Suikoden Manual Contents 2 Operating the Controller 8 108 Companions 3 Background 8 Headquarters 4 Map of the Scarlet Moon 10 Fighting Empire 5 Starting the Game 11 Abnormalities in Character's Status 5 Beginning a New Game 12 Major Battles 5 Continuing a Game 12 Healing Items 5 Saving 13 Attribute Related Rune Pieces 6 The Game Screen 14 List of Runes 6 Normal Commands 15 Other Items of Interest 6 Item 16 Introduction to the Liberation Army 6 Strength 18 List of the 108 Stars of Destiny 7 Rune 7 Formation 8 Equipment 8 Setup 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Operating the Controller [Image] 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Background Once there was a hero named Barbarossa - "the Golden Emporer" - hero of the Scarlet Mooon Empire. But the sun is now setting on that Empire. The day is silently drawing near. The 108 Stars of Destiny are gathering. The son of distinguished soldier Teo McDohl, one of the five Imperial Generalss, lives without want for anything, surrounded by his attendant Gremio, his father's servants Cleo and Pahn, and his best friend Ted. One day, Teo makes a trip to the north to protect his Empire. It is then that the boy realises his place in the Empire and sees the world with his own eyes for the first time. A world filled with resentment toward the Empire awaits... 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Map of the Scarlet Moon Empire The Scarlet Moon Empire holds sway over the tract of land surrounding Toran Lake. At the mouth of the river, where the waters from Toran Lake flow out into the ocean, lies the seat of the Empire, Gregminster. Lenankamp, the town of trade, is located south of Gregminster, while Mt. Seifu rises up in the east. Protecting the area around the Empire's seat are the water fortress Shasarazade and the fortress Kwaba. In the south of the Empire sprawls the Great Forest. Inn the west are the Warriors' Village and Lorimar, and the Dragon's Den and Dragon Knights' land. The border of the great wasteland to tthe North is the front-line to the Joston Confederation, a bitter enemy of the Empire. [Image] 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Starting the Game We can't recommend highly enough that you use a memory cardTM (sold seperately) to save your game(s) in progress. This enables you to take breaks, and -more importantly- resume a game from a previous point if you make an unwise decision in the game. • Insert a memory card into your PlayStation machine. (Warning: if the memory card is not inserted properly, a message telling you there is no memory card will appear on the screen. You can still play the game without a memory card, but the game cannot be saved.) • From the Title Screen, press the Start Button to get the Start Screen. • Make sure there are enough free blocks on your Memory card before commencing play. • Insert a memory card into one of your Playstation's slots. Beginning a New Game When beginning a new game select New Game from the menu, and you will be asked to enter the name of the game's hero. This is the character you play throughout the story - your alter ego, if you will. • Highlight the desired character with the Directional Buttons and enter it with the X Button (or L2 Button). If you make a mistake, you can cancel your entry with the O Button (or L1 Button). • Once you are finished entering your name, the computer will ask you if the entry is OK. Choose Yes to start the game or No to return to the Name Entry Screen. Continuing a Game With Suikoden, you can save as many as seven games on one memory card. If you want to continue a saved game, choose Continue Game from the Start Screen. If there is saved data on the card, a screen will be displayed. Highlight the game you wish to continue and select it with the X Button. Saving Games can only be saved at inns or other specified places in the scenario. Look for a blue sphere on a pedestal during the game. Stand before it and press the X Button to initialise the game save function. Please note: the game will only recognise a memory card inserted into memory card slot 1. You can reset the game at any time by pressing L1, R1, Start button and Select button and hold them for two seconds. 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Game Screen Normal Commands Pressing the [Image] Button in the Map Movement Screen will bring up the Command Window. In this game, commands are divided between normal commands that can be executed in the Map Movement Screen and commands that you can execute when fighting or during battles. Here we will only describe the normal commands. There are six types of normal commands: Item, Strength, Rune, Formation, Equipment and Setup. 1. Item With this command, you can choose to Use, Hand Over (to another player), or Give Up (drop) an item. Note: Some items cannot be given up. 2. Strength This command allows you to view the status of each character, his/her weapon, and any runes attached to the character or weapon. • EXP (experience points): Accumulate 1000 to move up to the next level. • ATK (attack): The character's attacking power. • ARM (armor): Defense rating based upon armor, shields, and other protective gear. • PWR (power): A higher value increases the damage a character inflicts on an opponent. • SKL (skill): The character's ability to attack successfully and to evade an opponent's attack. • DEF (defense): Higher values make it difficult for an enemy to inflict damage. • SPD (speed): Affects the order of attack. Faster characters attack quicker. • MGC (magic): Magic ability; affects the frequence of attacks and the amount of damage inflicted. • LUK (luck): With a lot of luck, a character can easily dodge an enemy and occasionally strike a crushing blow. 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Rune The Rune command is used to cast magic spells. First, select a character with magic ability. The available Runes will be displayed. Highlight the Rune you wish to use and select it with the X Button. Certain Runes - such as the Fire and Water Runes - can be used after they have been lodged in the character's body. There are four levels of magic spells, each requiring a different amount of Magic Points. The highest level that can be used by a character will be decided by that character's magic ability. Character's with low magic ability can only cast low-level spells, until their magic ability increases. After using a magic spell once, the number of points required for that spell will be subtracter from the characters total Magic Points. When a character's Magic Point total reaches zero, that character cannot cast any more spells. Magic Points can be restored by resting at inns. Note: By taking a Crystal to a Rune Master, characters can have the Master embed the spell of a Rune in their body. A character cannot cast a spell without the Rune and without taking its spell into his or her body. Crystals can be obtained in fights with monsters or can be found in treasure chests. 4. Formation Here you can change the positioning of characters in battle between front guard and read guard. Choose positions for your characters carefully, as the formation will place limits on your attacking methods as well as your enemy's. Note: There are (S)hort-, (M)edium-, and (L)ong-range weapons. Short-range weapons can only be used in the front guard. Medium-range weapons can be used in either position, but can only reach the enemy's front guard. Long-range weapons can be used in either position and can reach the enemy's front and rear guards. 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Equipment Here you can equip your characters with armor, shields and other protective gear. First select the character who will use the item, then select the item to be equipprf. Only equipment that can be worn by the selected character will be displayed. Note: Some characters may be using items that cannot be changed. 6. Setup This command allow you to change various settings, such as message speed and sound options. In Suikoden, you can acquire up to 108 companions. As the game progresses, you will meet a great variety of characters. Some of them will join your party and others may not because certain condtions have not yet been fulfilled. Each character has its own special ability and distinguishing characteristic. It is to your advantage to increase the number of your companions for strength in battle and for protecting your headquarters. Headquarters The headquarters system Early in the scenario, the hero will take control of a castle to use as headquarters for the Liberation Army. Upon taking the castle, he will be able to assemble a party from the charactershe has recruited on his journey. However, only six characters can be in a party at one time. The remaining companions must wait in readiness at the castle. The characters left in the castle all have duties for helping to develop the castle. If you acquire Rock the storage guard, for example, he will build you a storage area in which to keep your items and other valuables. By increasing the number of companions, your castle will grow larger as each character lends his or her services to you. The main functions of the castle Return Spell: If you acquire a character that can use the Return Spell, you can return to the castle from anywhere in the Empire with a Blinking Mirror. Teleport: Using the Blinking Mirror, you can teleport to any village or castle that you have visited before. 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exchanging Members: You can exchange members if you talk to Sanchez or Mathiu. Wars: Check with your military advisor and strategist often to stay abreast of current events. Other shops to visit [Image]Inns Stop at inns to restore your members' hit points and magic points, or to save the game. [Image]Hardware You can buy and sell magical items, potions and medicines. [Image]Clothing You can buy and sell armor and items at their respective shops. [Image]The Rune Masters To gain special abilities and magic spells, a character must have a rune attached to his/her body. The Rune Master will do this for you, but you must take him a Crystal. [Image]The Smiths Increase the level of your weapons at a smith's shop. The smiths have different ranks, though, and the amount you enhance your weapon is limited by the smith's rank. You can also give your weapons special powers using Rune Pieces, which some smith's will attach for you. The Appraisers Occasionally you will obtain an ancient artifact after winning a battle. Take these unknown items to an Appraiser to have them identified. 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fighting If you encounter an enemy in the Map Movement Screen, the display will change to a fight scene. Entering commands in a fight scene Fight Selecting this command brings up a menu display of five fighting strategies: Attack, Defend, Rune, Item and Unite. Attack: Attack with a weapon Defend: Take a defensive stance Rune: Cast a spell Item: Use the selected item Unite: Attack in combinations Let's Go Select this when you want to flee from the enemy without fighting. However, you will not always be allowed to run away. Bribe Sometimes you can avoid a fight by bribing the enemy with money. The enemy may not let you get away if the amount is too low. Free Will Fighting runs automatically, with all players attacking with their weapons. Formation During battle, both you and your enemy assume formations in which members are either in the front guard or rear guard. Front guard: Characters can use any style of attack, including direct attack. The disadvantage is that they are vunerable to more damage. Rear guard: Chatacters can only attack with magic or medium- to long-range weapons. They cannot be engaged in hand-to-hand combat by the opponennt. If a player in the front guard becomes unable to fight, a player behind him becomes part of the front guard. 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unite This selection will allow you to fight in combination with other players. Specific combinations of two or more characters can have spectacular results. Examples: • Gremio and Pahn together will inflict 1.5 times the damage on an enemy. • Tai Ho and Yam Koo will inflict twice the damage on an enemy, but will not be able to move the next turn. • Anji, Kanak, and Leonardo will inflict twice the amount of damage when lined up together directly in front of an enemy. There are many other effective combinations, but you must experiment uniting different members of your party. Abnormalities in a Character's Status Characters may be inflicted with various troubles during a fight. Most of these go away automatically after the fight is over, but some do not. It is wise to keep an eye on each character's status. Status Condition Cure Poison Hit points decrease when the Antitoxin; cure spell; moving character moves limited intervals at a time Paralysis Can do nothing during the Cure spell; cure battle automatically at the end of the fight Silence Cannot cast spells During battle: Mother Ocean or Yell spells Bucket Success in direct attacks is OK on the next turn cut in half Balloons A balloon is attached to the Cure spell; needle character's head. Three balloons will cause the character to float up and off the screen. Unbalanced Cannot move for one turn Unable to Can do nothing during the After battle: Medicine or fight battle Cure spells 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Major Battles Once you have progressed a certain amount into the story, you will begin to face major battles. In accordance with your progress in the scenario, the battles will suddenly break out when you begin talking to your strategist Mathiu. Fighting major battles Battles between the Liberation Army and the Imperial Army unfold like a card game. When a battle breaks out, all of the companions you have collected so far are seperated into established groups (as many as three in a group) and displayed on the screen. You select a group with which to attack. After a group has attacked once, it cannot be used again for the remainder of the battle. Next, the Imperial Army's choice of attack method is displayed, followed by the results of the attack. This pattern is repeated until the troop strength of one side reaches zero. If the Imperial Army's troop strength reaches zero first, the Liberation Army wins. However, if the Liberation Army's troop strength drops to zero, you lose the battle and must start over from the last point at which you saved the game. It is advantageous to have many companions for major battles. Thus, if you lose a battle, try increasing the number of your companions before trying again. Battle groups In a major battle, the 108 companion characters are divided up into prearranged groups for fighting. Each group consists of three characters: one commanded and two that are second in command. Some groups may be missing characters who have not yet joined the party. In this case, the fighting strength of the group will be lower. 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Healing Items You can find these items, win them in battle, or buy them at Hardware stores: Item Effect Medicine ..... Restores 100 HP Mega ..... Restores 500 Medicine HP Antitoxin ..... Counteracts poison Needl ..... Removes balloons. Attribute Related Rune Pieces Sometimes, you will come across these rune pieces which will come across these rune pieces which will help improve a characters attributes. Select the item, then use it on a character of your choosing. Power Rune Piece: Increases a character's strength. Skill Rune Piece: Increases a character's skill. Defense Rune Piece: Increases a character's defending ability. Magic Rune Piece: Increases a character's magic ability. Speed Rune Piece: Increases a character's speed. Fortune Rune Piece: Increases character's luck. Attacking methods The following are the various methods of attack available, each with their specail characteristics and temperament. Charging attack Good against arrow attacks. Weak against magic. Bow and arrow attack Strong against magic attacks. Weak against charges. Magic attack Strong against charging attacks. Weak against arrow attacks. Special Strategist: Increase the strength of charging attacks over several turns. Ninja: Learn the opponents next strategy. Dragon Knight: Attack with a dragon. Weak against arrow attacks. Merchant: Bribe the enemy to change sides. Sometimes fails. Thief: Learn the opponent's next strategy. Sometimes fails. 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of Runes [Image] [Image]Water [Image] Counter Rune Rune Gives its Doubles owner the your ability ability to to use deliver an water effective spells, counter which are blow. mostly curing spells. [Image] Soul Eater Fire Rune Earth Rune One of the 27 Gives its Gives its Runes of Rune of owner the owner the Truth. Central the Gate ability to ability to to the story. One of use fire use earth Often called the 27 spells, spells, the Curse Rune Runes of which are which that governs [Image]Truth. mostly [Image] consist like death. Said to attacking mostly of have the spells. spells power to having link special worlds. effects. [Image] Killer Rune [Image] Wind Rune Doubles your Spark Rune Gives its effectiveness When one owner the in delivering a character ability to critical blow. is equipped use wind [Image] with this spells, Rune, all other consisting characters of both can use its spells of power. attacking and curing. [Image] [Image] Dragon Rune Dragon Rune One of the One of the 27 Runes of 27 Runes of Truth. This Truth. This Rune's Phero Rune power Makes a allows character of dragons to [Image]the opposite exist in sex protect this world. you from Currently attack. in the in the possession possession of the of the Dragon Dragon Knight [Image] [Image] [Image] Joshua. Boar Rune Fortune Rune Shrike Owned by Pahn. Doubles your Rune Knocks the experience Owned by Lightning enemy points. Kasumi. Rune senseless Produces Gives its causing twice special owner the the amount of attacks. ability to damage, but use makes you [Image] lightning incapacitated spells, on your next which cause turn. great great damage to [Image] the enemy. [Image] Hate Rune In Ronnie Bell's possession. Fires a screaming bullet. Turtle Rune Protects you from all status abnormalities. 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] [Image]Holy Rune [Image]Double-strike [Image]Clone Rune Allows you to Rune Allows runs quickly Delivers two your over terrain. blows at one character time in to attack hand-to-hand leaving a combat. cloned image behind. Hazy Rune Falcon Cuts a Sunbeam Rune Rune monsters Restores your Owned by successfully hit points Valeria. attacking [Image]little by Rains effectiveness little as you punishing in half. walk. blows on the enemy. [Image] [Image] Champion's Rune Keeps weaker enemies hiding in the [Image] shadow's. Prosperity Resurrection Rune Rune Allows you to Gives its recieve double owner the the amount of ability to gold when cast slaying a resurrection [Image] monster. spells. Contains cure [Image] Crystals and attacking House spells, and Runes can be used to heal a character unable to fight. Other Items of Interest Dragon Seal Incense: Restores some of the HP of all characters when used in battle. Blinking Mirror: Returns the party to Liberation Army Headquarters. (Can only be used on the map movement screen.) Suiko Map: Allows you to view the entire map. Sacrificial Buddha: Automatically restores the HP of the character who possesses it, should the character be incapacitated in battle. Escape Talisman: Removes the party from a dungeon. 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introduction to the Liberation Army Hero (You Select the name!) Flik (25 years old) Son of Teo McDohl, one of One of the earliest members five Imperial Generals, and of the Liberation Army. hero of the game. Odessa's boyfriend. Popularly called Blue Thunder. Ted (? years old) Humphrey (32 years old) Best friend of the hero. A Formerly a commanding officer child orphaned by the war, he of the Imperial Army in was taken in by Teo. charge of 100 soldiers. One of the first to join the Liberation Army. His nickname is Long Sword Humphrey. Gremio (27 years old) Varkas (34 years old) A childhood friend of the A leader of the bandits holed hero, whom he is always up on Mt. Seifu. Curiously he worrying about. gets along well with Sydonia. Cleo (28 years old) Sydonia (22 years old) A servant of Teo McDohl who Another leader of the bandits is like an older sister to holed up on Mt. Seifu. him. Viktor (29 years old) Tai Ho (22 years old) [Image] A drifter from the North who A fisherman in the town of introduces the hero to Seika Odessa, leader of the Lepant (42 years old) Liberation Army. A wealthy merchant living in Pahn (29 years old) the town of Kouan. He is A servant and hanger-on of discontent with the condition Teo McDohl. Serious by of the Empire, but obeys the nature. A heavy eater. Emperor's commands for the Odessa (24 years old) sake of his family. Founder of the Liberation Yam Koo (25 years old) Army. Throwing away her An apprentice to Tai Ho, who rights as a member of the is like a brother. He Empire's nobility, she puts occasionally has to restraing all her efforts into the Tai Ho, who has a reckless Liberation Movement. streak. [Image] Mathiu (35 years old) Eileen (32 years old) Once a respected tactician in Wife of Lepant who is very the Imperial Army, he now graceful and ladylike, but operates a private school in has a strong will. the village of Seika. Krin (27 Years old) Luc (14 years old) A thief with his sights on A young magician training the family heirlooms in under Leknaat who has a Lepant's mansion. certain flaw in his personality. Leknaat (? years old) An astrologist living on Magician's Island who lost her sight. The youngest sister of Windy, the Imperial Magician. 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Juppo (26 years old) Hix (17 years old) A jester who sponges off A boy who lives in the of Lepam at his mansion. Warrior's village. He [Image] Kirkis (24 Elf-years old) has feelings for He campaigns for the Tengaar, but is shy and Liberation Army, Elves, connot tell her. and Dwarves alike to band Vincent de Boule (31 together to save the years old) Village of the Elves. A nobleman of the Empire Valeria (26 years old) who describes himself as Formerly an officer of a man pursuing knowledge. Is he just an [Image] the Imperial Army, she imposter? betrays the Empire in order to save the Village Tengaar (15 years old) of the Elves from being Daughter of the burned to the ground by Warriors' Village chief. the Burning Mirror. Barbarossa (52 years Sylvina (17 Elf-years old) old) Seventeenth emperor of Granddaughter of an Elf the Scarlet Moon Empire. elder. Also, Kirkis' Hero of the war for girlfriend, whose heart succession to the she cannot seem to throne, he is called the understand. Golden Emperor. Kuromimi (20 Kobold-years [Image]Windy (? years old) old) The Imperial Magician. A Kobold who tries to It is said that in her help families taken off charming features traces by the Imperial Army. can be seen of the Gen (26 years old) Emperor's dead wife A shipbuilder who lives Claudia. in the village of Teien. Teo McDohl (42 years Friends with Kamandohl, old) but the two are always Father of the hero. The arguing. Emperor's most trustworthy general. Kamandohl (55 years old) Sonya Shulen (27 years An alchemist living in old) the village of Teien. One of the five Imperial Kasumi (16 years old) Generals. A lady of A female Ninja born and beautiful features who raised in the village of commands the Imperial Rokkaku who comes to warn Navy. the Liberation Army of Kwanda Rosman (36 years impending danger. old) Mose (37 years old) One of the five Imperial Superintendent of the Generals. He has Liberation Army's secret defended the Emperor factory. Everyone calls from many impending dangers, earning him the [Image] him "Pop", but he does nickname Iron [Image] not care for the name much. Wall'Rosman. Liukan (? years old) [Image]Kasim Hazil (43 years A highly renowned doctor, old) known especially for his One of the five Imperial skill in mixing Generals. His skills mysterious potions of with a sword is said to medicinal herbs. exceed that of the Emperor himself. He is called Blue Moon Kasim. Yuber (? years old) The Black Knight. Neclord (400 years old) A vampire. 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of the 108 Stars of Destiny 1. Hero 14. Valeria 27. Anji 40. Jeane Tenkai Star Tensyo Star Tenken Star Chiketsu Star 2. Lepant 15. ? 28. Tai Ho 41. Eikei Tengou Star Tenritsu Star Tenhei Star Chiyu Star 3. Mathiu 16. ? 29. Kanak 42. Maximilian Tenki Star Tensyo Star Tenzai Star Chii Star 4. Luc 17. Flik 30. Yam Koo 43. Sancho Tenkan Star Tenan Star Tenson Star Chei Star 5. Humphrey 18. Camile 31. Leornardo 44. ? Tenyu Star Tenyu Star Tenpai Star Chiki Star 6. ? 19. Kreutz 32. Hix 45. ? Tenyu Star Tenku Star Tenrou Star Chimou Star 7. ? 20. Stalion 33. Tengaar 46. Tesla Tenmou Star Tensoku Star Tensui Star Chibun Star 8. ? 21. Kage 34. Varkas 47. Jabba Temi Star Tenbi Star Tenbou Star Chisei Star 9. Gremio 22. Fo Su Lu 35. Sydonia 48. Lorelai Tenei Star Teni Star Tenkoku Star Chikatsu Star 10. Warren 23. Kirkis 36. Eileen 49. Blackman Tenki Star Tenbi Star Tenkou Star Chitou Star 11. Kum To 24. ? 37. ? 50. Joshua Tenfu Star Tenkyu Star Hhikai Star Chikyou Star 12. Cleo 25. Pahn 38. Georges 51. Morgan Tenman Star Tentai Star Chisatsu Star Chian Star 13. Viktor 26. ? 39. Ivanov 52. Mose Tenko Star Tenjyu Star Chiyu Star Chiziku Star 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53. Esmeralda 67. Sheena 81. Meg 95. Rock Chikai Star Chimei Star Chikei Star Chison Star 54. Melodye 68. Kessler 82. Taggart 96. Ledon Chisa Star Chisin Star Chima Star Chido Star 55. Chapman 69. Marco 83. Giovanni 97. Sylvina Chiyu Star Chitai Star Chiyou Star Chisatsu Star 56. Liukan 70. Gen 84. Quincy 98. Ronnie Bell Chirei Star Chiman Star Chiyu Star Chiaku Star 57. Fukien 71. Hugo 85. Apple 99. Gaspar Chijyu Star Chisui Star Chifuku Star Chisyu Star 58. Futch 72. Hellion 86. Kai 100. Window Chibi Star Chisyu Star Chihi Star Chisu Star 59. Kasumi 73. Mina 87. Lotte 101. Marle Chikyu Star Chiin Star Chiku Star Chiin Star 60. Maas 74. Milia 88. ? 102. Zen Chibaku Star Chii Star Chiko Star Chikei Star 61. ? 75. Kamandohl 89. Onil 103. Sarah Chizen Star Chiri Star Chizen Star Chisou Star 62. Fuma 76. Juppo 90. Kuromimi 104. Sansuke Chikou Star Chiraku Star Chitan Star Chiretsu Star 63. Moose 77. Kasios 91. Gon 105. Qlon Chikyou Star Chiraku Star Chikaku Star Chimou Star 64. Meese 78. Viki Star 92. Antonio 106. Templeton Chihi Star Chitatsu Star Chisyu Star Chimou Star 65. Sergei 79. Rubi 93. Lester 107. Krin Chisou Star Chisoku Star Chizou Star Chizoku Star 66. Kimberly 80. Vincent de 94. Kirke 108. Chandler Boule Chikou Star Chihei Star Chikou Star Chichin Star