--- Tactics Ogre FAQ ---
--- Version 0.4 ---
--- By Khar Seigfried ( seigfried@iname.com ) ---
I've been playing Tactics Ogre for a while now, and I've noticed that there are
very few English FAQs, and most of those- quite frankly- are pretty bad. This is
my attempt to remedy that situation. Feel free to EMail me at the above address
with any suggestions, corrections, or additions.
- Seigfried
** This FAQ is best viewed in a mono-spaced font. Viewing it in Courier or
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Contents:
I. Classes
II. General Strategies
III. Battle Strategies
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2C
- Chapter 3C
- Chapter 2L
- Chapter 3L
- Chapter 3N
- Chapter 4
IV. Sidequests
- Hell's Gate
- FireSeal
- Four Sisters/Forbidden Power
- Gunners
- Deneb
- The Elusive Undead Ring
- Getting the Shotgun
V. Equipment
VI. Tidbits
VII. Legal Crap
VIII. Credits
Version History:
Version 0.5: Includes the location of the Undead Ring (finally!). I've also
added the description of the Four Sisters sidequest (thanks to Matt) and a
trick to avoid the first battle at Brigantes Castle in chapter 4. The proposed
method for getting a Templar Knight was disproven and has been removed.
Information on the Shotgun was added, curteousy of Yulius Leonard. I made a
slight change to my nick for personal reasons.
Version 0.4: Well, I took Matt off the byline since he's become involved with a
couple other projects and has decided not to help directly- Oh, well : ( I
corrected a number of errors from the last version (Such as the fact that the
first battle in Gruborza Plains was missing entirely.. Doh : P) and added the
Tidbits section, which deals with the relations between Tactics Ogre and Ogre
Battle. I also added a few secrets to the General Strategies section, including
the Necro/Rettisue trick (Thanks, Jon!) and an unconfirmed method of getting a
Templar Knight in your army (If anyone can confirm this either way, please
EMail me).
Version 0.2: Woohoo! There's finally an actual version number! Well, the item
lists are completed, the class lists are pretty much completed (I may later go
into more detail on the specific classes). The Chaos path walkthrough is now
completed in it's entirety. I'm currently trying to force Matt to write a
section on Gameshark codes.
Beta: Matt got on the FAQ bandwagon, chapter 3C completed, more classes added,
Sidequests section added, started updating items from Matt's list. The phrase
"Knights are dullards" was officially added to this FAQ.
Alpha: The absolute first version. Contains most Classes, general strategies,
Chapter 1 and 2C strategies, and a partial Equipment List.
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--- Male Classes ---
Class: Soldier
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: None.
Preferred Weapon: any.
Magic: None.
This is the basic male class. All your characters start out as this. They are
decent fighters, but can't use Magic and don't specialize in any particular
weapons. Upgrade as soon as possible (usually around level 6).
Class: Knight
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: STR 45, VIT 44, DEX 46
Preferred Weapon: Swords
Magic: None.
Despite being better fighters than Soldiers, Knights are not very useful in the
grand scheme of things. They specialize in Swords, which seems good- until you
realize that Swords are weak compared to other weapons for the first two
chapters. This changes somewhat in the third chapter, when Balder Swords become
available (as opposed to Short Swords). On top of that, Knights are slow, have
terrible statistic growth, and are generally incompetent. You're better off with
Berzerkers or Beast Tamers; Knights are dullards.
Class: Berzerker
Alignment: N, C
Requirements: STR 45, VIT 46, DEX 44
Preferred Weapon: Axes
Magic: None.
These are far better at fighting than Knights. Their Axes are often stronger
than Swords, and they have higher attack strength and defense. They are a tad
slow, however. These are the best characters for close-range fighting until the
third chapter or so, when Terror Knights and several special characters become
available.
Class: Beast Tamer
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: STR 45, VIT 44, MEN 46
Preferred Weapon: Whip
Magic: None.
Beast Tamers are a much better class than you may at first think. The first
thing you need to realize is that unlike in FF Tactics, monsters are actually
useful- they can't use equipment, but they are strong enough that they don't
need it. The second thing to realize is that unlike in Ogre Battle, L size
creatures do not take up any more space than S size creatures do, although you
can only have two of them in a battle (In Ogre Battle, an L size creature took
up the same amount of space as two S size creatures). Beast Tamers make monsters
even more useful by increasing their attack; Monsters will gain power when they
are within three steps of a Beast Tamer. Furthermore, Beast Tamers are decent
fighters on their own. While they're not the fastest of characters and their
defense is somewhat lacking compared to other fighters, their Whips have a two-
square reach and do decent damage. If you have a monster or two in your army, a
Beast Tamer makes a good addition.
Class: Wizard
Alignment: N, C
Requirements: INT 44, MEN 42, MP 16
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff; see below)
Magic: Offensive, three spells.
These are the basic magic-using class in the game. Be forewarned that they are
not very powerful when you first get them, so I suggest having them sit out a
couple battles until their intelligence raises to the point where useful. I
suggest that you equip them with Staffs to raise their INT (Making their spells
more powerful). One or two of these are a good addition to your army. As the
game goes on, they will become drastically more powerful, eventually gaining the
ability to use spells which hit a much larger area.
Class: Exorcist
Alignment: L
Requirements: VIT 44, INT 42, MEN 44
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: Light, three spells.
This is the only male "healer" class, and also the only class which can use the
"Exorcism" spell to destroy Undead characters. This is a fairly useful class- in
addition to Exorcism, they can use a few other weak offensive spells like
Lightbow. You will get Presance, an Exorcist, fairly early in the game, and he
makes an excellent addition to your army. One of these, however, is enough-
they're useful, but not as much so as Wizards or Clerics.
Class: Warlock
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: MP 84, INT 124, MEN 112
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: Effect magic (Stun, Poison, etc.) and Elemental magic (Zoshnell, Gurza,
etc.), 3 spells.
Warlocks are essentially male Witches, with one not-so-important difference:
They increase the power of any Golems nearby. Although you probably don't use
Golems, they are a useful class anyway as they will become available at about
the same time Prests do- when you will probably also want to change any Witches
available into Clerics. They become increasingly important later in the game,
since they can use the "charge" spell- making life easier when magic gets
expensive. They can also use the HealRain spell when it becomes available, as
well as Dragon Magic (including several powerful attack spells), increasing
their general usefulness. They will become much more useful near the end of the
game.
Class: Ninja
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: STR 45, DEX 44, AGI 46
Preferred Weapon: Claw
Magic: Offensive
These flexible characters are not as good at fighting as Berzerkers, but they
are fast, can move long distances, jump farther than other characters, and use
some offensive magic. They also have the ability to equip a weapon in both hands
and attack with both in the same round (The enemy will only counterattack once).
They can do pretty much anything you need them to (short of killing Undead).
They are not vital to your success, but they are not a bad class, either. They
also get the Shiruken ability as their standard indirect attack instead of
Stone; Shiruken have a longer range and better accuracy than stones.
Class: Dragoon
Alignment: N
Requirements: STR 115, VIT 106, DEX 114
Preferred Weapon: Sword
Magic: Offensive, one spell
This class specializes in killing Dragons, and will do roughly 150% damage when
attacking them. Other than that, they are a fairly basic fighting class- they're
better than the incompetent Knights, but not as good at fighting as Berzerkers.
Unlike Knights, they can actually do decent damage with their swords and also
probably become available in the third chapter, where Balder swords are
available (as opposed weak Short Swords). Although their magic power isn't as
high as that of a Wizard or Siren, it does give them the ability to do some
damage at long range. I generally keep one around to help with Dragons.
Between being able to attack with two hands like a Ninja and using some
supplemental magic, Sword Masters are halfway decent for Lawful characters
(Unlike the incompetent Knights). They are a tad slow, however, especially when
equipped with two swords, and tend to have a low defense- making them especially
vulnerable to attack if they're using a mantle to increase their speed. While
this is not a truly powerful class, it's useful when you don't have anything
else available.
Class: Terror Knight
Alignment: C
Requirements: STR 117, VIT 114, DEX 104, 30 Kills
Preferred Weapon: Axe
Magic: None
Terror Knights are annoying and powerful fighters. They have great attack
strength and equip powerful Axes (like Berzerkers). Furthermore, they reduce the
attack power of enemies within three squares of them. Their major weakness is
their relatively low speed, but this can be remedied by equipping them with
lighter armor (Using a helmet or pair of boots instead of a shield, for example)
or having them alternate between this class and the Ninja class. They are a
great asset to your team, and by far the best normal fighting class.
This is a secret class, obtainable by means described in the "sidequests"
section. This is a very strong class, mostly due to the strengths of their Guns,
but they have a few notable weaknessess as well. Their guns have infinite range
and do very good damage, and the Gunners themselves are fast. However, Gunners
have low defense against essentially all types of attacks (both magical and
physical), and the damage their guns do drops significantly as the defense of
their target increases. There are also only two or three guns available in the
entire game, and the most powerful of these is available only if you
specifically attempt to get it. Finally, after a character becomes a Gunner,
they cannot change their class again. Gunners are a good class, but I don't
suggest that you use more than the one who joins you automatically (See below).
Lans' two knights are of this class. It is basically an enhanced Knight class;
they have better statistics but slightly worse defense. They are excellent
fighters (Surpassed only by Terror Knights and some special classes such as
Temple Commandos), but you cannot promote normal characters to this class.
This is probably the best class in the game, but is only available to Denim. He
can use three healing spells and has great attack and defense. This class is
secret- see the "sidequests" section for more information.
This is Warren's clas, a basic improved mage. He has powerful magic... Too bad
you only have him for two or three battles : P
--- Female Classes ---
Class: Amazon
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: None
Preferred Weapon: Any
Magic: None
These are the female equivalents of the Soldier class. Like Soldiers, they are
decent characters, but should also be upgraded as soon as possible.
Class: Valkyrie
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: STR 44, VIT 46, INT 42
Preferred Weapon: Spear
Magic: Some offensive, two spells.
Valkyries are good general-purpose characters. I have always found that they are
good fighters, especially because of their spears, and they can use a little
magic. They're relatively quick and can also move in water. As they go up in
levels, their Magic becomes a very useful long-range attack. They also get
stronger in storms; a wind-elemental Valkyrie in a storm is a character to be
feared. One or two of these supplement your attack team quite nicely.
Class: Archer
Alignment: N, C
Requirements: VIT 44, DEX 48, AGI 44
Preferred Weapon: Bow
Magic: None.
Archers are very powerful characters. Their bows do serious amounts of damage,
and- if you are on the high ground- often shoot accurately beyond the indicated
range. They can do more damage than almost any other character class on the same
level. Their only drawback is that if you are on lower ground than your target,
your range and chance of hitting is sharply reduced. Despite this, I strongly
recommend having at least two of these in your army.
Class: Cleric
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: INT 42, MEN 41, MP 16
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: Healing magic (Heal, Clear, etc.), 3 spells.
Clerics are, if you hadn't guessed, absolutely vital to your success. Their
Healing spells are very important, as most characters don't have room to haul
around even one item, let alone multiple items, or the time to use those items.
You should keep at least two healers of any description in your party at all
times- usually, one of those will be Presance and the other will be a Cleric.
Like all other magic users, they have no preferred weapon, but you should
probably equip them with Staffs to raise their magic power.
Class: Witch
Alignment: N, C
Requirements: INT 45, MEN 41, MP 15
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff).
Magic: Effect magic (Stun, Poison, etc.) and Elemental magic (Zoshnell, Gurza,
etc.), 3 spells.
Depending on your party, Witches may be absolutely vital or nearly worthless. If
most of your party is of one or two elements, they are incredibly powerful,
since they can just sit in back of your party constantly casting the spell to
raise the power of that element (assuming, of course, that most of the enemy
party is of a different element). Their other spells- Stun, Poison, and so on-
are not as useful, since they often don't work- unlike the Oracle magic in FF
Tactics, which generally worked 50% of the time, these spells generally only
work 20-30% of the time. They can also use some very useful ability-enhancing
spells, such as Heat and Quick. These are probably their most powerful attack in
the long run.
Class: Dragon Tamer
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: HP 180, STR 115, MEN 103
Preferred Weapon: Sword
Magic: Offensive, one spell
The Dragon Tamer is a more weapon-oriented Valkyrie- they get only one spell and
their magic is weaker, but they also do much more damage with their swords. In
addition to that, they increase the power of Dragons in a three-square radius,
so are definitely worthwhile if you are using Dragons. Their major weakness is
that their defense is fairly low- but between the fact that they can avoid most
counterattacks with their Spears and have pretty good HP, this shouldn't be a
major concern. Unfortuantley, this class really isn't as powerful as the
Valkyrie class due to a combination of low magic power and the fact that they
specialize in Swords instead of the more useful (IMO) Spears.
Class: Siren
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: INT 75, MEN 71, MP 36
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: Offensive, 3 spells.
The Siren is essentially a female Wizard. Their statistics grow slightly faster
than a Male wizard's do and their magic is a little stronger, but they are
otherwise essentially identical. Like Wizards, they should equip Staffs to
maximize Magic power.
Class: Priest (Ed's Note: Shouldn't that be Priestess?)
Alignment: L, N, C
Requirements: MP 70, INT 125, MEN 110, Less than 15 Kills
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: Basic light magic plus Vitalize, 3 spells.
Priests are similar to Exorcists, but they have the ability to use Revivify
instead of Exorcism. They are basically a requirement- however, you will still
probably want a Cleric in your party as well, since Clerics can use the
important Heal+ spell (Which affects an area), while Priests and Exorcists
cannot.
Class: Angel Knight
Alignment: Lawful
Requirements:
Preferred Weapon: None
Magic: Any spell an Exorcist can use, 1 spell. (Plus special abilities)
Angel Knights cannot be obtained through normal means- after you have them up to
the above stats, let them be killed in battle, and they will randomly
automatically be revived as an Angel Knight. Angel Knights themselves are not,
for the expenditure it requires to obtain, that useful. While they can wield
some useful healing magic (Including Exorcism), they do not make good Magic-
users, as they only have one spell. They do gain two semi-useful abilities-
CalmSong takes away the target's MP, while SadSong heals undead characters.
However, if they have been fighters already, they will be very good with weapons
and the Hell's Gate abilities. While these are not the best class in the game,
they do make strong and versatile characters.
Class: Shaman
Alignment: N/A
Requirements: N/A
Preferred Weapon: None
Magic: Two Spells, Attack, Elemental + a 'Pray' skill
Sisteena, Selye, Shelley, and Olivia can all be premoted to this class if
they're all on the team, and after a certain sub-quest. They're about
average fighters, who can also use some magic. They each have a Pray special
ability that, depending on their element, works identically to the four
elemental spells (Gurza, Zoshonel, etc.)
If you grabbed the MagmaGod spell when you had a chance, Deneb is an incredibly
powerful character, due to the fact that she can carry both attack spells and
the Charge spell. Even if you don't have MagmaGod (She's Fire-elemental), she is
a decent character with her combination of Witch/Warlock and Wizard magic.
This is Kachua's class initially. It's fairly powerful, although it is
essentially an improved Cleric class.
Class: Dark Priest
Alignment: N/A
Requirments: N/A
Preferred Weapon: None (Staff)
Magic: any Light magic, 3 spells
When Kachua works with the Dark Knights, this is her class. She may join with
this class in some of the paths; I don't know. She's essentially the same as a
High Priest.
In chapter 4C, Kachua may rejoin as this class. Although her statistics are a
little low, she can use any magic spell (including Dragon Magic and normally
restricted spells like Necro and Revivify). She will become a very strong
magician if you have her pick up as many Mind and Mentality cards as possible.
--- Demihuman Classes ---
Class: Eagle Man
Magic: None.
This is Canopus' class. Canopus has excellent base statistics, plus he can fly,
and he can hit most enemies from outside their range with his spear.
Furthermore, at level 10, he gains the Windshot ability, allowing him to attack
at a distance, and he gains the more powerful Tornado ability at level 20. He
does take some damage from using these, but this tends to be in the 10-20 point
range. After he joins your party, he definitely deserves to be a standard
character in your army. I suggest that you keep him equipped with a two-square
weapon (such as a Spear or Whip).
Class: Hawk Man
Magic: None.
These are not as good as Canopus, but still formidable characters due to thier
natural ability to fly. I suggest giving them Bows and having them attack from
high points in the battlefield.
Class: Lizard Man
Magic: None.
Lizard Men are very good fighters- they do decent amounts of damage and have
very high defense- but they are also very slow, and their movement range is
fairly small. They can defeat Knights with ease but Archers cause serious
problems for them.
Class: Skeleton
Magic: None.
These are rather weak fighters, with one important trait: They're Undead, and
thus can't be killed by anyone except an Exorcist. I personally don't like
Undead, since they're hard to recruit and tend to "die" rather quickly, but this
is the basic fighting Undead class.
Class: Ghost
Magic: Offensive, 2 spells
This is the Wizard Undead class. It is somewhat better than the skeleton, as it
can teleport at will (Allowing it to get to difficult-to-reach locations from
which to cast spells), but they're hard to find and hard to recruit. They also
gain the LifeSuck special attack as their level goes up and have surprisingly
good physical attributes (at least early on in the game).
Class: Lich
Requirements: MP 114, INT 162, MEN 147
Magic: Offensive, 3 spells.
Liches are powerful magic-users which are available later in the game. You
create them by having a male character in one of the magician classes use an
Undead Ring. They have the same stats that the character did, but they can use
any attack spell.
Class: Faerie
Magic: None
These small faeries get the CuteKiss, DeepKiss, and HolyBolt special abilities.
Their defense and attack are very low, so they make poor front-line fighters,
but they are excellent with bows and their special abilites are useful-
DeepKiss gives the target an extra turn (which I found quite useful) and
HolyBolt can destroy undead characters. CuteKiss restores some HP to one
character, which I never found to be all that useful, but... At any rate,
Faeries are fairly good support characters, and their decent missile attack and
flying ability make them good bow users as well. Just be sure to keep them far
out of harm's way...
Class: Gremlin
Magic: Special Abilities
A "dark" version of the Fairy, these have some serious problems which prevents
them from being good characters. Like the Fairy, they have terrible defense, and
like the fairy, they have primarially close-range special abilites, but unlike
the Fairy, their abiliies are offensive instead of defensive. Translation: You
have to get within sword range before they can do anything, and by that time
they're dead. They do, however, make decent archers if you give them a bow or
crossbow.
--- Monster Classes ---
Class: Gryphon
These half-lion, half-eagle beasts have a weak attack, but they can fly, have
good defense and HP, and learn the Windshot ability at level 10. They aren't as
useful as some of the other monsters initially, but become more powerful as the
game goes on.
Class: Golem
These animated dolls have more HP than they did in Ogre Battle, but their
attacks are rather weak and their defense also isn't what it used to be. They
generally take 1/4 to 1/3 the damage any other character would, compared with
one point of damage from virtually any physical attack in Ogre Battle. They are
also fairly slow and can't move through water. They are acceptable fighters, but
generally aren't that useful.
Class: Octopus
Octopi can move through water with ease and gain some special attacks when they
are in the water. However, outside the water, their defense and attack both drop
sharply. They are useful in areas with large amounts of water (The Lake stage
early on is a good example), but I wouldn't recommend that you take them outside
those areas. There are few enough stages which fit that description to make them
essentially worthless.
Class: Dragon
Dragons have high defense, good attack, and a variety of special abilities
depending on their element. Depending on their element, they will have a
different Breath attack. These always do damage and occasionally cause a
condition as well, depending on the type of attack. The most useful of these,
IMO, is the Wind Dragon's Lighting attack, which randomly stuns the target. They
reach only one square, but the opponent cannot counter it. Although you can only
take two L-size creatures into a battle, Dragons make excellent allies. Beware,
however, fighting Dragoons, who can kill the Dragons easily in hand-to-hand
combat. I suggest recruiting a Dragon early on in the game.
Class: White Dragon
Alignment: L, N
Requirements: HP 170, STR 135, VIT 90 DEX 55
This is an improved dragon class; they have the same breath attacks as a
standard dragon, but gain strength and defense more quickly. White Dragons take
less damage from Holy attacks.
Class: Holy Dragon
Alignment: L
Requirements: HP 270, STR 233, 161 VIT, 95 DEX
These powerful dragons use the same breath attacks, but have much higher STR and
DEF and can take incredible amounts of punishment before dying. Furthermore,
they are not affected particularly by dragon-slaying weapons. They are fearsome
enemies and a great asset to your army.
Class: Black Dragon
Alignment: N, C
Requirements: HP 170, STR 135, VIT 90 DEX 55
This is an improved dragon class; they have the Toxic breath attack and gain
strength and defense more quickly. Black Dragons take less damage from Dark
attacks.
Class: Tiamat
Alignment: C
Requirements: Unknown
These are like Holy Dragons, only they use the Toxic breath attack, have
slightly lower defense, and terrify enemies around them, lowering their attack
power. They are definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Class: Hydra
This is debatably the most powerful dragon-type monster- they can only be
obtained in Hell's Gate by using the Persuade command. They have very good
statistics and can use all four of the basic elemental attacks. Unfortuantly,
they are a tad slower than most of the other dragon types.
Class: Cockatrice
These supremely annoying monsters have good defense and can petrify characters,
a condition that will last the rest of the battle and still allows the character
to take damage. They have decent defense, too, and lots of HP. They are much
better for the enemy, because you will most likely have to reset if one of your
characters dies while CPU-controlled characters can afford to be useful as
cannon fodder. If you take one in your army, send it out with a group of
fighters to kill anything it petrifies.
Class: Cyclops
These massive creatures are the successor to the Golem class; like Golems, they
have very good attack and defense, but they also have higher HP than golems do
and can use the Toxic breath attack. They are rather slow, however, and have a
low magic defense (higher than a Golem's), making them easy pickings for a
Warlock with Stun or Petrify.
--- Enemy-Only Classes ---
(Note: I have not included many of the Hell's Gate monsters here unless they are
particularly important- most of the pallete-shifted monsters have been ommitted)
Class: Templar Knight
Magic: Effect
These are one of the classes used by the Dark Knight troops who you will meet
later in the game. They aren't all that strong, but be aware that they can cast
virtually any spell that a Witch or Warlock can. They are also somewhat stronger
than knights.
Class: Temple Commando
Magic: Effect, special abilities
Most high-level dark knights are of this class. They have very high statistics
and can carry some very powerful spells such as Charm and Petrify. They also
come with their own special abilities: These vary, but generally do damage and
cause conditions to targets up to two squares away on a straight line.
Class: Death Templar
Magic: Special Abilities
This is Lans Tartare's class. He is a powerful fighter with excellent statistics
and a typical Temple Commando-style special attack. You will only meet him in
combat a few times, and I suggest that you primarially use Magic or Bows against
him.
Class: Bishop
Magic: Healing, attack.
Branta uses this class. Due to his low defense, he is not a very good fighter,
but will use magic if he gets the chance. He can also summon Angel Knights as
backup if he needs to. The conditions under which you fight him, however, make
him an easy foe- see below for a better description.
Class: Dark Element
Magic: Dark magic, special abilities.
This is Dolgare's class, and a very powerful one it is. Although, you'd probably
expect that since he IS the last boss... At any rate, he has ludicrous statsics,
very high HP (About 600 when I met him at level 35), and a variety of very
powerful special attacks and spells. As if that weren't enough, he can also
summon dark creatures to aid him. He's a very tough opponent, and strategies for
defeating him are covered in more detail in the walkthrough.
Class: Dark/Evil monsters
Magic: Varies
These are a particularly powerful type of enemies who you will met with some
frequency in Hell's Gate and who also show up for the last battle. There are
Dark varieties of many normal enemies (I've seen Cyclops, Ninja, Dragons, and
Gryphons). Many of these monsters have new special attacks- the Dark variety of
Cyclops, for example, has the "EvilEyes" attack instead of the usual Toxic
attack. As a group, these monsters are also very fast and have abnormally high
statistics. Especially beware Dark Stalkers, who can probably move faster than
any character in your party and have very high evade rates.
Class: Zombie
Magic: Varies
These are undead versions of normal characters- they are essentially the same as
normal characters, but they will revive themselves after being killed as
Zombies. They also have a slightly lower defense than normal characters. Zombie
Wizards also have a nasty habit of using spells that they can't normally use
(Such as the conditional spells). These are actually much weaker than normal
characters, I find, since they can be destroyed through Exorcism. There are
also Zombie monsters, but they appear under different names- usually "Death
(name)"- and often wield different special attacks than they had in life. The
most common are Toxic and EvilEyes.
Class: Goblin
Magic: None
These basic fighters show up with some frequency in Hell's Gate. They are
actually relatively weak; think of them as the Monster equivalent of Knights.
They are decent fighters, but aren't any better than Valkyries or Berzerkers.
Class: Gorgon
Magic: None
Gorgons are swift, have pretty good attack scores, and can petrify you.
Although I've rarely seen them use the latter ability, they are fairly powerful
and generally not to be trifled with. Their defense isn't all that good, but
they also often carry bows to make up for it.
Class: Sorcerer
Magic: All attack spells
These enemy-only units get ALL attack spells, including ones not normally
available (Most notably LightBow). They are also slightly better at magic than
standard Wizards.
Class: Summoner
Magic: Attack, summoning
They aren't that powerful, but they are annoying because of their propensity for
siccing largish groups of undead monsters on you. Their attack magic is stronger
than a Valkyrie's or Ninja's, but not as strong as that of a full-fledged
wizard.
Class: Necromancer
Magic: Attack, Dark, Summoning
This is Nybbas' class. He's a decent magic user, but no more powerful than a
Mage or Siren. He has low defense, so you shouldn't have too much trouble
killing him with a Bow.
Class: Venefik
Magic: Poison, Acid
When I first read the description for this class, the phrase which immediatley
popped into my head was "I'm the MAD MIDNIGHT POISONER WHAT POISONS AT
MIDNIGHT!", and you'll know why if you used to watch The Tick. Gameplay-wise,
she is a pretty easy foe. She uses standard magic in her attacks as well as the
somewhat more powerful Hazard special ability. Luckily, this ability is one-
target-only, and she uses it very rarely. The only time you meet this enemy is
on the top level of Hell's Gate, where they start in a terrible position.
Class: Searzist
Magic: Holy attack magic
This character shows up at the 25th floor of Hell's Gate and specializes in Holy
magic attacks. While she wields some fairly powerful magical attacks, if you're
careful, she will not have time to build up the MP to use them. Watch out for
Starion if she does build up her MP, though, as it can inflict serious damage to
your party and kill any Undead characters with you.
Class: Demon
Magic: Dark attack magic
No, unfortunatly, this character does not look like the cool demons from Ogre
Battle- it's a lame pallete-shifted Siren instead. It appears on the 50th floor
of Hell's Gate, where it is a very easy foe due to the circumstances of the
battle. While it can use some very powerful attack magic (such as the Dark Law
spell), it will almost never get to.
Class: Death Knight
Magic: None
These are undead versions of some old friends, created by Nybbas. They're
actually pretty weak; I wouldn't worry about them that much. They have slightly
better statistics than normal Knights, but otherwise are basically the same as
any other "enhanced Knight" class. Use bows to defeat them with ease.
Class: Guardian
Magic: Varies
These are probably the toughest single monsters in the game- the Guardians of
the four wind-elemental weapons in Hell's Gate. They have a variety of special
abilities and vary in form, but are always yellow-colored monsters with some
combination of the Thunder, Tornado, and WindShot attacks. They will leave you
one of the weapons when defeated- the Notos Sword, Boleas Axe, Eros Hammer, or
Zepyulos Lance. Please note that you will almost never meet all four groups
of Guardians on a single trip through Hell's Gate.
Class: Relics Knight
Magic: None
Gold-colored Terror Knights who guard the Ogre equipment and SnapShot Dragon
Magic. These are fairly similar to Terror Knights and not all that much more
threatening than other fighters. Be aware, however, that they do often wield
bows.
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1. Army Planning
You probably want to plan exactly what you want to end up with at the beginning
of the game when you first hire your army. I strongly advise that most of your
male fighters have an alignment of N or C, so that they can become Berzerkers
(as opposed to incompetent knights) and then either Dragoons or Terror Knights.
Female fighters should have an alignment of N, which will allow them to become
either a Valkyrie, Archer, or Dragon Tamer. Female Healers should be N so that
they can become Clerics but still switch to a Siren or Witch if you need a
little more firepower for any particular battle. Eventually, you will probably
want to turn them into Priests (So that they can cast the all-important Vitalize
spell), but probably contrary to your expectations, characters of any alignment
may become Priests. All around, N-aligned characters are probably the most
versatile, but there are a few classes available only to characters of a certain
alignment- see the Classes section for more information. You should also try to
make most of your characters of one or two non-opposing elements (Earth and
Water, for example) so that you can use the Witch Trick (see below).
In battle, I generally take five fighter-type characters (That includes some
monsters, such as Lizard Men, Hawk Men, or Dragons), two Archers or Mages
(includes Sirens), two Healers, and either an additional Mage or a
Witch/Warlock.
2. The Witch Trick
This actually works with either a Witch or a Warlock (Err, if you're using one
for reasons which I cannot fathom). Essentially, the idea is this: Buy your
Witch the element-enhancing spells for the two elements in your army (see above.
When you go into battle, immediately stop and look at the enemies' guardian
elements. If there are less than three or four enemies of one of the elements in
your army, then kill those first and have your Witch retreat and constantly cast
the spell to enhance that element. If you're lucky, you will soon find your
characters inflicting massive damage. Furthermore, if you're lucky, a good
number of the enemy will be of the opposite element- causing their attacks to
weaken significantly.
3. Ganging Up
This is the real secret to winning battles- in nine out of ten situations, two
characters will be able to kill one. The outcome of one-on-one battles is
generally determined by level- and the enemy often has the level advantage. Two
characters of similar level fighting generally results in one dying and the
other being wounded to the point where one of the dead character's companions
comes up and finishes the attacker. I generally have my troops travel either en
masse or in groups of two or three. Archers can stay alone at certain locations,
as long as they're not in any immediate physical danger.
4. Preventing Counterattacks
There are three ways to easily prevent the enemy from counterattacking, which is
always a good thing if possible- attack indirectly, even at point-blank range,
with a Bow or Crossbow, hit them from two squares away with a Spear or Whip
(Assuming that they have only a close-range weapon), or attack from several
height units above (I think three is the minimum height). Remember, of course,
that enemies will die before counterattacking- if a counterattack will kill you,
but you have a 75% chance of killing your target, save first and then try
attacking.
5. Attacking from Behind
This is fairly self-explanatory: Attacking from the side or behind seriously
cuts down on an enemy's chance of blocking. Do so if possible.
6. Bows VS Crossbows
Since Crossbows are lighter and have a higher hit rate, they are a good backup
weapon for a close-range fighter like a knight. However, they cannot shoot
outside their indicated range like a Bow and they also cannot shoot over
obstacles as a Bow occasionally can. Bows are far better for Archers in that
respect.
7. Friendly Fire
There are two common instances in which characters will attack members of their
own team by accident. The first is that some spells and projectile weapons (Ion
Shot comes to mind) WILL hit characters between you and the target if the caster
is below the target (Using Ion Shot, the bullet is actually created 2 or 3 steps
above the casters head). This is not reflected in the hit chance, so keep an eye
out for it. The Ion Shot in particular is also fairly wide (as opposed to Arrows
or Stones) and may hit characters standing beside it's path if it goes close
enough to them. Be especially wary of this when using Guns, as their long range
makes you particularly likely to accidentally shoot one of your own characters.
The other is when one character with a spear is near another character and is
attacked- their spear WILL go through the two characters in that direction,
whether one is an ally or not. Likewise, a character with a whip standing
beside an ally who is attacked with a spear will hit his ally, even though the
whip doesn't go through to the next character. This doesn't happen very often,
but you should be aware of it. It also works on enemies, so use it to your
advantage if you can.
8. Shields as an Attack
Yes, you can attack with a shield, but they don't do much damage. They do,
however, nearly always knock the target back- good if someone is foolish enough
to be standing on the edge of a roof. Although falling damage here is not as
ludicrous as it was in Final Fantasy Tactics, this can still be used to get
pesky Knights out of your face or to get archers onto lower ground where they
won't do as much damage. This is a good way to get rid of enemies foolish enough
to stand next to a bottomless pit as well.
9. Equipping Magic
When equipping Magic, keep the element of the caster in mind. Spells of their
element will have a significant damage/success rate bonus. I suggest that you
equip Wizards or Sirens with one or two spells of their element, then a non-
elemental attack or miscellaneous spell- for example, an earth-elemental Wizard
could be equipped with Acid, Meteor, and Incubus or Acid, Meteor, and Pain.
Likewise, later in the game when you get Dragon Magic, Warlocks do more damage
with spells of their own element- Mute is more effective when used by a
Water-elemental character.
10. Gaining Experience
Note: The terms in this section are misleading, but I can't think of any other
semantically decent way to say this. This applies to any action done to any
character (Healing a character a level higher than you gives you the same EXP as
hitting them). The Attacker is the character using the attack and the Target is
any character affected by the attack.
The equation for EXP from attacks, as near as I can tell, is this: ((Target's
level - Attacker's level) * 15) + (random number between 1 and 10)
Any bonus above 100 points is rounded down to 100, and any attack which would
give you negative EXP is rounded up to one. The element-enhancing spells are
treated as though you were attacking yourself- in other words, you gain 1-10 EXP
for casting them. Experience is totaled from all characters affected by a
particular attack (If a Wizard should hit multiple enemies with a spell, for
example, he will gain the total EXP he would normally get, rounded off at 100).
Damage from killing a target, as near as I can tell, is calculated thus:
((Target's level - Attacker's Level) * 65) + (rand. num. from 10-20)
Once again, this is between 1 and 100. Made simple, killing someone below your
level gives you 1 EXP, killing someone at your level gives you 10-20 EXP,
killing someone a level higher than you gives you 75-85 EXP, and killing anyone
higher than that gives you an instant level-up.
11. Gaining Levels
This is one of the most tedious parts of the game, but there is a way to make it
easier. Essentially, once you have at least one character stronger than the rest
of your army, you want to go into training and divide your army into two teams-
high-level and low-level. Clerics should go on the high-level team (Just because
they can't kill anyone doesn't mean they can't get EXP from healing higher-level
characters). Then, ensure that the low-level team has enough of an advantage in
numbers to defeat the high-level team, then set both sides to CPU control.
Because of the combination of benefits that you get from wounding and killing
enemy soldiers, you will nearly always get a level up from killing someone on
the other team. Furthermore, the only involvement you need to have in the game
is to occasionally glance at the screen to make sure a spell quote hasn't come
up- the rest is done automatically. My suggestion is to stay in the same room as
the Playstation and do something else, occasionally glancing at the screen to
ensure the lack of spell quotes (I generally read during the training battles- I
recommend the original Dune by Frank Herbert, the Hyperion series by Dan
Simmons, Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., or the first Dragonlance trilogy by
Margaret Wies and Tracy Hickman).
The one problem with this is that you will usually end up with and odd man out
who's a level behind everyone else- this is fairly easy to fix. Give him a non-
counterable attack of some sort (I keep a spear on hand at all times for just
this purpose), and then set him against a character with weak defense, such as a
Wizard or Cleric, setting both teams to player control. As you control both
characters, it will be easy to simply hit the weak character in the back until
they die and give you the 75+ EXP.
When gaining levels for a new character, things get a little trickier. Although
you will gain levels for every hit for a while, you may have only a 5% chance of
hitting a character, even in the back. I generally do this by giving the level-
gaining character a spear and using an exceptionally un-agile character (Knights
work well here) as their "fencing dummy", removing ALL their equipment. If you
still have a low chance of hitting them, try having a Witch-type character Stun
or Petrify them.
12. Persuading Enemies
Persuading enemies allows you to get good equipment and characters into your
party, and also can allow you to recruit some special classes which are
otherwise very difficult to get (Mainly Liches and Hydras). The real trick to
persuasion is that you have to reduce the enemy to uner 20 HP (under 10 is even
better) and then get behind them. This will give you a fairly high chance of
persuading them. The enemy's attitude (Press select on their name) also figures
into this significantly. You can persuade enemies in a story battle, but you
cannot persuade the leader(s).
13. SnapShot Weapons
These are by far the most powerful weapons in the game. They are made by having
any magic-user cast SnapShot (A spell avialable on the lower levels of Hell's
Gate) on himself- the spell will be consumed and they will be permanantly lost,
but they will leave a sword behind. These swords have the same element as the
character who originally did, and raise your abilities by half of their
statistics (For example, if you snapshot a character with 100 STR, than the
sword created will give you +50 STR). They are also always one-handed and have
10 WT- a very good deal. You can easily create insanely powerful weapons by
hiring a soldier, having him level up through the techniques described above
until they are at sixth level or so, then changing them into a Berzerker and
having them get up to speed with the rest of your army. Turn them into a
Wizard, SnapShot them, and you now have an insanely powerful weapon; the first
time I did this, I was at level 28, and got a sword with almost +125 STR.
14. Necro/Rettisue
Once you have both the Necro and Rettisue spells, there's yet another trick for
producing ludicrously powerful characters. It's relativley simple, too: let a
character die, then revive them as an undead with Necro. If you then cast
Rettisue on them, they will be revived as a Solider or Amazon with the same
statistics- at level 1! Bring them back up to the same level as the rest of
your party in training and then
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I have covered all of the story battles that I have reached here in as much
detail as possible. Be forewarned that the Story Updates contain many spoilers.
---- Chapter 1 ----
---- Are you telling me to stain my hands? ----
Story Update: Denim, Vice, and Kachua have heard that Lans, the leader of the
Dark Knights who kidnapped their father, is coming through Griate City, and
they
hope to surprise and kill him.
Griate City:
Enemies: Lans, Warren, Canopus, White Knight (X2)
This is the first battle of the game. You will not get to attack the enemies, as
you do not have time to get close enough- after you move, Vice will move and
then the battle will end with a conversation between you and Lans.
Story Update: Lans, who is not the Dark Knight Lans but a Paladin exiled from
neighboring Zenobia, is nice enough not to have his troop whup your asses and
instead joins you to rescue the captive Duke Ronway. Those few lucky people who
have played the original Ogre Battle will recognize Lans and his homeland.
Armorkia Castle part 1:
Enemies: Berzerker, Soldiers, Amazons
Lans and company will handle this battle for you- just sit back and listen to
their advice as they demolish the enemies.
Armorkia Castle part 2:
Enemies: Knight, Soldiers, Amazons
Another automated battle. Sit back and enjoy the show. Afterwards, Duke Ronway
will give you some troops and send you to Griate City to save Leonard.
Story Update: Now rescued, Duke Ronway hires Lans and his troop to train his
army, sending Denim, Vice, Kachua, and their army (which you can name) to aid
the knight Leonard, who has gone to Griate to kill the Necromancer Nybbas.
Tanmas Hill:
Enemies: Wizard, Soldiers, Amazons
This is the first real battle and one of the harder ones, since you are just
beginning and don't know much about the battle system. Your entire army should
be at second level (Except for Kachua, who you cannot build up) before you
attempt this. Canopus will join at the beginning of the battle as a guest and
join permanently at the end. Keep your soldiers in groups to fight; at this
point, numbers are the best protection against enemy attacks. Do not attack the
Wizard until you have defeated most or all of the enemies, as he is a
surprisingly powerful character and can inflict unexpected amounts of damage in
hand-to-hand combat. You may well lose one or two characters in this battle;
don't worry about it too much, as you can hire more at this stage in the game
without having to train them exceptional amounts. Be sure that you don't lose
Canopus- he's a unique character and a very good one in later battles. He joins
you permanently at the end of the battle.
Krizar City
Enemies: Witch, Soldiers, Skeletons, Ghost
As you enter this battle, Presance is assaulting a group of Undead with his
Exorcism magic- which is all well and good until the leader shows up and summons
some more. While only Presance can destroy the undead, your characters can
temporarily kill them with a minimum of effort. Once again, stay in groups. Your
first order of business is to save Presance, who is a useful character and will
join you after the battle. He may be able to destroy some of the Undead hanging
around, but after you ensure his safety, your main concern is the living
enemies and the Witch. Once you kill the Witch, Presance joins your party and
any remaining undead disintegrate. On a side note, I love the music in this
battle.
Story Update: After this battle, you will have a short conversation with the
captive Leonard. It seems that Nybbas has escaped to an abandoned fort to the
south. You are given the choice of whether to attack Nybbas with your army or to
return to Amorkia for reinforcements. If you agree, Leonard will join you as a
guest and will allow his two surviving troops, an archer and a knight, to join
you permanently, and you will go to the next battle. Otherwise, you will simply
skip it.
Kadoriga Fort
Enemies: Nybbas, Soldiers, Undead
Nybbas is holed up in an abandoned fort with a small group of Undead and some
living enemies- this battle is actually fairly easy. Presance can destroy any
undead who are being particularly pesky, but your main goal here is to kill
Nybbas. He will teleport away when he is in serious danger, ending the battle. I
suggest that you mainly ignore the undead and concentrate on defeating him here.
Most of my other advice still holds.
Story Update: After this battle, you will return to Amorkia for your next
mission. Your characters should be on level 4 by this point. Duke Ronway will
give you your next task: to travel to Fiduc Castle and get the Dark Knights to
sign a non-intervention treaty in the upcoming war with Gargastan.
The enemies here are pretty weak- but then again, so is your army. Stay
together and take your time to defeat the enemies. The Berserker is proably a
couple levels higher than your characters, so it might be wise to have Leonard
fight him if possible. Be aware that the Amazon in this battle does have a bow-
here attacks are long range, if somewhat weak. Even if you take a pounding
here, you're at a low enough level that you can probably replace any standard
troops fairly easily.
Rime City
Enemies: Knight, Dragon, Soldiers, Amazons, Witch
As you enter this city, a mysterious woman is being attacked by a unit from the
Valerian army. You are given the choice to save her (I have never tried
answering "no" here, but I strongly suspect that it's a Communist Choice). This
is a standard "kill the leader" level- the Dragon may cause a little trouble,
but you shouldn't have too much difficulty eliminating the enemies. Like in the
earlier battle where you met Presance, your first priority is to ensure that
Sisteena- the mystery woman- survives. Killing the Dragon first is probably a
good idea, and since you're actually capable of killing all the enemies for a
change, you should do so for the experience. Beyond that, there's not much you
have to do here beyond the usual. Although there is a Witch here, she's weak
enough that her single spell- Stun- very rarely works, and only targets one
character, so don't worry too much about her.
Story Update: Sisteena is a member of the Valeria Liberation Front. This is
completely unimportant for the rest of this chapter, but keep it in mind in the
future. There is no battle at Fiduc Castle; you meet the Dark Knight Lans and
speak with him, and he agrees to sign the non-intervention treaty and sends you
on your way with a lame-ass excuse for why he torched your hometown. Back at
Armorkia, Duke Ronway sends you on a mission to travel to Baramus and encourage
the residents- currently slave labor for the Gargastans- to revolt. Once again,
Leonard will travel with you on this mission. You should spend the effort to get
up to level 6 at this point, and get better classes for your characters.
Bordo Lakeside
Enemies:
This is a rather difficult battle. Do not be lured into the water, as fighting
in the marsh will usually result in your being defeated with ease. The enemies
also have the high ground here, making Archers relatively weak. I found that the
best strategy was to take the dry and relatively high ground on the center of
the upper-right side of the battlefield and hold that position. This way, you
avoid having to fight in the marsh. Of course, if most of your characters are
water-elemental, you may want to stay in the marshes to gain the bonus to your
damage you get there. Incidentally, one of the Amazons in this area carries a
Matou Claw- get this if it's at all possible. The Matou Claw gives you a STR
bonus of 24, making it the most powerful weapon you will find for quite a while.
Zodo Marsh
Enemies: Beast Man, Gryphon (2), mixed fighters
This is surprisingly easy after the last battle. The Gryphons are not as tough
as they seem, and the Beast Man will retreat as soon as you do serious damage to
one of them. Stay where you start until one of the Gryphons gets close to you,
then throw everything you have at it. You cannot kill the Beast Man for his whip
(He'll just retreat), so don't bother trying.
Story Update: Denim has breached the defenses and reached Fiduc. You should be
level seven or eight by now.
Baramus part 1
Enemies: Soldiers
Although the soldiers here are probably a level higher than you, this is a
fairly easy battle- you have the high ground and they aren't very well-equipped.
A couple may cause trouble since they have Bows, but altogether this is just a
warm up. Since this is a two-part battle, be sure to get your characters as
close to fully healed as possible before finishing off the last soldier (I
suggest putting him to sleep with Incubus or Stunning him if you have Stun).
Take two healers here in addition to Kachua to make life easier.
Story Update: Even after you defeat the guards, the people of Baramus are
reluctant to rebel. Duke Ronway, however, expected this, and Leonard tells you
that he is under orders to kill the populace and blame the Gargastans. You are
now given a choice which will dramatically affect the remainder of the game:
Whether to follow orders and eliminate the populace, or do the right thing and
refuse to. Your character's alignment will change depending on your choice- if
you go with your orders, it will become L, and if you refuse, it will become C.
I should note here that these alignments are not what you'd expect: Lawful does
not mean "good", it just means that you tend to do what you're told, and Chaotic
does not mean "evil", it means that you value Freedom more than the law. Of
course, the character classes are a little odd in this particular- if you choose
to be merciful now, you can become a Terror Knight later. Go figure.
Baramus part 2
Enemies: Archers, Witch, Wizard, Knights
This battle is a very annoying one (It only occurs if you choose not to follow
orders)- although the enemies are most likely on the same level as your party,
you're probably still hurting from the last big fight, the enemies have the high
ground, and they have better equipment than you do. The first order of business
in this battle is to save, so that you won't have to do the last fight again
should you lose anyone here. After that, I suggest that you have Canopus fly up
as a diversion while the rest of your party makes it's way up the stairs,
otherwise the enemy Archers will demolish you. Canopus will also most likely be
able to do serious damage to a few enemies- especially if he still has his
Spear, which allows him a two-square attack. If he can kill one of the Archers
or the Witch, that's good, too. As you have probably gathered, the Archers are
the most serious threat here- they have the high ground and they have powerful
Great Bows. The Wizard is also a priority, since his Life staff can heal 50
points of damage and doesn't cost MP. The good thing about this battle is that
if you do manage to get some of the items held by these enemies, you will have
good equipment for most of the next chapter- the haul consists of Clear and Life
Staffs and two Great Bows.
---- Chapter 2C ----
Story Update: The Gargastan Army, now having to deal with uprisings inside
Gargastan in addition to the Walsta Liberation Army, is in serious trouble.
Meanwhile, Duke Ronway has arranged for Denim to take the blame for the
massacre at Baramus, putting a price on his head in hopes that he can be
eliminated before he causes too much damage. Denim and Kachua take refuge in the
nearby port of Ashton. Their only hope is to get through to Lans, the only
member of the army that they can trust, who is currently with the army of Tanmas
Hill.
Before you try to leave the city (which will trigger this battle), turn Denim
into a Berzerker, give him a Phlanka Axe, and get the rest of your party up to
level 9. This is one of the more annoying battles in the game. Aloser, an Archer
with an unfortunate name who wants to avenge her brother killed in Baramus, is
10th level, has the high ground, and has several powerful backup fighters.
However, the good news is that right before this stage, you can buy the
supremely useful Zoshonell, Gurza, Hahnela, and Bartha spells, which increase
the powers of various elements. Promote someone to a Witch, buy one of the
spells which increases the power of an element most of your party has and few of
the enemies do, and have your Witch stay in back and constantly fire off that
spell. If you take cover until Aloser gets close and then swarm her, you
shouldn't have too much trouble here. When her HP gets low, she will join as a
guest after a short exchange with Denim.
Zodo Marsh
Enemies: Berzerker, misc. fighters
I don't actually remember much about this battle. Since you start on the high
ground, it should be rather easy to defeat the enemies simply by holding that
ground and using Canopus to fly out and kill any characters with long-range
attacks who get close. The leader should be easy enough to kill once he gets
close, particularly if you manage to kill a couple of his peons with magic or
arrows before he closes with you. The trick described above with the Witch is
also useful.
Again, this is pretty easy. Do what you can to knock off the Archers. The Golem
is actually not that strong- anyone with decent attack power should be able to
do serious damage to it. Canopus shouldn't have too much trouble flying over and
demolishing the Hawk Men, if they prove to be a problem. You also have another
opportunity to get a Matou Claw here from the Ninja.
Tanmas Hill
Enemies: Vice (Ninja), Gryphon (2), Beast Man (2), misc. fighters
It turns out that Duke Ronway has played a rather nasty trick on you: Lans is
not here, but Vice is- with help and orders to kill you. If Aloser is with you,
she will fight as a guest in this battle (This is the only battle where she
fights with you as a guest). The Gryphons are actually a threat this time, due
to the presence of the Beast Men, who will increase their strength. Kill the two
Beast Men first, then kill the Gryphons. As I recall, the characters here are
not all that well-equipped, but as the battle in general is fairly easy, it
isn't a bad idea to kill them off for the experience and whatever you can get
from them treasure-wise. The one thing you should be aware of is the fact that
Vice, for no apparent reason, has a Crossbow, so make sure any seriously wounded
characters are well clear of him. When you do enough damage to him, Vice will
use his escape jewel to remove himself from the battle. If Aloser survives this
battle, she will join you permanently.
Story Update: Despite this setback, Denim and Kachua still hope that Lans can
help him. Working under more reliable information that he is actually in Rime,
they plan to go to Krizar and hopefully get on a ship. In Krizar, the Walsta
Liberation Army have captured someone who they think is a member of your army-
but neither you nor Kachua have seen him before.
Krizar City
Enemies: Knights (A whole bunch), Wizard
After a short chat, the Knights decide that the best course of action is to toss
the Knight in jail and attack. You shouldn't have too much trouble here; just
bring a couple healers to make sure that nobody gets killed in the ensuing
battle. The Wizard starts in a location where he will probably not get to attack
before you either win the battle or kill him, but don't forget that he's there.
A few of the Knights have Crossbows (Crossbows are not really as useful as Great
Bows, of which you should have a couple by this time), most of them have useful
Chain Mail, and two of them carry Slender Spears, which you should probably try
to get for any Valkyries in your party or for Canopus.
Story Update: The Knight who you saw earlier is actually a member of the Valeria
Liberation Front like Sisteena. He can help you get a ship, but you will have to
help him save his companion from pirates who have apparently moved into Kadoriga
Fort since Nybbas left.
The Wizard who is trapped on top of the fort by the enemy is the Knight's
companion. However, I am warning you right here that his chances of surviving
this battle are slim to none- At the very beginning of the battle, he develops a
Rafa Complex and will usually run into a group of enemies and get himself killed
before you can do anything to help him. The biggest immediate threat here- as
most of the enemies will be occupied attacking the Mage- is the Cockitrace, who
can petrify your characters essentially for the rest of the battle (Usually
resulting in their death). If you can stun it with Stun or Incubus, I strongly
recommend that you do so, then move a group of fighters in to finish it off.
Otherwise, use projectile attacks or magic if you can. If all else fails, you
can kill it in hand-to-hand combat, but that's somewhat risky since it's
petrifaction attack is close-range. If one of your characters is Petrified, you
may still be able to win the battle, but try to draw enemies away from that
character if at all possible. After that, the battle is pretty standard. You can
get a Guard Whip from the Berzerker, and some of the Ninjas carry Matou Claws.
Story Update: If you saved the Wizard, you are allowed an optional battle at
which you can save Sisteena. Otherwise, you grab a ship and head for the Valeria
Liberation Army's secret hideout. You decide to stop in at Griate for supplies
on the way.
The Wizard is a bounty hunter looking for you. Big surprise. The two Valeria
Liberation Front members will help you if they're still alive. Your biggest
concern here is the Archer who starts on top of the house: She has a great bow
and will make your life a living hell unless you kill her, ASAP. I suggest
sending Canopus up after her and throwing a couple spells her way if you have a
chance. Other than that, the battle is fairly basic. Look out for the Witches
and be aware that the Dragons may cause trouble if you're not ready for them.
Also be aware that it doesn't matter if you lose one or both of the Liberation
Front guests; it has little or no effect on the storyline.
Story Update: At their base in Fort Bodo, the Valeria Liberation Front's head
will tell you of their plan to assassinate Duke Ronway. Kachua is indignant,
although Denim considers the suggestion. The two do not join just yet, and
instead go on to Rime City to meet with Lans. You should be up to at least level
12 at this point.
Denim and Kachua approach Rime, but they are stopped by none other than Zapan, a
Berzerker they fought earlier. His force starts surrounding Denim and Kachua on
three sides, and the rest of your army is in a corner at least two turns away.
Kachua has- literally- a 98-100% chance of being killed by the Hawkmen before
she even gets to move, so be concerned mostly with Denim's well-being. Zapan can
do around 90 points of damage with his Hammer and has a high defense to boot, so
don't expect to be able to end the battle by just quickly defeating him. I find
that it's best to retreat straight backwards and have most of your troops
cluster around the large house which Kachua is hiding behind at the beginning of
the scene while Canopus flies out and dispatches the Hawkmen. Attack Zapan after
all or most of the enemy forces have been dealt with (especially the bow-
wielding ones)- I prefer using ranged weapons or Magic against him. When you're
close to killing him, he recovers with a Cure+, so be ready for it. I find that
a Dragon's Breath attack generally does very good damage to him. Otherwise, just
keep in mind that this is a hard battle and expect to have to try it a couple
times. I eventually put up with losing one replaceable character to get rid of
him.
Story Update: Just as you're about to kill Zapan, the Bacrum army- complete with
a group of Dark Knights- attacks. Lans engages their leader in single combat,
and in the chaos Zapan takes Kachua hostage and runs off. As you are about to
follow him, a Dark Knight shows up and blocks your path long enough for Zapan to
escape- luckily, one of Lans' knights shows up to fight him before he decides to
take on your unit. Zapan challenges you to fight him at Amorika Castle.
After the last battle, this is a cake walk. Two of the Ninja have crossbows;
they should be your first priority. The Witches also have a couple new spells-
one has SlowDown, which essentially paralyzes you until your next turn, and the
other has Charm (Which can be the most supremely annoying spell if they manage
to hit your healers with it). Also be sure to bring Presance here, as the
Summoner summons skeletons with some frequency. Although he can create more
monsters, the Summoner himself isn't that powerful- one or two hits should be
able to kill him
Story Update: You arrive at the gate to Amorika Castle. Your characters should
probably be up to level 14. Naturally, Zapan is waiting for you when you get
there.
The Golems here are more threatening than ones you have met in the past, but
they're still the least of your worries. The Ninjas both carry Great Bows, but
because of their AI, if you have several relatively quick characters, you should
be able to kill them after a single move. Zapan and the large number of Knights
here are the most dangerous foes- the knights are weak individually, but will
overwhelm you fairly easily. I suggest that you have your fighters take up
positions on the bridge and simply hold them (Do not attack; plan to do most of
your damage by counterattacking and projectile attacks). Don't try to move onto
the large, open area near the middle of the road you start on, as that is a sure
way to get slaughtered. If you have a pair of Healers with you (as you should),
they can stay back and keep up your fighters' HP. Your spell and bow-wielding
characters should stay back and take out the two Knights with Crossbows ASAP,
and then concentrate on the fighters attacking your position. After the rest of
the troop (or a significant portion of it) has been defeated, use magic or
ranged attacks to kill Zapan. I also find that Dragon special attacks work well
against him- he can't counter them and they do surprising damage. This battle
will probably take a few tries to get past without losing any of your
characters, but it's not as hard as the battle back at Rime. Be sure to get
Denim's HP as high as possible before finishing the round.
Story Update: The mastermind behind the plan of kidnapping Kachua is none other
than your "friend", Vice. After killing Zapan (You bastard! He was MINE!), he
vents his aggressions at you for a while and then attacks you alone.
Amorika Castle
Enemies: Vice (Ninja)
As long as Denim is at full HP and has been a Berzerker long enough to get his
defense and attack fairly high, this is a breeze. Vice has bad equipment and
should only be able to withstand two hits from your Axe- he will walk up and
attack, you will counter, then you can hit him in the back to "kill" him.
Story Update: As you fight Vice, Leonard walks in with the news that Rime has
fallen to the Bacrum army. After a short chat, he offers you the chance to
rejoin the Walsta Liberation Army to help Walsta. If you agree, your alignment
will become N and you will go on to Chapter 3N. If you disagree, you will go on
to Chapter 3C.
---- Chapter 3C ----
---- Ambition and desire is the motivation. ----
---- Losers are called dogs and hogs. ----
Story Update: In the wake of Rime's fall, Duke Ronway increases the bounty on
Denim's head. Denim, trapped between the Bacrum forces who want to kill him and
Duke Ronway who wants to kill him, retreats once again to Ashton. Denim hopes to
implement Selye's plan and kill Duke Ronway. As the chapter opens, Kachua runs
off, objecting to your method of helping the people (Quoth Canopus: "You'd have
to smack her around with a club to convince her"). At the end of the scene, a
Bounty Hunter finds your hideout and you are forced to attack him.
Ashton City
Enemies: Berzerker, Fairy, Soldier, Lizard Man (2), Gryphon (2)
Although the Berzerker here is even higher-level than Zapan, his statistics are
considerably worse. This is actually a fairly easy battle- most of the enemies
are fairly weak. Your first order of business should be to get rid of the
Gryphons, who have long-range attacks but are rather weak, and the Fairy, who is
surprisingly well-equipped. Since you start on the high ground in this battle,
Archers are very effective. You will most likely end up killing the Berzerker
before you can kill the rest of his army.
Story Update: You set off for Coritani Castle, which has been taken by Zaebos, a
knight formerly of the Gargastan forces. You hope to free it before the Walsta
Liberation Army, weakening their position. On a completely separate note, Balder
equipment and a load of new spells become available at this point- spend some
time re-equipping all your troops before you move on.
Zodo Swamp
Enemies:
The strategy in this battle is roughly the same as the last chapter- hold your
ground and kill anyone who gets too close. The battle shouldn't take more than
two or three tries.
The key to winning this battle is speed- if you run over the upper drawbridge,
you will generally be able to stay ahead of the lower group of enemies. You may
have to kill the Wizard, but that's rather easy if you have an archer standing
on the nice, high structure near the upper bridge. The most dangerous enemies
here are the Wizards, who are probably powerful enough to cast spells in an
increased radius. The Hawk Men here are not all that much of a threat as long as
you can get some Archers close enough to kill them before they get too close. I
suggest that you don't attack the Siren at close-range, as her Gladia fan can
confuse you if it hits you.
This is a supremely annoying battle, but there is a trick to beating easily. Be
sure to bring a Priest into this battle with you, as you will most likely need
her Revivify magic. Your first order of business should be to kill any non-Wind-
elemental mage, as they will have the ability to cast spells on a vast area- not
something you want to be on the wrong end of. As you close with the enemies on
the bridge, you will most likely lose a few characters- this is okay, as long as
you know the trick to this battle. The thing to remember is that the pits on
either side of the bride are traps- any S-size character can jump in, but only
Ninjas or flying characters can get out. The easy way to win this battle,
knowing that, is to lure Zaebos into the pit (I use Canopus as bait; sometimes
he will also go on his own) where he cannot attack out or get out, and then kill
all of his helpers (Pretty easy after you get rid of him and his Dragon). You
may now wait and revive any dead characters at your leisure. When everyone is
alive, use bows or magic to kill Zaebos with ease- be forewarned, however, that
he will escape when he is in any danger- do NOT attempt to harm him until
everyone else in your party is alive. Also be forewarned that you may need a
couple tries to finish this battle- his party is strong and he has the upper
ground and two Clerics who can heal people in a frighteningly large area.
Vahanna Plateau
Enemies: Lizard Man (4), White Dragon (4)
This is a very easy and rather cold battle- remember, all the enemies are water-
elemental, so if you're not loaded down with water-elemental characters, use the
Witch Trick. If you cast Zoshnell enough, the enemies will be rendered nearly
helpless. This is pretty much a warm-up (No pun intended) for the next few
battles.
This is the easier of the two battles to enter the castle, with the right
strategy. The first thing you will probably notice is that the obvious way to
finish the level is simply to storm up the stairway- this is, therefore, the
absolute last thing that you should do. A far better strategy is to work your
way around the side of the castle (in the snow). Somewhat surprisingly, when you
do this, the enemies will not attack until you put yourself into an obvious
location (such as on top of a wall). I suspect this is because the AI does not
think that it "sees" you, which is somewhat odd considering that the Knight
yells at you at the very beginning of the battle. The key here is to kill the
two Mages as quickly as possible- the three Soldiers have bows, but are
surprisingly inaccurate. Don't be discouraged if one or two of your characters
die, since you should have Revivify by now. Keeping your HP high is the most
important thing here, as in most 2-part battles. One other thing to note is that
the knight here is realistic- he doesn't get any significant statistic bonuses,
and therefore is incompetent.
West Brigantes Caslte
Enemies: Hawk Man (5), Siren(2), Archer(2), Cockitrace
This is the other method of ingress to Brigantes Castle. While I have never
attempted this path, I can honestly say that it wouldn't seem to be worth your
while unless you really want the Aqua Hammer (Held by one of the Hawk Men)- the
enemies have the high ground across a river, and nearly all of them have bows or
crossbows. If you do decide to try this battle, I suggest relying mostly on
magic to destroy enemies from the greatest possible range or changing most of
your fighters into Ninja, who can walk across water. Once again, I really
suggest that you take the southern path.
Inside Brigantes Castle
Enemies: Knight(4), Terror Knight, Amazon(2), Exorcist, Wizard(2)
You get to this battle through either entrance to the castle. This is a fairly
tough battle, but Archers are useful as most of the fighting is on level ground.
Don't bring any Undead, however, as doing so will result in their utter
destruction at the hands of the Exorcist. Your first order of business is to
kill the two Wizards, as usual, and then the Terror Knight, who has very good
defense and reduces the attack power of anyone near him. The Amazons are also
very annoying due to their accurate and painful spears. After you take out about
half of his troops so that the immediate pressure is off of you, throw
everything you have a Zaebos- expect to lose a couple party members in this
battle (I lost two of my better fighters in this one). After the battle, you
will always pick up Zaebos' powerful Fafniel sword.
Story Update: No sooner do you liberate Brigantes castle and free the prisoners
there than the Walsta Liberation Army takes Coritani again.
Vahanna Plateau
Enemies: Sorcerer, Ninja (7)
As you pass Vahanna Plateau again, you come upon a Sword Master running from a
group of Walsta Liberation Army forces. On the logic that anything which hurts
the Liberation Army is good for you, your army moves to defend him. I'm going to
point out right now that it's nearly impossible to save him- The Ninja are
powerful enough to kill him when they attack en masse, and he has a Rafa
Complex. You also cannot revivify him, as he is not a member of your army. All
in all, your best bet is to kill the Sorcerer as soon as possible- two Archer
shots should be able to do the trick if you manage to get close enough to hit
him. My recommendation here is to bring a Warlock or two with Quick and use it
on either the archers or the Sword Master. I have also heard that you can finish
this battle relativley easily by bringing a group of fast archers into the
battle and having them kill the Sorcerer. If you decide that it's not worth the
trouble to save him, the battle is tremendously easier- he will generally
mortally wound one or two ninjas, and everyone is fairly poorly equipped.
Story Update: If you saved Haborym, the Sword Master, he offers to join your
army.
Coritani Castle Entrance
Enemies: Terror Knight, Wizard (2), Dragon(2), Dragon Tamer(2), etc.
This is a pretty easy battle, once you figure out the trick to beating it. What
you want to do is retreat to the small island below where you start in the
middle of the mote, using Canopus or Magic to kill the wizards. Once on this
island, after you have killed all the enemies, it is fairly easy to block the
enemy Terror Knight from attacking while you revive any dead characters.
Coritani castle is guarded by none other than Leonard himself. At the beginning
of the scene, he will challenge you to a one-on-one battle- do NOT agree to
this. The battle with him is nearly impossible to win. If you decline, he will
summon a large group of enemies to attack you. However, this is deceptively
easy- if you have a few fast archers and mages in the front row of your army, it
is very likely that you will be able to kill him before he even gets to move.
Just put all of the mages and archers available into the front row of your
attack group and keep Canopus in the back if you have trouble, and things will
be a snap.
Story update: After Leonard's death, Denim decides to go to Rime in an attempt
to kill the Good Duke Ronway, through the Wyoburi mountain range.
The Beast Man here is the same one you met way back in the first chapter, and
he's just as easy in this second battle. Use archery and Magic to take out his
beasts, and then whatever means necessary to kill him. He's on the low ground
and all four of his monsters are relatively weak.
This battle is made very difficult be one factor: The two Wizards wieldKaminari
and Fenril, two very powerful attack spells. They can demolish a single
character in one casting. Be sure to kill them as soon as possible. I finished
this battle by moving up from the location where I started and keeping my Priest
far away from the action, where she was able to revive one or two of my
characters who died over the course of the battle. Be aware that the Terror
Knight wears Warp Boots, which allow him a greater movement range than he would
otherwise have, and that the Knights have bows.
Story Update: Vice kills the Duke and attempts to kill the Dark Knight Lans, but
Lans is a step ahead of him and has Oz and Ozma for backup. Lans spares Vice
while the Liberation Army heads for Amorika. At Amorika, both Guildus and
Mildain, the Paladin Lans' two knights, join your army (!) as you prepare to
attack Fiduc, where the Dark Knights are currently holed up.
Bodo Fort (Optional)
Enemies: Temple Commando, Templar Knight (5)
This is your first encounter with the Dark Knights in battle. The Templar
Knights aren't much more powerful than regular knights, but the Temple Commando
Oz packs a serious punch and has the DarkCage ability- which stuns it's targets
with a 100% success rate as well as doing the same damage as a physical attack.
I suggest staying in the location you start and using Kaminari and Fenril or
sending Canopus to deal with enemies who get too close. When Oz arrives, you
will want to have all of your party available to attack him so that you can
defeat him as quickly as possible- unfortunately, he will escape before you can
kill him.
Story Update: The Dark Knights have your father, Plancy, captive and have killed
the entire Valeria Liberation Front that you know of except for Selye, who
reluctantly joins you.
Fiduc Castle West
Enemies: Sword Master, Dragon(2), Terror Knight, Dragon Tamer (2), Archer(2),
Wizard, Siren, Soldier(*)
This is the easier of the two battles leading to the castle. If you initially
stand still, the enemies will not move- so you can use a Warlock or Witch to get
the MP of any mage in your party up, then the battle with the five enemies will
be rather easy as you can simply smash through them with a couple shots of
Kaminari or Fenril (I recommend getting the Terror Knight out of the way first),
and then you will have a couple rounds to recuperate before the Sword Master and
his group reach you. The most important thing here is to keep your HP high for
the battle inside the castle, and if you can kill the two Archers for their bows
before you kill the Sword Master, it wouldn't hurt. You get quite a few good
pieces of equipment here: two elemental bows and two suits of elemental armor,
as well as the Gnome and MagmaGod spells (the Earth and Fire counterparts to
Kaminari and Fenril). Be aware that Soldiers may appear as you fight here, but
they are slow and poorly-equipped, and thus not much of a problem.
Fiduc Castle South
Enemies:
Because of the positions your characters start relative to the enemies, this
battle is much more difficult than the East battle, and there is no real
difference in the gains. There's really no reason to take this route instead of
the easier Fiduc Castle West route.
If you approach this with the right strategy, it's a fairly difficult battle.
Otherwise, it's darn near impossible. Yes, both Ozma and Oz are here, and yes,
you have to kill them both. I found that the key to surviving the battle was to
kill Oz as quickly as possible- if you have two mages with repeated-attack
spells and Magi++ items, you should be able to kill him in their second rounds.
Be sure to bring a Warlock or Witch with the Charge spell, as you will probably
need to refill your MP with some frequency. After you kill Oz, the most
important thing to do is take out the two Valkyries (both of whom have bows) as
quickly as possible. The Templar Knights are probably the weakest enemies here;
they will usually kill themselves attacking your fighters before they can do any
serious damage. Also try to spread your characters as much as possible over the
low floor you start on, as one of Ozma's most dangerous abilities is her three-
square-radius Pertify spell. When she gets close enough, you can defeat her by
the same method you defeated Oz. This is a rather tough battle; I can't count
the number of tries it took me to finish it. Save once at the beginning, and
make a backup save before you enter the castle.
---- Chapter 4 ----
---- Hand in Hand ----
Story update: Depending on what path you took to get here, you will see a
variety of different scenes, but the chapter itself is essentially the same.
Regardless of your path, Kachua is installed as the ruler of Valeria by the Dark
Knights. She is not recognized, however, by the Walsta Liberation Army (now led
by Denim), but there is dissension in the ranks as a religious group takes
prisoners and demands that the Liberation Army surrender to Bacrum. As the
chapter opens, Denim sets off to contact their leader in Brigantes castle. I
have a couple other notes here- first, random encounters will get very difficult
at this point- enemies begin to appear at four or five levels higher than the
average character. If you manage to survive at least one of these battles,
however, you will gain quite a few levels- bring a Priest and do what you can.
Vahanna Plateau
Enemies: Wizard, Witch(2), Cleric, Archer(3), Exorcist, Terror Knight, Dragon
Tamer, Lizardman (Note: The first time I tried this battle, there was no
lizardman, but I had to leave in the middle and couldn't complete it. The
second
time, there was a lizardman there as well as the normal troopers. I think his
appearance may be random)
Naturally, on your way to Brigantes, you are attacked by the survivors of
Zaebos' army. This is a rather easy battle, as long as you keep track of the
Wizard. Stay on the side of the river you start on and demolish the enemies with
bows or magic. Since there's only one path over, you can block the Terror Knight
fairly easily, and the Dragon Tamer isn't that much of a problem even if she
does come across. As usual, the most important thing to do is to kill the
archers quickly.
Story Update: You can avoid the battles here if you remove all of Denim's
equipment and spells, then send him alone to the South gate. If you do this,
Olivia will stop her troops from attacking you. The down side to this is that
you don't get any of the nifty equipment you otherwise would (most notably the
Black Shield). The battles are both fairly messy, so I suggest that you skip
them and go in the South. If you do want to fight, the west route is probably
easier.
No sooner do you finish explaining to the guards that you just want to talk,
they attack you. Don't you just hate it when that happens? Seriously, this is a
pointlessly difficult battle to subject yourself to. You start in a position
where you will likely be cut down where you stand without making a move, and
even if you do get to go, you end up fighting uphill against a fairly well-
fortified force. The strategy you used before also simply doesn't work this time
because of your position. I strongly suggest that you simply take the other
path, or else bring a large contingent of Wizards and Clerics into the battle.
West Brigantes Castle
Enemies: Archer(3), Cleric, Exorcist, Siren, Wizard, Dragoon(2)
This battle is easier than it appears at first- if you simply wait on your
little island until the enemies get into the moat, thier defense is drastically
reduced while your offense is the same as always. This allows you to use your
Archers and Wizards to kill any opponents foolish enough to get close. The three
Archers here carry useful Wing Rings, which allow you to fly, and one of the
enemies carries a Black Pearl shield which defends against magic. You may have
to go to the other side of the moat to get the Cleric and Exorcist, but they're
fairly weak anyway and are more of a hassle than anything else.
Story Update: Denim enters the castle and speaks with the leader of the order,
Olivia. She tells him that Plancy is with them, but is ill and does not have
long to live. After a LONG scene, Olivia joins and tells you to seek Moruba in
the Banhamuba Temple.
Hedon
Enemies: Warlock, Lizardman, Dragoon, Ghost, Siren, Dragon, Valkyre(2), Terror
Knight, Black Dragon
You're assaulted by this group (including the first undead character you've seen
since the first chapter) on the way to the shrine. This battle is actually
fairly easy- if you play your cards right, you can block all of the fighters
from moving onto your platform in the beginning of the battle, and then destroy
them with bows or magic before moving on to kill the Warlock and his friends.
The enemies here are led by Shelley, the fourth sister, and I reccomend that you
avoid killing her if possible so that you can get the Shamans later. This is
easier than it may at first seem- you have the high ground initially, so Archers
are very effective, and Shelley will rarely- if ever- use her powerful Dark Law
spell (I should note that you can win Dark Law here by killing Shelley- but this
is not advised, because then you are unable to complete the Shamans subquest).
My advice is to hold your position on the stairs while you kill the other
members of the enemy party, and then use rocks to weaken Shelley until she runs.
Story Update: After a talk with Moruba, Denim decided to fake a troop movment
elsewhere so that he can save Kachua from Lans.
This is a fairly easy battle- the Dragoon is aggressive, so he should be
relativley easy to take out with Bows or Magic. Don't spend too much time
worrying about the other enemies in the party; although the Dragon Tamers wield
Magic, it's fairly weak. The most threatening are the two with Bows- but you
should be able to kill the leader before they do too much damage.
Take your time here and you shouldn't have too much trouble. If you have any
Dragon magic, this is the time to use it- otherwise, hang back and use
conventional magic against any enemies which are foolish enough to get too
close. When the remaining enemies are weak enough, you may be able to attack the
rest directly. The most important thing here is to heep your HP high for the
next battle.
This is a rather difficult battle. You will probably want to kill the Templar
Knight who Barbas gives the RimFire gun to at the beginning of the battle, but
this proves difficult since he will usually retreat to the back of the
battlefield. I suggest that you send Canopus or another teleporting character
after him while your mages throw spells at Barbas and his main troops. Some of
them do wield attack magic, but it's not particularly strong attack magic, so
you can probably recover with a Heal+ spell or two. The enemies will generally
reach you by jumping down from the fortifications, so don't try to attack by
going around and up. If you wait him out, Barbas will generally put himself into
a position where you can kill him by attacking with multiple characters.
Inside Banisha
Enemies: Death Templar, Dark Priest, Templar Knight(8)
This battle is actually easier than it may seem at first, assuming that your
characters are all okay in the HP department (If you didn't do so well in the
last battle, you may want to use a different set of characters here). Remember,
normal magic can't be targeted through walls. Since the Templar Knights all have
Warp Boots, they will generally teleport into your section of the map in
handleable numbers (One or two at a time). Dragon Magic, if you have it, doesn't
hurt either. Lans and Kachua, meanwhile, will take the long way around, so you
will have time to deal with any Templar Knights before they arrive. When Lans
arrives, I suggest that you use magic, bows, or multiple fighters to defeat him-
his attacks are pretty powerful and he tends to be lucky with parries.
Story Update: If Kachua survived the last battle, then she will speak with you
afterwards- answer "I did, once" and "I love you!" to her questions and she will
join as a Princess. Otherwise, Denim will become a Lord (Debatably the best
class in the game) upon his return to Fiduc. Either way, your army will move to
attack the capital city, which is still held by the Dark Knights.
If you have a Hawk Man with a bow, this is the place to use him. From the top of
the cliffs behind your starting location, you should be able to fire a couple
squares across the river at least. This battle isn't all that hard, but it may
take a while to finish. The Octopi tend to be a pain due to the fact that
they're incredibly hard to damage when they're in the water- luckily, they
don't
do much damage to you either. As there are no convienent crossings here, you're
pretty much restricted to your own little section of the map (Translation: Bring
flying chracters). Take your time here and attack the Beast Tamer whenever
possible.
William City
Enemies: Sword Master, Dragoon(2), Knight(5), Exorcist, Cleric
This battle is made difficult mostly by the terrain- you will have a tough time
getting close to the enemies and Guns and Bows are essentially useless. Luckily,
the Sword Master who leads the enemies is rather aggressive and will move after
your characters. The biggest threat here is the two Dragoons- the knights do not
have any of the major stat bonuses which occasionally make enemy knights
difficult, and the wield fairly weak weapons. The Dragoons, however, are
stronger to begin with and wield Fire swords. Bring a lot of mages and any
flying characters available into this battle. Be aware as well that many of the
enemy Knights wear Wing boots, which allow you to fly- if you're having trouble,
just go after the Sword Master, but otherwise you may want to consider getting
these boots as well.
Entrance Heigm
Enemies: Terror Knight, Archer(3), Witch, Siren, Cleric, Tiamat(2)
This is a tricky battle, due to the three Archers who start off in an excellent
position to snipe at you. If you do try this path, put any weaker characters
toward the left side of your group in the selection screen, so that they will be
farther away from the Archers when you start. I suggest, however, that you
simply take the other route.
West Heigm?
Enemies: ?
I did not take this route, so I have no details on the enemies you will
encounter here or the battle itself.
The archers in this battle are in a much less dangerous position, and the
enemies suffer from the same problems that they had back in Brigantes- they will
not move unless you get close enough. While the geography of the area prevents
guns and archery from being all that useful, you can unload Dragon or Forbidden
magic while the enemies are still far enough away that they won't be able to
counterattack. If you have a few flying characters (and you should by this point
in the game), this battle shouldn't be all that difficult. Just be careful to
take out the Archers as soon as possible and keep your HP high.
This is another relatively easy battle. The most dangerous enemy here is the
Sword Master, who wields two powerful Fire swords and can so serious damage in a
single attack. Once again, guns and archery aren't that useful, but Dragon magic
is very handy. You can probably kill most of the enemies by waiting for them to
get close enough that you can attack them- be sure to use spears against the
Sword Master. Keeping your HP high is a priority here, too.
Heigm
Enemies: Bishop, Terror Knight (6), Siren(2)
This battle is either incredibly easy or incredibly difficult, depending on how
many sidequests you've completed. If you have a Gunner in your party, they start
with a clear shot at Branta and even the RimFire gun can do about 200 points of
damage to him. While this is not enough to kill him outright, it means that a
single blast of any magic spell which targets all enemies will kill him, and it
is possible that he may not be fully healed until the Gunner's next round.
unfortunatly, if you can't kill Branta quickly, you'll have to deal with the
prodigious numbers of Terror Knights. If that is the case, the best strategy is
probably to try and bring as many Archers and Mages into the battle as you can
and kill them at a distance. Branta himself has some healing magic, but he is
not a major concern as a fighter due to his low HP.
Story Update: During your attack on Heigm, the lower-ranking Dark Knights pull a
coup and take the Brunhild sword which Warren may have told you about earlier.
They travel to a tower called Eden. Meanwhile, the Valeria Liberation Army makes
an uneasy truce with the Bacrum army. Denim goes to a small church by the sea
and finds an apparently wounded man who stares at the sea all day. In his room
is a rather farmiliar Music Box- yes, the man is the Holy Knight Lans, last seen
in the Dark Knights' custody. The girl caring for him gives you his Zenobia
sword, one of the most powerful one-handed swords in the game, to take with you
as you journey to Eden. Eden itself works somewhat like Hell's Gate- it's 18
floors high, and you must open the door on each floor by moving a character in
front of it to continue. While there are battles on each floor, depening on the
route you take (You will be offered a choice of proceeding to two different
floors at two points in the tower) you will only encounter some of them. So far,
I only have data on the route I took. Most of the battles here are pretty easy
if you're prepared at all- at least until you get to the Ancient Ruins- so I
won't go into as much detail as usual here. The general strategy is to petrify
or stun one enemy, kill everyone else, open the door, and then kill that last
enemy. I strongly reccomend that you do at least twenty or thirty floors of
Hell's Gate (covered elsewhere in this FAQ) before you attempt this tower-
things will get very difficult near the end, and you'll be glad you did.
1F Enterance
Enemies: Templar Knight(6)
Use a flying character to open the upper door here and use magic against the
Templar Knights on the upper floors. If you have a couple flying characters,
that's even better.
2F Water Snake Spine
Enemies: Templar Knight(4), Golem(2)
The biggest threat here is the Templar Knights with Petrify- they can rally make
your life miserable if you give them the oppurtunity. If you have a flying
character with a two-square or higher attackn range, it's relativley easy to
defeat one of the golems by luring it onto the lower walkway. Since this walkway
is broken every other square by water, you can trap the golem on one and hit it
until it "dies" while it can't reach you.
In this stage, characters on the right side of the party setup screen will be
right inside the range of a pair of Templar Knights with bows- not a good place
to put your Priest. If you have a couple flying fighters, this should be pretty
easy.
7F Hair in the Wind
Enemies:Templar Knight(3), Cyclops
There's nothing especially dangerous or out of the ordinary about this stage.
9F (I don't recall)
Enemies: Templar Knight, Hydra(3)
This is the second area where there are two doors. Be aware that the Hydra-
which you may not have met before if you didn't do the deeper floors of Hell's
Gate- can use all four breath weapons and are probably the most dangerous
dragon-type monsters. Incapacitate them quickly, either by killing or petrifying
them.
10F (I don't recall)
Enemies: Templar Knight(3), Holy Dragon(2)
The biggest danger here is being charmed by the Templar Knights- this while it's
possible that your characters may recover on thier own, it's more possible that
they will attack someone on your side, inflicting fairly serious damage to both
their target and themselves (through a counterattack). Thrown stones will
usually recover a charmed character with only minor damage, though, so use them
or Vitalize and kill the Templar Knights with Charm as quickly as possible.
The Basilisks are another Hell's Gate enemy who you've probably learned to hate
and fear if you've been there. If you haven't, be forewarned that their EvilEyes
ability hits your entire party- this is defninitley a map to carry LifeRocks to.
You also may have learned in Hell's Gate that Basilisks will generally use
EvilEyes every round until they're damaged or a character on your side gets too
close. Use missile weapons to damage them as soon as possible.
This is one of the very few story battles where there are Undead enemies. If you
have Starion, use it to kill most of the enemies, then have a flying character
open the door to the next floor. Otherwise, have a character with Exorcism (I
reccomend an Angel Knight here for their natural flight ability) use it on any
enemies foolish enough to bunch together.
17F (I don't recall)
Enemies: Templar Knight(6)
This is another fairly easy one. Gunners work well here (Unlike in pretty much
any other place in Eden) due to the terrain, which allows you a nice, clear shot
at the Templar Knights most of the time.
18F (I don't recall)
Enemies: Temple Commando, Templar Knight(6), Tiamat(2)
This is far easier than it looks at first- Andoras will generally rush forward
to the stairs where you can hit him with magic, guns, or bows, and there is no
door to worry about. You will also have your HP refilled after finishing this
battle, so you don't have to worry too much about taking damage. Just bring a
few Archers and fliers and you shouldn't have too much trouble.
Underground Enterance
Enemies: Zombie(5), Death Giant(2), Death Hydra
If you have the Starion spell, this battle is a snap- just cast it once, and
most of the enemies will die right away. Otherwise, unless you have multiple
characters with Exorcism or other undead-killing attacks, things are
considerably trickier. Cast Exorcism on whatever enemies group togehter and try
to kill the Archer as qucikly as possible. Unless you Excorcise enemies or knock
them into the few bottomless pits available, you will probably find yourself
running back and forth killing enemies multiple times quite a bit. The enemies
here are fairly strong, especially the Archer, so beware. Luckily, you don't
have to open the door here.
Ancient Ruins
Enemies: Templar Knight (3)
This is another fairly easy battle. The Templar Knights are weak and there
aren't many of them, either. Gunners are useful here due to the fact that
essentially the entire battlefield is flat. Since you don't have to open the
door for this battle, just waste the two Knights with magic or long-range
weapons and move on. Make sure that Denim has high HP when you end this battle,
though.
Sealed Room
Enemies: Temple Commando(2)
Both Barbas and Martym attack here, and Barbas has the Brunhild! Hopefully, your
main character can withstand a single attack- otherwise, you're screwed. After
that, have him retreat while any flying characters move in to attack Barbas and
Martym. Dragon Magic isn't as useful as the good old-fashioned repeated attack
spells here, since there are so few targets. This battle isn't all that hard-
just use the same strategies you've used before against really tough enemies and
keep your HP up.
Sealed Room
Enemies: Dark Element, Dark Wing, Dark Dragon, Dark Eye, Dark Stalker(2)
This is it, the final battle... The enemies here are powerful, but your biggest
concern is Dolgare himself. He will generally teleport near your party, but he
has an incredibly high defense and normal attacks do very little damage to him.
Most of the special attacks you got from Roderick in Hell's Gate do decent
damage, as do VERY powerful normal attacks (My SnapShot weapon did around 100
compared to the usual 200+). He also constantly switches his element, and can
either attack single characters for decent damage or hit everyone with a souped-
up version of the "orb" attack of his current element for serious damage.
Furthermore, he can summon other Dark monsters to fight with him- this is NOT a
good day to be an RPG hero. He will generally teleport in on the first round to
where you can attack him easily- my strategy was to ignore the Dark monsters and
have the characters in my party with special attacks rush him while my magic-
users cast Dragon Magic. I found that Fudo worked particularly well as an attack
here. If you haven't gotten as many special abilities, I suggest that you defeat
at least some of the Dark monsters before going after Dolgare and primarially
use Magic on him. I think that Dragon attacks should also work fairly well if
you manage to hit, but I've never tried them. Good luck!
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--- Hell's Gate ---
This is the lengthiest subquest of the game, encompassing several introductory
battles and then 100 floors of enemies. The rewards are also very good,
including the Dragon Magic, a number of powerful special abilites, and a load of
very good equipment. To access it, check the Warren Report after you free Moruba
in the fourth chapter- this will open a now path near Coritani castle, leading
to a few small battles before Hell's Gate itslef.
Hell's Gate is 100 floors deep, but most of those floors follow a basic format.
After the initial series of set battles, there are normal floors (consisting of
you against 4-6 enemies) and special ability floors, where Roderick will appear
and offer you a special attack. Every fifth floor also features a different
layout. These floors are generally fairly easy, as you start a distance away
from the enemies- I suggest that you use flying characters here, as pits abound
as well, and attack from long range with Dragon Magic or Starion. There are also
"story battles" every twenty-fifth level or so which I will cover in detail
here. I found that I could generally do five floors in about 45 minutes- the
whole thing took me two weeks or so to finish, playing mostly on the weekends.
Some other things you should look for are the Ogre and Guardian equipment- these
are guarded by two special groups of enemies. Relics Knights carry Ogre
equipment, while the Four Guardians will drop Guardian equipment. Also, be
forewarned that many new unrecruitable enemies appear here (including most of
the classes from Ogre Battle which are no longer available, such as Raven Men
and Salamanders). These generally have better statistics than your characters,
and often pack magic as well.
You've probably turned Presance into a Wizard or Warlock long ago since Exorcist
magic just isn't that useful in the normal game. Guess what? You'll actually use
it here. Large numbers of Undead enemies appear with some frequency in the story
battles, and there are some regular battles which consist entirely of Undead
foes. Try to keep at least one character capable of killing Undead in your party
at all times (I found that an Angel Knight workd well here). Exorcists also
become far more useful after you find the Starion spell on the 25th floor.
You will find that many strategies which work normally simply don't in Hell's
Gate- for example, Magi items are practically useless becuase of the length of
the area, and Archers are not all that useful due to your being restricted to an
area where it is difficult to get higher than the enemies. I found that I did
well using a character with Charge, a magician of any type with attack magic
(generally Presance with Starion or Radlum with either Wipe Out or Mute), and a
Faerie with the DeepKiss ability combined with my standard two healers and five
front-line fighters.
You do not gain EXP inside Hell's Gate. You will gain kills (One of my
characters went from 9 kills to 125 kills inside the dungeon), so this is a good
place to go and get the 30 kills needed to promote to a Terror Knight. You will
also get a LOT of Goth and useless equipment- for every unique weapon you get,
you will get about three sets of Balder armor. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Battles:
Madra
Enemies: Dragon(2), White Dragon(2), Holy Dragon
This is more difficult than it seems at first- standing on the ice will
drastically reduce your attack and defense. My suggestion is to attack mostly
with magic or projectile weapons and to try and concentrate your unit on the
snow "island" near the left-center of the map.
This is another deceptively tricky battle. The Cyclops are fairly strong, while
the Beast Tamers have bows and do quite a bit of damage. The best strategy I
have found here is to Petrify a couple enemies and then finish the other enemies
taking whatever losses neccecary. Since Petrification is permenant, you then
have as much time as you need to Revivify any dead characters.
This is a much easier battle than the previous two- my suggestion is to first
take out the Ninja and Sword Master, then the enemies coming from the side. You
can use the same technique as before if your losses are too serious.
This battle is fairly easy if you're prepared. You are far uphill from the
enemies, meaning that although they have Warp rings, you can still take them
apart with Archery before they get within spell range. Bring a couple mages,
too, for good measure. I advise that you try to kill all the normal soldiers
before the leader- their Warp Rings are very useful, but you won't automatically
get them from killing the mages.
The key to this battle is saving Radlum, the Warlock. He's a pretty spiffy
character, and also carries the Wipe Out spell, the first of the Dragon Magics.
It's a strong attack spell and will be lost permanatly if Radlum dies. There are
two undeads who start on the walkway to the right of where you start, but these
should be fairly easily defeatable, since anyone with a shield can bop them into
the pit, killing them. The real key to this battle is chance- if Radlum runs
from the Tiamat near him to the area below, he will not survive, and if he runs
toward your party, he probably will. Kill the Tiamat as quickly as possible, of
course, and be sure to bring an Exorcist into this battle to deal with the large
numbers of Undead enemies.
This battle is pretty easy in and of itself, but you MUST open the hidden gate
to the next level before you defeat the boss here, or you will be unable to
proceed. The switch is on a raised platform to the left of where you start,
completley surrounded by poison mold- it's actually pretty obvious if you're
looking for it. I suggest that you bring Canopus into this battle and send him
after the Switch while your other characters fight with the Gorgon and her
troops. Kill her to end the battle quickly after you open the gate- you will not
get any expirience inside Hell's Gate and the Goblins have terrible equipment.
4th Floor (With Nybbas as a Necromancer)
Enemies: Necromancer, Zombie(3), Ghost(3), Death Knight(2), Skeleton
This battle is different depending on whether Nybass is a Necromancer or a Lich
when you get here. If you have the Exorcism spell, this battle will be fairly
easy. The first thing to do is to kill Leonard and Zaebos- now Death Knights.
The easiest way to do this is actually with Bows- if you have a Hawk Man
wielding a Bow or an Archer with an item which gives them the power to fly or
warp, they can sit on top of some of the really tall columns to the left of
where you start and demolish the Death Knights. Death Knights will NOT revive
like other Undead characters. After that, kill Nybass to end the level.
unfortunatly, after you kill him, he will turn into a Lich and fly off. Nybass
will also usually run into a corner and use Summon-E constantly and not actually
cast any attack spells- this is a good thing, since he can use Dark Law.
4th Floor (With Nybbas as a Lich)
Enemies: Lich, Zombie(?), Ghost(?), Skeleton(?)
I have never personally gotten to this battle, so I don't know exactly how to
finish it. I do know that there are no Death Knights in this battle, and I
believe that the major difference is that there are more misc. undeads in thier
place. The bad part, of course, is that this means you don't get the two good
spears you would otherwise get here. Other than that, it is probably beatable by
the same general strategy.
This floor is either impossible or very easy, depending on how you approach it.
You will usually go before the enemies (Neither Sword Masters nor Dragoons are
exceptionally agile), and they are fairly strong. The real trick here is to kill
as many of the fighters as possible in the first round- their attacks are VERY
powerful, especially if the Witch manages to Charm any of your characters (In
which case you'll have them to deal with, too). However, if you manage to kill
most of the Sword Masters and Dragoons, you can take out the rest of the enemies
with ease. Also be sure to spread out to avoid the charm as much as possible.
This battle may take a few tries, but it's not that much of a problem and you'll
win the Starion spell at the end.
50th Floor
Enemies: Demon, Skeleton(5), Ghost(4)
Dammit! I was hoping she'd look like one of the Ogre Battle Demons; they were
cool. At any rate, this is a pretty easy battle. If you have an Exorcist (I
suggest Presance) with the Starion spell and anyone with Charge, you should be
able to toast the Undead enemies before they get within striking range, and with
repeated castings it's altoghether possible that you will kill the Demon as
well. Otherwise, just have a flying character kill her when she gets within
range. The toughest thing in this battle is dealing with the fact that all the
undeads have cool equipment which you can't get without making things much more
difficult. If you REALLY want that equipment, you can always damage and then
recruit the various undead characters, but this could make dealing with the
Demon much more difficult.
Last Level (100th Floor)
Enemies: Lich (Nybbas), Skeleton(2), Zombie(4), Ghost(2)
This is actually a little disappointing. I had suspected that you'd get an
Undead Ring on the last floor, but apparently not... At any rate, Starion works
wonders here, but the enemies are high-level enough (Nybbas himself is at level
30 or 40) that it may fail to destroy some of them- just keep casting. Becuase
of Nybbas' high level, it is unlikley that Physical attacks will be very
effective- he will usually dodge and they do very little damage. As before, he
will not attack you directly, but hide in the corner and summon enemies, so I
suggest that you hold a position on the "bridge" between his island and the one
you start on while any Mages in your party unload Dragon Magic or Starion on
him. Starion only does 10-20 damage per hit and Dragon magic only does 30-50,
but he has around 300 HP and you should have at least one character with Charge
in your party. After he dies, you win the Necro spell. Yay.
Four Guardians
Enemies: Guardian(4)
These are not a fixed "story" battle, but I figured that I'd include them anyway
since they are rather difficult. The main thing you need to know where is that
normal attacks simply don't work well against the Guardians- they have very high
defense and magic defense. I had the most sucess with special attacks (The first
time I encountered these guys, I beat them primarially with DevilCry). They are
also immune to condtions and condition-causing special attacks like Relic.
Incubus will damage them, but they will never fall asleep after being attacked
with it. The most annoying attack that the Guardians will use is Thunder, since
it essentially has a 100% chance of paralyzing it's target as well as doing
serious damage. My suggestion here is that you throw everything you have at the
Guardians and not worry too much about coming out of the battle with low HP
(Making sure, of course, that no party mmbers die)- you can always just heal
them in the next battle, or not use them until one of the special-layout levels
where you will usually have time to heal them.
--- FireSeal ---
This is a subquest of Hell's Gate. After you finish Hell's Gate the first time,
you can go back for this if you're really a glutton for punishment. I hear that
you can get this on B100 the second time through if you have all four of the
Wind God weapons, but I'm not vouching for the accuracy of that.
Battles:
--- Four Sisters/Forbidden Power --- (Description provided by Matt Hobbs)
To start this subquest, you first need all four sisters on your team. This
isn't possible in the Lawful route (without a GameShark), as Sisteena vanishes
after the battle to protect her in Chapter 1, Selye dies in a story scene as
the result of the absense of a key battle needed to get her to join (namely
the one against Oz at Bodo), and even if you let Shelley live, you can't get
her later.
Ok, to start off, I'll list how to get the four sisters.
Sisteena: In Chapter 2C, during the battle to protect the old wizard Byan at
Kadoriga, be SURE to keep Byan alive. It's tough, but it CAN be done. After
rescuing him, the following scene will be different, and Forcas and Byan will
talk about one of their fellow troops who was kidnapped and taken to Fort
Damsa, and ask you to help rescue her. If you agree, a path will appear to
western Damsa isle.
There's a battle there, but I don't remember anything about it except the fact
that a Valkyrie was the leader. When you win, Sisteena will join as a guest.
Just continue normally from here until you get to Fort Bodo. After the scenes
there, (and assuming she's still alive) Sisteena will join you.
Selye: In Chapter 3C, she joins you automatically, but In Chapter 3N, it's a
different story. You have to fight an INSANELY difficult battle to protect her
from Oz at Fort Bodo, (See below)), and if you manage to save
her, she'll just run off!!
Later, in Chapter 4, you can read something in the Warren Report called
"Pirates at the Fort". After reading it, you can go to Fort Kadoriga and
you'll be faced with a group of pirates, lead by an Exorcist. Before you
fight, you'll be asked if you WANT to fight... If you say yes, you'll fight (I
didn't, so I don't know anything about this battle.) If you say no, the battle
will end, and you'll automatically be taken before the leader of the pirates:
Selye! She'll automatically join you (and comes equipped with a Volcano
spear). What's more, if you didn't fight the battle, the Exorcist leader, will
also join you. He's not that good, but he comes equipped with a Poison Staff
and the valuable Holy Ring!!
Olivia: She automatically joins you after arriving at Brigantes Castle on any
path.
Shelley: Getting her requires that you DON'T kill her when you fight her at
Banhamuba. Lower her HP to below 20, and she'll run off. Later on, return to
Baramus, go into training, and somehow make it rain. (Use a Nest item, or the
Storm spell). Start to leave town, and there will be a scene, in which Shelley
will join you, but ONLY if you have the other three sisters. She comes
equipped with a Soil Robe and the useful Teleport spell, but unfortunatly, she
doesn't have Dark Law.
Ok, now that I've covered how to GET the sisters, I guess I can start
explaining the subquest. ^_^
Once you have the four sisters in your team, return to Coritani castle and
there will be a scene where Denim asks Moruba about the forbidden power.
Moruba explains it, and asks you if you think you can handle it. Say you can,
and he'll ask you to meet him at Banhamuba temple. Go there, and one-by-one,
you'll have the option of turning the four sisters into Shamen, and
afterwards, four new areas will appear on the world map.
- Fort Damsa (Directly west of Banhamuba)
- Fort Bodo (Directly east of Rime)
- Fort Gerdo (Directly north of Banisha Castle)
- Fort Gekko (Directly south of Grimby City)
Each of these places has 2 battles, and can be done in any order...
Battles:
Fort Bodo (Rescung Selye) (Strategy contributed by Sir Aronar)
Enemies: Temple Commando, Templar Knight
Saving Selye is not easy, and nearly impossible if your level is low. Try
to gain at least 17th level, but around 20 is much better. You'll be up
against Oz and 7 Templar Knights. Combined they have such spells as
SlowMove, Stun, and HealRain, plus Oz has Charm. Also, they have bows,
spears, and swords. Ox carries Gramrock, a 2-handed fire elemental axe.
You start on a much lower level (they have the high ground) and are at a
distance that only fliers will be able to attack anytime soon. Therefore,
your strategy should be magic, magic, magic. Have 2 healers to heal Selye
and your party, and 4 wizards or sirens, possibly substitute a witch for
one. Place your 2 best damaging magic users in the front right of the team.
Rather than attack you, all the Templar Knights will focus on Selye until
she's dead. She starts charmed. Luckily, she should be able to take two
arrows and one attack from Oz. The fourth hit will kill her. Start the
fight by having your wizards focus on the Templar Knight in the bottom
right. You'll need to kill him or he'll most likely kill Selye. Canopus's
Tornado will also help. Also, any ninja and valkyrie you have should also
join this assault. Furthermore, Selye must move on her first turn in order
to live. If she regains sanity, reload the game. the objective is to make
her move as far down the wooden incline as possible. This way Oz will be
the only melee attacker to reach her. Do this by positioning someone to
where she'll have to move there to cast FireBurn. Next, get your healers to
heal Selye. You'll need to get them in range, so don't let your primary
attackers get in the way. If you get lucky, one of the bow using Templar
Knights will knock Selye down so none of the melee attackers can hit her.
Otherwise, keep up the magical assault, favoring FireBurn, IceBlast,
Lightning, Acid, and Incubus over the higher costing spell. Stun and Charm
will work as well, and Quick will be a definite boost if you have it.
Once Selye is clear, get your primary attackers (Mildain, Dragoons, Knights,
Terror Knights, and Berzerkers) into the action. By now two or three of the
knights should be dead or severely weakened. When Selye has regained
sanity, she'll run from the enemy and use FireBurn when she can. By this
point, you should be able to swarm one Templar Knight at a time and finish
him. Oz is not too tough either, just soften him with a few spells and long
range attacks.
This is an annoying battle. All the enemies here have bows or long range
spells, and they have the hight advantage. Take your time, and try to get rid of
the healers first, then go after the others. There's no real strategy here...
When you win, you'll get the Thunder shield, and you'll be taken to the Hahnela
Temple.
Umm... Yeah. This battle is so easy! You start a mile above the enemies, and
you'll probably be able to kill them all with bows before they can even move,
as they just sit there until you get close! the only thing to watch out for
here is that one of the Golems has a WindOrb. While he probably won't use it,
be aware that it's not just there for show. When you win, you'll get the Air
Cry spell.
Battle 2:
Fort Bodo
Enemies: Cockatrice x2, Hawk Man x4, Berzerker (Leader)
This battle looks hard at first, but it's not. The Hawk Men are on low levels,
and have horrible stats, and the Cockatrices start really far away, and will
require at LEAST 2 turns to be able to reach you. The Berzerker leader,
however, starts close to you, and is very easy to kill. When you win, you'll
get the Flame shield, and be taken to the Zoshonell Temple.
Zoshonell Temple
Enemies: Phoenix x2, Fire Drake x2, Fire Brass
Easily the hardest of the four temple battles. The Phoenixes and the Fire
Brass have the super long-range Crimson spell, which also does a massive
amount of damage to you! The layout of this battlefield also makes it tough to
reach the enemies... Your best bet is to use flying/teleporting characters,
and just rush the long range attackers. Petrify spells REALLY help here! When
you (eventually) win, you'll get the Nova+ spell.
Another easy battle. The enemies here are all undead (except the Lich leader),
so bring in an Exorcist or two and easily wipe out all the enemies. The Lich
is weak, and you can probably kill him in two hits, but watch out, he has the
Fenril spell! However, it's unlikely he'll use it. The worst part about this
battle is the fact that the Zombie wizards have an Undead Ring, and a Holy
ring, which you can't get... Win, and you'll get the Ice Shield and will be
brought to the Gurza Temple.
Gurza Temple
Enemies: Gryphon x2, Blue Dragon x2, Death Dragon
Another routine battle. The dragons are all slow, but they're pretty strong,
and you should know about Gryphons and their ^%^%$*^% WindShot attack! Again,
Petrify comes in handy here. There is nothing special here, but note that
"Death Dragon" is just a name, and it's not REALLY undead. When you win,
you'll get the IceCloud spell.
This battle holds the same element that made the battle at Damsa a tough one:
all the enemies start above you, and several of them have long range spells.
However, this time, the archers are replaced by weaker Ninjas, who can only
attack close range. Though you can defeat most of the enemies here with
reletive ease, the leader starts on the ground level, so you should be able to
beat him early on. When you win, you'll get the Earth shield and will (as
usual) be brought to the Bartha Temple...
This is an easy battle. The gargoyle is...really slow, but it has a high
defense, so it might take a while to kill. The annoying thing about this
battle is that the pillars scattered around the room seem to hinder movement
quite a bit... When you win, you'll get the Quake spell.
--- Gunners ---
Gunners are one of the more powerful classes in the game, due to the fact that
Guns have infinite range. They are also fairly easy to get. The first thing you
need to do is to make sure you get the RimShot gun from one of the Knights in
the "Banisha Courtyard" battle. After the battle with Lans Tartare at Banisha
Castle in the fourth chapter, read about the shipwreck in the "Miscellaneous"
section of the Warren Report. This will allow you to go to Grimby City, a new
city which appears off Banisha. Go there, and you will come upon Martym
threatening Rendal, a character of a class you've never seen before. A battle
between you an Martym's forces quickly breaks out. If you save Rendal in this
battle, he will offer to join you and also allow you to use the Gunner class.
After this, you can read the Warren Report about the Theif of Grimby (It's near
the end) to allow you access to a new area off Grimby, where you will meet Ganb
again. If you have not killed any of his "pets" at any point previous in the
game and do not kill either of the Gryphons in this battle before killing him,
he will join with the Rifle, the most powerful gun available in the game.
Battles:
Grimby City
Enemies: Temple Commando, Templar Knight (6)
This battle is actually a lot easier than it may seem. None of the Templar
Knights nearby Rendal have magic, and if you're fast, you will be able to move
enough other characters into the area before the archers get within range that
they will not attack him immediatley. Rendal also is weaponless as this battle
begins and therefore won't do anything foolish like attempt to attack Martym.
You can probably finish this battle fairly rapidly simply by having a couple
fast characters attack Martym. The problem with that, however, is that the
Templar Knights carry a good deal of spiffy equipment- Ice and Granite swords as
well as the Comet whip. My advice here is that you concentrate on saving Rendal
first- if he is healed and the archers are dead, you can take some time to kill
the Templar Knights for their equipment, but always keep an eye on Martym. It is
far safer, however, to kill Martym as quickly as possible and do the Hell's Gate
subquest for cool equipment.
This is a tricky battle due to the fact that you want to avoid killing the two
Gryphons if at all possible. The easiest way I found to finish this battle was
to unload some Dragon Magic at the enemies, severely weakening everyone, and
then using Rendal's RimShot to kill the weakened Ganb. Even this plan is
difficult to execute, however, and the tress in the forest can also block your
bullets. This battle will take you a few tries if you want the Rifle.
--- Deneb ---
You may remember Deneb the Witch from the original Ogre Battle- she is available
in this one, too, as a secret character. Once you rescue Moruba in Chapter 4,
look in the Warren Report for the section about her. After that, she will
randomly show up at shops instead of the usual shopkeeper. She sells the elusive
"orb" items- most useful in that they have negative weight- and will also join
you. Buy 250 or so of one type of item, and she will offer to join (I suggest
buying 99 Cures, then selling them, then buying another 99, etc.). She is a
very useful character in that she can use both Charge and almost any attack
spell. I do suggest, however, that you also stock up on Orbs before you get her.
Also, if you obtain around ten Glass Pumpkins and sell them to Deneb before she
joins, she will be more powerful when she does- she starts with some Fire
equipment and better spells.
Battles: None.
--- The Elusive Undead Ring ---
This item, used to create a Lich, can be obtained by killing the Cockitraice in
the battle at Kadoriga Fort where you are attempting to save either Byan or
Zapan (depending on which chapter you're in). You can also get Liches by
recruting them in Hell's Gate.
Battles: Kadoriga Fort (Covered elsewhere).
--- Getting the Shotgun ---
Sources tell me that an extra stage will become available if Kachua dies and
then you check the news report at Fiduc castle. I don't have any info on this
stage, unfortunatley, since I've never been there.
Battles: Unknown
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A '*' Next to the effect of that item means you have to use it as an item to
produce that effect.
A '**' next to the effect of an item means it had been found with GameShark,
but not confirmed in the actual game.
----Swords------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Warrior 1 52 Phys. 1 Luk +1 at level up
Mini 12 3 Phys. 1 (This is actually a dagger)
Short 15 7 Phys. 1
Balder 25 24 Phys. 1 Int +5 (This is actually a dagger)
Desert 28 18 Phys. 1 Dex +5, Stops Petrify, Mildain's Weapon
Balder 30 31 Phys. 1 Int +5
Isleberg 30 22 Phys. 2 Dex +5, Stops Stun, Guildus's Weapon
Ice 31 35 Water 1 Fire Res +5
Fire 32 32 Fire 1 Water Res +5, Dragon Slayer
Angel 32 23 Holy 1 Dark Res +5, Lans Tartare's Weapon
Granite 33 37 Earth 1 Wind Res +5
Fafniel 34 34 Phys. 1 Dragon Slayer, Zaebos's Weapon
Penetant 34 28 Holy 1 Dark Res +5, Branta's Weapon
Dragon 35 37 Phys. 2 Dragon Slayer
Nyfret 35 20 Water 1 Fire Res +5, Martym's Weapon
Zenobia 35 20 Phys. 1 Men +4, Stops Status,Lans Hamilton's Weapon
Ogre 36 42 Dark 1 Holy Res +10, Dark Res -5, *BodyGrab
Notos 40 40 Wind 2 Earth Res +5, Four Guardians Weapon
Balmuck 42 43 Phys. 2
Oricon 45 36 Holy 1 Dark Res +10, Holy Res -5, *Jihad
Brunhild 50 36 Holy 1 Dark Res +15, Holy Res -10, Barbas's Weapon
SnapShot ** 10 ***** 1 *
*This is the sword you get from using the SnapShot spell. The name and
element of the sword are that of the user. The stats are also based on the
user -- the sword boosts your stats by around half of what the user had and
adds 10 to your luck.
----Axes--------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Phlanka 16 8 Phys. 1
Gramrock 32 30 Fire 2 Water Res +5, Oz's Weapon
Ice 33 31 Water 2 Fire Res +5
Earth 34 30 Earth 2 Wind Res +5, Dragon Slayer
Balder 34 34 Phys. 2 Int +5
Procs 36 37 Fire 2 Water Res +5, Zapan's Axe
Boleas 40 42 Wind 2 Earth Res +5, Four Guardians Weapon
Rune 42 43 Holy 2 Dark Res +5
Heavy 45 49 Phys. 2
Blood 48 51 Dark 2 Holy Res +10, *LifeSuck
----Spears------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Spear 12 9 Phys. 2 Canopus's Weapon
Slender 22 23 Phys. 2
Hero 31 37 Water 2 Fire Res +5
Volcano 32 38 Fire 2 Water Res +5, Selye's Weapon
Balder 32 38 Phys. 2 Int +5
Earth 34 36 Earth 2 Wind Res +5
Zepyulos 35 40 Wind 2 Earth Res +5, Four Guardians Weapon
Unicorn 42 52 Phys. 2 Int +9, Luk +4
Evil 43 51 Dark 2 Holy Res +5
Igunis 45 35 Fire 2 Water Res +5
Holy 45 54 Holy 2 Dark Res +5
----Hammers-----------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Heavy 18 14 Phys. 1
Aqua 29 32 Water 1 Fire Res +5
Balder 30 31 Phys. 2 Int +5
Eros 30 42 Wind 1 Earth Res +5, Four Guardians Weapon
Flame 31 35 Fire 1 Water Res +5
Light 32 36 Holy 1 Dark Res +5 (**)
Phalanx 34 37 Earth 1 Wind Res +5
Earth 38 31 Earth 1 Wind Res +5, Barbas's Weapon
Power 44 46 Phys. 2
Dark 48 51 Dark 2 Holy Res +5, *BrainFry
----Claws-------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Matou 24 21 Phys. 1
Thunder 26 27 Wind 1 Earth Res +5, Andoras's Weapon
Blue 31 35 Phys. 1 Dragon Slayer
Cat 35 40 Dark 1 Luk -5, Holy Res +5, Causes Poison
----Fans--------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Galdia 23 24 Holy 1 Luk +4, Agi +8, Dark Res +5, Causes Charm
----Staffs------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Cedar 6 2 Phys. 1 Int +10
Poison 6 9 Water 1 Int +20, Fire Res +20, *Hazard
Clear 7 4 Phys. 1 Int +14, Men +4, *Remedy
Life 7 4 Phys. 1 Int +14, Men +4, *50Heal
Balder 7 7 Phys. 1 Int +18
Wind 8 9 Wind 1 Int +19, Earth Res +5, *WindShot
Fire 9 9 Fire 1 Int +17, Water Res +5, *GlowBall
Earth 9 10 Earth 1 Int +18, Wind Res +5, *X-Zone
Charge 10 13 Phys. 1 Int +25, Men +8, *25MP
Ripple 10 14 Holy 1 Int +30, Dark Res +5, *HolyBolt
Dragon 11 12 Dark 1 Int +16, Holy Res +5, *Abyss
----Whips-------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Guard 24 25 Phys. 2
Comet 31 35 Holy 2 Dark Res +5
Rosebud 33 30 Dark 2 Holy Res +5, Ozma's Weapon
Blood 40 34 Dark 2 Holy Res +5
----Bows--------------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Short 10 6 Phys. 1
Great 15 15 Phys. 2
Balder 21 32 Phys. 2 Int +5
Sand 24 32 Earth 2 Earth Res +5
Light 25 32 Wind 2 Earth Res +5
Fire 26 36 Fire 2 Water Res +5
Ice 27 39 Water 2 Fire Res +5
Star 30 42 Holy 2 Dex +8, Dark Res +5, Causes Stun
Chaos 30 41 Dark 2 Str +5, Holy Res +5, Causes Charm
Dark 34 54 Dark 2 Holy Res +10, Causes Petrify
----Crossbows---------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Crossbow 15 24 Phys. 1
Gemini 23 36 Phys. 2
Saint 30 49 Holy 1 Dark Res +10, Oxyones's Weapon
----Blowguns----------------------------------------
ATK WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Paragun 16 24 Phys. 1 Causes Sleep
----Shields-----------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Tower 10 10 Phys. 1
Balder 15 20 Phys. 1 Int +5
Black 17 24 Phys. 1 Stops all magic
Dragon 20 30 Phys. 1
Thunder 25 40 Wind 1 Earth Res +20
Flame 25 40 Fire 1 Water Res +20
Earth 25 40 Earth 1 Wind Res +20
Ice 25 40 Water 1 Fire Res +20
Angel 25 40 Holy 1 Dark Res +20
Ogre 25 40 Dark 1 Holy Res +20
----Gloves------------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT HND SPECIAL
Warrior 1 26 Phys. 1 Luk +1 at level up
Power 10 10 Phys. 1 Str +5
Balder 13 16 Phys. 1 Int +5
----Rings-------------------------------------------
WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
Magic 1 Phys. Int +3
Float 1 Phys. Int +3, Agi +4, Can walk on water
Wing 1 Phys. Int +3, Agi +4, Can fly
Warp 1 Phys. Int +3, Agi +4, Can teleport
Fire 1 Fire Int +4, Water Res +5, *GlowBall (**)
Aqua 1 Water Int +4, Fire Res +5, *Hazard (**)
Soil 1 Earth Int +4, Wind Res +5, *X-Zone (**)
Wind 1 Wind Int +4, Agi +4, Earth Res +5, *WindShot (**)
Mind 1 Phys. Int +5
Evil 1 Dark Int +8, Holy Res +5, *Abyss
Holy 1 Holy Int +8, Dark Res +5, Restores HP, *Banish
Undead 1 Dark Int +8, Need to become a Lich, Nybbas's Ring
----Armor-------------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
Warrior 1 25 Phys. Luk +1 at level up
Leather 3 6 Phys.
Chain 6 12 Phys.
Balder 9 18 Phys. Int +5
Dragon 10 20 Phys.
Faerie 12 24 Phys. Agi +4, Stops Petrify and Charm
Aqua 13 28 Water Fire Res +5
Wing 13 28 Wind Earth Res +5
Phoenix 13 28 Fire Water Res +5
Granite 13 28 Earth Wind Res +5
Grim 13 28 Dark Holy Res +15
Angel 13 28 Holy Dark Res +15
Ogre 20 30 Dark Holy Res +20
----Robes-------------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
Robe 1 1 Phys.
Balder 4 3 Phys. Int +5
Aqua 5 5 Water Int +5, Fire Res +10
Fire 5 5 Fire Int +5, Water Res +10, Deneb's Robe
Soil 5 5 Earth Int +5, Wind Res +10, Shelley's Robe
Wind 5 5 Wind Int +5, Earth Res +10
Evil 5 5 Dark Int +10, Holy Res +10, Restores double MP
Holy 5 5 Holy Int +10, Dark Res +10, Restores double MP
Crystal 6 6 Phys. Int +5, Olivia's Robe
----Helmets-----------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
Warrior 1 15 Phys. Luk +1 at level up
Leather 2 4 Phys.
Balder 6 12 Phys. Int +5
Holy 7 13 Holy Dark Res +5, Kachua's Tiara
Skull 7 13 Dark Holy Res +5
Dragon 8 16 Phys.
Light 10 20 Holy Dark Res +10
Ogre 10 20 Dark Holy Res +10
----Necklaces---------------------------------------
WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
VanCharm 1 Wind Men +5, Luk +5, Earth Res +5, *Pray-H
OhnCharm 1 Water Men +5, Luk +5, Fire Res +5, *Pray-G
SolCharm 1 Earth Men +5, Luk +5, Wind Res +5, *Pray-B
FolCharm 1 Fire Men +5, Luk +5, Water Res +5, *Pray-Z
Blue 1 Holy Men +10, Dark Res +5, Stops Status, Denim's Necklace
Red 1 Holy Men +10, Dark Res +5, Stops Status, Kachua's Necklace
Black 1 Holy Men +10, Dark Res +5, Stops Magic
Evil 1 Dark Men +10, Holy Res +5, Spreads Fear
----Boots------------------------------------------
DEF WGT ELEMENT SPECIAL
Spark 3 5 Phys. Agi +4, Can walk on lava
Grease 3 5 Phys. Agi +4, Can walk on water
Wing 3 5 Phys. Agi +4, Can fly
Warp 3 5 Phys. Agi +4, Can teleport
Battle 4 7 Phys. Agi +4
Zombie 8 15 Dark Agi +8, Holy Res +5
Holy 8 15 Holy Agi +8, Dark Res +5
----Items-------------------------------------------
WGT ELEMENT EFFECT
Cure 1 Phys. Restores 50 HP
Cure+ 1 Phys. Restores 100 HP
Cure++ 1 Phys. Restores 150 HP
Cure+++ 1 Phys. Restores Full HP
Magi 1 Phys. Restores 25 MP
Magi+ 1 Phys. Restores 50 MP
Magi++ 1 Phys. Restores 100 MP
Magi+++ 1 Phys. Restores Full MP
FireOrb -10 Fire Water Res +20, *Summon-Z
WindOrd -10 Wind Earth Res +20, *Summon-H
WaterOrb -10 Water Fire Res +20, *Summon-G
EarthOrb -10 Earth Wind Res +20, *Summon-B
DarkOrb -10 Dark Holy Res +20, *Summon-A
HolyOrb -10 Holy Dark Res +20, *Summon-I
Arise 1 Phys. Cures Sleep
Antidote 1 Phys. Cures Poison
Ambrosia 1 Phys. Cures Stun
LifeRock 1 Phys. Cures Petrify
Blessing 1 Phys. Auto-revives wearer when killed with 50 HP and MP
JoyStone 1 Phys. Auto-Revives wearer when killed with full HP and MP
FireSeal 1 Phys. All Elemental Res +30, Defense +30
Escape 1 Phys. Allows you to leave a battlefield
Pomme 1 Phys. Cures all status ailments
MindKiwi 1 Phys. Restores 100 HP and MP
HolyPlum 1 Phys. Restores Full HP and MP
FoulPear 1 Phys. Damages user, but restores all allies' HP
Obelon 1 Phys. Stops rain and brings sunshine (One use)
Harp 1 Phys. Stops rain and brings sunshine (Unlimited uses)
Nest 1 Phys. Brings rain (One use)
Blowhorn 1 Phys. Brings rain (Unlimited uses) (**)
Burger 1 Phys. Int +10
Steak 1 Phys. Str +10
Chicken 1 Phys. Vit +10
OctoBall 1 Phys. Men +10
Aileron 1 Phys. Increases power of nearby friendly Beasts
WordRock 1 Phys. Increases power of nearby friendly Golems
Dragos 1 Phys. Increases power of nearby friendly Dragons
Pumpkin 30 Phys. Sell to Deneb; Can recruit Pumpkin Heads by doing do
---- Magic ----
A Few notes. For Range, the number is how many panels the spell can cross,
and the letter represents whether the spell targets a single panel (S), or
multiple panels (M). If the Range column lists "Inf.", it can have two
meanings: the first is that the spell has no range, and just takes effect.
The second is that the spell works like any other spell, but it has no
restrictive range, therefore you can target someone with this spell, even if
they're on the other side of the battlefield; these spells are rare,
however, and will be marked with a *. "Enemy" means that spell hits all the
enemies, no matter where they are, and "All" hits everyone (Enemy and Ally).
----Wind--------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Ion Shot 7 7/S Wind Attack
Hahnela 10 All Strengthens Wind Elemental, Weakens Earth Elemental
Thunder 18 6/M Wind Attack
Storm 26 Inf. Calls a storm
Quick 26 7/S Raises Speed
Kaminari 40 5/M Repeated Wind Attacks
Teleport 45 1/S Can move a character anywhere in the battlefield
Air Cry 60 All Wind Attack
----Fire--------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Zoshonel 10 All Strengthens Fire Elemental, Weakens Water Elemental
FireBurn 14 6/M Fire Attack, burns grass
Stun 22 7/M Causes Stun
Heat 24 7/S Increases power of Weapons
Melt 24 7/S Lowers power of equipped items
MagmaGod 40 5/M Repeated Fire Attacks
Nova+ 60 All Fire Attack
----Water-------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Gurza 10 All Strengthens Water Elemental, Weakens Fire Elemental
IceBlast 14 6/M Water Attack
Clear 18 7/S Cures Poison
SlowMove 22 7/S Lowers Speed
AcidRain 38 6/M Water Attack, Lowers power of equipped items
Fenril 40 5/M Repeated Water Attacks
HealRain 42 6/M Restores HP
IceCloud 60 All Water Attack
----Holy--------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Heal 10 7/S Restores HP
Vitalize 10 7/S Cures Abnormal Status
LightBow 20 7/S Holy Attack
Heal+ 25 6/M Restores HP
Exorcism 35 5/M Kills Undead instantly
Heal All 40 Inf* Restores Full HP
Revivify 55 Inf. Revives a dead ally with 1/2 HP
Starion 60 Enemy Holy Attack, Kills Undead
----Dark--------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Charge 10 7/S Restores MP
Incubus 14 7/S Dark Attack, Causes Sleep
Pain 20 5/S Damages HP and MP, Less HP = More Damage
Charm 24 7/M Causes Charm
Paradigm 35 6/S Reduces WT to 0, Essentially gives ally a free turn
Dark Law 40 5/M Repeated Dark Attacks, Targets HP -20% each hit
Necro 55 Inf. Revives a dead character as a ghost or skeleton
Death 60 All Dark Attack
----Dragon------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
SnapShot 0 Inf. Turns caster into sword. Higher stats = better sword
Entify 70 Inf. Kills user to revive a dead character
Retissue 70 Inf* Turns an undead team member into a soldier or amazon
Dominion 70 6/S Stops WT count for a short time
Mute 80 Enemy Water Attack, Causes Stun
Tempest 80 Enemy Wind Attack, Makes weather worse
Asteroid 80 Enemy Earth Attack, Power Down
Wipe Out 80 Enemy Fire Attack, Burns Grass
----Other-------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
Poison -- 1/S Earth Attack, Causes Poison
Ice -- 1/S Ice Attack, Causes Sleep
Fire -- 1/S Fire Attack, Lowers Weapon Power, Burns Grass
Thunder -- 1/S Wind Attack, Causes Stun
Petrify -- 1/S Earth Attack, Causes Petrify
Toxic -- 1/S Dark Attack, Causes Charm
CuteKiss -- 1/S Restores HP and clears up status (Fairy)
DeepKiss -- 1/S Restores HP and Reduces WT to 0, Damages User (Fairy)
HolyBolt -- 7/S Holy Attack, kills undead, Damages User
CuteKiss -- 1/S Dark Attack, Drains HP, Causes Charm (Gremlin)
DeepKiss -- 1/S Dark Attack, Drains HP, Causes Petrify (Gremlin)
Abyss -- 2/S Dark Attack, Damages User
Eddy -- 1/S Water Attack, only works if target is in water
LifeSuck -- 5/S Drains HP
WindShot -- 7/S Wind Attack, Damages User
Tornado -- 7/S Wind Attack, Turns enemy, Damages User
Crimson -- 7/S Fire Attack, Damages User
Spiral -- 7/S Water Attack, Damages User
Dragos -- 7/S Earth Attack, Damages User
Hazard -- 7/S Water Attack, Causes Poison, Damages User
Jihad -- 5/S Holy Attack, Kills Undead, Damages User
EvilEyes -- Enemy Causes Petrify
Summon-E -- Inf. Summons Skeletons (Summoners, Nybbas [Necromancer])
Summon-E -- Inf. Summons Angel Knights (Branta)
Summon-E -- Inf. Summons Dark Monsters (Dolgare)
Summon-E -- Inf. Summons Zombies (Nybbas [Lich])
DarkCell -- 2/S Dark Attack, Causes Stun (Oz's Attack)
EvilRose -- 2/S Dark Attack, Causes Charm (Ozma's Attack)
Thundax -- 2/S Wind Attack, Turns Target (Andoras's Attack)
Venom -- 2/S Water Attack, Causes Poison (Martym's Attack)
Avenger -- 2/S Earth Attack, Pushes Target Back (Barbas's Attack)
Reaper -- 2/S Fire Attack, Lowers Weapon Power (Balzepho's Attack)
RiotBurn -- 2/S Holy Attack (Volac's Attack)
Oracle -- 2/S Dark Attack, Lowers Max HP (Lans Tartare's Attack)
ColicDio -- Inf. Changes Element (Dolgare's Spell)
Derupt -- Enemy Fire Attack on all enemies (Dolgare's Attack)
Pondors -- Enemy Earth Attack on all enemies (Dolgare's Attack)
Torutos -- Enemy Wind Attack on all enemies (Dolgare's Attack)
Kusogaki -- Enemy Water Attack on all enemies (Dolgare's Attack)
Fudo -- 2/S Physical Attack depending on Dex, Damages User
DevilCry -- 2/S Devistating Physical Attack, Nearly Kills user
FireWave -- 2/S Fire Attack, Damages User
Dracul -- 2/S Physical Attack depending on Str, Damages User
MegaBolt -- 2/S Wind Attack, Damages User
Rage -- 2/S Physical Attack, Damages User
Relic -- 2/S Petrifies Enemy
Agony -- 2/S Less HP = More Damage
RamPower -- 2/S Physical Attack, Pushes enemy back, Damages user
SoulWave -- 2/S Instant Death (?)
Pumpkin -- 5/S Reduces HP by Half, Damages user
YasaiWar -- Enemy Drains MP, Damages User
Squash-X -- 3/M Physical Attack, Kills user
CalmSong -- 6/M Drains MP, Damages User
Sad Song -- 6/M Restores Undead's HP
Pray-Z -- All Raises Fire Elemental
Pray-B -- All Raises Earth Elemental
Pray-G -- All Raises Water Elemental
Pray-H -- All Raises Wind Elemental
----Item--------------------------------------------
MP RANGE EFFECT
50Heal -- 1/S Restores 50 HP (Cure, Life Staff)
100Heal -- 1/S Restores 100 HP (Cure+)
150Heal -- 1/S Restores 150 HP (Cure++)
MaxHeal -- 1/S Restores Full HP (Cure+++)
25MP -- 1/S Restores 25 MP (Magi, Charge Staff)
50MP -- 1/S Restores 50 MP (Magi+)
100MP -- 1/S Restores 100 MP (Magi++)
MaxMP -- 1/S Restores Full MP (Magi+++)
Restore -- 1/S Restores 100 HP and BP (MindKiwi)
100% -- 1/S Restores Full HP and MP (HolyPlum)
Antidote -- 1/S Cures Poison (Antidote)
Ambrosia -- 1/S Cures Stun (Ambrosia)
Awaken -- 1/S Cures Sleep (Arise)
Revive -- 1/S Cures Petrify (LifeRock)
Remedy -- 1/S Cures Abnormal Status (Pomme, Clear Staff)
INT Up -- 1/S Increases Int. by 10 (Burger)
STR Up -- 1/S Increases Str. by 10 (Steak)
VIT Up -- 1/S Increases Vit. by 10 (Chicken)
MEN Up -- 1/S Increases Men. by 10 (OctoBall)
Prophecy -- Inf. Damages user, but restores all allies' HP (FoulPear)
Quit -- Inf. Escapes from a battlefield (Escape jewel)
Cariban -- Inf. Calms storms and brings sunshine (Obelon, Harp)
Typhoon -- Inf. Calls a storm (Nest, Blowhorn)
X-Zone -- 7/S Earth Attack, Causes Stun, Damages User (Earth Staff)
GlowBall -- 7/S Fire Attack, Damages User (Fire Staff)
Banish -- 7/S Kills Undead, Damages User (Holy Ring)
BrainFry -- 7/S Causes Charm (Dark Hammer)
BodyGrab -- Inf. Swap bodies with a random human enemy (Ogre Sword)
Summon-Z -- Enemy Fire Attack (FireOrb)
Summon-B -- Enemy Earth Attack (EarthOrb)
Summon-G -- Enemy Water Attack (WaterOrb)
Summon-H -- Enemy Wind Attack (WindOrb)
Summon-A -- Enemy Dark Attack (DarkOrb)
Summon-I -- Enemy Holy Attack (HolyOrb)
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There are a LOT of Ogre Battle references sprinkled throughout the game. Here
are just a few:
- The description of the Desert Sword mentions that it was uncovered in the
Dahmund Desert- that was one of the battlefields in Ogre Battle.
- The description of the Earth Hammer claims that it was used by the Demon Lord
Galf. Galf appeared in Ogre Battle as a boss of one of the stages. You could
also get the "worst" ending by giving him the Brunhild and allowing him to join
your army. He always fought with a Sickle, though, not a Hammer.
- Canopus death quote in the first chapter is "Gilbert, take care of Yulia for
me..." or some such. Yulia is Canopus' sister and Gilbert was an old companion
of Canopus. In several of the endings to Ogre Battle, Gilbert marries Yulia.
- The description of the Angel Ring in Tactics Ogre mentions Yushis. She was
another character who joined you in Ogre Battle. She was a Seraphim, the Ogre
Battle equivalent of Angel Knights (The Seraphim were, IMHO, a lot cooler,
though...)
- In Ogre Battle, there are several "Chaos Gates" which allow you to enter new
areas if you have the Brunhild with you. A Chaos Gate plays an important role
near the end of Tactics Ogre...
- In the scene where Deneb and Canopus visit Warren, Canopus alludes to the
event in which you meet Deneb in Ogre Battle. In the stage where you meet her,
Deneb has been expirimenting to create Pumpkin monsters. At the end of the
stage, you have the choice to kill her or not- if you don't, she later gives
you the Glass Pumpkin which allows you to recruit Pumpkin Heads.
Interesting factoid: The only classes/monster types completley removed since
Ogre Battle are the Werewolves, Mermaids, Samurai, Vampyres, Hellhounds, and
Wyverns. Werewolves and Vampyres were probably removed due to the removal of
night and day (Making them pretty pointless) and mermaids becuase of the lack
of water in most battlefields would make them useless. Without their special
Iainuki ability, Samurai are also essentially the same as every other fighting
class, and Hellhounds would also be fairly poinless due to the fact that there
are a couple other types of monsters to do thier former job. I would kinda like
to know why Wyverns were removed, though- I'd love to have a flying monster
with high attack and defense on my team, even if it was slow.
In addition, many of the sub-classes which have been removed as usable classes
show up in Hell's Gate- off the top of my head, Raven Men, Salamanders, Ice
Giants, and Zombie Dragons come to mind. Pretty much all of the special classes
from Ogre Battle (such as the High Knights and the two types of Generals) have
been removed entirely; the only exception I can think of is the Lord class,
which is very different from the original.
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Tactics Ogre, Ogre Battle, and all characters within are Copyright 1995 Quest,
1997 Artdink, 1997 Atlus. Final Fantasy Tactics and all characters within are a
trademark of Square Co., LTD. and copyright 1997/1998 Square Co., LTD. This FAQ
is Copyright 1998 by "Lans" Hamilton Clower (AKA Seigfried, Khar Seigfried) and
may be freely distributed, as long as its content is not changed in any way.
This FAQ is in no way endorsed by Atlus, Sony, or Quest. Do not pass GO. Do not
collect $200.
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------------------------- Part VIII: Credits --------------------------
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Special Thanks to:
- John Mattila's preliminary FAQ, for a list of classes. I would like to point
out here that I did not lift all stat requirments directly from this, but only
used it as a research aid.
- Matt Hobbs (yelseyking@aol.com) for complete item lists, the Four
Sisters/Forbidden Power section, and general moral support.
- Taarkoth (cdlyons@hiwaay.net) for a whole bunch of small item and
class-related corrections.
- Jon Dangler (dragonsphere@hotmail.com) for reminding me to add the
Necro/Rettisue trick.
- Sir Aronar (sir_aronar@email.msn.com) for making me de-Daravon my Faerie
description, giving me the Fort Bodo battle description, and a load of other
general corrections.
- Yulius Leonard (leonard.yulius@mailcity.com) for telling me about the trick
with Deneb, the location of the Shotgun, and a couple new tidbits.
- ManaCota (ManaCota@aol.com) for the Brigantes Castle trick.
- The large group of people who EMailed me and pointed out the location of the
Undead Ring (Includes most of the above).
- Paul Burton, who wrote FIGWin, which I used to generate the nifty ASCII logo.
Also thanks to Vinney Thai and Jorn, who made the font I used. (Editorial
comment: get this program if you're writing a FAQ. It's a great way to generate
non-hideous ASCII "banners", especially if you're as unskilled as I am at ASCII
art.)
- And Quest, for making a five-star strategy game. Now why did you have to go
ruin everything by making Ogre Battle 3 on the Nintendo 64? However much
they're paying you, I'll double it.
