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GimmickMan posted:The photoshops make these vampire castles of text much easier to digest. High tier update. EagerSleeper posted:I just want to take a moment to say that this is some top tier stuff, OP. Belated reply, but: thanks. Wasn't certain how the original images would go over considering it's a one-off deal, but to clarify for those who haven't played, that whole section of cutscenes really is just DeRosso chatting with the party against the same purple background. Didn't want to make everyone sit through that. Anyway all the effort was worthwhile to subject everyone to my stupid Frozen joke
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YggiDee posted:I've seen more than a few screenshot LPs with an update replaced by 'artist's renditions' (usually due to technical difficulties, and at least once because the plot was so dumb we needed a flowchart (the MMBN LPs were loving cursed, man)) and its always delightful. Blessed. The word you meant to use was "blessed".
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Entry 76: Tower Offense The final push for the Earth Crystal is about to begin. Phase One: Beat up all the bad guys -- Complete. Phase Two: Solve world-spanning puzzle by beating up a bunch of dragons to open a door, because DeRosso's too edgy to just hide a key under the mat -- Complete. Phase Three: Listen to immortal batman ramble about past -- Complete. Phase Four: Learn Vampire techniques from violent monsters without getting face bitten off (done offscreen) -- Complete. Phase Five: Shopping~!  Any remaining opponents will never see us coming, but they may smell us.  Ringabel is no longer allowed to wear adamant hats while driving the floating city-ship.  Non-adspeak version: They left the robe in some dirt for a while.  Just in case someone in the party wants to use glove weapons again (they won't).   Phase Six sees the party at last using the north door out of Eternia Central Command.  The weather clears up, giving the party a good view of Everlast Tower. It has the same design as the water and wind temples.  Finally.   I've never set foot here, either, yet the change is clear. Well, at least it seems the Eternian Forces dare not deploy troops here. Yet I sense a foul presence. Monsters, no doubt.  Let's hurry! Okay, let's g--  Okay, found one 'foul presence'.  Apparently the party could avoid a lot of these fights if they were a bit more sneaky.  But then, stomping around everywhere is part of their charm, I suppose.  I once DM'd a D&D game where all four players played Dragonborn Berserkers with 8 intellect.  I realize that doesn't mean much to non-D&D folks, but essentially these four people ran around solving all their problems by killing/eating everything.  The Bravely Default crew reminds me of that game more often than I would've expected, with slightly less emphasis on food. So far.   Down the hall from the entrance is an exit outside.  It leads to another landing field, so we don't have to run back to Central Command to fly out of here.  Back in the tower, heading upstairs leads to a bunch of passages with treasure. The dungeon design's smaller but less linear than Vampire Castle.  One of the stained glass windows in the back has a secret: you can walk through it...somehow.  Anyway, there's a neat sword back there.  This is another staple weapon of the Final Fantasy series, though it doesn't have the lore behind it a lot of other weapons get.  Complete map of the first floor, with the party standing in front of the walkthrough stained glass window.  Second floor doesn't have any noteworthy treasure, but we do find...  Another birdfriend. We'll chat with them later.  This was kept on the third floor. Norimune was a real person who lived around the 1200s.  Norimune worked alongside 12 other swordsmiths, and their swords created for the Japanese emperor were collectively referred to as kiku-ichimonji, hence this one being called a Kiku-ichimonji Norimune.  After all the fanfare of getting here, Everlast Tower itself is surprisingly empty. We're already almost to the top and so far the party's got nothing more to say.  They're finding the usual ancient cursed treasures, but that's about it.  All that effort and the person who used it in combat probably just got stabbed by a spear. There's a reason most shields don't have decorative holes in them.   The fourth floor has a slightly different design, with the final hallway being almost temple-like...   And what do you know, the next floor up is the Temple of Earth. Same layout as Water and Fire.  Also like the other temples, the three rooms to the north, south, and east of the garden have things to inspect.  In the south room's case, there are papers scattered on the tables. Tiz and Ringabel collect and show them to the others.  Same as in Vampire Castle, Ringabel's written down his thoughts, which I'm including here. D's Journal also includes its own version of the notes, which I'm just throwing down at the bottom of the entry as its almost word-for-word repeats of what's seen in the cutscenes. >Observations of the Crystal D's Journal: Research Notes posted:I came across a bundle of ancient-looking papers in the halls of Everlast Tower, penned by a researcher as the Temple of Earth was being rebuilt into the tower that stands now.  Research Memo - Observations of the Crystal posted:The energy within the crystals may be categorized by their names, viz., fire, water, wind, and earth. The amplification effect of a crystal only extends to its corresponding element.  Wow... Not that I really understand. Yes, I'm afraid I didn't follow that, either. It seems...I must look beyond what I had thought was simple desecration of the crystal.D's Journal: Research Notes posted:He must have been young when he wrote this report. Even then, he had a passion for the crystals. Obsession, really. Strong enough to cause even Agnès, Vestal of Wind, to entertain the possibility that desecration of the crystal might indeed serve some good. Luxendarc is a world entirely dependent upon these magical amplifying devices. Instead of their moon generating tides, they have the water crystal. Instead of temperature changes causing the jet streams, they have the wind crystal. Instead of shifting tectonic plates over a heated mantle, the fire and earth crystals. If you find world-building interesting, this brings up all sorts of questions about Luxendarc's composition and creation/maintenance. The characters might look human, but they're really from a pretty alien planet. >Crystal Healing Waves D's Journal: Research Notes posted:A second research report. It's missing a considerable number of pages, but appears to be a continuation of the other.  Research Memo - The Healing Waves Emanating from the Crystal posted:Two kinds of waves have been observed emanating from the earth crystal. The waves that amplify white magic efficacy were likely used by the Orthodoxy for benediction, healing, and exorcism. The waves that amplify black magic efficacy were likely used for retribution and attacks upon enemies of the faith. It seems they truly wished to advance medicine. That treatment Edea's mother was receiving must've resulted from this research. How could have such worthy efforts gone so terribly wrong?D's Journal: Research Notes posted:If this report is to be believed, it was never the duchy's (or perhaps I should say the templar's) intention to utilize these energies for military purposes, but rather to exercise the utmost care in preserving the crystal while putting it to use combating disease and easing the people's suffering. The Duchy's scientists did remarkable work considering their lack of access to a crystal until the Eternia invasion. >Report on Alchemical Life D's Journal: Research Notes posted:The third still-legible research document in the stack looks to have been written around the same time as the others, but the handwriting is different. More mature.  Research Memo - Interim Report on Alchemical Life Research posted:A tome entitled "Alchemical Life" was found among a trove of forbidden volumes seized from the Orthodoxy. But rather than some book of the occult dealing in miracles and manifestations, it is an ancient book of medicine. It claims the crystal's white waves can stimulate an individual's cells, and the black waves can link cells between individuals.  Alchemical life? They went beyond merely saving lives? Wait, there's more... This so-called alchemical life is unstable, and keeping the resulting subjects alive comes at great difficulty. So, it seems they proposed that the research be shut down.D's Journal: Research Notes posted:This willingness to cast aside his research only furthers my amazement at the sincerity and zeal shown by the templar and all the duchy's researchers in the pursuit of medical science. Good thing the Duchy was secretly too good and pure to experiment with life. Instead they've just stuck with regular old robot bears, dragons tortured into undeath, and demonic contracts.  Wasn't able to get these guys to show up until the Temple of Earth proper.  Daedalus was the architect who built the maze housing the infamous minotaur. In the room to the east, Ringabel finds a stack of papers stuffed in one of the corners. D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:I came upon a pile of badly worn papers lying in a forgotten corner of Everlast Tower. They appear to be the journal of a high official within the Orthodoxy. The oldest legible entry dates twenty years back, the newest fifteen--written the day of the templar's strike on the Orthodoxy's head temple. He shows it to the others.  Let's see... Oh, this is an account by a Crystalist of high standing.>The Great Plague  An Adherent's Chronicle - The Great Plague posted:The terrible plague ravaging the world finally reached our shores. Already, there are those falling ill in villages to the east. To halt its spread to Orthodoxy headquarters, top officials of the faith have closed all roads and forbidden the influx of people and goods. The D's journal entry specifies that refugees were killed on sight. Afterwards, Ringabel comments: D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:I care to read no further.  How terrible! How could they be so cruel? By saying, "We had no other choice," no doubt. But to have a way to battle the plague and not use it? They simply forsook them.Previously, it was never mentioned the Orthodoxy had a possible way to cure the plague. >A Cleric Departs D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:Between missing pages and text too worn to be legible, the next entry I can read is dated significantly later.  An Adherent's Chronicle - The End of the Plague posted:The young cleric appealed to his superiors day after day to no avail. When the Great Plague showed signs of abating, the Orthodoxy was overjoyed. Those who had advocated the blockade were showered with praise. Some days later, the young cleric was summoned before the Vestal, whereupon he was mocked and reprimanded for hours on end. He sounded like a hero in the making. If he had counted among the Orthodoxy's leaders, this land would've, perhaps, changed for the better. But then, perhaps, I wouldn't have been here with you today. >The End of the World D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:Even beyond the pages' wear, most of the text is redacted in heavy black ink. Whether this is the writer's own doing or not, I cannot say. The next clear page is the last, dated far later. It provides a record of that day, fifteen years ago. The text is a frantic scribble, as if written amid utter chaos.  An Adherent's Chronicle - The End of the World posted:The Orthodoxy's head temple has already fallen, and it shall not be long now before my refuge, too, is discovered by the invaders. So that's how the earth vestal was slain. What an awful tale! ...With a stroke of his...long blade...D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:It was an account of the earth vestal's execution at the hands of the templar's men fifteen years ago. I had no idea he had so long pled his case as a priest within the Orthodoxy... I imagine her dying words were an accusation of betrayal. Edea's expression clouded especially upon hearing mention of the templar's aide cutting the vestal down. I know not why... Konoe Kikyo the ninja was supposed to keep the fire vestal alive, but failed. Perhaps the reason her superior was so lenient with her afterwards was because he, too, had once made a similar mistake.  Another elemental charm, probably dropped by a high-ranking member of the Orthodoxy when the temple was raided.  The room to the north has more scattered notes. "The Reconquest of Eternia." Hmm, I wonder what it says in here.>The Reconquest of Eternia D's Journal: The Recapture of Eternia posted:Other records found in Everlast Tower paint a picture of the assault, describing the templar's force that struck Eternia. Several of the names it mentions are familiar--leaders of the Eternian Forces we've defeated.  The Reconquest Campaign: Troop Deployments posted:Our uprising was lacking in everything--troops, armaments, cultivation of informants within the Orthodoxy... Presumably the party's just picking out the names they recognize. Ciggma Khint being listed as one of the leaders is unexpected. He obviously turned his back on all that at some point, though not enough to decline working with Profiteur. >Head Temple Occupation D's Journal: The Recapture of Eternia posted:Seems this was penned by the leader of the force that took the Orthodoxy's head temple (now Eternian Central Command). Hard to believe the same man went on to captain the Sky Knights. The text is written in a heavy hand, almost carved into the vellum.  The Reconquest Campaign: Head Temple Occupation posted:Once the Temple of Earth fell and news of the earth vestal's demise reached the resistance at the head temple, they quickly surrendered. So Profiteur, Qada, and DeRosa have been causing trouble since the beginning of the Duchy, yet still managed to fly under the radar enough to keep positions of power in the present day. ...I wish I could say that's unrealistic. >The Occupation of the City D's Journal: The Recapture of Eternia posted:The next report was penned by the leader of the squad that occupied Eternia. The templar's decision to staff it with Eternian natives shows a sensitivity to the people of the city.  The Reconquest Campaign: The Occupation of the City posted:A month has passed since our bloodless occupation of the city of Eternia, and the people are finally beginning to settle into their daily lives. D's Journal: The Recapture of Eternia posted:Reading these reports, it sounds like the templar's men did right by the city, with no looting or abuse. This whole segment is an odd choice to include here and now. Surprise! The villains we've fought and killed were more complex than we thought! ...But what are we supposed to take away from this? They weren't literal monsters all the time? Humans generally aren't. That's what makes justice so hard to mete out in real life. Khint was a hired killer, Holly planned to torture Agnès for fun, Kamiizumi put loyalty above the well-being of an entire country, Heinkel let Ominas burn down part of Caldisla and slaughtered many of the residents himself, and so on. Their good deeds fifteen years ago don't erase the wrongdoings they perpetrated today. Next: A brief break to look at the final two summons in the game. -- Event Viewer Main Scenario: Everlast Tower Sub-Scenario: Research Memos An Adherent's Chronicle The Reconquest of Eternia D's Journal: Barras the Monk posted:Records show that he served as a trainee soldier in the unit that attacked the Orthodoxy's head temple when the templar rose up fifteen years ago. D's Journal: Holly the White Mage posted:Records show that she served as a junior medic in the unit that occupied Eternia in the templar's uprising fifteen years ago. D's Journal: Heinkel the Knight posted:Records show that he commanded the unit that attacked the Orthodoxy's head temple when the templar rose up fifteen years ago. D's Journal: Sage Yulyana posted:In Everlast Tower, we found a passage that mentioned the sage amongst records discussing the templar's uprising fifteen years ago. It appears that before the uprising, the templar and the sage held a fierce debate over three days and three nights. D's Journal: Profiteur, Merchant of Death posted:In Everlast Tower, we found a diary recording the events of the templar's uprising fifteen years ago. It seems Profiteur was charged with overseeing the seizure of the assets in the Orthodoxy's head temple. He was later suspected of accepting bribes from Orthodoxy officials and misappropriating works of art, indicating he had been corrupt for some time. D's Journal: Spell Fencer Khint posted:At Everlast Tower, we found a diary detailing the events of the templar's uprising fifteen years ago. It mentioned that Ciggma Khint was a commander of the Eternian occupation forces. D's Journal: Victor S. Court posted:Victor's name appeared in the research notes we found at Everlast Tower. They seem to be from some time after the Earth Crystal was seized fifteen years ago. The notes indicate that he dedicated much time to study of the crystal. D's Journal: Einheria the Valkyrie posted:According to documents we found at Everlast Tower, Einheria took part in the templar's uprising 15 years ago. They paint a picture of her as a young trainee who bravely patrolled her home city of Eternia, protecting the people and her master's training hall. D's Journal: Fiore the Red Mage posted:According to documents we found at Everlast Tower, the red mage DeRosa took part in the templar's uprising 15 years ago. It seems he served as aide to the knight Argent Heinkel in the unit that assaulted the head temple of the Orthodoxy. However, Heinkel grew mistrustful of him after his poor conduct. He was apparently also close to thet salve-maker Qada and Chairman Profiteur. D's Journal: Swordmaster Kamiizumi posted:In Everlast Tower, we found documents showing that the swordmaster took part in the templar's uprising 15 years ago. He commanded the force that assaulted the Temple of Earth, showing how much faith the templar placed in him. D's Journal: Qada the Salve-Maker posted:According to documents we found in Everlast Tower, Qada joined the templar's uprising fifteen years ago. It seems he was charged with auditing the Orthodoxy's forbidden tomes and secret tonics after the assault on their head temple. The documents suggest there were some unsavory rumors regarding his work. D's Journal: Braev the Templar posted:In Everlast Tower, we found documents relating to the Orthodoxy. A young cleric had proposed a way to save the people from the Great Plague, but left the Orthodoxy after he was ignored. Several years later, the same cleric attacked the head temple of the Orthodoxy. The earth vestal was dragged out and slain by his guards... This young cleric was probably Braev Lee. D's Journal: Mahzer Lee posted:In Everlast Tower, we found records regarding the templar's family. In the few months between the templar's uprising and his return after establishing the duchy, Edea and her mother apparently lived in the sage's needleworks. Were the sigils on the bunk bed there etched by thet tetmplar to protect his daughter, or carved by Mahzer to pray for her husband's return? D's Journal: Vincent S. Court posted:(Researcher?) D's Journal: Everlast Tower posted:
D's Journal: Research Notes posted:"The energy within the crystals may be categorized by their names, namely, fire, water, wind, and earth. The amplification effect of a crystal only extends to its corresponding element. For instance, the efficacy of this crystal extends to soil, land, mud, rock, and the life. It is for that reason the Orthodoxy names this the Earth Crystal." D's Journal: An Adherent's Chronicle posted:The Great Plague 1: D's Journal: The Recapture of Eternia posted:Reconquest Campaign 1: 
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I still remember when "had the ability to help but didn't" seemed comically evil for a government body or a religious institution. It was a simpler time back then - or maybe I was just younger... Anyways, I think it's quite funny how unguarded Everlast Tower is. The backdoor is essentially open and it is quite a ways from the Central Command without any guards stationed there. Anyone not flying around in an actual city might just be able to sneak by the air defence and enter without anyone noticing.
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Trying to make the cartoon supervillains we've been fighting come off as morally ambiguous is really a 'too little too late' thing
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Pureauthor posted:Trying to make the cartoon supervillains we've been fighting come off as morally ambiguous is really a 'too little too late' thing Pretty much. This? This is too loving late. At least it still throws some shade on the really bad ones like Profiteur, but holy poo poo we're like twenty hours past the point of me caring the lady using White Magic to advance her latent sadism might have been part of an honest world-saving effort at one point. And this apathy at these characters not actually being cartoon supervillains is almost entirely because we've spent those twenty hours with them being cartoon supervillians with almost no redeeming qualities because Bravely Default only gives you exposition in text or dialog dumps way after the information is actually relevant.
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Well. At least you'll know this information on a future play through? And anyway, the Orthodoxy deserved its fate. I think it was wrong for Agnes and the Vestals of Fire and Water to suffer, but the Orthodoxy officials all brought this on themselves.
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I feel like "Surprise, there's shades of grey" would've been a better twist had the Duchy mostly not been portrayed as cartoonishly evil up to this point. Edit: And I see a good portion of the thread shares the same sentiment now that the forum is done crashing. 
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Yeah, this information doesn't really change anything. Because there were always shades of grey. There were the cartoon villains. And there were the people that were doing their job to the best of their ability. And it's still really strange that the latter was working with the former even if they have this history together.
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Blademaster_Aio posted:Well. Sure, the Orthodoxy's officials were a bunch of shitbags who got what they deserved, but that doesn't justify sending the War Crimes Brigade to invade the rest of the world.
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Friend Commuter posted:Sure, the Orthodoxy's officials were a bunch of shitbags who got what they deserved, but that doesn't justify sending the War Crimes Brigade to invade the rest of the world. Orthodoxy: Killed their people to end a plague rather than betray their faith to heal them. Did some shady politicking 2000 years ago. Duchy: Killed the Orthodoxy's armies and leadership almost to a man, healed their people, invaded the rest of the world to take over using the most heinous methods, maybe doomed the world to catastrophe by killing off the orthodoxy Our Party: Killed the Duchy's armies and leadership almost to a man, listened to our apparently evil fairy to awaken the crystals, probably are going to further doom the world next update? 
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How are there still any people alive in RPG worlds? So much ethnic cleansing everywhere and a party of rampaging mass murderers in between.
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werbear posted:How are there still any people alive in RPG worlds?
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werbear posted:How are there still any people alive in RPG worlds? Sometimes you get one that follows things through to the logical conclusion: Final Fantasy 2, Serpent Isle, Bastion... DGM_2 fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Apr 18, 2018 |
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I guess the monsters don't mess with the cables much? That seems like something you'd want security on.
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Presumably the Duchy made sure they were housebroken.
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In any given JRPG, at least 60% of the population are just goblins and/or kobolds agents wearing disguises. One month after the main plot is finished, the revolution begins.
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I want to say that something like this actual happens in Chrono Trigger.
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Friend Commuter posted:Sure, the Orthodoxy's officials were a bunch of shitbags who got what they deserved, but that doesn't justify sending the War Crimes Brigade to invade the rest of the world. I never said it did. Orthodoxy deserved fate, rest of world didn't.
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:I want to say that something like this actual happens in Chrono Trigger. It’s... something they retconned into the DS rerelease to attempt to make the link to Chrono Cross a bit more solid. In one of the bonus dungeons, you run into Dalton, an incredibly minor villain who’s full of himself. When you beat him there, he declares that he’s going to raise an army in the completely docile nation of Porre (the nation neighboring the protagonist’s home nation of Guardia). And in Cross, the Porre army invaded the El Nido Archipelago, and it’s very strongly implied that they destroyed Guardia.
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Chrono Cross is mostly hurt instead of helped by its association with Trigger, I feel.
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Regalingualius posted:It’s... something they retconned into the DS rerelease to attempt to make the link to Chrono Cross a bit more solid. There's also the bonus ending where everyone says to Marle 'hey princess, i see you're going out in disguise again' and 'there's no need to be ashamed of yourself princess!' and it's weird. Then the king shows a photo of her ancestor marrying a frogman and the realization hits her that she's part frogman. It is silly, like most of CT's bonus endings.
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I was really confused as to why everyone was dropping casual ending spoilers and then I realized this wasn't the Chrono Trigger thread. Content: Oneshotting the next boss never gets old.
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Summoning 201: Lightning and Ultimate The party is a few steps away from the earth crystal, the final step in their goal of reviving the world. Before getting to that, let's take a brief detour to find the final two summons in the game. It's been a while, so here's the relevant section of Mephilia the Summoner's notes: D's Journal: Mephilia's Memo posted:<1> We've gotten everything but Deus Ex and Susano-o. Also note back when we got Ziusudra's Sin in Mount Fragmentium, the related hint didn't mean much. Now, thanks to DeRosso, we know all about this so-called holy war.  After reaching Everlast Tower, the party gained access to their last summon, lightning-elemental Deus Ex. We'll get this one first.  Note that this is not the ultimate summon, Susano-o, which we gained access to earlier, after defeating Barbarossa back in Chapter 3.  Safety first: equipping a lightning-proof sword will give Edea all the protection she needs to avoid being electrocuted.  As for the rest of the party... well, Edea will make sure they get revived afterwards. Deus Ex, by the way, is short for Deus Ex Machina, a latin term meaning 'God from the machinery'. The term is used in storytelling to denote a situation where a twist changes everything at the last minute with no forewarning -- as though God itself swooped down to change things up. The result is usually disorienting and frustrating for viewers, since there's no appropriate buildup to explain how the result came about.  So, what hell-beast lies in store for us this time?  Ah, television. The true demon of the pre-internet modern age.  The televisions pull back to reveal...  Okay, so we were actually looking at the face of a giant steampunk spider. That makes more sense.  The gears on either side of it wind up, generating electricity.    Which is then directed to the front screens.    Wait a sec, isn't Edea wearing a suit of metal armor?   Hope that sword with the rubber handle does the trick!   Yeah, no big deal.   One down, one to go.  A reminder of how  Bravely Default summons are. Why have some old man wizard summoned when you could have a cursed clockwork spider instead?Actually Ramuh is great, always a chill helpful guy.  Lastly, Susano-o. Mephilia, Suleiman, Barbarossa and countless others have had their lives ruined by the search for this elusive summon.  Anyway, he's right here.  Walking into the northwest corner of the northeastern isle leads the party straight to this guy.  As mentioned earlier, the party can't find him until they've defeated Barbarossa.  Not sure who sent these owlmen to hand out summons, but this fellow got the short straw for locations. Susano-O is used in several pieces of Japanese media, and is originally referring to one of the most powerful Japanese Shinto gods. He is a god of sea and storms, brother of the gods of sun (Amaterasu) and moon (Tsukuyomi).  Come to think, how do you prepare for a summon with no element? I don't think we want to fight yet.  First, raise everyone's magic defense. More HP helps too -- just to be sure, Agnes switches back to her good ol' first job, monk. A short time later:  Some exercise is sure to help warm him up.  So far we've had a demon city scorpion, demon airplane bird, demon washing machine lady, demon train dragon, and demon television spider.  How will the ultimate summon match up?  We start off with a close up of a radio tower.  Which zooms out to be revealed as the weapon of... a giant demon?  In a forest of radio towers.  Whoops--  Looks like he noticed us.  In a motion almost too quick to be seen--  He strikes.   But the party's ready.  This time -- for once, only on the final summon of the game--  Everyone's survived.  We did what Mephilia, Suleiman, and Barbarossa failed to do. Now, perhaps somehow, they can find some measure of peace.  And that's it: We've now gotten every summon in Bravely Default.  Goodbye, birdmen. Next: The party returns to Everlast Tower and saves the final crystal. -- Event Viewer Sub-Scenario: The Anchorite of War 
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I read that title as "Episode 201" and had to reflect for a moment about how many updates it's been.
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I think Susano from Final Fantasy XIV was based on Susano-o from this game.
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Apr 24, 2018 04:38
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:I think Susano from Final Fantasy XIV was based on Susano-o from this game. Glad you pointed that out, because I'd forgotten to put in background info for Deus Ex and Susano-o. Added now. The two Susano-os do refer to the same god, though FF14's seems a lot jollier than Bravely Default's version. Greyarc fucked around with this message at 05:36 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2018 05:33
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I always loved Deus Ex's design. It and Promethean Fire are my favourites.
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Apr 24, 2018 05:50
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Deus ex machina dates all the way back to the Greek tragedies, where an actor playing a god would literally be hoisted into the air by a stage machine and suddenly resolve the plot. 2,500 years later, we're still using the term for anything that resembles the original usage.
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Apr 24, 2018 06:24
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I find this so funny for some reason.
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Apr 24, 2018 14:57
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Let's Learn Jobs: Vampire Vampires learn the majority of their skills from monsters and thus take more effort to set up, but properly prepared they can be a fairly versatile all-in-one powerhouse. Vampires take their main monster-skill-learning gimmick from Final Fantasy's Blue Mages, adding on a specialty for drain attacks.   Job and Job Command icons are of a vampire bat wing and vampire bat in flight, respectively.  Vampires are all-rounders, decent with both magical and physical actions as well as a good range of weaponry.  Blue are support abilities, red are skill abilities. Level 1 - Genome Ability: Use a monster's ability. Level 2 - Absorb P. Damage: Recover HP equal to 30% of physical damage taken. (Cost: 1) Level 3 - Blood Thirst: Attack and restore HP equal to damage done. Level 4 - Bloodlust: Physical and Magical Attack and Defense increase 25% for each enemy you defeat. (Cost: 1) Level 5 - Charm: 75% chance to charm enemy target. Level 6 - Magic Thirst: Attack enemy's MP for 10% of normal attack, recover same amount of own MP. Level 7 - Monster Ability Up: Genome ability damage raised to 125%. (Cost: 1) Level 8 - Battle Thirst: Absorb 1 BP from target. (16 MP) Level 9 - Subvert: 50% chance to charm all enemies. (20 MP) Level 10 - Self-Restore: Restore all HP at end of battle. (Cost: 1) Level 11 - Absorb Stats: Absorb selected stat from target. (20 MP) Level 12 - Drain Attack Up: Drain attack damage increased to 150%. (Cost: 1) Level 13 - Genome Drain: Allows other jobs to equip the vampire specialty. (Cost: 1) Level 14 - Rise from Dead: If K.O.'d, 50% chance to recover at end of turn; recovers HP to 25% of max. (Cost: 1) The drain attacks are nice, but Genome Ability contains the bulk of the vampire's tricks, such as a powerful all-party heal (White Wind, which requires Charming Aero Lanterns), a wide assortment of status effects, and the only way to get -aja spells (extra Nemesis bosses via the Norende minigame). D's Journal Bestiary entries indicate which abilities can be learned with <>, as shown here with Gastric Juices.  Genome Drain has no use outside of learning new abilities.  Also, only one character with Genome Drain needs to get hit by the ability for everyone to be able to use it forevermore. This time around, the women and men have completely separate outfits. The men mimic DeRosso's classical taste, with a waistcoat over a formal shirt matched with trousers and a short cape. The women, in contrast, wear what is probably best described as Final Fantasy (Tetsuya Nomura-era) inspired bondage gear. This outfit was one of the major points of censorship in the game, with the black bikini under the belts being replaced by a black leotard for the Western release. The outfit is finished off with a pair of cute animal ears, because why not, you're already doing a goth-bunny-girl thing, just throw it on there. Speaking personally, I consider it a shame the outfits are limited by gender. Tiz and Ringabel are denied the chance to show off their wild side, and Agnes and Edea would look fantastic in the men's elegant yet cute ensemble.      Vampire magic is so dark and cool Greyarc fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Apr 27, 2018 |
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Apr 27, 2018 00:26
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It's worth noting that there was a spin-off game called Bravely Default: Praying Brage had really skimpy official artwork of the female Vampires. As in Edea and Agnes are practically naked and wearing only bondage straps on their upper bodies.
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Apr 27, 2018 02:03
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It's finally time for this Awkward Zombie gag.
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Apr 27, 2018 05:29
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Truly, the most powerful of Vampire abilities. Disappointment.
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Apr 27, 2018 05:35
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