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* Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King *
* Dialog System FAQ                                     *
* (C) 2008 Grant Dotter                                 *
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* Section 0 *
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0.1 Table of Contents
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0 This Section
0.1 Table of Contents (You Are Here)
0.2 Version History
1 About the FAQ and it's Purpose
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Who is this for?
1.3 General Information
2 - The Dialog
2.1 King Leo's Court
2.1.1 Payment
2.1.2 Exploring
2.1.3 Combat Log
2.1.4 Other
2.2 Lost Item Mini-quest
2.3 Captain of the Guard Sir Hugh Yurg (SPOILER warning)
2.4 Topic: Adventurer Shops / Status of the adventurers
2.5 Topic: Bread / The Bakery / The Emporium
2.6 Topic: The Crystal / The Dark Lord / Architek / King Epitav(Your Father)
2.7 Topic: Friends
2.7.1 Adults- Female
2.7.2 Adults- Male
2.8 Topic: Walks / The City / The Frontier / etc.
2.9 Topic: Time of day
2.10 Special topics: Conversation directed at the King
3 Closing Stuff
0.2 Version History
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v 0.1 Initial release. Contains only general informaiton about the game's
dialog system and how it works, with a partial listing of actual
dialog. Future versions will actually list many examples of specific
dialog in each category.
v 1.0 Lots of info added, especially in special conversations with the king
and the lost item miniquest. Finished most formatting.
v 1.1 A few more quotes and Lost Item quest items added.
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* Section 1: About the FAQ and it's Purpose *
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1.1 Introduction
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Welcome to my Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles - My Life as a King Dialog
FAQ. The purpose of this FAQ is to explain the game's dialog system. That is,
the system that helps keep you from getting bored while running around town,
esepecially after you've used all the building space. This FAQ is relatively
spoiler-free - that is, I will not cover cutscene dialog. Some sections will
have minor spoilers. This FAQ only covers
chatter from the Citizens during day-to-day gameplay. The point here is to
explore the suprisingly vast amount of dialog in a game that entirely takes
place in a single small city. You can easily play the game for 100s of hours
and still encounter new dialog. Indeed, what I list here is nowhere near
complete, but should give you insight into the system, and help you find out
what you need to do to explore all of the chatter in the game.
What is the purpose of this? Some people just like collecting / seeing
everything there is to see in a game. If you feel like you've missed something
in the game, this guide is for you.
1.2 Who is this for?
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This FAQ is intended to serve two kinds of people:
- Those who like getting/collecting/seeing/finding every single thing in a
game. This guide will tip you off to some conversation you may have missed
and tell you how to encounter it.
- Those who are just curious about how the system works, as there is a bit more
to it than there may seem to be at first glance.
1.3 General Information: Chatting it up with the Citizens
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As the people go about their business, green happy face balloons will appear
over their heads, more or less at random, although they can be triggered under
certain circumstances as well. When you see these, you can press the A button
on the Wii Remote or Classic Controller to talk to them. Depending on where
they are, their gender, and the current progression of the story, they will
have different things to say. Depending on the condtions, their lines are
randomly selected from certain groups of dialog. For each topic, I will list
all the known random dialog available. Note that most all chatter with citizens
depends only on factors such as gender, location, family status, and where they
are coming to / going from. With the exception of travellers, dialog is never
affected by race, which can occasionally appear slightly awkward; additionally,
this also means that some speeches will not be given by some races:
-> All Selkies in this game are female, and so they will not pick any dialog
from that which can only be said by males.
-> All Yuke parents are fathers, and cannot pick dialog only said by female
parents. Additioanlly, all Yuke non-adventurer children are females and
therefore have similar limitations.
-> All Lilty parents are mothers, and cannot pick dialog only said by male
parents. Additionally, all Lilty non-adventurer children are males and
therefore have similar limitations. All Lilty Adventurers are male, as well.
With some exceptions (which each have their own special section), I will not
cover some varying dialog including the following (at least, not initially):
- lines spoken by adventurers coming to or from dungeons
- lines spoken in reference to mini-quests (Except the lost item behest) and
any other dialog that is only ever spoken once and/or can be repeated
infinitely in the same day
- lines spoken by shopkeepers.
- anything in any cutscenes, even those that are not specifically part of
the main storyline e.g. cutscenes related to gaining access to new buildings.
- Technical dialog, such as most functions in the castle, news headlines, and
anything spoken by Chime at the Tavern or Bulletin Boards. Basically,
anything that is not in any way random.
Some lines seem to be more rare than others. When possible I will give you an
idea of the rarity- However keep in mind that the rarity of some lines may
differ depending on your city's layout.
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Section 2: The dialog
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First we will discuss some special categories, then we will go to the more
general groups.
2.1 King Leo's Court
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Though not clearly referenced in the game, the King's morning routine
in the game is referred to as holding court. Meaning, it's the period a king
holds for people to present the issues of the day and to make decisions based
on them. During your Court each morning, the adventurers present you with their
daily reports. As you examine the reports, you'll notice some lines of text in
each adventurer's travel and battle logs have the grey "this is selectable"
background and you can highlight them with the cursor. When selected, the
adventurer who performed the listed action will comment on it. They will
generally always comment on most of their in-town exploration activities,
exploration activities, and the caliber of an enemy before a fight. They will
comment on their use of special abilities, and the enemies' resistance to an
attack or spell at random. Usually they will comment on the same kind of action
only once per battle. Here's what they have to say. Rarity indicates the
likelyhood you will see the text during the game.
2.1.1 Payment
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Pay: "I recieved my pay from Miss Chime. I'll use it wisely, sire!"(sure bet)
Pay: "If only my pay were a bit higher..."(Rare to Never unless you never
raise the pay rank)
2.1.2 Exploring
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Used shortcut: "This shortcut is useful for avoiding unnecessary battles."
(somewhat common)
Got lost: "I didn't know where I was, or where I came from, sire."
(Common before dungeons fully explored, then almost never)
Halls of Oblivion (DLC dungeons only): "It was so dark and frightening,sire."
(Rare due to DLC and lighting beacons)
Completed behest: "All in your name, Sire! Long live the king!" (Guaranteed)
Someone else completed behest:
Hit by Omega's Wave Cannon: "I didn't think that beam of light would reach
that far..."
(For parties in Infinity Spire but not battling-
Rare unless Omega is giving you a hard time)
Hit by Tidal Wave: (Unknown)
Found Fountain of Restoration: "Drinking from this enchanted spring renewed
my strength!" (Common)
Treasure chest found (Opened): "Finding treasure is the greatest part about
being an adventurer, Sire!"(Uncommon)
Treasure chest found (failed to open): "I could not open that chest without
any lockpicking skills, Sire."
(uncommon [thief] to common [no thief])
2.1.3 Combat Log
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Rarity of threat assessments varies greatly depending on how you play.
(Threat assessment- The first line of every battle log)
Equal or advantage in numbers:
Too weak (win): "The enemy didn't pose much of a threat, sire."
Even match (win): "An evenly matched battle, and a victory for the realm!"
Strong opponent (win): "This foe was a challenge, but victory was assured."
Strong opponent (lost): "I thought that luck was on my side..."
Outnumbered (win): "An advantage in numbers did not save them."
Outnumbered, by 1 (win): "The enemy was many, but they were bested."
Outnumbered, by 2 (win): "Sheer numbers did not help the enemy!"
Outnumbered, strong (lost): "Nothing could prevent defeat against so many
foes..."
(Melee combat)
Weapon resistance: "Most attacks could not get past that thick armor, Sire."
(Common)
(Sword abilities)
Double Attack: "It's all in the wrist, sire." (Common)
Shadowblade: "Whatever it takes to defeat the foe! (Uncommon: ability level)
(Axe abilities- DLC only)
Avalanche: "Anyone would feel that in the morning." (Uncommon due to DLC)
Flurry: "It may not look it, but I'm actually aiming each swing, Sire."
(Less common than Avalanche)
(Dagger abilities)
Critical Attack: "That one must have hurt."
(Rare to Uncommon based on ability level)
Pommel Strike (Interrupted target): "Just in time, too." (Rare)
Poison Sting: "Poisons are tools of the trade, sire. (Common)
(Hammer abilities)
Shock Bomb: "The enemy can't dodge if they're stunned."
(Rare [White Mages] to average [Warriors])
Power Bomb: "That's how you nail them! So to speak, Sire."
(Very rare [White Mages] to uncommon [Warriors])
Wave Bomb: "Bringing down their defenses was the best course
of action!" (Very rare [White Mage] - Rare [Warrior])
(Thief abilities)
Mug: "I'll find even the smallest elementite pebble, Sire!"
(Rare to uncommon depending on ability level/# of thieves)
(Spellcasting)
-note- the rarity of spellcast messages will be affected by medals that
change a character's preferences, e.g. Protection or Holy medals.
Spell resisted: "This foe wasn't being hurt much by the spells I cast."
(semi-common, depends greatly on the dungeon)
Poison: "Weakening the enemy is a valid strategy." (Common)
Slow: "They're easier to hit this way." (Common)
Cure: "It's my job to heal, Sire." (Common)
Regen: "It's great for nicks and bruises." (Semi-common)
Shell: "The best defens against the arcane!" (semi-common)
Protect: "The hardier, the better." (Common)
Haste:  "The faster we attack, the sooner they drop."
Clear: (Rare)
2.1.4 Other
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Won prize in Gaming Hall: "Oh, that - I thought I needed to sharpen my mental
skills, sire."
(Very rare [no medal] to Rare [w/Game Guru medal)
Level Up: "I feel much stronger now, and I know I can be even stronger!"
(Every time the character levels up)
Visited Training Hall: "I feel much stronger now, thanks to Sir Yurg!"
(average [normally] to common [w/ Traning Freak medal)
2.2 Lost Item Mini-quest
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Mogtillo will come out of the castle to offer you a mini-quest to talk to one
of your citizens once a day if no such quest is currently active. Upon talking
to the person in question, they will tell you they lost something, and you
can issue a behest at the castle for the adventurers to search the town for it.
A list of possible items is shown below. Successfuly finding the item will
boost morale (Appears to increase the heart meter for that person's hosuehold).
Comments are available for some of the more interesting items.
The list of possible lost items is as follows (There are many more
I haven't listed yet, email me if you notice any):
Selkie treasure map
Unsent love letter
paycheck
Sir Yurg cooking book