Lost Odyssey

I figured it was about time that I documented some of the more obscure tricks and oddities about this game for anyone who looks to run this game, or wants some information on the more exploitable mechanics the game has. This will just be for techniques, if you're interested in learning the whole route, send me a twitch PM on http://twitch.tv/potatohandle and I'll link you to an up to date run and notes if they're available.

Techniques

Gamble Usage

One of the most frequently used tricks in the run is the use of the Gamble spell. Gamble is obtainable by spending about 4 minutes doing a minigame in Tosca village. It's a Level 2 Spirit Magic spell, which costs 10mp, and has a long 1-turn cast time and can be cast by everyone with full effect. Gamble does a random about of damage based on your level, at around level 20 you can expect it to do from 1-1200, at level 40 you can expect it to do 1-2000, maxed out characters can hit gambles for around 4-5k.

The caster's level seems to be the ONLY factor for determining Gamble's damage. Magic Attack of the caster, Magic defense of the defender are both irrelevant. This makes gamble a very good spell for melee attackers like Kaim and Seth to use, and is your only decent source of damage for fights later in the game when you're 20-30 levels lower than "intended" and fighting high-defense bosses.

Glitches

Still editing, will be finished today.