Star Ocean: The Second Story Metalwork/Blacksmith Guide Last updated: July 9, 1999 This FAQ Copyright 1999 Chris E. Kallmeyer I'd also like to give a special thanks to Brian(wingchild@earthlink.net) for his great help with sections 3,5,6. The latest copy of this FAQ can be found at: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/faq/star_ocean_2_blacksmith.txt http://www.afn.org/~afn17933/star-ocean This document is for personal use only and may not be reproduced(physically, electronically or otherwise) without my expressed written consent. If you would like to add this FAQ to your web-page, feel free to e-mail me at: LaykizIn98@aol.com. ****************** Table of Contents ****************** 1. Revisions 2. Metalwork Overview 3. Blacksmith Overview 4. Metalwork Items 5. Blacksmith Items 6. SP Building Tips 7. Acknowledgements ************* 1. Revisions ************* Version 0.1(7/6/99) This FAQ tells about the wonderful world of creating items out of metals in Star Ocean : The Second Story. This version includes most of the items Ashton, Claude, Celine, Rena, Bowman, Chisato, Leon and Noel can make via metalworking and some of the items that can be made through blacksmithing. Version 0.2(7/9/99) Put the names in alphabetical order. Added new blacksmith items. Added what the characters say when they mess up. Updated items for all characters. Added two new sections. Their should be a list of items and their properties in the next update. Also, all Characters except Ernest should have items in the next update(forgot to get him, I'll have to wait until universe mode for his items). ************************* 2. Metalworking Overview ************************* In order to be able to work with the metal, a character must learn the skills Craft(Technique 2), Esthetic Sense(Sensibility 1) and Mineralogy(Knowledge 1). The secret talents "Originality" and "Dexterity" may be unlocked through metalwork, unlocking the talents of a person gets you 100 skill points for that person. If a character doesn't know these skills, usually if you use a Super Specialty Orchestra and choose Item Creation => Metalwork, a character has a better chance of learning because Orchestra increases you chance of a successful session. While it is possible to make items with a skill level less than ten, it is recomended that your level be ten. Most common metals can be bought in tool shops, with the exception of: Moonite, Sage's Stone, Star Ruby and Rainbow Diamond which can be created through alchemy, or bought in level six of the Heraldic Cave/Secret Dungeon from one of Santa's Associates which randomly appears there. ************************** 3. Blacksmithing Overview ************************** To be able to blacksmith your party members must know the specialties Customize and Alchemy. You must also have the item Smith's Hammer. Mithril, Sage's Stone, Meteorite, Damascus, Moonite and Orichalcum must be bought in level six of the Secret Dungeon. Some enemies rarely drop these also. Blacksmithing, being a super specialty, requires that as many people in the party as possible have maxed levels of the specialty, for a higher success rate. ******************* 4. Metalwork Items ******************* These are the items each person can produce from the skill metalwork. Iron is omitted due to the lack of usefulness of the items I was able to create with it(Paralyze/Stone/Poison Checks if your lucky). Precis, Dias, Ernest and Opera will be added at a later time, I am not far enough in my games to be able to make their items yet. Each character is able to make about 4 different items(I'm guessing four for each gem, but I haven't been able to get them all)from each gem. Using the Super Specialty Orchestra increases the chance of a successful session. The sayings are what the person says when they mess up. Ashton Anchors Saying: "My my...that was an oopsie!" Items: Crystal- Holy Ring, Reflection Ring, Resistance Ring, Surrender Pendant Diamond- Flash Earring, Pretty Idol, Promised Ring, Shiny Earring Gold- Golden Crown, Golden Earring, Golden Idol, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Crown, Emerald Ring, Fairy Ring, Talisman Moonite- Battalia Ring, Luna Tablet, Moon Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond- Atlas Ring, Healing Ring, Magic Cross, Magic Mist Ruby- Blood Earring, Ruby Earring, Shiny Earring Sage's Stone- Demonslayer Ring, Mind Ring, Peep Half, Peep Non Sapphire- Anklet, Feet Symbol Silver- Angel Hair, Silver Cross, Silver Idol, Silver Ring Star Ruby- Eclipse Ring, Protection Ring, Ruby Pendant, Shield Ring Bowman Jean Saying: "Whoops! Looks like I blew it." Items: Crystal- Holy Ring, Reflection Ring, Resistance Ring, Surrender Pendant Diamond- Attack Earring, Flash Earring, Reverse Doll Gold- Golden Bracelet, Golden Earring, Necklace, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Emerald Ring, Green Bracelet, Talisman Moonite- Insanity Ring, Luna Tablet, Moon Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond-Atlas Ring, Dream Bracelet, Regeneration Ring, Zephyr Earring Ruby- Blood Earring, Ruby Earring, Shield Earring Sage's Stone- Mental Ring, Peep Half, Peep Non Sapphire- Anklet, Feet Symbol Silver- Angel Hair, Silver Barrette, Silver Cross, Silver Pendant Star Ruby- Protection Ring, Ruby Pendant, Shield Ring Celine Jules Saying: "Goodness darling, how AWFUL..." Items: Crystal- Glass Slippers, Holy Ring, Princess Ring, Surrender Pendant Diamond- Attack Earring, Flash Earring, Pretty Idol, Promised Ring Gold- Gold Ring, Golden Crown, Necklace, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Crown, Emerald Earring, Emerald Ring, Talisman Moonite- Battalia Ring, Luna Tablet, Moon Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond- Dream Bracelet, Left Cross, Regeneration Ring, Left Earring Ruby- Blood Earring, Fire Ring, Flare Ring, Recoil Bracelet Sage's Stone- Infinity Ring, Mental Ring, Misty Symbol, Wisdom Ring Sapphire- Aqua Ring, Blue Talisman, Feet Symbol Silver- Silver Barrette, Silver Earring, Silver Pendant, Silver Ring Star Ruby- Protection Ring, Star Earring, Star Necklace, Stardust Ring Chisato Madison Saying: "Nobody saw it, right? We'll just throw it away." Items: Crystal- Frog, Glass Slippers, Princess Ring, Prism Ring Diamond- Attack Earring, Flash Earring, Promised Ring Gold- Golden Bracelet, Golden Cross, Golden Earring, Necklace Green Beryl- Fairy Ring, Green Bracelet, Lot Bracelet Moonite- Insanity Ring, Lunatic Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond- Dream Bracelet, Regeneration Ring, Zephyr Earring Ruby- Berserk Ring, Recoil Bracelet, Ruby Earring Sage's Stone- Mental Ring, Peep Half, Peep Non, Wisdom Ring Sapphire- Anklet, Purple Mist Silver- Angel Hair, Silver Barrette, Silver Pendant Star Ruby- Eclipse Ring, Ruby Pendant, Shield Ring Claude Kenni Saying: "Looks like it didn't work." Items: Crystal- Frog, Prism Ring, Reflection Ring and Resistance Ring Diamond- Attack Earring, Flash Earring, First Earring, Reverse Doll Gold- Golden Bracelet, Golden Cross, Golden Earring, Necklace Green Beryl- Crown, Fairy Ring, Lot Bracelet, Might Chain Moonite- Insanity Ring, Lunatic Earring, Luna Talisman, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond-Atlas Ring, Dream Bracelet, Regeneration Ring, Zephyr Earring Ruby- Berserk Ring, Recoil Bracelet, Ruby Earring Sage's Stone- Mental Ring, Peep Half, Peep Non, Wisdom Ring Sapphire- Anklet, Purple Mist Silver- Angel Hair, Silver Barrette, Silver Cross, Silver Ring Star Ruby- Eclipse Ring, Ruby Pendant, Shield Ring Dias Flac Saying: Items: Crystal- Diamond- Gold- Green Beryl- Moonite- Rainbow Diamond- Ruby- Sage's Stone- Sapphire- Silver- Star Ruby- Ernest Saying: Items: Crystal- Diamond- Gold- Green Beryl- Moonite- Rainbow Diamond- Ruby- Sage's Stone- Sapphire- Silver- Star Ruby- Leon Geeste Saying: "Theoretically, it was impossible anyway so it's not my fault!" Items: Crystal- Holy Ring, Resistance Ring, Surrender Pendant Diamond- Attack Earring, Flash Earring, Promised Ring Gold- Golden Bracelet, Golden Earring, Necklace, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Eerald Ring, Fairy Ring, Green Bracelet, Talisman Moonite- Luna Talisman, Moon Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond- Healing Ring, Left Cross, Magic Cross Ruby- Blood Earring, Flare Ring, Shield Earring Sage's Stone- Demonslayer Ring, Misty Symbol Sapphire- Blue Talisman, Feet Symbol, Water Ring Silver- Silver Charm, Silver Ring, Silver Barrette Star Ruby- Star Earring, Stardust Ring Noel Chandler Sating: "Heh heh... what do we do with this now?" Items: Crystal- Frog, Holy Ring, Reflection Ring, Resistance Ring Diamond- Pretty Idol, Shiny Earing, Thunder Ring Gold- Golden Bracelet, Gold Idol, Golden Ring, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Emerald Earring, Emerald Earring, Green Bracelet Moonite- Battalia Ring, Lunatic Earring, Moonlight Rainbow Diamond- Healing Ring, Left Cross, Magic Cross, Magic Mist Ruby- Blood Earring, Flare Ring, Shield Earring Sage's Stone- Demonslayer Ring, Infinity Ring, Misty Symbol Sapphire- Aqua Ring, Blue Talisman, Purple Mist, Water Ring Silver- Silver Charm, Silver Earring, Silver Idol, Silver Pendant Star Ruby- Protection Ring, Star Earring, Star Necklace Opera Vectra Saying: Items: Crystal- Diamond- Gold- Green Beryl- Moonite- Rainbow Diamond- Ruby- Sage's Stone- Sapphire- Silver- Star Ruby- Precis Neumann Saying: Items: Crystal- Diamond- Gold- Green Beryl- Moonite- Rainbow Diamond- Ruby- Sage's Stone- Sapphire- Silver- Star Ruby- Rena Lanford Saying: "Let's pretend that didn't happen..." Items: Crystal- Glass Slipper, Holy Ring, Princess Ring Diamond- Flash Earring, Pretty Idol, Promised Ring, Shiny Earring Gold- Gold Ring, Golden Crown, Golden Idol, Sturm Ring Green Beryl- Emerald Earring, Emerald Ring, Green Bracelet, Talisman Moonite- Battalia Ring, Luna Tablet, Lunatic Ring, Moon Earring Rainbow Diamond- Healing Ring, Left Cross, Magic Cross, Magic Mist Ruby- Blood Earring, Flare Ring, Shield Earring Sage's Stone- Demonslayer Ring, Infinity Ring, Mind Ring, Misty Symbol Sapphire- Aqua Ring, Blue Talisman Silver- Silver Charm, Silver Earring, Silver Idol, Silver Pendant Star Ruby- Protection Ring, Star Necklace, Stardust Ring ******************** 5. Blacksmith Items ******************** Orichalcum- Barrier Armor, Barrier Shield, Hermit's Hat, Neo Greaves, Odin's Helm, Reflective Armor Mithril- Mithril Dress, Pallas Athena Iron- All-purpose Knife, Plate Mail Meteorite- Sylvan Boots, Sylvan Helm, Sylvan Mail Rune Metal- Flying Hawk's Robe, Mirage Robe, Rune Buckler Damascus- Algol, Duel Helm, Duel Suit Moonite- The Armband of Kali, Ishtars' Robe, Isis' Tiara *********************************** 6. SP Building Tips/Getting Metals *********************************** The fastest way to get SP is to fight in the battle arena in Fun City, in Nede. If you go through the solo duel battles, on the highest level, the last creature you fight is one of those large green things that you normally encounter in the tower of the wise men. It'll net you about 75,000 exp. If you go through the bully mode, on the highest level, you'll not only level once (I leveled once every time through it, until I broke level 95 or so), but you'll also score 100 SP at the end for completing the bully battle. Good way to earn double SP for a while. So what do you do to keep from getting slaughtered in those modes? Hope you stole a lot while you were pickpocketing earlier .. there's an item called the Battle Suit, it's 500ac armor, you steal it from one of the people on board Ronixis' ship when you get beamed there. It makes Claude (or whoever wears it - everyone can, sadly it isn't copyable) practically invincible to physical attack. Creatures won't be able to harm him until you're dealing with the wisemen, heraldry, or things in the wisemen's tower. In any case. Needing rare materials? Go to Giveaway. Hang around outside and fight the creatures on that island. Sometimes they give nothing, but more often (and I mean -often-, this won't even take five battles to find) they drop multiple pieces of Meteorite and Orihalcum. It seems to be really popular. On that same island, you can make heavy use out of the Survival skill. Walk into the wooded areas on that island and use the skill repeatedly. I don't know what talents help the skill, everyone in my party seemed to do it pretty well (when they were at the same level). From that island, using survival, I've netted moonite, meteorite, damascus, orihalcum, sage's stones (two back to back, once), and even one piece of mithril (which, by far, seems the hardest stuff to acquire). ******************** 7. Acknowledgements ******************** James(jstephe6@tampabay.rr.com)-For alot of Blacksmith items. Brian(wingchild@earthlink.net)-Section 6, and helping with sections 3 and 5 And this concludes the FAQ, feel free to contact me with information on Blacksmithing items, and the missing items for people I have already listed with items at LaykizIn98@aol.com, suggestions are also welcome. An ASCII logo would also be nice.