PHANTASY STAR ONLINE Rare Items FAQ v. 1.3 by Khaotika! This FAQ is written for the US version of Phantasy Star Online for the Sega Dreamcast. It is written for the sole purpose of finding all the appropriate items for your character, best weapons for them, managing your inventory, etc. This FAQ shall not be posted up on any gaming websites without my permission. Email me at khaotika@earthlink.net if you wish to do so. Also, the plagarizing or selling of this FAQ is illegal. Feel free to print this for your enjoyment. ;) The newest version of this FAQ can always be found at www.gamefaqs.com. This FAQ can also be found at these websites: www.khaotika.com/pso.html http://members.tripod.co.uk/PSORetribution http://area51hq.com http://all.at/pso http://www.geocities.com/xm_blades www.psocentral.cjb.net Anywhere else means that they stole it. :p It will be updated once a week, unless I happen to get a glut of new info.. ***************************************************************************** 4/17/2001 - v. 1.3 - Ah, home stretch time... *yawns* 4/10/2001 - v. 1.25 - More, more, more..how do you like it, how do you like it?.. heh. Added 3rd NOTICE... :p 4/3/2001 - v. 1.2 - Corrections, additions... isn't anyone tired of this game yet? :p Also added a SECOND NOTICE, as well as some serious questions.. 3/27/2001 - v. 1.15 - Correcting info, adding info..as usual. :p 3/20/2001 - v. 1.1 - More rares info added! Also, added a few URLs and a NOTICE... 3/13/2001 - v. 1.0 - Basically, this FAQ was torn straight from the uber- gigantic Items/Weapons/etc. FAQ I wrote. It was getting quite huge, so I decided to split this from the main FAQ. Besides, over 90% of the email I receive is about rares.. :p Added quite a few things, as well as (hopefully) correcting some information like 'where an item falls under', info on how to get them, etc. For info on regular items, please refer to my Items/Weapons/Armor/Units FAQ. ***************************************************************************** Contents - *NOTICE, NOTICE#2, NOTICE#3* Introduction 1. Hard to Find But Worth it Regular Items (Weapons, Armor, etc.) 2. Rare Items (Weapons, Armor, Units) 3. Mag Items 4. Rumors, Fun Stuff, and other common questions 5. Trade List/My Items 6. Thanks and Credits ***************************************************************************** *NOTICE* While I appreciate the ton of emails I get about my 2 FAQs, PLEASE, PLEASE don't email me asking for free handouts of these items. Some of these I have, but most I don't. Those I do have, I'm probably using. Any Special Weapons I happen to have are mainly for my own use, or to have for the hell of it. And no, I don't have Heaven's Punisher, please quit asking for it. What the hell use would a Gae Bolg be to a RAmar anyway?? I would consider trades, but I don't have much of value..most of what I have, could easily be found on your own.. :p And if you do see me on PSO, please be kind. My mental health is usually one step away from the looney bin.... @_@ *NOTICE #2* "Why haven't you responded to my email yet?* -Because I receive between 10-35 emails A DAY concerning this game/FAQ. It's slowed down considerably since the first version, but I still get a LOT of mail. I'd really like to respond to them all, but I only really get a chance to reply to a few very rarely. Most of the emails that I do get have either questions that can be answered by reading the latest version of the FAQ/or people asking me to play a game with them. You can find that info later on in the FAQ.. *NOTICE #3* Please, please, PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE FAQ, before you decide to send me information!! A lot of the email I've gotten recently just states info that someone else has already sent me! Thank you! Also, some people have been sending me the same 3 or 4 questions about items.. Take the time to read all the way to the bottom, and if your question isn't answered by the faq, please feel free to email me... ***************************************************************************** This FAQ is here as reference for the seemingly never ending amount of rare items found in this game. It should serve as an all-purpose reference guide for anyone looking for the best weapon for their character, to which units are the best to attach to your armor. Some of these rares are quite common (DB Saber anyone?), while some are MADDENINGLY difficult to find. ID, Hours Played, The Person who starts the game, etc, all seem to make finding certain rares easier. Some items, weapons, etc. can only be used by certain classes. Androids cannot use Magic, so items related to that are useless to them. Keep in mind that some classes learn to use weapons/spells, etc. at a faster pace than others. As for the items list, you can hold a maximum of 60 items total in storage, as well as 30 on your person. 90 items seems like a lot, but your space will fill up quickly, trust me. ;) I can't do this FAQ alone, so I need some help acquiring info about some of the rare items you may find in your game, such as Magical Piece, Pan Arm's Blades, etc. Email me at khaotika@earthlink.net if you have anything you want to add here. I'll put it in the next revision. :) ***************************************************************************** 1. Hard to Find But Worth It Regular Items As we all know by now, finding that one rare item you've been looking for countless hours really makes the time spent in this game well worth it. But for all those who haven't had such luck, here's a small list of hard to find regular items, that are just as good, and in some cases, better.. For GENERAL USES: A great weapon needs to have a lot of high photon percentages on all enemies. Blizzard types help in online games, as they can help freeze the faster VHard enemies so your teammates won't get slaughtered. Tempest weapons are great against the machines of the Mines, while Burning types help against most Cave monsters. Other very useful types for online (or offline) play are Gush, Arrest, Hell, Geist, Demon's and Devil's. Have a LOT of extra cash and have nothing to buy? Use a Charge weapon. A Gladius with any of these types should be kept on your person at all times, if you're not a Hunter. For HUNTERS: For quick attackers, I recommend a Blizzard Ripper or an Arrest Ripper. To take out a legion of enemies, Gush Gungirs and Caliburs help tremendously. Nothing beats a weapon of the Gungir or Calibur type with a Demon's, Devil's, or even a Hell attribute. Try to find a weapon that suits your playing style, as well as one with the attribute you feel helps you out the most. For RANGERS: To help get a swarm of Dimenians off your back, try a Demon's Laser or even a Devil's Laser. Blizzard and Arrest types also help out as well. Androids who can't benefit from attributes like Geist or Spirit, can use a Charge type weapon if they have the extra meseta for it. If you can find a Hell Arms, hold on to it, and teach the Ruins enemies a lesson. For FORCES: Nothing feels better than using a Blizzard weapon, followed by a well placed Rafoie to show enemies what 'a cold day in Hell' really means. Geist Rayguns are a Godsend for Forces, so you should always be on the hunt for one with some high percentages. Arrest, Demon's, Devil's and Hell also help out in a pinch. HARD TO FIND FRAMES/ARMOR/BARRIERS/SHIELDS Ultimate Frame ?? Level 80 VHard Ruins Guardian Armor 70000 to 240250+ Level 75 VHard Mode Divinity Armor ?? Level 78 VHard Mode Celestial Armor ?? Level 85 Rarely dropped after beating Dark Falz in V.Hard mode. Divinity Barrier 22898+ Level 63 VHard Mines/Ruins Spritiual Shield ?? Level 71 VHard Ruins Celestial Shield ?? Level 75 VHard Ruins (availability of Guardian Armor/Divinity Barriers/Spiritual Shield will increase as you play VHard Ruins more often) *************************************************************************** 2. Rare Items This covers the rare items found while playing through the game by yourself or with others. The chance of finding these, is of course, better if you play in a multi-player game online. Some of these are more common than others, and some, even though they belong to a certain family of weapons/armor, can be equipped by any character. If you find these items (with the exception of rare units), they will usually be unknown weapons/armor, in LARGE FONT, and you will have to see a tekker to actually reveal what they are. Once analyzed, these items will show up in your stock in Gold Font. The easier to find ones are around 9 Stars. The harder to find ones are 10 Stars or more.. *IF YOU DIDN'T READ THIS IN THE OPENING STATEMENT: Number of hrs played has an affect on when all rares will appear. Don't expect to find things like Brionac on your first trip through VHard Ruins. * (9 STARS) RARE WEAPON WHO CAN EQUIP DESCRIPTION FOUND/COST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Saber Types# DB'S SABER All CLASSES A sword with the Hard Ruins/ (ATP must be 265 or higher) initials "DB" carved VHard levels/ (up to +9) into the hilt. Uses VHard Forest/N/A TP to create a power- ful attack. KALADGOLG All CLASSES A legendary sword Ruins/Hard Ruins (ATP must be 295 or higher) long sought after /VHard Forest/Al (up to +9) by warriors. Its Rappies/Hildebears special attack drop this as well. freezes enemies. /N/A DURANDAL Hunter ONLY A legendary sword Hard/Vhard Forest (ATP must be 310 or higher) known as "The Knight's /Dropped by (up to +9) Blade." Its special Hildebear/Ruins/ attack steals N/A experience points. #Sword Types# FLOWEN'S SWORD Hunter ONLY Bears the serial V.Hard Mines and (ATP must be 385 or higher) number 52-0003. Ruins./N/A (up to +9) Refills user's TP by a small fraction with a special attack. (also raises luck by 10) LAST SURVIVOR Hunter ONLY A sword said to Vhard Caves/33532+ (ATP must be 480 or higher) protect its bearer (up to +9) in battle. Its (Bought in SKYLY, ORAN, special attack VIRIDIA, REDRIA sections) steals HP. DRAGON SLAYER Hunter ONLY A legendary sword Sometimes after (ATP must be 495 or higher) born by one who killing Dragon (up to +9) defeated a dragon. in Hard Forest/N/A Adds an explosive (sometimes V.Hard fire attack. Ruins) Even Falz sometimes drops. :p It's Everywhere!! #Dagger Types# BLADE DANCE Hunter ONLY A short sword named VHard Mines and (ATP must be 385 or higher) for its dance-like Ruins/N/A (up to +9) attack. Its special attack paralyzes enemies. BLOODY ART Hunter ONLY A legendary short VHard Caves and (ATP must be 412 or higher) sword named after all Ruins/24432+ (up to +9) the blood that it (Bought in ORAN, GREENILL spilled. Its special sections) attack halves enemy HP. CROSS SCAR Hunter ONLY A legendary short VHard Ruins/N/A (ATP must be 463 or higher) sword that leaves (up to +9) cross-shaped scars on its victims. Adds Lightning damage. #Slicer Types# SLICER OF ASSASSIN All CLASSES A legendary throwing V.Hard Mines and (ATP must be 475 or higher) blade used by elite Ruins/N/A (up to +9) assassins. Its special attack can kill instantly. DISKA OF LIBERATOR All CLASSES A legendary throwing VHard Caves/Mines/ (ATP must be 480 or higher) blade used by a Hunter N/A (up to +9) called "The Liberator." Causes confusion. DISKA OF BRAVEMAN Hunter ONLY A legendary throwing ??/35119+ (ATP must be 495 or higher) blade for the brave. (up to +9) Sacrifices HP for a (Bought in WHITILL section) powerful special attack. #Partisan Types# BRIONAC Hunter ONLY A legendary long VHard Ruins/N/A (ATP must be 475 or higher) sword made of (up to +9) precious Photons. Its special attack steals enemy TP. VJAYA Hunter ONLY A legendary long sword ??/N/A (ATP must be 495 or higher) for the wealthy. Can (up to +9) launch a powerful attack at the cost of meseta. GAE BOLG Hunter ONLY A legendary long VHard Forest (ATP must be 500 or higher) sword that is said and Ruins (up to +9) to become sharper /50000+ (Bought in BLUEFULL, with every blow. GREENILL sections) Its special attack freezes enemies. #Handgun Types# VARISTA All CLASSES A legendary high Hard Ruins/Just (ATP must be 110 or higher) performance pistol. about everywhere, (up to +9) It's special attack really../N/A causes paralysis. CUSTOM RAY v.00 All CLASSES A pistol used by VHard Mines, (ATA must be ?? or higher) mechanic group Ruins/Also Hard (up to +9) "team00". Proves the Mines, Ruins/N/A bearer to be a member of the team. Adds fire damage. BRAVACE Ranger ONLY A legendary pistol Hard Caves/N/A (ATA must be 118 or higher) reserved for high- (up to +9) ranking officers aboard Pioneer 1. Adds lightning damage. #Rifle Types# VISK*235W Ranger ONLY A legendary rifle Hard Mines and (ATA must be 118 or higher) crafted by Visk, one Ruins, VHard (up to +9) of the three masters. everywhere/N/A Its special attack paralyzes enemies. WALS-MK2 Ranger ONLY A legendary rifle VHard Caves/N/A (ATA must be 120 or higher) crafted by Wals, one (up to +9) of the three masters. Its special attack confuses enemies. JUSTY-23ST Ranger ONLY A legendary rifle ??/50000+ (ATA must be 125 or higher) crafted by Justy, (up to +9) one of the three (bought in GREENILL section) masters. Its special attack halves enemy HP. #Mechgun Types# M&A60 VISE All CLASSES A legendary machine VHard Mines and (ATA must be 120 or higher) gun from the Vise Ruins/N/A (up to +9) Corp. Sacrifices HP for a powerful special attack. Also raises luck by 5. H&S25 JUSTICE All CLASSES A legendary machine VHard Mines and (ATA must be 122 or higher) gun from the Justice Ruins/50000+ (up to +9) Corp. Its special (Bought in GREENILL, ORAN, attack freezes PURPLENUM sections) enemies. L&K14 COMBAT Ranger ONLY A legendary machine VHard Mines/N/A (ATA must be 124 or higher) gun from the Combat (up to +9) Corp. Its special attack paralyzes enemies. Also raises Luck by 10. #Shotgun Types# CRUSH BULLET Ranger ONLY A legendary shotgun V.Hard Mines and (ATA must be 122 or higher) made with concentrated Ruins/33000+ (up to +9) pure Photons. Its (Bought in VIRIDIA section) special attack steals enemy HP. METEOR SMASH Ranger ONLY A legendary shotgun V.Hard Ruins/N/A (ATA must be 125 or higher) with power that (up to +9) rivals a meteor strike. Its special attack steals TP. FINAL IMPACT Ranger ONLY A legendary shotgun VHard Forest, (ATA must be 125 or higher) with tremendous power. Mines, Ruins/N/A (up to +9) Its special attack steals experience points. #Club Types# CLUB OF LACONIUM Force ONLY A legendary cane made Hard Ruins/VHard (MST must be 430 or higher) of sturdy Laconium Mines and Ruins/N/A (up to +9) metal. Its special attack adds explosive fire damage. (also raises Luck by 10) MACE OF ADAMAN Force ONLY A mace with the Storm VHard Forest/N/A (MST must be 440 or higher) ability. (up to +9) CLUB OF ZUMIURAN Force ONLY A legendary cane made VHard Forest/N/A (MST must be 450 or higher) of the magic stone (up to +9) Zumiuran. Its special attack can cause instant death. #Rod Types# BATTLE VERGE Force ONLY A legendary battle Hard Ruins, (MST must be 460 or higher) cane made so Forces anywhere in (up to +9) can hold their own VHard/N/A in a fight. Halves enemy HP. BRAVE HAMMER Force ONLY A legendary battle VHard Mines/N/A (MST must be 470 or higher) cane for brave (up to +9) Forces. Its special attack uses TP to launch a powerful strike. ALIVE AGHU Force ONLY A legendary battle Hard Caves/VHard (MST must be 480 or higher) cane made for a Force Ruins/N/A (up to +9) for intense fights. Its special attack steals enemies' HP. #Wand Types# FIRE SCEPTER: AGNI Force ONLY A legendary magic cane Hard Ruins, (MST must be 470 or higher) containing the power anywhere in (up to +9) of fire. Its special VHard/N/A attack adds fire damage. ICE STAFF: DAGON Force ONLY A wand with the Freeze VHard Ruins/N/A (MST must be 480 or higher) ability. (up to +9) STORM WAND: INDRA Force ONLY A legendary magic cane VHard Ruins/50000+ (MST must be 490 or higher) containing the power (up to +9) of lightning. Adds (Bought in PINKAL, VIRIDIA, lightning damage. WHITILL sections) #Unique 9 Star Weapons# AKIKO'S FRYING PAN All CLASSES The ultimate weapon? Find all 'Weapons' (ATP must be 52 or higher) --hard, yet supple, members during 5 of (up to +9) and smooth! the offline quests. Talk to their boss to receive it. (During 'Secret Delivery', find a man who mentions 'WEAPONS'. Answer his 2 questions with "!!" to receive the first emblem. Get their approvals in these quests: Value of Money, Gran Squall, Lost Bride, Claiming a Stake. Beat each of these quests in order for the approvals to save. You will have to beat all quests once to play through older ones again. You can find these people by looking for new people walking around in town during the quests. After this, return to Secret Delivery, speak to the same man, he'll tell you to find his wife. Speak to a woman near the shops, and after a few lines from them both, you get the frying pan from her.) BOOK OF KATANA All CLASSES The 4 swords forged Caves/Ruins/Hard/ by the heavens: VHard Levels/N/A Sange Kamui Agito Yasha (Find all Books of Katana as well as an Agito. Take these to the appraiser in the 'Seek My Master' quest to have him form them into the true Agito, Orotiagito) AGITO All CLASSES Model and maker Mines/Ruins/Hard/ (ATP must be 195 or higher) varies. Some are VHard Lvls (Appears fakes, some real. as Book of Katana) Find the appraiser Possibility of ? in the 'Seek my different versions, Master' quest to including the one reveal value. true sword. (1975) OROTIAGITO Hunter ONLY AUW1975 model. See Book of Katana (ATP must be 470 or higher) Made by Dousetsu. listing./N/A (up to +9) Its special attack halves enemy HP. *NOTE* - It _is_ possible to find the true Agito, Orotiagito, on your own, without the help of the Books of Katana. (10 OR MORE STARS) RARE WEAPON WHO CAN EQUIP DESCRIPTION FOUND/COST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Knuckle Types# BRAVE KNUCKLE All CLASSES Gear for the fists Hard/VHard Forest (ATP must be 250 or higher) and feet to boost /N/A (up to +55)(9 Stars) attack power for unarmed combat. Its special attack causes paralysis. ANGRY FIST All CLASSES Gear that boosts ??/N/A (ATP must be ?? or higher) attack power for (up to +30) unarmed combat. Its special attack freezes enemies. GOD HAND All CLASSES The ultimate gear for ??/N/A (ATP must be 470 or higher) unarmed combat. Its (up to +15) special attack steals experience points. Adds +5 to Luck, +15 to ATA, + 5 to DEF. SONIC KNUCKLE All CLASSES Unarmed combat gear ??/N/A (ATP must be 200 or higher) that allows attacks at (up to ?) sonic speeds. Its special attack steals experience. #Claw Types# PHOTON CLAW All CLASSES Claws with Photon Caves/Mines/Ruins (ATP must be 215 or higher) blades for quick (Normal, Hard, (up to +20) attacks with right VHard)/N/A hand. Special attack steals enemy's HP. SILENCE CLAW Hunter ONLY? Legendary Claws that ??/N/A (ATP must be 336 or higher) kill silently. Its (up to +15) special attack can fell enemies with a single blow. NEI'S CLAW HUnewearl/RAcaseal Related to Phantasy ??/N/A (ATP must be ?? or higher) Star 2's Nei.. Takes (up to +9) HP from enemies. #Scythe Types# SOUL EATER All CLASSES A cursed sickle that Kireek sidequests (ATP must be 165 or higher) drains HP from the in offline quests. (up to +35) user. Its special Also dropped by attack drains HP for Hildeblue. a powerful strike. (Play through these quests in order: Dr. Osto's Research, Unsealed Door, Waterfall Tears, Black Paper, From the Depths. In Dr Osto's research, DO NOT TELL SUE YOUR NAME. Play through the quest. Meet her again in Unsealed Door, talk to her, beat the quest. Waterfall Tears - continue into Cave 2 after you beat Anna, to find Kireek and fight him. Black Paper - fight Kireek in Cave 1, beat the quest. From the Depths - fight through Ruins 2 and 3, after Ash leaves, continue on to fight Kireek for the final time. He should drop Soul Eater when beaten.) *MAKE SURE that you have AT LEAST one slot open when you defeat Kireek, or you WILL NOT be able to get his Soul Eater.. If you are full, then quit the From the Depths quest, and play it over with room for it... SOUL BANISH Hunter ONLY A cursed, but powerful VHard Ruins, (ATP must be 295 or higher) sickle, that drains HP possibly (up to +9) from the user. Its acquired by attack drains HP for a killing with powerful strike. the Soul Eater./N/A *NOTE*- A lot of people are confused about the 'description to obtain' part of the Soul Banish listing. What it means, is that the person who sent me this info, told me that while he was using his Soul Eater to kill enemies in the Ruins, one of them dropped a Soul Banish. #Enemy Weapon Types# (These weapons appear as 'insertnamehere's Arm'. Take these to Dr. Montague in one of the quests like Unsealed Door to have him appraise it as a weapon. *NOTE* He's the kooky lil fat FOnewm wandering around in yellow..) DELSABER'S BUSTER All CLASSES Delsaber's hand, now Ruins/N/A (ATP must be 295 or higher) now an enemy weapon. Find Dr. Montague (up to +9) Powers up 100% if in one of the used with a Delsaber quests, (Unsealed shield. Lightning Door, for ex.) and damage. bring him the arm to make the weapon. Dropped as 'Delsaber's Right Arm'. S-BEAT BLADES Hunter/Ranger ONLY An enemy weapon made Hard Mines/Ruins (ATP must be 485 or higher) from the hands of a Kill a Sinow (up to +25) Sinow Beat. Its Beat/Delsaber special attack can and they drop kill in a single this as 'S-Beat's strike. Arm'. PAN ARMS' BLADES All CLASSES An enemy weapon made Hard/Vhard Caves. (ATP must be 300 or higher) from the hands of Defeat Pan Arms (up to +25) a Pan Arms. Its and they drop this special attack as 'P-Arms' Arm'. paralyzes enemies. C-BRINGER RIFLE Ranger ONLY A enemy weapon made Hard/Vhard Ruins/N/A (ATA must be 133 or higher) from the arm of a Dropped by (up to +9) C Bringer's hand. Delsaber? Its special attack cuts enemies HP to 1/4. C-SORCERER'S CANE Force ONLY A magic cane made Hard/VHard Ruins/N/A (MST must be 420 or higher) from the cane of a (cannot be grinded) Chaos Sorcercer. Reduces TP cost by 10% and steals enemy TP. #Double Saber Types# DOUBLE SABER All CLASSES A double bladed Caves/Ruins/Hard (ATP must be 235 or higher) photon sword. Its Mines/VHard levels (up to +20) special attack steals /N/A enemies' TP. STAG CUTLERY Hunter/Ranger A legendary double- V.Hard Forest/N/A (ATP must be 343 or higher) bladed sword usable (also 'Fake in (up to +15) only by male Hunters Yellow' V.Hard and Rangers, causes quest) confusion. TWIN BRAND Hunter ONLY The ultimate double- VHard Mines, Ruins (ATP must be 470 or higher) bladed sword, only for /N/A (up to +9) masters. Its special attack halves enemy HP. #Shotgun Types# FLAME VISIT Ranger ONLY A flamethrower that VHard Caves/ (ATA must be 118 or higher) incinerates enemies with (Dropped by (up to +15) huge fireballs. Its Pouilly Slime) special attack confuses VHard Mines/N/A enemies. INFERNO BAZOOKA All CLASSES A powerful bazooka with ??/N/A (ATA must be 125 or higher) highly destructive shells. (up to +9) Its special attack halves enemies' HP. SPREAD NEEDLE Ranger/Hunter A custom shotgun that Ruins/Hard Lvls ONLY shoots countless /N/A (ATA must be 130 or higher) needles. Its special (up to +15) attack paralyzes enemies. #Sword Types# VICTOR AXE All CLASSES A one-handed axe with a VHard Forest/N/A (ATP must be 250 or higher) Photon blade. Its special (up to +20) attack steals HP. CHAIN SAWD Hunter/Ranger A large sword with small, ??/N/A (ATP must be 470 or higher) spinning Photon blades. (up to +30) Its special attack steals HP. LAVIS CANNON Hunter ONLY Few facts or even rumors ??/N/A (ATP must be 500 or higher) are known about this (up to +15) ultimate sword. Its abilities are a mystery. #Handgun Types# EGG BLASTER All CLASSES A special gun made by a ??/N/A (ATA must be 100 or higher) mysterious scientist out (up to +99) to conquer the world. Does fire damage. SUPRESSED GUN Ranger ONLY A small gun that fires Hard Mines/N/A (ATA must be 110 or higher) Photon Bullets. (up to +40) HOLY RAY All CLASSES A special gun that ??/N/A (ATA must be 120 or higher) impales enemies with a (up to +30) giant spear. Its special attack paraylzes enemies. HEAVEN PUNISHER Ranger ONLY The ultimate gun, a VHard Forest (ATA must be 135 or higher) weapon veiled in mystery. /N/A (up to +15) "Divine Punishment," its special attack, is based on time... *HOW THE PUNISHER'S SPECIAL WORKS* -The Heaven Punisher's special attack, is similar to the 'Death From Above Light Shower' that Dark Falz can use during his many forms. It works on Time, aka the Internet Beats clock at the bottom of your menu screen. The special attack can ONLY be used at EVEN hundreds on this beat clock. So, the only times it can work are times between: 0-100, 200-300, 400-500, 600-700, 800-900. So if you want to use it, and your time is for example: 145..you'll just have to be patient and wait until the clock reads 200. *Thanks to DarttheDragoon@aol.com for this info* #Cane Types# STING TIP Force ONLY A special battle cane with VHard Ruins/ (MST must be 260 or higher) needles on its tip. Its Sometimes (up to +45) special attack steals TP. dropped by Adds 30 to MST. Dark Falz./N/A #Wand Types# TECHNICAL CROZIER Force ONLY A special magical cane VHard Ruins/N/A (MST must be 285 or higher) made for Forces. Made by (Dropped by (CANNOT BE GRINDED) an adept in science and Chaos Sorcerer) magic. Casts Barta. MAGICAL PIECE Force ONLY A special magical cane VHard Ruins/N/A (MST must be 390 or higher) with the magic rock Heart (CANNOT BE GRINDED) Key on its tip. It can cast Zonde without TP cost. Adds 30 to MST. #Rod Types# CADUCEUS Force ONLY A special cane created ??/N/A (MST must be 320 or higher) based on a legendary holy (CANNOT BE GRINDED) cane. Casts Foie as a special attack. (Resembles a cane with angel wings) PSYCHO WAND Force ONLY A mysterious cane known Sometimes found (MST must be 450 or higher) only as the ultimate after killing (up to +15) cane. Its abilities are Nar Lilly./N/A unknown. (Resembles a pitchfork, casts a random low level spell) RARE ARMOR WHO CAN EQUIP DESCRIPTION FOUND/COST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *NOTE ON 'PAIRED' ITEMS - You may benefit from bonuses if you happen to equip a weapon and/or armor/shield with the same name. Delsaber's Buster, with Shield increases your attack speed. If you have Flowen's Sword, Shield, and Frame, you'll experience a significant increase in Defense. I'm assuming something similar happens if you have all of DB's items together..* HUNTER FIELD Hunter ONLY Protective gear for Dropped by Rag (Lv 28 or higher) Hunters. A thin Rappy on VHard defensive field. If Forest/N/A someone has a different one... RANGER FIELD Ranger ONLY Protective gear for Ruins/VHard (Lv 28 or higher) Rangers. A thin Forest/N/A defensive field. If someone has a different one... FORCE FIELD Force ONLY Protective gear for Hard Mines/N/A (Lv 28 or higher) Forces. A thin defensive field. If someone has a different one... *NOTE on the FIELDS - apparently defense and evade increase by some margin if you and all your teammates are wearing these at the same time.. REVIVAL GARMENT All CLASSES Protective gear that ??/N/A (Lv 58 or higher) 11 stars stimulates the natural healing process for gradual HP recovery. SPIRIT GARMENT All CLASSES Protective gear that ??/N/A (Lv 71 or higher) 12 stars calms the wearer's mind for gradual TP recovery. (Useless for androids) STINK FRAME All CLASSES Protective gear that VHard Caves/N/A (Lv 71 or higher) 9 stars truly reeks when worn. D-PARTS ver1.01 Androids ONLY Special defensive Dropped by VHard (Lv 51 or higher) 10 stars parts that can be Pouilly Slime/N/A equipped only by Androids. D-PARTS ver2.01 Androids ONLY Special defensive ??/N/A (Lv ?? or higher) 11 stars parts that can be equipped only by Androids. PARASITE WEAR: All Except Androids Parasite Armor that Found in VHard Nelgal boosts Def, but Forest/N/A (Lv 54 or higher) 11 stars decreases HP. Not equippable by androids. PARASITE WEAR: All Except Androids Parasite Armor that Defeat De Rol Le De Rol boosts Def, but in Hard/V.Hard. (Lv 66 or higher) decreases HP. Not He sometimes drops equippable by this./N/A androids. PARASITE WEAR: All Except Androids Parasite Armor that ??/N/A Vajulla boosts Def, but (Lv 89 or higher) decreases HP. Not equippable by androids. SENSE PLATE Hunter/Ranger ONLY Protective gear that ??/N/A (Lv 53 or higher) 10 stars stimulates the wearer's senses, making traps visible. Not useable by Forces. GRAVITON PLATE Hunter/Ranger ONLY Highly protective VHard Mines/N/A (Lv 54 or higher) 10 stars gear that also lowers accuracy. Not equippable by Forces. ATTRIBUTE PLATE Hunter/Ranger ONLY Protective gear that ??/N/A (Lv 54 or higher) boosts all resistances when equipped. Not equippable by Forces. FLOWEN'S FRAME ALL CLASSES? Bears the serial VHard Forest/N/A (Lv ?? or higher) number 52-0003. CUSTOM FRAME ver.00 ?? Protective gear used VHard Caves/N/A (Lv 76 or higher) 11 stars by military mechanic group "TeamXX". Proves membership in Team. DB'S ARMOR Hunter/Ranger ONLY Mysterious armor with VHard Forest/N/A (Lv 76 or higher) "DB" carved in the plate. It is said that there is a matching sword and shield. RARE BARRIERS WHO CAN EQUIP DESCRIPTION FOUND/COST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVISIBLE GUARD All CLASSES A transparent shield Ruins/VHard Ruins (Lv 17 or higher) 9 stars that isn't much to VHard Forest/N/A look at, but significantly boosts defense. SACRED GUARD All CLASSES A protective screen Dropped by (Lv 17 or higher) 11 stars that guards the wearer poison spitter with holy light and in VHard Ruins/ prevents any adverse VHard Ruins/N/A effects. S-PARTS ver1.16 S-PARTS ver2.01 LIGHT RELIEF All CLASSES A special protective Ruins/Hard and (Lv 17 or higher) 9 stars screen for the left VHard Ruins/N/A hand. A barrier of light boosts resistance to darkness. SHIELD OF DELSABER Hunter/Ranger A barrier made from Sometimes dropped (Lv 41 or higher) ONLY the left arm of a by Delsaber as 12 stars Delsaber. Evasion is 'Delsaber's Left doubled if used with Arm'/N/A the Buster of Delsaber. HUNTER WALL Hunter ONLY A special protective ??/N/A (Lv 41 or higher) 11 stars screen usable only by Hunters. Boosts Attack Power. RANGER WALL Ranger ONLY A special protective ??/N/A (Lv 41 or higher) 11 stars screen usable only by Rangers. Boosts Accuracy. FORCE WALL Force ONLY A special protective ??/N/A (Lv 41 or higher) 11 stars screen usable only by Forces. Boosts Mind Energy. ATTRIBUTE WALL All CLASSES A protective screen. ??/N/A (Lv 41 or higher) 11 stars Boosts all resistance for all classes. SECRET GEAR All CLASSES A special protective VHard Caves/N/A (Lv 41 or higher) 11 stars screen designed for stealth. COMBAT GEAR All CLASSES Gear for the left VHard Caves/N/A (Lv 41? or higher) 11 stars hand that boosts attack power instead of defense. PROTO REGENE GEAR All CLASSES A prototype of a Normal/Hard Mines (Lv 66 or higher) protective screen that /N/A simulates natural healing. The regeneration isn't functional. REGENERATE GEAR All CLASSES A regenerative shield Sometimes dropped (Lv 66 or higher) 11 stars that restores HP when by Al Rappy (blue) enemy attacks are /Hard Caves/N/A deflected. REGENE GEAR ADV. All CLASSES An advanced ??/N/A (Lv 66 or higher) 12 stars regenerative shield that restores HP/TP when enemy attacks are deflected. FLOWEN'S SHIELD Hunter/Ranger Bears the serial number VHard Forest/N/A (Lv 66 or higher) ONLY 52-0003. 10 stars CUSTOM BARRIER ver.00 DB'S SHIELD Hunter/Ranger ONLY A shield with "DB" ??/N/A (Lv 66 or higher) 10 stars engraved on it. It is said that there is a matching sword and armor. RARE UNITS DESCRIPTION FOUND/COST --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAGON/HP Raises max HP by 30 Normal De Rol Le, Sinow Gold/N/A OGRE/POWER Raises ATP by 15-16 Hard Ruins/V.Hard Levels/N/A ANGEL/MIND Raises MST by 15-16 Hard Ruins/V.HardForest/N/A METAL/BODY Raises DEF by ?? ??/N/A ELF/LEGS Raises Evade by 29 Hard Ruins/V.Hard Levels/N/A ELF/ARM Raises ATA by 15-16 Hard Ruins/V.HardForest/N/A ANGEL/LUCK Raises LUCK by ?? ??/N/A HP/GENERATE A reinforcing unit ?? for protective gear. Restores HP as you walk medium distances. TP/GENERATE A reinforcing unit ?? for protective gear. Restores HP as you walk medium distances. PB/GENERATE HP/REVIVAL TP/REVIVAL A reinforcing unit ?? for protective gear. Restores TP as you walk short distances. PB/CREATE GOD/HP Raises max HP by 40 ?? GOD/POWER Raises ATP by 20-25 V.Hard Ruins GOD/MIND Raises MST by 25 V.Hard Ruins GOD/BODY Raises DEF by ?? ?? GOD/LEGS Raises Evade by 38-40 V.Hard Ruins GOD/ARM Raises ATA by 15 V.Hard Mines and Ruins GOD/LUCK Raises Luck by 10 Caves/V.Hard Mines and Ruins GENERAL/BATTLE Raises attack speed ?? by 10% DEVIL/BATTLE A reinforcing unit Dropped by Nar Lillies and for protective gear. Pouilly Slimes in VHard Caves. Boosts attack speed when equipped. (by 20%) GOD/BATTLE A reinforcing unit Rarely dropped by Dark Falz in for protective gear. Very Hard Mode/Nar Lillies/ Boosts attack speed Pouilly Slimes/Pan Arms in significantly when VHard Caves. equipped. (by 30%) WIZARD/TECHNIQUE Raises all technique ?? levels by 1. DEVIL/TECHNIQUE Raises all technique Dropped by Pouilly Slime in levels by 2. VHard Caves. GOD/TECHNIQUE Raises all technique Dropped by Pouilly Slime in levels by 3. VHard Caves. MASTER/ABILITY Raises ATP, ATA, MST, Nar Lilly drops this in Hard Evade, DEF, LUCK by , Normal Caves 10. HERO/ABILITY Raises ATP, ATA, MST, Defeat Nar Lilly in Hard Caves/ Evade, DEF, LUCK by also Pan Arms 15. GOD/ABILITY Raises ATP, ATA, MST Rarely dropped by Dark Falz in Evade, DEF, LUCK by Very Hard Mode. 20. ALL/RESIST A reinforcing unit ?? that boosts fire, ice, lightning, light, and dark resistances by ?? when equipped. SUPER/RESIST A reinforcing unit ?? that boosts fire, ice, lightning, light, and dark resistances by ?? when equipped. PERFECT/RESIST A reinforcing unit ?? that boosts fire, ice, lightning, light, and dark resistances by 11 when equipped. STATE/MAINTENANCE Prevents all status Caves (any mode) disorders. RESIST/BURNING RESIST/BLIZZARD RESIST/STORM RESIST/HOLY RESIST/DEVIL *************************************************************************** 3. Mag Items When playing in game, you may actually come upon an item that really isn't a weapon, armor, item, or body part. This item is called a Mag Item. These usually show up as Cells or Hearts, followed by the name of the mag they help create. The best place to find these items are from Al Rappies in VHard Forest. Here are a few names of these cells. When fed to your Mag on certain occasions, your Mag will transform into a rare Mag. For more accurate info on these, please refer to Nozedive13's excellent MAG GUIDE at GameFAQs. Heart of Opa Opa Cell of Mag 213 Heart of Chao Parts of MechChao Heart of Pain Cell of Mag 502 *************************************************************************** 4. Rumors, Fun Stuff, and other common questions -Rare Weapon Rumors- Dragon Elk - The supposed 'Gladiator Spike', aka. Spike Gladius. I've had about 3 people email me about it's confirmed existance. I'm not quite sure what to think, really, until I see more evidence. Sharked. Not real. Photon Whip - Again, mostly rumors. I ran into someone last night (3/26/01) who claimed to possess this. It would be really nice to see a whip-type weapon in the game, though. :) Black Death - AKA, the Black Double Saber. No proof that this exists, other than the rumor of it being Gamesharked.. -Other Item Rumors- Lv 999 Mags - Sorry to say, but hacked. :p God/HP++, God/TP++ - There are a few who claim these ACTUALLY exist. I'm sort of inclined to believe them, seeing as how most other units of this type can have pluses or minuses. The only ones I've seen were hacked. In fact, a friend let me try one out.. (he's mentioned in the list, not saying who..) Gives you 9002 HP/8982 TP, respectively.. -Fun Stuff- *Fun Fakes* I'm making a lil mini-site (www.khaotika.com/pso.html), dedicated to making up some funny fake weapons for use in PSO. Items along the likes of Arm of Starscream, Link's Boomerang, Rico's Ring, etc. Check it out. I should get it up and working sometime within the next two weeks.. *My weapons collection* Despite the fact that I put a NOTICE at the top of this FAQ, I _STILL_ get emails asking for handouts. I'll be MORE THAN HAPPY to game with you to help you find a weapon, but I'm not about to give up any of my hard-earned items. :p If you're asking me to taunt you, then I'll be more than happy to oblige... -Common Questions- *Do you have Heaven's Punisher? Can I have it d00d? Pl33se?? -No, no, and no. :p *How do you get the Soul Eater? -Great taste, it's in there...uh, I mean, it has a listing in this FAQ. Read that to obtain it. *Where are the rare enemies? -Beats me. Probably all at Starbucks or something. Al Rappy and Hildeblue appear in Forests, Nar Lillies and Pouilly Slimes appear in Caves. *What do I do with ???'s arm? -Read the FAQ. :p , particularly the section under #enemy weapons.. *I need Lvl 15 tech disks!! Help! -Ok, this isn't a question.. but you can get most lvl 15 disks anywhere, as long as you look for them hard enough.. (I have Foie 15, Deband 15, and Gibarta 15). Hard attack technique disks (Ra-levels, Grants, Megid) can only be obtained from a PINKAL ID player or their games.. *What rares are in my ID? -What I have written down in this FAQ is what I know about. *How do I get a Spread Needle? -Sell your soul to me. Email me for my address. :p Actually, I heard that REDRIA, VIRIDIA, and BLUEFULL have the highest chance of getting one.. *Does God/Equip exist? -How should I know? :p I've never seen a RAcast with a Sting Tip, so I think that it's a hacked item. It'd be fun if it did exist.. *Duz NE1 have Devil/Tech--? -No, now stop bugging me, or I will eat your eyeballs. -SERIOUS QUESTIONS- *Can I get multiple Soul Eaters/Frying Pans per game?* -You only have 3 chances each to get these during your character's life. Once in Normal, once in Hard, and once in VHard. So, if you happen to screw something up, try to get them in a higher level. If you screwed them all up, try making a 2nd character and get the weapon from their game. Otherwise, you must trade for them/be lucky enough to have an enemy drop the Soul Eater (it happens!). *Do items like Lavis Cannon/Nei's Claw/Sonic Knuckles/insert random item here exist?* -Lavis Cannon, I hear, can definitely be found on your own. Nei's Claw is supposed to be a prize in some sort of Japan only tournament.. so, I suppose the ones you see out there are possible Gamesharked clones. There is a rumor that the NPC (Non-Playable-Character) Sue has the Claw. As for Sonic Knuckles, they do exist, but I believe under the same circumstances for the Nei's Claw (duped/sharked). *WTF? I traded for a TP Material? What does this do? -Thanks to Odlanor, I've seen actual TP Material. It raises your max TP by 2. Of course, you could always do this with Mind Material, but after your MST maxes, Mind Material becomes useless, hence TP material. Odlanor acquired this from a trade, so I have no idea if they really exist, but I've heard of people actually finding multiples of this in the Ruins.. and hey, Sega does actually update the servers every once in awhile... *I can't use (insert item here) online! Help me! -Sega's been cracking down on a lot of things lately. PKing (Player Killing) is gone, with the banishment of Devil/Technique--, as well as the possibility of the banned use of some weapons on this list. AFAIK, Nei's Claw, Sonic Knuckles, and Egg Blaster have all been banned from online use. (of course, I expect an email telling me different. :p ) Methinks Sega is going after Dupers and Gamesharkers. *Why haven't you updated the Items/etc.. FAQ? -Because the overwhelming majority of mail I get is for this FAQ... And peeps asking for free stuf.. :p Most people are more interested in what this FAQ offers than my other one anyway.. *Your FAQ states that you can only find (insert random item here) in (insert random location here). I found it in (different location). What's up with that? -I only call 'em as I see em. Up until a few weeks ago, I had no idea you could get Blade Dances on Forest 2. What's posted is just the information I'm given. There are countless cases of people finding rare items in the strangest of locations. Items that have descriptions of 'found almost everywhere' or 'vhard levels' mean just that. They can be found ALL THROUGHOUT the game on those levels. You just have to keep looking, keep playing, leave no stone unturned, so to speak. No info here is technically wrong info, it's just that some people have varying degrees of luck, or varying section IDs. Just keep at it. *I want to play/trade with you. Where are you? -At the bottom of the FAQ, I list Ophelia, Block 10. As for times, I'm usually on between 9/10pm to whenever in the am Eastern Standard Time. Be kind to me if you see me. Oh, and sometimes I jump to other ships, or don't log on every night, so don't be surprised if you don't see me there. *************************************************************************** 5. Trade List/My Items List I'm getting sick of finding nothing but armor and units when I play offline, so I decided to start a trade list. Rules and current items up for trade can be found at www.khaotika.com/pso.html , under the appropriate section. (Its up there, check it out.) I'll also post a list of my current non-tradable items, so you can gawk. Or something to that effect.. *************************************************************************** 6. Thanks and Credits This FAQ was a Herculean effort on my part, and I couldn't do it without the following people who helped make this FAQ possible. *This list was getting to be about as big as a mob hit list, so I decided to trim it to just names. :)* Bantam13, Rugal Bernstein, Viet Loc, Neil Nylander, Mike Shafer, Muddobbers, Ken Chiu, Sin, PumaTwins@aol.com, jshuey22, darkgohan45, Alex Jennings, Krowten, Dave, BlueManta6@aol.com, AlphAzNX@aol.com, WafflecakeBoy, Force41@aol.com, CTRobot, Link101ooh@aol.com, Drolemag, Wei Huang, Artimis Lincoln, SSJVeghetto@aol.com, Adam Noyce, Spoonman, TheCarbonRod@aol.com, Bjbddtmac@aol.com, Paradox, Thomas Ferrill, Hibiki Kanazi, Zarathos X, ShotgunSnowman@aol.com, Wulfson, Tran Sam, Tam Nguyen, Y2J, XYoshikiX, ApocT, Drew, SNK Fan, Raveno6987@aol.com, Steve Her,am, Duda, Istanbul, Mr.MiniMog@aol.com, XeNoGeArZ, Kylenigma@aol.com, Allstar, Chris van Breda, Doombringer, A.Mok, Hitman 5899@aol.com, Raz Masters, Colin Milliken, Brett McIrvin, Xovith@cs.com, Zatan, Ray Watts, EARTHX2K1@aol.com, Ukyo, Jerry Lutrell, Zack Williams, Daddymac117@aol.com, Canoon58@aol.com, SuperSlank69@aol.com, LordSephiroth, Mel Matsumoto, DaRkGriFFen@cs.com, Nick Hawes, Deathbringer, Aerie Meriander, Macneto, Kujin, Solo, Tauros, M, mike2525@bellsouth.net, Cleopatra IX, Christian, Rodion Steshenko, Toasty, Chyldofthekorn@aol.com, Hidden520@aol.com, Matt Gulbransen, Zyn, Wolfwood, Malibu, Shifting Colors, Odlanor, Gideon, Tony Kenshin, Darqstalker, vash311@home.com, TybiErIuS, Henry Huang, Lia Timbrook, Darkside, Ivan Kowalenko, Craig Aoyama, RawknChrub@aol.com, ryucross@hotmail.com, klumsy@excite.com, PhilB11796@aol.com, DeJarnatts', Michael Bergmann, YardMan@godisdead.com, Curt Immerfall, us, Joel Pickering, Firebreather, JP KiROS, Someisa, Eddie Ryan, Bill Miller, robby de los angeles, SIMX3DSP@aol.com, Daniel Bouchard, Katie Eastridge, Ben Mercer, DarttheDragoon@aol.com, Whatley, Tommy Moninger, Justin Bohlman, Takashi Hasegawa, Christian Jones, SabBloodyS@aol.com, kokeh, Stelth723@aol.com, ZeroN, Charm, Trevelyan, Danger_Girl, Poleziax, Balance, EXAL53@aol.com, David Flores, Karbold, PC, Nitris, Darin Adams, Jonathan Hall, Justin Bredbenner, Praetorian, XXL2509@aol.com, mooneyspam, Jason Walton, Xero, SSJHibiki, Macy Gray, Andrew Moffitt, GUPPY, Shadow Cloud, Madgeiser, Edward Ziniti, Ratboy, Dave Fagerland, Dodgy102@aol.com, Kin F. Lee, Trevor TNG, Zodiac GD, Anime, Chi Tao Sung Everyone who's been a part of my team - Thanks for all the good times, boss fights, and countless hours of playing... Thanks to CJayC for hosting this up at GameFAQS. Don't work yourself to death or anything... :P *A side note: I hate the Soul Eater questing. Infinitely stupid MOME and ASH....* (grumble) *Another side note: There's no such thing as 'one person finds photon claw the other finds double saber.' I should know because I found both in my game. :p * PHANTASY STAR ONLINE, as well as the Phantasy Star name and games are copyright/trademarked Sega/Sonic Team, 2000 - 2001. *************************************************************************** Look me up Online - I'm a RAmar (Human Ranger), with blonde hair, goatee, green suit, named Khaotika. (Still Lvl 100 as of 4/17/01) Failing that, I'll be there as LuccaAshtear (FOnewearl, lv 75+) from Chrono Trigger, or as Pixiebitch (HUnewearl). TV's Frank (HUmar), has been retired. :p Look for me at Ophelia, Block 10. * Khaotika! - khaotika@earthlink.net ***************************************************************************