new karma route (updated)

This is a faster Karma route on average that skips Osvald, Castti, and Black Market, but you may need to adjust gear for the final fight based on Partitio's level. He should always have level 11 by the final dungeon at least, and if he's 19+, he should have enough JP for Boost Start (for a faster fight) too. See the section at Karma for more info.

Sample Run: https://youtu.be/Kln9mt0Ss3k (19m59s, 60fps)

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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 vs 2 guys with Spear -> Arrow of Fortune x2 twice
Get Light S
KO 1st mole 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, optionally save
Giff
T1: Fire S
T2: Thunder S
T3: Spear x4 Giff (or Grape if needed and delay, esp if you go late in next turn)
T4: Light S
T5: Attack
T6: Arrow of Fortune x3 (can miss)

Learn Hired Help (can afford 1 Mercs to help break things)

After Al, walk left to skip encounter
[Break/Flee encounters: Mossy Meek w/ Spear x2, Woodland Birdian w/ Bow]
Tag Cropdale, recruit Agnea
Get 1600
Go to Crackridge Harbor
TP Oresrush
Purchase Unerring Earring + Fire S (from left NPC near entrance)
Hire 1600 Smooth Talker Peddler on right
Sell 2 gold items
Purchase Ice M

TP Crackridge Harbor
Boat to Delsta Harbor
Go to Southern Clockbank
Get 6300
KO encounter with Ice M + Fire S (only Agnea needs exp) (if Icky Slug, Fire S first)
Tag Clockbank, "No" to Partitio story
Purchase 2 M stones from right lady
Allure left cat quest guy
Go to back area
Talk to Cat to complete quest
Go to nighttime Thief Guild
Entreat the child's gold items

TP Delsta Harbor
Boat to Totohaha Harbor (2nd option)
Boat to Canalbrine (2nd option)
Purchase from guy nearby:
- Fire S
- Thunder S
- Ice L
Go left and purchase:
- Ice S
Go up and purchase from quest guy:
- Wind M
Go to shop and buy:
- Critical Earring
- Traveler's Charm (equip on Partitio)
SELL
- 2 gold items
- 1 cait powder
Exit town

Go to Conning maps, do safety saves and walk most/all of them
KO 2 battles with Fire M + Ice L
Tag Conning
Get Rainbow Bottle

TP Delsta Harbor
Turn inventions in to get Step Ahead

TP Conning, use inn if no latent, then go to tavern
Purchase on the way:
- Fire M
Entreat:
- Champion's Garb
- Protective Bracelet (equip both to Partitio, bracelet in second slot so you don't take off traveler's charm)
Tavern:
- deposit Agnea
- release NPC

Exit town
KO encounter again with Fire M
Next Sai Map, Wind M twice on encounters (if you somehow used one of the Winds, can get Fire M in center instead)

Menu outside Decaying Temple:
- job to Inventor
- A Step Ahead On

Get Bottle of Sleeping Dust
First battle:
Bow -> Bow x3 -> Flee (if you outspeed T2)
or
Bottle of Sleep -> Flee (if you don't outspeed)
or
Defend -> Defend -> Bow x4 -> Flee (this also builds Latent, but you need enough grapes to heal to full)

S+Q
Walk to get 20k, optionally walk to save, and walk to boss

Karma

Partitio should be level 11+ for this, but you may need to adjust armor (see below). Also, Karma has a ~25% chance to crit you, so just retry the battle if that happens. You should have 60k at this point for this battle.

Normal strat:
T1: Crit Scope x2
T2: LATENT HHB x4
T3: Defend (skip if you got Latent)
T4: HHB x3
T5: LATENT HHV x4

Notes:
- if Lv13, unequip Protective Bracelet
- if Lv14/15, unequip all
- if Lv16+, unequip all and use Spring Boots x1 instead of Defend
- if Lv19+, must've had extra Caits/Puffs for 600+ JP, so learn boost start and do that strat

Boost Start strat:
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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