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:Ganz is only available while you are a Radiata Knight, and off and on if you choose the non-human path. | :Ganz is only available while you are a Radiata Knight, and off and on if you choose the non-human path. | ||
:Ganz will be | :Ganz will not be available for the final battles, so you probably don't want to spend a lot of time leveling him up. | ||
Although Ridley | Although Ganz and Ridley aren't available for the final battles, you will be forced to have them in your party at various times during the non-human path. So, while you don't want to spend a lot of time leveling them up, it might be wise to beef them up a bit if you are having problems staying alive when they are in the party. | ||
==Initial Party== | ==Initial Party== | ||
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Make a list of what characters you want to recruit next. Add any times of day and locations. Then plan your trip to get the most number of characters recruited with the least amount of running around. This is great practice for having to multi-task in real life. | Make a list of what characters you want to recruit next. Add any times of day and locations. Then plan your trip to get the most number of characters recruited with the least amount of running around. This is great practice for having to multi-task in real life. | ||
=Before the Split= | |||
The following characters are available at the beginning of the game. In general, you should only recruit characters that will be available through the entire game. That means, if you are going to choose the human path, don't worry about recruiting non-humans, but if you are going to choose the non-human path, then don't worry about the humans. The first time through the game, you probably want to recruit some characters based on the skill they have (e.g., Donkey for Absorb HP). | The following characters are available at the beginning of the game. In general, you should only recruit characters that will be available through the entire game. That means, if you are going to choose the human path, don't worry about recruiting non-humans, but if you are going to choose the non-human path, then don't worry about the humans. The first time through the game, you probably want to recruit some characters based on the skill they have (e.g., Donkey for Absorb HP). | ||
If you are going to choose the human path, you will want to have Elwen and Kain in your final party, since they are the best fighter and healer available. That means you want to recruit everyone in Theater Vancoor and the Olacion Order. If you want to recruit Nyx, you will also need to recruit everyone from the Vareth Institute as well as the Void Community. | If you are going to choose the human path, you will want to have Elwen and Kain in your final party, since they are the best fighter and healer available. That means you want to recruit everyone in Theater Vancoor and the Olacion Order. If you want to recruit Nyx, you will also need to recruit everyone from the Vareth Institute as well as the Void Community. | ||
==Initial Friends List== | |||
Here are the characters you can recruit at the beginning of the game, grouped by categories: | Here are the characters you can recruit at the beginning of the game, grouped by categories: | ||
===Theater Vancoor Characters=== | |||
If you want to recruit Elwen (the best fighter in the game), you have to recruit the rest of Theater Vancoor. (Make sure you take Nocturne's letter to Gerald). | If you want to recruit Elwen (the best fighter in the game), you have to recruit the rest of Theater Vancoor. (Make sure you take Nocturne's letter to Gerald). | ||
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*Carlos | *Carlos | ||
:Enter the Path of the Spider (sewer) through | :Enter the Path of the Spider (sewer) through far-right cell in the second basement of Theater Vancoor. Keep heading left, following the water flow to find his contact, then give it to him. | ||
*Dennis | *Dennis | ||
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:Go into the bathroom when he is there. He should be standing in front of the mirror. Kick him, and he will join you (without having to duel him). | :Go into the bathroom when he is there. He should be standing in front of the mirror. Kick him, and he will join you (without having to duel him). | ||
===Olacion Order Characters=== | |||
If you want to recruit Kain (the best healer in the game), you will need to recruit everyone from the Olacion Order. | If you want to recruit Kain (the best healer in the game), you will need to recruit everyone from the Olacion Order. | ||
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:If you check the sign near the Inn south of Theater Vancoor at different times, you will see it [[Radiata Stories/Easter Eggs#Signs and Posters|changes]] depending on where you are on this quest. | :If you check the sign near the Inn south of Theater Vancoor at different times, you will see it [[Radiata Stories/Easter Eggs#Signs and Posters|changes]] depending on where you are on this quest. | ||
===Vareth Magic Institute=== | |||
If you want to recruit Nyx, you will need to recruit the heads of all the other guilds, which means all of their members. You can't recruit Curtis (the head) until all the other characters have joined. | If you want to recruit Nyx, you will need to recruit the heads of all the other guilds, which means all of their members. You can't recruit Curtis (the head) until all the other characters have joined. | ||
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:You don't have to do this four days in a row. If it takes you a few days to get enough money for your next payment, that isn't a problem. | :You don't have to do this four days in a row. If it takes you a few days to get enough money for your next payment, that isn't a problem. | ||
===Void Community=== | |||
If you want to recruit Nyx, you need to recruit everyone in the Void Community (as well as all the other guild leaders) | If you want to recruit Nyx, you need to recruit everyone in the Void Community (as well as all the other guild leaders) | ||
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*Goyle | *Goyle | ||
:Talk to him in the Void Community | :Talk to him in the Void Community Casin (between 9pm and 3am) until he fights you. Defeat him and he will join. | ||
*Jared | *Jared | ||
:Talk to him | :Talk to him the the Void bar between 8 am and noon. Keep talking (actually, listening) until he joins. | ||
*Lily | *Lily | ||
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:Solo is hiding near the stairs going up to the stacks. Talk to him and tell him Felix is a guy, not a girl. He will join you. | :Solo is hiding near the stairs going up to the stacks. Talk to him and tell him Felix is a guy, not a girl. He will join you. | ||
===Non-Guild Humans=== | |||
The only reasons to recruit these characters are either for a skill or because you want to recruit all possible characters (which will let you see a "special" picture on the Friends List.) | The only reasons to recruit these characters are either for a skill or because you want to recruit all possible characters (which will let you see a "special" picture on the Friends List.) | ||
In some ways, these are the hardest characters to recruit. This is because of the small window of opportunity to contact them. In some cases, you can only talk to them for the brief time they walk from their house to their fields, and then when they come home for dinner. These periods can be as short as a few seconds that you have to talk to the character. | In some ways, these are the hardest characters to recruit. This is because of the small window of opportunity to contact them. In some cases, you can only talk to them for the brief time they walk from their house to their fields, and then when they come home for dinner. These periods can be as short as a few seconds that you have to talk to the character. | ||
*Dan | *Dan | ||
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:I read someplace that you only need to have seen a Tsuchinoko, and didn't need to have the dumpling. | :I read someplace that you only need to have seen a Tsuchinoko, and didn't need to have the dumpling. | ||
===Non-Human Characters=== | |||
If you are going to choose the non-human path, you want to recruit these characters as soon as possible so you can level them up. If you don't, then when the split occurs, you will have a lot of weak characters to work with. You can use them on any mission before the split, so there is no real reason to go out of your way to recruit a human character unless you need one of their skills. | If you are going to choose the non-human path, you want to recruit these characters as soon as possible so you can level them up. If you don't, then when the split occurs, you will have a lot of weak characters to work with. You can use them on any mission before the split, so there is no real reason to go out of your way to recruit a human character unless you need one of their skills. | ||
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*Martinez | *Martinez | ||
:You have to be level | :You have to be level 22, and have completed at least one solo mission. | ||
:Give him a record (you won't get it back, so buy one from Chic Records), then talk to him on a following day. | :Give him a record (you won't get it back, so buy one from Chic Records), then talk to him on a following day. | ||
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:Talk to him with Martinez and Rika in your party | :Talk to him with Martinez and Rika in your party | ||
==First Missions== | |||
Having gone on your own mission opens up a few more recruits, or at least you can start recruiting them. | Having gone on your own mission opens up a few more recruits, or at least you can start recruiting them. | ||
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When you return to Theater Vancoor, you will be given a new mission with Jarvis and Daniel. This will be your last mission with the Hecton Squad. It is pretty straight forward: you are to escort the princess, who will be kidnapped, and you have to find them. Look in the abandoned house between the two gates near the Vareth Magic Institute and the Olacion Order. You will see a healing spot and a blue save flag, so use them both. There is a switch upstairs that will open a secret door. When you are in the sewers, take time to explore and collect the treasures that are available. When you are ready to progress the game, look for a large hole in the wall, which is a sewer pipe, that will take you to the Void Community. You get there by taking the "01" exit from the second square room. When the mission is finally completed (sort of), you will be made sergeant and have your own squad (i.e., your own party). | When you return to Theater Vancoor, you will be given a new mission with Jarvis and Daniel. This will be your last mission with the Hecton Squad. It is pretty straight forward: you are to escort the princess, who will be kidnapped, and you have to find them. Look in the abandoned house between the two gates near the Vareth Magic Institute and the Olacion Order. You will see a healing spot and a blue save flag, so use them both. There is a switch upstairs that will open a secret door. When you are in the sewers, take time to explore and collect the treasures that are available. When you are ready to progress the game, look for a large hole in the wall, which is a sewer pipe, that will take you to the Void Community. You get there by taking the "01" exit from the second square room. When the mission is finally completed (sort of), you will be made sergeant and have your own squad (i.e., your own party). | ||
==Jack's Promotion== | |||
After Jack is promoted, you can now recruit the following: | After Jack is promoted, you can now recruit the following: | ||
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:Note: If you have already been told by Thanos about a strange man in Vancoor Square, it will trigger a cut scene when you attempt to go into Carl's Pub. Don't worry, you will still be able to recruit Giske and Jarvis once the cut scenes are over. | :Note: If you have already been told by Thanos about a strange man in Vancoor Square, it will trigger a cut scene when you attempt to go into Carl's Pub. Don't worry, you will still be able to recruit Giske and Jarvis once the cut scenes are over. | ||
talk to him after he comes home for dinner, from 6-10pm. | |||
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hit any buttons until he joins you. He is inside the Goblin Town near the fork in the path. | |||
*Brie | *Brie | ||
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*Den | *Den | ||
:You will find him wandering around on the platforms above the Goblin Town. Kick him a total of | :You will find him wandering around on the platforms above the Goblin Town. Kick him a total of three times. | ||
*Donkey | *Donkey | ||
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:You might want to stand still and kick him each time he goes by rather than trying to chase him. | :You might want to stand still and kick him each time he goes by rather than trying to chase him. | ||
==Ridley's Birthday Party== | |||
After Ridley's birthday party, you can recruit the following characters: | After Ridley's birthday party, you can recruit the following characters: | ||
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:Talk to him and defeat him. | :Talk to him and defeat him. | ||
*Joaquel | *Joaquel | ||
:Talk to him shortly before midnight when he is guarding a door in the basement of Club Vampire. Agree to guard the door while he goes somewhere. | :Talk to him shortly before midnight when he is guarding a door in the basement of Club Vampire. Agree to guard the door while he goes somewhere. | ||
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:Exit the room and talk to Joaquel, who will yell at you. | :Exit the room and talk to Joaquel, who will yell at you. | ||
:Wait until midnight passes and talk to Joaquel again. This time, don't move until he comes back. He will then join you. | :Wait until midnight passes and talk to Joaquel again. This time, don't move until he comes back. He will then join you. | ||
*Chatt | *Chatt | ||
:Talk to Chatt, and he will lead you on a wild goose chase. | :Talk to Chatt, and he will lead you on a wild goose chase. | ||
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:Go to the store room in the Elder's room and defeat the "monster" | :Go to the store room in the Elder's room and defeat the "monster" | ||
*Zida | *Zida | ||
:Talk to him in the cellar between 1-4pm, and show him a Gobpakken Seed. | :Talk to him in the cellar between 1-4pm, and show him a Gobpakken Seed. | ||
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:Note: Zida won't keep the horn, but Claudia will. So, if you want to use the same horn to recruit both characters, show the horn to Zida first, and then give it to Claudia. | :Note: Zida won't keep the horn, but Claudia will. So, if you want to use the same horn to recruit both characters, show the horn to Zida first, and then give it to Claudia. | ||
==Monks Trained== | |||
After the training mission, you can start to recruit more people. Avoid going into Jack's house during this time to prevent the game from progressing the game before you are done recruiting. | After the training mission, you can start to recruit more people. Avoid going into Jack's house during this time to prevent the game from progressing the game before you are done recruiting. | ||
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*Vitas (Olacion) | *Vitas (Olacion) | ||
:Speak to her after the training mission when she is training in her room (between 10am and 5pm). She will challenge | :Speak to her after the training mission when she is training in her room (between 10am and 5pm). She will challenge her to a duel. Beat her and she will join. | ||
*Alvin (Olacion) | *Alvin (Olacion) | ||
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:* You need to get Miranda up to level 35 in order to recruit Godwin | :* You need to get Miranda up to level 35 in order to recruit Godwin | ||
=Human Path= | |||
The following characters can be recruited after you have decided to take the human path. | The following characters can be recruited after you have decided to take the human path. | ||
==Meeting at Castle== | |||
These characters can be recruited after the meeting at the castle. | These characters can be recruited after the meeting at the castle. | ||
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:Talk to him after he is assigned to you. Keep talking until he duels you. After you beat him, keep talking until he joins. | :Talk to him after he is assigned to you. Keep talking until he duels you. After you beat him, keep talking until he joins. | ||
:Note: Make sure you keep talking to him. The first time I played this game, I stopped after the duel, thinking he had joined. It wasn't until I was most of the way through before I discovered he was not on my friends list. | :Note: Make sure you keep talking to him. The first time I played this game, I stopped after the duel, thinking he had joined. It wasn't until I was most of the way through the non-human path before I discovered he was not on my friends list. | ||
*Ortoroz (Void) | *Ortoroz (Void) | ||
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:He plays hide and seek with you. Talk to him, and he flies off. Find him and talk to him again. He will be on the bridges outside of the following gates: Heliforde, Echinda, and Lupus Gate. | :He plays hide and seek with you. Talk to him, and he flies off. Find him and talk to him again. He will be on the bridges outside of the following gates: Heliforde, Echinda, and Lupus Gate. | ||
==Leave for Wind Valley== | |||
Once you are ready to leave for Wind Valley, you can recruit these characters: | Once you are ready to leave for Wind Valley, you can recruit these characters: | ||
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:Talk to her after the mission. (That would be after you reported back to Thanos, not just after the battle) | :Talk to her after the mission. (That would be after you reported back to Thanos, not just after the battle) | ||
==Wind Valley== | |||
When you arrive at Wind Valley and are about to approach the Wind Dragon, it will be your only chance to recruit Dynas: | When you arrive at Wind Valley and are about to approach the Wind Dragon, it will be your only chance to recruit Dynas: | ||
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:If you have an empty place in your party, Dynass will join you for the start of the battle (which will add him to you Friends List). He will be defeated before the second half, so if you already have recruited him from a previous game, you probably don't want to keep a space open for him. | :If you have an empty place in your party, Dynass will join you for the start of the battle (which will add him to you Friends List). He will be defeated before the second half, so if you already have recruited him from a previous game, you probably don't want to keep a space open for him. | ||
==Return From Wind Valley== | |||
After you get back after your fight with Sir Gawain after Wind Valley, the following characters are available for recruitment: | After you get back after your fight with Sir Gawain after Wind Valley, the following characters are available for recruitment: | ||
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:On a subsequent day, talk to Rocky near the ruins beyond Septem Cave (the same place where you got the meteorite and/or tsuchinoko), and he will join. | :On a subsequent day, talk to Rocky near the ruins beyond Septem Cave (the same place where you got the meteorite and/or tsuchinoko), and he will join. | ||
==Meet with Dynas== | |||
After the meeting with Dynas at the castle, the following characters are available: | After the meeting with Dynas at the castle, the following characters are available: | ||
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:Talk to Zeranium until he joins. | :Talk to Zeranium until he joins. | ||
==Meet Genius in the Sewers== | |||
*Genius (Vareth) | *Genius (Vareth) | ||
:When the cut scene is over, go back in and talk to him. | :When the cut scene is over, go back in and talk to him. | ||
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:Since Nyx has King of Night, fight him during the day. | :Since Nyx has King of Night, fight him during the day. | ||
==Ganz's Letter== | |||
*Flau (Void) | *Flau (Void) | ||
:Talk to her. | :Talk to her. | ||
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:Talk to Rynka until she joins | :Talk to Rynka until she joins | ||
==Fight at Lupus Gate== | |||
After the fight at Lupus Gate, the following characters are available: | After the fight at Lupus Gate, the following characters are available: | ||
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:Talk to him with Natalie in your party | :Talk to him with Natalie in your party | ||
==End of the World== | |||
*Adele (Non-Guild) | *Adele (Non-Guild) | ||
:You can't recruit Adele until after your final duel with Gawain and you enter the End of the World. | :You can't recruit Adele until after your final duel with Gawain and you enter the End of the World. | ||
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:Keep talking to her until she joins. She is pretty weak, so I'm not sure you will be able to use her, since it is so late in the game. But, if you want to recruit all the characters, it only takes a Travel pig to the Tria Area. | :Keep talking to her until she joins. She is pretty weak, so I'm not sure you will be able to use her, since it is so late in the game. But, if you want to recruit all the characters, it only takes a Travel pig to the Tria Area. | ||
:I think the idea was that you were to talk to her after a number of events and tell her what has been going on. The first time I played this game, I never talked to her much during the actual game, and Jack kept telling her all the things that had happened, one after another. So it may not matter if you talk to her on other times or not. | |||
=Non-Human Path= | |||
The following characters can only be recruited after you have chosen the non-human path. | The following characters can only be recruited after you have chosen the non-human path. | ||
==Meeting with Parsec== | |||
After you have met with Parsec at Fort Helencia, the following characters are available: | After you have met with Parsec at Fort Helencia, the following characters are available: | ||
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:Beat him on three different days and he will join. | :Beat him on three different days and he will join. | ||
==Goblin Haven== | |||
After you arrive at Goblin Haven, the following characters can be recruited: | After you arrive at Goblin Haven, the following characters can be recruited: | ||
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:Talk to him and then immediately defeat him three times in a row. (He isn't hard, but you can always save before hand.) | :Talk to him and then immediately defeat him three times in a row. (He isn't hard, but you can always save before hand.) | ||
==First Fight with Gawain== | |||
After the first time you fight Gawain, the following characters are available: | After the first time you fight Gawain, the following characters are available: | ||
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:Talk to him while wearing the recruitment suit | :Talk to him while wearing the recruitment suit | ||
==Defeat Gawain== | |||
*Alan | *Alan | ||
:Talk to him. He wants five Matango larvae from the Sediche Region | :Talk to him. He wants five Matango larvae from the Sediche Region | ||
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:You can find him outside the house that is just before the Elder's house around 5am and several other times during the day. | :You can find him outside the house that is just before the Elder's house around 5am and several other times during the day. | ||
==Escort Gawain to Fort Helencia== | |||
Once you arrive back at Fort Helencia with Sir Gawain, the following characters are available: | Once you arrive back at Fort Helencia with Sir Gawain, the following characters are available: | ||
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:Talk to him after you have recruited all of the dark elves | :Talk to him after you have recruited all of the dark elves | ||
==Fight Elwen== | |||
After the fight with Elwen, the following characters are available: | After the fight with Elwen, the following characters are available: | ||
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:The Official Strategy Guide claims you can't recruit him until after fighting Elwen, but I was able to do it before then. | :The Official Strategy Guide claims you can't recruit him until after fighting Elwen, but I was able to do it before then. | ||
==Cross and the Fire Dragon== | |||
*Doppio | *Doppio | ||
:Talk to him while you have a Kings Toadstool. Beat him in a fight. You can get a King's Toadstool from the Blood Orc's area. You can only carry one at a time. You can actually get one during the human path, but they don't carry over to the next game. | :Talk to him while you have a Kings Toadstool. Beat him in a fight. You can get a King's Toadstool from the Blood Orc's area. You can only carry one at a time. You can actually get one during the human path, but they don't carry over to the next game. | ||
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:Talk to him and get the Blood Orcs to agree to join (and release the Green Orcs). After you beat Galvados, go back and tell J.J., and he will join you. | :Talk to him and get the Blood Orcs to agree to join (and release the Green Orcs). After you beat Galvados, go back and tell J.J., and he will join you. | ||
=Post Game= | |||
After you defeat Valkyrie in the bonus dungeon, she will offer to join your party. She makes the rest of the fights easier. | After you defeat Valkyrie in the bonus dungeon, she will offer to join your party. She makes the rest of the fights easier. |