SENGOKU MUSOU SKILLS FAQ (v2.2, 6-2-04) by Edward Chang (chang.459@osu.edu) Revision History v2.2 (6-2-04) Corrections on Kasshin and Shinkaku. v2.1 (5-31-04) Minor revisions. v2.0 (2-22-04) All character skill trees included. All skill points and attribute requirements listed. v1.0 (2-17-04) All skills listed. Plan to add skill trees in the future. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Skills Listing --Special Skills --Assault --Martial Arts --Self-Defense --Elemental 3. Skill Trees --Sanada Yukimura --Akechi Mitsuhide --Oichi --Uesugi Kenshin --Hattori Hanzou --Takeda Shingen --Kunoichi --Mori Ranmaru --Nouhime --Oda Nobunaga --Maeda Keiji --Okuni --Ishikawa Goemon --Saika Magoichi --Date Masamune --Example Edit Character 4. Miscellaneous Tips 5. Credits 1. INTRODUCTION This is an FAQ for Koei's action game Sengoku Musou, soon to-be-released in the United States under the name Samurai Warriors. This FAQ deals with the new skills system. After each stage, your general not only gains rating points and ranks, but also skill points. These skill points can be used to purchase special skills which improve your character in some fashion. Many of the skills were equipped items in the Dynasty Warriors games (for instance, having a chance of getting attack x2 when near death, and so on). Elemental attacks must also now be learned as skills. There are five categories of skills. There are two 'special skills' which are pre-learned - Hattori Hanzou/Kunoichi's double jump, and Ishikawa Goemon's wall-breaking. The other four categories of skills are Assault, Martial Arts, Self-Defense, and Elemental skills. To learn a skill, your general must have certain prerequisites (for instance the Self-Defense skills usually require a certain amount of Speed status, while the Assault requires a certain amount of Attack), and they must spend the skill points to purchase the skills. Each category has certain skill trees, and to learn a skill you must first learn every skill before the skill you want (everything to the left of the skill on the path). Each general has a certain 'favored' category in which it is easier to learn skills (the prerequisites are lower). Each general also has a different progression (different trees) of skills. Most skills have 3 levels, with the effect of the skill going up with each level gain. There are also special 'rare' skills (denoted by an octagonal icon on the skill chart) that are expensive to purchase, but only have one level, and the effect is usually a very beneficial one. This FAQ makes use of SJIS encoding in order to display Japanese characters. I included this feature so that if you do not know Japanese, you can easily match up the characters on your TV screen to the characters in this guide. You will need to have support for viewing Japanese characters on your computer, however. Certain versions of Windows should have it built in; otherwise, you'll either need to get a program like NJStar Communicator, or you'll need to get Japanese character support for Internet Explorer (free from Microsoft) and open this file in IE instead of Notepad/Wordpad. 2. SKILLS LISTING Here is a list of all the skills in the game divided by category, and what they do. The amount of skill points needed to learn each skill for each level is also listed. The prereqs and skill tree order differs based on character; see the next section for those. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL 固有技能 Hassoutobi 八双跳び Eight Height Jump (Hattori Hanzou, Kunoichi Only) Allows double jumping by pressing X a second time in the air. Nusutto no Houkou 盗人の咆哮 Roar of the Thief (Ishikawa Goemon Only) Allows Goemon to break down certain walls with his projectile attacks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSAULT 猛功 Kasshin 活身 Life Body Rate at which maximum life increases per level goes up. This gain is retroactive, so you'll still get some gain even if you learn it at level 20. However, to ensure that you reach your life maximum, you should try learning it as fast as possible. See my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for the details. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 300 Gekkou 激昂 Rage When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Attack x2 mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 250 Level 3: 350 Iai 居合 Sword Drawing Attack radius goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 300 Dohatsu 怒髪 Fury The rate at which your musou gauge fills goes up. Level 1: 250 Level 2: 350 Level 3: 450 Iatsu 威圧 Coercion The special attack you get from winning a weapon clash completely does more damage. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 250 Gouriki 剛力 Strength Makes it easier to win weapon clashes. Level 1: 100 Level 2: 150 Level 3: 250 Koukotsu 硬骨 Firmness (Rare) Have a chance of not staggering when receiving an opponent's attack. Level 1: 1000 Teppeki 鉄壁 Fortress (Rare) Will not stagger when getting hit by a ranged attack. Level 1: 1000 Ichi no Tachi 一の太刀 One Sword (Rare) Counter attack strength goes up. Level 1: 1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARTIAL ARTS 武技 Koran 虎乱 Fierce Tiger Musou Ougi attack strength goes up. Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Kachidoki 勝ち閤 Winning Cry Merit Rating and final evaluation at the end of each stage goes up. Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Norikuzushi 乗り崩し Mounted Crumbling The charging attack while mounted on a horse becomes more powerful. Level 1: 100 Level 2: 150 Level 3: 250 Renki 練気 Focus Charge Attack power goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 250 Level 3: 350 Kobu 鼓舞 Inspiration Ally morale goes up when you assist them. Level 1: 100 Level 2: 150 Level 3: 250 Kaiden 皆伝 Initiation (Rare) Your Musou Ougi will always become the Musou Hiougi (the more powerful version that is performed while life is red). Level 1: 1000 Mutoudori 無刀取り Weaponless Catch (Rare) Block attacks automatically even while moving. Level 1: 1000 Kyoudan 強弾 Strong Projectile (Rare) Your projectiles now pass through enemies, damaging enemies behind them as well. Level 1: 1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SELF DEFENSE 護身 Shinkaku 心覚 Memory Rate at which maximum musou increases per level goes up. This gain is retroactive, so you'll still get some gain even if you learn it at level 20. However, to ensure that you reach your musou maximum, you should try learning it as fast as possible. See my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for the details. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 300 Nintai 忍耐 Perseverance When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Defense x2 mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 250 Level 3: 350 Senrigan 千里眼 Thousand Li Eyes Get better items from treasure boxes. Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350 Yakkatsu 薬活 Medicinal Skill Effect of recovery items goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 300 Tsubamegaeshi 燕返し Swallow Return (A countering move in kendo) Your attack has a chance of being a counter hit. Level 1: 300 Level 2: 350 Level 3: 400 Datto 脱兎 Lightning Speed When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Speed Max mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up. Level 1: 150 Level 2: 200 Level 3: 300 Iji 意地 Spirit (Rare) Will not get dizzied by any attack. Level 1: 1000 Tonbogaeri 蜻蛉返り Dragonfly Flip (Rare) Automatically recover when blown away by an enemy. Level 1: 1000 Inashi いなし (Rare) Your guard becomes unbreakable (attacks that would cause your guard to crumble, like bullets, no longer do so). Level 1: 1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELEMENTAL 属性 Elemental attacks work differently in Sengoku Musou then from the Dynasty Warriors series. When you find a weapon, it has a chance of having an element (Fire, Lightning, Ice, or Night) on it. However, this element is useless until you learn an elemental skill. By learning a skill, a certain attack of yours will now be able to use whatever element is on your weapon. By increasing the level of the skill, the damage goes up (Fire, Lightning) or the chance of the skill working increases (Ice, Night). You still have to have full Musou Gauge to perform elemental attacks. Kesagiri 袈裟斬 Slashes Your S, S, S, S attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Kago 加護 Divine Protection Your protection versus enemy elemental attacks goes up. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Shindan 神弾 Divine Projectile Your projectiles become elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Uchiage 打上げ Lifting Your S, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Special (name varies by character) Your S, T, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Special (name varies by character) Your S, T, T, T attack become elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Kizetsu 気絶 Dizzy Your S, S, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Special (name varies by character) Your S, S, T, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Special (name varies by character) Your S, S, T, T, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 Makikomi 捲込み Envelopment Your S, S, S, T attack becomes elemental. Level 1: 200 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 400 3. SKILL TREES Here each character's skill progression and the prerequisites for each of their skills is listed. Edit Generals appear to use one of the default character skill trees, although whether the assignment is based on your edit character's stats unknown; prerequisites also seem to be different. Characters are listed in the order in which they appear in the manual. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SANADA YUKIMURA Assault Gekkou Iai Teppeki Life 153 Life 162 Life 170 Attack 75 Attack 130 Attack 170 Kasshin Koukotsu Life 156 Life 170 Attack 90 Attack 170 Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 166 Life 170 Attack 150 Attack 170 Gouriki Iatsu Life 150 Life 159 Attack 60 Attack 110 Martial Arts Renki Koran Kaiden Musou 182 Musou 190 Musou 195 Defense 110 Defense 150 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 174 Musou 195 Defense 75 Defense 170 Kyoudan Musou 195 Defense 170 Kachidoki Kobu Musou 170 Musou 178 Defense 60 Defense 90 Self Defense Nintai Inashi Musou 174 Musou 195 Speed 120 Speed 170 Tsubamegaeshi Tonbogaeri Musou 186 Musou 195 Speed 150 Speed 170 Shinkaku Datto Iji Musou 178 Musou 190 Musou 195 Speed 130 Speed 160 Speed 170 Yakkatsu Senrigan Musou 170 Musou 182 Speed 110 Speed 140 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AKECHI MITSUHIDE Assault Gouriki Teppeki Life 166 Life 180 Attack 90 Attack 170 Iatsu Koukotsu Life 176 Life 180 Attack 150 Attack 170 Iai Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 163 Life 169 Life 180 Attack 75 Attack 110 Attack 170 Gekkou Kasshin Life 160 Life 172 Attack 60 Attack 130 Martial Arts Renki Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 164 Musou 176 Musou 185 Defense 75 Defense 130 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 172 Musou 185 Defense 110 Defense 170 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 160 Musou 185 Defense 60 Defense 170 Koran Musou 168 Defense 90 Self Defense Tsubamegaeshi Datto Inashi Musou 164 Musou 172 Musou 185 Speed 110 Speed 130 Speed 160 Senrigan Tonbogaeri Musou 180 Musou 185 Speed 150 Speed 160 Yakkatsu Iji Musou 176 Musou 185 Speed 140 Speed 160 Nintai Shinkaku Musou 160 Musou 168 Speed 100 Speed 120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OICHI Assault Iai Teppeki Life 130 Life 145 Attack 50 Attack 140 Kasshin Gekkou Koukotsu Life 134 Life 139 Life 145 Attack 80 Attack 110 Attack 140 Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 132 Life 145 Attack 65 Attack 140 Gouriki Iatsu Life 136 Life 142 Attack 95 Attack 125 Martial Arts Renki Kaiden Musou 172 Musou 180 Defense 130 Defense 170 Kachidoki Mutoudori Musou 166 Musou 180 Defense 90 Defense 170 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 160 Musou 180 Defense 60 Defense 170 Koran Norikuzushi Musou 163 Musou 176 Defense 75 Defense 150 Self Defense Tsubamegaeshi Inashi Musou 169 Musou 180 Speed 160 Speed 190 Senrigan Tonbogaeri Musou 172 Musou 180 Speed 170 Speed 190 Yakkatsu Datto Iji Musou 163 Musou 176 Musou 180 Speed 140 Speed 180 Speed 190 Nintai Shinkaku Musou 160 Musou 166 Speed 130 Speed 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UESUGI KENSHIN Assault Gekkou Iai Teppeki Life 165 Life 185 Life 190 Attack 60 Attack 150 Attack 170 Kasshin Koukotsu Life 177 Life 190 Attack 110 Attack 170 Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 173 Life 190 Attack 90 Attack 170 Gouriki Iatsu Life 169 Life 181 Attack 75 Attack 130 Martial Arts Koran Kaiden Musou 152 Musou 155 Defense 150 Defense 170 Noritsubushi Mutoudori Musou 140 Musou 155 Defense 60 Defense 170 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 142 Musou 155 Defense 75 Defense 170 Renki Kachidoki Musou 144 Musou 146 Defense 90 Defense 110 Self Defense Nintai Inashi Musou 142 Musou 155 Speed 80 Speed 130 Datto Tonbogaeri Musou 146 Musou 155 Speed 100 Speed 130 Shinkaku Tsubamegaeshi Iji Musou 140 Musou 149 Musou 155 Speed 70 Speed 110 Speed 130 Yakkatsu Senrigan Musou 144 Musou 152 Speed 90 Speed 120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HATTORI HANZOU Assault Dohatsu Teppeki Life 134 Life 145 Attack 90 Attack 150 Kasshin Koukotsu Life 142 Life 145 Attack 135 Attack 150 Gekkou Iai Ichi no Tachi Life 132 Life 139 Life 145 Attack 75 Attack 120 Attack 150 Gouriki Iatsu Life 130 Life 136 Attack 60 Attack 105 Martial Arts Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 148 Musou 165 Defense 65 Defense 160 Koran Mutoudori Musou 161 Musou 165 Defense 140 Defense 160 Norikuzushi Kyoudan Musou 157 Musou 165 Defense 120 Defense 160 Renki Kobu Musou 151 Musou 154 Defense 80 Defense 100 Self Defense Yakkatsu Inashi Musou 145 Musou 165 Speed 130 Speed 190 Senrigan Datto Tonbogaeri Musou 148 Musou 157 Musou 165 Speed 140 Speed 170 Speed 190 Shinkaku Iji Musou 151 Musou 165 Speed 150 Speed 190 Tsubamegaeshi Nintai Musou 154 Musou 161 Speed 160 Speed 180 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TAKEDA SHINGEN Assault Iai Teppeki Life 190 Life 195 Attack 150 Attack 170 Dohatsu Gekkou Koukotsu Life 182 Life 186 Life 195 Attack 110 Attack 130 Attack 170 Kasshin Ichi no Tachi Life 178 Life 195 Attack 90 Attack 170 Gouriki Iatsu Life 170 Life 174 Attack 60 Attack 75 Martial Arts Norikuzushi Kaiden Musou 130 Musou 145 Defense 80 Defense 185 Renki Mutoudori Musou 134 Musou 145 Defense 110 Defense 185 Kachidoki Kyoudan Musou 136 Musou 145 Defense 125 Defense 185 Kobu Koran Musou 132 Musou 142 Defense 95 Defense 165 Self Defense Yakkatsu Inashi Musou 136 Musou 145 Speed 90 Speed 120 Tsubamegaeshi Tonbogaeri Musou 132 Musou 145 Speed 70 Speed 120 Nintai Shinkaku Iji Musou 130 Musou 134 Musou 145 Speed 60 Speed 80 Speed 120 Datto Senrigan Musou 139 Musou 142 Speed 100 Speed 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KUNOICHI Assault Dohatsu Teppeki Life 127 Life 140 Attack 65 Attack 140 Iai Kasshin Koukotsu Life 129 Life 137 Life 140 Attack 80 Attack 125 Attack 140 Gekkou Ichi no Tachi Life 125 Life 140 Attack 50 Attack 140 Gouriki Iatsu Life 131 Life 134 Attack 95 Attack 110 Martial Arts Norikuzushi Kobu Kaiden Musou 146 Musou 149 Musou 160 Defense 90 Defense 110 Defense 170 Koran Mutoudori Musou 152 Musou 160 Defense 130 Defense 170 Kyoudan Musou 160 Defense 170 Renki Kachidoki Musou 140 Musou 155 Defense 60 Defense 150 Self Defense Yakkatsu Nintai Inashi Musou 140 Musou 149 Musou 160 Speed 130 Speed 160 Speed 190 Shinkaku Tonbogaeri Musou 146 Musou 160 Speed 150 Speed 190 Tsubamegaeshi Iji Musou 155 Musou 160 Speed 180 Speed 190 Senrigan Datto Musou 143 Musou 152 Speed 140 Speed 170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MORI RANMARU Assault Dohatsu Teppeki Life 144 Life 155 Attack 90 Attack 150 Gouriki Iatsu Koukotsu Life 142 Life 149 Life 155 Attack 75 Attack 120 Attack 150 Kasshin Ichi no Tachi Life 146 Life 155 Attack 105 Attack 150 Iai Gekkou Life 140 Life 152 Attack 60 Attack 135 Martial Arts Koran Kaiden Musou 158 Musou 175 Defense 75 Defense 160 Kobu Mutoudori Musou 164 Musou 175 Defense 105 Defense 160 Norikuzushi Kyoudan Musou 167 Musou 175 Defense 125 Defense 160 Kachidoki Renki Musou 155 Musou 171 Defense 60 Defense 145 Self Defense Senrigan Inashi Musou 161 Musou 175 Speed 140 Speed 180 Tsubamegaeshi Tonbogaeri Musou 167 Musou 175 Speed 160 Speed 180 Yakkatsu Nintai Iji Musou 155 Musou 171 Musou 175 Speed 120 Speed 170 Speed 180 Shinkaku Datto Musou 158 Musou 164 Speed 130 Speed 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOUHIME Assault Gekkou Teppeki Life 158 Life 175 Attack 65 Attack 140 Iai Koukotsu Life 164 Life 175 Attack 95 Attack 140 Gouriki Iatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 167 Life 171 Life 175 Attack 110 Attack 125 Attack 140 Dohatsu Kasshin Life 155 Life 161 Attack 50 Attack 80 Martial Arts Kobu Kaiden Musou 182 Musou 190 Defense 130 Defense 170 Kachidoki Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 173 Musou 177 Musou 190 Defense 90 Defense 110 Defense 170 Kyoudan Musou 190 Musou 170 Renki Koran Musou 165 Musou 186 Defense 60 Defense 150 Self Defense Tsubamegaeshi Inashi Musou 169 Musou 190 Speed 120 Speed 170 Datto Tonbogaeri Musou 173 Musou 190 Speed 130 Speed 170 Senrigan Shinkaku Iji Musou 177 Musou 182 Musou 190 Speed 140 Speed 150 Speed 170 Yakkatsu Nintai Musou 165 Musou 186 Speed 110 Speed 160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ODA NOBUNAGA Assault Kasshin Teppeki Life 166 Life 170 Attack 150 Attack 170 Iai Iatsu Koukotsu Life 150 Life 159 Life 170 Attack 60 Attack 110 Attack 170 Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 153 Life 170 Attack 75 Attack 170 Gouriki Gekkou Life 156 Life 162 Attack 90 Attack 130 Martial Arts Norikuzushi Kaiden Musou 182 Musou 195 Defense 110 Defense 170 Renki Mutoudori Musou 170 Musou 195 Defense 60 Defense 170 Kachidoki Kyoudan Musou 174 Musou 195 Defense 75 Defense 170 Kobu Koran Musou 178 Musou 190 Defense 90 Defense 150 Self Defense Nintai Tsubamegaeshi Inashi Musou 174 Musou 182 Musou 195 Speed 120 Speed 140 Speed 170 Datto Tonbogaeri Musou 170 Musou 195 Speed 110 Speed 170 Senrigan Iji Musou 186 Musou 195 Speed 150 Speed 170 Yakkatsu Shinkaku Musou 178 Musou 190 Speed 130 Speed 160 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAEDA KEIJI Assault Iai Teppeki Life 182 Life 195 Attack 110 Attack 170 Kasshin Koukotsu Life 170 Life 195 Attack 60 Attack 170 Gekkou Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 178 Life 190 Life 195 Attack 90 Attack 150 Attack 170 Gouriki Iatsu Life 170 Life 186 Attack 60 Attack 130 Martial Arts Renki Koran Kaiden Musou 157 Musou 164 Musou 170 Defense 75 Defense 130 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 161 Musou 170 Defense 110 Defense 170 Kyoudan Musou 170 Defense 170 Kachidoki Kobu Musou 155 Musou 159 Defense 60 Defense 90 Self Defense Nintai Inashi Musou 157 Musou 170 Speed 110 Speed 160 Tsubamegaeshi Tonbogaeri Musou 155 Musou 170 Speed 100 Speed 160 Shinkaku Datto Iji Musou 159 Musou 164 Musou 170 Speed 120 Speed 140 Speed 160 Yakkatsu Senrigan Musou 161 Musou 167 Speed 130 Speed 150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OKUNI Assault Iai Teppeki Life 176 Life 185 Attack 120 Attack 160 Gekkou Kasshin Koukotsu Life 160 Life 168 Life 185 Attack 50 Attack 80 Attack 160 Gouriki Ichi no Tachi Life 164 Life 185 Attack 65 Attack 160 Iatsu Dohatsu Life 172 Life 180 Attack 100 Attack 140 Martial Arts Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 189 Musou 200 Defense 80 Defense 160 Renki Mutoudori Musou 194 Musou 200 Defense 120 Defense 160 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 185 Musou 200 Defense 50 Defense 160 Koran Norikuzushi Musou 187 Musou 191 Defense 65 Defense 100 Self Defense Yakkatsu Inashi Musou 185 Musou 200 Speed 70 Speed 130 Tsubamegaeshi Tonbogaeri Musou 187 Musou 200 Speed 80 Speed 130 Nintai Shinkaku Iji Musou 189 Musou 191 Musou 200 Speed 90 Speed 100 Speed 130 Datto Senrigan Musou 194 Musou 197 Speed 110 Speed 120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ISHIKAWA GOEMON Assault Gekkou Iatsu Teppeki Life 179 Life 191 Life 200 Attack 75 Attack 130 Attack 170 Iai Koukotsu Life 195 Life 200 Attack 150 Attack 170 Kasshin Ichi no Tachi Life 183 Life 200 Attack 90 Attack 170 Gouriki Dohatsu Life 175 Life 187 Attack 60 Attack 110 Martial Arts Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 135 Musou 150 Defense 50 Defense 160 Kobu Mutoudori Musou 141 Musou 150 Defense 100 Defense 160 Norikuzushi Kyoudan Musou 147 Musou 150 Defense 140 Defense 160 Renki Koran Musou 137 Musou 139 Defense 65 Defense 80 Self Defense Datto Inashi Musou 141 Musou 150 Speed 90 Speed 120 Senrigan Tonbogaeri Musou 135 Musou 150 Speed 60 Speed 120 Shinkaku Nintai Iji Musou 139 Musou 147 Musou 150 Speed 80 Speed 110 Speed 120 Yakkatsu Tsubamegaeshi Musou 137 Musou 144 Speed 70 Speed 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAIKA MAGOICHI Assault Kasshin Teppeki Life 153 Life 170 Attack 65 Attack 160 Dohatsu Iai Koukotsu Life 162 Life 166 Life 170 Attack 120 Attack 140 Attack 160 Iatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 159 Life 170 Attack 100 Attack 160 Gekkou Gouriki Life 150 Life 156 Attack 50 Attack 80 Martial Arts Renki Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 177 Musou 185 Musou 190 Defense 110 Defense 150 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 177 Musou 190 Defense 110 Defense 170 Kyoudan Musou 190 Defense 170 Kobu Koran Musou 173 Musou 181 Defense 90 Defense 130 Self Defense Shinkaku Inashi Musou 181 Musou 190 Speed 140 Speed 160 Tsubamegaeshi Nintai Tonbogaeri Musou 165 Musou 173 Musou 190 Speed 100 Speed 120 Speed 160 Yakkatsu Iji Musou 169 Musou 190 Speed 110 Speed 160 Senrigan Datto Musou 177 Musou 185 Speed 130 Speed 180 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE MASAMUNE Assault Dohatsu Teppeki Life 141 Life 150 Attack 95 Attack 140 Kasshin Gekkou Koukotsu Life 139 Life 146 Life 150 Attack 80 Attack 125 Attack 140 Iatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 135 Life 150 Attack 50 Attack 140 Iai Gouriki Life 137 Life 143 Attack 65 Attack 110 Martial Arts Renki Kaiden Musou 154 Musou 165 Defense 110 Defense 170 Koran Mutoudori Musou 161 Musou 165 Defense 150 Defense 170 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 145 Musou 165 Defense 60 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Kachidoki Musou 148 Musou 157 Defense 75 Defense 130 Self Defense Datto Inashi Musou 154 Musou 165 Speed 160 Speed 190 Senrigan Tonbogaeri Musou 151 Musou 165 Speed 150 Speed 190 Tsubamegaeshi Nintai Iji Musou 145 Musou 161 Musou 165 Speed 130 Speed 180 Speed 190 Shinkaku Yakkatsu Musou 148 Musou 157 Speed 140 Speed 170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just to give an example, here is one of my edit character's skill trees. As you can see, she shares the same skill progression as Akechi Mitsuhide, but the prerequisite attributes are different. Your character will be assigned a skill tree at random; the attribute requirements will be some percentage of your character's maximum stats. AOYAMA MOTOKO (Edit Character, Katana) Gouriki Teppeki Life 178 Life 195 Attack 90 Attack 170 Iatsu Koukotsu Life 190 Life 195 Attack 150 Attack 170 Iai Dohatsu Ichi no Tachi Life 174 Life 182 Life 195 Attack 75 Attack 110 Attack 170 Gekkou Kasshin Life 170 Life 186 Attack 60 Attack 130 Renki Kachidoki Kaiden Musou 157 Musou 164 Musou 170 Defense 75 Defense 130 Defense 170 Norikuzushi Mutoudori Musou 161 Musou 170 Defense 110 Defense 170 Kobu Kyoudan Musou 155 Musou 170 Defense 60 Defense 170 Koran Musou 159 Defense 90 Tsubamegaeshi Datto Inashi Musou 157 Musou 161 Musou 170 Speed 110 Speed 130 Speed 160 Senrigan Tonbogaeri Musou 167 Musou 170 Speed 150 Speed 160 Yakkatsu Iji Musou 164 Musou 170 Speed 140 Speed 160 Nintai Shinkaku Musou 155 Musou 159 Speed 100 Speed 120 4. MISCELLANEOUS TIPS Once your rating points reach 99999, you will cease to gain any skill points. This means that if you haven't done well in getting skill points along the way, you might not be able to learn all the skills you want to. There are a few ways to maximize the number of skill points you get. First is the difficulty level. Playing on Easy or Normal is fine, but if you play on difficult you will get 150% of the skill points you would, and if you play on Hell you get 200% of the skill points you normally would. Since rating points is closely linked to your evaluation, if you want skill points but no rating, try to perform missions poorly, and defeat as few enemy generals as possible. Here are a few scenarios you might want to use: --In Uesugi Kenshin's Battle of Kawanakajima stage 川中島の戦, once the stage starts just run up to Takeda Shingen and defeat him. Don't beat anybody else. --In Akechi Mitsuhide's Revolt at Honnouji stage 本能寺の変, simply run around the stage until Nobunaga withdraws (about five minutes). You can also collect items while you're at it (see my Items FAQ for details). If you want to learn every skill in the game, you need 30500 skill points. Thus you'll need to get all of these before you reach 99999 experience. See my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for minute details on how to achieve this. 5. CREDITS Thanks go to: Koei and Omega Force for the incredibly addictive game. This FAQ Copyright 2004 to Edward Chang. Redistribution in any form, including reprinting in electronic or print media, without express permission of the author is strictly forbidden.