Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend

Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend Walkthrough/NSFAQ

Celebrated 12 years of series development (1998-2010), now in its 13th year!

NSFAQs (Key: NSFAQ)

What is Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend? It's a remake of the very first Dragon Kingdoms game, which was produced
twelve (!) years ago with RPG Tsukuru (Maker) 2 Super Dante on the Super Famicom.

There are six games in the Dragon Kingdoms series and one spinoff:


Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend RPG Maker VX
Started Nov. 30, 2010 thru May 3, 2011 (5 months)
Dragon Kingdoms (original) RPG Tsukuru 2
Started Sept. 27, 1998 completed Jan. 3, 1999 (3 months)
Dragon Kingdoms II: Legend of the Great Sword RPG Tsukuru 2
Started Jan. 4, 1999 completed July 3, 1999 (6 months)
Dragon Kingdoms III: Cycle of Fate RPG Maker 95
Started June 8, 1999 completed Feb. 29, 2000 (9 months)
Dragon Kingdoms IV: Trouble with the Elements RPG Maker 2000
Started Oct. 2, 1999 completed Oct. 24, 2001 (24 months)
Dragon Kingdoms V: Shards of Creation RPG Maker 2000
Started Apr. 18, 2001 completed Dec. 20, 2004 (44 months)
Dragon Kingdoms VI: Heroes of the Past RPG Maker VX
Started June 26, 2010 thru May 3, 2011 (10 months)

-Spinoff-
Celestial Descent RPG Maker 2000
Started Sept. 9, 2001 cancelled May 2002 (8 months)

Other versions of these games?
Dragon Kingdoms VI: Heroes of the Past 2K3 RPG Maker 2003
Started Mar. 30, 2004 cancelled Sept. 18, 2005 (18 months)
Dragon Kingdoms VI: Heroes of the Past XP RPG Maker XP
Started Sept. 18, 2005 cancelled Feb. 29, 2008 (30 months)
Dragon Kingdoms VI: Heroes of the Past (1) RPG Maker VX
Started Feb. 29, 2008 cancelled June 25, 2010 (28 months)
Dragon Kingdoms: Trilogy of Legends RPG Maker 2000
Started July 26, 2004 cancelled Jan. 22, 2006 (18 months)
Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend XP RPG Maker XP
Started Jan. 22, 2006 cancelled Feb. 29, 2008 (25 months)
Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend VX (1) RPG Maker VX
Started Mar. 1, 2008 cancelled Nov. 29, 2010 (33 months)

Note: RPG Maker XP released on Sept. 18, 2005. RPG Maker VX released on Feb. 29, 2008.


Elements and weapon attributes
To spice up the combat a bit compared to earlier titles, Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend has effects added to
various elemental and physical attacks and spells.

Fire Element: Fireball, Fireblast, Fireburst, Nova Flame
Fire spells are no longer automatically learned, but can be unlocked at certain levels. However, is it worth
losing an earlier spell that costs less and has a certain effect? You decide.

Fire spells can lower defense, increase the chance of getting Burn status and lose turns, and even KO the target,
should they be Oily. Burn cancels Freeze status. Keep in mind this applies to your party as well!

Ice Element: IceCube, Iceblast, Iceburst, Winter's Wrath
Ice spells can harden the target (so be careful), increase the chance of Freeze, cause the targets to get
Sick, and cancel Burn status.

Thunder Element: Thunderbolt, Thunderclap, Thunderstorm, Thor's Fury
Thunder spells can Shock the target but increase the charge in machines (higher ATK) and temporarily lower
intelligence.

Water Element: Aquaball, Wavestorm, Tsunami, Poseidon's Anger
Water spells can dampen the target (lower AGI) and reduce strength and defense. They can also WashOut the
target (lower MAX HP in battle)

Wind Element: Gale, Gust, Windstorm, Hurricane
Wind spells can blow protective layers of their targets away (lower DEF) increase the chance of an unlucky
blow, and increase AGI. They have the chance to Blow Away weaker targets.

Earth Element: Rockpillars, Tremor, Quake, Gaia's Fury
Earth spells can break a Frozen target (instant KO), increase DEF, decrease AGI, lower INT (when ShakenUp).

Holy Element: DragonLight, DracoBeam, Dragonblast, Divine Retribution
Holy spells strike fear into Dark enemies, can lower ALL stats and may KO undead enemies. If used on Holy-type enemies,
stats may instead INCREASE. Look out.

Dark Element: Ghast, DemonBeam, Devil's Breath, Lucifer's Song
Dark spells strike Fear into Holy enemies but can increase stats greatly. Any target (except bosses)
may die instantly.

Poison/Ailment:

Healing:

Buffs:

Debuffs:

Non-Elemental:

Physical:

Mental:

Full potential means up to sixth level, otherwise they only learn the basic three tiers of the spell.

Fire: Only Alika learns to full potential, Daniel cannot learn this.
Ice: Only Daniel learns to full potential, Adam cannot learn this.
Thunder: Only Akahr learns to full potential, Maria cannot learn this.
Water: Only Maria learns to full potential, Alika cannot learn this.
Wind: Only Thomas learns to full potential, Jorge cannot learn this.
Earth: Only William learns to full potential, Akahr cannot learn this.
Holy: Only Carel learns to full potential, Jonathan cannot learn this.
Dark: Only Jonathan learns to full potential, Carel cannot learn this.
Poison: Only Shawn learns to full potential, Thomas cannot learn this.
Healing: Only Nicole learns to full potential, Shawn cannot learn this.
Buffs: Everyone except Adam can learn to full potential.
Debuffs: Everyone except Adam can learn to full potential.
Non-Elemental: Everyone except Adam can learn to full potential.
Physical: Only Adam learns to full potential, Nicole cannot learn this.
Mental: Only Jorge learns to full potential, William cannot learn this.


Fireball uses 1 MP. Does about 20 points of Single target damage with a 10% chance of Burn (cannot move for two
turns), lowers defense by 20%. Can be learned by all characters except Daniel. Is considered a Tier I spell.

Fireblast uses 4 MP. Does about 100 points of Single target damage with a 5% chance of Burn, lowers defense by 10%,
can KO Ice enemies.
Unlocked at level 20. This is a Tier II spell.

Fireburst uses 20 MP. Does about 300 points of Single target damage with a 25% chance of Burn, lowers defense
by 35%, can KO Ice enemies.
Unlocked at level 50. This is a Tier III spell.

Fire Wave uses 3 MP. Does about 30 points of Group target damage with a 20% chance of Burn, lowers defense by 20%.
Unlocked at level 10. This is a Tier I spell.

Fire Storm uses 12 MP. Does about 150 points of Group target damage with a 10% chance of Burn, lowers defense
by 5%, can KO Ice enemies.
Unlocked at level 30. This is a Tier III spell.

Explosion uses 50 MP. Does about 500(!) points of Group target damage with a 50% chance of Burn, lowers defense
by 50%, KOs weaker Ice enemies and chance to KO all except Fire enemies.
Unlocked at level 85. This is a Tier V spell.

Nova Flame uses 255 MP. Does over 2,000 points of damage to All Targets, 75% chance of Burn, lowers defense by 60%,
KOs Ice enemies, good chance to KO all except Fire enemies, may KO weak Fire enemies.
Unlocked at level 255. This is a Tier VI spell.

Seasons:
Each season lasts 90 days.
Cold = Obviously corresponds to our Winter. It is a time where snow covers the land. It lasts from December to March.
Beauty = our Spring. Life begins to return to the land. It is the wettest season. It lasts from March to June.
The last frosts occur in late April or May.
Scorching = Summer. It’s a very hot time where plants might even dry up in places, and it lasts from June to September.
Decay = Fall/Autumn. While still mild, the change in light causes the plants to change color and/or go dormant.
It’s also the driest season overall. Later, frosts return to the land. It lasts from September to December.

Characters:
Akahr
Age: 21
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 170 lbs.
Birthday: September 20 (Cold/Beauty season cusp*)
Long blonde hair, silver armor, red cape

*The seasons are reversed in the part of the world Akahr comes from.

Thomas

Jonathan

Daniel

Alika

Maria

Carel

Jorge

Shawn

Nicole

Adam

William
Age: He looks about 16, yet you get the feeling he's been around a LONG time.
Height: About 100 feet tall!
Weight: Approximately 500 tons.
Birthday: March 24
Brown spiky hair/blue eyes

William is part of a race of giants known as Gigans, beings that are on average 20 times as tall and 8,000 times
as big as humans. Despite his great size, he's quite friendly, though there are times that certain people push
him a bit too far. He knows of Akahr from the beginning of the quest, even when Akahr tries to ignore his
existence. It's said he's the reason that the Titans, horrifically destructive and massive beings, are sealed off
from the rest of the world.

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Lakeland Settlement, southern Lakel Island --------

INN: 5 Dracon
Bank
Chef's Kitchen
Badluck's Cafe
Atlas
Church
Fortune Teller
Police Station

ITEM SHOP:
Healing Leaf, Healing Herb, Magical Leaf
(Only get the healing leaf if you are low on cash)

Chili pepper, Icicle, Electrozapper, Splashstone, Quakestone, Galeweed, Sparkler, Energystone, Amanita, Crystal bomb
(You can find chili peppers, electrozappers, splashstones, quakestones, amanitas and galeweeds quite readily
around town, so only buy icicles, sparklers, energystones and crystal bombs)

Power Punch, Stamina Steak, Fast Feather, Mackerel
(Right now, most of these are overkill to the weaker enemies, but consider getting fast feathers just to move
before the enemies, or also to cross the vast expanses of land)

Putrid Punch, Seething Steak, Failure Feather, Rotten Fish
(Most enemies around Lakeland have low strength and defense already and almost no intelligence, so that just
leaves agility. Get the failure feathers.)

WEAPON/ARMOR SHOP:
(Dragon Kingdoms: Birth of a Legend is pretty good about starting you with decent equipment, so you should be
covered until reaching the farming region or even the second pass over the plains near the lair of the queen bee.
At that time, get a stronger sword, a boomerang, and better armor)

Items that can be found: Chili pepper, Jalapeno, Electrozapper

ITEMS

-Healing-
Healing Leaf- 5 Dracon, sell for 3. Heals 10 HP.
Healing Herb- 20 Dracon, sell for 10. Heals 50 HP.
Magical Leaf- 50 Dracon, sell for 25. Heals 10 MP.

-Fire effect-
Chili pepper - 300 Dracon, sell for 150. Don't buy these, you can get them in the bushes around town. Good for
making some money if you have patience.
Does about 50 points of Fire damage (basically Fire 1.5)

-Ice effect-
Icicle - 320 Dracon, sell for 160. They're rare in this area, so go ahead and buy some if you can.
Does about 50 points of Ice damage to an enemy.

-Thunder effect-
Electrozapper - 340 Dracon, sell for 170. They're relatively uncommon, but not as rare as Icicles. If you can hold
out until you get to the Swamp of Disappointment to the west, do so.
Does about 50 points of Thunder damage to an enemy.

-Water effect-
Splashstone - 360 Dracon, sell for 180. They're not terribly rare, as Lakeland has a LOT of water around. Why spend
360 DRC for something you can find?
Does about 50 points of Water damage.

-Earth effect-
Quakestone - 380 Dracon, sell for 190. They're fairly common in rocky areas, such as the cliffs north of town and also
in the highlands immediately west of town.
Does about 50 points of Earth damage.

-Wind effect-
Galeweed - 400 Dracon, sell for 200. There's a plains-type area not too long after the Swamp of Disappointment, and
they're quite expensive, so why buy them?
Does about 50 points of Wind damage.

-Holy effect-
Sparkler - 500 Dracon, sell for 250. Sparklers can be found in the desert area immediately after the Hang Gliding
event, so why buy them?
Does about 75 points of Holy damage.

-Dark effect-
Energystone - 666 Dracon, sell for 333. Energystones are quite vile things that can be found in dark places. As thus,
they can only be found at night or in dreadful places such as the Foothills of Fear north of the Lair of the Queen Bee.
Does about 75 points of Dark damage.

-Poison effect-
Amanita - 700 Dracon, sell for 350. Amanitas are common in the Swamp of Disappointment, and they sound like
"A man eat-a", and are quite poisonous.
Does about 85 points of Poison damage.

-Non-elemental effect-
Crystal bomb - 1000 Dracon, sell for 500. They are very rare, but if you can find them in the wild, you'll save a lot
of money. You won't have to worry about the enemy's weaknesses or strengths with these.
Does about 100 points of non-elemental damage.

-Buffs-
Power Punch- 600 Dracon, sell for 300. Power Punch can sometimes be found in the wild.
This item doubles your attack power for a time.
Stamina Steak- 600 Dracon, sell for 300.
Eat this for defense like a tank, doubling the normal value.
Fast Feather- 600 Dracon, sell for 300.
They can make you fly across the battlefield (double walk speed) or double your agility in battle.
Mackerel- 600 Dracon, sell for 300.
This fish contains oils that can temporarily make you smarter (double intelligence).

-Debuffs-
Putrid Punch- 600 Dracon, sell for 300. Putrid Punch is Power Punch that, uh, has been sitting out for a while, and
has the opposite effect.
It LOWERS an enemy's attack power without the annoying chance to fail that a spell might have.
Seething Steak- 600 Dracon, sell for 300.
Seething Steak lowers the enemy's stamina, without having to worry about failing.
Failure Feather- 600 Dracon, sell for 300.
Failure Feathers lower the enemy's agility and make them move slower outside of battle.
Rotten Fish- 600 Dracon, sell for 300. This fish isn't looking - or smelling- so good.
Should the enemy be stupid enough to eat this, they will get even more stupid and have weaker spell power.

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ENEMIES

Name: Template ID #0000
An enemy that changes with the wind. It can have no power or be as powerful as William, if not even more so.



Name: Slime ID #0001
An annoying pile of green sludge that seems to be around in almost all RPGs, colors vary.



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SKILLS AND SPELLS
Name: Template ID #0000
A skill that randomly changes from one thing to another. It could be worthless or it could blast apart the universe.



Name: Goopify ID #0001
A skill the slimes like to use to slow Akahr and his friends down with. It also does about 5 points of damage at
level 1.


Name: Angrrr ID #0002
A skill that enemies use when they're particularly angry. Some enemies change form, and others just get stronger.


Name: Hungrrr ID #0003
Some enemies can devour their prey whole. Hungrrr is not something to take lightly, especially when done in a
blind rage.


Name: Bigrrr ID #0004
A skill that causes certain enemies to become Gigan-sized, and also what a certain boss uses on you.


Name: Singrrr ID #0005
Some enemies can sing a very angry song that can bring the heavens crashing down on your party.
Death by Heavy Metal indeed!


Name: Zingrrr ID #0006
A skill that can be used in anger to revive ALL fallen party members or enemies, but only to half health.


Name: Kazingrrr ID #0007
A skill that revives ALL fallen party members or enemies to full health and also restores half their MP,
when used in a rage.


Name: Stupefy ID #0008
A skill that can reduce the target's INT rating by 20%, about 70% of the time.


Name: Slimy Punch ID #0009
Slimes love to use this skill to pound your party into the ground.
It's about four times as powerful as a normal attack.


Name: Omega Slash ID #9999
William the Mounteen's final attack, that you'll only get to see in the Secret Passage and also the very end
of the game (not post-game). It does so much damage, the game doesn't know how to express it!


*Is actually two turns, but you'll be long gone by then.