Omobono posted:

Would it be possible to put katana mastery or something on a grimoire to allow katana access?
I'm assuming doing so would require a Ronin/katana user in the party already to generate such a skill so it isn't a solution.

"Open the box with the crowbar inside"

Seraphic Neoman posted:

Is messing with Ame-no-habikiri not worth it even with Land Slash?

LiefKatano posted:

There's a typo in the Storm Clone's learnable skills section - both Volt Torrents say they deal ice damage instead of volt damage.

rannum posted:

All the ways they could have done this its almost admirable they took the worst possible path not just once, but at every intersection they had to go a different way.

quote:

-- ID 50 --
In the course of your search, you find
unnatural indentations in the ground.
They are footprints... and they appear
to be human, like yours.
These footprints may be a clue to
finding the strange creature that the
Radha asked you to investigate.
Perhaps the owner of these footprints
is nearby... You wonder if it would
avail you anything to search for them.
[End]

-- ID 51 --
In the course of your search, you find
unnatural indentations in the ground.
They are footprints... and they appear
to be human, like yours.
[Character?:0x0000], upon seeing them, begins to
carefully observe the footprints.
When [Character?:0x0000] stands again, you are
told that the footprints were made by
an unshod party, most likely barefoot.
It could be that the footprints are not
even human, but belong to one of the
creatures you are here to investigate.
The footprints lead east... You are free
to follow them, if you like.
[End]

-- ID 60 --
You find a similar set of footprints as
those you saw before.
When you listen carefully, you can hear
something from the direction where the
prints lead...
Could it be the creature you were asked
to investigate? You decide to conceal
yourselves and observe further.
[End]

-- ID 61 --
The strange creature that arrives on the
scene seems to be looking carefully at
the forest trees and doesn't notice you.
When it comes to a withered branch,
the strange creature silently reaches
for it...
Before your eyes, the withered branch
regains its strength and grows thick
with leaves!
The strange creature nods, satisfied with
this development, and then departs.
You rub your eyes, unsure that they have
not deceived you...
It seems these creatures have the ability
to affect plants in some way...
You note this fact down for later as you
continue on your journey.
[End]

-- ID 62 --
You find another set of footprints,
which seem to be the same as those you
discovered before...
However, this set is fresh, suggesting
its owner is nearby. You listen carefully
and hear something up ahead...
Could it be the creature you were asked
to investigate? You decide to conceal
yourselves and observe further.
[End]

-- ID 63 --
The strange creature that arrives on the
scene seems to be looking carefully at
the forest trees and doesn't notice you.
When it comes to a withered branch,
the strange creature silently reaches
for it...
Before your eyes, the withered branch
regains its strength and grows thick
with leaves!
The strange creature nods, satisfied with
this development, and then departs.
You rub your eyes, unsure that they have
not deceived you...
The branch which the strange creature
touched has regained its strength and
looks as healthy as any other plant.
It seems these creatures have the
ability to cultivate plants...
You note this fact down for later as you
continue on your journey.
[End]

-- ID 70 --
As you walk the dark labyrinth, you find
light pouring out from beyond some trees.
Moreover, you sense something moving
here... It may be one of the strange
creatures you were asked to investigate.
[End]

-- ID 71 --
[Color:0x0005]Peer between the trees?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 72 --
When you push aside the branches, you spy
people similar to the girl from earlier,
standing in a sunny grove.
“...!"
[End]

-- ID 73 --
However, the instant they see you, they
withdraw hastily into the forest.
Could they have been gathered here for
some purpose...?
As you look around, the light streaming
in from the trees fades.
It seems to have been a momentary spot
of sunlight penetrating here in the
depths by some unfathomable coincidence.
Perhaps it was this light which drew
the strange creatures to gather here...
Could their race yearn after light?
You file the possibility away for later
and continue on your quest.
[End]

-- ID 74 --
You decide to not peer between the trees
and simply go on your way.
[End]

-- ID 75 --
As you walk the dark labyrinth, you
notice many sets of footprints jumbled
about on the ground.
They may belong to the strange creatures
you are here to investigate...
But although you look around, you can
find no one here who may have left the
prints. Are they not active at night...?
You make a point to remember these
footsteps as you go on your way.
[End]

-- ID 80 --
As you exit one of the forest passages,
you reach a hall-like space.
From within the hall, you hear the growl
of a dreadful beast... Its sights are
locked onto a skinny youth.
The youth seems to be another of those
strange humanoid creatures like the girl
you encountered earlier.
You can draw your weapons to come to his
aid, or simply watch the scene play out.
[End]

-- ID 81 --
[Color:0x0005]Rescue him?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 82 --
The moment you draw your weapons, the
strange creature murmurs something to
the monster.
Hearing the youth speak quickly soothes
the raging beast. It sounded like words,
though in no tongue you could mimic.
The strange creature casts a glance at
you before disappearing into the forest,
along with the monster.
Could these strange creatures have the
means to subdue the forest's fauna?
You keep the possibility in mind as you
continue on your journey.
[End]

-- ID 83 --
As you watch the events unfold, the
strange creature murmurs something to
the monster.
Hearing the youth speak quickly soothes
the raging beast. It sounded like words,
though in no tongue you could mimic.
The strange creature then disappears into
the forest, along with the monster.
Could these strange creatures have the
means to subdue the forest's fauna?
You keep the possibility in mind as you
continue on your journey.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 210 --
You suddenly notice a set of unnatural
indentations in the ground.
They seem to be footprints... You can
clearly make out the shape of the toes,
but something strikes you as odd.
[End]

-- ID 211 --
[F813] ・ “Hey, good catch. That's why you're a
Highlander, huh?"
[End]

-- ID 212 --
“Hey... You guys think these are the
mysterious creature's footprints?"
You admit that it does seem likely...
You look closer and ascertain that the
footprints are headed east.
You are free to search for the owner of
these footprints or simply ignore them.
[End]

-- ID 220 --
You find more indentations in the ground
that look very similar to the footprints
you came across earlier.
These look fresher than the previous
set, suggesting that their owner may
yet be close by.
You cautiously search for anyone present
nearby when Raquna interrupts in hushed
tones.
[End]

-- ID 221 --
[F813] ・ “Hey, I hear leaves rustling... And I
think it's getting closer."
It seems the prints' owner has returned.
You conceal yourselves, just in case,
and hold your breath to see what happens.
[End]

-- ID 222 --
[F813] “Shh...! It's here!"
[End]

-- ID 223 --
[F813] G “What was that it did? That withered
branch turned back to normal..."
If you wish, you can search for the
branch the mysterious creature handled
to inspect it more closely.
[End]

-- ID 224 --
[Color:0x0005]Check the branch?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 225 --
The branch in question is thriving and
green. You can't tell it apart from any
of the other healthy plants in the area.
It seems hard to believe that only
moments ago, this branch was lifeless
and desiccated...
[End]

-- ID 226 --
Seeing the withered branch restored is
enough of a sign that the mysterious
creature is highly unusual.
You think it more important to ask your
companions for their thoughts on what
you have just witnessed.
[End]

-- ID 227 --
[F813] S “It's hard to believe, but... maybe it
has the power to revive plants?"
You ponder the mysterious creature's
powers, which are evidently above those
of humans, as you go on your way.
[End]

-- ID 228 --
A creature that looks very similar to
the girl from earlier slowly walks by
while looking around.
...Fortunately, it doesn't seem to
notice you.
You wonder what could hold its attention
so and look around, but all you see are
tree branches.
Just then, the mysterious creature
reaches toward one of the withered,
frail branches...
Before your eyes, the withered branch
regains its strength and grows thick
with leaves!
The strange creature nods, satisfied with
this development, and then departs.
[End]

-- ID 240 --
“Hey... is that light coming in from
over there?"
[End]

-- ID 241 --
[F813] J “We're quite deep into the Labyrinth now,
but it seems there are still places where
the sun's light can reach."
At first, you are content to appreciate
the rarity of this phenomenon, but by and
by you sense something here.
It may be one of the mysterious creatures
you have come to investigate...
[End]

-- ID 242 --
[Color:0x0005]Peer between the trees?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 243 --
When you push aside the branches, you spy
people similar to the girl from earlier,
standing in a sunny grove.
[End]

-- ID 244 --
However, the instant they see you, they
withdraw hastily into the forest.
[End]

-- ID 245 --
[F813] ・ “Oh... they ran away. What were they
doing here to begin with, though?"
There may be some sort of clue here to
the mysterious creatures's nature...
You look around with high hopes, but the
search is in vain.
However, Raquna happens to look up at
the sky and comes to a realization.
[End]

-- ID 246 --
[F813] ・ “Huh... Maybe they came here to soak
up some sun.
“Given how deep in the forest we are,
it would make sense if they prized spots
where sunlight still comes through."
You mull this over and commit the sunlit
place to memory before returning to your
investigation.
[End]

-- ID 247 --
You decide to not peer between the trees
and simply go on your way.
[End]

-- ID 248 --
As you walk the dark labyrinth, you
notice many sets of footprints jumbled
about on the ground.
They may belong to the strange creatures
you are here to investigate...
[End]

-- ID 249 --
[F813] y “Whatever left these, there were quite
a lot of them... Though I don't detect
anything in the area now."
[End]

-- ID 250 --
“Maybe they don't come out at night."
You make a point to remember these
footsteps as you go on your way.
[End]

-- ID 270 --
As you exit one of the forest passages,
you reach a hall-like space.
Just as you do, you hear the growl of a
dreadful beast! You turn in surprise to
find it facing down a slender youth.
[End]

-- ID 271 --
[F813] ・ “Oh no! We have to help him!"
[End]

-- ID 272 --
“I'm not so sure. That boy... he isn't
human."
Simon appears to be correct; the boy
looks like the girl you encountered.
He is one of the mysterious humanoids...
You can draw your weapons to come to his
aid, or simply watch the scene play out.
[End]

-- ID 273 --
[Color:0x0005]Rescue him?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 274 --
[F855] [F813] Q "Yes, of course!"
The moment you draw your weapons, the
strange creature murmurs something to
the monster.
It sounded like words, though in no
tongue you could mimic...
Whatever it was, hearing the youth speak
quickly soothes the raging beast.
[F855]  [F813] ・ “Huh...?"
The strange creature casts a glance at
you before disappearing into the forest,
along with the monster.
[End]

-- ID 275 --
“Did it make the monster listen to it?"
[End]

-- ID 276 --
“...Sure looked that way. But how did
he do that...?"
You note well the mysterious humanoid
creature's inhuman powers before resuming
your investigation.
[End]

-- ID 277 --
[F855]  [F813] + “B-But..."
[End]

-- ID 278 --
“[F853] has a point. We don't yet
know if the creature is harmless or not."
As you watch the events unfold, the
strange creature murmurs something to
the monster.
It sounded like words, though in no
tongue you could mimic...
Whatever it was, hearing the youth speak
quickly soothes the raging beast.
[F855]  The strange creature then disappears into
the forest, along with the monster.
[F813] y “Hm... It seems to be able to control
monsters."
[End]

-- ID 279 --
“...Sure looked that way. But how did
he do that...?"
You note well the mysterious humanoid
creature's inhuman powers before resuming
your investigation.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 0 --
[F813] ・ ...I've heard from the Chieftain. You've
agreed to accept the mission, correct?
To venture onto the 16th floor, home to
the forest folk, and slaughter them...
[F813]  In all honesty, it troubles me. After
hearing your report, I believe it better
to send ambassadors, not exterminators.
To begin with, I wasn't informed that
we'd made progress on our analysis of
the stone tablet.
It's not that I doubt the Chieftain,
but...
[F813] ・ ......
I think it is important to know why the
forest folk harbor such enmity toward us
before we can come to an understanding.
If you gain any insight into that,
I hope that you'll return here rather
than prioritizing your mission.
Please, give me the unvarnished truth.
If you need to hold back details to avoid
repercussions, feel free, of course.
It does prick at my conscience that I'm
asking you to put my personal request
above the Radha's...
[F813] ｡ But I beg you, [Guild Name], to bring
back the truth.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 71 --
What...? You met a girl of the forest
folk?
......
I see. Thank you for informing me of
this. It seems... I have some thinking
to do.
Lord Visil should hear this report
as well. Do you mind waiting a moment?
[End]

quote:

-- ID 74 --
[F813] ...I can see that you've spoken to the
Chieftain.
I actually looked into some records of
our history after I heard your report.
Unfortunately, I could find no account
of this pact made with the forest folk.
What I found instead were traces of some
records being heavily modified...
[F813] ・ The Chieftain is hiding something.
I believe that for a certainty.
Given his unbending view of the forest
folk, I speculate that this matter has
something to do with it.
Alas... conflict between the mankind and
the forest folk is unavoidable now.
The Chieftain is unlikely to change his
stance, and they will not remain idle
long once we raid their sacred ground.
[F813] ......
Perhaps now, conflict is all we are
capable of. But some day...
Do you think it foolish of me to hope
that someday, there will come a time
when we can join hands?
[End]

-- ID 75 --
[Color:0x0005]How will you respond?[Color:0x0000]
“Yes, it is."
“I don't think so."
“I don't know."
[End]

-- ID 76 --
[F813] ・ It would be a selfish hope from the
point of view of the forest folk,
wouldn't it...
[End]

-- ID 77 --
[F813] ・ Thank you. Your words provide some scant
reassurance at these times.
[End]

-- ID 78 --
[F813] ・ True... We can't know what's right or
wrong without further action.
[End]

-- ID 79 --
Members of [Guild Name], won't you take
this with you?
[End]

-- ID 80 --
If possible, I'd like you to deliver
that letter to the forest folk.
...You should know that the Chieftain
has called on the services of two other
adventurers besides you.
[F813] z The Labyrinth can be a dangerous place,
and for more than one reason. Be very
careful as you go.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 111 --
[F813] ｵ “Trespassers of the Sealed Lands... Thou
knowest of the pact, yet thou remain in
the forest and kill my people.
“Why dost thou harbor such bloodlust?
Does killing each other not sate thy
thirst for violence!?"
You furrow your brow, confused by the
girl's allusion to killing each other...
Despite your confusion, you remember you
have a duty to carry out, and hand the
girl the letter from Radha Hall.
[F813] ｿ “...Thou hast trespassed thus far, so
what of it? Words are already meaningless
between us."
The girl crushes the letter and turns on
her heel.
“We shall fight to our last breath, just
as our proud ancestors did.
“We shall never yield! Our mightiest
warriors and our guardian bird shall
resist thee to the end!
[F813] ﾔ “Come, and let us end this!"
[End]

quote:

-- ID 130 --
“No... the guardian bird our god has
provided is fallen...?
“Our warriors have breathed their last
as well... This, then, is the end..."
The forest girl collapses to the ground.
It seems she spent the last of her
strength summoning the guardian bird.
The girl glares to see you rush to
her side...
[F813] ﾚ “Taint not the struggle we waged with
pride, Man. We shall return to the
forest, as our ancestors did."
[End]

-- ID 131 --
After this last utterance, the forest
girl falls unconscious.
You haven't the heart to leave the
still-breathing girl here and decide
to take her back to town.
You tend to the unconscious girl's
injuries and hoist her on your back.
You drape her surprisingly light body
with a hooded cape before heading back
to Etria.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 150 --
The forest girl remains unconscious,
as if in a deep sleep, on your back.
...If the people of the town were to see
her inhuman appearance, it could cause
unnecessary panic.
You should hurry to Radha Hall.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 10 --
You surprised me. I never thought that
you'd bring back one of the forest folk.
[F813] ・ Here, a reward for your hard work.
Go on, you deserve it.
[End]

-- ID 11 --
[F813] ・ There are things I must discuss with you,
such as her treatment and her people...
But one matter takes precedence.
You see, the Chieftain... Lord Visil...
has disappeared. A secretary last heard
him muttering about entering the forest.
The Chieftain has never once been absent
in our town's admittedly short history.
The citizenry is on edge.
You are on your way to investigate the
lower Stratum now, yes?
If you happen to find the Chieftain,
please ask him to return on our behalf.
Then again... the timing of his sojourn
into the forest, just after ordering the
forest folk's extermination, bothers me.
He may know something that we don't.
Perhaps the truth of the Labyrinth...
[F813] But no, it won't do to proceed on mere
assumptions.
[F813] ｢ [Guild Name], you are almost at the
darkest depths of the forest. Please
bring the truth to light.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 12 --
[F813] ・ I see...
You did the right thing in honoring their
choice to take a different path.
[F813] ・ This isn't much, but I've prepared a
reward in honor of your distinguished
service. Go on, you deserve it.
[End]

-- ID 13 --
[F813] ・ By the by... did you happen to see the
Chieftain in the Labyrinth?
You see, the Chieftain has disappeared.
A secretary last heard him muttering
about heading to the forest depths.
[F813] What could Lord Visil be thinking?
I don't understand him anymore.
The Chieftain has never once been absent
in our town's admittedly short history.
The people are growing anxious.
You are on your way to investigate the
lower Stratum now, yes?
If you happen to find the Chieftain,
please ask him to return on our behalf.
I only hope that he's safe...
[End]

quote:

-- ID 370 --
“The Sandy Barrens, eh? It's as lonely
as it sounds..."
[End]

-- ID 371 --
“This would seem to be sacred ground
for those creatures. We should tread
lightly here."
[End]

-- ID 372 --
“...I don't think I'm up for this.
Stomping all over without trying to
understand the native people...?"
[End]

-- ID 373 --
“It's not a matter of being up for it
or not. They may be part of the Core.
“We must not forget the possibility
that we may have to fight them at
some point."
[End]

-- ID 374 --
[F855]  “But that's..."
[End]

-- ID 375 --
“Hey, what're you guys doing? Let's go!
If you don't hurry up, I'm going on
ahead!"
[End]

-- ID 376 --
[F855]  “Wh--Arthur, you must stop this business
of forging on alone!"
[End]

-- ID 377 --
[F855] “...I guess we'll have to save the
debate for later. Let's hurry and
catch up with them, [F853]."
You quicken your pace as you try and
catch up with the impatient Arthur...
[End]

-- ID 378 --
“......"
You then notice that [F856], rather
than follow you, is standing in place.
She doesn't seem well...
[End]

-- ID 379 --
[Color:0x0005]What will you say to her?[Color:0x0000]
“Are you not feeling well?"
“Get a hold of yourself."
Silently stare at her
[End]

-- ID 380 --
“No, that's not it... I was just
thinking.
“About... what's right...
[F855] “But I'm okay. Don't worry about me."
The girl smiles back at you, but it does
not seem to reach her eyes.
You make a mental note of [F856]'s
apparent change in demeanor before
returning to the investigation.
[End]

-- ID 381 --
[F855]  “Get a hold of... Yeah, you're right."
[F856] begins to walk after being
chastised, quickly catching up with
the others.
Could something be troubling her...?
You keep in mind [F856]'s change in
demeanor as you return to the journey.
[End]

-- ID 382 --
“Which way is right...?"
The girl mutters to herself, but then
notices your gaze and smiles, as if
trying to laugh it off.
[F855] [F802]“Sorry, [F853]. Didn't mean to
fall behind."
Could something be troubling her...?
You keep in mind [F856]'s change in
demeanor as you return to the journey.
[End]

quote:

-- ID 320 --
木々をかきわけて君たちが辿りついた部屋の
奥に、待ち受けている人影がある。
[End]

-- ID 321 --
「……」
遠目にも、すぐ分かる。
人に似た姿を持ちながら、人ではない者…
モリビトの少女だ。
[F813] ﾕ 「来たな、隔離されし者よ。
ここが終焉の地だ」
君たちを見据えて、静かに少女は身構える。
…少女に手紙を渡す、最後のチャンスかも
しれない。
[End]

-- ID 322 --
[Color:0x0005]モリビトの少女に手紙を渡しますか?[Color:0x0000]
[End]

-- ID 323 --
君は争う前に見て欲しいものがあると
執政院の青年に預かった手紙を少女へと
差し出した。
[End]

-- ID 324 --
[F813] p 「…[F853]、お願い。
交渉だけは、しておきたいの」
君に代わり、ラクーナは少女へと歩み寄り
執政院の青年に預かった手紙を差し出す。
「これを読んでもらえないかしら」
「戦いを望む人間ばかりではないと、
あなた達に知って欲しいのよ」
[End]

-- ID 325 --
少女は封書に目を走らせると、
皮肉気な笑みを見せる。
[End]

-- ID 326 --
[F813] ｿ 「ヒトとの和平、ね」
「…笑わせる。互いですら殺し合う貴様らに
そんな言葉があるとは思わなかった」
[End]

-- ID 327 --
「互いで殺し合う?
いったい、それは何のことだ」
少女は質問には答えず、手紙をにぎりつぶし
冷めた目を君たちに向ける。
[End]

-- ID 328 --
[F813] ﾙ 「我らは我らの教えに従う、それが定めだ。
たとえそこに意味などなくとも…!」
「さあ…聖地に踏み入れた罪人に
神の裁きをくだそう!」
少女は天高く両手をかかげると、
聞いた事のない言葉を唱え始めた。
それは君たちの言葉に似ているようで違う。
その言葉に応えるように少女の姿は次第に
金色の光に包まれていく…。
顔を苦痛に歪めながら、彼女は最後の言葉を
口にした。
「モリビトの長の一族に伝わる秘技、
シララが見せる最後の力だ!」
[F813] ﾗ 「いでよ、聖鳥[Enemy:0x00CD]!」
少女の身体から眩いほどの光が放たれ、
黄金に輝く巨大な鳥が現れた!
[End]

-- ID 329 --
[F855]  [F813] ｦ
「…!」
[End]

-- ID 330 --
[F855] 「これが、モリビトの守護者か…!」
[End]

-- ID 331 --
[F813]
> 「もう、戦うしかないわ。
…最初から決まっていたことなのよ」
さあ、武器を手に取れ!
少女の死力に、君たちは抗わねばならない!
[End]

quote:

-- ID 1100 --
[Color:0x0003]The forest folk's special serum
has weakened the Yggdrasil Core's
resistances!
[Color:0x0000][End]

rannum posted:

rannum posted:

All the ways they could have done this its almost admirable they took the worst possible path not just once, but at every intersection they had to go a different way.

Araxxor posted:

I love that I can't tell if this was a reaction to the CRAB HELL update or all the forest folk stuff I just posted.

quote:

The trick is not to panic. This attack is going to kill you.

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If you're wondering how I know it's going to phase, I don't mentally add up all the damage or anything during a fight, as that's just a lot of needless work. I just read the HP bars. And here are a few tips on how to read them properly, because there are some things that can get in the way of the infomation you can gleam from it. What I'm about to say applies to every game in the series, so this can really help with really gauging an enemy's HP. The first and most important thing to keep in mind is that the HP bar isn't actually proportional to the actual amount of health the enemy has. Because of this, you really shouldn't try to estimate how much HP a boss has left just going off of that, as eyeballing through that method can frequently lead you to overestimating or underestimating when a boss phases, and that can really throw your strategy off. The bar being half depleted doesn't mean the enemy is at 50% HP. In fact, it's quite the opposite, with a half depleted bar meaning they're considerably above that threshold. Also for that matter, you'd think the bar being right at the middle of the arrow means 50% HP as well, right? That's also not the case. Instead it means they're below that threshold, with the actual threshold for 50% HP being just to the right of the arrow. If the bar is red, that means they're at 25% HP or lower. From there, I'm sure you can work out ways to estimate proper HP thresholds.