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• GAME TITLE        : Crimson Gem Saga
• DATE OF RELEASE   : 26th May 2009
• VERSION (SIZE)    : Ultimatum, 5.00 (293 KB)
• FAQ © & ASCII ART : defunct32 & FIGWin
• E-MAIL ME         : defunct32 (at) hotmail.com
• MY FAQ BLOG       : http://open-fire-faq.blogspot.com
• FAQ START DATE    : 20th February 2009
• RESTART DATE      : 15th December 2009
• FAQ END DATE      : 28th December 2009
• SPOILERS?         : Yes, read/use this FAQ at your own risk
- PLEASE ADJUST THE FOLLOWING UNDER "FORMAT" -
• WRITTEN IN, FOR   : Notepad, Windows XP
• FONT ADJUSTMENTS  : Courier New, Regular, 10
• WORD WRAP         : Unticked, AND MAXIMIZE YOUR NOTEPAD WINDOW!
• SAVE AS FORMAT    : .txt, Encoding: ANSI (Please do save as ANSI)
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|        W E L C O M E ! :  I N T R O   +   S O M E   N O T E S          |
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Welcome to the very  much-awaited, anticipated English version of  Crimson
Gem Saga, there was the Asian  version before but since it wasn't properly
localized you know typos and such; fans and players alike wasn't too happy
with it. Personally I don't mind the Engrish but it was really bad, really
um... Bad?
Lucky  for us though the good people at  ATLUS  decided to take this  game
under their wings and give it a much-needed better localization!
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P/S: This guide  is still active w/ updates so don't think I'm done w/ the
guide just because I'm done w/ the game :D keep all yer e-mails coming! I,
especially need  help on ITEMS, OPTIONAL SIDE QUESTS (TWO LEGENDARY EQUIP-
MENT FOR KILLIAN) among others.  I am so proud of this guide and am grate-
ful for all the help and support I got from all of you! Thanks!
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|  D I S C L A I M E R   &   P E R M I S S I O N   +   W E B S I T E S:  |
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Should I bother  writing up a really long disclaimer notice? I  think not.
I just  wanna say if you want to use my guide  for whatever  reason let me
know first, and of  course if possible  do not plagiarize, or  do anything
w/o proper consent from me. Thanks for respectin' me and my work. :)
ALWAYS AVAILAIBLE AT:
• MISFIRE ----------------------> http://open-fire-faq.blogspot.com (Main)
• GAMEFAQS + GAMESPOT ----------> http://www.gamefaqs/spot.com/
ALLOWED SITES:
• NEOSEEKER --------------------> NeoSeeker.com
• CHEATPLANET ------------------> CheatPlanet.com
• SUPERCHEATS ------------------> SuperCheats.com
• GAMES RADAR ------------------> GamesRadar.com
No longer accepting any other sites, sorry. Procced to LEGALITY section of
the guide for more information, please.
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VERSION ULTIMATUM (5.00)
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What? Ultimatum? What the heck is that? I've no idea. Anyway this guide is
complete, complete in term of walkthrough ONLY.  I'm  not done w/ the rest
of the guide just yet, I  still have stuff to do like contributions, misc.
updates, fixes and whatnot. Feel free to still send me contributions.
(30/12/2009) -----> Compiled the contribution/credit list.
-----> Updated the FAQ section.
-----> Fixed typos and layout a little bit.
-----> TODAY IS MY B'DAY (24 Y.O.) WOO-HOO!
(28/12/2009) -----> Main walkthrough completed! Finally.
-----> Finished compiling Spinel's Skills! Finally.
VERSION 4.05
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Yeah! Yeah! I  took my sweet-ass time but hey! My PSP  decided to go wonky
on my ass and my buddy (his name is motivation) decided to go on a holiday
w/o me! Oh man, what a freakin' disaster!
(27/12/2009) -----> Finished the Ziggurat Tower.
Added Optional section to the guide. (In Progress)
(23/12/2009) -----> Finished Silvernian Dungeon.
Finished revamping the guide.
Finished revamping the Quest section.
Working on The Ziggurat Tower.
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THINGS TO DO AFTER COMPLETING THE GUIDE (IN PROGRESS);
• Verify the Arfhar's Castle "glitch" (by replaying, oh man!)    (000%)
• Finish up "Inverse Babel" + "Silvernian Dungeon" (side quests) (000%)
• Finish up the Items Index (need help here)                     (090%)
• Reconstruct the Quest section of the walkthrough               (DONE)
• Compile Spinel's skills list! (ugh!)                           (DONE)
• Compile contributors' contributions/update (Credits section!)  (DONE)
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T H E   S E A R C H   F U N C T I O N:
If you're  using Notepad (Windows) then you can  make your life easier  by
using "Ctrl + F" to  quickly find what you're looking for.  You can either
use the code at the end or use the title itself, both  ways will bring you
to your desired section, 100% guaranteed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?
• Crimson Gem Saga ------------------------------------------------ (GS%)
• Personae -------------------------------------------------------- (PE%)
• Battle Mechanics ------------------------------------------------ (BM%)
• Stats/Buffs/Debuffs --------------------------------------------- (SB%)
• Tips & Hints ---------------------------------------------------- (TH%)
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• BAG               -> Item Shop
• BEER/MUG/WHATEVER -> Tavern
• CROSSED-SWORD     -> Weapon/Accessory Shop
Unfortunately the map is not available on all occasions if you press R and
if  there's  a beep sound then there's no map available for that location.
Actually just don't bother pressing R in dungeons.
There's a treasure chest onto  your left you'll have to go one screen left
and just  go west a little bit  until you see a bridge, this  is  where  a
treasure chest  sit quietly nearby, it's hard to miss, inside  you'll find
a BOMB. Killian will be shocked that a bomb is found lying around near the
students or in a town for that matter.
Proceed northwest  from your current location to Green Hill Academy  and a
scene will play out.  Killian got in second  place which is not that  bad,
more scenes will play  out until finally you get to control Killian again.
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SIDE QUEST ALERT!
See the  guy nearby, the one with the spiky hairdo? Approach  him and
he'll test your meetle by asking you  to gather five (5)Galorin Horns
which is dropped  by the enemy Garolins. Feel free to take this up it
is  not a must but if you're a bloody perfectionist and must have and
do  everything  a  game has to offer then you're more than welcome to
take this up.
REWARD(S)
• BRONZE MEDALLION x3
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Our next destination is to the Excelsior Force's office located in Varden-
hoff, but before we head out to  our destination we should  seriously loot
the townspeople of their savoury goodies. I AM EEEVIL AND SO ARE YOU! Mwa-
hahahahaha...
Exit the Academy and head for the  fountain, ok now that  you're here have
Killian do "Merry Go Round" five  times around the  fountain  and  a chest
will pop up, inside there's 50,000 Gelders............ HEHEHE!
*Ahem* lame jokes aside head up the  stairs nearby the fountain  and enter
the house, now this, is apparently a library if you  talk to the butt ugly
girl she will laugh in your  face "oh-hohoho!"  my ass, you butterface! Go
up the stairs and take the TENT inside the chest.
Next head for the Weapon Shop, talk  to the girl Bianca  if  you  want but
our primary concern is the  FREE LEATHER ARMOR  in the second floor! Check
the  brown-colored shirt  hanging  on the wall  to grab your LEATHER ARMOR
double-check to see if it stinks, ok! Otherwise EQUIP IT. :)
"Nice! I'm glad I checked here!" w000000t, GO  KILLIAN! TAKE THAT HERBERT!
Next stop is the  INN/BAR  where  we first start the game check the drawer
between the  beds for 100 GELDERS!  I'M RICH! YAAAY!  Oh, and  talk to the
student standing near the window for a laugh, hahaha!
Now get out of that place and visit the house where an  NPC  character can
be  seen working in the farm, if you talk to him and he mentions something
about  eggplants  being in season then you're at the right place, go in, a
chest is  waiting to be picked up in the upper right corner of the screen,
talk to  Audrey  and  she will mistook you for Erik though that is not the
point... Check  the  clock  just a little down from the opened chest for a
CAFFEINE and  Audrey  will almost caught you red-handed (you sneaky thief,
you!).
I guess that's about it... Feel free to leave Shern for Vardenhoff.
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ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• L. MANA POTION x2     • NONE
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Wait, someone asked me how come  I know what's the location of each place?
Didn't you know? By  pressing the START or Triangle  button the  Main Menu
will notify you of your current location rigggght at the bottom. AREA: XXX
XXX there you go another fun feature just so you won't be lost in-game and
in my guide.
A treasure chest can be found  onto your right nearby a house, now  when I
said "right" just press right on your directional pad and you'll come upon
an abandoned house  (sort of), right next to it is a chest  containing two
very delicious LIGHT MANA POTIONS!
Nothing else here just  go down the stairs to the next area down, you know
you're  in the right place  when the game  gives you a friendly  advice on
battling the Galorins. :)
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\____/ LOCATION: SHERN FOREST;
Consider doing some training here, you won't regret it! :)
ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• 600 GELDERS           • CAL GALORIN
• BISCUIT x10           • HWAL GALORIN
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If you accepted the sidequest at the Academy then you can farm for Galorin
Horns here. Otherwise just  hack away at those minions  for  EXP points, I
train Killian up to level 8 it helps a bit.  Also 600 Gelders can be yours
head SOUTHEAST, now at the  INTERSECTION  where you have a choice of going
RIGHT or DOWN choose DOWN, a  treasure chest sits quietly right NEXT  TO A
LOG with an innocent butterfly fluttering around; inside 600 GELDERS.  The
INTERSECTION is T-shaped by the way. God, why the hell am I so specific?
Go back to the INTERSECTION before and head RIGHT. In the next screen lies
a chest with 10 BISCUITS, just  follow the road until it splits, the  road
leading south  looks slightly "faded" press R for the map and you will see
that the road do splits RIGHT and DOWN (EAST AND SOUTH) take the road down
with a chest containing BISCUITS x10 it's  almost at the edge of the ledge
thank the  Heavens  it didn't drop into the river or whatever.  Go back up
and take the EAST (RIGHT) path.
The game will hint at you to use your Skill if the enemies are too much to
bear, whatever it is, don't! it's just not worth it since your MP value at
this point is really low and skills are way too expensive to execute, just
rely on brute force and items to get through. Also did I tell you to level
up before? If you engage each and every enemy you come across then Killian
would be all cozy at level 11... or maybe I got carried away leveling up?
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Mosquitoes alert, haha!
ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• NONE                  • MOSQUITO
• HWAL GALORIN
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Before you proceed  access  the  MAIN MENU first and go to Skill and learn
these two abilities (assuming you haven't learn anything else yet and have
farmed enough SP).
• CROSS SLASH
• QUICK FIX
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80 SP TOTAL
If  you  bothered to do the sidequest at the Academy earlier then you will
have three BRONZE MEDALLIONS with you, use one MEDALLION on both  C. SLASH
and Q. FIX. If you don't have 'em it's ok. These medallions only make your
skill just slightly stronger anyway it's not a lot but significant enough.
SAVE YOUR GAME!
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EXCELLENT TRAINING SPOT!
There is an excellent  training spot nearby, walk a little farther to
your  right and you will notice a  small group of Galorins walking a-
round, you can slaughter all of these for much  needed EXP points, SP
and Gelders, each time you defeat  a set of enemy you'll be invisible
and since the Galorins are so close to one another you can ambush 'em
left and right.  Go to the next screen and come back to have them re-
spawn, defeat, win, rinse and repeat.
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Don't forget to save  your progress you wouldn't want those training to go
to waste do you?
Alright, proceed to the next screen and there will be an INTERSECTION just
ignore the lower path unless you want to beat up a Galorin, take the upper
path NORTH and a cutscene will play out.  Oh, the sarcasm between  Killian
and the Cavalry guy.  Once the scene ended a Galorin will magically appear
defeat it if  you want or proceed EAST to Vardenhoff, you  cannot go north
from here.
There's a boss fight coming up so check your  HP and MP and save your game
before proceeding AFTER THE SIGN.
You will be introduced to Spinel and Jeffrey, a  scene will play out watch
and you eventually have to fight Jeffrey.
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• JEFFREY               • KILLIAN ONLY
• WILLIAMS
• WBBER
REWARD: 580 G, 30 SP, BRONZE MEDALLION
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This is not a hard battle if you have Killian at a high enough lvl
he should  hit for quite a bit, if  things get desperate then just
use "Cross Slash" to end things quickly.
Also, a player has  e-mailed me saying you'll randomly receive the
Joker Card  card so I've decided  to  remove  it since it is not a
sure-win/get item.
Yep, that player is Nara Shikamaru! Thanks for letting me know. :D
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That wasn't a difficult fight was it? A little chit-chat and Spinel is off
on her way to  who knows where  BUT one thing is  for certain! YOUR  MONEY
POUCH IS GONE, SNATCHED BY THE THIEF, no? Not  really... Nah, your Gelders
is still there... in thousands. Hmph! :)
Continue crossing the bridge past the sign into Vardenhoff.
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\____/ LOCATION: VARDENHOFF;
Loads  and  loads of items in this town! As always don't ever
forget to loot 'em all.
ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• CAYENNE POWDER x3     • NONE
• ACETYL. ACID x3
• LIGER BALM
• FISH CAKE x2
• HAMBURGER
• MILK x2
• SPICY RICE CAKE x2
• RED BEAN BUN x5
• SMOKE BOMB x3
• 670 GELDERS
• MILK x3 (ANOTHER 3 PCKTS)
• RED BEAN BUN x7 (YES, ANOTHER SEVEN)
• CAFFEINE
• 1850 GELDERS
• SMALL BOMB x5
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By Professor_giggly_pants;
• In  Vardenhoff  near the  Excelsior Force  building  if you walk
towards the spring, right before you enter the northeast screen,
you can see that  part of the fence is missing.  Check there and
you will receive four  spring waters which will cure silence.
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Here we are in the village of VARDENHOFF, let's start looting for items.
From where  you are you can see a  blue-haired guy  if you talk to him  he
will mention about  the map function as well as tell you where  the Excel.
office can be located walk  pass him and go south to a house where you can
see a horse and a man, go into that house, the  lady in there will mention
to you  that no matter how much she  clean the place it never seems to  be
spick-and-span  (you're in the right house).  Go up to the 2nd floor there
will be a chest  containing THREE CAYENNE POWDER, also check the vase near
the window for THREE ACETYLSALICYCLIC ACID :O? And  don't press X near the
table or you will become a worthless man. Leave the premises.
Feel free to purchase new equipment for Killian I bought only a weapon for
him:
• Baselard
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1200 GELDERS
You should already have LEATHER ARMOR equipped, yes? (you saved 150 G).
Go south pass the ITEM SHOP you  should see two ladies standing  outside a
house talking rubbish (mind your own business, gossipers!), go inside that
house and check the shelves for a LIGER BALM.  On the second floor will be
a guy chasing rats around the room, check the cupboard in the south (press
down on the D-pad)  with two barrels on top of it for TWO FISH CAKES.  Now
if you want:
• Hamburger
• Two packets of Milk
• Two packets of Spicy Rice Cake
STOP CHECKING THE  CUPBOARD AFTER THE SPICY RICE CAKE or  Robert will have
you  return all his snacks  and you won't ever see  them again! Leave  the
house quickly. :P
Before  you go anywhere else walk  WEST a little bit OF THE HOUSE and  you
will see a chest containing  FIVE RED BEAN BUNS and THREE SMOKE BOMB. Heh,
nice indeed!
Visit the TAVERN/BAR next and check the only lone crate (box) on the right
inside you will find 670 GELDERS.
Your next stop is the  INN walk pass the girl reading a book and check the
lone barrel, inside  you will find another  THREE PACKETS of MILK.  Now go
inside the  INN and check the box under the window near the ENTRANCE for a
pair of  RIDING BOOTS, equip it on Killian, thank  God we didn't  purchase
any  boots back at the Weapon shop, did we? ;)  Now check the cupboard  in
between the beds (wait for the girl to go away if she's blocking your way)
for SEVEN RED BEAN BUNS. Don't leave just yet! This  INN has a lot more to
offer go to the second floor and check the cupboard nearby for a CAFFEINE,
two chests are in plain sight: 1850 GELDERS and FIVE SMALL BOMBS. Finally,
you can leave the INN and visit the force's office.
Head south from where you are (just press down on the D-pad) and enter the
Excelsior Force's office also feel free to talk to the barrel on the left.
The lazy guard  will direct you straight to Dead Man's Spire to  meet with
the Excelsior Force directly. Leave Vardenhoff.
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ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• 700 GELDERS           • GALORIN
• RED BEAN BUN x5       • HWAL GALORIN
• MOSQUITO
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Go up the  stone steps and follow the linear  path upwards when you  reach
another set  of stone steps go up and grab the chest  containing: FIVE RED
BEAN BUNS and 700 GELDERS. Leave this area and go to the left of the stone
steps.  Another linear path awaits you, at  the end when you have  finally
reached your destination a scene will play out.
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CHAPTER I: THE WICKED STONE (C1#)
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This Chapter is where your real adventure begins, new faces will join your
party making battles a little more fun and bearable and not forgetting the
humor and  all the good stuff. Don't forget to do a lot of battles, save a
lot of money and spend those SP wisely.
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SAVED! (04#)
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\____/ LOCATION: VARDENHOFF;
Great! You now have a sexy Treasure Hunter in your party time
to doll her up w/ some brand spankin' new equipment.
ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• ANGEL FEATHER x2      • NONE
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By ~Jun;
• Just a pointer to highlight so it can help future gamers since I
didn't find it also in other similar game manuals. Check out the
goodies  housed in the letterbox  outside  the  village of those
houses in the village of VARDENHOFF.
Thanks  for the e-mail Jun! Unfortunately  I  am  too far into the
game when I added this, so can anyone tell me what's in the letter
box? Love letters perhaps? Haha. :D
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Spinel from before noticed and saved you, you are then brought back at the
bridge where you guys first met. After a bit of conversation the game will
hint at you that you are now able to do Combo Tech (or Combination Skills)
but I like calling it "Combo Tech" (KOMBO TEK). Read my section on "Battle
Mechanics" to learn how does "KOMBO TEK" works.
Save your progress!
Head into Vanderhoff and purchase some new equipment for Spinel:
• Ballock
• Leather Armor
• Leather Boots
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1050 GELDERS
Once you are done head for the tavern a little east of the Weapon shop. In
the  upper-right  hand corner of the screen you  will see a set of  stairs
leading down take it down and you will complete the quest.
After  a bit of conversation you will receive the MASTER CANE from  Steph.
Head  back out of Vardenhoff and into the  Dead Man's Spire  (the same way
you did before).  Don't forget to defeat  all enemies along the way, trust
me you need the extra EXP points, SP and Gelders.
When  you arrive at the destination Spinel will open the door to the  Dead
Man's Spire. Just in case go save your game first before proceeding inside
you don't know what's inside the Spire... do you? :)
Oh, does anyone have any  ideas what are the two things that Killian asked
Spinel  about? One of them  I'm sure is about the "Wicked Stone"  but what
about the other thing?
Anyways before  I forget go around the Spire to the RIGHT  there will be a
chest with TWO ANGEL FEATHERS. Now we are all set to go inside.
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Beware of the Gelatinous Blob as they tend to come in a group
of four; use Cross Slash or when things get desperate--RUN!
ITEM LIST:              ADVERSARY LIST:
• 1200 GELDERS          • GELATINOUS BLOB
• ANGEL FEATHERS x2     • REDCLAW
• RIDING BOOTS          • ALPHA SNAIL
• SAPPHIRE STAFF
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The door/rock will close behind you and  you have no choice but to move on
forward, follow the linear path to the next screen to trigger another cut-
scene; seems like someone is in trouble and you just gotta help him or you
will have sleepless nights (haha).
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