Part 15 can be found here.
Okay, so head on through that cave that I left you at in part 15! Oh, but you might want to heal first if your main Puppet is at low HP or something. If not, don't bother healing.
It's not really a cave.
So, keep heading straight, and halfway across the bridge you'll be stopped by Aya. She will fight you with a level 35 HatateA and a level 35 AyaP. She'll ask you a question after you beat her. I answered Yes and she let me pass.
Continue forward and you are now in the Tengu Village!
First of all, head up and then right. There's an Inn here to heal at, which I'm sure is much appreciated at this point. The merchant here sells Rosary Beads, Talismans, Seal Thread, and Contract Thread. Boring.
From the Inn, head right and up, then up some steps. There's a pot up there and if you interact with it you'll get a Magatama. This is another one you shouldn't sell from your inventory (勾玉) since it's the equivalent of Pokémon's Max Repel.
Head back down to the Inn and enter the building next to it. In the left side of the cabinet in the top right of the room you can pick up a Chirei Bun. Exit the house.
The Tengu to the left of this house will fight you with a level 28 Aya and two level 28 Momijis. The barrel directly across from them contains a Moriya Shinshu. Head down from here, don't turn left at the first opportunity, but wait until the next one Enter the first house. The pot in the bottom right corner of the house contains an Oath Thread. Exit the house, and go left across the bridge.
Head up through the archway. There's two barrels in front of a house, and interacting with the one on the right will let you fight a wild Hatate. Enter the house next to it. In the bottom right corner is a pot containing a Moriya Shinshu. Exit the house. The Tengu to the left will fight you with two level 30 Hatates (normal). Head up past him and sneak around the back of the nearby house to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 86.
Head up the stairs near there, and into the clearing-like area. Go left first. The top barrel over there will allow you to fight another wild Hatate. Straight up into the clearing is Aya. She'll say something, but I don't think it matters much. Head right. The Tengu will fight you with a level 29 Hina and a level 29 Nitori. Head right past him, then down the steps. Then down the bridge, and this brings you back to the main town. Go back and heal if needed (right side of town), and then head to the left side of town, across the bridge (either one). Head all the way down on this side.
You'll come to three rather suspicious looking bushes at the bottom. Interact with the center one and you'll reveal the Three Fairies of Light. They'll fight you (they count as one person) with a full team of 6 Puppets. They use a level 26 Sunny, level 32 LunaS, a level 32 StarP, a level 32 SunnyP, a level 26 Luna, and a level 26 Star. After defeating them, run allll the way up to Aya and talk to her. She'll examine the three bushes and give you that book she's been taunting you with this whole time.
Head back and heal, and we'll continue to the top of Youkai Mountain!
Part 17 can be found here.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 15: Youkai Mountain Ascent
Part 14 can be found here.
Okay, beginning at the nearest Inn to Sanzu River / at the base of Youkai Mountain, please head to the right and up the nearby steps.
Once in the new area, head up and fight the brown-haired fairy with two level 27 Shizuhas. The grass behind her contains Shizuha, Minoriko, Hatate, Momiji (uncommon), and Aya (rare).
I recommend getting all your capturing done here since you're so near an Inn.
When you're done in the grass, head to the left and up the nearby stairs. Pass the Beast Youkai (she won't fight you), and head up. Head left next, then down the steps, and pick up the Yin Yang Orb in the grass containing a Topaz Hairpin (boosts the power of electric-type attacks). Then head up until you get to another Yin Yang Orb in another set of grass, this one containing Skill Card 56. Then head back to the steps, and go right and down the next set of steps. Fight the Tengu with two level 27 Momijis, then continue up the nearby steps.
Continue along until you see a purple-haired fairy. She'll fight you with a level 28 Cirno. Continue past her until you see some stairs, with two rocks in front of it a bit. Interact with the rock on the right to obtain an Oath Thread, then head up the steps. Continue along until you see some steps going down. Ignore them because there's nothing down there. But, do take this opportunity to save since we're about to fight Reimu.
Continue to the right. A bit across the bridge you will be stopped by Reimu. She will fight you with a level 34 AyaP, level 34 SuikaD, and a level 36 ReimuP. After defeating her, she gives you an Ecstasy Set. She'll then let you pass.
I know it may be tempting to head all the way back down the mountain to heal, but don't yet. There's a place to heal right up ahead.
Continue right and up, then up the steps. There's a house up here with a Tengu who will heal you when you talk to them. The Kappa outside sells items, specifically Rosary Beads, Talismans, Fuji Rice Cookies, Rice Dumplings, Chirei Buns, Myouren Tea, Seal Thread, and Contract Thread. Make sure you are healed and stocked up before you head into the nearby cave.
When you're ready, enter the cave. In here, you can capture Nitori, Momiji, Yamame (uncommon), and Hina (rare-ish).
Begin by heading up and to the right. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 28 Minoriko. Keep going up and head up the steps, then turn left. Fight the Tengu with a level 28 Hatate. Head down the steps to his left, then turn right. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb cozntaining Blue Earrings. Now head left, and then up. When you get the opportunity to turn left, ignore it and go up. Fight the ghost girl with a level 27 Yatsuhashi and a level 27 Benben. Head to her left and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy.
Go back to the ghost girl, and then down ever so slightly before turning right. Fight the girl near the steps with a level 27 Ichirin and a level 27 Murasa. Up the stairs next to her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 79. Make your way back to the girl, and then go left. Keep going left (don't go back up to the ghost girl).
Ignore the nearby Tengu, and go up to pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Head up. Go down the nearby ladder.
Head down, and then when you can, turn right and up some steps. When you can go down more steps, go to the right first and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Contract Thread, and then head down the steps (left). Fight the Youkai with a level 28 Nitori. A few steps further, fight the Tengu with two level 26 Hinas and a level 26 Nitori. There's a ladder at the end of this area, so head up it.
Continue on, fight the girl with a level 28 Hina. Continue on until you get to some steps. Go up those and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Go back down the steps, and then go down. Fight the Tengu with a level 28 Aya. Continue until you see a door.
Outside, go left and up. There's a house up here. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb outside containing a Cursebreak Charm. Inside the house, you'll find Hina and an Akyuu Box.
Hina will release any Puppets that you ask her to. They have to be in your party, and, sadly, you have to go through a rather long conversation with her in order to release the Puppets. Oh, and you have to release them one by one. Sorry.
Talk to her once to activate the ability to release, and the next time you talk to her you can release. Answer Yes to her first question to select the Puppet you would like to release. And then No to her second question to release it. Be careful not to release anything you want to keep!
Oh, and also, just in case you didn't know, placing your Puppets into the Akyuu Box also heals them, so this is a good excuse to heal your Puppets if you need to.
Head back into the cave and make your way back up the ladder and then back to the stairs.
Once back up the stairs, go right. Head down the stairs and keep going. Head down the ladder when you get to it. Then head down and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Thorn Charm. Then go back up the ladder and head back to the stairs. Once there, go left, passing the first set of stairs, and going down the second (far left).
Now head down and to the left. The Beast Youkai here won't fight you, so go past her and up the nearby ladder. Head down and fight the Tengu with a level 27 Iku and a level 27 Aya. Head down until you see a door, which you should go through. Once out, head up.
The grass out here contains the same things as before you entered the cave, as far as I can tell. Next to a set of stairs you'll see Shizuha and Minoriko. They'll both fight you (separately). Shizuha will use a level 30 Minoriko (normal) and a level 30 ShizuhaS. Minoriko will use a level 30 Shizuha (normal) and a level 30 MinorikoP.
Head left past them, through the grass. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Food Rations. Head back to the Aki Sisters, and take the steps next to them. Head right and keep going right. You'll come across some narrow stairs and Momiji. Momiji will fight you with a level 29 Hina, a level 29 Nitori, and a level 30 MomijiS.
Head right past her. There's a male Kappa down there who uses a level 27 Nitori and a level 27 Rika. Up past him is a cave entrance.
I'm going to stop here and begin part 16 because this part is getting kind of long, and I think this next part deserves its own section because it's big enough.
Part 16 can be found here.
Okay, beginning at the nearest Inn to Sanzu River / at the base of Youkai Mountain, please head to the right and up the nearby steps.
Once in the new area, head up and fight the brown-haired fairy with two level 27 Shizuhas. The grass behind her contains Shizuha, Minoriko, Hatate, Momiji (uncommon), and Aya (rare).
I recommend getting all your capturing done here since you're so near an Inn.
When you're done in the grass, head to the left and up the nearby stairs. Pass the Beast Youkai (she won't fight you), and head up. Head left next, then down the steps, and pick up the Yin Yang Orb in the grass containing a Topaz Hairpin (boosts the power of electric-type attacks). Then head up until you get to another Yin Yang Orb in another set of grass, this one containing Skill Card 56. Then head back to the steps, and go right and down the next set of steps. Fight the Tengu with two level 27 Momijis, then continue up the nearby steps.
Continue along until you see a purple-haired fairy. She'll fight you with a level 28 Cirno. Continue past her until you see some stairs, with two rocks in front of it a bit. Interact with the rock on the right to obtain an Oath Thread, then head up the steps. Continue along until you see some steps going down. Ignore them because there's nothing down there. But, do take this opportunity to save since we're about to fight Reimu.
Continue to the right. A bit across the bridge you will be stopped by Reimu. She will fight you with a level 34 AyaP, level 34 SuikaD, and a level 36 ReimuP. After defeating her, she gives you an Ecstasy Set. She'll then let you pass.
I know it may be tempting to head all the way back down the mountain to heal, but don't yet. There's a place to heal right up ahead.
Continue right and up, then up the steps. There's a house up here with a Tengu who will heal you when you talk to them. The Kappa outside sells items, specifically Rosary Beads, Talismans, Fuji Rice Cookies, Rice Dumplings, Chirei Buns, Myouren Tea, Seal Thread, and Contract Thread. Make sure you are healed and stocked up before you head into the nearby cave.
When you're ready, enter the cave. In here, you can capture Nitori, Momiji, Yamame (uncommon), and Hina (rare-ish).
Begin by heading up and to the right. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 28 Minoriko. Keep going up and head up the steps, then turn left. Fight the Tengu with a level 28 Hatate. Head down the steps to his left, then turn right. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb cozntaining Blue Earrings. Now head left, and then up. When you get the opportunity to turn left, ignore it and go up. Fight the ghost girl with a level 27 Yatsuhashi and a level 27 Benben. Head to her left and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy.
Go back to the ghost girl, and then down ever so slightly before turning right. Fight the girl near the steps with a level 27 Ichirin and a level 27 Murasa. Up the stairs next to her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 79. Make your way back to the girl, and then go left. Keep going left (don't go back up to the ghost girl).
Ignore the nearby Tengu, and go up to pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Head up. Go down the nearby ladder.
Head down, and then when you can, turn right and up some steps. When you can go down more steps, go to the right first and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Contract Thread, and then head down the steps (left). Fight the Youkai with a level 28 Nitori. A few steps further, fight the Tengu with two level 26 Hinas and a level 26 Nitori. There's a ladder at the end of this area, so head up it.
Continue on, fight the girl with a level 28 Hina. Continue on until you get to some steps. Go up those and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Go back down the steps, and then go down. Fight the Tengu with a level 28 Aya. Continue until you see a door.
Outside, go left and up. There's a house up here. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb outside containing a Cursebreak Charm. Inside the house, you'll find Hina and an Akyuu Box.
Hina will release any Puppets that you ask her to. They have to be in your party, and, sadly, you have to go through a rather long conversation with her in order to release the Puppets. Oh, and you have to release them one by one. Sorry.
Talk to her once to activate the ability to release, and the next time you talk to her you can release. Answer Yes to her first question to select the Puppet you would like to release. And then No to her second question to release it. Be careful not to release anything you want to keep!
Oh, and also, just in case you didn't know, placing your Puppets into the Akyuu Box also heals them, so this is a good excuse to heal your Puppets if you need to.
Head back into the cave and make your way back up the ladder and then back to the stairs.
Once back up the stairs, go right. Head down the stairs and keep going. Head down the ladder when you get to it. Then head down and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Thorn Charm. Then go back up the ladder and head back to the stairs. Once there, go left, passing the first set of stairs, and going down the second (far left).
Now head down and to the left. The Beast Youkai here won't fight you, so go past her and up the nearby ladder. Head down and fight the Tengu with a level 27 Iku and a level 27 Aya. Head down until you see a door, which you should go through. Once out, head up.
The grass out here contains the same things as before you entered the cave, as far as I can tell. Next to a set of stairs you'll see Shizuha and Minoriko. They'll both fight you (separately). Shizuha will use a level 30 Minoriko (normal) and a level 30 ShizuhaS. Minoriko will use a level 30 Shizuha (normal) and a level 30 MinorikoP.
Head left past them, through the grass. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Food Rations. Head back to the Aki Sisters, and take the steps next to them. Head right and keep going right. You'll come across some narrow stairs and Momiji. Momiji will fight you with a level 29 Hina, a level 29 Nitori, and a level 30 MomijiS.
Head right past her. There's a male Kappa down there who uses a level 27 Nitori and a level 27 Rika. Up past him is a cave entrance.
I'm going to stop here and begin part 16 because this part is getting kind of long, and I think this next part deserves its own section because it's big enough.
Part 16 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Skill Card List
A list of the Skill Cards in the Shard of Dreams expansion.
This list is complete as of Patch 1.101.
1 - Fire Javelin - Ancient City Shop
2 - Aqua Javelin - Ancient City Shop
3 - Grass Javelin - Ancient City Shop
4 - Wind Javelin - Ancient City Shop
5 - Spark Javelin - Ancient City Shop
6 - Light Javelin - Ancient City Shop
7 - Shadow Javelin - Ancient City Shop
8 - Overskill - Makai Snowy Area
9 - Furious Recitation - In the area just to the left of Misty Lake. Follow the river (don't go in it yet) and keep going until you see the second small waterfall. Then, cross the river (there's a Kappa looking straight across).
10 - A Hand in Adversity - Path to Muenzuka
11 - Rising Sun - Route below Mayohiga; surf up through the water above where there is a Kappa and a Tengu standing next to each other.
12 - Burn Strike - Forgotten Hell
13 - Waterfall Drop (I think?) - Route below Mayohiga
14 - Voice of Famine - Forest of Magic North
15 - Tumble Plant - From Bamboo Forest Inn, go down, go past Kagerou, and hop the fence down. When you see water, surf across/down.
16 - Shooting Press - Makai Snowy Area
17 - Grand Liberate - Deep Road to Hell
18 - Stone Spike - Youkai Mountain Ascent. Go into the water below Momiji and surf left. Continue and go down precisely 4 waterfalls. Go right and onto the large piece of land. Go up through the grass for a ways.
19 - Impact Rebellion - Garden of the Sun
20 - Clearing Mist - Route to the left of Bamboo Forest of the Lost
21 - Gensokyo Typhoon - Hakurei Cave
22 - Shock Stamp - Genbu Ravine
23 - Thieving Wind - Take the left exit from Human Village and head up as if going to Misty Lake (cut the small trees). When you get to some steps, go up and smash a nearby rock.
24 - Plasma Ball - North of Garden of the Sun
25 - Ray Dance - Nuclear Reactor
26 - Evil Crushing Arrow - Path to Suzuran Field
27 - Changeling - Scarlet Devil Mansion Basement
28 - Dark Arrow - Makai Snowy Area
29 - Lost Crisis - North of Garden of the Sun
30 - Unfettered Soul - Forest of Magic North
31 - Poisoned Arrow - Forest of Magic North
32 - Vacuum Rupture Fist - Myouren Temple. Across the small pond to the right.
33 - Meteor Impact - Area behind Hakurei Shrine. Keep going left past the giant tree and don't go up the stairs. Instead, slip into the little alcove to the left.
34 - Break Shot - Scarlet Devil Mansion Basement
35 - Charging Stun - Mayohiga
36 - Flower of Hell - North of Hakurei Shrine
37 - St. Elmo's Fire - Take the left exit out of Human Village and continue as if going to Kourindou. When you get to Sekibanki, continue left until you get a chance to turn down past an old man (not down a bridge). Go down past him until you reach a bridge. Hop into the water below the bridge and go through the water. You'll get to a house, and the Skill Card is inside.
38 - Full Burst Detonate - Prismriver House
39 - Tri-Effect -Misty Lake
40 - Angelic Assistance - Route below Mayohiga
41 - 4 Gods' Assistance - Ancient City
42 - Flashover - North of Garden of the Sun
43 - Inferno - Suzuran Field Inn
44 - Cold Rain - Suzuran Field Inn
45 - Lazy Mist - Scarlet Devil Mansion Courtyard
46 - Bright Flowers - Hakurei Cave
47 - Mist Fog - Forest of Magic North
48 - Jewelry Storm - Cave to Garden of the Sun
49 - Chrome Ray - From the Human Village take the bottom center exit (the one towards Eientei). Immediately to your left is some water, surf across.
50 - Smash Spin - From Moriya Shrine, go down to exit the area, then left until you exit the next area. Cross the bridge, then enter the water. Go down either waterfall then keep going down and down another waterfall (any). Go right, down another waterfall. Go right and down one last waterfall. The Skill Card is on your right.
51 - Emperor's Indignity - Suzuran Field Inn
52 - Lightning Speed - Path to Garden of the Sun
53 - Thunder Force - Check this section; just ignore the fights if they are not applicable.
54 - Star Flare - Route Below Mayohiga
55 - Eye of Laplace - Route below Mayohiga
56 - Ghost Wave - Youkai Mountain Ascent
57 - Love or Pain - Path to Muenzuka
58 - Poison Bomb - Forest of Magic East after obtaining Inflatable Raft
59 - Gigantic - Suzuran Field Inn
60 - Unknown Flare - Hakurei Cave
61 - Gravity Blast - Path to Suzuran Field
62 - Ultra High Tone - Left of the first Inn, when you get to the bridge, surf immediately left to the nearby land with grass.
63 - Nature Barrier - Muenzuka
64 - Barrier Option - Bamboo Forest Inn
65 - State of Anatman - Bamboo Forest Inn
66 - Confinement - Scarlet Devil Mansion Storeroom
67 - Thermit - Forgotten Hell
68 - Drought - Forest of Magic North
69 - Squall - Bamboo Forest Cut Path
70 - Field Barrier - Bamboo Forest Inn
71 - Field Protect - Bamboo Forest Inn
72 - Lucky Rainbow - Bamboo Forest Inn
73 - Flash Bullet - Deep Road to Hell 2
74 - Shark Trade - Tunnel to Genbu Ravine
75 - Sweet Nightmare - Garden of the Sun
76 - Behind You! - Ice Cave
77 - Miasma - Suzuran Field
78 - Continue - Bamboo Forest Inn
79 - Upbeat - Youkai Mountain Cave
80 - Claim - Forest of Magic North
81 - Something Warped type - Talk to Nitori (postgame?)
82 - Stealth Kill - Makai Teleporter Thing
83 - Dense Bloom - Place where you fight Kana
84 - Impulse - Nuclear Reactor
85 - Field Break - Keine post-Eientei
86 - Flying Frenzy - Tengu Village
87 - Thunder Cut - Road of Liminality, across the river to the left.
88 - Dancing Sword - Path to Suzuran Field
89 - High Tone Crush - Nuclear Reactor
90 - Overskill (or maybe it's Overrun?) - From the Inn before ascending Youkai Mountain (unmapped on Gap Map). Please view this .gif for instructions on where this is (imgur link).
91 - Backdraft - Forgotten Hell
92 - Ice Prison - Seiran and Ringo's Storehouse
93 - Spinning Air - Senkai after obtaining Inflatable Raft
94 - Darkness Sweets - Makai Snowy Area
95 - Brave Burst - Deep Road to Hell
96 - Catastrophe - Check this section; just ignore the fights if they are not applicable.
97 - Poltergeist - Route to Sanzu River
98 - Will-'o-Wisp
99 - Shocking Wave
100 - Acid Tears
*** All three of these can be bought from a Shopkeeper in the Inn before ascending Youkai Mountain (kind of between the start of the mountain and the Road of Liminality; it's unmapped on the Gap Map). Please view this .gif for instructions (imgur link). This location is also shared with Skill Card 90. ***
101 - Heavenly Influence - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
102 - Earthly Influence - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
103 - Passing Breeze - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
104 - Destruction Rift - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
105 - Limitless Realm - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
106 - 1st Sign : Fire - Makai Shopkeeper
107 - 2nd Sign: Water - Makai Shopkeeper
108 - 3rd Sign: Nature - Makai Shopkeeper
109 - 4th Sign : Earth - Makai Shopkeeper
110 - 5th Sign: Steel - Makai Shopkeeper
111 - 6th Sign: Wind - Makai Shopkeeper
112 - 7th Sign: Electric - Makai Shopkeeper
113 - 8th Sign: Light - Makai Shopkeeper
114 - 9th Sign: Dark - Makai Shopkeeper
115 - 10th Sign: Nether - Makai Shopkeeper
116 - 11th Sign: Poison - Makai Shopkeeper
117 - 12th Sign: Fighting - Makai Shopkeeper
118 - 13th Sign: Illusion - Makai Shopkeeper
119 - 14th Sign: Sound - Makai Shopkeeper
120 - 15th Sign: Warped - Makai Shopkeeper
This list is complete as of Patch 1.101.
1 - Fire Javelin - Ancient City Shop
2 - Aqua Javelin - Ancient City Shop
3 - Grass Javelin - Ancient City Shop
4 - Wind Javelin - Ancient City Shop
5 - Spark Javelin - Ancient City Shop
6 - Light Javelin - Ancient City Shop
7 - Shadow Javelin - Ancient City Shop
8 - Overskill - Makai Snowy Area
9 - Furious Recitation - In the area just to the left of Misty Lake. Follow the river (don't go in it yet) and keep going until you see the second small waterfall. Then, cross the river (there's a Kappa looking straight across).
10 - A Hand in Adversity - Path to Muenzuka
11 - Rising Sun - Route below Mayohiga; surf up through the water above where there is a Kappa and a Tengu standing next to each other.
12 - Burn Strike - Forgotten Hell
13 - Waterfall Drop (I think?) - Route below Mayohiga
14 - Voice of Famine - Forest of Magic North
15 - Tumble Plant - From Bamboo Forest Inn, go down, go past Kagerou, and hop the fence down. When you see water, surf across/down.
16 - Shooting Press - Makai Snowy Area
17 - Grand Liberate - Deep Road to Hell
18 - Stone Spike - Youkai Mountain Ascent. Go into the water below Momiji and surf left. Continue and go down precisely 4 waterfalls. Go right and onto the large piece of land. Go up through the grass for a ways.
19 - Impact Rebellion - Garden of the Sun
20 - Clearing Mist - Route to the left of Bamboo Forest of the Lost
21 - Gensokyo Typhoon - Hakurei Cave
22 - Shock Stamp - Genbu Ravine
23 - Thieving Wind - Take the left exit from Human Village and head up as if going to Misty Lake (cut the small trees). When you get to some steps, go up and smash a nearby rock.
24 - Plasma Ball - North of Garden of the Sun
25 - Ray Dance - Nuclear Reactor
26 - Evil Crushing Arrow - Path to Suzuran Field
27 - Changeling - Scarlet Devil Mansion Basement
28 - Dark Arrow - Makai Snowy Area
29 - Lost Crisis - North of Garden of the Sun
30 - Unfettered Soul - Forest of Magic North
31 - Poisoned Arrow - Forest of Magic North
32 - Vacuum Rupture Fist - Myouren Temple. Across the small pond to the right.
33 - Meteor Impact - Area behind Hakurei Shrine. Keep going left past the giant tree and don't go up the stairs. Instead, slip into the little alcove to the left.
34 - Break Shot - Scarlet Devil Mansion Basement
35 - Charging Stun - Mayohiga
36 - Flower of Hell - North of Hakurei Shrine
37 - St. Elmo's Fire - Take the left exit out of Human Village and continue as if going to Kourindou. When you get to Sekibanki, continue left until you get a chance to turn down past an old man (not down a bridge). Go down past him until you reach a bridge. Hop into the water below the bridge and go through the water. You'll get to a house, and the Skill Card is inside.
38 - Full Burst Detonate - Prismriver House
39 - Tri-Effect -Misty Lake
40 - Angelic Assistance - Route below Mayohiga
41 - 4 Gods' Assistance - Ancient City
42 - Flashover - North of Garden of the Sun
43 - Inferno - Suzuran Field Inn
44 - Cold Rain - Suzuran Field Inn
45 - Lazy Mist - Scarlet Devil Mansion Courtyard
46 - Bright Flowers - Hakurei Cave
47 - Mist Fog - Forest of Magic North
48 - Jewelry Storm - Cave to Garden of the Sun
49 - Chrome Ray - From the Human Village take the bottom center exit (the one towards Eientei). Immediately to your left is some water, surf across.
50 - Smash Spin - From Moriya Shrine, go down to exit the area, then left until you exit the next area. Cross the bridge, then enter the water. Go down either waterfall then keep going down and down another waterfall (any). Go right, down another waterfall. Go right and down one last waterfall. The Skill Card is on your right.
51 - Emperor's Indignity - Suzuran Field Inn
52 - Lightning Speed - Path to Garden of the Sun
53 - Thunder Force - Check this section; just ignore the fights if they are not applicable.
54 - Star Flare - Route Below Mayohiga
55 - Eye of Laplace - Route below Mayohiga
56 - Ghost Wave - Youkai Mountain Ascent
57 - Love or Pain - Path to Muenzuka
58 - Poison Bomb - Forest of Magic East after obtaining Inflatable Raft
59 - Gigantic - Suzuran Field Inn
60 - Unknown Flare - Hakurei Cave
61 - Gravity Blast - Path to Suzuran Field
62 - Ultra High Tone - Left of the first Inn, when you get to the bridge, surf immediately left to the nearby land with grass.
63 - Nature Barrier - Muenzuka
64 - Barrier Option - Bamboo Forest Inn
65 - State of Anatman - Bamboo Forest Inn
66 - Confinement - Scarlet Devil Mansion Storeroom
67 - Thermit - Forgotten Hell
68 - Drought - Forest of Magic North
69 - Squall - Bamboo Forest Cut Path
70 - Field Barrier - Bamboo Forest Inn
71 - Field Protect - Bamboo Forest Inn
72 - Lucky Rainbow - Bamboo Forest Inn
73 - Flash Bullet - Deep Road to Hell 2
74 - Shark Trade - Tunnel to Genbu Ravine
75 - Sweet Nightmare - Garden of the Sun
76 - Behind You! - Ice Cave
77 - Miasma - Suzuran Field
78 - Continue - Bamboo Forest Inn
79 - Upbeat - Youkai Mountain Cave
80 - Claim - Forest of Magic North
81 - Something Warped type - Talk to Nitori (postgame?)
82 - Stealth Kill - Makai Teleporter Thing
83 - Dense Bloom - Place where you fight Kana
84 - Impulse - Nuclear Reactor
85 - Field Break - Keine post-Eientei
86 - Flying Frenzy - Tengu Village
87 - Thunder Cut - Road of Liminality, across the river to the left.
88 - Dancing Sword - Path to Suzuran Field
89 - High Tone Crush - Nuclear Reactor
90 - Overskill (or maybe it's Overrun?) - From the Inn before ascending Youkai Mountain (unmapped on Gap Map). Please view this .gif for instructions on where this is (imgur link).
91 - Backdraft - Forgotten Hell
92 - Ice Prison - Seiran and Ringo's Storehouse
93 - Spinning Air - Senkai after obtaining Inflatable Raft
94 - Darkness Sweets - Makai Snowy Area
95 - Brave Burst - Deep Road to Hell
96 - Catastrophe - Check this section; just ignore the fights if they are not applicable.
97 - Poltergeist - Route to Sanzu River
98 - Will-'o-Wisp
99 - Shocking Wave
100 - Acid Tears
*** All three of these can be bought from a Shopkeeper in the Inn before ascending Youkai Mountain (kind of between the start of the mountain and the Road of Liminality; it's unmapped on the Gap Map). Please view this .gif for instructions (imgur link). This location is also shared with Skill Card 90. ***
101 - Heavenly Influence - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
102 - Earthly Influence - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
103 - Passing Breeze - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
104 - Destruction Rift - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
105 - Limitless Realm - Tengu Village Merchant, postgame only
106 - 1st Sign : Fire - Makai Shopkeeper
107 - 2nd Sign: Water - Makai Shopkeeper
108 - 3rd Sign: Nature - Makai Shopkeeper
109 - 4th Sign : Earth - Makai Shopkeeper
110 - 5th Sign: Steel - Makai Shopkeeper
111 - 6th Sign: Wind - Makai Shopkeeper
112 - 7th Sign: Electric - Makai Shopkeeper
113 - 8th Sign: Light - Makai Shopkeeper
114 - 9th Sign: Dark - Makai Shopkeeper
115 - 10th Sign: Nether - Makai Shopkeeper
116 - 11th Sign: Poison - Makai Shopkeeper
117 - 12th Sign: Fighting - Makai Shopkeeper
118 - 13th Sign: Illusion - Makai Shopkeeper
119 - 14th Sign: Sound - Makai Shopkeeper
120 - 15th Sign: Warped - Makai Shopkeeper
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 14: Path of Liminality and Sanzu River
Part 13 can be found here.
Okay! Now that we're out of the mess that is Forest of Magic North, on to more things! Yaaaay.
Okay, so, you need to begin at the entrance to the cave leading to Genbu Ravine (Kappa area) (up from Forest of Magic North). Right before you enter that tunnel, there's a river. Head across that. Ignore the cave near you, and go up instead.
Keep going up until you go up some steps. Then head left. Head up the nearby bridge and you'll see an Inn. The shopkeeper here sells Rosary Beads, Talismans, Skill Cards 90, 98, 99, and 100, Seal Thread, and Contract Thread.
Exit the inn and head back down the bridge. Now head left. This brings you to a screen change. Keep going left. Fight the Ghost with a level 28 Komachi. Up past him is some grass and a bridge. The grass here contains Louise, Mystia, Nitori, Kokoro (uncommon), and Yuuka (rare).
Head across the bridge when you're ready and keep going. Fight the girl with a level 28 Yuuka. Go up past her and cross the water, going down slightly, to the land at the other side. There is a Yin Yang Orb here containing Skill Card 87. Go back to the girl, and then go up and around some ledges to fight a Sunflower Fairy with two level 27 Ringos.
Just past her is the "Path of Liminality" and some ghostly shopkeepers who you can't buy anything from, although the pot next to the right stall contains an Oath Thread. If you sneak around behind the stalls and interact with the back box next to the left stall, you can also get a Chirei Bun.
Anyway, head up past the stalls to get to even more stalls! Head right first. There's a Ghost near the grass that will fight you with a level 28 Komachi. The box to the right of the end stall contains a Myouren Tea. Head behind the stalls. At the next stall over, there's two barrels. The left barrel will let you fight a wild Yuugi.
To the left of that stall is a red stall. The box to the left contains a Prismatic Candy. To the left of the brown-ish stall is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to. Down below that is a girl who will fight you with a level 28 Eiki.
Continue to the left. The left stall here has two pots beside it, and one behind it. Ignore the one behind it, but do interact with the back one to get a Moriya Shinshu. Continue to the left and cross the bridge. Keep going left, and then head down through the archway.
You'll eventually come to a screen change, which brings you to the Sanzu River.
After the steps is a patch of grass where you can capture Komachi, Eiki, Rin, and Mima (rare). I'm not certain about rarities here. I was finding Eikis left and right and hardly any Rins, but I feel like it should have been the opposite, and Kurandal said he saw more Rins than Eikis, so I have no idea. I'm going to say Mima is rare, Komachi is extremely common, and Rin and Eiki are around equal uncommonness.
Anyway, go to left of the stairs. Ignore the first tall rock. Interact with the short gray rock to obtain a Talisman. Keep going and interact with the other tall rock to get another Talisman. Now head back to the steps, and head down. Continue past the ghost. You'll see a dock and a boat, but you can't do anything with those now. So continue down past another patch of grass. Pass more ghosts and head through the grass at the bottom of the area. Head up the stairs. There's a house up here, but it's locked for now. Head to the left instead. Head up and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 97.
That's really all there is to do in this area for now, so head on back to that Inn from earlier and make your preparations before we ascend Youkai Mountain!
Part 15 can be found here.
Okay! Now that we're out of the mess that is Forest of Magic North, on to more things! Yaaaay.
Okay, so, you need to begin at the entrance to the cave leading to Genbu Ravine (Kappa area) (up from Forest of Magic North). Right before you enter that tunnel, there's a river. Head across that. Ignore the cave near you, and go up instead.
Keep going up until you go up some steps. Then head left. Head up the nearby bridge and you'll see an Inn. The shopkeeper here sells Rosary Beads, Talismans, Skill Cards 90, 98, 99, and 100, Seal Thread, and Contract Thread.
Exit the inn and head back down the bridge. Now head left. This brings you to a screen change. Keep going left. Fight the Ghost with a level 28 Komachi. Up past him is some grass and a bridge. The grass here contains Louise, Mystia, Nitori, Kokoro (uncommon), and Yuuka (rare).
Head across the bridge when you're ready and keep going. Fight the girl with a level 28 Yuuka. Go up past her and cross the water, going down slightly, to the land at the other side. There is a Yin Yang Orb here containing Skill Card 87. Go back to the girl, and then go up and around some ledges to fight a Sunflower Fairy with two level 27 Ringos.
Just past her is the "Path of Liminality" and some ghostly shopkeepers who you can't buy anything from, although the pot next to the right stall contains an Oath Thread. If you sneak around behind the stalls and interact with the back box next to the left stall, you can also get a Chirei Bun.
Anyway, head up past the stalls to get to even more stalls! Head right first. There's a Ghost near the grass that will fight you with a level 28 Komachi. The box to the right of the end stall contains a Myouren Tea. Head behind the stalls. At the next stall over, there's two barrels. The left barrel will let you fight a wild Yuugi.
To the left of that stall is a red stall. The box to the left contains a Prismatic Candy. To the left of the brown-ish stall is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to. Down below that is a girl who will fight you with a level 28 Eiki.
Continue to the left. The left stall here has two pots beside it, and one behind it. Ignore the one behind it, but do interact with the back one to get a Moriya Shinshu. Continue to the left and cross the bridge. Keep going left, and then head down through the archway.
You'll eventually come to a screen change, which brings you to the Sanzu River.
After the steps is a patch of grass where you can capture Komachi, Eiki, Rin, and Mima (rare). I'm not certain about rarities here. I was finding Eikis left and right and hardly any Rins, but I feel like it should have been the opposite, and Kurandal said he saw more Rins than Eikis, so I have no idea. I'm going to say Mima is rare, Komachi is extremely common, and Rin and Eiki are around equal uncommonness.
Anyway, go to left of the stairs. Ignore the first tall rock. Interact with the short gray rock to obtain a Talisman. Keep going and interact with the other tall rock to get another Talisman. Now head back to the steps, and head down. Continue past the ghost. You'll see a dock and a boat, but you can't do anything with those now. So continue down past another patch of grass. Pass more ghosts and head through the grass at the bottom of the area. Head up the stairs. There's a house up here, but it's locked for now. Head to the left instead. Head up and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 97.
That's really all there is to do in this area for now, so head on back to that Inn from earlier and make your preparations before we ascend Youkai Mountain!
Part 15 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 13: Forest of Magic North
Part 12 can be found here.
Now that we're done with Genbu Ravine, we have a couple places to explore. I think they're optional, but I'm not certain, so I'm including them with the main guide. Plus, the more experience and items, the better I think. The first one is Forest of Magic North, because it's the closest one. It's also the most confusing, so I decided to get it over with.
First thing's first, from the entrance to the tunnel to Genbu Ravine, head down. Keep on heading down until you get to an area where the ground is grass instead of stone, then head left to enter the Forest of Magic North. Cross the water below you.
As with other confusing areas in this game, please try to follow my directions precisely so I can get you to the items without losing you.
Head left first. You'll fight a brown-haired fairy with a level 27 Wriggle and a level 27 Rumia. There's a grassy patch to her left. In the grass here, you can capture Sunny, Luna, Star, and Ellen (rare). I'm pretty sure Alice can also be caught here, albeit rarely. I know she can be caught later into the forest for certain. What I've noticed is that I was able to get through the entire forest and encounter all the possible Puppets. I never had to actually run around and hunt for them. There's so much grass to go through that you'll probably find them, and if not, you can come always search after you've gotten the items here.
Anyway, head down. Don't turn right when you're able to, instead, keep going down. When you get to a bridge, cross it, and then head up. Keep going up. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 29 Lily. Continue up. In the grass, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 14.
Now head back down to the bridge and cross it again. Head up again. When you can turn right, do, and cross the water. Continue on, and head down (ignore the step to the right). Fight the ghost girl with two level 26 Hinas and a level 26 Kogasa.
You'll get to a crossroads thing. Head left through some grass. A female Kappa will fight you with a level 26 Nitori, level 26 Wakasagi, and a level 26 Rika. In the mud below/next to her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 30. Go back to the right to the crossroads, and head down next.
When you can turn left, do, and go across the bridge. Marisa's House is right here. If you head in there and up the steps in the back right, there's a bed you can use to heal. Head back over to the bridge, cross it, and head down. In the grass to the right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Mushroom Powder.
Head down, go to the left slightly and fight the Ghost with a level 29 Lyrica. Then head down. Cross the bridge for an area change.
If I'm correct, in this area you can capture Alice, Rikako, Yuki, Marisa, and Mai. Not certain of rarities.
Continue on, and fight both Ghosts that you'll see. The left ghost uses a level 29 Yuyuko, and the right ghost uses a level 29 Merlin. Continue to the right until you get to another crossoads (one side has a jump ledge). Hop the ledge to the right and continue to the right. Keep going right until you see a giant tree. In front of it is a mushroom. Interact with the mushroom to obtain a Mushroom Powder.
Now head left, and down. When you can, turn right. In the middle of the grass is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Repetitive Arts. Head back, and move down. Fight the Sunflower Fairy with two level 26 Komchis and a level 26 Eiki. Down past her, go right. When you can, go right and down. Keep going right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 27 Ran and a level 27 Mamizou. Continue right. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 26 Rumia, level 26 Wriggle, and a level 26 Wakasagi.
Up past her is a Bunny with a level 29 Mamizou. Past her, in the grass, is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 80.
Head back to the Beast Youkai. Go left from her, ignore the first upward path, but take the second one. Go right when you can, then go up. Go right through all the grass to a Yin Yang Orb containing a Curing Charm. Head back out of the grass, and then go up. Continue on until you get to some water. The Yin Yang Orb right there contains Skill Card 68. Enter the water and go all the way to the right until there's some land below you. Go there.
Head down and fight the old man with a level 27 Kasen and a level 27 Marisa. Continue along the linear path until you get to a place where you can choose a different direction. Go left first and keep going until you get to some water. Cross the water and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the other side that contains a Vat of Poison. Head back to the crossroads and go up. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb up there that contains Skill Card 47.
Head all the way back the linear path, past the old man, to the water. Head left through the water, back to the land. Head down and keep going until you see water. Go left (ignore the water), and go up when you can. Go up until you see the giant tree again, then head left and up. Keep going up until you see some ledges, head up through the gap between them and keep going up. Keep on following that path until you get to a bridge and an area change.
Head up to the Ghost, then head right. Keep going straight right until you get to a screen change. There isn't really anywhere to go here besides straight. There's a brown-haired fairy over there that will fight you with two level 26 Cirnos and behind her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 31. Head back to the left now to the screen change again.
Keep going left until you see the grass/ghost, then head up. Keep going up until you can't go up anymore, then go left, cross the water, then go up again. Keep going, then up again. Cross the water, and you're out of the forest.
There's a healing spot before we reach any more encounters, so don't bother heading back to Genbu Ravine.
Part 14 can be found here.
Now that we're done with Genbu Ravine, we have a couple places to explore. I think they're optional, but I'm not certain, so I'm including them with the main guide. Plus, the more experience and items, the better I think. The first one is Forest of Magic North, because it's the closest one. It's also the most confusing, so I decided to get it over with.
First thing's first, from the entrance to the tunnel to Genbu Ravine, head down. Keep on heading down until you get to an area where the ground is grass instead of stone, then head left to enter the Forest of Magic North. Cross the water below you.
As with other confusing areas in this game, please try to follow my directions precisely so I can get you to the items without losing you.
Head left first. You'll fight a brown-haired fairy with a level 27 Wriggle and a level 27 Rumia. There's a grassy patch to her left. In the grass here, you can capture Sunny, Luna, Star, and Ellen (rare). I'm pretty sure Alice can also be caught here, albeit rarely. I know she can be caught later into the forest for certain. What I've noticed is that I was able to get through the entire forest and encounter all the possible Puppets. I never had to actually run around and hunt for them. There's so much grass to go through that you'll probably find them, and if not, you can come always search after you've gotten the items here.
Anyway, head down. Don't turn right when you're able to, instead, keep going down. When you get to a bridge, cross it, and then head up. Keep going up. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 29 Lily. Continue up. In the grass, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 14.
Now head back down to the bridge and cross it again. Head up again. When you can turn right, do, and cross the water. Continue on, and head down (ignore the step to the right). Fight the ghost girl with two level 26 Hinas and a level 26 Kogasa.
You'll get to a crossroads thing. Head left through some grass. A female Kappa will fight you with a level 26 Nitori, level 26 Wakasagi, and a level 26 Rika. In the mud below/next to her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 30. Go back to the right to the crossroads, and head down next.
When you can turn left, do, and go across the bridge. Marisa's House is right here. If you head in there and up the steps in the back right, there's a bed you can use to heal. Head back over to the bridge, cross it, and head down. In the grass to the right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Mushroom Powder.
Head down, go to the left slightly and fight the Ghost with a level 29 Lyrica. Then head down. Cross the bridge for an area change.
If I'm correct, in this area you can capture Alice, Rikako, Yuki, Marisa, and Mai. Not certain of rarities.
Continue on, and fight both Ghosts that you'll see. The left ghost uses a level 29 Yuyuko, and the right ghost uses a level 29 Merlin. Continue to the right until you get to another crossoads (one side has a jump ledge). Hop the ledge to the right and continue to the right. Keep going right until you see a giant tree. In front of it is a mushroom. Interact with the mushroom to obtain a Mushroom Powder.
Now head left, and down. When you can, turn right. In the middle of the grass is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Repetitive Arts. Head back, and move down. Fight the Sunflower Fairy with two level 26 Komchis and a level 26 Eiki. Down past her, go right. When you can, go right and down. Keep going right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 27 Ran and a level 27 Mamizou. Continue right. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 26 Rumia, level 26 Wriggle, and a level 26 Wakasagi.
Up past her is a Bunny with a level 29 Mamizou. Past her, in the grass, is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 80.
Head back to the Beast Youkai. Go left from her, ignore the first upward path, but take the second one. Go right when you can, then go up. Go right through all the grass to a Yin Yang Orb containing a Curing Charm. Head back out of the grass, and then go up. Continue on until you get to some water. The Yin Yang Orb right there contains Skill Card 68. Enter the water and go all the way to the right until there's some land below you. Go there.
Head down and fight the old man with a level 27 Kasen and a level 27 Marisa. Continue along the linear path until you get to a place where you can choose a different direction. Go left first and keep going until you get to some water. Cross the water and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the other side that contains a Vat of Poison. Head back to the crossroads and go up. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb up there that contains Skill Card 47.
Head all the way back the linear path, past the old man, to the water. Head left through the water, back to the land. Head down and keep going until you see water. Go left (ignore the water), and go up when you can. Go up until you see the giant tree again, then head left and up. Keep going up until you see some ledges, head up through the gap between them and keep going up. Keep on following that path until you get to a bridge and an area change.
Head up to the Ghost, then head right. Keep going straight right until you get to a screen change. There isn't really anywhere to go here besides straight. There's a brown-haired fairy over there that will fight you with two level 26 Cirnos and behind her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 31. Head back to the left now to the screen change again.
Keep going left until you see the grass/ghost, then head up. Keep going up until you can't go up anymore, then go left, cross the water, then go up again. Keep going, then up again. Cross the water, and you're out of the forest.
There's a healing spot before we reach any more encounters, so don't bother heading back to Genbu Ravine.
Part 14 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 12: Genbu Ravine
Part 11 can be found here.
Hello, welcome to part 12!
Unlike other parts, we are not heading back to the Human Village right now, but if you'd like to, then feel free to take a detour.
Anyway, exit Scarlet Devil Mansion and go straight ahead to get back to Misty Lake.
Once in Misty Lake, head left around the lake until you reach the bridge. Head left after the bridge to enter an area that was previously blocked to us. A Kappa will stealth-attack you with a level 25 Sunny and a 25 Nitori. Continue to the next area.
Going forward, you'll be attacked by a brown-haired Fairy with a level 25 Nazrin and a level 25 Rumia. Continuing on, you'll see a patch of grass. You can capture Nitori, Wakasagi, Komachi, and Iku (uncommon) here.
Head up past the patch of grass and you'll see Aya fly past, and then she'll stop to talk to you. Keep heading up and eventually you'll have to fight a male Kappa with a level 26 Nitori. Keep going. Eventually you'll find a female Kappa with a level 25 Nitori and a level 25 Wakasagi. Keep going until you see the entrance to a cave. Go on in.
In this cave, you can capture Kisume, Seiga, Hina
Straight ahead is a ladder that you can go down.
Straight ahead, you'll see some steps. You don't have to go up them, but if you do, you can fight a Ghost with a level 26 Komachi. Head to the right around the steps. A Kappa will fight you with a level 24 Wakasagi, level 24 Nitori, and a level 24 Rika. Up and to the left past him is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 74. Now head right and talk to the Kappa standing near the water, and she'll let you into Genbu Ravine.
Once you've arrived, immediately enter the house in front of you. In here, the female Kappa near the Akyuu Box will heal you, and the male Kappa will sell items. His item list is as follows:
Rosary Beads - 100 Talismans - 200
Fuji Rice Cookie - 300 Rice Dumpling - 500
Chirei Bun - 700 Myouren Tea - 600
Seal Thread - 200 Contract Thread - 600
Exit the house when you're done. Head up and to the left. Cross the nearby bridge and go up the steps to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Telescope. Now head back down and to the right and up. Head up past the fairy blocking a house. When you try to go up the steps you'll be stopped by a fairy, who will fight you with a level 26 Lily. Pass another blocked house, and fight another fairy, this one with a level 26 Wriggle. Cross the bridge. Fight the fairy here that isn't blocking a house. She uses a level 25 Daiyousei and a level 25 Cirno. Keep going down. Fight yet another fairy, this one with a level 24 Wakasagi, level 24 Luna, and a level 24 Hina.
Keep on going. Up the steps is a fairy wearing green who fights you with a level 25 Rumia and a level 25 Sunny. Down past her is a house, and you'll witness the Three Fairies of Light having a meeting, but they'll run off. Enter the nearby house. Nitori will attack you with her level 30 HinaD, level 32 NitoriP, and a level 30 ChiyuriD. After defeating her, she'll give you the Inflatable Raft and send you on your way.
Exit her house and head up, then down the steps. Approach the water, and press Z to access your Inflatable Raft. Head straight down, and turn right. There's an island with a house above you, with two barrels next to it. Interact with the bottom barrel to fight a wild Suika. The upper barrel contains a Sun Fruit Jam. There isn't anything in the house itself, as far as I can tell. Surf straight down from here, and in the bottom left corner is a Yin Yang Orb containing another Sun Fruit Jam.
Directly right from here is another platform with a house on it. The pot in the front of the house contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Inside the house is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Small Bit. Surf up from here to reach the dock near the healing house. Heal here if you need it / stock up.
Now to search the now unblocked houses. The first house up from the healing one has nothing. The next one (top right corner) has a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 22. In the next house, interact with the right side of the lockers in the top left of the room to get a Sun Fruit Jam.
And that's it for items in the houses. Head on back to the healing house and talk to the Kappa on the dock to exit. Once back in the cave, enter the water that is right there, and go down. Exit the water, and continue. Fight the male kappa with a level 25 Rika and a level 25 Iku. Further on, talk to the female kappa to fight her and her level 25 Nitori and level 25 Wakasagi. Just past her is a ladder that you should go up.
In this area, there is nothing up, so go down and pick up the very close-by Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Right down is the exit to the cave. Coincidentally, this takes you right across some water from the entrance to the kappa-entrance cave.
I'll see you in the next section!
Part 13 can be found here.
Hello, welcome to part 12!
Unlike other parts, we are not heading back to the Human Village right now, but if you'd like to, then feel free to take a detour.
Anyway, exit Scarlet Devil Mansion and go straight ahead to get back to Misty Lake.
Once in Misty Lake, head left around the lake until you reach the bridge. Head left after the bridge to enter an area that was previously blocked to us. A Kappa will stealth-attack you with a level 25 Sunny and a 25 Nitori. Continue to the next area.
Going forward, you'll be attacked by a brown-haired Fairy with a level 25 Nazrin and a level 25 Rumia. Continuing on, you'll see a patch of grass. You can capture Nitori, Wakasagi, Komachi, and Iku (uncommon) here.
Head up past the patch of grass and you'll see Aya fly past, and then she'll stop to talk to you. Keep heading up and eventually you'll have to fight a male Kappa with a level 26 Nitori. Keep going. Eventually you'll find a female Kappa with a level 25 Nitori and a level 25 Wakasagi. Keep going until you see the entrance to a cave. Go on in.
In this cave, you can capture Kisume, Seiga, Hina
Straight ahead is a ladder that you can go down.
Straight ahead, you'll see some steps. You don't have to go up them, but if you do, you can fight a Ghost with a level 26 Komachi. Head to the right around the steps. A Kappa will fight you with a level 24 Wakasagi, level 24 Nitori, and a level 24 Rika. Up and to the left past him is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 74. Now head right and talk to the Kappa standing near the water, and she'll let you into Genbu Ravine.
Once you've arrived, immediately enter the house in front of you. In here, the female Kappa near the Akyuu Box will heal you, and the male Kappa will sell items. His item list is as follows:
Rosary Beads - 100 Talismans - 200
Fuji Rice Cookie - 300 Rice Dumpling - 500
Chirei Bun - 700 Myouren Tea - 600
Seal Thread - 200 Contract Thread - 600
Exit the house when you're done. Head up and to the left. Cross the nearby bridge and go up the steps to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Telescope. Now head back down and to the right and up. Head up past the fairy blocking a house. When you try to go up the steps you'll be stopped by a fairy, who will fight you with a level 26 Lily. Pass another blocked house, and fight another fairy, this one with a level 26 Wriggle. Cross the bridge. Fight the fairy here that isn't blocking a house. She uses a level 25 Daiyousei and a level 25 Cirno. Keep going down. Fight yet another fairy, this one with a level 24 Wakasagi, level 24 Luna, and a level 24 Hina.
Keep on going. Up the steps is a fairy wearing green who fights you with a level 25 Rumia and a level 25 Sunny. Down past her is a house, and you'll witness the Three Fairies of Light having a meeting, but they'll run off. Enter the nearby house. Nitori will attack you with her level 30 HinaD, level 32 NitoriP, and a level 30 ChiyuriD. After defeating her, she'll give you the Inflatable Raft and send you on your way.
Exit her house and head up, then down the steps. Approach the water, and press Z to access your Inflatable Raft. Head straight down, and turn right. There's an island with a house above you, with two barrels next to it. Interact with the bottom barrel to fight a wild Suika. The upper barrel contains a Sun Fruit Jam. There isn't anything in the house itself, as far as I can tell. Surf straight down from here, and in the bottom left corner is a Yin Yang Orb containing another Sun Fruit Jam.
Directly right from here is another platform with a house on it. The pot in the front of the house contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Inside the house is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Small Bit. Surf up from here to reach the dock near the healing house. Heal here if you need it / stock up.
Now to search the now unblocked houses. The first house up from the healing one has nothing. The next one (top right corner) has a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 22. In the next house, interact with the right side of the lockers in the top left of the room to get a Sun Fruit Jam.
And that's it for items in the houses. Head on back to the healing house and talk to the Kappa on the dock to exit. Once back in the cave, enter the water that is right there, and go down. Exit the water, and continue. Fight the male kappa with a level 25 Rika and a level 25 Iku. Further on, talk to the female kappa to fight her and her level 25 Nitori and level 25 Wakasagi. Just past her is a ladder that you should go up.
In this area, there is nothing up, so go down and pick up the very close-by Yin Yang Orb containing a Chirei Bun. Right down is the exit to the cave. Coincidentally, this takes you right across some water from the entrance to the kappa-entrance cave.
I'll see you in the next section!
Part 13 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 11: Scarlet Devil Mansion
Part 10 can be found here.
Welcome to Part 11!
So, starting from where we left off, which is the path leading up from Misty Lake with the little stump next to it. Head on up the path.
You'll get a little scene of Marisa breaking into Scarlet Devil Mansion, and you'll see Hong Meiling sleeping outside. Talk to her twice to get her to wake up. She'll fight you with a level 24 Cirno and a level 26 Meiling. Go to the left of her on the outside of the fence and pick up the YinYang Orb containing Skill Card 45. Now head on back to Meiling and enter the fenced in courtyard. Head on into the mansion itself, as there doesn't appear to be anything in the courtyard.
Remilia will stop you inside, before leaving through a door that we can't go through. Instead, head to the right until you see some stairs to go down. Head on down there, and in the next room, go through the door, bringing you to a storeroom. Partly hidden behind a cabinet here is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 66. In the bottom left corner is a box and if you interact with it you can fight a wild Marisa. Additionally, in the top right corner of the room is a trash can containing an Oath Thread.
Now, head on out of the room and up the steps again. Once in the entranceway again, head left. There's more stairs heading down, so take those, and again, go through the door in the next room. This brings you to the Library. You can't go right here because Marisa's blocking the way, so head up instead. Head up the steps and around to the next set of steps. Go down those. Keep going around to the next set of steps.
Koakuma will stop you as you head down the last set of steps, and fight you with a level 24 Tokiko, level 24 Daiyousei, and a level 24 Koakuma. Head past her and through the archways until you eventually get to Patchouli, who will fight you with a level 26 Alice and a level 28 Patchouli.
After defeating Patchouli, you can talk to her at any time to have her heal your Puppets. In the next "room" there's also a Akyuu Box. So guess what we'll be doing soon? Yup, grinding for a bit because the proximity to healing will be ideal.
Anyway, head up the steps from the Akyuu Box and around. Ignore the next set of steps and keep going down. You'll see a doorway, but ignore it for the second, and instead go left. Talk to Marisa, who will move out of the way, giving you easier access to Patchouli should you leave and come back.
Now head on through the door.
You're now in the Basement, which will be rather confusing if it's anything like the original game. Here you can capture Koakuma, Patchouli, Sakuya, Remilia (rare), and Flandre (very rare).
Be aware that Koakuma will sometimes escape from battle.
I highly recommend getting any catching done in the little alcove near the door. Don't go wandering off until you're fully healed and ready to go.
This is also a great place to level up a bit. I highly advise having your starter be 45+ if not level 50. Any Puppets you've had for a while should be approaching 40, and any Puppets you caught at Bamboo Forest/Eientei/Dream World/Lunar Capital should be at least level 30. Any Puppets you capture here get a break, but I do recommend getting them to at least 25 if you put them in your party. I also recommend having at least one Puppet in your party (besides your starter) be level 40 or above, as backup in case your starter gets knocked out at any point.
Once you're ready to move on, please follow my directions very carefully. I carefully checked every single route in the basement so I will make sure you will get every item in here.
Beginning from the entrance to the library, take the route up. Turn right when you can and keep going that way. When you get the opportunity to move down, do so. When you can move down again, do it. Fight the fairy maid with a level 24 Luna and a level 24 Cirno. Interact with the nearby trash can to pick up a Contract Thread. Head back up, and keep going right. There's a tiny hallway downwards, so go down there and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hematite Hairpin (raises the power of Steel-type attacks). Head back up again, and keep going right. When you get the chance to move up, do so. Fight the fairy maid with a level 25 Ruukoto, and then turn left. Up there is a potted tree. Interact with it to get a Paste of the Fog.
Now, head back down, and go left. Ignore the two paths going down since we've already done those. Keep on going until you get the opportunity to move up. Keep going, ignoring the chances to move right. In between two of those right-turns that you're not taking, there will be a fairy maid with a level 25 Daiyousei. When you can turn left, do so. Fight the fairy maid with a level 24 Star and a level 24 Daiyousei. Pick up the nearby Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 34.
Go back to the right, and then go up. After a hallway, go through the two potted trees into the next area.
From this new area, head down and to the right. When you can turn up, do so. Here, there are three upward paths. Take the center one. Now there's an identical room. This time, go right. One more identical room. This time, go left.
We're now in another room with three paths. Take the center one first. A Fairy Maid will fight you with a level 25 Sakuya. Up past her is a Yin Yang Orb containing an Oath Thread. Head back down, and take the left path. Up here is a door that you should go through.
In this next room, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 27. Then head through the double doors at the other side of the room.
In this next room, there's a bed you can rest into restore your Puppets, and I would highly advise doing so. Also, in the cabinet at the top of the room you can interact with the right side to pick up an Ecstasy Set. When you're ready, exit through the right door.
Once out, head to the right, and approach the double doors at the top of the area. Sakuya will stop you and fight you with her level 28 Meiling, level 30 SakuyaS, and level 28 Ruukoto.
Now then, before entering those double doors, I would highly recommend heading back to the little door to your left to heal and save because we've got an area boss to defeat.
Through those double doors, you will run into Remilia, who will fight you with her level 30 SakuyaP, level 30 FlandreS, and level 33 RemiliaP.
After defeating her, Remilia gives you an item. I assume it's a book for Kosuzu. She will also now allow you to nickname Puppets that you show her, so that's nice. Also, head through the door behind her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the table containing a Fate Thread. This is the equivalent of a Master Ball in this game, except less valuable because you'll actually find several of them hidden throughout the game.
Now you can feel free to head back out and into the healing room again to heal, but then come back out here because there's a bunch of items to grab. Head to the right of the double doors and enter the small door. In here is a Yin Yang Orb containing an Amber Hairpin (increases power of Fighting-type attacks). Head out of the room and head left, past the healing room, and keep going left. There's a door there that you should enter.
Head down and the left, enter the door. Inside this room, enter the door in the top left. Head to the back of this next room and interact with the left side of the right cabinet to get a Chirei Bun. Head back out of both rooms, then go down, ignore the next left, and enter the door at the bottom of the room (it kind of looks like a window, but it's a door).
Head right, past the Fairy Maid, ignore the two doors, keep going. There's another door at the end of the hallway, upwards. Enter that. Once in, head up, ignore the first right, but take the second, and enter the door. Head through the next door, in the top right. There's a Yin Yang Orb in the top left of this room containing a Relief Charm (recovers Fear status effect). Also, interact with the left side of the right cabinet to get a Paste of the Fog. Exit the two rooms and head all the way back down and through the door.
Once back in the long hallway, head right and down the steps. Then go the left, past the downwards stairs, and you are now back at the entrance to the mansion and are free to leave. I recommend heading to the left though and entering the library again. From what I understand, speaking to Koakuma again will give you a book for Kosuzu, so you might want to do that. After that, feel free to head on out.
Please note that if you ever want to re-enter the mansion to rename your Puppets, you can freely come and go through the door directly across from the entrance instead of ever setting foot in the basement again (until post-game, that is).
Sorry this one took so long to write. I literally ran through the basement twice to make sure I got everything, and ran out of Talismans so I had to fight everything in my way. This version should be greatly improved from the original game's guide to this though!
Part 12 can be found here.
Welcome to Part 11!
So, starting from where we left off, which is the path leading up from Misty Lake with the little stump next to it. Head on up the path.
You'll get a little scene of Marisa breaking into Scarlet Devil Mansion, and you'll see Hong Meiling sleeping outside. Talk to her twice to get her to wake up. She'll fight you with a level 24 Cirno and a level 26 Meiling. Go to the left of her on the outside of the fence and pick up the YinYang Orb containing Skill Card 45. Now head on back to Meiling and enter the fenced in courtyard. Head on into the mansion itself, as there doesn't appear to be anything in the courtyard.
Remilia will stop you inside, before leaving through a door that we can't go through. Instead, head to the right until you see some stairs to go down. Head on down there, and in the next room, go through the door, bringing you to a storeroom. Partly hidden behind a cabinet here is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 66. In the bottom left corner is a box and if you interact with it you can fight a wild Marisa. Additionally, in the top right corner of the room is a trash can containing an Oath Thread.
Now, head on out of the room and up the steps again. Once in the entranceway again, head left. There's more stairs heading down, so take those, and again, go through the door in the next room. This brings you to the Library. You can't go right here because Marisa's blocking the way, so head up instead. Head up the steps and around to the next set of steps. Go down those. Keep going around to the next set of steps.
Koakuma will stop you as you head down the last set of steps, and fight you with a level 24 Tokiko, level 24 Daiyousei, and a level 24 Koakuma. Head past her and through the archways until you eventually get to Patchouli, who will fight you with a level 26 Alice and a level 28 Patchouli.
After defeating Patchouli, you can talk to her at any time to have her heal your Puppets. In the next "room" there's also a Akyuu Box. So guess what we'll be doing soon? Yup, grinding for a bit because the proximity to healing will be ideal.
Anyway, head up the steps from the Akyuu Box and around. Ignore the next set of steps and keep going down. You'll see a doorway, but ignore it for the second, and instead go left. Talk to Marisa, who will move out of the way, giving you easier access to Patchouli should you leave and come back.
Now head on through the door.
You're now in the Basement, which will be rather confusing if it's anything like the original game. Here you can capture Koakuma, Patchouli, Sakuya, Remilia (rare), and Flandre (very rare).
Be aware that Koakuma will sometimes escape from battle.
I highly recommend getting any catching done in the little alcove near the door. Don't go wandering off until you're fully healed and ready to go.
This is also a great place to level up a bit. I highly advise having your starter be 45+ if not level 50. Any Puppets you've had for a while should be approaching 40, and any Puppets you caught at Bamboo Forest/Eientei/Dream World/Lunar Capital should be at least level 30. Any Puppets you capture here get a break, but I do recommend getting them to at least 25 if you put them in your party. I also recommend having at least one Puppet in your party (besides your starter) be level 40 or above, as backup in case your starter gets knocked out at any point.
Once you're ready to move on, please follow my directions very carefully. I carefully checked every single route in the basement so I will make sure you will get every item in here.
Beginning from the entrance to the library, take the route up. Turn right when you can and keep going that way. When you get the opportunity to move down, do so. When you can move down again, do it. Fight the fairy maid with a level 24 Luna and a level 24 Cirno. Interact with the nearby trash can to pick up a Contract Thread. Head back up, and keep going right. There's a tiny hallway downwards, so go down there and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hematite Hairpin (raises the power of Steel-type attacks). Head back up again, and keep going right. When you get the chance to move up, do so. Fight the fairy maid with a level 25 Ruukoto, and then turn left. Up there is a potted tree. Interact with it to get a Paste of the Fog.
Now, head back down, and go left. Ignore the two paths going down since we've already done those. Keep on going until you get the opportunity to move up. Keep going, ignoring the chances to move right. In between two of those right-turns that you're not taking, there will be a fairy maid with a level 25 Daiyousei. When you can turn left, do so. Fight the fairy maid with a level 24 Star and a level 24 Daiyousei. Pick up the nearby Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 34.
Go back to the right, and then go up. After a hallway, go through the two potted trees into the next area.
From this new area, head down and to the right. When you can turn up, do so. Here, there are three upward paths. Take the center one. Now there's an identical room. This time, go right. One more identical room. This time, go left.
We're now in another room with three paths. Take the center one first. A Fairy Maid will fight you with a level 25 Sakuya. Up past her is a Yin Yang Orb containing an Oath Thread. Head back down, and take the left path. Up here is a door that you should go through.
In this next room, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 27. Then head through the double doors at the other side of the room.
In this next room, there's a bed you can rest into restore your Puppets, and I would highly advise doing so. Also, in the cabinet at the top of the room you can interact with the right side to pick up an Ecstasy Set. When you're ready, exit through the right door.
Once out, head to the right, and approach the double doors at the top of the area. Sakuya will stop you and fight you with her level 28 Meiling, level 30 SakuyaS, and level 28 Ruukoto.
Now then, before entering those double doors, I would highly recommend heading back to the little door to your left to heal and save because we've got an area boss to defeat.
Through those double doors, you will run into Remilia, who will fight you with her level 30 SakuyaP, level 30 FlandreS, and level 33 RemiliaP.
After defeating her, Remilia gives you an item. I assume it's a book for Kosuzu. She will also now allow you to nickname Puppets that you show her, so that's nice. Also, head through the door behind her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the table containing a Fate Thread. This is the equivalent of a Master Ball in this game, except less valuable because you'll actually find several of them hidden throughout the game.
Now you can feel free to head back out and into the healing room again to heal, but then come back out here because there's a bunch of items to grab. Head to the right of the double doors and enter the small door. In here is a Yin Yang Orb containing an Amber Hairpin (increases power of Fighting-type attacks). Head out of the room and head left, past the healing room, and keep going left. There's a door there that you should enter.
Head down and the left, enter the door. Inside this room, enter the door in the top left. Head to the back of this next room and interact with the left side of the right cabinet to get a Chirei Bun. Head back out of both rooms, then go down, ignore the next left, and enter the door at the bottom of the room (it kind of looks like a window, but it's a door).
Head right, past the Fairy Maid, ignore the two doors, keep going. There's another door at the end of the hallway, upwards. Enter that. Once in, head up, ignore the first right, but take the second, and enter the door. Head through the next door, in the top right. There's a Yin Yang Orb in the top left of this room containing a Relief Charm (recovers Fear status effect). Also, interact with the left side of the right cabinet to get a Paste of the Fog. Exit the two rooms and head all the way back down and through the door.
Once back in the long hallway, head right and down the steps. Then go the left, past the downwards stairs, and you are now back at the entrance to the mansion and are free to leave. I recommend heading to the left though and entering the library again. From what I understand, speaking to Koakuma again will give you a book for Kosuzu, so you might want to do that. After that, feel free to head on out.
Please note that if you ever want to re-enter the mansion to rename your Puppets, you can freely come and go through the door directly across from the entrance instead of ever setting foot in the basement again (until post-game, that is).
Sorry this one took so long to write. I literally ran through the basement twice to make sure I got everything, and ran out of Talismans so I had to fight everything in my way. This version should be greatly improved from the original game's guide to this though!
Part 12 can be found here.
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