Guides

Trails of Cold Steel – Chapter 2: 5/23 Sat Free Day

by Chappie in

Bonding Events

  • Emma
  • Crow
    • Received character profile Blade
  • Sara
  • Gaius
    • Received character profile Homeland

 

Bonding Events (After Old Schoolhouse)

  • Fie
  • Jusis

 

Books

  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 2
    • Keynes’ Bookstore for 100 mira
    • Campus Store for 100 mira
  • Erebonian Folklore: Vol. 1
    • Thors Academy Library
      • In the Recommended Reading Corner

 

Character Profiles

  • Crow
    • Blade – Attend Crow’s bonding event
  • Gaius
    • Homeland – Attend bonding event
  • George
    • Tech Institute – Talk to him before going into the Old Schoolhouse
  •  Angelica
    • Biking Trips – Talk to her in the Student Council Room after completing the Old Schoolhouse
  • Instructor Sara
    • Odd Friendship – Talk to her in Micht’s Pawn Shop after investigating the Old Schoolhouse

 

Fish

  • Trista River
    • Kasagin
    • Swordtail
  • Trista Pond
    • Crayfish
    • Swordtail
    • Gray Crab

 

Master Quarz

  • Scepter
    • Buy from George in the Engineering Building for 2000 mira
  • Wing
    • Buy from George in the Engineering Building for 4000 mira

 

Monsters and Treasure Chests

Old Schoolhouse Floor 2 – Main Area

  • Monsters
    • Pom
    • Lantern Spider
    • Claydoll
    • Stone Stalker
  • Treasure Chests
    • 150 of each Sepith
    • Floral Bottle
    • Reaper (Monster Chest)
    • EP Charge II

 

Recipes

  • Tomato Sandwich
    • Buy Manly Munchies – Sandwiches from Keynes’ Bookstore for 500 mira

 

Quests

Old School House Mystery II

  • Objective: Continue the investigation of the Old Schoolhouse
    • Investigate the Old Schoolhouse and defeat the boss
  • Reward: Heal
* Hard Mode Stats

Cherubic Gate Attacks

  • Light Beam
    • Damages the targeted party member and anyone near them
  • Crysis Cry
    • Deals damage to everyone and can decrease speed

The best way I found to handle this fight was by dealing with one of the three Cherubic Gates at a time while healing through the attacks for all three. My party consisted of Rean, Larua, Gaius and Elliot. Laura, Rean and Gaius focused on the monster while Elliot healed nearby. Try to keep up Elliot’s Resounding Beat to help with the healing, and I had Breath on Elliot for AOE healing as well. One of the issues I ran into was the enemies started targeting Elliot, so I also had Tear on Gaius to assist with healing. The Cherubic Gate has two main attacks to watch for with the first being a Light Beam that targets a party member and deals splash damage. The second is called Crysis Cry, and it damages all party members in combat while decreasing speed and the possibility to inflict Confuse. Try to get the enemy’s health down to around 5,000 then use Rean and Laura’s S-Crafts to finish it off.  Once defeated, move onto the next one. You can also use earth-based arts to deal extra damage to the Cherubic Gates. Take your time and use items if needed to pull off the win here.

 

Substitute Tutor

  • Objective: Tutor a kid for Klein
    • Head to the lower class dorms and talk to Klein
    • Head to Emile’s house (the house in front of the lower class dorms) and talk to Melissa
    • Questions:
      • When did the Orbal Revolution take place?
        • Roughly 30 years ago
        • Roughly 50 years ago ( Answer)
        • Roughly 70 years ago
      • Who invented orbments?
        • Professor C. Epstein (Answer)
        • Professor A. Russell
        • Professor G. Schmidt
      • What was the Reinford Factory’s specialty?
        • Goods, like clocks and cameras
        • Vehicles, like carriages and boats
        • Weapons, like guns and artillery (Answer)
    • Completes after answering the questions
  • Reward: 2000 mira

 

Book Delivery

  • Objective: Deliver books for Keynes
    • Head to Keynes’ Bookstore and talk to Keynes
    • Deliver the book Behind the War of the Lions to Instructor Thomas in the Academy Library
    • Deliver the book Modern Art: The Complete Works to Instructor Mary in the Music Room in Thors Academy Main Building 2F
    • Deliver the book Topical Science to Instructor Makarov on the Thors Academy Main Building Rooftop
    • Deliver the book Analyzing Microeconomics to Vice Principal Heinrich in the teacher’s office in Thors Academy Main Building 1F
    • Deliver the book The Empire’s Hottest Spots to Instructor Sara in the Class VII Dormitory in her room
    • Return to Keynes
  • Reward: Groundbait x 3

 

A Rose By Any Other Name

  • Obtained: Talk to Linde in the Art Room of Thors Academy Main Building 2F after completing Old Schoolhouse Mystery II
  • Objective: Pick up some flowers from Jane’s flower shop
    • Talk to Linde in the Art Room
    • Talk to Jane at Jane’s Flower Shop in Trista
    • Return to Linde in the Art Room
  • Reward: Cozy Socks, Cooling Belt

 

Continue to Chapter 2: 5/29 Sat Bareahard Field Study Day 1

 

Guides

Trails of Cold Steel – Prologue: The Way to Thors Guide

by Chappie in

 

Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 1

  • Master Quartz
    • Force (received as part of the story)
  • Monsters
    • Coin Beetle 
    • Flying Feline
    • Grass Drome
  • Treasure Chests
    • Needle Shoot
    • 50 of Each Sepith

 

Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 2

  • Monsters
    • Coin Beetle 
    • Flying Feline
    • Grass Drome 
  • Treasure Chests
    • Tear

 

Old Schoolhouse – Underground Area 3

  • Monsters
    • Coin Beetle 
    • Flying Feline
    • Grass Drome 
  • Treasure Chests
    • 50 of Each Sepith
    • Evade 1

 

Old Schoolhouse – Stairway Room

*Form 1 Hard Mode Stats
  • Monster
    • Iglute Garmr
      • Form 1 Attacks
        • Fire Breath
          • A sweeping attack that can hit multiple party members and cause the burn status
        • Tail Spin  
          • Spins in a circle hitting any party members in range with its tail
        • Ground Slam
          • Slams its front legs down onto a party member
        • Soul Blur
          • An arts attack that targets 1 party member for a good chunk of damage.
      • Form 2 Attacks
        • Aerial
          • An arts attack the summons a tornado that damages any party members in the area
        • Squall
          • It flaps its wings launched a party member back with a gust of wind and damages anyone in the wind’s path
        • Swipe
          • A basic swipe attack that targets 1 party member

 

*Form 2 Hard Mode Stats

 

For this fight, I used a party of Rean, Elliot, Gaius and Machias. I placed Rean on the left side of the boss, Gaius on the right, Machias just close enough to be in range with his shotgun and let Elliot hang out where he started. The general strategy was to keep the boss occupied with Rean and Gaius while Machias attacked using his arts and ranged attack from a distance and Elliot could heal or deal additional damage with his arts. For Iglute Garmr’s first form, just keep chipping away at his health and keep an eye out for him to start casting. When that happens, use Rean’s Autumn Leaf Cutter craft to interrupt it. When the boss gets down to around 50% health, it will change forms, healing itself for a good chunk of HP. In this form, the boss is more resistant to arts and deals more physical damage. I would recommend using Elliot’s Resounding Beat craft on Rean and Gaius to give them HP regen and increased defense to combat this. With some good planning and patience, this boss should be a piece of cake.

 

Continue to Chapter 1: 4/18 Sun Free Day

 

Guides

Trails of Cold Steel – Chapter 1: 4/18 Sun Free Day Guide

by Chappie in

 

Bonding Events

  • Elliot
    • Receive character profile entry Loves Music
  • Machias
  • Laura

 

Bonding Events – After Completing Req Quests

  • Alisa
  • Towa

 

Books

  • Imperial Chronicle – Issue 1
    • Buy from Keynes’ Bookstore
    • Buy from Campus Store
  • Red Moon Rose  –  Chapter 1
    • Talk to a guy with brown hair wearing a brown vest in Keynes’ Bookstore

 

Character Profiles

  • Elliot
    • Loves Music – Complete Elliott’s Bonding Event
  •  Nicholas
    • Family Man – Complete the quest Substitute Tutor
  • Lotte
    • Cooking – Talk to Lotte  in front of the upper class dorms after obtaining the recipe book

 

Fish

  • Swordtail
    • Trista Pond (behind Thors Academy)
    • Trista River (on a dock near the bridge connecting Thors to Trista)
    • Old Schoolhouse – Floor 2
  • Gray Crab
    • Trista Pond (behind Thors Academy)
    • Old Schoolhouse – Floor 2

 

Monsters & Treasure Chests

Old Schoolhouse Floor 1 – Main Area

  • Monsters
    • Coin Beetle
    • Dastardly Amalgam
    • Dissolution Slug
    • Grass Drome
    • Pom
  • Treasure Chests
    • 100 of Each Sepith
    • Curia Balm
    • White Glasses

 

Recipes

  • Simple Omelet
    • Reward during the required quest Orbal Delivery

 

Quests

Old Schoolhouse Mystery

  • Objective: Investigate the Old Schoolhouse
    • Head into the Old Schoolhouse to start the investigation
    • Defeat the Minos Demon
    • Return to the entrance and end the investigation
  • Reward: Seal

Old Schoolhouse Floor 1 – Depths

*Hard Mode Stats
  • Boss
    • Minos Demon
      • Attacks
        • Dark Breath
          • A sweeping attack that can infect the blind status on anyone hit by it
        • Swipe Attack
          • Deals damage to the targeted party member

For this fight, I positioned Rean and Gaius on the left and right sides of the Minos Demon and let Elliot hang back where he started the fight. The strategy here is to let the monster focus on Gaius and Rean while they chip away at his health leaving Elliot to heal and deal damage using arts from a distance. I went into the fight with each party member having 200 CP. That allowed for Rean to buff his and Gaius’ attack using the Motivate Craft while Elliot kept using his Resounding Beat on Rean and Gaius for increased defense and a health regen each turn. The only real thing to watch out for is the Dark Breath attack that can blind one of your party members. Outside of that, this should be an easy routine fight.

 

Orbal Delivery

  • Objective: Talk to George in the Academy Engineering building
    • Deliver 3 orbal products for George
      • Orbal scale in Cooking Club
        • Give the scale to Nicholas in the Home Economics Room in Main Building 2F at Thors Academy
          • Received Recipe Book / Simple Omelet
      • Antique orbal lamp
        • Give the lamp to Micht at the Pawn Shop in the southeast part of the central shopping district
          • Received Blade Deck
      • Orbal wristwatch
        • Give the wristwatch to Michael at Radio Trista in the southwest part of the central shopping district  
        • Talk to the receptionist at Radio Trista to have her call Michael
    • Reward: Orbal Radio

 

A Noteworthy Loss

  • Objective: Find the missing student notebook  
    • Talk to Colette in the Student Union Building on the first floor.  
    • Search Main Building 2F
      • The notebook is located in a sitting area near the stairs on the third couch.
      • You may need to stand behind the couch the notebook is on to be able to pick it up
    • Return to Colette
      • Head back to the Student Union Building and talk with Colette to complete the quest
  • Reward: Silver Chain

 

Story of Seasoning (Hidden Quest)

  • This quest can be found at Kirsche’s Cafe & Inn in Trista after completing the other 3 quests
  • Objective:  Find some passion leaves for Fred
    • Talk to Fred
    • Head to the Home Ec Room at Thors Military Academy Main Building 2F
      • Talk to Nicholas
    • Head to the cafeteria in the Student Union Building
      • Talk to Ramsay in the Kitchen
    • Talk to Fred to complete the quest
  • Reward:  Crispy Pizza x 3

 

Continue to Chapter 1: 4/24 Sat Celdic Field Study