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Ogre Battle 64 - Person of Lordly Caliber
An FAQ/Walkthrough by CyricZ
Version 3.1
E-mail: cyricz42@yahoo.com
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Preliminary FAQ
3. Menus and Basic Tips for Battle
4. Classes
A. Male Human Classes
B. Female Human Classes
C. Undead Classes
D. Demi-Human Classes
E. Dragon Classes
F. Monster Classes
G. Golem Classes
H. Demon Classes
I. Enemy Character Classes
5. Special Characters
6. Items
A. Helmets/Headgear
B. Weapons
C. Spellbooks
D. Shields
E. Body Armor
F. Accessories
G. Expendables
H. Valuables
7. Story/Mission Overviews
A. Prologue
Scene 1 - The Southern Reaches (Tenne Plains)
Scene 2 - Sparks (Volmus Mine I)
B. Chapter 1
Scene 3 - First Assignment (Crenel Canyon I)
Scene 4 - The Path Diverges (Mylesia I)
Scene 5 - True Intentions (Zenobia Border)
Scene 6 - The Revolutionary Army (Volmus Mine II)
Scene 7 - A New Beginning (Gunther Piedmont)
Scene 8 - The Infernal Aura (Dardunnelles, the Crossroads I)
Scene 9 - Liberation of Alba (Alba)
C. Chapter 2
Scene 10 - Idealism and Realism (Crenel Canyon II)
Scene 11 - Warriors of the Fallen Kingdom (Mylesia II)
Scene 12 - The Steadfast (Highland of Soathon)
Scene 13 - Thoughts (Audvera Heights)
Scene 14 - City of the Past (Sable Lowlands)
Scene 15 - Uncertainty (Mount Ithaca)
Scene 16 - A Legendary Land (Mount Keryoleth I)
Scene 17 - Visitors from the West (Azure Plains)
Scene 18 - The Grim Path (Wentinus I)
D. Chapter 3
Legion FAQ
Scene 19 - The Setting Sun (Dardunnelles, the Crossroads II)
Scene 20 - Brigade of the Radiant Cross (Gules Hills I)
Scene 21 - The Eastern Orthodox Church (Fair Heights)
Scene 22 - Suspicion (Vert Plateau)
Scene 23 - Mercenaries (Tremos Mountains I)
Scene 24 - The Rebel (Capitrium, the Land of Advent)
Scene 25 - The Bearer of Knowledge (Celesis, the Eastern Church)
Scene 26 - No Man's Land (Tremos Mountains II)
Scene 27 - Child of the Covenant (Temple of Berthe I)
Scene 28 - Gateway to Another World (Temple of Berthe II)
E. Final Chapter
Scene 29 - The March to Latium (Gules Hills II)
Scene 30 - Betrayal/Separate Ways (Romulus)
Scene 31 - Royal Blood (Fort Romulus*)
Scene 32 - The Disillusioned (Ptia, the Secluded Land)
Scene 33 - Insanity (The Blue Basilica)
Scene 34 - Lord of Remus Keep (The Tundra of Argent)
Scene 35 - Denizens of the Netherworld (Barpheth)
Scene 36 - Advocates of the Darkness (Tybell, the Wicked Land)
Scene 37 - March on the Captial (Latium)
Scene 38 - Promises (Winnea, Capital of Palatinus*)
Scene 39 - The Battle Rages On (Aurua Plains I)
Scene 40 - Pressure (Wentinus II)
Scene 41 - Adversaries (Castle Talpaea*)
Scene 42 - The Sleeping Goddess (Mount Keryoleth II)
Scene 43 - Caliber (Aurua Plains II)
8. Endings
9. Advanced FAQ *Look here for info on Chaos Frame!!!*
10. Miscellany
A. Elem Pedras
B. Rare Items
C. Birthdays
D. Neutral Encounter List
E. Scene Progression
F. The Item Multiplier Bug
G. Attack List
H. Name Codes
11. Legal
12. Credits
13. Version Updates
14. The Final Word
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1. Introduction
Hi, there!  Welcome to my second FAQ!  This FAQ is for the new Atlus
Strategy/RPG Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber.
Now, having finally beat the game, I'm ready to accept anything and
everything
One last thing.  If you have a question about the game, be sure to check
BOTH, I say, BOTH FAQs to see if your question has been answered.
Every email asking about something little means I have that much less
time to put more of the good stuff in here. ^_^
For questions about Chaos Frame, go straight to the Advanced FAQ!
That said, let's get down to that business thing. ~_^
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2. Preliminary FAQ
Q: What is Ogre Battle 64?
A: Ogre Battle 64 is a strategy/RPG developed by Quest and Atlus for
the Nintendo 64.
Q: Is this Ogre Battle like Ogre Battle PSX?
A: No, this is not a remake of the original Ogre Battle.  This is a
brand new story and a brand new game setup.
Q: How do I upgrade Soldiers?
A: Check my section on Classes.  Basically, keep fighting battles.
Q: How do I use Elem Pedra?
A: The Interrupt Meter at the top of the screen has to fill three
times.  Usually, the battle will start with the Interrupt Meter filled
once.  You won't be able to use Elem Pedra too much early in the game,
because battles won't take a very long time.
Q: Why can't I advance in class?
A: There are several requirements to being able to advance in class.
The very first thing you need to do is find the basic set of equpiment
for your target class.  What you want is to check shops whenever you
enter a new area and find any equipment you have none of, then buy it.
The other requirements are simple in comparison.  You'll need to have
reached specific levels in your physical attributes and experience
level.  Also, you'll need to be at a specific alignment for most
classes.
Q: Why can't I get (insert class here)?  I have everything I need!
A: Obviously, you don't.  Remember, you need the proper stats,
alignment, and equipment for a class to appear on the board.
Q: Okay.  I have all the stats, alignment, and equipment, but I STILL
can't get the class!  What's wrong?
A: One last thing.  Make sure your stats are not increased past their
limit due to a weapon or armor modifying your strength.  The class
limits are derived from BASE stats, not one's increased to due to
equipment.
Q: How do I determing my Alignment?
A: There's a small balance above the picture of your character that has
a letter on it (C, N, or L).  The numerical values roughly correspond
to these postions of the balance.
Very Chaotic: 0-14
Chaotic: 15-29
Neutral, toward Chaotic: 30-44
Neutral: 45-55
Neutral, toward Lawful: 56-70
Lawful: 71-85
Very Lawful: 86-100
Q: How can I adjust my Alignment?
A: To lower your Alignment:
Fight enemies of high Alignment (Clerics, Knights, Valkyries)
Fight enemies that have collectively lower levels.
Use an Urn of Chaos on a character. (doesn't do that much, though)
Arrange low Alignment characters together.
Probably the best way to lower a specific character's Alignment is to
make a unit with a bunch of Undead and make that character the leader.
Fight some Neutral Encounters and watch the Ali. fall...
To raise your Alignment:
Fight enemies of low Alignment (Wizards, Skeletons, Witches)
Fight enemies that have collectively higher levels.
Use a Scroll of Discipline on a character. (same as Urn of Chaos)
Arrange high Alignment characters together.
To raise a specific character's Alignment, stick that person with a
largely Lawful unit, or with a bunch of Platinum Dragons or Bahamuts.
Q: How can I find new non-human characters?
A: Search areas that you've already cleared.  You'll find many
different characters in areas that you've beaten.  To find out what you
can find, enter the Stronghold you start the area in.  When you enter,
Hugo the Tactician will give you some info on characters in the area.
One thing you can always find wherever you are is Hawkmen and their
upgraded classes.  You can always find these on roads in an area.
Q: Where can I find (insert a Rare Item here)?
A: Here's the deal.  You can go the Edit command under Notepad or
Wordpad and use the "Find" feature.  Use Find and enter what you're
looking for.  If you use it and you find it, you're happy.  If it's not
in here, I don't know it, so I suggest not bothering to ask.
Q: Where can I find (insert Non-Rare Weapon/Armor/whatever here)?
A: A lot of the wacky stuff I find is from enemy units, and I believe
that these item drops are random, largely.  So, if you search for it,
and find it in my Item List, but not in any Shop, or in a Hidden Item
list, assume I got it from an enemy unit, in which case, you're on
your own.
Q: What is a Goethic?
A: The Goethic is the Japanese name for the Archmage.  I know that both
classes are listed in the manual.  This is obviously a typo.
Q: How do I equip things on Magnus' unit?
A: To collectively equip things or change stuff around, you should wait
until you're between battles.  You can access the Organize Screen from
the World Map.
Q: Someone died and they turned into a Zombie!  Can I get them back?
A: 'Fraid not...  Zombies are irreversible...
Q: Can I save to a Controller Pak?
A: Sure can.  Just hold Start as you turn on the game.
Q: I have a choice between two or three directions.  Which way should I
go?
A: Check the Scene Progression topic.  In addition to seeing how the
scenes are structured together, I explain, in plain English, the
consequences of going each way.
Q: What do Goblets of Destiny do?
A: Goblets affect an invisible stat called Luck.  Luck affects how
often you'll perform a critical hit, and also how often you'll dodge
attacks.
Q: What's a Chaos Frame?
A: Check the Advanced FAQ section.  Suffice to say it's a major player
throughout the game.
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3. Menus and Basic Tips for Battle
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Menus
Since a lot of people don't have the manual that came with the game,
I'll cover how to use the menus in the game
Main Menu -
New Game: Start a new game to save Palatinus from evil.
Load Game: Load a previously saved adventure or suspended data.
Tutorial: Access the VERY HELPFUL tutorial.
Stereo/Mono: Switch the Sound Mode
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World Map Menu (Press R on the World Map)
Organize Screen (Eight small circles with an arrow): Access the
all-important Organize Screen (see later for its menus)
Hugo Report (Picture of Hugo): Access the Hugo Report
-People: Take a closer look at important people in game.
-Events: Replay some of the cutscenes you've seen in the game.
-Miscellany: Learn some of the history of Palatinus in this section.
New topics are added periodically.
-Tips: Learn some VERY HELPFUL tips about the game.  More are added as
you learn new tactics (Legions, Seiging)
Area Investigation (Magnifying Glass): On an already cleared area, you
can further look at it to find items, talk to people, etc.
Training (Muscle guy body-building): If you can access this, you'll
pick a unit, and then enter into a battle with one of several pre-set
"enemy" units.  You'll fight until one side is knocked out.  The enemy
units are generally the same level as you, but unit structure becomes
much more refined in later areas.  You'll gain experience through these
battles, but you cannot change class in battle with Training.
Settings (sliding bars): Here you can change certain factors of the
game.
-Message Speed: (Slow, Normal, Fast) Sets the speed at which text is
displayed.
-Cursor Speed: (Slower, Slow, Normal, Fast, Faster) Sets the speed at
which the cursor moves around the screen.
-Help Display: (On, Off) If this is on, you'll get messages telling
you what everything is that you do (gets annoying after a while).
-Icon Name Display: (On, Off) If this is on, you'll get a small text
under icons saying what they are.
-Game Speed: (Slow, Normal, Fast) Sets the speed at which the game
moves on the Field Map.
-Legion Indicator: (On, Off) If this is on, there will be a numbered
icon above each of your units in a Legion.
-Destination Display: (On, Off) If this is on, when you select a
destination for a unit to travel to, you'll get a small text
describing the area.
-Unit Report Type: Sets how your units report in.
First Person: Your unit leader talks to you about what happens.
Third Person: You get a simple alert text.
None: You get no report.
-Battle Action Name: (On, Off) If this is on, you'll get small text
windows describing special and magical attacks in battle.
-Battle Animation: (On, Off) If this is on, you'll get the full
animation of attacks.  If off, you'll just get a text description and
a depiction of change in health.
-Quick Exit: (On, Off) If this is on, you can press L to quickly exit
the Organize Screen.
-Cancel All: (On, Off) If this is on, you can press R to cancel all
actions made on the Organize Screen.
-Sound Settings: (Stereo, Mono) Allows you to change the sound.
-Restore Defaults: Returns Settings to their original modes.
Save (feather quill): Allows you to save your adventure to one of two
save slots.
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Field Map Menu (Press R on the Field Map)
Dispatch (square with an arrow): Allows you to select one of your units
to deploy.
Organize Screen (Eight small circles with an arrow): Access the
all-important Organize Screen (see later for its menus)
Use Item (pot): Allows you to use a Field Map item (Silver Hourglass,
Dowsing Rod, Love and Peace)
Elem Pedra (ankh): Allows you to view what Pedras you have and whether
or not they are available for use.
Settings (sliding bars): See Setting under World Map Menu
Suspend (feather quill): Allows you to halt a game in the middle of a
battle.  This will be erased after you access it again, so it's
highly recommended that you save normally using the World Map Menu.
End (closed door): In Area Investigation, this will bring you back to
the World Map.
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Unit Menu (Press A on a Unit)
Commands (stick with two arrows):
-Move (flag): Allows you to assign a destination for your unit.  You may
select up to three waypoints in one command.  Your unit will take its
best route to each waypoint.
-Direction (stick with four arrows): Most useful for stationary units.
This allows you to change which way your unit faces.  Good for
receiving enemy attacks.
-Orders (little guy with a message bubble): This is only accessible by
non-Magnus units.  You can change the unit's Move and Wait Orders.
Move Orders:
Direct: Unit will not deviate from its course, period.
Hit: Unit will initiate attacks if it gets close to an enemy unit.
Evade: Unit will avoid enemy units while it moves.
Wait Orders:
Guard: Unit will not move from its spot.
Initiate: Unit will move towards nearby enemy units.
Retreat: Until will move away from approaching enemy units.
-Display Destination (distant flag): Only accessible when a unit is
moving, this displays its destination, in case you forget...
-Retreat (square with a blue arrow): Only accessible when a non-Magnus
unit is on the Headquarters.  It will leave the battle and may be
adjusted on the Organize Screen.
Unit Commands (blue and white square):
-Battle Strategy (crossed swords): Allows you to set your unit's Battle
Tactics.
Autonomous: Each character attacks whoever is most convenient for
them.
Attack Strongest: Each character will attack the target with the
highest Hit Points.  Mind you that your characters' attacking range
may effect this.
Attack Leader: If they can, each target will attack the Leader of the
enemy unit.
Attack Weakest: Each character will attack the target with the
lowest Hit Points.  Mind you that your characters' attacking range
may effect this.
-Formation (blue and white square with yellow lines): Allows you to
adjust the formation of your unit.
-Use Item (pot): Allows your unit to use any items they are carrying.
-Change Leader (yellow medal): Allows you to select a new leader for the
unit using the characters in the unit if one is eligible.
Legion Commands (five green squares):
Note: This is only accessible for the Legion Core
-Formation (green squares changing position): Allows you to change the
orientation of your Legion: Mobile Wall, Right Ahead, Left Ahead,
Grand Arrow, Wedge Shift, Dual Wedge, Funnel Shift, Wing Shift
-Division Placement (yellow, green and blue squares): Changes the
placement of units in a Legion.
Stronghold Commands (small fort):
Note: This is only accessible when the unit is on a Stronghold
-Enter Stronghold (arrow leading into a fort): Your unit gathers
information from within the stronghold.
-Stronghold Information (fort with a message bubble): Learn the
Stronghold's name, allegiance, population and morale.
-Exchange Characters (two units with arrows between them): If two units
are on a stronghold, they may exchange characters.
-Exchange Items (two bags with arrows between them): If two units are
on a stronghold, they may exchange items.
-Exchange Units (yellow, green, and blue squares): Allows a Legion (or
more than one) to exchange units if another unit or Legion is on the
stronghold.
-Shop (house): Allows the unit to purchase items at the shop.  The
items may be directly placed with a unit, or they may be sent to the
depot.
-Witch's Den (dark house): Allows the unit to see the Witch, whereby
they may revive deceased or petrified members of the unit.
Camp (tent): Allows fatigued units to rest up if they're weary.
Status (group of people): Allows you to check each character in a unit.
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Organize Screen Menus:
Note: No commands may not be performed on dispatched units.  For this
reason, it's advisable that you perform most of your organize work
between missions.
Character Commands (little guy):
-Equip Item (putting a hat on a head): Allows you to pick a character,
and equip items to it.
-Unequip Item (removing a hat from a head): Allows you to pick a
character and return it to its default equipment.
-Change Class (black figure with an orange flash): Allows you to pick a
character, then possibly access the Class Change Menu, where you can
pick a new class for it to change to.  Class can only be changed by
the user on human males or females (or Hawkmen) who are not leaders
and who are not a special class (i.e. Magnus).
-Discharge (skull): Allows you to remove any person (besides Magnus)
from your battalion, forever.
-Change Name (peg with script): Allows you to change the name of any
non-Special Characters.
Unit Commands (unit square):
-Form Unit (diagonal facing unit square): Allows you to create a unit.
There must be an eligible Leader in your reserves for this to happen.
-Add Character (arrow pointing to a unit square): Allows you to add
characters to a unit.
-Remove Character (arrow pointing away from a unit square): Allows you
to remove a character from a unit.
-Formation (unit square with yellow lines): Allows you to adjust the
formation of your unit.
-Exchange Characters (two units with arrows between them): Allows you to
exchange characters between two units.
-Change Leader (yellow medal): Allows you to select a new leader for the
unit using the characters in the unit if one is eligible.
-Battle Strategy (crossed swords): Allows you to set your unit's Battle
Tactics.
Autonomous: Each character attacks whoever is most convenient for
them.
Attack Strongest: Each character will attack the target with the
highest Hit Points.  Mind you that your characters' attacking range
may effect this.
Attack Leader: If they can, each target will attack the Leader of the
enemy unit.
Attack Weakest: Each character will attack the target with the
lowest Hit Points.  Mind you that your characters' attacking range
may effect this.
-Carry Item (pot): Allows you to take items from your depot and give
them to the unit for use in battle.
Legion Commands (five green squares):
-Form Legion (diagonal facing Legion setup): Allows you to create a
Legion.  There must be an eligible Legion Leader in your reserves for
this to happen.
-Add Unit (arrow pointing to a Legion setup): Allows you to add
units to a Legion.
-Remove Unit (arrow pointing away from a Legion setup): Allows you
to remove a unit from a Legion.
-Formation (green squares changing position): Allows you to change the
orientation of your Legion: Mobile Wall, Right Ahead, Left Ahead,
Grand Arrow, Wedge Shift, Dual Wedge, Funnel Shift, Wing Shift
-Division Placement (yellow, green and blue squares): Changes the
placement of units in a Legion.
Class Commands (helmet):
-List Class (peg with squares around it): You'll see how many of each
class you have and how many (potentially) of each class you could
have.  Use the C buttons to move around your units.  If you pick a
class and the proper character with the C Buttons, you can change that
character's clas.
-Buy Equipment (coin pointing to a sword): You can buy a set of
equipment for most classes.
-Replace Soldiers (group of Soldiers): If any of your units has only one
or two Soldiers in a spot, you can use this to replenish the Soldiers
from the reserves.
Item Commands (pot):
-Use Item (arrow out of pot): You can use one of your expendables on a
character or unit.
-Remove Item (hat being removed from a head): You can pick an item, and
it will be unequipped from everyone who has it, unless it's basic
equipment.
-List Item (yellow charts): You can look at all your items, and manually
adjust their position in the list.
-Sort Item (green to blue charts): You can sort your items according to
Type, Stats, Cost, Element, Quantity, or Alphabetically, in ascending
or descending order.
-Sell Item (trash can): You can sell an item for cash if it's not
equipped.
Sort (green to blue charts): You can sort your units, reserves, and
Legions according to Number, Level, Attack, Defense, Alignment,
Movement Type, Class (reserves), or Element (reserves).
Exit (closed door): Exits the Organize Screen
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Status Windows:
Now, that we've covered all the menus, let's go over what everything in
the Status Windows mean.
Character Window:
Sometimes you can see abridged versions of these in other situations
(like observing a Unit's Status).  This is the window you see in the
Organize Screen.
Top Row (left to right):
-Number: This is the order at which the character joined the battalion.
Magnus, naturally, is number one.
-Legion Icon: Directly next to Number is an indication of whether or not
the character is in a Legion.  If so, you'll see the green squares,
and the unit's place will be yellow.
-Unit Icon: Next to that is the icon of whether or not the character is
in a unit.
-Level: The character's Exp. Level
-Experience: Out of a 100, this is how far your character has to go to
reach the next Exp. Level
-Items Carryable: Next to the pot is a number (between 1 and 4) showing
how many items this class can contribute to the unit's item load.
-HP: This portrays the character's current and maximum HP.
Second Row: (left to right):
-Leader Icon: If empty, the character cannot be a leader.  If there's a
red medal, it can be a Unit Leader.  If there's a blue medal, it can
be a Legion Leader.
-Element: The character's ruling element.  Red flames for Fire.  Yellow
chevrons for Wind.  Blue drop for Water.  Green spikes for Earth.
Some characters have no element.
-Alignment: Represented as a vague balance.  This icon gives you a
general clue as to your Alignment:
Very Chaotic: 0-14
Chaotic: 15-29
Neutral, toward Chaotic: 30-44
Neutral: 45-55
Neutral, toward Lawful: 56-70
Lawful: 71-85
Very Lawful: 86-100
-Name: Your character's top-secret handle.
-Class: Your character's calling in life.
-Movement Type: Your character's Terrain class.  All characters must be
of the same type for a non-Plains class to be effective.
Third Row: (left to right):
-Portrait: Your character's lovely visage.
-Statistics: Your character's stats:
Strength: How hard you hit.
Vitality: How well you can take a hit.
Intelligence: How well you can cast spells.
Mentality: How well you can absorb spells cast on you.
Agility: How fast you attack.
Dexterity: How well you can dodge.
-Attacks: From top to bottom, these are your front, middle, and back row
attacks.  From left to right, you have the description of the attack,
the strength of the attack, and the number of times it can be used.
You also have a sword or staff indicating that it's a non-magic or
magic attack, respectively.
-Physical Defense: This is the character's defense against physical
attacks, modified by its equipment.
-Magical Defense: This is the character's defense against magical
attacks, modified by its equipment.
Bottom Section:
In the middle, you have your character as he/she/it appears in battle.
Your weapon is the only thing that visibly changes.
Around the character, you'll have your equipment.
Upper Left: Main Weapon
Lower Left: Shield, Spellbook, or some kind of Accessory
Upper Right: Body Armor
Lower Right: Helmet, or some kind of Accessory
Not all characters use all of these equipment slots.
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Basic Tips
READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL and USE THE TUTORIAL!  Trust me on this
one.  You'll gain incredibly valuable information from these two
sources.
Starting the Game:
In the beginning, balance your units.  An average of two soldier units
for each of your six units should be fine.
In Battle:
When you dispatch your units, always use the buddy system.  Never send
out units alone.
Always, always, always have your Battle Strategy set to Attack Leader.
Leaderless units are helpless, and a leaderless enemy boss is a won
mission.
Don't be afraid to Retreat if you're in trouble.  Better to lose a
round of combat than lose a person and have to pay for their
resurrection.
Know which way you and your enemy are facing. As you engage a certain
way, your unit will be rotated.  This can make for some serious
complications during confrontations for the unit facing the wrong way.
When reaching strongholds, you'll either liberate or capture them.
You'll liberate them if the alignment of your group is close to the
morale of the stronghold.  Otherwise, it'll be captured.  Liberating
strongholds increase the people's attitude of you.  Capturing decreases
it.
Also, you'll see strongholds that are controlled by neither you or the
enemy.  If you wish to maintain the people's view of you, leave them
alone until after the battle.  Only capture them if they have Witch's
Huts or Shops that you absolutely need...
Between Battles:
Training really helps, but only really for units you want to have low
Alignment.  You can build up serious levels using this, but it's a real
strain on your War Fund.
As far as Training, and even regular battles go, keep an eye on your
experience, because you cannot exceed 100.  The experience you get from
defeating enemies gets rolled back to zero when you gain a level, so if
you're going for maximum return, don't try to engage an enemy you know
you'll get a lot of experience from, because a lot of it will be wasted.
Don't bother with Legions when you get them.  They're far more trouble
than they're worth.
In-battle strategies submitted by Anthony Gargon:
Both your parties and enemy parties tend to attack toward the center
of each row, even if using attack leader as a strategy.  If you have
your leader in the front row, put him off to 1 side and they will
receive 2/3rds of the potential hits.
Melee attacks cannot go through an empty column to attack characters
behind others.  If you don't want a rear or middle row characters
getting hit, make sure someone is in front of them.  It doesn't matter
if the center column is wide open.  If you've got characters on all 4
corners, stick a 5th behind one of the other front line characters,
don't leave him alone in the middle center.
Magical attacks target rear row characters first. If you want your
Zombies to become Skeletons or Golems to be petrified into Stone Golems
or hardended into Baldr Golems, put them in the rear so they can get
nailed by the appropriate magic.
If you know you are going to lose a battle on damage dealt, or don't
need to win the battle but want to wear down an enemy unit, pay
attention to who gets initiative.  If you attack first, the enemy will
go next, then your characters with 2 or 3 attacks, then the enemy will
go again.  It is often possible to retreat before the enemy takes their
2nd attack, denying them a chance to hurt you more or heal damage if
they have a Cleric.  Hit Interrupt as soon as you use your last 2nd
round attack.  It is always possible to retreat before enemy units with
3 attacks use their 3rd hit.  This won't deny you any experience points
if you have killed an enemy.  You WILL be denied soldier points for
your leader and be forced to move back, even if you have dealt more
damage.  Still, I have found this tactic VERY handy. Even if you lose
initiative it is still possible to retreat after you take your first
turn if you were heavily damaged on the enemy's first turn.  Using the
buddy system you can soften up a superior force considerably with this
tactic.
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4. Classes
This is really the heart of the game.  The classes you pick to use in
your battles decide how you progress through the game.
Here's my setup for describing the classes...
Class: The name of the unit and how he fits into the grand scheme of
things.
Appearance: What the character looks like so you can identify it.
Terrain: The Terrain Class of this Character
Equipment: This is the equipment a character needs to become this class.
Right Hand: Usually the basic weapon the character uses.
Left Hand: Could be one of a few things.  Shield, Spellbook, or
Accessory.  Could also be empty.
Body: The body armor the character uses.
Head: Either a Headgear piece or an Accessory.
Cost: General cost of purchasing a character's entire set of equipment
straight off the rack.
Attacks:
Front: Attack used in the front row and relative strength to the others.
Middle: Same as Front only for the middle row.
Back: Same as Front only for the back row.
Attacks will have a relative strength as a letter level. A is the
strongest attack the unit can have.  B is less strong.  C is the
weakest.  These levels should be taken with a grain of salt, though,
considering the letters are considering one attack and how it affects a
single person.  For instance, a Flarebrass' Crimson Note OBVIOUSLY does
more damage overall than its Fire Breath, but on one person, the Fire
Breath will hit harder.
Assume attacks are physical unless marked with (*).  Magic
attacks will be rated separately, since their strength can be changed
independently of physical attacks.
Requirements: This covers the general alignment and statistics required
for the class to be available.  Note that not every stat requires a
number for advancing.
My thoughts: How generally useful I consider this character to be.
Level Up Increases: How much a classes stats increase with each level
up.
Story: Specific to Special Characters only, I'll give a little
background on these people, without giving away any spoilers.
Okay.  Let's start with Mr. (or Ms.) Basic.
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Class: Soldier (Basic Human Unit)
Appearance: Little guy with a brown hat and a spear.  Usually found in
groups of three.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Short Spear *cannot change*
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Half Armor        *cannot change*
Head: N/A
Cost: 0 (You always have an infinite amount of this equipment.)
Attacks:
Front: Thrust X 1 - A
Middle: Thrust X 1 - B
Back: Thrust X 1 - C
My thoughts: What can I say?  The only way to get new human units is
through Soldiers.  You're gonna have to use a lot of these little guys
if you wanna get anywhere in this game, since most of the Leaders of
your units will be human.
Soldiers are in a character slot in groups of three.  Their collective
HP is divided into thirds for each Soldier.  Once a Soldier group loses
a third of it's HP, one dies, and after two-thirds, a second, and so
on.
Soldiers don't gain experience like other units do.  There's a special
way of upgrading them.  Here's the lowdown.
Whenever you win a battle (you end a round and you get the word "WIN"),
each soldier that survives in your unit will earn 2 Soldier Exp for the
unit leader.  For instance, if your unit has six soldiers, winning a
battle will earn that unit's leader 12 Soldier Exp.
Now, when that unit's leader gains a total of 100 Soldier Exp., one of
the Soldiers upgrades into the basic Human Unit that is the same gender
as the unit's leader.  For instance, a unit led by a Knight will produce
a Fighter if a Soldier advances, while one led by a Valkyrie will
produce an Amazon.
One of the Soldiers immediately changes into that class, IF you have
a spare set of equipment for that class.  Then the remaining two
Soldiers in that cluster of Soldiers will be returned to your reserves.
A good strategy for letting Soldiers gain experience at more difficult
points in the game is to put them in middle row behind another unit.
They attack with a little less power (which isn't much to begin with),
and they're shielded from physical attacks.
You can ONLY promote Soldiers during actual battles.  Neutral Encounters
and Training won't do it...
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A. Male Human Classes
Class: Fighter (Basic Male Human Unit)
Appearance: Small guy in light armor with a small sword.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Short Sword
Left Hand: Round Shield
Body: Chain Mail
Head: Iron Helm
Cost: 190
Attacks:
Front: Slash X 2 - A
Middle: Slash X 1 - B
Back: Slash X 1 - C
My thoughts: Yep.  Your basic dude.  These guys really aren't that bad,
but, of course, you're only keeping them around so you can upgrade them
to something better.  Later on, this class will probably become
entirely obsolete, since upgraded Soldiers will have high enough levels
to immediately become stronger classes.
Best strategy, naturally, is to put him in the front row.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +4
VIT: +3
INT: +3
MEN: +3
AGI: +2
DEX: +3
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Class: Knight
Appearance: Tall guy in full armor, with a big sword and shield.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Baldr Sword
Left Hand: Kite Shield
Body: Plate Armor
Head: Armet
Cost: 570
Attacks:
Front: Slash X 2 - A
Middle: Slash X 1 - B
Back: Slash X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 40-100
STR: 72
VIT: 67
My thoughts: Combine one part fighter and two parts beefiness and what
do you get?  A Knight!  In essence, this guy really is nothing more
fancy than an upgraded Fighter.  That's not a problem if that's what
you're looking for, of course...  His sword hits hard and he's
generally pretty fast.  He's got a good mix of offensive and defensive
capabilities.  I suggest getting several of these, like five or six.
If there's only one problem with the Knight, it's that he's a pretty
costly unit, as you can see from his listed Cost.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +5
VIT: +4
INT: +3
MEN: +4
AGI: +4
DEX: +3
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Class: Berserker
Appearance: Beefy, bearded thug with a horned helmet.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Francisca
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Leather Armor
Head: Iron Helm
Cost: 220
Attacks:
Front: Strike X 2 - A
Middle: Strike X 1 - B
Back: Strike X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 0-60
STR: 72
VIT: 67
My thoughts: This is, more or less, the Alignment opposite of a
Knight.  If you have a low Alignment unit that needs some front row
muscle, this guy's your thug.  He's got good power, with a little bit
reduced magical defense.  Get a couple of these for low Alignment
units.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +5
VIT: +5
INT: +3
MEN: +4
AGI: +4
DEX: +3
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Class: Fencer
Appearance: Wears a pointy hat and carries a large, two-handed sword.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Bastard Sword
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Cloth Armor
Head: Jin-gasa
Cost: 250
Attacks:
Front: Slash X 2 - A
Middle: Slash X 1 - B
Back: Slash X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 30-100
STR: 72
DEX: 62
My thoughts: I consider this guy the poor man's Knight.  He's got
generally the same attack power as a Knight, and a rather high
Dexterity, but he's got a reduced defense.  It's not that much of a
change, though, so you might wanna consider having a couple if it'll
keep expenses down.  In fact, I suggest having about three or four to
grab any good Greatswords...
Level Up Increases:
HP: +4
STR: +5
VIT: +3
INT: +3
MEN: +5
AGI: +5
DEX: +5
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Class: Phalanx
Appearance: Heavily armored guy carrying a sizable shield and a spear.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Spear
Left Hand: Large Shield
Body: Plate Mail
Head: Iron Helm
Cost: 570
Attacks:
Front: Pierce X 2 - A
Middle: Pierce X 1 - B
Back: Pierce X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 20-80
STR: 76
VIT: 70
My thoughts: This is Mr. Physical Defense.  He's no more powerful
attack-wise than a Knight, but he can take some serious hits and keep
coming back for more.  Definitely a good front row center man.  Sadly,
this power can kind of go to waste if he doesn't have a good attack.  I
suggest having no more than two or three to occupy your good spears...
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +4
VIT: +5
INT: +3
MEN: +4
AGI: +3
DEX: +3
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Class: Beast Tamer
Appearance: Bearded man with wild hair, little armor, and a whip.
Terrain: Mountains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Leather Whip
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Leather Armor
Head: N/A
Cost: 120
Attacks:
Front: Lash X 2 - A
Middle: Lash X 2 - B
Back: Lash X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 0-60
STR: 72
VIT: 67
My thoughts: Okay.  This guy is only a decent fighter, but he does have
a couple of special attributes.  Put him in a unit with a monster of
some kind, and that monster will fight better.  A good tradeoff, I
think.  He's probably not good to be put in a fighting unit.  If you
feel like making a Beast Unit, put him in charge.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +5
VIT: +4
INT: +3
MEN: +3
AGI: +4
DEX: +4
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Class: Doll Master
Appearance: Robed man with a puppet sitting in front of him.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Marionette
Left Hand: Amulet
Body: Robe
Head: Bandanna
Cost: 210
Attacks:
Front: Pull Strings X 2 - A
Middle: Pull Strings X 2 - B
Back: Pull Strings X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 20-80
INT: 60
MEN: 66
DEX: 65
My thoughts: This guy's interesting.  Basically, his hook is that he
brings inanimate objects to life.  A pretty good power, if you ask me.
So, his main attack is animating the doll he's equipped with and
attacking the enemy with it.  It has decent power to it.  The fact that
he gets two attacks in the middle row makes him a good candidate for a
middle row character.  He's also got a decent magic defense, making him
able to withstand magic attacks that are thrown his way while behind
the front line.
Another cool thing about him involves another kind of formerly
inanimate object: Golems.  Put a Doll Master in a unit with a Golem and
the Golem will be stronger.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +4
STR: +4
VIT: +4
INT: +5
MEN: +4
AGI: +4
DEX: +5
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Class: Ninja
Appearance: Figure in ninja cloak-like garb, wielding claws.
Terrain: Forests
Equipment:
Right Hand: Iron Claw
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Ninja's Garb
Head: Hachigane
Cost: 260
Attacks:
Front: Rend X 2 - A
Middle: Rend X 1 - B
Back: Rend X 1 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 0-60
AGI: 52
DEX: 59
My thoughts: This guy's quick.  He's a bit weaker than an average
Knight, but he's got the Agility to make up for it.  That's about all
that's special.  Have one or two for your low Alignment units.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +4
STR: +5
VIT: +3
INT: +4
MEN: +4
AGI: +6
DEX: +4
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Class: Wizard
Appearance: Bearded old man in a full robe and carrying a staff.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Scipplay Staff
Left Hand: Spellbook
Body: Robe
Head: Amulet
Cost: 190
Attacks:
Front: Elemental Magic* X 1 - C
Middle: Elemental Magic* X 1 - B
Back: Elemental Magic* X 2 - A
Requirements:
ALI: 0-60
INT: 57
MEN: 63
My thoughts: Ah, yes.  The male spellcaster.  This is generally the
only male unit you'll want in the back row.  He can't take the physical
hurt, but can stand magic to some degree.  He'll cast different spells
depending on his ruling element:
Wind: Lightning
Fire: Fireball
Earth: Acid Vapor
Water: Ice Blast
Bane: Word of Pain
Depending on the spellbook you equip, these spells can change.
I suggest having about two or three or these to complement two or three
Sorceresses.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +3
STR: +3
VIT: +3
INT: +6
MEN: +4
AGI: +3
DEX: +3
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Class: Paladin
Appearance: A knight looking fellow, wearing white, gold, blue, and
purple armor, and helmet.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Blessed Sword
Left Hand: Kite Shield
Body: Baldr Armor
Head: Baldr Helm
Cost: 1060
Attacks:
Front: Slash X 3 - A
Middle: Slash X 2 - B
Back: Slash/Elemental Magic* X 2 - C/A
Requirements:
ALI: 60-100
STR: 123
VIT: 103
DEX: 89
My thoughts: Look!  Up in the sky!  It's a bird!  It's a plane!  It's
Super Knight!  These guys rock da house.  They've got a lovely three
attacks in front, and they can use magic in the back, so you don't have
too many problems if you're back attacked.  They have decent everything
as far as skills go, so stock up on these holy boys!  Any Knights you
have should become these guys quickest, so you'll end up having about
five or six, which is good.
The magic is determined by the element of the sword you're using.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +6
STR: +6
VIT: +5
INT: +4
MEN: +5
AGI: +4
DEX: +4
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Class: Black Knight
Appearance: Horned Helmet, Black and gold armor, and a cape.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Satan's Bullova
Left Hand: Valiant Mantle
Body: Baldr Armor
Head: Armet
Cost: 940 (This is for everything but Valiant Mantles, which cannot be
bought.)
Attacks:
Front: Cleave X 2 - A
Middle: Cleave X 2 - B
Back: Cleave/Elemental Magic* X 2 - C/A
Requirements:
ALI: 0-40
STR: 117
VIT: 112
My thoughts: A really, really nasty guy.  He's the upgraded Berserker.
He's good in the front or back, but you'll probably want to stick him
in the front to maintain combat purposes.  Take as many as you can get
Valiant Mantles for, because this is the only truly decent front row
Chaotic fighter.  He'll hit VERY hard later in the game as his STR
skyrockets.
Finding Valiant Mantles: This can get tricky, because there's only one
definite spot to find a Valiant Mantle in the entire game, and that's in
the Sable Lowlands.  You may, however, get lucky, and find a couple of
Valiant Mantles from enemy groups in the same area.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +6
STR: +7
VIT: +6
INT: +5
MEN: +5
AGI: +4
DEX: +4
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Class: Sword Master
Appearance: Older guy in a brown robe holding his sword down at his
side.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Claymore
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Cloth Armor
Head: Hachigane
Cost: 420
Attacks:
Front: Slash X 3 - A
Middle: Slash X 2 - C
Back: Sonic Boom X 2 - B
Requirements:
ALI: 40-100
STR: 127
DEX: 117
My thoughts: Sonic Boom isn't a very good attack, in my opinion.  The
attack hits an enemy and hits the Sword Master in return.  I say keep
the bugger in the front.  Like the Fencer, he has good attack power and
evasion.  Turn Fencers into these guys.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +5
VIT: +4
INT: +4
MEN: +4
AGI: +5
DEX: +7
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Class: Cataphract
Appearance: Large, heavily armored guy, carrying a big spear and a
large shield.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Baldr Spear
Left Hand: Tower Shield
Body: Heavy Armor
Head: Armet
Cost: 1350
Attacks:
Front: Pierce X 2 - A
Middle: Pierce X 2 - B
Back: Pierce X 2 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 30-80
STR: 124
VIT: 130
My thoughts: A walking brick wall!  These guys are dynamos at physical
defense.  Like Phalanxes, these guys aren't very powerful on the
attack, so only have a couple to use your good Spears.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +6
STR: +5
VIT: +7
INT: +3
MEN: +4
AGI: +3
DEX: +4
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Class: Beast Master
Appearance: White-bearded man with balding, little armor, and a whip.
Terrain: Mountains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Rupture Rose
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Hard Leather
Head: N/A
Cost: 270
Attacks:
Front: Lash X 2 - A
Middle: Lash X 2 - B
Back: Lash X 2 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 0-45
STR: 117
VIT: 103
My thoughts: Like the Beast Tamer, the Beast Master increases the power
of your Beast unit.  Only use him for that, because he's not all that
hot a fighter.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +6
STR: +6
VIT: +6
INT: +3
MEN: +4
AGI: +4
DEX: +4
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Class: Enchanter
Appearance: Robed guy with long hair, and, of course, a doll.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Fool
Left Hand: Amulet
Body: Magician's Robe
Head: Bandanna
Cost: 500
Attacks:
Front: Pull Strings X 3 - A
Middle: Pull Strings X 2 - B
Back: Pull Strings X 2 - C
Requirements:
ALI: 25-75
INT: 110
MEN: 106
DEX: 115
My thoughts: More or less the same deal as a Doll Master.  He'll have
more attacks in the front, but he'll be a bit more vulnerable.  Sticking
him with Golems will increase their ability, naturally.  I suggest
having no more than one or two to use Dolls for.
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +4
VIT: +4
INT: +5
MEN: +5
AGI: +4
DEX: +5
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Class: Ninja Master
Appearance: A Ninja in dark brown clothing wearing a metal mask.
Terrain: Forests
Equipment:
Right Hand: Baldr Claw
Left Hand: N/A
Body: Ninja Garb
Head: Hannya Mask
Cost: 510
Attacks:
Front: Rend X 3 - A
Middle: Rend X 2 - B
Back: Ninja Art* X 2 - A
Requirements:
ALI: 0-40
INT: 94
AGI: 112
DEX: 99
My thoughts: Ninja Masters are pretty darn good.  Their Ninja Art has
really decent power, can hit just like an Archmage spell, and can
change element regardless of the element of the Master.  I like these
guys, even though I only have one.  You should have one or two yourself
in case you run short on Black Knights for your frontlines...
Level Up Increases:
HP: +5
STR: +4
VIT: +4
INT: +5
MEN: +4
AGI: +6
DEX: +5
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Class: Archmage
Appearance: Bearded old man in a robe with an odd hat on and a staff.
Terrain: Plains
Equipment:
Right Hand: Arc Wand
Left Hand: Spellbook
Body: Magician's Robe
Head: Amulet
Cost: 410
Attacks:
Front: Elemental Magic* X 1 - C
Middle: Elemental Magic* X 2 - B
Back: Elemental Magic Plus* X 2 - A
Requirements:
ALI: 0-40
INT: 123
MEN: 107
My thoughts: These guys are beefed up Wizards.  Magic Plus is area