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         |    `   \  ___/|  |_> > __ \|  | \/|  | |  |  /|  | \/\  ___/ 
        /_______  /\___  >   __(____  /__|   |__| |____/ |__|    \___  >
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                 Customization Guide for Star Ocean: First Departure
                           for Playstation Portable

O============================================================================O
| Table of Contents                                                          |
O============================================================================O
| In order to navigate this guide I have implemented a Ctrl+f system, which  |
| means you press ctrl+f in your browser or word processor to bring up the   |
| search menu, then enter the letters in brackets on the right of the section|
| that you're looking for.                                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    I. - Introduction............................................... [01.00]|
|   II. - Getting Started............................................ [02.00]|
|  III. - Essential Concepts......................................... [03.00]|
|   IV. - Customization List......................................... [04.00]|
|         - Ashlay................................................... [04.01]|
|         - Cyuss.................................................... [04.02]|
|         - Erys..................................................... [04.03]|
|         - Ilia..................................................... [04.04]|
|         - Ioshua................................................... [04.05]|
|         - Mavelle.................................................. [04.06]|
|         - Millie................................................... [04.07]|
|         - Pericci.................................................. [04.08]|
|         - Phia..................................................... [04.09]|
|         - Roddick.................................................. [04.10]|
|         - Ronyx.................................................... [04.11]|
|         - T'nique.................................................. [04.12]|
|         - Welch.................................................... [04.13]|
|    V. - Frequently Asked Questions................................. [05.00]|
|   VI. - Version History............................................ [06.00]|
|  VII. - Credits/Thanks............................................. [07.00]|
| VIII. - Contact Info............................................... [08.00]|
O============================================================================O

O============================================================================O
|     Introduction                                               [01.00]     |
O============================================================================O

   Customizing is an item creation/specialty process, in which you take a 
weapon and then somehow add a mineral of some kind to it.  After the process 
is done, both the weapon and the mineral will be gone, leaving a new weapon
which may or may not be a "failure".  Almost all of the most powerful weapons
in the game must be acquired through this method (except those found in the
Cave of the Seven Stars), so you can't really afford to do without it. Weapons
can only be customized by the characters who can equip them: everyone does
their own customization.

O============================================================================O
|     Getting Started                                            [02.00]     |
O============================================================================O

   But how do you get it?  First you must buy the skills "Aesthetic Design",
"Smithing", and "Eye for Detail".  You can buy Technical 2 in Tatori/Tropp,
and you can buy Technical 3, and Sense 3 in Eckdart/Ionis/Van/Silvalant.
Anyway, once you have those, the talent that will assist you is "Originality."
If you don't have it, they can be acquired fairly easily by doing Crafting.

   What do you need in the way of materials?  Well, uh, weapons and random
minerals will do... if you find yourself short of minerals, some can be bought
in stores while most others you will probably have to rely on Alchemy to
create.

   As far as alchemy is concerned, as long as you have a Lezard Flask and
someone with level 10 (preferably a Mage) in that specialty you should be able
to make all of them.  You can't get the Flask until you get to Ionis, but you
shouldn't -need- kick ass weapons then anyway.

   Orchestra is a big help when your customizing, especially when you only
have 1 weapon available to customize.  Reloading and reloading until you get
it right can be annoying at times. Using the super specialty "Orchestra" 
while doing any kind of item creation will basically increase the odds of
success to about 99%, regardless of that character's talents or level in that
specialty. Very good to help with customizing. 

   You need about 6 different compositions of songs (that means 6 different
instraments) to be able to use the super specialty "Orchestra", as well as
the item creation/specialties "Music" and "Art" on most of your party members.

O============================================================================O
|     Essential Concepts                                         [03.00]     |
O============================================================================O

   Now as you most likely know, there are a number of weapons that can be made
through customizing.  What you may not know is that for a given character,
only around 4% of the combinations possible will actually give you something.
For example, everyone knows that if Roddick combines a Luxurious Sword with a
Damascus, he will get a Dueling Sword.  However, if he combines, say, a 
Sabre with a Green Beryl, he will not actually make something new per se. The
same applies with all the other "non-combinations," like Sinclair + Gold, 
Longsword + Silver, etc.  Let me explain:

   If you are making a "real" combination (like Luxurious Sword + Damascus),
you will either end up with the true result of that combination or a failure.
HOWEVER! If you do an "invalid combination," you will wind up with one of a
predetermined set of weapons for that character.  Here is an example:

==>Millie tries to customize a Mindsoother with a Sapphire. She ends up with a
   Rod of Jewels.

==>She tries it again.  This results in a Scepter of the Bunny.

==>Millie, upset by these lackluster results, tries the exact same thing again
   This time, she gets a Rod of the Feather.

   See?  Had she customized the Mindsoother with a Moonrock (a "real"
combination) instead, she would have had one of two results: a Holy Rod
(success), or a Creaky Rod (failure).  But since she did an invalid 
combination, she got random drawings from the "Invalid Combination" pile 
instead.  The "pile" for each character (we'll call it the Invalid Pile) 
consists of a set of five or so weapons, one of which will be chosen randomly
to be the result when an invalid combination is attempted.  Or you could just
fail outright.  This sort of comes in handy early in the game, for if you are
crafty you can lay hands on some fairly nice equipment at a minimal cost as
far as minerals are concerned.  I hope all that isn't too confusing--if it is,
mention it to me and I'll simplify a bit if I can.

O============================================================================O
|     Customization List                                         [04.00]     |
O============================================================================O

   The list is Alphabetical and includes the weapon results ATK/MAG stats as
well as any elements it has. If I'm missing any combinations, please let me
know! Just make sure it's actually a combination, and not a member of the
invalid pile.

o============================================================================o
|     ASHLAY                                                     [04.01]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Longsword +1 (200 ATK)                             |
|                       | Walloon Sword (270 ATK)                            |
|                       | Longsword +2 (350 ATK)                             |
|                       | Damascus Sword (560 ATK)                           |
|                       | Sword of Stealth (750 ATK) [Fire, Water]           |
|                       | Moonfalx (800 ATK) [Light]                         |
|                       | Meteor Crusher (950 ATK) [Fire]                    |
|                       | Souleater (950 ATK) [Earth]                        |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Wimpy Sword                                        |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|   Walloon Sword    |     Crystal      |    Holy Sword  (630 ATK) [Light]   |
|    Longsword +2    |                  |                                    |
|   Dwarven Sword    |                  |                                    |
|     Air Slicer     |                  |                                    |
|   Damascus Sword   |                  |                                    |
|  Sword of Marvels  |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Sword of Stealth  |     Star Ruby    | Sword of Strength (750 ATK) [Water]|
|      Moonfalx      |                  |                                    |
|   Luxurious Sword  |                  |                                    |
|    Mithril Sword   |                  |                                    |
|      Souleater     |                  |                                    |
|   Meteor Crusher   |                  |                                    |
|    Force Sword     |                  |                                    |
|   Dueling Sword    |                  |                                    |
|     Silvance       |                  |                                    |
|     Murasama       |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Sword of Stealth  |      Diamond     |     Sword of Marvels (700 ATK)     |
|  Sword of Strength |                  |                                    |
|      Moonfalx      |                  |                                    |
|   Luxurious Sword  |                  |                                    |
|    Mithril Sword   |                  |                                    |
|      Souleater     |                  |                                    |
|   Meteor Crusher   |                  |                                    |
|    Force Sword     |                  |                                    |
|   Dueling Sword    |                  |                                    |
|     Silvance       |                  |                                    |
|     Murasama       |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Moonfalx      |      Mithril     |      Mithril Sword  (900 ATK)      |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|   Luxurious Sword  |  Rainbow Diamond |      Dueling Sword (1200 ATK)      |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|    Force Sword     |  Philosopher's   |  Silvance (1600 ATK) [Light, Wind, |
|                    |      Stone       |                           Dark]    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     CYUSS                                                      [04.02]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Zweihander (300 ATK)                               |
|                       | Claymore +1 (400 ATK)                              |
|                       | Claymore +2 (600 ATK)                              |
|                       | Magnifying Blade (800 ATK)                         |
|                       | Searing Sword (1000 ATK) [Fire]                    |
|                       | Slayer Sword (1200 ATK) [Wind]                     |
|                       | Berserk Sword (1400 ATK) [Earth]                   |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Dull Blade                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Shockwave Sword   |     Diamond      |       Astral Sword (700 ATK)       |
|   Searing Sword    |                  |                                    |
|    Vorpal Sword    |                  |                                    |
|   Luxurious Sword  |                  |                                    |
|    Slayer Sword    |                  |                                    |
|   Blade of Doom    |                  |                                    |
|   Berserk Sword    |                  |                                    |
|     Force Sword    |                  |                                    |
|   Meteor Striker   |                  |                                    |
|    Cyuss Special   |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Claymore +1    |    Green Beryl   |      Shockwave Sword (900 ATK)     |
|     Flameberge     |                  |                                    |
|     Claymore +2    |                  |                                    |
|    Astral Sword    |                  |                                    |
|  Magnifying Blade  |                  |                                    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|    Astral Sword    |    Star Ruby     |   Vorpal Sword (1000 ATK) [Water]  |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|   Luxurious Sword  |      Mithril     |   Blade of Doom (1400 ATK) [Dark]  |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Force Sword    |     Moonrock     |  Meteor Striker (1800 ATK) [Light] |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     ERYS                                                       [04.03]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Ruby Wand (50 ATK, 20 MAG)                         |
|                       | Rod of Jewels (150 ATK, 100 MAG)                   |
|                       | Mindsoother (300 ATK, 200 MAG)                     |
|                       | Scepter of the Bunny (400 ATK, 150 MAG)            |
|                       | Rod of the Feather (600 ATK, 600 MAG)              |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Mindsoother    |     Moonrock     | Holy Rod (350 ATK, 250 MAG)[Light] |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Rod of the Feather |   Philosopher's  |   Dragonstaff (1000 ATK, 350 MAG)  |
|                    |       Stone      |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     ILIA                                                       [04.04]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Knuckles +1 (150 ATK)                              |
|                       | Knuckles +2 (400 ATK)                              |
|                       | Silver Knuckles (600 ATK)                          |
|                       | Blazing Knuckles (700 ATK) [Fire]                  |
|                       | Cestus of Poison (800 ATK)                         |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Rickety Knuckles                                   |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Blazing Knuckles  |    Rune Metal    |         Metal Fang (500 ATK)       |
|  Cestus of Poison  |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Cestus of Poison  |     Moonrock     |        Dragon Claw (900 ATK)       |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     IOSHUA                                                     [04.05]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Ruby Wand (50 ATK, 20 MAG)                         |
|                       | Rod of Jewels (150 ATK, 100 MAG)                   |
|                       | Mindsoother (300 ATK, 200 MAG)                     |
|                       | Scepter of the Bunny (400 ATK, 150 MAG)            |
|                       | Rod of the Feather (600 ATK, 600 MAG)              |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Mindsoother    |     Moonrock     | Holy Rod (350 ATK, 250 MAG)[Light] |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Rod of the Feather |   Philosopher's  |   Dragonstaff (1000 ATK, 350 MAG)  |
|                    |       Stone      |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     MAVELLE                                                    [04.06]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Water Orb (440 ATK) [Water]                        |
|                       | Crescent Orb (520 ATK) [Light]                     |
|                       | Orb of the Valkyrie (600 ATK)                      |
|                       | Rune Orb (800 ATK)                                 |
|                       | Flame Orb (1000 ATK) [Fire]                        |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Orb of the Valkyrie|      Silver      |        Silver Orb (700 ATK)        |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Flame Orb     |  Philosopher's   |  Orb of Darkness (1200 ATK) [Dark] |
|                    |     Stone        |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     MILLIE                                                     [04.07]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Ruby Wand (50 ATK, 20 MAG)                         |
|                       | Rod of Jewels (150 ATK, 100 MAG)                   |
|                       | Mindsoother (300 ATK, 200 MAG)                     |
|                       | Scepter of the Bunny (400 ATK, 150 MAG)            |
|                       | Rod of the Feather (600 ATK, 600 MAG)              |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Mindsoother    |     Moonrock     | Holy Rod (350 ATK, 250 MAG)[Light] |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Rod of the Feather |   Philosopher's  |   Dragonstaff (1000 ATK, 350 MAG)  |
|                    |       Stone      |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     PERICCI                                                    [04.08]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Hard Knuckles (100 ATK)                            |
|                       | Knuckles +1 (150 ATK)                              |
|                       | Knuckles +2 (400 ATK)                              |
|                       | Metal Fang (500 ATK)                               |
|                       | Blazing Knuckles (700 ATK) [Fire]                  |
|                       | Cestus of Poison (800 ATK)                         |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Rickety Knuckles                                   |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|   Brass Knuckles   |       Gold       |      Taloned Knuckles (200 ATK)    |
|   Hard Knuckles    |                  |                                    |
|    Knuckles +1     |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Cestus        |      Silver      |      Silver Knuckles (600 ATK)     |
|    Knuckles +2     |                  |                                    |
|    Metal Fang      |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Blazing Knuckles  |     Meteorite    |          Cat Fang (750 ATK)        |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|  Cestus of Poison  |     Moonrock     |        Dragon Claw (900 ATK)       |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     PHIA                                                       [04.09]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Gladius +1 (200 ATK)                               |
|                       | Gladius +2 (250 ATK)                               |
|                       | Roudel Dagger (350 ATK)                            |
|                       | Bloody Sword (400 ATK) [Dark]                      |
|                       | Fameface (500 ATK) [Water]                         |
|                       | Flare Baselard (650 ATK) [Fire]                    |
|                       | Assassin's Sickles (700 ATK)                       |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Wimpy Sword                                        |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Assassin's Sickles |     Meteorite    |      Elemental Blade (600 ATK)     |
|    Death Bringer   |                  |                                    |
|    Dragon Blade    |                  |                                    |
|   Luxurious Sword  |                  |                                    |
|     Force Sword    |                  |                                    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|   Luxurious Sword  |      Mithril     |    Ice Blades (650 ATK) [Water]    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|     Ice Blades     |   Philosopher's  |      Death Bringer (700 ATK)       |
|                    |      Stone       |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     RODDICK                                                    [04.10]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Sinclair (130 ATK)                                 |
|                       | Longsword +2 (350 ATK)                             |
|                       | Holy Sword (630 ATK) [Light]                       |
|                       | Sword of Marvels (700 ATK)                         |
|                       | Sword of Stealth (750 ATK) [Fire, Water]           |
|                       | Sword of Strength (750 ATK) [Water]                |
|                       | Moonfalx (800 ATK) [Light]                         |
|                       | Souleater (950 ATK) [Earth]                        |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Dull Blade                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Longsword     |     Crystal      |       Longsword +1  (200 ATK)      |
|        Sabre       |                  |                                    |
|       Sinclair     |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Longsword     |     Sapphire     |      Walloon Sword  (270 ATK)      |
|        Sabre       |                  |                                    |
|       Sinclair     |                  |                                    |
|     Longsword +1   |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|    Walloon Sword   |     Damascus     |     Damascus Sword  (560 ATK)      |
|    Longsword +2    |                  |                                    |
|    Dwarven Sword   |                  |                                    |
|     Air Slicer     |                  |                                    |
|     Holy Sword     |                  |                                    |
|  Sword of Marvels  |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|      Moonfalx      |      Mithril     |  Mithril Sword  (900 ATK)          |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|    Mithril Sword   |     Star Ruby    |   Meteor Crusher (950 ATK) [Fire]  |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|   Luxurious Sword  |     Damascus     |  Dueling Sword (1200 ATK)          |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|    Force Sword     |  Philosopher's   |  Silvance (1600 ATK) [Light, Wind, |
|                    |      Stone       |                           Dark]    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     RONYX                                                      [04.11]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Long Bow (150 ATK)                                 |
|                       | Crossbow (200 ATK)                                 |
|                       | Arbalest (300 ATK)                                 |
|                       | Silver Bow (600 ATK)                               |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Silver Bow     |   Philosopher's  |  Bow of Explosion (800 ATK) [Fire] |
|                    |      Stone       |                                    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     T'NIQUE                                                    [04.12]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Long Spear +1 (500 ATK)                            |
|                       | Whirlwind (500 ATK) [Wind]                         |
|                       | Three Section Staff (550 ATK)                      |
|                       | Long Spear +2 (600 ATK)                            |
|                       | Flamelancer (850 ATK) [Fire]                       |
|                       | Dragon Lance (1000 ATK)                            |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Wimpy Sword                                        |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|        Spear       |      Diamond     |          Halberd (750 ATK)         |
|     Long Spear     |                  |                                    |
|    Long Spear +1   |                  |                                    |
|Three Section Staff |                  |                                    |
|    Long Spear +2   |                  |                                    |
|   Spinning Spear   |                  |                                    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|     Whirlwind      |     Damascus     |      Spinning Spear (800 ATK)      |
|    Flamelancer     |                  |                                    |
|  Saint's Halberd   |                  |                                    |
|    Dragon Lance    |                  |                                    |
|  Enhanced Halberd  |                  |                                    |
|     Star Lance     |                  |                                    |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|    Flamelancer     |    Orichalcum    |  Saint's Halberd (900 ATK) [Light] |
|--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|
|    Dragon Lance    |    Meteorite     |     Enhanced Halberd (1200 ATK)    |
o============================================================================o

o============================================================================o
|     WELCH                                                      [04.13]     |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| INVALID PILE          | Tense Handy Stick (600 ATK)                        |
|                       | Worrying Handy Stick (700 ATK)                     |
|                       | Annoying Handy Stick (800 ATK)                     |
|                       | Stern Handy Stick (1000 ATK)                       |
o-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------o
| FAILED COMBINATION    | Creaky Rod                                         |
o============================================================================o
|                            CORRECT COMBINATIONS                            |
o----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
|       WEAPON       |      MINERAL     |             CREATION               |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Handy Stick    |       Gold       |    Playful Handy Stick (350 ATK)   |
| Fuzzy Handy Stick  |                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|     Handy Stick    |   Green Beryl    |    Tedious Handy Stick (500 ATK)   |
| Fuzzy Handy Stick  |                  |                                    |
| Playful Handy Stick|                  |                                    |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
|Annoying Handy Stick| Rainbow Diamond  |    Furious Handy Stick (900 ATK)   |
o--------------------|------------------|------------------------------------o
| Stern Handy Stick  |     Moonrock     |    Final Handy Stick (1600 ATK)    |
o============================================================================o

O============================================================================O
|     Frequently Asked Questions                                 [05.00]     |
O============================================================================O

1) What is the best non-elemental sword in the game?

   - That would be the Dueling Sword for Roddick/Ashlay, and Shockwave Blade
     for Cyuss (Pure customizable ones, not the ones found in the CSS).

2) Do I need Orchestra to customize?

   - No! It just helps a lot, but I've easily customized my weapons without it

3) Are these the best weapons in the game?

   - The best weapons stat wise are found in the Cave of the Seven Stars (the
     optional secret dungeon). Most of those weapons, however, are elemental
     which enemies like the final boss absorb. The ones you can customize
     are second best stat wise with no elements (most of them anyway).

O============================================================================O
|     Version Info                                               [06.00]     |
O============================================================================O

Version 1.3 (7/07/09)
- Added Sinclair to Roddick's invalid pile. Added a few to Ashlay's invalide
pile

Version 1.1 (?)
- Fixed Blade of Doom element.

Version .99 (05/06/09 - 05/07/09)
- Finally got around to compiling a list of combinations, took me a good 15
  hours, but I did it!

O============================================================================O
|     Credits/Thanks                                             [07.00]     |
O============================================================================O

Thank you Krustster for making the Star Ocean: The Second Story: Customizing
Guide.  I used a bunch of your information in this guide.

Thank you people who made cwCheat, and the codes to go along with it (I really
really love debug mode).

VeghEsther for letting me know about the Blade of Doom element.

Remmington, for letting me know about Sinclair not being in the invalid pile.

O============================================================================O
|      Contact Info                                              [08.00]     |
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My name is Rikki, and my e-mail is rinoa_10@yahoo.com

Feel free to e-mail me any questions/comments/advice/mistakes. 
However, when you e-mail me please arrange your subject header like this:

SOFD: "Subject Here"

Putting the SOFD: in front of your subject will help me filter e-mails related
to the Star Ocean: First Departure guides/walkthroughs I've done. Will I read
your e-mail if you don't do this? Probably not, I'm paranoid so I don't
read e-mails if I don't know who they're from. Adding the SOFD will allow me
to read it.