Chrono Trigger/Footsteps! Follow!

'''Footsteps! Follow! (65M B.C. first time)'''

Hunting Range
You'll start out with Ayla in your party, you can talk to a few of the villagers and learn that you should follow the footprints in the Forest Maze, as well as receiving a free Tonic (or 4x Potions in the DS-Version). You can also trade in the upper right hut, although since they haven't exactly invented a stable system of monetary policy yet, you'll have to trade petals, fangs, horns, and feathers for different items.

Head to the hunting range to the northeast if you want an easy way to win some, and try fighting the Nu when it rains for a Third Eye. You can trade for a new weapon for each character except Ayla, as well as a Ruby Vest which cuts fire damage and a Rock Helm if you bring three of two different kinds of items.

You should also train Ayla until she learn Charm, which let you steal stuff from enemies, which is very useful to get rare items. Why don't you try it out on Nu? It will net you a Mop, the weakest Weapon for Crono. Drink some sweet water in one of the huts to restore your health when you're done, and head into the Forest Maze.

Forest Maze


You'll learn that Kino was the one who stole the Gate Key, but the Reptites grabbed it from him and took off through the forest. You'll have to follow their footprints through the maze. The maze isn't actually that tough, it's fairly linear, with the path branching out at a few points for treasure chests. You'll fight a bunch of monsters which fall pretty well to physical attacks, then find your way out in front of the Reptite Lair.

While going down 2 vines get Mid Tonic and Revive from the chest. Go east over thee dead tree and get Mid Tonic south and Mid Ether north and continue east around some tree to a chest with Revive. Go south to a chest with Shelter, then go up the ramp east until the fork. Go west of the fork to a chest with Mid Tonic, then go north in a big area with a chest which contain Heal. Now climb down the vine, but don't exit yet, instead go east to a chest with Mid Ether. Now you can exit and enter Reptite Lair.

Reptite Lair
If you leave the Evilweevils alone in the Reptite Lair, they'll dig passages down for you to lower levels. If they dig in the wrong place, then talk to it and it will stop digging and search for another spot. There are at least 5 different ways down in the first room, and some of the exits fork further after that. If you want to see all of it and grab every treasure, then do it like this:


 * 1) The first hole which exist already, leads to 2 Evilweevils and one Megasaur with no treasure at all.
 * 2) The second hole should be in bottom left. Its has a Fly Trap and Evilweevil and a chest with Mid Ether. One level deeper has the same enemies and a chest with Full Tonic.
 * 3) The third hole should be bottom right. Its has a Fly Trap and Evilweevil and a chest with Full Tonic. Wait until Evilweevil dig a hole on right side. Use this hole to get to a room with one Megasaur, 2 Evilweevils and one Fly Trap along with a chest which contain Full Ether.
 * 4) Use the hole in bottom right again, but take the original hole this time. It leads to a room with 2 Evilweevils and one Fly Trap along with a chest which contain Ruby Vest.
 * 5) the fourth and last hole is in top right and leads to 2 Evilweevils and 2 Fly Trap. Wait again until they dig a hole on east side. The original hole leads to 4 with Ruby Vest. Use the hole made by Evilweevil and get Elixir.

Once you reach the bottom big area with 4 Reptite runnin around get Rock Helm and Full Ether from the chests and exit the room to the right. If you take the west exit, you can climb back up to the top and start over if you want. When fighting the winged apes, kill the Shitake mushrooms first so the ape won't throw them at you to counter-attack every turn, use multi-enemy attacks against the Reptites, and shock the Megasaur with lightning first to lower its defense.

You should charm Dream Gun from Evilweevil, Aeon Blade from Megasaur, Dream Bow from Fly Trap and Magma Hand from Reptite. Its all stronger weapon you'll find so far. After you feel like you've explored enough, go to the save point, use a Shelter, and head north to confront Azala, Chief of the Reptites. You'll be asked to talk about the Gate Key, and regardless of what you say you'll have to fight one of Azala's most powerful minions.

Once you beat him, you'll get the Gate Key back, and end up back at Ayla's hut. Go back to the Hunting Range if you want some more items, and head back to the Mystic Mountains to jump off the edge and into the time gate. When you pass through, you'll be in the next chapter.

Challenging Lavos
Impossible at this point because you don't have access to a time gate.