npc notes

elem barrage:
x1 minimum 3 hits (up to 5 hits)
x2 minimum 4 hits (up to 6 hits)
x3 minimum 5 hits (up to 7 hits)
x4 minimum 6 hits (up to 8 hits)

Random notes:
- the + button will optimize all gear when not over an equipment slot, and it can be used in the All menu to optimize all at once.

Black market:
Accessories + Armor: 50%
Herbs + Armor + Weapons: 20%
Shady: 15%
Soulstones + Bottles: 15%

Latent thresholds to reach full:
Hikari: 125
Ochette: 125
Temenos: 110
Agnea: 110
Partitio: 100
Osvald: 100
Castti: 80
Throne: 80
(break is 25, lychee S/M/L is 25/50/75)

OT2 HH values:
- 600 acc
- 300 crit
For guaranteed crit, you need 200 plus enemies' speed, so we auto crit anything with 100 speed or less
Chance of Crit = (Crit - Speed) / 200

glitches:
- ochette full latent, provoke beasts max, latent unlatent, then ex 6 glacis etc
- catapult uses last swapped wep
- true vide surprise w/o step ahead: surprise an encounter, flee, main menu right away and vide battle (possibly other extrabattles too), needs testing if it works for town surprises such as Mugs or Provokes where you got the info to get preemptive
- doid video has more like steal/purchase item dupe etc


Accuracy formula
- Blind halves hitrate
Chance to land attack while blinded = [character accuracy - 0.5*(enemy evasion/2)] with minimum of 20
[accuracy formula seems flawed so many assume it is just accuracy/evasion = % chance to land skill]

Overkill - thanks to Cynosure:
"damage you dealt is 50% more than exact lethal damage
regardless of enemy's broken status (these two bonus reward can add up)
if finishing damage is multiple hits, only the lethal hit matters, any damage after that doesn't count
enemy has 7/150 hp, you dealt 28, overkill by 21(75%), overkill succeed
enemy has 80/150 hp, you dealt 88, overkill by 8(9%), overkill failed
if finishing damage is multiple hits, only the lethal hit matters, any damage after that doesn't count
enemy has 80/150 hp, you dealt 28/27/27(kills)/28(dosen't matter), overkill by 2(7%), overkill failed
enemy has 150/150hp, you dealt 51/97/78(Kills)/79/78, overkill by 76 (97%), overkill succeed"

25% sales NPC list (smooth talker):

cape cold, villager, lily of light and slumber sage, 2*
winterbloom woodcutter
winterbloom thieves quarter, cleric
stormhail clan mei soldier
merry hills shrine entrance
new delsta, woman
game parlor, customer
clockbank industrial district
beasting bay anchorage
tropuhopu sleepy fisherman
canalbrine fisherman
west conning creek merchant
cropdale knowledgeable villager
timberain royal guard
timberain town square roland
oresrush peddler
oresrush tavern assistant
crackridge commoner

Silver Tongue: Receive 20% off purchases
• Tropu’hopu; merchant; $4800 hire


winterbloom thief
southern stormhail archaeologist
flamechurch cathedral entrance
merry hills
merry hill shrine entrance human statue
new delsta exhausted man/energized quest man
new delsta backstreet
new delsta game parlor
clockbank
clockbank industrial
tropu
canalbrine
ryu
cropdale
wellgrove
wellgrove again
timberain castle square
crackridge harbor

Throne - Stealing - Thieving Tips & Tricks

Flamechurch Cathedral - night - Thief standing by a balcony, slightly southeast of the cathedral
Winterbloom thieves quarter - night or day - Pickpocket guarding the door of the first house
Merry Hills - day - Soldier on the shop-filled road near the transition to the second part of town
New Destla backstreets - night - First thief to the right of the entrance in the gambling parlor
Wellgrove - night - Lefthand guard in the plaza by the entrance
Timberain - night - Soldier in front of the house next to the inn

Temenos - Guide - Guide With Ease

Canalbrine - day or night - Cleric in the church, in the far left room at night and behind the altar in the day
Flamechurch Cathedral - night - Head cleric, in the first room to the right. Near the altar during the day
Conning Creek - night - Officer in the tavern
Crackridge - day - Dancer down the ladder near the edge of town on the east
Stormhail guard HQ - night - Cleric in the room down the righthand hall on the main floor
Nameless village - day or night - Mayor outside the item shop (in the house at the top of the western hill at night)

Partitio - Hire - Hire For Cheap

Oresrush - night - Papp (Partitio's dad) in his house. He also stands east of the house during the day
New Delsta - day - Aristocrat at the top of the first set of stairs, near the theater
Clockbank industrial district - night - Employee at the top of the stairs, outside the factory
Montwise - day - Old man east of the library (must go into the library and exit through the back in the west)
Roque Island - night - Factory worker standing outside item shop
Gravell - day or night - Shopkeeper in the item shop (in the inn at night)
Alrond -	Wellgrove: Alrond's Estate	Any	1st floor

Castti - Inquire - Easier Inquiries

Canalbrine - night - Author standing near the inn
Winterbloom - night - Townsperson in the inn
Cropdale - night - Minstrel by the entrance
Stormhail - day - Townsperson standing by the benches just west of the entrance
Sai - day or night - Townsperson standing in front of the save pedestal (by the entrance to Sandflow Pass at night)
Timberain castle square - night - Townsperson standing right by the entrance

Agnea - Allure - Undeniable Allure

New Destla - night - Woman at the top of the stairs in the tavern (must knock out guy guarding the stairs first)
Cropdale - day or night - Villager by the item shop (on the far right of the tavern at night)
Tropu'hopu - day - Little girl standing in front of the inn
Merry Hills shrine entrance - night - Dancer with the beastling
Ku castle entrance - day - First merchant by the entrance
actually has 6 so one is missing, this below list should be up to date:
Villager (m)	Cropdale	Day	Outside Provisioner, Blue suit
Elegant Brothel Girl	New Delsta	Night	Tavern; 1st floor
Girl	Tropu'hopu	Day	1st platform on the right
Girl	Tropu'hopu: Floating Theater	Night	Entrance (same girl as in town)
Dancer	Merry Hills: Shrine Entrance	Night	To the right, with beastling
Merchant	Castle Ku: Entrance	Day	Entrance, group of three, rose dress

Ochette - Provoke - Provoke Like a Pro

Conning Creek - day - Guy with the red hat in the inn
Crackridge - day - Elderly woman on the far west end of town
Toto'haha - night - Woman standing on top of the hill south of the beastling village
Nameless Village - day - Beastling kid standing under a tree by the southern bridge on the east side
Timberain castle square - night - Soldier in the barracks on the right
Osvald - Mug - Masterful Mugging

Cape Cold - night - Guard standing outside the inn
New Destla - night - Thief standing by the stairs leading to the pub on the west end
Conning Creek - night - Second guard standing by the entrance
Montwise - day - Guy in a brown coat in the back of the library, down the stairs to the right
Roque Island anchorage - night - Factory worker on the balcony overlooking town
Gravell - day or night - Old villager standing by the armory (in center of town at night)

Hikaru - Challenge - Challenge With Ease

Sai - day - Guy standing outside the dojo
Montwise - day or night - Spectator at the underground arena, just right of the entrance
Ku castle - day - Minister on the first stair landing
but one is missing. This should be up to date:
Spectator	Montwise: Underground Arena	Any	Entrance, right, olive suit
Disciple	Sai	Day	Outside Warriors Guild
Kunzo	Stormhail: Castle Mei	Any	D:East side, with Lady Rai Mei/N:Center
Prime minister	Castle Ku	Any	D:1st floor/N:1st floor, on the left

Credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/octopathtraveler/comments/11ee9o1/path_action_skill_ups_thieving_tips_tricks_etc/