OT2 Karma Speedrun Route (Decaying Temple Solo Boss)

Sample Run: https://youtu.be/hf89VgODb-4

I also have an alternative route here: https://pastebin.com/gpxvxWnh (it is faster on average, but it requires more specific attention to your level and gear).

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Time starts when confirming Partitio
Purchase Fire S + Thunder S from Laborer below you after child section
Hire 300 cost NPC nearby
Walk all of Silver Mines
KO forced battle with Spear -> Arrow of Fortune x2 twice
Get Light S
KO 1st battle with Spear -> Arrow of Fortune x3

Walk most of Giff's manse, go left upon entering and up stairs on right (Bow x2 to break encounter)
Heal before Giff if needed
Giff
T1: Fire S
T2: Thunder S
T3: Spear x4 Giff (or Grape if needed and delay)
T4: Light S
T5: Attack
T6: Arrow of Fortune x3

After Al, walk left to skip encounter
[Break/Flee encounters: Mossy Meek w/ Spear x2, Woodland Birdian w/ Bow]
Tag Cropdale, exit
Get 1600
Go to Crackridge Harbor
TP Oresrush
Purchase Unerring Earring
Hire 1600 Smooth Talker Peddler on right
Sell 2 gold items

TP Crackridge Harbor
Boat to Delsta Harbor
Get Slumber Sage
Tag Abandoned Village
Walk to recruit Osvald

Tag Cape Cold
Night
Mug Man on left (Icewind, Fireball x3)
Day

TP Delsta Harbor
Boat to Totohaha Harbor (2nd option)
Boat to Canalbrine (2nd option)

Recruit Castti
Go to Armor shop
Buy 1 Critical Earring

TP Cropdale
Recruit Agnea
Scrut Grape Expert in tavern
Soothe Drunkard in tavern at night

TP Abandoned Village, exit
Rotate Day/Night for Soulstone shop
Sell:
- gold items
- Herb of Serenity
Buy:
- 1 Fire S
- 5 Ice S
- 1 Thunder S
- 11 Fire M

TP Canalbrine, exit
Use 4 Ice S and then Fire M to KO encounters on way to Conning

In Conning, go to Night and toss Fire M on encounters (Scorpions and others)
[only Partitio JP matters, but reviving others with Castti can help as meat shields in case of surprise]
Get Wind M (optional)

Tag Conning Creek
Learn:
- SS + HH for Partitio
- Lightning Bolt + Analyze for Osvald
Equip:
- Grows on Trees
- Evasive Manuevers
Get Rainbow Bottle

TP Delsta Harbor
Get Inventor
Turn in 2 Inventions
Go to Clockbank, using Fire M as needed
Get 6300

Tag Clockbank
(Olive shop on right if necessary)
Allure left cat quest guy
Go to back area and talk to Cat to complete quest
Go to Thief Guild at night
Entreat the child's gold items

TP Conning
Go to item shop (and inn if you don't have latent for some reason)
Sell for 50k+
Go to tavern, deposit other 3
Release your NPC
Exit town
Force encounter before completing Grape Quest outside
Use Nourish M if Lv12 or below

Go to Decaying Temple (walk during day, use Fire M or Wind M)
Before Decaying Temple, menu:
- Job menu: learn Collect
- Job to Inventor
Passives:
- A Step Ahead
- Boost Start

Break/Flee encounters in solo temple with Defend -> Bow x4
(can optionally get Sleep Bottle in entrance and use that too if surprised and not enough JP)
(and should actually have money for HHG x3 too if you did Grape quest money)

Save/reload from title screen or flee next battle
Heal before Karma
[Optional 20k on left side if you're short money]

Karma
T1: Crit Scope
T2: HHB x4
T3: Latent HHB x3
T4: HHV x4

Time is when Keepsake Sword popup appears. GG.

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(Below are spare notes for myself, you can ignore this section)
ideas to consider:
- T1 sidestep to build BP and try to skip boost start? requires outspeeding on breaking turn since he'll do a double.
- skip cape cold? Need to compare timing
- skip small ice and just use M stones? could also do thunder M or wind M for faster menuing
- T1 Collect? 26k if possible, plus 20k in decaying temple