Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies/Gameplay

The title screen gives you the option to create a new adventure log and configure you Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection settings. If an adventure log already exists, then you have the option to continue or delete it. Only one adventure log can exist at a time.

Character Creation

After starting a new adventure log, the first step is to create your character. It is an eight step process involving:

1. Gender - male or female
2. Body Type - 5 types
3. Hairstyle - 10 styles
4. Hair Colour - 10 colours
5. Face - 10 types
6. Skin Colour - 8 colours
7. Eye Colour - 8 colours
8. Name - up to 8 characters

Vocations

There are six vocations: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Martial Artist, Thief, and Minstrel. Initially, your starting vocation is Minstrel, but that can be freely changed later in the game.

Mage

• Wand Skill
• Knife Skill
• Whip Skill
• Shield Skill
• Spellcraft

Priest

• Spear Skill
• Wand Skill
• Staff Skill
• Shield Skill
• Faith

Martial Artist

• Claw Skill
• Staff Skill
• Fan Skill
• Fisticuffs Skill
• Focus

Thief

• Knife Skill
• Sword Skill
• Claw Skill
• Fisticuffs Skill
• Acquisitiveness

Minstrel

• Sword Skill
• Whip Skill
• Fan Skill
• Shield Skill
• Litheness

Attributes

All characters have the following attributes:

• Strength
• Agility
• Resilience
• Deftness
• Charm
• Magical Mending
• Magical Might
• Max. HP
• Max. MP
• Attack
• Defense
• Style

Equipment

Each character can equip up to eight items which include a weapon, six pieces of armor, and an accessory. The six types of armor are shield, head, torso, arms, legs, and feet. There are twelve types of weapons: Swords, Spears, Knives, Wands, Whips, Staves, Claws, Fans, Axes, Hammers, Boomerangs, and Bows.

Quests

There are a large number of side quests that can be completed. NPCs that have a quest can be identified by the blue talk symbol. Up to eight quests can be accepted at one time. The battle records has a quest list displaying all quests accepted and completed.

Party Tricks

Party tricks are emotes the character can do. Some quests require a certain party trick be performed. Party tricks are performed by holding and any direction on the . Party tricks can be assigned from the menu under misc.

• Air Punch
• Clap
• Bye Bye
• Weep
• Despair
• Tantrum
• Surprised
• Jump
• Sit
• Recline
• Dive
• Hello!
• Thanks!
• Goodbye!
• Eek!
• Hmm...
• Pray
• Pirouette
• Bow
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• Cheer
• Provoke
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