Breath of Death VII : The Beginning - Character / Equipment Guide

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By theprince234



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|   1. Introduction................................................... [01.00]|
|   2. General Tips................................................... [02.00]|
|   3. Dem............................................................ [03.00]|
|      - Starting Statistics.......................................... [03.01]|
|      - Abilities.................................................... [03.02]|
|      - Leveling Paths............................................... [03.03]|
|      - Equipment.................................................... [03.04]|
|   4. Sara........................................................... [04.00]|
|      - Starting Statistics.......................................... [04.01]|
|      - Abilities.................................................... [04.02]|
|      - Leveling Paths............................................... [04.03]|
|      - Equipment.................................................... [04.04]|
|   5. Lita........................................................... [05.00]|
|      - Starting Statistics.......................................... [05.01]|
|      - Abilities.................................................... [05.02]|
|      - Leveling Paths............................................... [05.03]|
|      - Equipment.................................................... [05.04]|
|   6. Erik........................................................... [06.00]|
|      - Starting Statistics.......................................... [06.01]|
|      - Abilities.................................................... [06.02]|
|      - Leveling Paths............................................... [06.03]|
|      - Equipment.................................................... [06.04]|
|   7. Unite Techniques............................................... [07.00]|
|   8. Builds......................................................... [08.00]|
|      - My Build..................................................... [08.01]|
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|                            Introduction                              [01.00]|
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 Hello!  Welcome to the first guide I have ever written for GameFAQs.  As of
this writing, I have played through BoDVII 3 times, twice on Normal and once on
Hard, and am currently working my way through Score Attack mode.  Finding the
leveling system intriguing and noticing that no guides existed yet, I decided
to catalog and share everything I could on the four main characters, from their
various choices when leveling to the functions and locations of their
equipment.

 A few things about my notations before we get going :

 A '+' denotes an improved version of the ability, acquired from leveling up.

 (A) or (B) denote different versions of an ability.  You will be required to
choose one of these versions when you attain the ability.

 If two abilities are stacked together on the leveling tables, it means one of
them will be offered depending on choices you made earlier.  For example,
you'll see that Dem will choose between Fire Flurry or Fireball at level 5.
At level 15, he will be able to upgrade his chosen move in one of two ways.

 I hope you find this guide as useful as I will in future playthroughs!




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|                            General Tips                              [02.00]|
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* Plan ahead.  It can be easy to mess up your characters your first few times
  through the game (especially Lita!).  Hard mode will become impossible if you
  make too many bad decisions.  In general, it is better to focus each character
  toward either magic or physical damage, rather than splitting their stat-ups
  between the two.

* Most (if not all) of the equipment you can purchase in the shops can be found
  in dungeon chests.  If you already own the item in question, the chest will
  instead contain either gold or potions.  The only exception I've noticed is
  the SMG; there is a chest in the cave maze south of Motherbound that will
  yield an SMG whether you already have one or not.

* If the dungeons seem too difficult for you, find a save point and use the
  "Fight" command continuously, utilizing the MP restoring properties of the 
  save point between battles.  Repeat until your number of battles for the area
  is "None"; this will allow you to explore the dungeon with no random battles.





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|                                 DEM                                  [03.00]|
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Starting Statistics [3.01]
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Level 4

HP - 90 (+10 / level)
MP - 45 (+5 / level)

STR  - 120
MAG  - 100
AGI  - 100
VIT  - 110
WIL  - 80


Techniques

Multi-Strike - 5 MP - Physical - One Enemy - 2 hits
Deathblow - 10 MP - Physical - One Enemy - 1 Hit - Combo Boost & Break


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Abilities [3.02]
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== Techniques ==

Multi-Strike+ (A) - 5 MP - Physical - One Enemy - 2 hits
Multi-Strike+ (B) - 8 MP - Physical - One Enemy - 3 hits (Lower damage per hit)

Attack Stance – 15 MP – Special – Self - +50% STR, -50% DEF
Defense Stance – 15 MP – Special – Self - +50% DEF, -50% STR

Deathblow + (A) – 15 MP – Physical – One Enemy – 1 hit – Combo Boost & Break
Deathblow + (B) – 15 MP – Physical – One Enemy – 1 hit – Combo Boost+ & Break
Blade Dance (A) – 30 MP – Physical – All Enemies – 1 hit
Blade Dance (B) – 30 MP – Physical – Random Enemies – 4 hits

Attack Stance + - 15 MP – Special – Self - +75% STR, -25% DEF
Defense Stance + - 15 MP – Special – Self - +75% DEF, -25% STR

Holy Strike – 30 MP – Holy – One Enemy – 1 hit
Holy Blast – 30 MP – Holy – One Enemy – 1 hit




== Magic ==

Fire Flurry - 8 MP - Fire - One Enemy - 3 hits
Fireball - 6 MP - Fire - One Enemy - 1 hit

Rain of Fire - 15 MP - Fire - All Enemies - 1 hit - Every turn/Ignores Defense
Sandstorm - 10 MP – Special - All Enemies - -50% AGI

Rally - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - +25% Defense
Battle Cry - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - +25% Attack

Fire Flurry+ - 10 MP - Fire - One Enemy - 3 hits - Combo Boost
Fire Flurry+ - 12 MP - Fire - One Enemy - 5 hits

Fireball+ (A) – 12 MP – Fire – One Enemy – 1 hit – Combo Boost and Break
Fireball+ (B) – 18 MP – Fire – All Enemies – 1 hit (Higher damage)

Rally + - 20 MP – Special – All Allies - +50% Defense
Battle Cry + - 20 MP – Special – All Allies - +50% Attack

Sandstorm+ - 10 MP – Special – All Enemies - -75% AGI
Rain of Fire+ - 20 MP – Fire – All Enemies – 1 hit – Every turn/Ignores Defense

Heroics – 20 MP – Special – Self - +100% Atk, Def, +15 MP/turn
Teamwork – 20 MP – Special – All Allies - +25% Stats, +5 MP/turn




== Passives ==

Shield Aura - +10% Defense to all allies
Sword Aura - +10% Attack to all allies

Shield Aura + - +20% Defense to all allies
Sword Aura + - +20% Attack to all allies

Hit Up - +1 Hit to attack



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Leveling Paths [2.03]
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LEVEL     	Choice A     				Choice B
			
5		Fire Flurry  				Fireball

6		+20 STR, +20 VIT  			+10 MP, +20 Mag

7		+30 HP					+20 AGI, +20 WIL  

8		Sandstorm  					Rain of Fire

9		Multi-Strike+ (5 MP, 2 Hits)		Multi-Strike+ (8 MP, 3 Hits)  

10		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL		+30 HP, +20 MP  

11		+20 STR, +20 AGI  			+20 MAG, +20 WIL

12		Rally  					Shield Aura

13		Battle Cry  				Sword Aura

14		+20 STR, +20 VIT				+20 STR, +20 AGI  

15		Fire Flurry+ (3 hits, Boost) 		Fire Flurry+ (5 hits)  
		Fireball+ (Single, Combo B&B)		Fireball+ (All)

16		+20 MP, +30 MAG				+10 MAG, +30 AGI  

17		+20 STR, +20 MAG  			+30 VIT, +20 WIL

18		Attack Stance  				Defense Stance 

19		+30 HP  					+15 MP

20		Deathblow+ (High dmg.)			Deathblow+ (High boost)  

21		Rally +  					Battle Cry +
		Shield Aura +				Sword Aura +

22		+30 STR, +20 VIT  			+20 STR, +20 MAG, +10 WIL

23		Hit Up					+40 STR  

24		+30 MAG					+30 AGI  

25		Blade Dance (All)				Blade Dance (Random)  

26		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL  		+30 VIT, +30 WIL

27		Sandstorm +					Atk Stance +
		Rain of Fire +	  			Def Stance +

28		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL		+30 HP, +20 MP  

29		Heroics					Teamwork  

30		Holy Strike  				Holy Blast

31+		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL

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Equipment [3.04]
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== Weapons ==

Sword 	- STR +20, VIT +10   	-  Start of game
Iron Sword 	- STR +40, VIT +20  	-  Buy at Palad-Lennus for 80
Katana 	- STR +70, VIT +40  	-  Buy at Lufestpolis for 400
Giant Sword – STR +100, VIT +60  	-  Buy at Motherbound for 12000
Excalibur 	– STR +150, MAG +25, AGI +25, VIT +100, WIL +50 - 
								Defeat the Dragonduck


== Armors ==

Bronze Shield  - VIT +10   	-  Start of game
Iron Shield    - VIT +40  	-  Buy at Palad-Lennus for 90
Mirror Shield  - VIT +20, MAG +20, WIL +30  -  Buy at Palad-Lennus for 140
Energy Shield  – VIT +60, STR +20  		  -  Chest in cave S of Motherbound
Aegis 	   – VIT +70, STR +30, MAG +30, WIL +40 - Chest in final dungeon (2F)



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|                                 SARA                                 [04.00]|
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Starting Statistics [4.01]
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Level 2

HP - 56 (+8 / level)
MP - 56 (+8 / level)

STR  - 50
MAG  - 120
AGI  - 140
VIT  - 80
WIL  - 130


Starting Techniques

Research - 5 MP - Special - Self - +50% MAG


Starting Magic

Heal - 4 MP - Magical - One Ally - Restores HP - Combo Break


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Abilities [4.02]
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== Techniques ==

Boo! (A) - 3 MP - Magical - One Enemy - 100% Stun
Boo! (B) - 10 MP - Magical - All Enemies - 40% Stun

Blessing - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - +25% AGI

Snowstorm - 15 MP - Ice - All Enemies - 1 hit
Hailstorm - 20 MP - Ice - Random Enemies - 3 hits

Chill Blast - 12 MP - Ice - One Enemy - 1 Hit - Combo Boost & Break
Freeze Blast - 12 MP - Ice - One Enemy - 1 Hit / -25% AGI

Hailstorm + (A) – 20 MP – Ice – Random Enemies – 3 hits
Hailstorm + (B) – 30 MP – Ice – Random Enemies – 4 hits

Snowstorm + (A) – 20 MP – Ice – All Enemies – 1 hit
Snowstorm + (B) – 30 MP – Ice – All Enemies – 1 hit (More damage)


== Magic ==

Cleansing - 5 MP - Special - All Allies - Cures ailments

Escape (A) - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - 60% Chance to escape random battle
Escape (B) - 30 MP - Special - All Allies - 100% Chance to escape random battle

Heal+ (A) - 4 MP - Magical - One Ally - Restores HP / Revives - Combo Break
Heal+ (B) - 4 MP - Magical - One Ally - Restores Many HP - Combo Break

Heal Wave – 20 MP – Magical – All Allies – Restores HP – Combo Break

Holy Blast – 30 MP – Holy – One Enemy – 1 Hit
Solar Flare – 50 MP – Holy – All Enemies – 1 Hit



== Passives ==

Purity - Heal spells also Cure
Hit Up - +1 Hit to attack
Mana Regen - +5 MP restored at end of battle
Flow – No combo break with Heal


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Leveling Paths [4.03]
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LEVEL		Choice A				Choice B

3		+20 HP, +10 STR			+20 MAG, +10 WIL

4		Boo! (3 MP, Single, 100%)	Boo! (10 MP, All, 40%)  

5		+20 AGI, +20 WIL			+30 MAG  

6		Cleansing				Purity  

7		+40 STR				+20 MAG, +20 AGI  

8		Escape (10 MP, 60%)		Escape (30 MP, 100%)  

9		+50 AGI				Blessing  

10		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 HP, +20 MP  

11		Snowstorm				Hailstorm  

12		Hit Up				Mana Regen  

13		+40 STR				+30 MAG  

14		Heal+ (Revive)  			Heal+ (Strong heal)

15		+20 MAG, +20 WIL			+20 MAG, +20 VIT  

16		Chill Blast				Freeze Blast  

17		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 HP, +20 MP  

18		+20 MAG, +20 AGI  		+20 VIT, +20 WIL

19		+40 STR				+20 HP, + 20 AGI  

20		Heal Wave				Flow  

21		+20 MP, +10 MAG, AGI, WIL  	+30 HP, +10 STR, VIT

22		Hailstorm+ (20 MP, 3 Hits)	Hailstorm+ (30 MP, 4 Hits)
		Snowstorm+ (20 MP)		Snowstorm+ (30 MP, High dmg.)

23		Hit Up				Mana Regen  

24		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 HP, +20 MP  

25		+30 MAG, +20 AGI  		+30 MAG, +30 WIL

26		+40 STR				+20 HP, +20 VIT  

27		+20 MAG, +20 VIT  		+20 AGI, +20 WIL

28		Holy Blast  			Solar Flare

29		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 HP, +20 MP  

30		Hit Up				Mana Regen  

31+		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL

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Equipment [4.04]
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== Weapons ==

Staff 	 - STR +10, MAG +10, WIL +10   	 - Start of game
Mystic Staff - MP +10, STR +20, MAG +20, WIL +20 - Buy at Palad-Lennus for 150
Death Staff	 - MP +20, STR +30, MAG +40, WIL +40 - Dropped by ogre boss in 
								   cave E of Lufestpolis
Merlin Staff – MP +30, STR +40, MAG +60, WIL +60 - Buy at Motherbound for 15000
Caduceus 	 – MP +50, STR +50, MAG +90, WIL +90 - Chest in Langsong Sewer


== Armors ==

Pretty Ring - VIT +10   	    -  Start of game
Strong Ring - VIT +20, STR +50   -  Cave NW of Palad-Lennus
Health Ring - VIT +30, HP +50    -  Buy at Lufestpolis for 600 / 
						Chest in Ruins E of Lufestpolis
Speed Ring  - VIT +40, AGI +50   -  Buy at Lufestpolis for 700
Magic Ring  – VIT +50, MP +50, MAG +50  -  Chest in Langsong


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|                                 LITA                                 [05.00]|
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Starting Statistics [5.01]
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Level 7

HP - 92 (+6 / level)
MP - 92 (+6 / level)

STR  - 100
MAG  - 170
AGI  - 130
VIT  - 90
WIL  - 130



Starting Techniques

Sleep - 10 MP - Special - One Enemy - 80% chance of Sleep



Starting Magic

Drain Life - 8 MP - Magical - One Enemy - 1 hit - Recovers HP


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Abilities [5.02]
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== Techniques ==

Sniper Shot (A) - ?? MP - Special - One Enemy - 1 hit / Ignores defense
Sniper Shot (B) - ?? MP - Special - One Enemy - 1 hit (Higher damage)

Seal (A) – 5 MP – Special – One Enemy- 80% chance of seal
Seal (B) – 10 MP – Special – All Enemies- 40% chance of seal

Blind (A) – 8 MP – Special – One Enemy – 80% chance of blind
Blind (B) – 8 MP – Special – All Enemies – 40% chance of blind

Comp Virus – 15 MP – Ignores Defense – One Enemy – One hit – Only on machines

Sleep + - 20 MP – Special – All enemies – 80% chance of Sleep



== Magic ==

Bury Alive - 7 MP - Earth - One Enemy - 1 hit
Zap - 7 MP - Elec - One Enemy - 1 hit

Avalanche - 18 MP - Earth - All Enemies - 1 hit
Lightning - 18 MP - Elec - All Enemies - 1 hit

Bury Alive + (A) – 12 MP – Earth – One Enemy – 1 hit (Higher damage)
Bury Alive + (B) – 12 MP – Earth – One Enemy – 1 hit – 25% chance of Death

Zap+ (A) – 12 MP – Elec – One Enemy – 1 hit (Higher damage)
Zap+ (B) – 12 MP – Elec – One Enemy – 1 hit – 50% chance of Stun

Call Bats – 15 MP – Magical – All Enemies – 2 Hits – Every turn
Call Wolves  – 15 MP – Magical – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Every turn

Dark Blast – 30 MP – Dark – One Enemy – 1 Hit – Combo Break
Death – 30 MP – Dark – All Enemies – 40% Chance of Death

Avalanche + (A) – 30 MP – Earth – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Combo Boost & Break
Avalanche + (B) – 30 MP – Earth – All Enemies – 1 Hit – 15% Chance of Death

Lightning + (A) – 30 MP – Elec – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Combo Boost & Break
Lightning + (B) – 30 MP – Elec – All Enemies – 1 Hit – 35% Chance of Stun

Drain Life + - 16 MP – Magical – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Recovers HP for 
										all allies




== Passives ==

Mech Killer - +50% Damage to Mech
Hit Up - +1 Hit to attack


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Leveling Paths [5.03]
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LEVEL		Choice A				Choice B
			
8		Bury Alive  			Zap

9		+20 HP, +20 STR  			+20 MP, +20 MAG

10		Avalanche  				Lightning

11		+20 STR, +20 MAG  		+20 AGI, +20 VIT, +20 WIL

12		Sniper Shot (Ignores Def)	Sniper Shot (More dmg)  

13		+20 MAG, +20 AGI  		+20 MAG, +20 VIT

14		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 HP, +20 MP  

15		+20 STR, +20 AGI  		+20 MP, +20 MAG

16		Seal (5 MP, Single, 80%)	Seal (10 MP, All, 40%)  

17		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+20 STR, +20 MAG  

18		Blind (Single, 80%)		Blind (All, 40%)  

19		+20 MAG, + 30 WIL  		+30 MAG

20		Comp Virus				Mech Killer  

21		Bury Alive+ (High Dmg)		Bury Alive+ (Instant Death)  
		Zap+ (High Dmg)			Zap+ (50% Stun)

22		+30 STR  				+30 MAG

23		Hit Up  				Mana Regen+

24		Call Bats				Call Wolves  

25		Dark Blast				Death  

26		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+30 HP, +30 MP  

27		Avalanche+ (Combo B&B)		Avalanche+ (15% Death)
		Lightning+ (Combo B&B)		Lightning+ (35% Stun)

28		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+30 HP, +30 MP  

29		Drain Life+  			Sleep +

30		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+40 HP, +40 MP  

31+		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL

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Equipment [5.04]
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== Weapons ==

Handgun   - STR +10, +1 hit 			-  Start of game
Shotgun   - STR +20, Targets all enemies 	- Buy at Lufestpolis for 750
Rifle     - STR +70, Ignores defense 	- Buy at Lufestpolis for 5000 / 
							  Chest in water cave
SMG       – STR +20, +2 hits, Random Enemies - Buy at Motherbound for 30000/ 
							     Chest in graveyard S of Motherbound
Laser Gun – STR +80, +1 hit, Ignores defense - Chest in final dungeon


== Armors ==

Glasses - VIT +10, MAG +10, WIL +10  - Start of game
Geek Glasses - VIT +20, MAG +20, WIL +20 - Buy at Lufestpolis for 600
Heart Glasses - VIT +20, MAG +40, WIL +30 - Dropped by Sushi boss in 
							  cave NE of Lufestpolis
Cute Glasses – VIT +30, MAG +60, WIL +40 - Buy at Motherbound  for 18000
IQ Glasses – VIT +40, MAG +80, WIL +50 - Chest in final dungeon



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|                                 ERIK                                 [06.00]|
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Starting Statistics [6.01]
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Level 20

HP - 350 (+14 / level)
MP - 75  (+3 / level)

STR  - 240
MAG  - 90
AGI  - 110
VIT  - 180
WIL  - 80

Starting Techniques

Smash! – 15 MP – Physical – One Enemy – One hit


Starting Magic

Puke – 10 MP – Poison – One Enemy – One hit
Regenerate – 8 MP – Magical – One Ally – Regain HP every turn


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Abilities [6.02]
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== Techniques ==

Call Horde (A) – 25 MP – Physical – All Enemies – 1 Hit
Call Horde (B) – 25 MP – Physical – Random Enemies – 3 Hits

Smash! + - 20 MP – Physical – One Enemy – 1 Hit



== Magic ==

Puke + - 10 MP – Poison – One Enemy – One hit

Regenerate + - 16MP – Magical – All Allies – Regain HP every turn



== Passives ==

Hit Up - +1 Hit to attack


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Leveling Paths [6.03]
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LEVEL		Choice A				Choice B
			
21		+30 HP				+20 MAG, +20 AGI  

22		Call Horde (All Enemies)  	Call Horde (Random, 3 Hits)

23		+30 STR, +20 VIT			+40 STR  

24		+20 STR, +20 VIT			+30 HP, +15 MP  

25		+40 HP				+20 MP, +20 MAG  

26		Puke+					+30 STR, +20 VIT  

27		Regenerate+  			+30 STR, +20 VIT

28		Hit Up				+40 MAG  

29		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+30 HP, +20 MP  

30		Smash! +  				+40 STR, +30 VIT

31+		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL	+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL

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Equipment [6.04]
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== Weapons ==

Axe 		- STR +30 	-  Start of game
Hideous Axe - STR +60 	-  Chest in Motherbound dungeon
Bloody Axe 	– STR +100  -  Buy at Motherbound for 8000
Giant Axe 	– STR +130  -  Chest in Langsong
Chainsaw Axe – STR +170 -  Buy at final dungeon for 60000



== Armors ==

Suit 		- VIT +20  -  Start of game
Fancy Suit 	– VIT +40  -  Chest in Motherbound dungeon
Silver Suit – VIT +60  –  Chest in cave maze S of Motherbound
Gold Suit 	– VIT +80  -  Buy at Motherbound for 60000, Chest in Langsong Sewer
Platinum Suit – VIT +100 -  Buy at final dungeon for 150000




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|                             UNITE TECHNIQUES                         [07.00]|
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Unite techniques are powerful techniques that combine two or more characters'
abilities.  To use them, the first character in the technique must select it
in combat from the "Unite" option, the second character must not already
be part of a different unite technique, and both characters must have the 
requisite MP.



Fire & Ice - 15 MP - Magical - All enemies - 1 hit / Ignores Defense
 * Requires Dem & Sara
 * Acquired when Sara joins the party

Bone Storm - 15 MP - Magical - All enemies - 1 hit
 * Requires Dem & Lita
 * Acquired when Lita joins the party

Relic - 5 MP - Physical - Lita - +100% Attack
 * Requires Sara & Lita
 * Acquired when Lita joins the party

Cross Slash - 18 MP - Physical - One enemy - 1 hit / Combo Boost & Break
 * Requires Dem & Erik
 * Acquired when Erik joins the party

Gas! - 12 MP - Poison - All enemies - Poisons enemies
 * Requires Sara & Erik
 * Acquired when Erik joins the party

Cover Fire - 18 MP - Physical - Random enemies - 5 hits
 * Requires Lita & Erik
 * Acquired when Erik joins the party

True Love - 15 - Magical - All allies - Ultimate healing
 * Requires Dem & Sara
 * Acquired upon first entering the cave maze south of Motherbound
 * Restores all HP, revives dead characters, and removes status ailments

Scorned Love - 5 - Physical - Erik - +100% Attack
 * Requires Lita & Erik
 * Acquired upon first entering the cave maze south of Motherbound

Death Breath - 40 - Dark - All enemies - 1 hit
 * Requires all four characters
 * Acquired after defeating the first boss in the final dungeon





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|                                 BUILDS                               [08.00]|
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My Build [8.01]
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This is the build I was using when I defeated Dragonduck on Hard at level 30.



== DEM ==

5		Fire Flurry
6		+20 STR, +20 VIT
7		+20 AGI, +20 WIL
8		Sandstorm
9		Multi-Strike+ (8 MP, 3 Hits)
10		+30 HP, +20 MP
11		+20 STR, +20 AGI
12		Rally
13		Battle Cry
14		+20 STR, +20 AGI
15		Fire Flurry+ (5 hits)
16		+10 MAG, +30 AGI
17		+20 STR, +20 MAG
18		Attack Stance
19		+30 HP
20		Deathblow+ (High boost)
21		Rally +
22		+30 STR, +20 VIT
23		+40 STR
24		+30 AGI
25		Blade Dance (Random)
26		+10 STR, MAG, AGI, VIT, WIL
27		Atk Stance +
28		+30 HP, +20 MP
29		Teamwork
30		Holy Strike


== Equipment ==

Giant Sword – STR +100, VIT +60
Energy Shield – VIT +60, STR +20


== Final Stats ==

Level 30

HP - 440
MP - 215

STR - 280 >> 400 
MAG - 140 >> 140 
AGI - 230 >> 230 
VIT - 160 >> 280 
WIL - 110 >> 110


-- Techniques --

Multi-Strike + (B) - 8 MP - Physical - One Enemy - 3 hits
Deathblow + (B) – 15 MP – Physical – One Enemy – 1 hit – Combo Boost+ & Break
Attack Stance + - 15 MP – Special – Self - +75% STR, -25% DEF
Blade Dance (B) – 30 MP – Physical – Random Enemies – 4 hits
Holy Strike – 30 MP – Holy – One Enemy – 1 hit

-- Magic --

Fire Flurry + - 12 MP - Fire - One Enemy - 5 hits
Sandstorm - 10 MP – Special - All Enemies - -50% AGI
Rally + - 20 MP – Special – All Allies - +50% Defense
Battle Cry - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - +25% Attack
Teamwork – 20 MP – Special – All Allies - +25% Stats, +5 MP/turn





== SARA ==

3		+20 MAG, +10 WIL
4		Boo! (10 MP, All, 40%)
5		+30 MAG
6		Purity 
7		+20 MAG, +20 AGI
8		Escape (30 MP, 100%)
9		Blessing
10		+20 HP, +20 MP
11		Hailstorm
12		Mana Regen
13		+30 MAG
14		Heal+ (Revive)
15		+20 MAG, +20 VIT
16		Freeze Blast
17		+20 HP, +20 MP
18		+20 MAG, +20 AGI
19		+20 HP, + 20 AGI
20		Flow
21		+20 MP, +10 MAG, AGI, WIL
22		Hailstorm+ (30 MP, 4 Hits)
23		Mana Regen
24		+20 HP, +20 MP
25		+30 MAG, +20 AGI
26		+20 HP, +20 VIT
27		+20 MAG, +20 VIT
28		Holy Blast
29		+20 HP, +20 MP
30		Mana Regen


== Equipment ==

Caduceus – MP +50, STR +50, MAG +90, WIL +90
Magic Ring – VIT +50, MP +50, MAG +50  -  Chest in Langsong


== Final Stats ==

Level 30

HP - 400
MP - 380  >> 480

STR - 50  >> 100 
MAG - 320 >> 460
AGI - 230 >> 230
VIT - 140 >> 190
WIL - 150 >> 240


-- Techniques --

Research - 5 MP - Special - Self - +50% MAG
Boo! (B) - 10 MP - Magical - All Enemies - 40% Stun
Blessing - 10 MP - Special - All Allies - +25% AGI
Freeze Blast - 12 MP - Ice - One Enemy - 1 Hit / -25% AGI
Hailstorm + (B) – 30 MP – Ice – Random Enemies – 4 hits


-- Magic --

Heal+ (A) - 4 MP - Magical - One Ally - Restores HP / Revives
Escape (B) - 30 MP - Special - All Allies - 100% Chance to escape random battle
Holy Blast – 30 MP – Holy – One Enemy – 1 Hit


-- Passives --

Purity - Heal spells also Cure
Mana Regen (x3) - +5 MP restored at end of battle
Flow – No combo break with Heal







== LITA ==

8		Bury Alive
9		+20 HP, +20 STR
10		Avalanche
11		+20 STR, +20 MAG
12		Sniper Shot (More dmg)
13		+20 MAG, +20 AGI
14		+20 HP, +20 MP
15		+20 STR, +20 AGI
16		Seal (10 MP, All, 40%)
17		+20 STR, +20 MAG
18		Blind (All, 40%)
19		+20 MAG, + 30 WIL
20		Mech Killer
21		Bury Alive+ (Instant Death)
22		+30 STR
23		Hit Up
24		Call Wolves
25		Death
26		+30 HP, +30 MP
27		Avalanche+ (15% Death)
28		+30 HP, +30 MP
29		Drain Life+
30		+40 HP, +40 MP


== Equipment ==

Rifle - STR +70, Ignores defense
Cute Glasses – VIT +30, MAG +60, WIL +40


== Final Stats ==

Level 30

HP - 370
MP - 350

STR - 210 >> 280
MAG - 250 >> 310
AGI - 170 >> 170
VIT - 90  >> 120
WIL - 160 >> 200


-- Techniques --

Sleep - 10 MP - Special - One Enemy - 80% chance of Sleep
Sniper Shot (B) - ?? MP - Special - One Enemy - 1 hit (Higher damage)
Seal (B) – 10 MP – Special – All Enemies- 40% chance of seal
Blind (B) – 8 MP – Special – All Enemies – 40% chance of blind


-- Magic --

Drain Life+ - 16 MP – Magical – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Recovers HP for 
														all allies
Bury Alive+ (B) – 12 MP – Earth – One Enemy – 1 hit – 25% chance of Death
Avalanche + (B) – 30 MP – Earth – All Enemies – 1 Hit – 15% Chance of Death
Call Wolves  – 15 MP – Magical – All Enemies – 1 Hit – Every turn
Death – 30 MP – Dark – All Enemies – 40% Chance of Death


-- Passives --

Mech Killer - +50% Damage to Mech
Hit Up - +1 Hit to attack











== ERIK ==

21		+20 MAG, +20 AGI
22		Call Horde (All Enemies)
23		+40 STR
24		+30 HP, +15 MP
25		+20 MP, +20 MAG
26		+30 STR, +20 VIT
27		Regenerate+
28		+40 MAG
29		+30 HP, +20 MP
30		Smash! +


== Equipment ==

Chainsaw Axe – STR +170
Platinum Suit – VIT +100


== Final Stats ==

Level 30

HP - 550
MP - 160

STR - 310 >> 480
MAG - 170 >> 170
AGI - 130 >> 130
VIT - 200 >> 300
WIL - 80  >> 80


-- Techniques --

Smash! + - 20 MP – Physical – One Enemy – 1 Hit
Call Horde (A) – 25 MP – Physical – All Enemies – 1 Hit



-- Magic --

Puke – 10 MP – Poison – One Enemy – One hit
Regenerate + - 16MP – Magical – All Allies – Regain HP every turn






== Comments ==

 DEM, LITA and ERIK were all built for physical damage, while SARA
was made to deal magic.  The basic strategy in this build was to 
make my team into boss killers.  I spent several rounds layering on
buffs, then worked toward a quick high combo to power up Deathblow.


 Some things I might have changed :

 *LITA should have been built to deal magic damage.  The physical/
support build was a failed experiment.  While it's true she was
exceptional in random battles, she dealt next to no damage to bosses.

 *DEM would have benefitted more from Fireball than Fire Flurry.
The idea was to use Flurry to build the combo count toward a devastating
Deathblow, but early battles never lasted long enough, and later in the
game Blade Dance was far more effective.

 *SARA was the most important character in the group.  Escape saved
my hide dozens of times in hard mode, and I rarely needed a potion thanks
to her revive abilities (if she died, we were pretty much all dead).

 *ERIK served up some excellent support. Regeneration+ is invaluable,
especially against Dragonduck, and both his techniques deal ridiculous
damage.

 *Despite his high physical damage, DEM also makes a great support 
character. He spent the first five rounds of the Dragonduck battle 
buffing the party and himself, which is what made victory possible.

 *Scorned Love is the best unite for this build.  Relic also helped LITA
keep up with the others' damage output (Sniper Shot was doing over 1k),
though ultimately I used Drain Life more.