Day #295 Recap (Final Fantasy IX)

Current Game: Final Fantasy IX

Current Play Time: 16:29
Total Play Time - 617:13
Current Game Overs - 0
Total Game Overs: 59

Where I Currently Am: Outer Continent
Stuff Did Today: After rescuing Dagger from the depths of Alexandria Castle, we ran into Beatrix, who once gain kicked our collective asses. However, this time Zidane pointed out Dagger knocked out in the corner. Beatrix came around and defied Brahne when she came in. Freya and Steiner joined her in their defense while Zidane, Vivi, and Dagger escaped the castle using the Gargan Roo. Unfortunately it got a little out of control and they ended up at Pinnacle Rocks where Ramuh had us retell a story before allowing Dagger to use him a summon. We're right by Lindblum, which Brahne has decided to bomb the crap out of, she steals Cid's Falcon Claw pendant and leaves. Cid tells us about Kuja, who is a weapons dealer supplying Brahne with the black mages. Brahne sends 2 bounty hunters after the princess. An axe wielding chick named Lani and a Red haired mystery man. We decide to go after Kuja, and locate a secret passage to the Outer Continent near Qu's Marsh called the Fossil Roo, a maze of Gargant tunnels. We run into Lani, but defeat her pretty easily, and then make our way through the maze. We emerge to a land without mist...

Current Setup:

Zidane - Lv 24
HP - 1237 MP -100
Equipped Passive Abilities: Add Status, Alert, Level Up, Insomniac, Mug, Bandit
Equipment: Exploda, Bandana, Mythril Armlet, Adaman Vest, Power Belt

Speed: 26 Strength: 33 Magic: 27 Spirit: 30
Attack: 31 Defense: 16 Evade: 19 Magic Def: 14 Magic Eva: 11

Learned Active Abilities: Flee, Detect, What's That, Soul Blade, Sacrifice(L), Lucky Seven(L)
Learned Passive Abilities: MP Attack, Bird Killer, Bug Killer, Undead Killer, Devil Killer, Beast Killer, Man Eater, Steal Gil, Add Status, Protect Girls, Body Temp, Alert, Level Up, Flee-Gil, Insomniac, Antibody, Bright Eyes, Jelly, Auto-Potion, Locomotion, Mug, Bandit

Vivi - Lv 23
HP - 789 MP - 119
Equipped Passive Abilties: Level Up, Ability Up, Insomniac, Antibody, Loudmouth
Equipment: Oak Staff, Mage's Hat, Mythril Armlet, Survival Vest, Magician Shoes

Speed: 18 Strength: 20 Magic: 36 Spirit: 26
Attack: 23 Defense: 17 Evade: 17 Magic Def: 14 Magic Eva: 17

Learned Active Abilities: Fire, Fira, Sleep, Blizzard, Blizzara, Slow, Thunder, Thundara, Stop, Poiso, Bio, Drain
Learned Passive Abilities: Auto-Reflect, Add Status, Level Up, Ability Up, Insomniac, Antibody, Loudmouth, Jelly, Auto-Potion, Clear Headed

Quina - Lv 21
HP - 941 MP - 93
Equipped Passive Abilties: High Tide, Level Up, Ability Up, Millionaire, Antibody
Equipment: Mythril Fork, Mage's Hat, Mythril Armlet, Magician Robe, Fairy Earrings

Speed: 16 Strength: 26 Magic: 30 Spirit: 17
Attack: 42 Defense: 21 Evade: 21 Magic Def: 17 Magic Eva: 13

Learned Active Abilities: LV4 Holy, LV3 Def-less, Aqua Breath, Mighty Guard, Matra Magic, Limit Glove, Pumpkin Head, Night, Angel's Snack, Frog Drop, White Wind, Vanish, Mustard Bomb, Magic Hammer, Auto-Life
Learned Passive Abilities: MP+10%, Add Status, High Tide, Counter, Body Temp, Ability Up, Millionaire, Insomniac, Antibody, Loudmouth, Jelly, Auto-Potion, Clear Headed

Dagger - Lv 20
HP - 762 MP - 105
Equipped Abilities: Level Up, Ability Up, Insomniac, Antibody, Loudmouth
Equipment: Stardust Rod, Lamia's Tiara, Mythril Armlet, Survival Vest, Fairy Earrings

Speed: 23 Strength: 22 Magic: 32 Spirit: 30
Attack: 16 Defense: 17 Evade: 21 Magic Def: 17 Magic Eva: 13

Learned Active Abilities: Ramuh, Cure, Cura, Life, Scan Panacea, Stona, Shell, Protect, Silence, Reflect, Blind, Float
Learned Passive Abilities: Chemist, Reflect-Null, Level Up, Ability Up, Insomniac, Antibody, Loudmouth, Jelly, Auto-Potion

Not Currently In Party:

Steiner - Lv 15
HP - 886 MP - 52
Equipped Abilities: HP +10%, Bug Killer, Alert, Level Up, Antibody
Equipment: Blood Sword, Iron Helm, Mythril Gloves, Mythril Armor, Germinas Boots
Speed: 19 Strength: 30 Magic: 17 Spirit: 26
Attack: 24 Defense: 15 Evade: 15 Magic Def: 7 Magic Eva: 7

Learned Active Abilities: Darkside(L), Minus Strike, Armor Break
Learned Passive Abilities: HP +10%, Bird Killer, Bug Killer, Undead Killer, Cover, Antibody, Bright Eyes

Freya - Lv 19
HP - 914 MP - 69
Equipped Passive Abilties: HP +10%, Cover, Level Up, Insomniac
Equipment: Partisan, Gold Helm, Thunder Gloves, Mythril Armor, Emerald

Speed: 21 Strength: 25 Magic: 22 Spirit: 25
Attack: 25 Defense: 15 Evade: 16 Magic Def: 13 Magic Eva: 10

Learned Active Abilities: Lancer, Reis's Wind, White Draw(L)
Learned Passive Abilities: HP +10%, Bird Killer, Bug Killer, Undead Killer, Dragon Killer, Man Eater, Add Status, Chemist, Cover, Body Temp, Level Up, Insomniac, Antibody, Bright Eyes

 Tetra Master:
7x Goblin 0P00
5x Fang 0P00
5x Skeleton 0P00
5x Flan 0M00 - 0M01 - 0X01
Zaghnol - 0P00
8x Lizard Man 0P00
Zombie 0M00
3x Bomb 0M00 - 1M00 - 1M01
Ironite 0P10 - 1P00 - 1P10
Sahagin 1P00 
3x Yeti - 1M00 - 1M01
2x Mimic 0M11 - 1M11
3x Wyerd 1M01
2x Mandragora 1M01 - 1M02
Sand Scorpion 1P10
Nymph - 2M02
Sand Golem 1P20
Zuu - 1P01
2x Dragonfly 1P10 - 2P20
3x Carrion Worm 2M00 - 2M10 - 2M11
Tonberry 1P22
2x Mythril Sword 1P00
Lindblum 0P48

Chocobo:
Type - Light Blue
Beak Level - 17
Chocotreasures dug up - Streamside, Between Mountains, Healing Shore, Bird's Eye Lagoon, Small Beach
Chocograph Inventory - Uncultivated Land, Abandoned Beach, Cold Field, Faraway Lagoon

Status & Notes: 

Once again on track today, not bad. I really dislike Fossil Roo. First of all, the encounter rate is way up in here... which is always annoying. Second, finding the right spot to summon the gargants is always a small pain in the butt. Anyway, though, that's over with, and now we can head towards the end of Disc 2.

I've stated a few times that this is a game basically built on nostlgia, and we had another very good example of this today. In Pinnacle rocks, the tale we have to compile and retell to Ramuh, is the tale of Joseph from Final Fantasy II!

One of the odder mechanics of the game is the way summoning works in the game. For any of Dagger's damaging summons, the damage is modified by the amount of gems you have in your inventory. Not that this is ever really told to you in game, but that's how it works. Gems are used in other ways for the other summoner we get... we'll talk more about that later.

Alright, goals for today. I'd like to get up to the Iifa tree if possible... which probably puts me at the end of Disc 2 tomorrow... which I think is a pretty good goal... let's see how it goes.