BRADYGAMES PrN eae)"ANEW DRAGON, QUEST BEGINS! . : LEARNING T ce Pe cAMerLay BASICS VOCATIONS Ce Warrior: Gladiator. Armamentalist. Paladin Ranger Sage. Luminary. WALKTHROUGH The Path of Angels... Your Time at Erinn’s inn The Wight Knight....on0 A Town Riddled with Disease Return to the Observatory Saving Abbott Jacknis Waters of the Lleviathan The Lost Stonemason... Marion Bloome's Secret Desert Queen Monster of the Plains. School Ghost Story Stolen Fruit... Enter the Evil Empire... ‘The Realm of the Almighty .. Dark Emperor's Punitive Expedition The Final Battle Extra Content 210 SIDE QUESTS Challenge Quests a8 Treasure Maps. Brest ct 240 ~ MULTIPLAYER AND DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT . . . 250 BESTIARY. Normal Monsters. 255 ‘ Bosses 287 ; APPENDICES : Weapons... - 204 rmour e320 r tems : os . Alchenomicon. : 404 Spells. 416 Abilities i ‘20 ‘Accolades fee 434 ar ee wilong-lived, and much loved, series of Dragon Quest®continies, NOP i) only have the remakes forthe Nintendo DS been arousing success BuE OW. players areetting an entirely new installment to enjoy! a Dragon Quest* IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies has a massive storyline, well over 100 side guests, a bestiary that tops the charts, and moreitemsand equipment than you can shake slime at. Putting in 30-40 hours only reveals j= some of what this incredible game has to offer: It also holds on to many ofthe series’ traditions, even returning toa mechanic that hasn't been seen in quite some time-—you get to create your own hero and your own party! "The possibilities are limitless, and this guide ins more than a few ideas about what to create. Would you like to sée more? This book has everything you need, Both in 1¢ and forall of the post-game glory. This guide shows you ar that is better than anything you can buy at astorg characters. Killall the monsters while making a fashion statement, Play with friends, Find hidden treasures, It'sall ere foryou Do you prefer strategies for bestng the meanest bosses? Those ate given, of ours, but this book takes that astep further, Learn how to craft your pay " ion system to maximize each of yourcharacters. Youll be iort-term as well as the Jongitermn, Creating the deadliest, akes dedication. This book can helpltake you there my,this guide show you all ofthe world’s hidden items, equipmen: pes, and quest givers it’ allright here—at a glance! You can save time searching and instead immerse yourself in Dragon Quest's wicked combat. Push ugh the story without extra leveling if you want a challenge: there are many for where to go if you want the shortest and most chale urea person who wants to build up, the guide tells you exactly wheret But, enough with the lead in, You came here for D appy to oblige. Let us begin OURSTORY SO FAR eine eee ear ere ‘he world below, and cal the world of mortals the Protectorate. Though manyof te UCC LCL e a eea eee ere Pere TT a CSE renner eset Yourhero is one ofthe clestrians who trains to watch over mortals direct. Unseen, your hero has been learning how ‘oprotect the people of Angel Falls, a small village. Yoursuperior isan older celestrian named Aquila. He's shown your hero the ropes, and it’s almost time for a changing of the guard. Other celestrians live above, high inthe clouds, in a place called the Observatory. Tiss also the home ofthe Great World ‘Tree, Ygurasl. The celestrians hope to collect good will rom mortals. When movtals pray and give thanks to their guardians, that positive force solidifies into eee es The celestrians collect this material Br ora Tree. Intime, they pray that ths will oa So, life is good, There are rumors of iene Le en ee eet Me ee Rumorsbeing what they are, it ight not even be tn ‘Whats yourrole in all this, and how will your hero fareas the guardian of Angel Falls? That remains to be seen. A em oe sYou have to start somewhere with every game, and Dragon (Quest games are no exception. This chapter eviews the basics, like what menus can you use, what the options do, how you ‘move around, and so forth. Veterans of RPGs on the Nintendo Ds ahead to the more advanced gameplay chapter, d returning Dragon Quest players might want to skip Dragon Quest IX uses both screens of the Nintendo DS atall times the game displays the party's actions on the lower sereen and then e maps are quite clear, soit asy to tell where you are sonly during single-player exploration, If you invite other Dragon Quest Players into your game, things spit up."The other players can explore on thei pwn, $0 you get a chance to loot separately start quests, and s@iférth. When i atthe case, the map becomes even more useful~look up topto see where | our friends ar explorin ett. z i ee‘Theabove screen explanation | When a fight starts, the map disappears from the top screen, A combat menu appears at the bottom: holds true whether your ths letsyou contol your party The top screen is then used toshow you what's going on. Acton partyisinatown oroutin the entirely turn-based in Dragon Quest X as ithas ben nal ofthe major releases), but the fighting wilderness: Unlessyoirlook- is fallyanimated. You characters’ equipment shows upon theitmodels, andthe monsters et hit by ingforatreasure map (which your characters while you watch. tall ratherexciting, is explained later), there isnt much difference between being ina town/dungeon or outside in the wild. Note that youcan tell where your party {standing by looking in the upper right comer ofthe top screen. The name of the town! Even newcomers should get the hang of this VERY quckiy ‘Dragon Quest IX has stylus suppor. Press it against the lowerscreen and drag the stylus ina direction to.control your party’s movement. Or, tap on menu dungeon is written next to the options to select them. This works without any current floor readout hitch, but you might Find itslightly faster to use the traditional controls. Sometimes, your party passes through areas that have monsters. In this Dragon (Quest ispossiblefor your party unless you're worried about tapping the wrong options with your stylus toavoid many encounters. The ‘monsters always appear on This is entirely a matter of preference, There arent any advantages or disadvantages to either method, If this is the case, remember that you can back up to any previous combat menu/option by pressing vay up until the combat round is nitiated thescreen, and you only have © This works all zhe yay up until the combat round i init tofight them after bumping sl 2 around random Movement aunts youre tryin ‘The analog pad controls your party's movement. Preset to move wo aldnt bee: between the group left. Push up to move them up. This There isno running or sprinting in the game, so you always move at full spec Characters can't normally mave through most obstacles, Waterways walls, and other such things completely lock movement, There are j ad push toward it ‘few limba vines or adds to deal ith To seaher/apprsch the bi ifnorhing apples the object canoe bypassed, sidan worry 2 | ed ann so ne a eeYour characters need to interact with a variety of people and objects throughout the story. Tiss all handled in asimilar | manner. Approach the object or person in question until an icon, appears over your hero's head. This lets you know that you're capable of interacting with something, When that happens, press © to tart the interaction. Ifthe targets a person, your hero immediately starts talking to them. Ifthe target is an object, your hero does whatever is appropriate. Forbookshelves, that means reading anything interesting on the shelf For breakable objects, that entails destroying the pot orbarrel and seeing if anything is inside. For chests that means, opening the chest and looting whatever you find. quests, and to advance the story. This guide tells you who you need t talk: to for major pl ents and side quests, but there are literally hundreds more characters that are inthe world to tll yousstories, joke around, oradd flavor to areas, Dont skip these people unless youre ina hurry! Talk to everyone you find to learn more about the world, to begin LOCKED DOORS Shanypaheas anes hero, but not everything is icking. A few chests and even more doors are locked with various qualities of lo eee ee Theres a flying train called the Starlight Express, staffed bya faerie named Stella, She'sa friendly sort, and your hero meets her early on in the game. She's also the person responsible formal party's Battle Records. Initially, you can't control the Starflight Express dineeth only go to specific locations. Blue, glowing tres locations forthe tain. Approach these to get on the Express and head out from there. There's nothing ti Late in the game (afteryou've completed the min stom a chance to unlock the Starlight Express fr yor ps Quest 039 is responsible for this After unlocking the Starlight Express, you! train witha special whistle and flyall au longer have to disembark at beaches, with ‘open spot of land is viable