Super Specialties
Super Specialties combine multiple party members specialties to create a new more powerful specialty. To unlock a Super Specialty you must have two or more characters level the key specialty to a minimum of level 3, then obtain the other specialt needed for it. Super Specialty levels are determined by the key specialties levels, the sum of your characters key specialty levels divided by 3 gives you the level of the Super Specialty.
Master Chef
| MASTER CHEF | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Cooking |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Compounding |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Ingredients |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | Keen Kitchen Knife (20%) |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | ((Specialty Lvl x10) - 20) / 100 |
Master Chef is an enhanced version of cooking where you can combine 2 ingredients and make entirely new cooking dishes. If you have the Keen Kitchen Knife the 20% failure rate is negated.
| MIX EGGS AND DAIRY W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Eggs and Dairy | Plain Omelet Umai-bo Candy 11 Old Milk (Fail) |
| Fruit | Coconut Milk Bitter Cake (Fail) |
| Grains | Sweet Toast Bitter Cake (Fail) |
| Meat | Cream Stew Umai-bo Candy 5 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Seafood | Chawanmushi Umai-bo Candy 13 Rotting Sashimi (Fail) |
| Vegetables | Yogurt Salad Umai-bo Candy 6 Wilted Salad (Fail) |
| MIX FRUIT W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Fruit | Pear Compote Umai-bo Candy 14 Bitter Juice (Fail) |
| Grains | Strawberry Rice Cake Umai-bo Candy 12 Bitter Juice (Fail) |
| Meat | Muscat Jelly Umai-bo Candy 12 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Seafood | Sole in Wine Sauce Rotting Sashimi (Fail) |
| Vegetables | Knojac Jelly Umai-bo Candy 3 Bitter Juice (Fail) |
| MIX GRAINS W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Grains | Bean Cake Umai-bo Candy 2 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Meat | Fried Rice with Meat Umai-bo Candy 9 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Seafood | Shark Fin Dumplings Umai-bo Candy 7 Rotting Sashimi (Fail) |
| Vegetables | Kasuzuke Wilted Salad (Fail) |
| MIX MEAT W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Meat | Filet Mignon Umai-bo Candy 2 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Seafood | Swallow's Nest Soup Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| Vegetables | Peking Duck Umai-bo Candy 4 Tasteless Stew (Fail) |
| MIX SEAFOOD W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Seafood | Sashimi Umai-bo Candy 1 Rotting Sashimi (Fail) |
| Vegetables | Mushroom Soup Wilted Salad (Fail) |
| MIX VEGETABLES W/ | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|
| Vegetables | Vegetable Stir-Fry Wilted Salad (Fail) |
Orchestra
| ORCHESTRA | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Music |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Art |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Conductor's Baton Various Instruments |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | N/A |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | 100% |
This Super Specialty plays one song that gives a handy ability that, while being played, all characters function as if they have all talents. This aids in item creation but also enhances the chances to acquire a secret talent.
Enlightenment
| ENLIGHTENMENT | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Train |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Survival |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | N/A |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | N/A |
| COEFFICIENT | Train Skill x 4 |
If you turn Enlightenment on every time your characters level they will gain more skill points. Many stats take a hit but you will max out many skills early in the game and save lots of leveling.
- %Hit decreased by coefficient divided by 5
- %AVD, GUTS, and SPEED decreased by coefficient
Bunny Call
| BUNNY CALL | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Familiar |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Scouting |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | N/A |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | N/A |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | 100% |
On the world map using this ability summons a bunny that has increased speed and carries your party around.
Publication
| PUBLICATION | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Writing |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Machinist |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Fountain Pen |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | Word Processor |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | (Specialty Level x16) / 3) /100 |
Publication lets you choose a character to write a book. The books let you set the Friendship or Romance Points between the author and the reader to 8. This helps tweak endings to your liking, but the books can also be sold for a decent price. Romance Books are rarer then the Friendship books.
| CHARACTER | FRIENDSHIP BOOK | ROMANCE BOOK |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton | Men Who Can Say No | I Won't Look Back |
| Bowman | S.O. Confidential | The Violet Dahlia |
| Celine | The World is Mine | You Go, Girl! |
| Chisato | All the Mayor's Men | Assassin's Handbook |
| Claude | Planet of the Wind | The Great Star Ocean |
| Dias | The Blood-Paved Road | To Live |
| Ernest | Countdown | The Lost Tabernacle |
| Leon | Advanced Symbology | Expert Symbology |
| Noel | The Animal Touch | Nature's Will |
| Opera | Alien Cultures | Our Wise Forefathers |
| Precis | Buy This Book! | A Girl's Secrets |
| Rena | Eyes Only for You | Romantic Love |
| Welch | Creating a Coup | Uninstall |
Group Appraising
| GROUP APPRAISING | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Appraising |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Crafting |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Spectacles |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | N/A |
| % OF CHANGE | Specialty Lvl x3 |
For one transaction you can raise or lower the price of goods at shops. Lower the price when buying and raise it when selling to get the most of your money.
Blacksmith
| BLACKSMITH | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Customization |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Alchemy |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Smith's Hammer, Minerals |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | Magical Rasp (20%) |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | ((Specialty Lvl x8 /DIFF) +40) /100 |
Blacksmith lets you create armor and accessories from minerals. Some of the better items in the game are created this way. Having the Magical Rasp may increase your chances of success but it also limits what items you can create.
WITHOUT THE MAGICAL RASP
| MINERAL | DIFF | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | 2 | Keen Kitchen Knife Knight's Shield Padded Helmet Plate Armor Plate Greaves Plate Helmet Ring Mail |
| Damascus | 3 | Blessed Plate Armor Bloody Armor Bloody Helmet Chaos Mail |
| Rune Metal | 4 | Rune Bucklet Rune Shoes Wizard's Armor Wizard's Cap |
| Orichalcum | 5 | Barrier Shield Hermit's Cap Magic Armor Neo Greaves |
| Moonstone | 6 | Armor of the Arc Shield of the Arc Tiara of the Arc Witch's Boots |
| Meteorite | 7 | Cloak of the Stars Star Greaves Star Guard Star Necklace |
| Mithril | 8 | Mithril Coat Mithril Dress Mithril Mesh Mithril Shield |
WITH THE MAGICAL RASP
| MINERAL | DIFF | POSSIBLE ITEMS |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | 2 | Keen Kitchen Knife Plate Armor |
| Damascus | 3 | Dueling Helmet Dueling Suit Shield of Algol |
| Rune Metal | 4 | Eagle's Shawl Robe of Deception |
| Orichalcum | 5 | Helmet of Odin Reflecting Plate |
| Moonstone | 6 | Hand of Kali Robe of Ishtar Tiara of Isis |
| Meteorite | 7 | Sylvan Boots Sylvan Helmet Sylvan Mail |
| Mithril | 8 | Shield of Athena |
Contraband
| CONTRABAND | |
|---|---|
| KEY SPECIALTY | Pickpocketing |
| OTHER SPECIALTY | Replication |
| REQUIRED ITEMS | Premium Paper |
| ENHANCING ITEMS | N/A |
| ODDS OF SUCCESS | Level 1 = 16 Level 2 = 18% Level 3 = 22.5% Level 4 = 25% Level 5 = 27.5% Level 6 = 32.5% Level 7 = 35% Level 8 = 37.5% Level 9 = 42.5% Level 10 = 45% |
Contraband is mainly used for profit. Most of the items sell for a decent price or at the least can be used to save you money. You will lose Friendship and Romance Points with 2 random members when using Contraband. Possible items from using Contraband are:
- Contract
- Counterfeit Medal
- Forged Bill
- Forged Check
- Forged Document
- Health Insurance
- Item Order
- Secret Account
- Seizure Warrant
- Stock Certificate