ............5000 Raise .............5000 Protect ...........5000 Awesome! All of these spells are worth buying. Try your best to get enough gil to purchase all of these. Raze is excellent for killing those annoyingly weak random encounters. The rest of the spells speak for themselves! (NE District) ==Magic Shop 2======Gil== Break .............3000 Blizzaga ..........3000 Shade .............3000 Libra .............3000 Confuse ...........3000 Silence ...........3000 You may already have these from Gysahl Village. If not, you can get them now if you have enough money. Buy the higher level magicks in Shop 1 first. (NE District) ==Weapon Shop 1=====Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Thunder Spear .....7000 45 90 Lightning-elemental, Casts Thunder Wind Spear .......10000 53 90 Wind-elemental, Casts Aero Don't buy these. You know why! Too bad you can't return the Wind Spear you bought earlier for a full refund, hehe. If you plan to use a Dragoon then of course you'll want to keep it! Or do you? (NE District) ==Weapon Shop 2=====Gil==Atk==Hit%==Effect== Fire Rod .........10000 25 70 +3 Int, +3 Mnd, Fire-elemental Ice Rod ..........10000 25 70 +3 Int, +3 Mnd, Ice-Elemental Light Rod ........10000 25 60 +3 Int, +3 Mnd, Lightning-elemental Golem Staff ......13500 30 70 +3 Mnd, Casts Break Rune Staff .......18000 33 80 +4 Mnd, Casts Erase Wizard Rod .......20000 20 100 +5 Mnd You just found a free Ice Rod, but the Fire and Light Rod can only be bought here. So you must buy them if you want to use their zero MP Thundara and Fira spells. The Rune Staff + Wizard Rod can only be purchased here, as well, so buy those, too, if your budget allows it. You find a second Golem Staff eventually, making it not worth the gil. (SW District) ==Armor Shop========Gil==PDef=MDef==Effect== Rune Bracers ......5000 11 13 +2 Int/Mnd, Immune to Mini/Toad/Petrify Gaia Vest .........7600 35 25 +3 Vit Scholar Robe ......5500 20 23 +2 Int, +2 Mnd Scholar Hat .......7500 11 16 +1 Int You don't need to buy any of this. You have them already, and multiple copies even! Speaking of which, you should sell them if you need extra gil. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After you are all finished, and are confident in your levels and equipment, go to your next destination. The super-gusty Dalg Continent! o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ==Item Shop=========Gil== Hi-Potion ..........600 Gold Needle ........100 Maiden's Kiss ......100 Echo Herbs .........100 Mallet .............100 Eye Drops ...........40 Antidote ............80 Gysahl Greens ......150 Same old stuff. Buy what you need refills on. ==Magic Shop========Gil== Firaga ...........10000 Bio ..............10000 Warp .............10000 Aeroga ...........10000 Stona ............10000 Haste ............10000 Curaga ............5000 Raise .............5000 Now is a great time to use a White Mage. These Lv. 6 white spells are really useful, especially Haste! It's not a necessity, though. Aeroga is just as powerful as the three main -aga spells. Of the 3 Black Magic spells, Firaga and Bio should be your first purchases. You might not be able to afford this stuff, so don't worry about it too much, right now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is also a Fat Chocobo! :P Use this chance to stock up on low items or feed the Fat Chocobo, and then proceed. Beyond this shop room, you will find a room with junk everywhere. Some of the junk will heal your party, so I guess we can call it useful? ;) Talk to the candle in the northeast part of the room. It will open a pathway to a secret room... with more junk! (it's invisible) In this room, use the Mini Spell or Mallet to enter the hole. Welcome to the Cave of the Circle. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am going to change my party a bit, so just to keep record, here is my party progression since the very beginning of the game: Wind Crystal: Fire Crystal: Water Crystal: Now: Refia (Thief) --------> (Ranger) -------> (Geomancer) -----> (Geomancer) Luneth (Black Mage) ----------------------------------------> (Black Mage) Arc (Monk) ---------> (Geomancer) ----> (Monk) ----------> (Dark Knight) Ingus (Red Mage) ------------------------------------------> (White Mage) I've been meaning to change Arc into a Dark Knight since the Water Crystal, but there wasn't any time because of Garuda. Even though I'm Job level 1 as a Dark Knight, it's still pretty strong, dealing 1000+ damage to all foes with Souleater. (I just tested it, hehe) Also, I'm finally retiring Ingus as a Red Mage. Since we have access to much better White Magic spells, he will be a White Mage from now on. Refia is doing awesome as a Geomancer, and her Terrain ability is doing TONS of damage. I love it! Luneth has 3 new elemental Rods for casting zero MP magic, so he is having fun, too! :P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can fight Odin at ANY time during the rest of the game. If you aren't completely ready, come back later! Last warning! eee eee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For a perfect item list, you must steal the Gungnir from Odin. Your Job level has to be 71+ or you will only steal Elixirs. It is also possible to win a Gungnir after battle, but it's very rare! If you are going for MAX items, you will need to get BOTH Gungnirs. I wish you luck! ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Odin {boss-11} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 40 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 31000 | Elixir............0.4% | 1. Elixir | |---------------------------| Gungnir...........0.3% | 2. Elixir | |Exp: 20000 | | 3. Gungnir | |Gil: 16800 | | 4. Gungnir | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 81 | | | |Def: 35 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Coming next update! | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o After defeating Odin he will grant you his power, allowing you to summon him during battle as the ultra-cool Catastro summon! NOTE: If you haven't gotten it yet, you will notice a treasure chest to the right of Odin's room. (there are actually two) You can only get these by going through a secret passage in Saronia Castle. If you followed everything so far, then you should have opened them already. Now that we are done here, exit the catacombs and return to your ship. If you need to restock on anything, you should do so because the next area has some tough enemies waiting for us. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I just mentioned, the monsters in here are tough. After EVERY battle, you must fully heal your party. You never know if 3x Chimera Mages will get a cheap Back Attack on you, killing everyone with Lightning. Remember Garuda and his Lightning? Well the Chimera Mages can use that. If they Back Attack you, they might cast it 3 times before you get to do anything and it will most likely kill you. SAVE your game before entering! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Temple, Floor 1: ================ Once inside, follow the corridor. Take your first left. Along this wall you will find 2 doors. They are locked so you will need a Thief or Magic Key to open them up. Inside these rooms are: 1A: [DIAMOND HELM] 1B: [DIAMOND BRACERS] Continue along to the left, enter the watery area and head north. At the north end of the waterway there are some stairs to the right. So go right and there will be another staircase, but heading down to the next level. Temple, Floor 2: ================ Down here, head all the way right to find the [DEFENDER]. Sweet! This sword is great at point of the game. Now, head down the stairs that you passed to get this sword. Temple, Floor 3: ================ In this area, head all the way to the right to find another locked door. This room contains a single treasure chest with a: 3A: [DIAMOND MAIL] Now go back into the previous room and follow the water. At the north side of the waterway, head left first. Another locked door! Grab the treasure chests inside this room to find: 3B: [DIAMOND GLOVES], [BEHEMOTH KNIFE] Back at the waterway, head right. On the opposite side of the room is another locked door for you to enter. By the way, the Behemoth Knife has a nice bonus of +8 strength. :) Go in the locked door. 3C: Follow the path in this room until you find the stairs to the next level. Temple, Floor 4: ================ When you first get to this area, you will see some waterfalls on the left and right, and some stairs in front of you. Before heading down the stairs, walk to the right. You can walk behind the waterfall! Over here is some VERY rare treasure. Follow the long secret path to find 3 treasure chest at the end. Open them for a [BLOOD LANCE], [PROTECT RING], and [LAMIA HARP]. After you get these, head back to the waterfalls. Go down the stairs when you get there. Down, down, down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Protect Ring is the best arm accessory in the game. It doesn't have the best defense and magic defense, but it reduces all elemental damage by 50%! It would be wise to equip it on your weakest character. Oh, and every Job in the game can equip it. Yay! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you get to the fork at the very bottom of the stairs, go left to find a door. Don't worry, it's also locked! There is one chest in here: 4A: [DIAMOND SHIELD] Go back out and head right to open the *FINAL* locked door in the challenging Temple of Time. Noah's Lute Room: ================= Inside this room you will find the instrument, [NOAH'S LUTE]. With this, we can go wake up Unei! Teleport out if you want, or walk all the way back to your airship. Check to see if you have MP for teleport, so you don't have to use an Ottershroom. (they are expensive) When you get back to the World Map, resurface. Unei's Cave is DIRECTLY north of the Temple of Time, inside the mountains. So, follow the coastline up the west side of the continent. Take your first right into the mountains and you will see a cave. Go inside and wake up Unei. Watch the scene and you will learn what you are supposed to be doing. She will give you the [FANG OF FIRE] as well as join the party. Talli-ho... away! o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After you beat the Cave of Shadows and get the Fang of Earth, you can go ahead and make your way to the Ancients' Maze. This will result in you getting the final set of Jobs earlier than usual. If you want the Jobs now, skip ahead to the "Ancients' Maze" section. Ctrl+F. {AM} Make SURE you come back here after you've gotten the last set of Jobs. There are still plenty of things that need to be done! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whatever you decide to do, you need to first leave the Cave of Shadows, so go back to your ship. Maybe I'll just use an Ottershroom... see ya there! ;) o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To get a Complete Bestiary and 100% Treasure, you will need to get every chest and encounter all the enemies in this area. You can't come back here once you have defeated the Boss! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lake, level 1: ============== Walk your way through the cave. At the first fork, go down. There are four treasure chests in here. You'll receive an [ARCTIC WIND], [HEAVENLY WRATH], [EARTHEN DRUMS], and a [PHOENIX DOWN]. After getting these, head up. There are four more treasures up here. All nice and neat like, too! ;) Open them to get three [HI-POTION], and an [ELIXIR]. From here, go down and take the stairs to the next level. Lake, level 2: ============== Here just follow the path. Grab the first treasure chest you see for a super- rare item, the [WHITE MUSK]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ooo, another one so soon? Hehe. :) There are only 9 White Musks in the entire game. Don't use or sell any of them if you want a complete item list. You cannot steal them or win them from enemies as loot. It's limited to 9! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After this, go north. Four more treasures await. Open them all to find a [BACCHUS'S CIDER], [TURTLE SHELL], [PLATINUM HAMMER], and [AEGIS SHIELD]. Go all the way down now and take the stairs. Lake, level 3: ============== In this area, the paths are in the shape of an X. You came from the bottom right of the X. First, go to the top-right of the X to find a [BLACK MUSK], [REFLECT MAIL], [PLATINUM HAMMER], and [BLACK HOLE]. Next go to the bottom-left to find a [LILITH'S KISS] and [RAVEN'S YAWN]. The stairs to the next level are at the top-left of the X. Lake, level 4: Preparing for the Boss: ====================================== This is the last area of Lake Dohr. You know what THAT means! Hehe. Follow the path to the left and all the way around the room. Here you will meet... o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Leviathan {boss-13} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 43 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 32000 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 20000 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 17100 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 85 | | | |Def: 36 | | | |Weakness: Lightning. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Coming next update! | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o When you win, you'll receive the Leviath Summon. Yay! And that's everything there is to find down in Lake Dohr. Before you leave, though, make sure you find all enemies, since you won't be able to come back here ever again. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To get a Complete Bestiary and 100% Treasure, you will need to get every chest and encounter all the enemies in this area. You can't come back here once you have defeated the Boss! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grotto, level 1: ================ Inside the grotto, follow the path as usual. This is kind of cool, because it circles around the cave and deeper into the grotto. I liked it anyway... Grotto, level 2: ================ Ok, into the next area. Grab the treasure chest in plain sight for a very nice reward! [10,000 Gil]. Follow the path to the left as it descends further into the cave. At the bottom, pick up another [10,000 Gil]. :D Then go down and in to the next area. Grotto, level 3: ================ In this cave, there are two rooms on the west side. 3A, North room: [RISING SUN], [LUST DAGGER], and [WHITE MUSK]. 3B, South room: Nothing. :( Make your way around to the east side of the cave to find your stairs. Here, grab the [CHOCOBO'S WRATH] and continue down the path. Grotto, level 4: ================ Get the [PHOENIX DOWN] and keep going. Again the path will descend deeper into the grotto. Pick up another [PHOENIX DOWN] at the very bottom. Now, go to the final area. Grotto, level 5: Preparing for the Boss: ======================================== Run up the narrow rock path and you will find Doga and Unei. Watch the scenes to find out their true intentions! o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Doga {boss-15} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 45 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 22800 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 13600 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 12000 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 89 | | | |Def: 40 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Coming next update! | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Unei {boss-16} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 44 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 21800 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 16000 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 12600 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 86 | | | |Def: 42 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Coming next update! | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o Ok, so their intentions weren't bad. They knew what they were doing! >_> For defeating Doga and Unei, you will receive the [EUREKA KEY]. Watch the very nice scene to learn about the light within each of the main characters. Then, Unei will give you the [SYRCUS KEY]. After all the scenes are over go back to the Nautilus. To proceed with the story, go and get the Invincible. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If this is something that interests you, everything you will need to know is explained in the "Getting 9999 HP" section. Ctrl+F. {MaxHP} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before we continue, go back to the World Map and save. When you are finished adjusting your new team, continue through the maze! NOTE: If you changed your Jobs, like me, you will be VERY weak to upcoming monsters. This is only because your Job levels are now so low. If you want to train your new Jobs to give them some meat, go right ahead. Or you could just keep using the Jobs you have been throughout the game. o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The King Behemoth is a VERY rare monster in this room. It's so rare that you maybe fight 30 battles before seeing one. You may get lucky, though! It's possible to steal/win Protect Rings King Behemoth. In order to steal a Protect Ring, your Thief must be JobLv. 99, though. Lame... x_x It does have a 10.2% chance to drop one, too. Also, King Behemoth has 45,000 HP! Crazy! It's really not that hard to beat and luckily it only gets 2 attacks per round instead of 4. The difficult part is finding it in the first place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Continue north and you will then be leaving the Ancients' Maze. When you get to the World Map, you'll notice that you're within the walls of the tower. Make sure you're certain that you're positive that you're ready, and that you are stocked up on items, then proceed. If you need to get back to your airship quickly, you have to walk. Entering the Ancients' Maze and using an Ottershroom or Teleport, will only transport you to the World Map within the walls of Ancients' Maze. Sucks, I know. :( Save your game and then enter the Crystal Tower. This place is huge! o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_> Up here you will find the FINAL ROOM! Oh joy. :D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the point of no return!! Once you walk up to the mirror, you cannot come back until you beat the game. I HIGHLY recommend that you teleport out of the Crystal Tower and SAVE! It gets very difficult from here on out! ;) If you were to die after this point you'd lose all your hard-earned progress and probably want to smash a grape or something. You have been warned, hehe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tower, floor 8: =============== In this very exciting room, walk up to the big mirror in the middle. Watch the scenes as they unfold. There are quite a few, so enjoy! When you finally make it into the mirror, walk up the dark purple-y hallway. Tower, floor 9: Preparing for the Boss: ======================================= Another scene will occur here. For the first time in the whole game, you get to see who the main villain is! He was mentioned a couple times throughout the game, but it was never made clear his intentions. o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Xande {boss-24} | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: 50 | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: 49999 | Hi-Potion.........8.9% | 1. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| Phoenix Down......8.0% | 2. Hi-Potion | |Exp: 34000 | | 3. Hi-Potion | |Gil: 25000 | | 4. Hi-Potion | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: 110 | | | |Def: 48 | | | |Weakness: None. | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: Coming next update! | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o When you defeat Xande, he will tell you that it's too late. He says that the Cloud of Darkness is already upon the world. The.........WHAT? o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o |Boss: Cloud of Darkness | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| |Level: ???? | Drops: | Steal: | |HP: ???? | ???? | 1. ???? | |---------------------------| | 2. | |Exp: ???? | | 3. | |Gil: ???? | | 4. | |---------------------------| | | |Atk: ???? | | | |Def: ???? | | | |Weakness: ???? | | | |---------------------------o------------------------o------------------------| | | |Attacks: | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Strategy: You cannot win this fight. So just die. | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |My Level: | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o When I first died to Cloud of Darkness, I angrily turned off my DS because I spent at least a two hours in Crystal Tower, leveling up. I thought all the levels I has gained would ensure my victory. But when I died, I....sniff. Once you die, some scenes will occur. Watch them to see what happens! When you gain control again, talk to all your friends to say goodbye because this is it. Go up and enter the swirling darkness. Righteous! o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== Boost, but when considering everything else, Monk < Black Belt. ================ Battle Command: ================ Retaliate: Increases defense, Counterattacks if hit by physical attacks. Counterattack Damage = Original Damage x 2 Defense Boost = Defense + JobLv ================ Usable Weapons: ================ Claws...All ================ Usable Armors: ================ Head....Leather Cap, Headband, Feathered Hat, Black Cowl, Chakra Band ........Ribbon Body....Vest, Leather Armor, Kenpo Gi, Black Garb, Black Belt Gi, Fuma Garb Arm.....Bronze Bracers, Mythril Gloves, Power Bracers, Diamond Gloves ........Protect Ring, Shura Gloves ================ Mastery Item: ================ Name....Shura Gloves Def.....45 MDef....19 Bonus...STR +20 ================ Stat Charts: ================ The Stat Chart will show you the predetermined stats at every 10 levels until level 99. The JP Gain Chart shows you how many Job Points you gain for using actions during a battle, and the average amount of actions you need to take, per battle, to level up a Monk. o----------------------------------o o----------------------------------o | Monk Stats: | | Job Point Gain: | |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | LV | STR | AGI | VIT | INT | MND | | Action: | JobLv 1-13 | JobLv 14+ | |----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| |---------|------------|-----------| | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | Attack | +20 | +14 | | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |Retaliate| +20 | +14 | | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | | Guard | +20 | +14 | | 30 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 18 | | Item | +20 | +14 | | 40 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 22 | o----------------------------------o | 50 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 26 | Starting at Job Lv. 14 or higher, | 60 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 29 | you must take an average of 7-8 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 51 | 29 | 33 | actions per battle, to level Up | 80 | 69 | 52 | 58 | 32 | 37 | a Monk. | 90 | 78 | 58 | 65 | 35 | 41 | | 99 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 38 | 45 | 100 JP = Job Level Up o----------------------------------o LV = Character Level 199 JP = Max JP per Battle All extra JP over 100 is carried over to the next battle. "Monks are highly proficient in the martial arts. Although they are unable to equip most types of weapons, they are highly adept at using their bare hands in combat. Armor selections are also limited." - Official Instruction Booklet o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<== 1 Flee Failure = Attempt# < 1 Chance = Lowest Character Level - Highest Enemy Level Bonus = Agility x (Random # between 0 and 0.4) Attempt#1 = Chance + Bonus Attempt#2 = Attempt#1 + Bonus Attempt#3 = Attempt#2 + Bonus Attempt#4 = Attempt#3 + Bonus etc... ================ Usable Weapons: ================ Knives....All Throwing..All (excluding Shuriken) ================ Useable Armors: ================ Head......Leather Cap, Mythril Helm, Shell Helm, Ice Helm, Feathered Hat ..........Black Cowl, Ribbon Body......Vest, Leather Armor, Mythril Armor, Shell Armor, Ice Armor ..........Black Garb, Fuma Garb Arm.......Bronze Bracers, Mythril Gloves, Thief Gloves, Power Bracers ..........Diamond Gloves, Protect Ring Shield....Leather Shield, Mythril Shield, Ice Shield ================ Mastery Item: ================ Name....Gladius Atk.....130 Bonus...AGI +20 ================ Stat Charts: ================ The Stat Chart will show you the predetermined stats at every 10 levels until level 99. The JP Gain Chart shows you how many Job Points you gain for using actions during a battle, and the average amount of actions you need to take, per battle, to level up a Thief. o----------------------------------o o----------------------------------o | Thief Stats: | | Job Point Gain: | |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | LV | STR | AGI | VIT | INT | MND | | Action: | JobLv 1-13 | JobLv 14+ | |----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| |---------|------------|-----------| | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | Attack | +20 | +18 | | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | Steal | +20 | +18 | | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | | Flee | None | None | | 30 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 15 | | Item | +20 | +18 | | 40 | 28 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 19 | o----------------------------------o | 50 | 34 | 50 | 34 | 26 | 22 | Starting at Job Lv. 14 or higher, | 60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 29 | 25 | you must take an average of 5-6 | 70 | 46 | 70 | 46 | 33 | 29 | actions per battle, to level Up | 80 | 52 | 80 | 52 | 37 | 32 | a Thief. | 90 | 58 | 90 | 58 | 41 | 35 | | 99 | 63 | 99 | 63 | 45 | 38 | 100 JP = Job Level Up o----------------------------------o LV = Character Level 199 JP = Max JP per Battle All extra JP over 100 is carried over to the next battle. "During battle, Thieves are able to steal items from the enemy or assist the party in escaping from combat. While on the field, placing a Thief at the front of your party will allow you to open locked doors." - Official Instruction Booklet o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==_> Jump makes healing your party a lot easier. Since the Dragoon is in the air, avoiding damage, multi-target heals won't affect it and only heal the 3 party members on the ground. The strength of healing spells is reduced depending on the number of targets selected, and with only 3 party members being healed, instead of 4, it will heal more HP! At Job level 99, the Dragoon's Jump ability will have a huge 140% increase in damage dealt. It uses the same formula as the Warrior's Advance skill, but it doesn't reduce your defense at all. Also, if the enemy has a weakness to Wind-elemental attacks, then the total damage dealt is doubled! This can be very devastating against all the flying enemies out there since they are weak to wind. Lastly, the Dragoon has an excellent weapon selection. Out of all the Jobs in the game, it is definitely hardest to get the Dragoon's best weapons. The Gungnir has the lowest drop rate at 0.3%. You can also steal it, which is actually pretty easy, but your Thief must be Job level 71 or higher. Getting both is quite a challange and will test your patience like nothing else. Two Gungnirs isn't neccessary, though, since you can get the Magic Lance for mastering the job. The Magic Lance is stronger than the Gungnir, because it has a larger Strength bonus and slightly more attack power. If you want that perfect file, though, getting 2 Gungnirs is a must! ================ End-Game Notes: ================ During end-game, Dragoons are much like Warriors. They are meant to deal a ton of damage quickly. Since Warriors and Dragoons have the same formula for damage dealt with their Job ability, I will compare the two. It's tough to say which is better. On one hand, Warriors get the Ultima Weapon and a nice selection of other swords, but also takes more damage if hit. On the other hand, the Dragoon has weaker weapons, but can Jump into the air taking no damage, but deals slightly less damage. Well, except if the enemy is weak to wind making Jump way more powerful than Advance. At max levels, Jump has a huge 140% increase in damage dealt. This easily deals 35,000+ damage with the best spears equipped. And because it will be up in the air, attacks like Cloud of Darkness's Particle Beam will miss! The only downside is that Dragoons are slower than poo. All of their best equipment weighs a lot. (see equipment weight in the weapon section above) The Dragoon's mastery item, Magic Lance, is one of the best weapons in the game for damage potential. With its +20 Strength bonus, Dragoons are able to max out their strength to 99. They also have a really high agility, so that's a plus. It will definitely help them Jump faster to avoid damage. If you can manage to get its best weapons, the Dragoon is Job that will help deal massive damage to enemies. ================ Battle Command: ================ Jump: Jump into the air to avoid damage. Attack enemy on the next turn. Jump Damage = Original Damage x Factor x Bonus Bonus = 1, if target is not a flying-type enemy. 2, if target is a flying-type enemy. Job Lv | Factor -------|------- 1 | 1.5 25 | 1.7 50 | 1.9 75 | 2.1 99 | 2.4 ================ Usable Weapons: ================ Spears..All ================ Usable Armors: ================ Head....Leather Cap, Mythril Helm, Shell Helm, Ice Helm, Feathered Hat ........Dragon Helm, Diamond Helm, Ribbon, Crystal Helm Body....Vest, Rusty Mail, Leather Armor, Mythril Armor, Shell Armor ........Ice Armor, Flame Mail, Reflect Mail, Dragon Mail, Demon Mail ........Diamond Mail, Crystal Mail Arm.....Bronze Bracers, Mythril Gloves, Gauntlets, Power Bracers ........Diamond Gloves, Protect Ring, Crystal Gloves Shield..Leather Shield, Mythril Shield, Ice Shield, Heroic Shield ........Demon Shield, Diamond Shield, Aegis Shield, Crystal Shield ================ Mastery Item: ================ Name....Magic Lance Atk.....145 Bonus...STR +20 ================ Stat Charts: ================ The Stat Chart will show you the predetermined stats at every 10 levels until level 99. The JP Gain Chart shows you how many Job Points you gain for using actions during a battle, and the average amount of actions you need to take, per battle, to level up a Dragoon. o----------------------------------o o----------------------------------o | Dragoon Stats: | | Job Point Gain: | |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | LV | STR | AGI | VIT | INT | MND | | Action: | JobLv 1-13 | JobLv 14+ | |----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| |---------|------------|-----------| | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | Attack | +20 | +16 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | Jump | +20 | +16 | | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | Guard | +20 | +16 | | 30 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | Item | +20 | +16 | | 40 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | o----------------------------------o | 50 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 29 | Starting at Job Lv. 14 or higher, | 60 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 34 | you must take an average of 6-7 | 70 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 38 | actions per battle, to level Up | 80 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 43 | 43 | a Dragoon. | 90 | 65 | 65 | 48 | 48 | 48 | | 99 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 100 JP = Job Level Up o----------------------------------o LV = Character Level 199 JP = Max JP per Battle All extra JP over 100 is carried over to the next battle. "Dragoons wield spears in battle and highly skilled against aerial foes. They are renowned for their ability to launch deadly attacks from above." - Official Instruction Booklet o>==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<===>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<====>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>==<===>==<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==>=<==| 70 | 4796 | 331 | | 71 | 5267 | | 71 | 4970 | 297 | NOTE: At each | 72 | 5409 | | 72 | 5135 | 274 | of these levels | 73 | 5553 | | 73 | 5312 | 241 | I get closer to | 74 | 5699 | | 74 | 5488 | 211 | the Target HP. | 75 | 5847 ----|-->| 75 | 5670 | 177 | | 76 | 5997 | | 76 | 5856 | 141 | | 77 | 6149 | | 77 | 6043 | 106 | | 78 | 6303 | | 78 | 6234 | 69 | | 79 | 6459 | | 79 | 6429 | 30 | | 80 | 6617 ----|-->| 80 | 6625 | -8 | | 81 | 6777 | o----'--------'-----------o | 82 | 6939 | | 83 | 7103 | Take notice that I still haven't reached the | 84 | 7269 | Target HP even at level 70. | 85 | 7437 | | 86 | 7607 | This doesn't mean I'm doomed to never get | 87 | 7779 | to 9999 HP, it just means I need to rely on | 88 | 7953 | getting larger HP Gain bonuses. | 89 | 8129 | | 90 | 8307 | From a result of proper leveling, meaning | 91 | 8487 | I only got HIGH bonuses, I finally reached | 92 | 8669 | the Target HP at level 80. Yay! | 93 | 8853 | | 94 | 9039 | Once you get to this point, it's nothing but | 95 | 9227 | smooth-sailing to level 99. There is no more | 96 | 9417 | need to get the Target HP, you've done it! | 97 | 9609 | | 98 | 9803 | Remember to stay as a Black Belt, though, when | 99 | 9999 | you level up. Hehe. o---------------'-------------o Here is something to raise your spirits; The Target HP values DO NOT include any HP Gain Bonuses, at all. So if you do receive a Bonus at level up, be it small or large, you'll have a huge advantage! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Worried that you won't be able to make it? Check the following chart to see if you can still get Max HP. If you have LESS then the Required HP, for your current level, you will NEVER be able to get 9999 HP. 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