Sword of Mana WT a

Sword of Mana  (Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu)

Platform: GBA
Released (d.m.y):
 29.08.2003 (Japan)
 01.12.2003 (North America)
 19.03.2004 (Europe)

Based on: European version (AGB-AVSP-EUR)



- I recommend playing GBA games on a DS Lite or a GameCube (using the
Game Boy Player), although both options have their pros and cons.
 × Handheld consoles are an ergonomic nightmare and should probably
 never be used. However, if you already have joint issues, I suppose
 it doesn't really matter anymore. I myself use a smaller pillow to
 support my back and a stiff, larger pillow to support my arms, so I
 don't have to tilt my head forward.
 × With the Game Boy Player, you don't have to worry about fu*king up
 your body (at least not as much as with a handheld). However, using it
 produces a little input lag which, in extreme cases, can render the
 game essentially unplayable (eg. Puzzle League). You'll also need to
 use something other than a GameCube controller. I use a Hori Game Boy
 Player controller, but those are not cheap. You can also try to find
 an adapter that lets you use a DualShock on the GameCube.
  × In the case of Sword of Mana, the input lag isn't all that big of
  a deal. The main issue is with the combo timing, but you can easily
  learn to compensate.

- This guide covers the game from the female main character's perspective.
The game is largely the same regardless of which one you choose. Each
character gets one exclusive dungeon, one exclusive weapon type, different
allies, and they wear different types of armor.
- Check the character guide and choose the class you're going to aim for.
Make sure you understand how the system works.
- Weapons and magic gain SP with each hit. The amount equals Exp/5 for
weapons and Exp/3 for magic.
- The game only gives you 2 save slots. If you really get into the game,
you should get a second copy.
- Due to an unaltered text scrolling speed, getting through dialog is
a lot slower in the western releases. If you get into speedrunning the
game, you should get the Japanese version.




	Topple Region
	Vinquette Hall
	Marsh Cave
	Wendel
	Airship
	Menos / Jadd
	Jadd Desert / Dune Maze
	Devius Manor
	Cascade Cave / Mt. Illusia
	Granz Castle
	Ishe
	Mushboom Forest / Gaia Cave
	Lorimar / Kahla Peaks
	Rocky Wilds / Subland River / Subsea Volcano
	Glass Desert
	Sealed Cave
	Ruined Passage
   -- POINT OF NO RETURN --
	Dime Tower
	Mana Sanctuary / Mana Temple




[Dlg001 - 5:30] (New Game - Girl)
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[Name: Boy]
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[Dlg002 - 1:01]
 - "Do you know how to use Spirits?" -> 'Yes'
 - "You got that?" -> 'Yes'

						\\\ Topple Outskirts ||
Initial stats (Girl): 23 HP, 12 MP, 4 Pow, 3 Def, 3 Int, 3 Mnd, 3 Agi
Default (Girl): Oak Staff, Oak Hat, Oak Robe, Oak Gloves, Oak Sandals
- You'll start off at Level 1 with presumably 0 xp. You can't see your
total amount of Experience for some reason nor can you see the exact
progress of your magic levels or weapon skill levels.
- Your only weapon at this time is the Oak Staff, which deals blunt
damage. This is one of the 5 weapons capable of performing a 3-hit combo
by pressing A during the final frames of the first and second attacks.
The second attack deals 150% damage and the third 200%. Sounds pretty
good on paper, but unfortunately, the hit detection is not very cooperative.
- In case of the staff, you'll notice that the second hit has a habit of
not registering, giving your opponent a good opportunity to bite you in
the face. This is unfortunate but should not discourage you from using
combos. Instead, you should try and position your character so that the
first hit will miss. If that doesn't seem to work either, you can just
settle for spamming the first hit.
 × Physical attacks are divided into three categories: slashing, piercing
 ("Jab"), and blunt ("Bash").
 × Critical hits deal double damage.
 × Attacking targets with weapons will build up your, er, "limit gauge"
 or whatever you want to call it. In any case, the gauge requires 30
 points to be full. At first, you'll gain 1 point with each hit, but
 this increases by 1 with every 10 skill levels. Either way, once the
 gauge is full, hold down the A button and release it to execute a
 special attack that has increased range and deals double damage. The
 gauge will not reset unless you actually hit something.
- You also start off with the elemental spirit of light, Wisp (aka Lumina).
Once "equipped," each spirit grants you the ability to cast two spells
with the R button: a support spell (in Wisp's case, Healing Light, one
of the most important assets you'll find in the entire game) and an
offensive spell. You can trigger the support spell by quickly tapping
R, whereas casting the offensive spell requires you to hold R for a
little while. The offensive spell's behavior changes depending on the
weapon you have equipped. In case of the Staff, the "magic missile" will
automatically seek targets, so you don't really have to worry about
positioning (unlike with most other weapons).
- You can *only* level up your magic by hitting enemies with the offensive
spell. The best way to level up your magic is by casting it on bosses.
You should probably never try leveling it up by casting it on normal
enemies (unless you're really desperate).
 × Healing Light heals an amount of HP equal to 30 + (Wisp level). Certain
 Fighter and Monk classes and all Sage classes grant an additional bonus
 to this spell.
 × You can slowly recover your MP (5% every 2 seconds) with the "Sitting"
 / crouching ability by holding A + L. Note that you can do this even in
 an area with no enemies.
- You'll also find the Mana Pendant (Unique, Temp) key item lying around
somewhere in your inventory.
- Don't forget that you can quickly close the ring menu by pressing Start.
If you're in one of the sub-menus, it's always faster than hitting B.
- The game offers no interface customization whatsoever; you can't change
the button settings, increase the text scrolling speed, turn off the text
scrolling sound, or anything along those lines.
- Once an area has been cleared of enemies, it takes approximately 8
seconds for another set to spawn. If an item is dropped, the counter
starts after getting hit by the trap or when the chest disappears should
you leave it untouched (despawns after about 5 seconds). If there is no
trap, the counter starts the moment you examine the chest.
- Throughout the game, you'll occasionally find yourself in situations
where it's easier to backtrack by switching to your other character.

Item: Gumdrop					\\\ Topple ||
Item (nc): Barbecued Newt (Unique, Temp)
Special: Popoi's Notebook

[Dlg003 - 0:25]. This one plays when you try to take the west exit.
 - > 'To find my mother' + 'Yes'
 - If you don't have 10 Lucre, Niccolo will simply take all you have.

- Talk to Luke at the General Store to start a fairly easy, yet lengthy
side quest. All you need to do is talk to some specific NPCs in every town.
- At night, you can find Blassie the Third staying at the inn. He'll
offer to buy any Blood Pouches (dropped by Batmos) you may find for 100
Lucre each.
- The store has a set of accessories on sale that boost one of your stats
by 5 points (100 Luc).
- Talk to the boy in the southeast building and agree to locate his book
for him (required for the next event).

Item (nc): Wood Geode (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Topple Armory ||
- The 8 hidden Geodes are almost impossible to detect. You don't actually
have to examine them, though; you'll pick them up automatically when you
approach them.

Items: Angel Grail, Gumdrop			\\\ Path to Topple ||
Default (Boy): Bronze Sword, Bronze Helm, Bronze Armor, Oak Gloves,
 Bronze Boots, Quartz Ring

[Dlg004 - 0:52]. This one plays when you reach the meadow.
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[Dlg005 - 0:59] (defeat the Chobin Hood)
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[PC: + Boy Lv5]

- You can deal slashing damage with the Boy's Sword (a weapon the Girl
will never be able to use). Just like with the staff, the sword's 3-hit
combo tends to leave you rather vulnerable, with the second hit swinging
the air more often than not. You should mostly rely on the first attack
only or try and position yourself so that the third hit is the only one
that connects (usually powerful enough to kill anything in a single hit
until the late parts of the game).

[Dlg006 - 0:09]. This one plays when you reach Topple.
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[PC: - Boy]

Special: Magic Rope				\\\ Topple ||

[Dlg007 - 0:12]. Return the book to the kid.

[Dlg008 - 0:26]. Talk to the kid's grandpa and agree to spend the night.

- You can use the Magic Rope to warp back to the last Goddess Statue
you've saved at. If you haven't saved yet, it'll take you to the Goddess
Statue by the cabin.
 - There are many points in the game where a warp point is automatically
 set if previous areas are unavailable. There are also a few occasions
 during which the Magic Rope can't be used at all.

- There are two people you need to talk to before you can trigger the
next event at Bogard's cabin:
 1. The old woman in the street (not found during the night)
 2. The guy in the northwest building
- You'll also need to have gotten Popoi's Notebook.

Special: Jump					\\\ Topple Outskirts ||

[Dlg009 - 1:40]. This one plays when you approach the cottage.
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[PC: + Boy]

Item: Gumdrop					\\\ Path to Cave ||

Items: Angel Grail, Gumdrop			\\\ Batmo Cave ||
Item (nc): Oak Bow
- Defeat the 4 Chobin Hoods in the fourth area to obtain the Bow, your
first weapon capable of dealing piercing damage. You'll need to use it
in order to get past the Metaball in the next area.
 - This is also the first of 4 weapons that have no combo ability. However,
 unlike the combo weapons, it can hit multiple enemies with a single attack.

Items: Gumdrop, Gumdrop				\\\ Vinquette Vicinity ||
Item (nc): Cactus Essence (Unique)
- From now on, there's a chance you'll be running into Niccolo in certain
areas. The wares he's carrying include various healing items along with an
accessory called Belle Bell that doubles the amount of Exp you gain from
enemies killed by the character wearing it (affects both characters). This
one comes with a price tag of 10 000 Lucre, though, so it'll take a while
before you can afford it. For now, you should just settle for a few Magic
Walnuts.
- In order to access his special wares (which include numerous materials
and the three accessories listed below), you have to buy something from
him in 251 "sessions." As in, you buy something, exit the shop menu
completely, then do it again.
  × FlameFlicker (4000 Lucre): Pow & Int +20
  × Cardinal Eye (4000 Lucre): Def & Mnd +20
  × Draupnir (8000 Lucre): All +15

[Dlg010 - 0:15]. Plays when you approach the pot near the save point.

- Within the hothouse, you can check the Cactus Diary, grow berries and
fruit, and, later on, forge weapons and armor.
 - Unlike in LoM, you don't have to talk to Li'l Cactus immediately after
 completing a quest in order to get the diary entry. In fact, you don't
 have to talk to him at all.

Item: Cicada Earrings				\\\ Path to Scaly Lair ||
Items: Angel Grail, Menos Bronze		\\\ Scaly Lair ||

						\\\ Vinquette Vicinity ||
- You can only enter Vinquette Hall at night.

[Dlg011 - 0:51]. This one plays when you approach Vinquette Hall.

Items: Angel Grail, Light Coin, Magic Walnut	\\\ Vinquette Hall ||
Special: Salamander
Boss: Count Lee

[Dlg012 - 1:27]. Enter Vinquette Hall.

[Dlg013 - 0:44]. Enter Isabella's room.

[Dlg014 - 1:28]. Return to your room.
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[PC: - Boy]

[Dlg015 - 0:28]. Leave your room.

- First off, you need to locate Salamander, so you can get past that
pesky little bug (2 xp, 1 Luc) in the room with the sealed door. Only
Salamander's magic will work.
- This will be your first encounter with enemies who are completely
immune to physical attacks. I suggest you kill a couple of them just
to get the journal entry, but other than that, you shouldn't bother.

[Dlg016 - 0:19]. Destroy the Metaball in the fireplace.

[Dlg017 - 0:44]. This one plays when you reach the room with the coffins.
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[Dlg018 - 0:10] (Defeat the Ivory Butler) (5 xp)

[Dlg019 - 1:47]. Enter Count Lee's chamber.
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[PC: + Boy]
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[Boss]
- 10 Exp, 45 Lucre
- Don't bother trying to level up your magic yet. The earliest bosses
aren't worth enough xp.
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[Dlg020 - 2:13]

- Now it's time to head to the Marsh Cave (accessed from Scaly Lair).

						\\\ Marsh Cave ||
Items: Angel Grail, Small Seed, Angel Grail, Oak Wood,
 Long Seed, Crooked Seed, Oblong Seed, Gumdrop, Angel Grail
Items (nc): Bronze Flail, Moon Mirror (Unique, Temp)
Boss: Hydra
- You can cut the grass to find 'mystery items' (Blink Weed, Fragrant
Flower, Tone Stone).
- In one of the areas, you'll find a flight of stairs you can only access
with your main character. Once you take this path, you'll fall into an
area with 2 Lizardons and 3 Duck GIs. Defeat them to obtain the Flail -
apparently, a very sharp flail, as it deals piercing damage. Either way,
you can use it to pull yourself towards poles and similar objects. It
can't hit multiple targets.

[Dlg021 - 0:10]. This one plays when you examine the Moon Mirror.
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[Boss]
- 15 Exp, 52 Lucre
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[Dlg022 - 0:17]

Special: Undine					\\\ Scaly Lair ||

[Dlg023 - 0:19]. Approach the spring by the Golden Goddess Statue to
                     revive Undine.

Item: Cobra Earrings				\\\ Vinquette Vicinity ||
Items: Animal Bone, Gummi Frog, Menos Bronze	\\\ Road to Wendel ||
Item: Oak Wood					\\\ Wendel Coast ||
- You can only reach the chest at night.

[Dlg024 - 0:18]. This one plays upon reaching Wendel.

Item: Oblong Seed, 				\\\ Wendel ||
Items (nc): Bronze Sickle, 15× Leaflets (Artifact, Temp),
 Silver Knife (Unique, Temp)
- There are two side-quests here that are only available at this point
in the game (and one of them triggers two follow-up quests that also
have limited time windows). You have to complete them before triggering
the scene at the cathedral.

[Dlg025 - 0:55]. This one plays on the north side.

[Dlg026 - 0:34]. Enter the blacksmith's.

- Talk to Dohmi at the General Store to receive a quest where you have
to hand out 15 leaflets to various people across town. The main problem
is that some of these NPCs are only found during a certain time of the
day. Other than that, there's nothing to it. The time window is not limited.
       South side                   North side
     Store                        Streets
 1. Wendel Woman              8. Wendel Girl
     Streets                  9. Wendel Gentleman a
 2. Wendel Gentleman         10. Wendel Maiden
 3. Wendel Woman (D)         11. Wendel Gentleman b
 4. Wendel Grandfather       12. Wendel Grandfather (Dusk)
 5. Suspicious Guy (N)            Blacksmith's
 6. Traveling Man (N)        13. Blacksmith's Son
     Residence                    Inn
 7. Guy Who Won't Work       14. Travelling Youth
                             15. Unkempt Vagabond (N)

- Phase 2 in the quest to find Luke's father: talk to Sasha in one of
the buildings, then Navali at the blacksmith's.
- Talk to Vega at the inn and agree to find a Glittering Sword for him.
These are dropped by Pincher Crabs. Complete this quest *now* or you'll
not only fail the quest but also lose the opportunity to do the two
follow-up quests later.
- Talk to Umberto at the inn and take up the job (this one's not available
later either). Then go to one of the buildings at night to trigger a
scene with the Guy Who Won't Work. Go talk to Umberto again (he's only
there during the day) and reply 'yes.' Simply return to the building to
finish the quest.
- Talk to Emerilie at the inn and agree to find the kitchen knife. Go
talk to one of the dwarves at the blacksmith's to hear about Dofar. Go
talk to Dofar at the inn to get the knife.

[Dlg027 - 0:17]. Talk to Lester.

[Dlg028 - 0:20]. Talk to Devius at the inn.

- One more time: complete Vega's and Umberto's side-quests now or you
will not get the chance to do so later.

[Dlg029 - 5:28]. Approach the cathedral.
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[PC: - Boy]
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- Numerous dialog options: 'Boy,' 'Consul Hermann,' 'Marley,'
'Lord Granz,' 'Count Lee,' 'Proceed' / 'Go back,' 'Vandole,'
'Dark Lord,' 'Julius,' 'Isabella,' 'Gemma,' 'End.'
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[Dlg030 - 1:05] 'End'

						\\\ Airship ||
Items: Spiny Seed, Round Seed, Magic Walnut, Sultan Silk, Angel Grail,
 Magic Walnut, Fish Scale, Gummi Frog, Magic Walnut, Chocolump,
 Gumdrop, Oak Wood
Items (nc): Bronze Knucks, Control Room Key (Unique)
Special: Gnome
Boss: Golem
- You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
events here.

[Dlg031 - 0:16?]. Examine the green book on the table and choose to read it.

[Dlg032 - 0:22]. Read the book again.

[Dlg033 - 0:20]. Talk to Marley.

- Examine the book one more time.

[Dlg034 - 7:19]. Examine the closet.
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[PC: + Bogard Lv27]

- You can break the windows in some of the rooms, allowing you to reach
the exterior of the ship.
- On one of the floors, you'll find a soldier and two werewolves. Kill
them to obtain the Knuckles. When you have this weapon equipped, you can
actually control the magic missile. This is optimal for leveling up
magic, as it allows you to get two hits in with a single spell - sometimes
more.
- In order to obtain the key to the Control Room, you have to kill every
group of soldiers found throughout the ship.

[Dlg035 - 0:12]. This one plays when you enter the reactor room.
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[Boss]
- 50 Exp, 90 Lucre
- This is a good opportunity to finally start leveling up Wisp.
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[Dlg036 - 0:59]

						\\\ Menos Outskirts ||
Items: Menos Bronze, Forsena Iron, Long Seed, Flat Seed, Baobab Wood,
 Forsena Iron
Item (nc): Dark Geode (Unique, Temp)
- Check the ground near the first chest with Forsena Iron to find the
geode (as in, in the area immediately south from where you wake up).

[Dlg037 - 2:23]. This one plays upon reaching Menos.

Items: Crooked Seed, Menos Bronze		\\\ Menos ||
- You can't reach the two chests during the same time of the day.
- Phase 3 in Luke's quest: talk to Kralove.
- Badra asks you to deliver a Rhinoloupe to her daughter, Priscilla,
who's working at Devius Manor.
- Go through the event with Johnny and Tony at the inn to get some
Dudbear Gold (choose 'You bet').
- Vega's quest #2 (only available if you completed the first one):
This time he wants a Glittering Armor (dropped by Rabillions). This
one has a less limited time window, but it's better to take care of
it right away.
- There's another set of accessories on sale, this time offering a
+10 increase in one of your stats (250 Luc).

						\\\ Prickly Desert ||
Items: Chocolump, Magic Walnut, Gummi Frog, Flat Seed, Chocolump
Shop:
 Oak Wood          15 L           Menos Bronze      15 L   (50)
 Holly Wood        45 L           Forsena Iron      45 L  (100)
 Baobab Wood       75 L           Granz Steel       75 L  (300)
 Charcoal         100 L           Lorimar Iron     110 L  (600)
 Ash Wood         135 L           Altena Alloy     140 L  (900)
 Dion Wood        150 L           Maia Lead        150 L (1000)
 Mistletoe Wood   180 L           Mythril Silver   180 L (2000)
 Fossil Wood      210 L           Orichalcum       210 L (5000)

- You can now visit your pot house and have Watts forge you some new
weapons and armor. There's nothing too impressive you can create with
the materials you have now, though.
- I suggest you get the Belle Bell now. You should have at least 5k
at this point, so it won't take long. After that, you should unlock
Niccolo's special wares (seen above), so you can start making gear
from Lorimar Iron, Altena Alloy, and ??. You should pass up on
Ori, though, and save your money for the best materials.
 × If you don't feel like grinding, you can easily buy the Belle Bell
 by using the money you (temporarily) get in one of the quests in Jadd.
 × As usual, keep your weapons non-elemental.

						\\\ Jadd ||
- Talk to Mr. Cannell in the southeast part of town to hear about a
puzzle you have to solve in the desert in order to complete the
dungeon. Once you've solved it, you can return to him for a little
something (Db gold). This isn't required for solving the puzzle, but
if you want the reward, you have to talk to him before actually doing it.

[Dlg038 - 0:15]. This one plays when you approach the manor.

						\\\ Devius Manor ||
Items: Gumdrop, Elephant Tusk, Luna Icon, Moon Coin, Crooked Seed

[Dlg039 - 1:01]. Talk to Genoa.

- Find Priscilla and give her the Rhinoloupe (do *not* give it to anyone
else). She'll ask you to deliver a Peach Puppy to her grandma. Once you
do, you'll receive 3 Rhinoloupes for your trouble.

						\\\ Jadd ||

[Dlg040 - 0:10]. This one plays when you leave the manor.

- Phase 4 in Luke's quest: talk to Radley at the inn, then Priscilla
at the manor.
- Vega's quest #3 (if you still haven't finished #2, it *is* still
available): Find a Glittering Helm (dropped by Cockatrices). Take care
of it right away.
- Courtney wants you to deliver a letter to Kurt in Menos (he's not
there during the day). Simply keep delivering their letters to complete
the quest.
- Janka's quest involves collecting money from various people. If you
use the money to buy a Belle Bell, you can just come back and finish
the quest later.

						\\\ Jadd Desert ||
Items: Chocolump, Fire Coin, Baobab Wood, Red Moon Horn,
 Angel Grail, Granz Steel, Small Seed, Oblong Seed
- Not far into the desert, you'll find two trees. Walk around them in
a figure eight several times to open the path.
- The next dune maze area is reached by falling into a pit of quicksand.

						\\\ Dune Maze ||
Items: Sultan Silk, Baobab Wood, Elephant Tusk, Animal Bone
Item (nc): Bronze Axe
Special: Jinn
- Eventually, you'll reach an area with 5 Goblins. Defeat them to obtain
the Axe.
- In another area, you'll have to defeat 4 Cockatrices to obtain Jinn.

[Dlg041 - 0:13]. Defeat the 4 Cockatrices.

Items: Marble, Chocolump			\\\ Altar of Time ||

[Dlg042 - 5:27]
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[PC: - Bogard, + Lester Lv27]

						\\\ Devius Manor ||
Items: Magic Walnut, Long Seed, Angel Grail, Gummi Frog,
 Chocolump, Wind Coin, Granz Steel, Dark Coin, Gumdrop
Special: Luna
Boss: Mindflare

[Dlg043 - 0:18]. Talk to Genoa.

- You can jump onto the cogwheels.
- Hit the bells until they chime nicely.

[Dlg044 - 0:48]. This one plays when you proceed past the save point.

[Dlg045 - 0:27]
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[Boss]
- 70 Exp, 105 Lucre
- Better level up Wisp again. Just watch out for that attack where he
sends three balls of energy that home in on you.
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[Dlg046 - 5:32]
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[PC: - Lester, + Bogard]

						\\\ Miasma Glen ||
Items: Long Seed, Holly Wood, Chocolump, Angel Grail, Gumdrop
- In case you missed it before, you can reach the Miasma Glen from
Jadd Desert. Just follow the path east after leaving town.

						\\\ Cascade Cave ||
Items: Animal Bone, Granz Steel, Crooked Seed, Flat Seed,
 Charcoal, Jadd Hemp
Special: Dryad
Boss: Tropihaggar
- You can cut the vines here for "mystery items."

[Dlg047 - 0:45]. This one plays when you proceed past the save point.
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[Boss]
- Haggar: 10 Exp, 15 L. Core: 75 Exp, 120 L. Flower: 75 Exp, 120 L
- Don't try to level up Wisp during his first form. In fact, you may
want to skip the leveling altogether and save it for the next boss.
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[Dlg048 - 0:29]

[Dlg049 - 0:43]. Examine the path blocked by vines.

						\\\ Mt. Illusia ||
Items: Gummi Frog, Gumdrop, Marble, Big Seed, Jinn Icon, Angel Grail,
 Gummi Frog, Magic Walnut, Big Seed, Chocolump, Granz Steel, Gnome Icon,
 Animal Bone
Item (nc): Bronze Mace
- Hit the stone faces to change their expressions (neutral, angry, sad,
happy). Specific combinations will allow you to proceed.
- 1st: happy, happy
- 2nd: all neutral
- 3rd: angry, angry
 × The other face is in the cave north. Kill the 5 Tin Tortoises to get there.
- 4th:
 × left (treasure): all angry
 × right (proceed): all sad

[Dlg050 - 0:21]. This one plays when you reach the bridge.

						\\\ Granz Castle ||
Items: Chocolump, Chocolump, Magic Walnut, Angel Grail, Animal Bone,
 Magic Walnut, Granz Steel, Gumdrop, Long Seed, Granz Steel,
 Gator Skin, Magic Walnut, Gummi Frog, Round Seed
Items (nc): Silver Key (Unique), Gold Key (Unique), Oak Lance
Bosses: Garuda, Dark Lord
- Keep in mind, once you enter, you're stuck inside the castle until
you complete the events there.

[Dlg051 - 0:19]. Plays upon entering the castle.

[Dlg052 - 1:47]. Approach Willy's cell.
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[PC: - Bogard, + Willy Lv34]

- If you did all three of Vega's quests, you'll find him nearby. Talk
to him to receive some db gold.
- You'll soon obtain the Spear (aka Lance), a personal favorite of mine.

[Dlg053 - 1:17]. This one plays when you reunite with the Boy.
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[PC: - Willy, + Boy Lv36]

[Dlg054 - 0:]. Examine the bookshelf three times.

- You'll fight the bosses at the top of the castle.

[Boss]
- 100 Exp, 120 Lucre
- This is a great opportunity to level up Wisp, as you can fairly
easily get 5 hits with a single spell.

[Dlg055 - 1:07]
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[Boss]
- 120 Exp, 180 Lucre
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[Dlg056 - 3:15]
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[PC: - Boy]

						\\\ Ishe ||
- Talk to Willy, the Boy, Lester, Bogard, and Sarah.

[Dlg057 - 2:17]. Talk to Cibba.
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[PC: + Willy]

- Phase 5 in Luke's quest: Talk to Yakov.
- Mahar at the inn asks you to find Bubu worms for him (dropped by
Basilisks).
- Abdul at the general store gives you a Cancun feather if you teach
him a couple of things. Talk to Messier nearby after that, but do *not*
agree to sell the feather. Instead, give it back to Abdul, then talk
to Messier again to receive some Db gold.
- Ghamdi at the blacksmith's wants fruit.
- The final set of accessories is now available (+15 to one stat for
400 Lucre). I'd stick with the Belle Bell, though.

						\\\ Glass Desert (south) ||
Items: Chocolump, Gummi Frog, Magic Walnut, Oblong Seed, Long Seed
Item (nc): Moon Geode (Unique, Temp)
- Cannon travel is now available. Head to the cannon south of town,
and you'll be able to return to earlier areas of the game. You can
explore the northern desert as well, but there's nothing to do yet,
other than hunt down items and get assraped by the Skull Drakes.
- You'll likely want to create some new gear at this point. Try to
stick to non-elemental weapons. You should also try and avoid creating
armor that prevents the mini status effect (NoWimp).
- The geode is hidden behind the cannon.
- Your next official destination is Lorimar (also reached via Cannon
Travel), but don't go there yet, as you'll end up stuck there for a
while once you do.

Item (nc): Black Mask (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Menos ||
- Talk to Toma at the inn and agree to return the Black Mask to the Dubbears.

Item (nc): Tiny Tapper (Unique)			\\\ Wendel ||
- A new quest is available. Go to the cathedral at night and agree to
catch the thief for Inger. Find him in the following three locations:
 1. South of the fountain
 2. At the general store
 3. Near the blacksmith's at dawn (rest at the inn)
- Return to Inger to receive the Tiny Tapper / Midge Mallet / Chibikko Hammer.
- There's also a kid at the church who wants chocolate.

						\\\ Mushboom Forest ||
Items: Gummi Frog, Oblong Seed, Small Seed, Angel Grail,
 Menos Bronze, Angel Grail, Flat Seed, Chocolump
- Head west from Wendel to get here.

Item: Big Seed					\\\ Path to Mine ||
						\\\ Abandoned Mine ||
- Talk to the Dudbears to give back the Black Mask. Looks like this
is all you can do here when playing as the Girl.

Items: Angel Grail, Round Seed			\\\ Path to Gaia ||
						\\\ Gaia Cave ||
Items: Crooked Seed, Marble, Big Seed, BB Ring,  Marble, Animal Hide,
 Forsena Iron, Angel Grail, Small Seed
- Examine Gaeus's face to enter this dungeon.

Item: Spiny Seed				\\\ Lake Vicinity ||
Item (nc): Water Geode (Unique, Temp)
- Check the cliff where the Spiny Seed was to find the geode.

Item (nc): Earth Geode (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Path to Topple ||
- Return to the save point beyond the meadow. Use the Tiny Tapper and
you can get past the trees east of the statue where the geode is. If
the Tiny Tapper isn't working, you're most likely wearing armor that
prevents the status ailment (ie. NoWimp).

- Well, that about wraps up the loose ends for now. Time to head to Lorimar.

Item: Undine Icon				\\\ Snowfield Armory ||
- The cannon will be back in service once you complete the next dungeon.
You *can* use the Magic Rope to escape, though, as long as you don't
save here.

Items: Gumdrop, Flat Seed, Jadd Hemp		\\\ Snowfield ||

						\\\ Lorimar Castle ||

[Dlg058 - 2:01]. This one plays when you reach the throne room.

						\\\ Kahla Peaks ||
Items: Gumdrop, Magic Walnut, Gummi Frog, Water Coin, Big Seed,
 Marble, Chocolump, Ash Wood, Ash Wood, Small Seed, Lorimar Iron
Boss: Marilith / Marylis

[Boss]
- 140 Exp, 165 Lucre
- If your Wisp is already hovering around Lv50, you might not need to
get it much higher. But, hey, if you feel like it, go right ahead.
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[Dlg059 - 2:55]

						\\\ Lorimar ||
- Phase 6 in Luke's quest: Talk to Marco, Luke's father. That's it.
Return to Luke to finish the quest. And in case you haven't been paying
attention, here's a recap:
 - Topple: Luke
 - Wendel: Sasha, Navali
 - Menos: Kralove
 - Jadd: Radley, Priscilla
 - Ishe: Yakov
 - Lorimar: Marco

						\\\ Ishe ||
- A new quest is available. Jahari at the blacksmith's wants you to
get Moondrops for him (apparently dropped by enemies in the northern
desert).
- This is probably the last side quest I'll mention, as I just can't
be bothered with the remaining ones.

						\\\ Rocky Wilds ||
Items: Gumdrop, Angel Grail, Dion Wood, Magic Walnut, Chocolump
Item (nc): Wind Geode (Unique, Temp)
- The floating rocks will damage you, so do try to avoid them.
- You'll find the geode in the area with the Golden Goddess Statue.

						\\\ Subland River ||
Items: Chocolump, Magic Walnut, Animal Hide, Chocolump, Angel Grail,
 Gator Skin, Fish Scale, Water Coin, Lorimar Iron, Altena Alloy,
 Crooked Seed, Snake Scale, Altena Alloy, Oblong Seed, Spiny Seed,
 Ash Wood, Undine Icon, Chocolump, Angel Grail, Round Seed
Item (nc): Brownie Ring (Unique)
Boss: Kraken
- You'll need to examine all the loose rocks in order to proceed (only
works with your main character).
- Don't forget to switch characters to make progressing easier (as in,
for instance, after getting knocked down by a stream of water).
- Chibify yourself with the Tiny Tapper to enter the "hidden area"
through one of the little holes (the ones that had water in them will
take you nowhere, though). From here, it's possible to get to the area
with the Brownie Ring. However, in order to reach it, you'll need to
unchibify yourself while you're still "inside the wall" (as in, you
can't see your character). You're in the right spot when you can see
one of the holes (the one that had 3 chests nearby) in the lower left
corner of the screen. Once you're back to normal size, you need to jump
over an obstacle towards the north. That's it.
 × The Brownie Ring boosts all your stats by 55 points. You probably
 shouldn't use it...

[Dlg060 - 0:17]. This one plays when you examine the robot.
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[Boss]
- Kraken goon: 2 Exp, 1 Lucre | Kraken: 170 Exp, 195 Lucre
- Not a great boss to level up magic with. He simply moves around too much.

						\\\ Subsea Volcano ||
Items: Chocolump, Lizard Scale, Long Seed, Gummi Frog, Fire Coin,
 Angel Grail, Maia Lead, Spiny Seed, Jadd Hemp, Gummi Frog
Items (nc): Fire Geode (Unique, Temp), Rusty Sword (Unique)
Boss: Ifrit
- You should avoid the lava. The Grumpkins are also fairly unpleasant
to hang out with.
- The Fire Geode is in the lava just a little west of the chest with
the Angel Grail. This is one of the first areas (ie. the one with a few
chests up on the cliffs that you can only reach by circling around from
the west). Immediately north of this area is an area with several Metaballs.
- There are a couple of places where you can break a part of the wall
to reach new areas.

[Dlg061 - 0:22]. This one plays when you examine the warbot.
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[Boss]
- 180 Exp, 225 Lucre
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[Dlg062 - 5:06]
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[PC: - Wally]

						\\\ Ishe ||
- Talk to the Boy.
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[PC: + Boy Lv43]

- You'll likely want to pay a visit to Watts again to forge some new
equipment.

						\\\ Glass Desert ||
Items: Gummi Frog, Chocolump, Ash Wood, Obsidian,
 Gumdrop, Crooked Seed, Angel Grail, Marble, Shade Icon, Magic Walnut
Item (nc): Light Geode (Unique, Temp)
- The northern Glass Desert is roaming with Skulldrakes. These enemies
have the ability to reflect physical damage back to whomever is
attacking them. I would recommend against engaging them.
- This area can be a little difficult to explore because of the numerous
starlit paths you can only use at night.
- The Light Geode is near two chests (with a Gummi Frog and Chocolump)
that can only be reached at night.

Items: Chocolump, Magic Walnut			\\\ Ruined Passage ||

[Dlg063 - 1:11]. Examine the door.

- A new location can now be reached via Cannon Travel.

						\\\ Sealed Cave ||
Items: Chocolump, Moon Coin, Obsidian, Big Seed, Pedan Stone,
 Black Bone, Angel Grail, Shade Icon
Special: Shade
Boss: Lich
- Find and activate the five switches throughout the dungeon, then
activate the monument.

[Dlg064 - 0:31]. Activate the monument.
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[Boss]
- 200 Exp, 270 Lucre
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[Dlg065 - 0:44]

						\\\ Ruined Passage ||
Items: Chocolump, Luna Icon, Long Seed, Obsidian,
 Angel Grail, Gumdrop, Gummi Frog, Dion Wood, Oblong Seed, Small Seed,
 Maia Lead, Magic Walnut, Round Seed, Chocolump
- There are no save points here.

[Dlg066 - 1:06]. Examine the door.

- Eventually, you'll reach a room with a pedestal of some kind.




       WARNING! THIS IS THE POINT OF NO RETURN!




[Dlg067 - 0:23]. Approach the pedestal and choose 'yes.'

						\\\ Dime Tower ||
Items: Chocolump, Gummi Frog, Magic Walnut, Jadd Hemp,
 Granz Steel, Chocolump, Menos Bronze, Big Seed, Gumdrop,
 Forsena Iron, Sultan Silk, Chocolump, Menos Bronze, Gummi Frog,
 Magic Walnut, Angel Grail, Altena Alloy, Marble, Angel Grail
Boss: Golem Boss
- You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
events here.

[Dlg068 - 0:27]. Proceed north from the save point.
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[PC: - Boy]

[Dlg069 - 0:54]. This one plays when you find Marcie the Warbot.
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[PC: + Warbot Lv52]

[Dlg070 - 0:29]. Examine the "computer terminal" on GF.

- You'll need to hit those domes in order to proceed.

[Dlg071 - 0:09]. This one plays on 3F.
- The previous floors will collapse.

- Destroy the two metaballs on 5F. Left one: blunt (the mace can reach
it). Right one: piercing.

[Dlg072 - 0:09]. Step on the special panel on 7F after activating the domes.
- The previous areas will again collapse.

- Make sure you get the chests on 11F before activating all the panels
on the ground.

[Dlg073 - 0:09]. Activate the floor panels.
- The previous areas will collapse yet again.

[Dlg074 - 0:17]. Proceed north past the save point.
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[Boss]
- 220 xp, 300 Lucre
- He resists damage pretty well, so this one won't be so easy.
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[Dlg075 - 3:44]
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[PC: - Warbot, + Boy Lv47]

						\\\ Mana Sanctuary ||
Items: Gummi Frog, Dryad Icon, Gummi Frog, Chocolump, Spiny Seed,
 Small Seed, Oblong Seed, Light Coin, Wisp Icon, Chocolump, Long Seed,
 Ash Wood, Magic Walnut, Marble, Crooked Seed, Angel Grail,
 Pedan Stone, Gummi Frog, Angel Grail
Boss: Demagon
- The Magic Rope can be used again, but it can only warp you to save
points found here in the final dungeon.
- We'll start off with one of those infernal mazes where taking the
wrong path will have you running in a loop.
 > From the save point, head: north, north, east, south, east, north.

[Dlg076 - 0:20]. Pass the maze.

[Dlg077 - 0:16]
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[Boss]
- 250 Exp, 375 Lucre
- Demagon is able to inflict Stop on you at any time and tends to do
it rather often if you try to run up to attack his head. I suggest
you stay on the ground level and attack his tail whenever you get the
opportunity. Keep in mind, you can still cast Heal Light even when
inflicted with Stop.

- The last three items on the list can only be reached from the temple.

						\\\ Mana Temple ||
Items: Chocolump, Angel Grail, Gummi Frog, Light Coin, Pedan Stone,
 Magic Walnut, Small Seed, Angel Grail, Wisp Icon, Chocolump,
 Magic Walnut, Honey Elixir, Dion Wood, Dryad Icon, Honey Elixir
Bosses: Julius, Julius 2
- You'll eventually reach the final save point in a symmetrical room.

[Dlg078 - 6:24]. Proceed north past the Goddess Statue.

[Dlg079 - 2:07]
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[Boss]
- Oxen: 2 Exp, 1 Lucre
- Phase 1: 200 Exp, 0 Lucre
- Phase 2: 350 Exp, 0 Lucre
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[Dlg080 - 0:52]
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[Boss]
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[Ending - 8:00]




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