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Chests closed themselves in the Fairy Forest after I got the Sprite Mirror...

And no, that was just the Lunatic Gem chest, which seems to refill itself every respawn...

And while that is a bug... It's not gamebreaking. *sigh*

Err... Nevermind. It's not just the Lunatic Gem chest... ... Or it might be, if the chest to its left is a Mirror-revealed chest... The repetitive nature of the Fairy Forest makes that hard to discern... But I did get Bones from it...

... And the monsters in each area seem to change after certain points.

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author=Marrend
I'm almost sure there was an equipment shop in Merdelen, somewhere. Isn't that were you get the Naga Boots? Or has my memory totally been fragmented by time and my own projects?

Naga Boots are from a chest behind the consumables shop on one of the upper levels.

But they might also be from the shop as well...

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author=unity
However, please don't expect me to have an answer to each and every question or comment you have as you play the game. I've completed this project, and barring any major bug-squashing or a future decision to go back and make a remastered version, I consider the project completed and closed.

*nods* Makes sense.

So, what is Lost for a little while when I talk to the Naga Queen? Like how defeating the Creeping Monstrosity locks me out from the Town?

... Wait... Are there PointsOfNoReturn? ... What things are LostForever? I know about the Crystallized Hope, but what else?

Item Stack limit is 99, right?

Optimize doesn't work for Accessories? 'Cause I have to manually equip my Naga Boots.

And now for some nitpicking...

Lastly, the Mardelen Castle shop, should it have more than just consumables? I expected equips due to the Fashion Naga to its right, and an Alchemy shop, due to the talk about Alchemical Nagas back in First Town...

EDIT: And I missed the lower level! Wow.

And there's more than one...

Wait... You can interact with chests after you opened them??!? Yes, and the message cycles every time you interact. Expect many repeats until you get the ~5 messages.

"I hear the Naga/humans are using alchemy these days. It's about time that they figured out how it works!" LOL!

... Do drop rates lower as you level??

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Karuna's Sprite's eyes seem weird to me. Just me?

What's special about the blue armor guard? ... That might have been asked already... ... Feel like making a FAQ page?

... Chisa doesn't bring any supplies or Vei with her??

... Hmm... Do monsters respawn? Perhaps triggered by resting? ... I'll find out soon! ... Yep! ... Hmm... Might need to make myself a bestiary...

I think after the Creeping Monstrosity, you say Unwaivering, I think it's Unwavering?

Gonna keep adding to this until I get a response, and then I'll move to text files for reporting...

Flashback cutscene: "Exta help", and the Faces seem weird 'cause it's like she's standing, but she's supposed to be lying down?

The "I love her" petal scene, makes Karuna look a bit high? Or something? The relaxed eyes, the loose mouth...

Bit weird that I can take Merel back into the cave with me immediately, and no one says anything, especially since Sharon gave her the scroll to take back into the temple. ... But, did that Sharon leave immediately after the cutscene, so she can't make any objections? I dunno...

Karuna's "Until ... ring back" message doesn't use her Face. Weird that way...?

... How is the scroll not a Key Item???

... I thought the Lake Eye Temple was monsterless, 'cause the Naga live there! Why would they live in a monster-filled temple??

(Is/Are) Goddess Statue a Unique Item? I guess not, and I can build all 3 Auto-regen items?

Sort of annoying how you can lose Impulse if you don't take enough damage during a battle such that the 20% post-battle drop renders you at a lower Impulse than before...

Hmm... the Chisa and Karuna sleep chat... in the forest house. I went there before going to the castle... What does that change?? ... Also, there's only 2 beds... Who sleeps with who, and/or who sleeps on the floor? ... I guess the cutscene is that specific area only? Else it would've happened in the Cave Rest Point...

Should I be able to go into the Forest before the meeting the Naga Queen??

... What happens to humans without Naga escorts???

How'd you come up with your people and place names?

Hmm... Does it make sense for Karuna to know to call Mardelen Castle that, instead of something like "The Naga Queen's Castle"? ... Perhaps have Merel butt in and say: "It's called Mardelen Castle"? ... There is also that guy who tells you to call it that...

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author=unity
author=Malandy
The guard's name is Garrison... Umm... Okay...
If you don't like my weird humor, then things are just going to get worse for you the farther you progress XD

I have no room to complain. I want to name a Fire User "Blaze Infernoheat", and justify it.

author=unity
author=Malandy
So, getting through training means you're at LV3? What does that mean about everyone else???

It means that A) Karuna's training isn't simply represented by her level, as she learns a wide variety of skills that only she gets because of her training, and B) while I like adding touches to the story via gamplay, they shouldn't be included when it is detrimental to balance and pacing.

If Karuna was both an unstoppable badass and a temporary party member, I could justify giving her tons of levels at the start of the game, but she's the main character. I wanted her to grow at a somewhat steady rate.

Could have used more levels to show more differentiation? ... RPGMaker only allows 99 LVLs? No? Oui?

author=HowlerLeech
And seriously, the whole "final dungeon" took me 3 hours... I took longer fighting the last boss at Breath of Fire 4, people lied to me.

Give Level, Difficulty, Inventory, and Equips. Else is almost worthless without things to compare... Sorry.

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Just started.

Expected the first mission to have at least 1 battle to get the battle system into the player's head.

The guard's name is Garrison... Umm... Okay...

Liking the Mission Button though~! Reminds me of talks about how Golden Sun 2 could be mega confusing if you stopped midway. Hopefully I'd never need the mission button at all?

So, getting through training means you're at LV3? What does that mean about everyone else???

Prayer of the Faithless

Oh! You're back! Then again, it's not like you don't have work or whatever, so not being online 18-7 isn't unexpected...

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What's the damage formula again? Strength - Armor, yeah, but how does SP play into that?

Prayer of the Faithless

Well, there's 3 people per party... Mia's Party is Mia, Amalie, and Luke? We've got 7 characters, so when the smaller parties meet up, we can switch people in and out? Or they don't meet up and fuse.

Given that Mia's "The Unwilling Martyr", she might die and we'll be down to 6 characters, for 2 parties... Oh wait: "6 playable characters. Each with a unique approach to battle." So, who's gonna be unplayable? I'll guess the last girl listed, 'cause she's the last on the Characters page.

Also, argh, I noted that there could be living martyrs in my post on the Characters page.

And there's multiple endings... How to select between them... Those who've played Soul Sunder can guess at selection mechanics? ... 9-12 Hours of play. ... How long was it supposed to take to get to the end of Mia's prologue?

... And I wasn't on the latest vers. *sigh* ... And updated. No stats changes? Well, we reported after the update came up...

What's the Mark cap, anyway? I've got 1000+, so are there things that cost that much? Then again, I was grinding in the Hill Zone...

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author=argh
Mia could be a type of martyr that doesn't die?
Does such a thing exist? The dictionary definition says they're someone who dies for their beliefs.

I don't know? I'm trying to keep her alive, here...

author=TvTropes
A martyr (from Greek word mártys, "witness") is a person who is suffering (or has suffered) persecution for their beliefs, and has inspired other people through their behaviour. The most frequent assumption in popular culture, is that the martyr has died because of their belief in their cause.

It isn't a requirement to die, although the term "living witness" may be used instead of Martyr, in that case.

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author=argh
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Ditto.

Mia could be a type of martyr that doesn't die? ... If the dream is true, she'll end up fighting Aeyr at some point, and so have to survive until then...

Maybe a martyr for Honelleth??