Welcome to NGB and our guide on Rippletide in Octopath Traveler 0. This town features a variety of residents to interact with, shops to explore, and treasure chests containing useful items. Whether you’re looking to recruit new people as helpers, stock up on items, or find unique items, this guide will help you navigate Rippletide efficiently!
Quick Links
- Rippletide Area Guide
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Rippletide Area Guide
Quests
Treasure Chests
Thoroughly explore Rippletide to find these chests:
- Antidote Stone – Behind item shop
- Energizing Pomegranate – Second floor of inn
- Blue Chest – In tavern
- Wind Soulstone – In item shop
Shops
As you explore Rippletide, make sure to check out the shops to stock up on any items you might need and acquire upgrades for your weapons and armor!
Item Shop
| Item | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Healing Grape | Restores HP of an ally | 50 |
| Healing Grape (M) | Greatly restores HP of an ally | 240 |
| Inspiriting Plum | Restores SP of an ally | 240 |
| Olive of Life | Revives and restores HP of a fallen ally | 500 |
Smithy
| Item | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Lance | Phys Atk +63 Crit +16 | 8000 |
| Arcane Glaive | Phys Atk +36 Elem Atk +38 | 2400 |
| Piercing Dagger | Phys Atk +59 Evasion +27 | 7500 |
| Magus’s Bow | Phys Atk +58 Elem Atk +62 | 10000 |
| Wolf’s Bow | Phys Atk +42 Elem Atk +34 Accuracy +22 | 2600 |
| Basic Apothecarial Tome | Phys Atk +30 Elem Atk +72 Speed +14 | 8000 |
| Basic Tactical Tome | Phys Atk +20 Elem Atk +41 Evasion +12 | 3800 |
| Iron Shield | Max HP +60 Phys Def +24 Elem Def +20 | 2000 |
| Fighter’s Headband | Max HP+150 Phys Def +37 Elem Def +37 | 2200 |
| Elemental Robe | Phys Def +72 Elem Atk +36 Elem Def +124 | 8160 |
| Copper Breastplate | Phys Def +31 Elem Def +21 Evasion +9 | 1800 |
| Empowering Earring | Max HP +50 | 360 |
Rippletide NPC Path Actions Guide
Exploring Rippletide involves interacting with a variety of NPCs who offer information, items, and Path Action opportunities. Depending on the NPC, you may:
- Inquire for background info or collection points
- Entreat or Purchase items
- Contend (fight) them for items
- Hire, Impress, or Invite them based on your Path Action
If you cannot pass the percentage checks, you will harm your reputation in town. To make things easy, here’s a fully structured NPC table, followed by individual notes for unique characters that require special items or have notable vulnerabilities.
NPC Path Action Table
Rippletide NPC List & Available Actions
| NPC | Location | Inquire | Entreat | Purchase | Contend | Hire | Impress | Recruit | Invite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confident Fisherwoman | Western exit | Background Info | – | – | Silver-Eyed Fish x3, Memorial Harpoon, Slippery Nut | – | Yes | – | – |
| Elderly Woman from a Distant Land | West of inn | Coastlands House Blueprints | Wildlife Mastery, Icicle Mastery, Thunderbird Mastery, Sweeping Gale Mastery | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Energetic Old Woman | House east of smithy | ??? | – | – | Battle-Tested Spear | – | Yes | – | – |
| Exhausted Broker | Western exit | List of Rippletide Trade Goods | – | Healing Grape (M), Silver Armor, Battle Hatchet, Silver Vest | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| Harris | Outside inn | Additional Smithy Recipe | – | Energizing Pomegranate, Olive of Life (M) | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Le Mann | Near ship | Background Info | Introduction to Adventuring, Copper Lantern, Barrel (Vertical), Light Nut (M), Lettuce x3 | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| Marina | Eastern house | Background Info | – | Dragon’s Scarf, Lettuce Seed, Resistant Nut (M) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sailor Turned Merchant | Near ship | Background Info | – | Quality Metal x5, Quality Stone x5, Elemental Shield, Pig | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Tony | Outside tavern | Collection Point Info | Heavy Bow, Cream Pasta | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Tony’s Mother | West of inn | Rippletide Recipe Book | – | – | Thunder Soulstone (L), Flail, Invigorating Nut (M) | – | Yes | – | – |
| Traveling Writer | Tavern | Background Info | – | – | Fine Quill, Polished Handmirror, Icewind Mastery | – | – | – | Yes |
NPC Spotlight: Special Requirements
Confident Fisherwoman – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 23
- Enemy Group: Confident Fisherwoman + 2 Old Women
- Vulnerabilities:
- Confident Fisherwoman – Sword, Dagger, Fan, Ice, Lightning
- Old Women – Sword, Polearm, Dagger, Ice, Wind
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Duskfall – Deal dark damage to all foes
- Uses: 3/3
Elderly Woman from a Distant Land – Recruit
- Strength: 1
- Skill: Healing Grape – Restore HP of an ally
- Uses: 3/3
Energetic Old Woman – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 60
- Vulnerabilities: ???
- Strength: 10
- Skill: Mighty Blow – Deal massive polearm damage to a foe 3 times
- Uses: 2/2
Exhausted Broker – Invite
- Recruitment Requirements: Bean Salad
- Resident Skill: Savvy Shopper – [Shop] Marginally lowers purchase price (Effect is not cumulative)
Harris – Hire
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Slice – Deal sword damage to a foe
- Uses: 4/4
- Standard Price: 4100 leaves
- Haggled Price: 2900 leaves
Le Mann – Invite
- Recruitment Requirements: Pepperoni Pizza
- Resident Skill: Seafood Gift – Regularly receive a delivery of seafood
Sailor Turned Merchant – Hire
- Strength: 3
- Skill: Numbing Dust – Gain a chance to inflict paralysis on a foe for 3 turns
- Uses: 3/3
- Standard Price: 270 leaves
- Haggled Price: 190 leaves
Tony – Inquire & Recruit
- Collection Point: In house west of inn – Critical Nut (M)
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Fiery Lunge – Deal fire damage to a foe
- Uses: 4/4
Tony’s Mother – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 30
- Strength: 2
- Skill: Ice Soulstone – Deal ice damage to all foes
- Uses: 3/3
Traveling Writer – Contend & Invite
- Danger Level: 18
- Vulnerabilities: Dagger, Bow, Staff, Lightning
- Resident Skill: Bean Expertise – [Fields] Slightly increase the river bean yield (Effect is not cumulative)
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