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Name of Game:   Legaia 2: Duel Saga (for PAL version)
Type of guide:  Spoiler-free Walkthrough / FAQ
Platform:       Playstation 2
Version:        Sharon, released on 16th February 2008
Written by:     Damir Kolar (Split Infinity)
Copyrighted to: (c) Damir Kolar (Split Infinity) - All rights reserved
Made in:        MS Word, Courier New, Font Size 10, Chrs/line 79
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IMPORTANT: To find a specific phrase, press CTRL + F, then type in word you're
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1. LATEST UPDATES
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- Version Sharon (16th February 2008)
# Any user submitted contributions will no longer be added to this guide.
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2. LEGAL INFORMATION
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This document is copyrighted to me, Damir Kolar. It is intended for *PRIVATE*
use only. It cannot be used in ANY form of printed or electronic media
involved in a commercial business, in part or in whole, in any way, shape, or
form. It cannot be given away freely, as bonus or prize, it can't be given
away with the game and so on. It cannot be used for profitable or promotional
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This document is protected by copyright law and international treaties.
Unauthorized reproduction and distribution of this document, or any portion
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3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION NUMBER AND NAME        WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
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1. Latest Updates            | Read what was added in last update.
2. Legal information         | Copyright protection and legal info.
3. Table of Contents         | Sections of this guide.
4. Abbreviations             | Explaining abbreviations used in this guide.
5. Controls                  | Control the controller!
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6. Characters                | Short bio of characters you'll be using.
7. Menu Screen               | All about in-famous menu screen.
8. Field Screen              | How to navigate your way around?
9. Battle System             | Explaining the flow of battles.
10. Tactical Art System      | Learn how to use TAS to its fullest.
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11. Abnormal statuses        | What do they affect and how to cure them.
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12. Walkthrough              | Spoiler-free walkthru from start to finish.
Mission #M01 - Patrol Hunter's Wood
Mission #M02 - Cross Gale Canyon
Mission #M03 - Escape from imprisonment
Mission #M04 - Check out Mt. Gabel
Mission #M05 - Storm Doplin Castle & retrieve the Aqualith
Mission #M06 - Hunt the hunters in Hunter's Wood
Mission #M07 - Obtain Mizel Red Sand
Mission #M08 - Pass Forest Maze trial & talk to Reym
Mission #M09 - Retrieve the Aqualith... again
Mission #M10 - Gain access to Tanza
Mission #M11 - Obtain Kravian Pass
Mission #M10 - Gain access to Tanza - continued
Mission #M12 - Find an alternative solution
Mission #M13 - Explore the Thunder Mine & find ThunderWind Stone
Mission #M14 - Acquire the Pyrolith
Mission #M15 - Seek the help of giants
Mission #M14 - Acquire the Pyrolith - continued
Mission #M16 - Reach the Wind Tower
Mission #M17 - Best the tower trial & acquire the Aerolith
Mission #M18 - Procure better equipment
Mission #M19 - Explore Demiurge Tower
Mission #M20 - Fate of the world?
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13. Origins                  | Learn about everything tied to your origins.
14. Skills                   | Become skillmaster of skillfully using skills.
15. Characters' equipment    | Lists of anything characters can equip.
16. Items, items, more items | ... and even more items!
17. Equipment combining      | Info on which equipment combines into what.
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18. Tools combining          | Same as Section 17, only it applies to tools.
19. Guild missions           | Become the guildmaster!
20. Recipes                  | Effects, ingredients and more on food!
21. Nicknames                | Sexy Dynamite, Godslayer, Hellfirer and more!
22. Centurion Challenge      | Five hours of nonstop fighting!
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23. Paradise isle, Phorchoon | Description of many features on this island.
24. Battle Arena             | Become the greatest of warriors!
25. Minigames                | Rules, regulations and rewards of minigames.
26. Heaven's Secrets         | A handy section on these wonderful items.
27. Bestiary                 | Monsters introduce themselves.
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28. Update history           | Brief overlook of guide's past.
29. Credits                  | Who all has helped this guide to be as it is?
30. Contact info             | Find out how to contact me.
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4. ABBREVIATIONS
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Here you will find out what do abbr I use throughout my guide mean.
GENERAL PHRASES
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chr - character                       | sth - something
eq-piece - equipment piece            | WS - Weight system
acc - accessory                       | WMM - World map menu
PCS - Party command screen            | CCS - Character command screen
TSS - Tactics selection screen        | TAS - Tactical Art System
NAR - Normal Arts                     | SAR - Super Arts
HAR - Hyper Arts                      | VAR - Variable Arts
MAR - Mystic Arts                     | esp - especially
HS - Heaven's Secret                  | NA - not applicable
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MONSTER'S / BOSS' ATTACK PROPERTIES
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VS - versus                           | chr - single character
chrs - multiple characters            |
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MONSTER'S / BOSS' ATTACK DESCRIPTIONS
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phd - physical damage                 | spd - special damage
(element) phd - phd with that element | (element) spd - spd with that element
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5. CONTROLS
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BUTTON             | FIELD/MENU SCREEN          | BATTLE SCREEN
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X                  | - talk                     | - enter command
| - examine objects          |
| - enter command            |
| - advance to next message  |
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Triangle           | - cancel command           | - cancel command
| - go back one window       |
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Circle             | - open menu screen         | - display art list when
| - display info of the item | entering art commands
| indicated by the cursor    |
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Square             | - perform Origin actions   | NA
| (only dungeon maps)        |
| - display sort menu on item|
| screen                     |
| - unequip accessory/skill  |
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R2/L2              | - change chr being played  | NA
| (dungeon maps only)        |
| - change chr displayed     |
| (on Origin, Equip, Status  |
| and Skills screen          |
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R1/L1              | - page down/up (to scroll  | page up/down (to scroll
| thru lists quickly)        | thru art and item lists)
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Select             | - help messages for menu   | NA
| currently indicated        |
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Directionals       | - move chr/cursor          | Select/enter command
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Left analog stick  | - move chr/cursor          | Select/enter command
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Right analog stick | - used in minigames        | NA
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6. CHARACTERS
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LANG           | Age 17        | Weapon: Sword
Raised by the captain of Nohl's Vigilance Corps, Lang was trained from an early
age in the ways of the sword. He's a brave youth with a strong sense of
justice, but he sometimes speaks his mind too freely and gets himself into
trouble. He was born with an oddly-shaped birthmark on his chest.
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MAYA           | Age 14        | Weapon: Magic
Raised in the snow covered, northern village of Yuno, Maya has the ability to
use the type of magic called 'Secrets of Kabel'. One day, however, she had a
terrible accident with that power. Ever since that incident, she's been in a
state of shock, unable to speak. Nevertheless, she's certainly not timid - a
girl full of curiosity.
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KAZAN          | Age 60        | Weapon: Martial Arts
An old swordsman once renowned for his expertise in the Tenga-Ryu (Sky Fang)
school of swordsmanship. But now he has thrown aside the sword, relying only on
fists. He's a little rought spoken, self-indulgent, and sloppy, but has a vast
knowledge not only of martial arts, but also of history. The wise man of the
party (and many other, as you'll find out thru the game).
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SHARON         | Age 20        | Weapon: Saber
A swordswoman who holds a deep reverence for her departed father. Cheerful and
straightforward, she has a frank, big-sister bossiness to her. Her goal is to
be world-famous someday. She practically forced her way into Lang's party.
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AYNE           | Age 23        | Weapon: Hammer
A warrior from a race of giants, Ayne is from a southern island called 'Hill of
Giants, Jinga'. These giants lived without contact with the outside world until
a certain event caused Ayne to join up with Lang and his party. He looks
menacing, but he's actually quite steady and intelligent.
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7. MENU SCREEN
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HOW TO ACCESS AND UNDERSTAND MENU SCREEN
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To access - Press Circle when on a field screen or dungeon map. To understand
what each part of menu screen is for, I'll chop it up in five parts:
a) in upper left menu screen commands are displayed
b) top of the screen is for help messages
c) most of the right half is dedicated to status overviews for each chr
d) bottom left corner you can see party's current cash
e) on the bottom you see explanatary messages (item info etc.)
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This lets you examine, use or rearrange items you've acquired so far.
1. A bit below the top line you'll see five icons, followed by coin symbol.
Five icons represent Item display modes.
a) ALL icon displays all items in inventory
b) Potion icon displays only usable items of restorative nature
c) Pointing hand icon displays all other usable items
d) Sword icon displays items that can be equipped
e) Diamond icon displays all other uncategorized items
f) Coin symbol represents how many accessories you're holding - you can have a
max of 200 accessories
2. Most of the middle of the screen is reserved for items, that is their names
and quantity held. Use L1/R1 buttons to scroll thru the list quickly. You can
hold a maximum of 99 units of particular item.
3. At the bottom you can view item's info and its effects.
4. Pressing Square will let you sort items in order acquired, name, type, or
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Lets you view origin's status or use origin abilities.
1. Middle top right displays status of the origin currently displayed (only EXP
and LV, tho'). R2/L2 switches between origins available.
2. Middle bottom right displays chr that hosts that origin.
3. Middle left displays abilities origin has learned (new abilities become
available as origin levels up). Abilities that can be used outside of battle
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Lets you check or change chr's equipped items.
1. Middle right is reserved for current chr's status. Here you'll also find
weight gauge, which is explained below in point 4 of this section.
2. Middle top left is reserved for items chr has equipped. Number on the right
is that item's weight. Use L1/R1 buttons to scroll thru the list quickly.
3. Bottom left is for other items that can be equipped. Number on the right is
that item's weight.
4. I'll now explain WS (Weight System). Each equippable item has weight value.
Each chr can equip items of total weight up to that chr's max weight. Max
weight value rises (up to the total max of 100) as chr levels up. The better
the performance of an item, the more it will weigh. You could, for example,
choose to equip a high-performance weapon and armor, or you could opt for a
variety of light accessories instead.
5. I'll now explain how to equip items. First you select the category of item
you want to equip. You may only equip one weapon and one piece of armor for
each part of body, but you may equip as many acc as you like (up to that chr's
max weight, of course).
Select the item you want to equip from the list and enter your selection.
Changes in chr's status are displayed to the right. To remove acc, move the
cursor to that item and press Square. YOU CANNOT REMOVE WEAPONS OR ANY TYPE OF
ARMORS, ONLY ACCESSORIES!
When you equip acc, its associated skill/s are displayed. Moving the cursor to
any equippable item and pressing Circle displays info about that item's effect.
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Lets you view chrs' statuses.
1. Most of the right half is reserved for chr's current status. Use L2/R2
buttons to switch between available chrs.
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HP           | Chr's hit points. Number on the right is MAX HP, number on the
| left is current HP. If it drops to zero, chr becomes downed.
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MP           | Chr's magic points. Number on the right is MAX MP, number on
| the left is current MP. If it drops to zero, chr can't use
| origin's abilities.
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AP           | Chr's art points. Number on the right is MAX AP, number on the
| left is current AP. If it drops to zero, chr can't use Super,
| Hyper, Variable and Mystic Arts (explained later).
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LV           | Chr's current level. Rises when EXP reach predetermined
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EXP          | Chr's experience points. Rise with each battle victory.
| Experience gained is shared between members that participated
| in battle. Any members that were downed at end of battle
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NEXT         | Amount of EXP chr needs to reach next LV.
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STR          | Chr's strength. Affects normal attack power.
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AGL          | Chr's agility. Affects attack order, hit rate and guard rate
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CHA          | Chr's charisma. Affects preemptive attack rate, escape rate
| and rate of likelihood of getting an abnormal status in
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INT          | Chr's intelligence. Affects attack power of special attacks
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MEN          | Chr's mental power. Affects damage taken from enemy's special
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HIGH         | Chr's upper defence VS normal attacks.
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LOW          | Chr's lower defence VS normal attacks.
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ART BLOCKS   | Number of attack moves that can be done in one turn.
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2. On the left half of the screen you can scroll thru six different mini-status
screens with left/right directionals. Use L1/R1 buttons to scroll thru the
lists.
a) Origin mini-status screen displays origin's current LV and EXP acquired.
b) Arts mini-status screen displays all the arts chr has learned so far.
c) Equip mini-status screen displays items chr is equipped with.
d) Nicknames mini-status screen displays all nicknames chr has acquired so far.
e) Skills mini-status screen displays skills chr is equipped with (green), and
skills that have been learned and can be used (white). Greyed skills are skills
that haven't been learned yet or cannot be used.
f) Cooking mini-status screen displays all recipes chr has learned so far.
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Lets you equip offence and defence skills.
1. Some skills, called Offence Skills and Defence Skills, must first be
equipped with the SKILLS command before they become effective in battle.
Offence skills activate when attacking the enemy with normal attacks. Defence
skills activate when using Guard command during battle. Use L2/R2 buttons to
switch between available chrs.
2. ONLY ONE OFFENCE AND DEFENCE SKILL CAN BE EQUIPPED AT A TIME. Select and
enter the desired skill. Select the skill you want to equipe from the list
below and press X. Skills that can be equipped are shown in bright text.
Darkened skills are ones you're still learning.
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CONFIG COMMAND
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Lets you toy around with various game settings. For comfortable grip and not
having too many headaches I suggest:
Stereo sound, Directional button entry, Battle item order - Effect, Camera
movement - whatever, Message speed - Instant, Cursor - Memory, Movement - Run,
Displays status - whatever, Vibration - Off.
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Lets you switch chrs participating in battle or to change their formation.
1. Select the chr you want to participate in battle from the reserve. Selected
chr appears shaded. Next select the chr you want to remove from the battle
lineup, and two chr's positions are switched. You can also change the formation
of the current battle lineup using the same method. LANG CAN NEVER BE PUT IN
RESERVE.
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Lets you save your progress.
You can save in one of three possible fashions:
a) at save points on the field screen - approach the save point and press X
(what's field screen is explained later)
b) world map screen - salect SAVE command from the Circle button menu
c) camp screen - select SAVE command
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Lets you load previously saved game.
You can load previously saved game at any time during gameplay... if you're in
a dungeon, if you're on world map, if you're in a town busy with minigames...
just visit the menu and select Load command.
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1. World map shows towns, dungeons and other locations around the continent.
Pressing Circle brings up World map menu (WMM) with five choices:
a) Move (explained bit below)
b) Camp (explained bit below)
c) Status (check section 7)
d) Save (check section 7)
e) Load (check section 7)
2. Select desired destination by using directionals, then enter your selection.
Yellow triangles indicate the directions in which destinations are located.
When selecting Move, select available (white text) destination from the list
and press X. Blue text is your current location.
Some destinations are not available right away (red text). You must clear
certain event first or obtain some means of transport.
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1. When you enter town or village, world map changes to field map. Move chr
with directionals or left stick. Talk to other NPC-s by standing near them or
in front of them and press X to start the convo. Open building doors by moving
directionals or left stick on the direction that the door opens.
2. There are some places, such as roofs or walls, where chr jumps automatically
when moving in that direction (same holds true for dungeon maps).
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1. Those are maps in which enemies appear. Move chr with directionals or left
stick. Switch between playable chrs with R2/L2. When you encounter enemies,
screen changes to battle screen (explained in section 9).
2. Examine treasure chests by approaching and pressing X. Use the same
procedure with switches and the like.
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1. Dungeons are filled with many traps and obstacles that hinder the progress.
You can clear these obstacles by using origin actions - press Square to perform
such an action.
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BUILDINGS IN TOWNS
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1. Variety of buildings (shops, inns, etc.) can be found in towns.
a) Weapon shop - buy, sell, combine weapons
b) Armor shop - buy, sell, combine armor
c) Accessory shop - buy, sell, combine acc
d) Item shop - buy, sell, combine items
e) Grocery shop - buy ingredients for cooking
f) Peddlers - handles a variety of items (can be found in places other than
towns)
g) Inn - fully restores party's HP/MP
h) Restaurant/Street stall - order local food
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1. When in any shop, talk to shop clerk and choose Buy/Sell. Shop screen comes
up.
a) Most of the left half is reserved for list of items. If you chose to buy,
this is list of items available for purchase. If you chose to sell, this is a
list of your own inventory items. Numbers from left to right mean: price,
number you want to buy/sell, and number you currently have.
b) Right of the screen displays chrs you've acquired so far. Here changes that
would be made to chr's status if that item were equipped are displayed. Chr
that can equip that item is highlighted.
c) MONEY entry houses money amounts for transaction. From left to right:
party's current gold, total price of all items selected to be bought/sold, and
finally amount of gold party would have after transaction is complete.
d) At the bottom item's info is displayed.
2. Move the cursor to the item you wish to buy/sell and enter number of items
by moving left/right directionals or left stick.
3. The total for the transaction is displayed in the MONEY section. When asked
'Is this OK?', select yes to complete the process.
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1. By combining your items with materials you can create new items. Items can
be combined in shops or in camp screen. Some items can only be obtained by
combining.
2. Materials are items that are represented with a diamond icon. You can obtain
these by buying them, getting them as battle spoils or finding them in chests.
3. To open Combine menu, talk to shop clerk and select Combine command for the
type of item you want to combine. To open Combine menu when in camp screen,
select Combine command.
Now Combine menu is open. When you have selected a category from the menu and a
combinable base item, a list of the items that can be created and the materials
necessary are displayed.
4. When asked OK?, select yes to carry out the combination. Base item and
materials are used up, and new item is created.
5. How does combine menu look?
BEFORE YOU SELECT ITEM TO COMBINE
a) In upper left corner chrs for which items can be combined are displayed, or
types of items that can be obtained.
b) Most of the right half is reserved for combinable items in party's inventory
(or that are equipped). Combinable items that are equipped and all materials
for the equipped item are shown in blue. Combinable items that aren't equipped
and all materials for the equipped item are shown in white.
AFTER YOU SELECT ITEM TO COMBINE
c) In top right name of the item chosen as a base is displayed.
d) Most of the left half is reserved for items that can be newly created thru
combining.
e) Below the base item materials necessary to make the combination and number
in stock are displayed. Materials not in stock are darkened.
f) Bottom left corner displays changes that would be made to chr's status if
that item were combined and equipped.
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1. You an receiev a wealth of valuable info by talking to people. They may give
you hints to help you along in your adventure, enable you to get to places you
couldn't reach before, or let you play minigames. Some people give your members
nicknames.
2. When talking to people, you're sometimes presented with a choice of multiple
responses. Your choices will be reflected in hero's personality, affecting what
he says during events or after winning battles. Hero grows confident and tough
by choosing positive, or timid and pessimitic if you choose negative responses
(as you'll see, over half of such choices will affect your relationship with
few females in the game).
3. Some people will teach you new arts if you talk to them.
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1. As story progresses, you will eventually be able to use camp. You can set up
camp on dungeon maps whenever you see a tent symbol (when you examine tent
symbol, screen automatically switches to camp screen), or on the world map
(select Camp command from WMM).
2. Here're available commands:
a) Status command opens menu screen (explained in section 7)
b) Combine command opens Combine menu (explained two paragraphs above)
c) Rest command allows your party to completely recover HP/MP by using 1x
Camping Kit (if you don't have any, Rest won't work)
d) Chat command lets you listen to chrs talking between themselves or to
refresh your memory of what is your current objective
e) Cook command lets you cook various dishes (explained in section 20)
f) Save command lets you save your game (explained in section 7)
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BATTLE SCREEN
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Battle screen occurs when your party encounters enemies on Dungeon Map. Battle
screen can roughly be divided into two parts.
a) In the middle battle commands are displayed. Use directionals or left stick
to select the command.
b) In the bottom row status overviews of chrs participating are displayed:
- name, followed by chr's level
- HP, represented by both numbers and a bar (if HP is 0, chr is downed)
- MP, represented by both numbers and a bar (if MP is 0, Origin command is
unavailable)
- AP, represented by both numbers and a bar (if AP is 0, certain arts cannot be
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1. First you must encounter an enemy. To do so, just wander around a bit on
dungeon map until screen switches to battle screen. Max of three members can
participate in battle.
2. When in battle, first selection you must make is Party command screen (PCS).
You select an action for the entire party for that turn (most appropriate will
often be Battle).
3. After PCS is behind you, Character command screen (CCS) is next. Here you
choose an action for that turn for each chr participating in battle. You can
Attack, Guard, use an item, or use Origin ability.
4. If Attack was selected on CCS, Tactical art entry screen is next. Here you
can enter arts. When you are thru, select Begin battle command and battle
begins. Members and enemies then perform their designated actions for that turn
in order of speed (AGI stat).
5. Battle ends when either party or the enemies are downed or have run away. If
you're victorious, you gain EXP, items and cash.
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1. BATTLE PARTY COMMAND
Fight the enemy for that turn. If this command is selected, CCS is up next.
Here choose an action for each chr participating in battle.
2. TACTICS PARTY COMMAND
Select tactic for each chr when battling under Auto mode. If this command is
selected, Tactics selection screen (TSS) is next. First choose a chr you wish
to change tactics for. Then choose a battle tactic for that chr. After you're
done setting up tactics for all chrs, choose Tactics selected command.
Selecting Begin command carries out tactics you have set up.
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Standard atk    | Concentrate on attacking, but restore party when necessary.
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Recover         | Restoring the party is important, guard and attack when
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3. RUN PARTY COMMAND
Party will attempt to escape from battle. If you succeed, you leave without
fighting, battle ends and no EXP, cash or items are awarded. If you fail, no
more actions are possible and you are attacked by the enemy for that turn.
4. AUTO PARTY COMMAND
For that turn, battling chrs automatically carry out the battle according to
battle tactics chosen beforehand with Tactics command.
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1. ATTACK CHARACTER COMMAND
For that turn, attack the enemy by entering Tactical Art System (TAS). Note
that Maya won't be able to select Attack until a certain point in the game.
2. ITEM CHARACTER COMMAND
For that turn, use one of the items designated for battle use. After Item
command is selected, you will be prompted to choose from one of the available
items. After you do so, you will need to choose the target for the item being
used - it can be either party member, one of the enemies, of whole group.
3. GUARD CHARACTER COMMAND
For that turn, defend against enemy attacks and reduce amount of damage
received by 50%. If any defence skills are equipped on guarding chr, this is
the time they're triggered.
4. ORIGIN CHARACTER COMMAND*
For that turn, have chr's origin use one of its abilities to help the party or
attack the enemies. Once you select Origin command, a list of abilities origin
has learned so far is displayed, along with the amount of MP each ability
consumes. Select the ability you want to use, then select the target/s for that
ability. Origin gains more abilities as origin's LV rises.
* - Ayne's command is SPIRIT, as he hosts no origin.
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ELEMENTS
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1. Each enemy monster belongs to an element class. There are eight different
elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Light, Dark, Thunder and Void.
2. Elements that oppose each other are: Earth VS Wind, Fire VS Water, Light VS
Dark. Void and Thunder have no opposing element.
3. If you attack an enemy with opposing element, resulting damage will be
greater for 100%.
4. Similarly, attack will be less effective, if you attack an enemy with its
own element - damage is reduced by 66%. Note that damage can even be nulled or
absorbed.
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10. TACTICAL ART SYSTEM
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TAS is a system of attacking the enemy by combining the four commands UP, DOWN,
LEFT and RIGHT.
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TACTICAL ART ENTRY SCREEN
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1. As already mentioned, this screen opens up after you select Attack character
command from CCS. Screen can be divided into roughly four parts:
a) TAS move commands, which are UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT.*
b) List of arts chr has learned so far, along with their move combos, will be
displayed on the right half. You can switch between 'Display art list', 'Select
art from list' and 'Hide art list' modes by pressing Circle. In 'Select art
from list' mode, select the name of the art you want to use and press X.
c) Art blocks which are displayed just above the bottom of the screen. Commands
you entered are displayed here. As chr's LV rises, so does the amount of art
blocks.
d) Chr's AP, displayed both as number and gauge, are found at the bottom.
* - Maya's commands here will be EARTH, FIRE, WATER and WIND.
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ENTERING MOVES
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1. Using directionals enter any move commands you like, up to the number of art
blocks available. With each move you make, one art block is filled. To cancel
all commands entered up to that point, press Triangle. Remember that move
commands you entered are displayed as arrows in those blocks (RIGHT will be
listed as ->, LEFT will be listed as