DRAGON QUEST VIII:The Journey of the Cursed King

1 Important Information

Basic Information

2 Information Sharing

3 Online Features

4 Parental Controls

Getting Started

5 Prologue

6 The Characters

7 Controls

8 Starting Your Adventure

9 Taking a Break

Around Towns

10 Exploring Towns

11 Places Around Town — 1

12 Places Around Town — 2

Around the World

13 Exploring in the Wild

The Main Menu

14 Main Menu's Options

15 Talk

16 Items

17 Attributes

18 Equip

19 Magic

20 Consult

21 Misc.

22 Battle Records

Battles

23 Doing Battle

24 Battle Commands — 1

25 Battle Commands — 2

Skills

26 The Skill System

Alchemy

27 Alchemise Away!

Wireless Features

28 StreetPass

29 Internet

Extras

30 Fun and Games

31 The Monster Arena

Support Information

32 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information

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2 Information Sharing

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3 Online Features

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.™krowteNodnetniN stroppus erawtfos sihT

!erom hcum dna tnetnocno-dda wen daolnwod ,dlroweht revo lla sreyalp rehto htiw

yalp ot uoy swolla hcihw ecivresenilno na si krowteN odnetniN

friend codes with strangers, thereis a risk that you could receiveinformation or messages withoffensive language orinappropriate content and thatstrangers may see informationabout you that you do not wantstrangers to see. We thereforerecommend that you do not giveyour friend codes to people youdon't know.

● Do not engage in harmful, illegal,offensive or otherwiseinappropriate activity that mightcause problems for other users. Inparticular, do not post, send orotherwise make available anyinformation or content thatthreatens, abuses or harassesother persons, infringes on therights of others (such ascopyrights, portrait rights, privacyrights, rights of publicity ortrademarks) or that may makeother people feel uncomfortable.In particular, when sending,posting or making availablephotos, images or videosdisplaying other people, makesure to obtain their permissionbeforehand. If inappropriateconduct is reported or confirmed,you may be subject to penaltiessuch as being banned from theNintendo 3DS Services.

● Please note that Nintendo serversmay become temporarilyunavailable without prior noticedue to maintenance following anyproblems, and online services forcertain software may bediscontinued.

4 Parental Controls

You can use the following ParentalControls to restrict certain featuresof this software.♦ For more information about

Parental Controls, refer to theOperations Manual.

● Online InteractionRestricts online exchange of digitalpostcards with other players(p. 29).

● StreetPassRestricts the exchanging of digitalpostcards via StreetPass.

Restricting online interaction will alsorestrict bonus item downloads.

5 Prologue

Unleashes its forbidden power,And heralds Trodain's darkest hour.’

Long, long ago a sceptre withextraordinary magical powers wascreated. For many a year itslumbered, safely confined within acastle. But then came the twistedjester known as Dhoulmagus. Hebroke the seal protecting thesceptre, awakening its terrifyingpowers and unleashing a foul curseupon the kingdom. Time froze asenchanted vines enveloped thecastle and everyone within. The kingand the princess found themselveschanged by vile magic into strang

!stnatibahni sselpah sti eucserdna ,lamron ot modgnik eht erotserot tseuq ruoy snigeb oS .uoy si tahtdna ,dehtacsnu esruc eht depacse

sah nosrep eno ylnO .smrof wene

,eroy fo syad ecnis yawa delaes dnA,erol ni fo nekops ertpecs A‘

6 The Characters

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.sregalliv wollefreh yb detcepser situb rehtom reh htiw

gniugra yltnatsnocsi ehs ,yobmot a fo

gnihtemoS .egallivllams a morf ylimaf

citarcotsira na forethguad ylno ehT

acisseJ

revorGykciR yb decioV

.’vug‘ detsurt sih sauoy staert sugnaYwon dna ,rehtegotuoy thguorb stnevefo nrut detcepxenu

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htiw tidnab remrof A

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.tekcopsih morf tuo gnikeep

nees eb netfo nac,dneirf )?( enirum

lufhtiaf sih ,eihcnuM.sugnaY dna

edorT htiw gnillevartflesmih sdnif

won dna ,ti nopudecalp saw esruc

a nehw modgniksih evael ot dah

ohw draug layor A

oreH ehT

selwoBnairB yb decioV

.gnitacixotni...ylpmis era

otsug dna noissapsiH .rehtaew

eht revetahw ,fracssih tuohtiw nees

reven si ohw anerAretsnoM suomaf eht

fo roteirporp ehT

eirroM

sknaBannewroM yb decioV

.sugnaY noinapmocgnillevart

ruoy htiw yrotsiha fo gnihtemos

evah ot smees ehS.’ned‘ yratilos rehni flesreh ot flesreh

peek ot sekil ohwtidnab tnaillirb A

deR

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.sralpmeTwollef sih yb

denrocs tahwemossi eh os ,hguoht

hcruhc eht ot nahtnemow lufituaeb

dna gnilbmagot detacided

erom raf ebot smees eH .yebbasih tcetorp ot htao

na nrows sah ohwthgink ralpmeT A

olegnA

revolG noJ yb decioV

.gnika gnittifeb enot

layor a htiw skaepseh ,ecnaraeppa

drawtuo sihetipseD .noinapmoc

gnillevartgnikool-ddo ruoY

edorT

7 Controls

Whenever you see markappear, press to carry ou

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dnuora evoM

.revetahw ro tcejbo na gninimaxe,noitasrevnoc ni enoemos gnigagne

taht eb — secnatsmucric tnerrucruoy stif tseb noitca revetahw

t ro a

nottuB noitcA ehT

ni mooZ

tuo mooZ

otohp puorG

otohp ekaT

aremac naP

slortnoC aremaC

esop egnahC

gnitoohs hsiniF

elgna egnahC

8 Starting Your Adventure

adventure logmenu appears onthe screen.

Select ‘Create a new adventure log’from the list of options and giveyourself a name. Once you've donethat, your adventure log will becreated, and your adventure canbegin!

Choose ‘Continue your adventure’from the menu, and then selectwhich adventure log you want tostart playing from. Everything will beexactly as it was when you madeyour confession (p. 9).

♦ You can create up to twoseparate adventure logs.

goL evaS kciuQa morF gnimuseR

.)9 .p( gol evas kciuq tsalruoy edam uoy nehw tniop ehtmorf gniyalp trats ot ’erutnevdadednepsus a eunitnoC‘ esoohC

erutnevdAruoY gnimuseR

goLerutnevdA na gnitaerC

eht ,stratsemag eht nehW

9 Taking a Break

Select ‘Quick Save’ from the ‘Misc.’menu (p. 21) to record yourprogress in a quick save log.♦ There is only one quick save log,

so when you choose to ‘QuickSave’ again, the previousinformation in it will beoverwritten.

You can record theprogress you'vemade in youradventure by goingto a church andmaking a confession of all thatyou've done (p. 11).

progress in an adventure log orquick save log.

tnerruc ruoy fo drocer a ekam otrebmemer ,gniyalp pots uoy erofeB

)gnivaS( ssergorPruoY gnidroceR

goL erutnevdA nA gnisarE

.esareot ekil d’uoy gol erutnevda

hcihw tceles neht dna ,)8 .p(unem gol erutnevda eht morf

’gol erutnevda na eteleD‘ esoohC

!tnatropmi gnihtyna eteledt'nod os ,doog rof enog

s'ti ,gol erutnevda na desareev'uoy ecno taht rebmemeR ♦

.gol evas kciuqeht esare ylticilpxe tonnac uoY ♦

)evaS kciuQ(goL evaS kciuQ ehT

● Do not repeatedly reset thesystem or intentionally inputincorrect controls. Do notremove any Game Card/SD cardinserted into the system whilesaving. Make sure not to get dirtin the terminals. These actionscould result in permanent dataloss.

● Do not use external accessoriesor software to modify your sav

.luferac eb os ,tnenamrepsi noitacifidom ynA .atad evasfo ssol ro ssergorp ot ytilibani

na ot dael nac siht sa ,atade

10 Exploring Towns

The bottom screen shows a map ofthe town you're in, complete withyour current location and importantlandmarks.

When you enter a building, thismarker changes to symbol.

Exploring towns and talking topeople is the key to adventuring.Talk to enough people and you'resure to uncover a clue about how toproceed.

Touch th icon for a shortcutmenu featuring various ways tomove around the world, as well asaccess to the alchemy pot and yourfellow party members for advice.

ChurcInBanPubWell

Item Shop /Trading Post

Armour ShopWeapon Shop

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eunem paM

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shpargotohP gnikaT

.)12 .p( unem’.csiM‘ eht morf elbissecca si

hcihw ,mubla otohp ruoy ni nekatev'uoy shpargotohp hsillebmedna weiv nac uoY .drac DS ehtot devas eb lliw taht hpargotohp

a sa ta gnikool er'uoyrevetahw erutpac nac uoy ,gnisserp neht yB .aremac ruoy

fo snel eht hguorht kool uoystel ,yrtnuoc

nepo ni tuoro nwot dnuora

rehtie ,gnisserP

11 Places Around Town — 1

♦ Resurrection, purification andbenediction services require adonation.

The priests andnuns serving in theworld's churchescan assist you inmany ways, takingyour confession tosave your progressin an adventurelog, or bringingyour party members back to life.And on the bottom screen, you'llsee the amount of experience eachparty member needs to gain in orderto reach the next level.

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sehcruhC

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.efilot kcab rebmem

ytrap a gnirBnoitcerruseR

.devomereb esiwrehto

tonnac taht metidesruc a evomeR

noitcideneB

.)9 .p(gol erutnevda nani ssergorp ruoyfo sliated droceR

)evaS(noissefnoC

Staying at an innwill restore theparty's HP and MP.The fee varies fromtown to town andalso depends on the number ofparty members who are staying.You'll be given the choice of eitherspending the night or resting unti

.)32 .p( sesruc rogninosiop sa hcus stceffe esrevda

xif tonnac nni na ta gnitseR ♦.gnineve

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12 Places Around Town — 2

You can buy allsorts of differentthings to assist youon your adventureat the variousshops in town.

Use to pick the item you want tobuy, and then choose how many ofthat item you'd like using / /. Finally, you need to choosewhich member of your party willcarry the newly purchased goods.

First select the party member who iscarrying the item you want to sell,then pick the item itself.

At banks, you can save your gold inunits of a thousand coins. You canwithdraw gold from your account atany bank, whenever you want. If th

.dehcuotnuniamer lliw knab eht ni gnihtyna tub,gniyrrac er'uoy snioc eht flah esol

ll’uoy ,)32 .p( tuo depiw si ytrape

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lleS

yuB

stsoP gnidarTdna spohS metI

dna ruomrA ,nopaeW

13 Exploring in the Wild

♦ Some dungeons and certain otherparts of the world may not bedisplayed on the map.

countryside and wilderness toexplore. Visit as many places as youcan, picking up clues about yourquest as you go.

Tap th icons displayed onthe bottom screen to togglebetween the world map and a mapof the local area. When the localarea map is showing, you can slidethe stylus across the screen toscroll around the map.

Outside of thesafety of towns, ifyou come tooclose to monsters,you will have to dobattle against them (pp. 23-25). Sowatch carefully where you're going!

If you spot somethingglinting on the ground,or if you come acrossa treasure chest,examine it carefully.You may find something useful.

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dliW eht ni seimenE

ro e

paM eht esU

fo esnapxe tsav a si erehtdna nwot a fo senifnoc eht evaeL

With a ship, youcan freely sail theseas of the world.But be careful,because monstersdon't just live on land (and theyappear without warning at sea).Simply approach a ship to board it.When you reach a point of possiblelandfall, you'll be able to disembark.

These magnificentcreatures won'ttake you anywhereyou can't alreadygo on foot, butthey can certainly get you ther

Along your journey, you'll comeacross new modes of transport thatallow you to visit places youcouldn't reach before. Two of themare described below, but you neverknow what else you might find...

Time passes while you're on yourquest, and as night falls, you'llnotice shops close up, people talkabout different things and the strongmonsters come out to play!

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tropsnarT fo sedoM

. sserp tsuj ,tacerbas taerg atnuomsid ot tnaw uoy nehW .hguoht

,meht edir nac uoy erofeb deenuoy meti ralucitrap a s'erehT !retsaf

e

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spihS

14 Main Menu's Options

menu (pp. 15-22).niam eht nepo ot emit yna ta

sserp ,dnuora gniklaw er'uoy elihW

deirraC dloG

.slevel evitcepser rieht sa llewsa ,PM dna PH tnerruc s'rebmem

ytrap hcae ees nac uoy ereH

)71 .p( sutatS ytraP

uneM niaM

15 Talk

.nottubyna gnisserp yb erom ees nac uoy

,yas ot tol a sahnosrep eht fI .uoyfo tnorf ni gnidnats

si reveohw otklat ot siht tceleS

16 Items

Allows you to move unequippeditems carried by party members intothe bag. You can either pick acertain party member, or select ‘All’to organise everyone's items atonce.

Allows you to organize the displayof the bag's contents by type or in

or in and out of the party'scommunal carry bag. First choose aparty member (or select the bag),then pick an item from the list, andfinally choose what you want to dowith the item.

,srebmem ytrap neewteb smeti evomot ro ,meti na esu ot siht tceleS

stnetnoC s'gaB troS

smetI esinagrO

smetI gnisinagrO

.seirosseccadna smleh ,sdleihs,ruomra ,snopaew

evomer ro piuqE

)evomeR(piuqE

.gab eht niti ecalp ro ydobemos

ot meti na eviGrefsnarT

snoitpO uneM metI

.yawa meti na worhTdracsiD

.no desu eb ot mehtrof tegrat a tcelesot uoy eriuqer osla

lliw smeti niatreC .metidethgilhgih eht esU

esU

noitanalpxE metI

dleH smetI

alphabetical order.

17 Attributes

This shows the set of skills the partymember possesses, as well as theskill points that have been assignedto each of these skills.

much time you've spent adventuringand how much gold you currentlypossess.

By positioning the cursor next to aparticular party member, you cansee the status of that individual, andinformation about him or her. Press to view lists of spells, abilities andtraits for the party member inquestion.

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woh ,stats tnerruc s'rebmem hcae sahcus ,ytrap ruoy tuoba sliated weiV

setubirttAs'rebmeM hcaE

emaN s'retcarahC

setubirttA s'retcarahC

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tnempiuqE tnerruC s'retcarahC

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.stniop lliks niagot sa llew sa ,seitiliba

dna slleps wennrael ot uoy gniwolla

,esaercni lliw setubirttaruoy fo hcae ,level

niatrec a hcaer ).pxE(stniop ecneirepxe

ruoy nehW .htgnertsllarevo ruoy setacidni

taht rebmun A

.deppiuqe evahyltnerruc uoy ruomra

eht dna ’ecneiliser‘ruoy yb decneulfni

si tI .skcatta morfekat lliw uoy egamadhcum woh senimreteD

ecnefeD

.deppiuqeevah yltnerruc

uoy nopaew ehtdna ’htgnerts‘ ruoy ybdecneulfni si tI .esuac

skcatta ruoy egamadhcum woh senimreteD

kcattA

.tsac uoyslleps eht fo rewop ehtlliw oot os ,sesaercni

ti sA .tcelletni ruoyfo level eht setacidnI

modsiW

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ti sA .animatss'ydob ruoy setacidnI

ecneiliseR

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elba emoceb lliw uoydna ,elttab ni ymene

eht ervueonamtuoot ytiliba ruoy

lliw oot os ,sesaercniti sA .ytiretxed

lacisyhp ruoy setacidnI

ytiligA

.rewop ’kcatta‘ruoy lliw oot os

,sesaercni ti sA .rewoplacisyhp ruoy setacidnI

htgnertS

If you position the cursor next to‘All’, you can see the amount o

By selecting ‘All’,you can see allparty members'main attributes onscreen at once.

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.yenruoj ruoygnola deniag evahuoy ecneirepxe fo

tnuoma eht setacidnI

.pxE

.seitiliba niatrec esu roslleps tsac ot — rewoplacigam — PM eriuqer

uoY .tnemom eht taniatta nac uoy ’PM‘ fotnuoma mumixam ehT

PM .xaM

.tnemom eht ta niattanac uoy ’stniop tih‘ forebmun mumixam ehT

PH .xaM

yenoM dna emiT

.evah yltnerrucuoy snekot onisac fo rebmun

eht sa hcus sliated rehto sa llewsa ,knab eht ni sah ytrap ruoy dlog

f

.level txen eht niattalliw uoy erofeb niag ot

deen uoy ecneirepxefo tnuoma ehT

leveLtxeN oT

18 Equip

Attributes that would increase invalue are shown in green, whilethose that would decrease areshown in grey. An ‘E’ mark indicatessomething that is currentlyequipped.

Select a piece ofequipment thecurrent character iscarrying with ,then press toequip the character with it. You canswitch between types of equipmentwith . Pressing will bring up adescription of whatever is currentlyhighlighted. Choose carefully b

accessories that your party membersare equipped with. In some cases,changing their clothing can result inaltering their overall appearance.♦ The equipment screen supports

3D display.

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neercS tnempiuqE ehT

tnempiuqE'srebmeM ytraP gnignahC

.sgniht tnereffid piuqe nacsrebmem ytrap tnereffid ,rebmemer

dnA .setubirtta s'retcarahceht stceffa meti hcae woh gnihctaw

y

deppiuqE fI seulaV etubirttA

tnempiuqE tnerruC

19 Magic

spell or ability that you'd like to use,then select who to use it on.

.ytiliba ro lleps detceles ehtesu ro tsac ot dedeen rewop cigam

fo tnuoma eht si ’deriuqeR PM‘

PM tnerruC / deriuqeR PM

noitanalpxE ytilibA ro llepS

eht kcip uoy tsriF .tnrael ev'uoytaht seitiliba mrofrep ro slleps tsaC

neercS cigaM ehT

20 Consult

members. Everyoneyou're currentlywith will appear onscreen, so pick the person you'dlike to consult using , then press to see what he or she has to say.♦ You can talk to your fellow part

.unempam eht no ’tlusnoC‘ gnippat

ro ,dnuora gnillevart er'uoy sa gnisserp yb emit yna ta srebmemy

ytrap wollefruoy htiw klaT

21 Misc.

Change the strategies your partymembers use in battle (p. 25). Youcan select a specific strategy foreach party member or command allparty members to follow a singlestrategy by selecting ‘All’.

Allocate skill points that partymembers have earnt by levelling up(p. 26).

Change the marching order of theparty. Simply select each partymember in turn, starting with theone you'd like at the front of yourline-up. The closer a character is tothe head of the party, the easier itwill be for enemies to hit him or her.

your battle tactics are just some ofthe options available via the ‘Misc.’menu. You can also access thealchemy pot from here, as well asaudio settings and network-relatedoptions.

Tell characters that have masteredhealing spells to use their magic andfully restore all party members' HPand remove any poison effects.

♦ Some of the options on this menumay not be available until you'vemade a certain amount ofprogress on your quest.

♦ If your healers run out of MPduring the process, the healingwon't complete fully for all partymembers.

♦ Deceased party members cannotbe resurrected this way.

gnikaewt dna redro gnihcram s'ytrapruoy gniretla ,stniop lliks gnitacollA

llA laeH

pu-eniL

stnioP llikS

scitcaT

Individually alter the volumes ofdifferent sounds in the game.

Look over thephotographs you'vetaken around theworld, and embellishthem if you sochoose. Note that if you exceed themaximum number of photographsthe album can hold (100),photographs will be automaticallydeleted, starting with the oldest. Ifyou don't want a photograph everto be deleted, you can protect it byselecting ‘Lock’ on the photo menu.

The party member you place at thefront of your line-up will be the onethat appears on screen as you travelaround the game world.

♦ You cannot leave yourself out ofthe line-up. (You are the hero,after all!)

If you select a photograph and thenchoose ‘Embellish’ from the menu,

redaeL ytraP ehT

mublA otohP

.weiv eht lortnoc dna woh ,tluafed eht otkcab erotser ro ,trevnI

snottubR/L

.weiv eht slortnoc woh ,tluafed eht otkcab erotser ro ,trevnI

nwod/pu daPlortnoC+

.weiv eht slortnoc woh ,tluafed eht otkcab erotser ro ,trevnI

thgir/tfel daPlortnoC+

.stceffe dnuosfo emulov eht retlA

stceffEdnuoS

.seciov nekopsfo emulov eht retlAsecioV

.emulov cisumdnuorgkcab eht retlAcisuM

sgnitteS

sotohP gnihsillebmE

● Add stickersOnce you've picked asticker, you can stickmultiple copies of itanywhere you like onyour photographsimply by tapping the bottomscreen. Use to move a stickeraround after you've placed it, torotate it, to make it bigger orsmaller, and to delete it.

● Apply a filterGive yourphotographs adifferent look withvarious filters suchas sepia ormonochrome.

● Add a frameSet yourphotograph off withthe frame of yourchoice.

Alter your StreetPass™ settings orsee what you've managed to pickup using StreetPass (p. 28).

Check out your progress inCameron's Photo Challenge Codex(p. 30).

Connect to the Internet and receivespecial bonus items (p. 29)!

Combine items together to makenew items (p. 27).♦ The alchemy pot is kept in the

wagon, so you can only use it in

you'll be presented with thefollowing list of options. Whenyou've finished, don't forget toselect ‘Save and exit’.

toP ymehclA

smetI sunoB daolnwoD

xedoC s'noremaC

’stohS toH‘ ssaPteertS

places where the wagon can go.

Alter the composition of yourmonster team (p. 31), or check outyour current team's stats.

.)9 .p( gol evaskciuq eht ni ssergorp ruoy evaS

evaS kciuQ

maeT retsnoM

22 Battle Records

A list of all the different types ofitems you've managed to collect onyour quest so far.

A list of all thedifferent types ofmonsters you'vedefeated in battleso far. Pick amonster from the list to see moredetails about it.

See details about your performancein battle and how well you're doingon your adventure.

♦ Some of the options here maynot be available until you'vereached certain points in thegame.

View any recipesyou've managed tocollect on yourtravels, or anyyou've stumbledacross with your ownexperimentation.Pressing while viewing an itemfrom the list will take you to thealchemy pot screen (p. 27).

♦ The monster list screen supports3D display.

kooB epiceR ymehclA

.sonisac ni ecnamrofrep ruoy tuobanoitamrofni fo seceip suoirav eeS

selcinorhC onisaC

.tseuq ruoy noedam evah uoy ssergorp eht kcehC

goL elttaB

tsiL retsnoM detaefeD

tsiL metI detcelloC

23 Doing Battle

Some attacks that hit you duringbattle may leave you with one ormore status afflictions. Try to fixthem as quickly as you can, eitherusing magic or an item ifappropriate.

and towers, you'll have to fightthem. Here's how it works...

Attack the enemy or cast spells byusing the different commands on thebattle menu.

sevac ,snoegnud ni ro ,dliw eht nituo sretsnom ot esolc oot teg uoy fI

neercS elttaB ehT

segnahC sutatS cisaB

skcattA laicepS

)52-42 .pp( sdnammoC elttaB

scitcaT tnerruC

sutatS 'srebmeM ytraP

.pu ekaw yehtlitnu gnihton od nac

sretcarahc detceffApeelsA

A battle ends whenall enemies havebeen defeated, atwhich point yourparty earns bothexperience and gold. Once you'vegained certain set amounts ofexperience, your level will increase.

.ylgnidroccadetcilffa eb ot

eunitnoc sretcarahcdna ,nosiop raluger

ot snrut monev,revo si elttab ecnO ♦

.elttab gnirud PHesol osla sretcarahc

detamonevnE.dliw eht ni ro nwot

ni rehtie ,dnuora klawyeht sa PH emos esol

sretcarahc detceffA

detamo-nevnE ro

denosioP

sdnE elttaB nehW

.stceffe edisetanutrofnu rehtruf

reffus yam dna elttabgnirud evom ot elbanusevlesmeht dnif netfo

sretcarahc detceffA

desruC

.slleps cigamyna tsac ot elbanu era

sretcarahc detceffAdelzziF

.yltneuqerf ssel stihdnal lliw dna snoisulli

yb depolevne erasretcarahc detceffA

delzzaD

.scitcat dna sdnammocgnirongi ,ylhsar

tca ro seilla rieht kcattayam sretcarahc detceffA

desufnoC

.evom ot elbanu erasretcarahc detceffAdesylaraP

.deviverlitnu erom gnihtyna

od ot elbanu sidna elttab ni sllaf ehs

ro eh ,orez sehcaerPH s'retcarahc a fI

daeD

!tuo-epiW

.emit eht ta gniyrrac erew yehtdlog eht fo flah esol lliw yeht,deniag ecneirepxe dna smeti

yna peek lliw ytrap eht hguohtlA.)evas( noissefnoc tsal rieht fotniop eht morf gniyalp eunitnoc

ot dewolla dna detcerruseryllacitamotua eb lliw srebmem lla,sneppah siht nehW .orez hcaer

srebmem ytrap lla fo stniop tiheht nehw tuo depiw si ytrap ehT

24 Battle Commands — 1

This command initiates a strikeagainst the enemy. If a partymember's tactics are set to ‘FollowOrders’, you will be able to choosethe method of attack for him or her.Otherwise the party members will doas they see fit, according to thetactics you've set for each of them.

Attack the enemy using the weaponwith which you're currentlyequipped, or your bare hands.Certain weapons allow you to attackgroups of enemies or all enemieson-screen simultaneously.

Select and cast one of the spellsyou have learnt, either to strike theenemy, or to help a fellow partymember. This consumes MP ofcourse.

Adopt a defensive stance, reducingthe amount of damage you takefrom an attack.

Select and perform one of thecombat abilities you have learnt.Some abilities consume MP.

Select and use one of the items youare carrying. You can also removeand equip weapons and armourusing this command. However, youcannot access items that are in theparty's bag during battle.

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seitilibA

dnefeD

sllepS

kcattA

thgiF

pU ehcysP

Raise your tensionlevel. As yourtension increases,the effects of yourattacks will ‘powerup’. Certain actions, and somestatus afflictions may reset yourtension level.

With this commandyou can attempt toscare off monsters.When successful,monsters may droptreasure chests as they flee. But ifyou fail to intimidate a monster, itwill strike immediately, unhinderedby your party's attacks or defences!

.dlofnu selttab hcihw ta deepseht retla uoy stel dnammoc sihT

deepS

etadimitnI

25 Battle Commands — 2

This command allows you to turn tailand retreat from a battle. Be careful,though! If you fail to escape, theenemy will be able to attack youfreely for a turn.

This command lets you assigntactics to your party members.Choose the party member whosetactics you want to change, or pick‘All’ to change everyone's tactics atonce.

scitcaT

.nrut hcaesisab laudividni na

no rebmem ytrap sihtot sredro esicerp eviG

sredrOwolloF

.skcattalufrewop gnihsaelnu

erofeb noisnetgnisiar no sucoF

pUdehcysP

teG

.PM eriuqer tahtseitiliba gnisu tuohtiw

dna ,lla ta slleps ynagnitsac tuohtiw thgiF

cigaMesU t'noD

.kaew si ohw enoynagnilaeh esitiroirp

dna ,srebmem ytrapwollef fo PH gniniamer

eht ot noitnetta yaP

gnilaeHnO sucoF

.citcatelttab decnalab tsom

eht si sihT .ecnefeddna ecneffo htob

ot noitnetta lauqe yaP

ylesiWthgiF

.noitpmusnoc PM fosseldrager ,elbissop fi

cigam lufrewop gnisu,elbissop sa ylkciuqsa ymene eht taefeD

ycreMoN wohS

eelF

Change the party members who takepart in battles.♦ You cannot use this option if you

don't have any party members inreserve, or if you're separatedfrom the wagon.

♦ If your battle party is wiped out,any reserves in the wagon areautomatically brought in to fight.

anerA retsnoMeht ni uneM elttaB ehT

.detceles eb tonnac dnammoc’yawA dneS‘ ehT .’deepS‘

dna ’thgiF‘ era sdnammoc elttabelbaliava eht ,)13 .p( anerA

retsnoM eht ni elttab gniod nehW

.maet retsnom ruoy llac uoyhcihw ni selttab gnirud emit

yna ta desu eb nac dnammoc’yawA dneS‘ eht ,revewoh,anerA retsnoM eht edistuO ♦

pu-eniL

26 The Skill System

The skill points allocation screen isdisplayed whenever you earn moreskill points, or when you select ‘SkillPoints’ from the ‘Misc.’ menu.

Skills refer to individual attributes,such as weapon proficiencies anddistinctive characteristics that youand your fellow party members eachpossess five of. Obtain skill points toincrease your skill levels, which willallow you to learn new spells,abilities, and traits that will aid youin combat!

You gain skill points whenever youlevel up. On the skill pointsallocation screen, use to select askill, and to adjust the skill pointsyou'd like to allocate to that skil l.When you're done, press . Becareful, because once you'veconfirmed your allocation, youcannot change your mind andreassign the points differently.♦ You can use to add just

enough points to reach the nextskill level, or to take awaypoints till you reach the minimumneeded for the current orprevious skill level.

♦ The maximum number of pointsyou can allocate to a skillincreases as a character's levelincreases.

stnioP llikS gnitacollA

sllikS tuobA

neercSnoitacollA stnioP llikS ehT

This list displays the traits, spellsand abilities you can learn byassigning points to the current skill.Entries listed in white are ones thatyou have already learnt, entries inyellow are ones that you could learnwith the points you have temporarilyallocated, and entries in grey areones that have not been learnt yet.

tnraeL evaH uoY sllikS

.htiw deppiuqeera uoy nopaew tahw rettam

on desu eb syawla nac tes hcaeni lliks tsal eht morf deniatbo

seitiliba dna slleps ,stiarteht ,revewoH .lliks eht sehctamtaht nopaew eht htiw deppiuqe

er'uoy nehw tnrael ev'uoystiart dna seitiliba evisulcxe

-nopaew eht esu ylno nac uoY

sllikS fo tsiL

sliateD llikS detceleS yltnerruC

stnioP llikS gniniameR

27 Alchemise Away!

First select the items you have thatyou want to put into the pot. Itemsyou can currently use as ingredientsare listed in white, and thosealready in the pot are listed inyellow. Press to view anexplanation of the currently selecteditem. Once you've put thingredients in, pre tocommence the alchemy process.

Press to open the alchemy recipebook. Then just select a recipe tostart the alchemy process. If arecipe is listed in red text, it meansyou do not have the necessaryingredients for it at the moment. Inthe list of ingredients, missing onesare listed in grey.

combine them into an amazing newitem. Either pick ‘Alchemy Pot’ fromthe ‘Misc.’ menu, or touch ‘AlchemyPot’ on the map's shortcut menu tostart using the alchemy pot.

neercS ymehclA ehT

nac uoy ,top ymehcla eht otnirehtegot smeti lareves gnicalp yB

epiceR a wolloF

sse

stneidergnIhtiw tnemirepxE

noissessoP ruoY nI smetI

toP ehT roF smetI

sepiceR gninraeL

.oot ,koob eht ot deddaeb lliw taht ,flesruoy top eht nistneidergni htiw gnitnemirepxe ybtsuj epicer a ssorca elbmuts uoy

fI .koob epicer ymehcla eht otdedda eb lliw dnuora gnillevart

er'uoy sa secalp rehto dnaskoob ni dnif uoy sepicer ynA

28 StreetPass

If you pass close to other playerswho have activated StreetPass forthis game on their systems, you willautomatically exchange a postcardwith them. Postcards contain a minionline profile and a photograph ofyour choice. The profile consists ofyour name, the number of hoursyou've spent playing the game, andthe number of StreetPassencounters you've had.♦ Both you and the other player

you pass must have activatedStreetPass.

♦ At some points in the game,StreetPass may be temporarilyunavailable.

1.Select “StreetPass ‘Hot Shots’” onthe ‘Misc.’ menu.

2.When you are asked if you wantto activate StreetPass, select‘Yes’, then proceed to set up yourpersonalised postcard. Whenyou're done, select ‘Confirm’ andthe activation will be complete.

♦ You will need to have at least onephotograph in your photo albumin order to activate StreetPass.

If you want to stop the exchange ofpostcards via StreetPass, go to‘StreetPass Management’ under the‘Data Management’ option of yoursystem settings. Select the ‘DragonQuest VIII’ icon from there and tap‘Deactivate StreetPass’.

ytivitcAssaPteertS gnippotS

ssaPteertS etavitcA

)ssaPteertS(sdractsoP gnignahcxE

’stohS toH‘ ssaPteertS

When you accept StreetPass data,your system can wirelesslyexchange postcards with otherplayers (p. 29).

Have a look at any postcards youhave received via StreetPass. Youcan store up to fifty postcards, andif you exceed this number, existingpostcards will be automaticallydeleted, starting with the oldest. Ifyou don't want a postcard ever tobe deleted, you can lock it.♦ If you select ‘Block this sender’,

you won't receive postcards fromthe player in question.

♦ Reinstating a blocked sendermust be done via the systemsettings.

spu-sbmuhT

.ssaPteertS htiw niagareyalp eht retnuocne uoy

fi neve pu-sbmuht eht eviecert'now uoy ,pu-sbmuht a nevigsah reyalp rehtona taht mubla

ruoy ni hpargotohp a eteleduoy fi esuaceb ,luferac eB ♦

.sdrawer emag-ni laiceps uoy nrae yam yeht

esuaceb ,retteb eht ,yaw sihteviecer uoy spu-sbmuht eromehT .reyalp taht ot pu-sbmuhteht yevnoc ll'uoy ,ssaPteertS

aiv niaga nosrep taht retnuocneneht dna pu-sbmuht a dractsop

s'reyalp rehtona evig uoy fI.snoitcaer tnereffid eerht fo eno

htiw ’pu-sbmuht‘ a ti gnivig ybdractsop a ekil uoy wohs nac uoY

sdractsop deviecer weiV

atad ssaPteertS tpeccA

Change the photograph on thepostcard that you send to otherplayers via StreetPass. The postcardwill also contain your name, th

dnes ot dractsop tidE

.dahev'uoy sretnuocne ssaPteertS fo

rebmun eht dna ,emag eht gniyalptneps ev'uoy sruoh fo rebmun

e

29 Internet

Select “StreetPass ‘Hot Shots’” onthe ‘Misc.’ menu, then ‘AcceptStreetPass data’ followed by‘Exchange Wi-Fi postcards’ to goonline and exchange postcards withother players chosen at random.♦ You are limited to a maximum of

three postcard exchanges perday, and you must wait at leastthree hours between exchanges.

You can acquire bonus items overthe Internet. Simply select‘Download Bonus Items’ from the‘Misc.’ menu.

If there is a bonus item available, itwill be automatically downloaded,and placed in the party's bag.

♦ You cannot download the sameitem multiple times. When youdownload a bonus item, it isautomatically added to theparty's bag in each adventure logthat you have created.

items.

.yad rep ecnoreffo no yltnerruc era taht smeti

sunob daolnwod ylno nac uoY ♦

sunob daolnwod dna sdractsopegnahcxe ot enilno og nac uoY

smetI sunoB daolnwoD

)tenretnI(sdaolnwoD metI sunoB

)tenretnI(egnahcxE dractsoP

30 Fun and Games

Somewhere in theworld is a princesswho is collectingthe mini medalsthat you willinevitably find along your travels.Bring her as many as you can andshe's sure to reward youaccordingly.

A man by the nameof CameronObscura likes toset youphotographi

At casinos, youcan exchange yourgold for tokensthat are used toplay various gamesof chance. The tokens you win canbe traded in for a variety of thrillingin-game prizes—some of which canonly be obtained in casinos!

to do. Feel free to take a break fromyour travels once in a while. It mighteven earn you rewards that will helpyou on your adventure.

sgniht dna tisiv ot secalp nuf fo llufsi IIIV TSEUQ NOGARD fo dlrow ehT

sonisaC

xedoC egnellahCs'noremaC

!sezirp flesruoyniw dna sdrac pmats pu llif nac

uoy ,dnif ot uoy sksa eh sgniht ehtfo stohs gnippans yB .segnellahc

c

sladeM fo ssecnirP,einniM

31 The Monster Arena

Select ‘Monster Team’ from the‘Misc.’ menu, and then choose‘Switch members’ to set up yourmonster team the way you want it.

♦ Monsters you can recruit areshown with symbol abovethem.

♦ As your rank in the MonsterArena contest increases, thenumber of monsters Morrie willlook after for you will go up too.

Look out formonsters youmight be able torecruit as youtravel around theworld. You just need to defeat themonce in battle, and they'll be puttyin your hands!

together to pit their groups ofmonstrous mayhem against oneanother and aspire to be the best.

When you first talk to Morrie atopthe monster arena building, he willgive you a list of three monstersthat he wants you to ‘recruit’. Onceyou do that, the doors of theMonster Arena will be open to you.

detratS gnitteG

emoc smaet retsnom fo srenwoerehw ecalp a si anerA retsnoM ehT

sretsnoM gnitiurceR

a

maeT a gnilbmessA

uneM maeT retsnoM

.sevreser ruoy rosretsnom maet tnerrucruoy fo stats eht weiV

setubirttakcehC

Certain team arrangements — suchas having a team that consists oflike monsters, or by having aparticular monster in a team — maygive rise to bonus abilities anddeathmoves.

When you want to take part in abattle in the Monster Arena, talk tothe reception desk there. There areseven ranks in the arena, and you ofcourse start from the bottom of th

Information about monsters youhave recruited that are not currentlyin your team.

Your team name and currentmembers.

ofnI sevreseR

!knar txen eht ot ecnavda,yltnatropmi tsom ,dna ezirp

a niw ,yrotciv ekat ot knar tnerrucruoy ni selttab eerht niw tuB .elipe

!nO tI teG s'teL

stnemegnarrA laicepS

.maet retsnom ruoy fosrebmem eht egnahC

srebmemhctiwS

ofnI maeT

.dliw eht otni kcabretsnom a esaeleReerf teS

32 How to Contact Us

For product information, please visitthe Nintendo website at:www.nintendo.com/countryselector

For technical support andtroubleshooting, please refer to theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system or visit:support.nintendo.com