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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

Spells & Abilities

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.

Items

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 B button and any direction on the Neutral dpad. 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
  • ?
  • ?
  • ?
  • ------

Churches

Churches can be found in towns. They provide the following services:

Confession
saves game
Divination
displays experience points needed for next level
Resurrection
brings party member back to life
Purification
treats poison
Benediction
lifts a curse