Metaphor route hard if there's physical skills other than gunner's skills used they're used in the front row otherwise party should mostly be in the back row expected unscathed bonuses mentioned up to homo jaluzo 6/02 recruitment centre stand in the queue 6/04 northern border fort 6/05 straight to the boss homo gorleo guard until archetype cyc body once cyc legs cyc wings cyc body gallica fruit cyc body, heal if it starts to seem impossible to beat without level 4, strength gold beetle (1) gallica rest 6/06 to nord mines 20 wolves soldiers guard when protag targeted, back row after first guard cyc level 5, strength 6 soldiers in the mines captain klinger diagonal slash, cyc, regular attack on both mages diagonal slash, cyc, attack until klinger's defense runs out diagonal slash, pass, attack, diagonal slash grius takes mage protag studies warrior but doesn't equip pet the cat for hero's incense hero's incense on mage 5 wolves, 2 teeth, 3 moths, 5 teeth, 3 moths chest with miner's boots, medicine, gluemoss, chest with iron gauntlets chest with mining uniform, scrap metal, magla pill, chest with guard talisman, scrap metal, medicinal herb, blessed water merchant buy ice chunk x5 protag equips warrior & guard talisman strohl equips strongest homo fulquilo use blizz & ice items for maximum press turns & diagonal slash level 7, strength slimes & cushy clay after boss sleep 6/07 to grandtrad 6/10 honey bee inn maria 6/11 weapon shop sell valuables buy iron greatsword for protag move both to the back row cathedral malmorta x5 protag diagonal slashes them all noble's scripture, tarnished candelabra, expensive medicine, onyx, broken igniter malmorta x2 (unscathed) protag diagonal slash x2 strohl equips protags iron greatsword ailment absolution, robust remedy, noble's scripture, blessed water, ivory staff, chest with balm of life, noble's scripture, health incense undead grius hulkenberg knight's proclamation strohl bamboo splitter if hulkenberg doesn't need healing level 8, strength 6/12 sunlumeo street, quest from young nidia wisdom gloamhall sell valuables buy 6 ice chunks 4 luminous spheres fabienne 6/13 dungeon expensive medicine, noble's scripture, chamber side room key, great fairy dust hostages chest with exorcist knuckles, apprentice mace stairs by the lift safe room, exit 6/14 report young nidia quest quest from brigitta tag igniter shop st. fermis church purify exorcist knuckles & foreman's jacket dungeon hulkenberg back row akademia protag studies & equips brawler, studies healer strohl studies healer ailment absolution, neon mushroom, altar chamber key invincible noodles, robust remedy, glossy fur, hero's incense, apprentice surcoat, purified teacake, chest with moonlight mace, ice chunk louisian mage captain strohl, protag, hulkenberg luminous sphere cursewright magileto, regular attack cursewright magileto, knight's proclamation, luminous sphere cursewright magileto, meteoric fist fight can get sketchy if all the skeletons died hammer of justice mage captain, diagonal slash mage captain, luminous sphere skeleton, hammer of justice mage captain finish rest of the skeletons heal protag & strohl equip healer magla potion, neon mushroom, hero's incense, expensive medicine, ailment absolution, blessed water, balm of life, magic incense spekto x5 (unscathed) mahama x2 level 10, strength heal protag & strohl equip warrior akademia hulkenberg studies & takes warrior hero's fruit on hulkenberg's warrior 2 hero's incenses on protag's warrior // 1 gives heat up but without 2 hulkenberg moves before protag at avades health incense on protag louisian mage captain & sword captains ice chunk sword, ice chunk sword, ice chunk sword, peerless the other sword, diagonal slash sword pass, ice chunk sword, peerless mage level 11, strength holy ossuary next safe room exit 6/15 tolerance weapon shop sell valuables buy 1 iron greatsword for hulkenberg armor shop buy 2 iron mail for strohl & hulkenberg 1 iron gauntlets & hulkenberg fabienne 6/16 dungeon zorba strohl, protag, hulkenberg pass, peerless peerless pass, peerless level 12, strength homo avades (unscathed) strohl, protag, hulkenberg pass, peerless on the shell, diagonal slash pass, peerless peerless on the assault force, ice chunk on the heart peerless on the shell, diagonal slash pass, peerless level 13, strength 6/17 strohl 2 fabienne 6/18 hulkenberg 2 fabienne 6/19 imagination fabienne 6/20 imagination mag exchange trade 7k mag gloamhall buy 13 ice chunks 11 thunderstones fabienne (tolerance 2) 6/21 strohl 3 fabienne 6/22 grand cathedral 6/23 gold beetle in recruitment centre (2) castle town kidnapper bounty sleep 6/24 akademia strohl studies & takes knight hulkenberg takes knight protag takes brawler everyone studies but doesn't take mage engine room read new world travel diary strohl 6/25 strohl hulkenberg 6/26 gideaux & mage & spear perfect punch mage monk, hammer of justice mage monk, hammer of justice mage monk guard, hammer of justice spearmonk hammer of justice spearmonk, luminous sphere spearmonk, hammer of justice spearmonk 6/27 sleep 6/28 tag weapon shop item shop buy 5 aradne's threads 3 slumberthorn castle man near the shops guy near the inn fella by the fountain 6/29 teleporter martira weapon shop buy 2 sanctor's devotions 2 hunter's crossbow armor shop buy 2 damascus vest for strohl & hulkenberg buy sand rat jambeau for protag maria 2 request from gloomy youth courage 6/30 to komero strohl 4 buy practical pigeon parcel 2 guard talismans for strohl & hulkenberg back to base report request to gloomy youth courage 7/01 maria 3 courage 7/02 gauntlet runner to sandworm nest equip mages on all (equip order strohl, hulkenberg, protag) strohl catherina (unscathed) meteophor x2 level 15, strength hulkenberg 7/03 homo butera blizza, blizz, meteophor meteophor gives no exp heal hero's incense binding rope, corrosive acid, onyx, stygian sutra, magla pill, hero's incense, blessed water, neon mushroom, magla potion, wriggling vine, grand iron, chest with hero's leaf of light, great spirit dust aromatic resin, hero's incense, peridot, corrosive acid, hero's fruit, magla potion everyone equips warrior parasitic valmo thunderstone x3, peerless thunderstone x3, peerless ice chunk the summons level 16, strength magla pill heismay 1 peerless x2 HEAL heismay 2 peerless x2 ice chunks to finish sleep 7/04 everyone equips mage dungeon damascus ore hellhound diabundo spam gabot or meteophor x3 level 17, strength sleep 7/05 follower list maria to honeybee informant secret of red grass shop maria 4 tolerance 7/06 cattleracket road, buy 8 grasshopper bait debate, 2nd alcohol won't bring equality tolerance 7/07 maria 5 gold beetle in the fireplace (3) king's rock debate, can skip (imagination 2) 7/08 washroom to belega corridor strohl protag's seeker to 4 healer to 10 akademia hulkenberg studies & takes thief heismay studies warrior & mage studies & takes gunner protag & strohl study gunner inherit heat up on protag's & strohl's gunner medi & tarukaja on protag's warrior onyx, chest with damascus vest shiny stone, great fairy dust, gold beetle (4), chest with aquamarine, magla pill, hero's incense, fairy dust scintillating marble equip warrior & sand rat jambeau on protag warrior on strohl protag's damascus vest on heismay heismay back row guptauros (unscathed) mania bullet, peerless, peerless leave 7/09 maria 6 brigitta 1 7/10 tolerance gloamhall sell valuables buy 2 mint charms 4 garlic aromatics, equip on everyone tolerance 7/11 dungeon protag & heismay equip mage mainly just pick whatever's almost directly on your path, important ones being magla potion, spirit dust, matterbreak hammer, divine speed clothes invincible noodles against the crystals free heismay hellhound diabundos (no advantage, unscathed) gabot spam free hulkenberg everyone equips warrior invincible noodles kapcertos (unscathed) peerless x2 free strohl heismay takes gunner, hulkenberg takes thief chimenza (unscathed) mania bullet, rewind if unstunned peerless x2 chest with sleepy eyed katana, magla potion, ambrosia, magla pill, revival medicine chest with ambrosia, miraculous medicine protag & strohl take gunner safe room & exit 7/12 washroom if protag not level 19 dungeon balm of life before boss homo jaluzo faster and "riskier" (19 actions) heismay, protag, strohl, hulkenberg mania bullet, mania bullet, binding rope, corrosive acid mania bullet, mania bullet, mania bullet, corrosive acid, hp heal mania bullet, mania bullet, magla potion hulkenberg, magla potion hulkenberg, mania bullet mania bullet, holy ossuary, stygian sutra, mania bullet, mania bullet level 20, strength slower and "safer" (34 actions) heismay, protag, strohl, hulkenberg mania bullet, mania bullet, guard, guard mania bullet, mania bullet, guard, guard, hp heal, guard mania bullet, magla potion hulkenberg, corrosive acid, mania bullet, hp heal, magla potion hulkenberg guard, guard, guard, guard mania bullet, mania bullet, guard, guard, corrosive acid, hp heal mania bullet, hp heal, mania bullet, guard, guard, guard mania bullet, mania bullet level 20, strength 7/13 equip warrior on protag mage on strohl, heismay & hulkenberg in that order alonzo to unlock abandoned tomb bardon 1 brigitta 2 7/14 tolerance tolerance 7/15 water merchant buy 4 mellow milk 3 fruit cordial tolerance (tolerance 3) brigitta 3 7/16 strohl 5 tolerance 7/17 strohl read bygone days 7/18 strohl read bygone days 7/19 strohl (courage 3) catherina meteophor, guard, guard, guard, guard pass, meteophor, meteophor level 21, strength read bygone days 7/20 to merchant's bazaar gold beetle (5) by the recruitment centre tag mag exchange boat to inn district talk to loveless, lina & milo spider's inn sleep 7/22 mag exchange trade 3k mag boat to nightprowler boat to warship harbour sleep 7/23 wisdom wisdom 7/24 bardon 2 brigitta 4 7/25 wisdom (wisdom 3) tolerance (tolerance 4) 7/26 another matterbreak hammer from a soldier in front of the castle bardon 3 brigitta 5 7/27 water shop buy 99 pristine clearwater 4 briny salt 3 fruit cordial meat fella buy 2 mora coney meat gold beetle (6) near the item shop item shop sell valuables buy 11 great fairy dust 21 tinned torpor maria 7 debate, can skip scene 7/28 bardon 4 brigitta 6 7/29 maria 8 equip mint charm on protag warrior on strohl thief on hulkenberg gunner & mint charm on heismay weapon shop buy zweihander for strohl guillotine blade for protag quest from craftsman debate, 3rd you only parrot louis (eloquence 2) 7/30 dungeon white hawk wings & items before xanth xanth slumberthorn, peerless, slumberthorn, slumberthorn (if not asleep), sleep shot (if not asleep) peerless, peerless level 22, strength starboard side matador shoes ceiba matterbreak hammer, peerless x2 matterbreak hammer, bamboo splitter level 23, strength heal mp until protag has 88 strohl has 88 hulkenberg has 132 protag equips matador shoes cabio & salva retry if cabia attacks heismay mania bullet salva, peerless x2, heal mania bullet, thunderstone, thunderstone, hp heal, guard pass, peerless x2 level 25, strength 8/01 imagination debate, 3rd the tribes must stand together 8/02 to abandoned tomb read pride and persuasion battle run or stygian sutra & holy ossuary mania bullet, bamboo splitter read pride and persuasion if encounter run 8/03 strohl trove imitec mania bullet, pass, guard, guard pass, peerless x2, dark sword if necessary level 26, strength collect the malveno's ring leave 8/04 eloquence, can skip scene (eloquence 3) alonzo 1 8/05 imagination heismay 2 8/06 bardon 5 alonzo 2 8/07 mag exchange trade all mag heismay 3 imagination 8/08 imagination (imagination 3) alonzo 3 8/09 sleep heismay 4 8/10 grandtrad fishmonger water seller buy 3 fruit cordial merchant herb-seller buy 14x4 redgrass strohl 6 alonzo 4 8/11 sleep sleep 8/12 bardon 6 alonzo 5 8/13 warrior inherits hama check locked door, map & mural hector & glodell junah cyclo hector first then infernal vortex glodell protag heals & buffs junah, can use hama on glodell level 27, strength church sleep 8/14 tavern staff mustari candidate in bazaar area to virga island cook 2 coney stew fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/15 fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash junah out, heismay in master protag's warrior heismay studies commander inherits marakukaja on gunner homo sabara mania bullet, pass, tinned torpor, pass, marakukaja peerless, thunderstone, tinned torpor, marakukaja, tarukaja protag, heal pass, mania bullet, pass, heal, pass, marakukaja peerless, thunderstone, tinned torpor, mania bullet, tarukaja protag pass, coney stew/guard/pass, pass, peerless level 29, strength 8/16 fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/18 to dragon temple fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash 8/19 gold beetle (7) in the northern inn area quest from dejected man near inn gold beetle (8) in grandtrad near the shops bag of spices in the item shop for a gold beetle (9) buy parchwater gold beetle (10) out in the open in the shop alonzo 6 informant phantom avian of the spire sleep 8/20 gauntlet runner to islet camp fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash encounter run stop at silento sell valuables buy all hero's items 3 uncle's electreux's wondersalts bath with salt if encounter run 8/21 fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/22 read top secret poetry! do not read! read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/23 read top secret poetry! do not read! read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/24 read top secret poetry! do not read! read top secret poetry! do not read! 8/25 read top secret poetry! do not read! (courage 5) heismay 5 8/26 back to base brigitta 7 8/27 sleep heismay 6 8/28 strohl 7 brilehaven seabreeze street western gold beetle (11) boat to arenafront wharf gold beetle (12) mysterious old man twice for venomward charm alonzo 7 8/29 king's rock brilehaven mag exchange trade all mag report quest to edeni weapon shop buy kusanagi for protag sleep sleep 8/30 buy 5 monster bone strohl 8 gloamhall buy phantasm doll for protag 4 utilitarian's manuals, equip for heismay & junah 1 plague mask 2 forget-me-nots for strohl & hulkenberg 11 lava crystals 6 demonic ice sickles 11 electrifying drums 1 sylph's breath igniter shop buy soma igniter alonzo 8 9/01 to dungeon cook 5 finisher noodles junah studies & takes healer fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash treebeast alento mania bullet, peerless x2 level 30, strength protag equips gunner heismay equips commander finisher noodles around areas with element enemies and the crystal near first lost shinjuku safe room, uses 6 noodles only items of real value should be magla pill, tortoise jambeau, great spirit dust & dragonblood sap still pick up stuff that's on the way before homo flaemo equip warrior & soma igniter on protag guillotine blade on strohl gunner on heismay homo flaemo heismay, protag, strohl & hulkenberg electrifying drum, mage stored power, electrifying drum, electrifying drum, guard, tarukaja protag, electrifying drum, tinned torpor mania bullet, tarukaja protag, electrifying drum, hp heal, guard peerless, electrifying drums or electrifying drum, tarukaja protag, electrifying drum, electrifying drum, guard, mage stored power, electrifying drum, tinned torpor electrifying drum, tarukaja protag, electrifying drum, electrifying drum, guard, tarukaja protag, electrifying drum, heal mania bullet, peerless equip gunner on protag healer on strohl commander on heismay chest with tortoise jambeau great spirit dust, dragonblood sap safe room strohl & junah's healer to 13 equip thief & venomward charm on heismay warrior on protag warrior & plague mask on strohl junah studies & takes gunner inherit dekunda on junah's gunner formation of vigor on heismay's thief medi & dekunda on strohl's warrior homo margo & malvirta drako eht party protag, heismay, junah, eupha (to the back) eupha, heismay, junah, protag summon eagle lion, formation of vigor (move everyone to the back after this), mania bullet margo, mage stored power, sylph's breath, swap eupha to strohl mania bullet drako eht/status heal, peerless margo, guard/heal/tinned torpor, guard/heal/tinned torpor, mania bullet/guard, mage stored power pass/dekunda, pass, mania bullet, peerless level 34, strength homo margo party protag, strohl, heismay, eupha heismay, eupha, protag, strohl swap eupha to junah, mania bullet, peerless, peerless lava crystal, lava crystal, tarukaja, tinned torpor tinned torpor, lava crystal, lava crystal, lava crystal demonic ice sickle, demonic ice sickle, tarukaja, tinned torpor tinned torpor, demonic ice sickle, demonic ice sickle, demonic ice sickle electrifying drums if necessary level 35, strength 9/02 sleep sleep 9/03 sleep sleep 9/04 sleep sleep 9/05 sleep 9/06 sleep 9/07 to altabury cook 2 amber stew fish, think like a fish / give in to naptime / thrash and splash cook 1 amber stew bath with salt 9/08 strohl bath with salt 9/09 strohl tag mag exchange inn 9/10 mag exchange trade 20k mag item shop sell valuables buy 3 heartwarmer 2 amnesty talisman 2 reset talisman armor shop buy runic vestment for protag 3 snow wolf parka, on strohl, heismay, junah runic handguard for protag hiking boots for junah equip mage & utilitarian's manual on protag utilitarian's manual on heismay utilitarian's manual on eupha buy 2 hero's jewelled root seeds meat fella buy to 27 monster bone 43 brocaded koi water merchant buy 3 fruit cordial to opera house items that are on the way chests with emerald, pocket heater, diamond monk fights spam summon dragon god protag equips warrior louis 1 party protag, strohl, heismay, junah heismay, junah, strohl, protag amber stew, mania bullet, pass, peerless, phantom tracer level 38, strength sleep 9/11 basilio studies & takes warrior basilio equips kusanagi strohl's snow wolf parka pocket heater heismay equips venomward charm party protag, heismay, junah, basilio exit & re-enter runner sleep 9/12 to royal academy ruins sogne the icebound the strat should work fine as long as you don't get double roar or both roar and frostbite junah after turn 1 can still win even with them but the fight will be longer heismay, junah, basilio, protag formation of vigor (everyone to the back after), amber stew, lava crystal, guard, lava crystal, mania bullet reset talisman/heartwarmer/pass, peerless, amber stew, mania bullet, lava crystal, peerless level 39, strength 9/13 quest from altabury opera house square sleep // use hulkenberg follower to teleport to the inn in here during the day sleep 9/14 sleep sleep 9/15 gauntlet runner to malva cook 27 finisher noodles plant jewelled root seed sell valuables make sure you have 1 of each water sold here make sure you have 92k reeve back to base informant giant tower of insolence sleep 9/16 sleep sleep 9/17 sleep sleep 9/18 sleep sleep 9/19 sleep sleep 9/20 sleep sleep 9/21 sleep sleep 9/22 sleep sleep 9/23 to grandtrad sleep 9/24 basilio masters warrior ranks berserker to 10 inherits sense of kinship on warrior heismay equips hiking boots utilitarian's manual basilio equips rebel's greatsword runic handguard eupha's utilitarian's manual grand cathedral louis 2 heismay, junah, basilio, protag amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, peerless buy comet sword after granny lore equip prince & runic handguard prince inherits heat up homo gorleo 2 protag, heismay, junah, basilio pass, amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword level 41, strength 9/25 to grandtrad honeybee inn sleep 9/26 quest from ornamented man near grandtrad mag exchange to skybound avater noodle right side human & 3 teeth, enemies to the left towards the chest with sealed gauntlets, take the gauntlets leave 9/27 to volcano cook 4 amber stew harvest & plant jewelled root noodle grey moths and slimes and big kitty cat get rusty greatsword exit 9/28 turn in quest to ornamented man basilio equips beloved greatsword purify asura's hands & equip on basilio buy 4 evil eye talismans sleep sleep 9/29 altabury upper blue sky bridge quest from enraged mustari to altabury tower cook 2 amber stew harvest hero's jewelled root sleep protag equips gunner noodle all enemies except spektos in the tower equip prince ziocropos formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless DO NOT SKIP SCENE, PICK KEEP EXPLORING heal protag's mp to full rank prince to 13 basilio studies & takes brawler junah equips masked dancer devourer of stars no turn 1 gallica pass, sable dance, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, amber stew, evil eye talisman, blackguard's hammer, evil eye talisman, amber stew, pass, blackguard's hammer pass, evil eye talisman, pass, blackguard's hammer, formation of vigor, amber stew, pass, blackguard's hammer turn 1 gallica evil eye talisman, evil eye talisman, amber stew, hero's cry, formation of vigor, sable dance, pass, blackguard's hammer, amber stew, pass, pass, blackguard's hammer pass, evil eye talisman, pass, blackguard's hammer, formation of vigor, amber stew, pass, blackguard's hammer basilio studies commander studies & takes swordmaster equip gunner on protag commander on heismay gunner on junah exit 9/30 brilehaven greatest catch informant fiend of the forsaken tower quest from gabby mustari outside quest from edeni water shop buy 2 queen's honey jar 3 fruit cordial to virga tower cook 2 amber stew sleep noodle enemies before bunch of red dressed skeletons equip prince on protag basilio masters swordmaster & commander studies general ranks general to 10 heismay studies & takes general inherits formation of vigor on general basilio studies & takes samurai inherits slash boost, sense of kinship & heat up on samurai ranks samurai to 6 everyone to the front except junah leogron pass, mania bullet, peerless DO NOT SKIP SCENE, PICK KEEP EXPLORING protag's mp to 325 devourer of flames pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword, pass, mania bullet, peerless leave 10/01 to brilehaven tower cook 2 amber stew sleep equip gunner on protag noodles on enemies on the way up equip prince orgas pass, mania bullet, peerless DO NOT SKIP SCENE, PICK KEEP EXPLORING protag's mp to 325 devourer of nations pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword, pass, mania bullet, peerless leave 10/02 sleep sleep 10/03 bardon 7 homo butera pass, mania bullet, peerless, pass, pass, mania bullet, peerless brigitta 8 10/04 sleep sleep 10/05 bardon 8 sleep 10/06 to skybound avatar cook 2 amber stew sleep protag equips cardinal dragon armour heismay masters general studies warlord ranks warlord to 13 equips warrior inherits front boost & formation of vigor on warrior dragonblood sap before homo flaemo area noodle enemies on the way basilio combos peerless with heismay all homo flaemos amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, roal sword grotesque chimenzahn amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, roal sword safe room leave 10/07 to skybound avatar cook 2 amber stew sleep equip gunner on protag rightside with noodles equip prince on protag gupdetron amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, roal sword leogrophon amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, roal sword basilio studies mage masters mage protag masters mage studies wizard basilio studies wizard masters wizard protag masters wizard inherits arcana unity on prince basilio inherits arcane unity on samurai melancholia zorba amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword 10/08 to dragon temple cook remaining amber stews sleep elegy of the soul pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword, pass, mania bullet, peerless protag equips dragon's legacy leave sleep until 10/26 truly a persona moment 10/26 to tyrant's star no need to noodle any enemies diabolus margo formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, hero's cry, amber stew, mania bullet, peerless archdemon louis pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword, pass, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword more hero's cry, royal slash x4 destroyer charadrius 1 pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet ire, crimson moon sword art, royal sword joy, amber stew, mania bullet ire, crimson moon sword art, royal sword joy if it's still alive but if not then evil eye talisman mirth amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword destroyer charadrius 2 pass, amber stew, pass, hero's cry, formation of vigor, mania bullet, peerless, arcane dragonblood, amber stew, mania bullet, peerless, royal sword