I have done horrible things to my stats.

I’m fine with Angela having a decent strength stat, but I’ve messed up big with Riesz. I’ve put about 45% f her stats into Spirit, a skill that doesn’t help her at all. I’ve also thrown some into Dexterity for everyone. That explains why I stopped having fun. I’m gonna need to rush some Stamina for the next few levels.

So let’s get them! We canon our way to Valsena and meetup with the Hero King. He tells us the locations of the remaining four Mana Spirits and who the giant turtle is. Viscav is his name, and he can be summoned by a magical flute. A flute that the Hero King has and gives to us. Viscay can be summoned at any beach in the game. I’ve been wondering why every field location had a beach. Viscay acts as the boat in this game. It’s hard navigating, as the world map isn’t overhead but a mode seven abomination.

Regardless, I take turtle boy around the world and find that most of the new locations are inaccessible at the moment. All but one is blocked behind some form of barrier. The only place we can get to is the desert in the southeast. Welcome to Sirhtan. Buy new gear and walk into the desert. Here is where I took a break from the plot. I was one level away from the class change, so I walked around grinding for a while. I got my butt kicked... When I got to level eighteen, I returned to Gusthall and became a Super Saiyan.

Riesz is now a Valkyrie. I was thinking about going Rune Maiden, as it has the better gear, but I opted to get buffs instead. My goal is Vanadis, as it has buff magic and the most sensible armor from the official renders.

Durran is now a Knight. And I have a healer! I’m planning on him going towards the Lord class because I dig the Viking aesthetic I’m building. His best weapon in that class is named Balming. So, maybe not Viking but Germanic. Close enough!

Angela is a Mysticist. I don’t know why. I should have gone towards Rune Diviner, but I think her scantly clad Magus costume confused me. Either that or mass target damage?

I return to Valaena to buy the four shields Durran can use before going back to Sirhtan. Since we're around the Fire Spirit, I think it reasonable to have the Fire Shield equipped. I wander around for a bit and find the Nevarl castle. I can’t get inside. I continue to wander until I stumble upon Belladonna, Bil, Ben, and a mysterious woman, who I think is Jessica. Belly takes Jess away while we have a rematch with Bil and Ben. It’s just as annoying, even with new classes. Fortunately, I have a full assortment of items, so, ya know, diabetes...

Afterwards, the only way to go is south and into a lava filled cavern. I hit a flame wall, got lost, returned to town, and called it a night.

Class change may have saved my run. It seemed to even out the stat problem I said I had up top, but I still feel fragile. The class change seemed to have averaged out all the stats as everyone has low double digit points everywhere. Everyone now has above even defense, although Durren still tanks better than Riesz. I’m confused as to if any of those levels meant anything, but whatever. I’m happy but still worried, and I’m remotivated to keep playing. Salamander tomorrow?