This week’s stopping point is when you have four people in your party.
Side Quests
Nothing this week.
Warning: Make sure you’ve bought anything you might ever want from the shops in town. You may also want to go talk to Elnan to make sure you get paid.
(can click once you’ve been through the door) Both parties share their inventory, you can unequip Joshua’s team (you’ll get a choice asking if you’re ready) of their armour and everything and Estelle’s team will be able to use it, and vice versa. Joshua’s team will need to be equipped enough to fight.
(upcoming fights (to help decide party set up)) Joshua’s team has one (standard) fight before they reunite. Estelle’s team has a couple fights and three boss battles. First against an enemy who can poison and deathblow, and is immune to petrify and deathblow. Second with an enemy where you get more BP for not killing them. Third is a fight you don’t have to win, but feel free to try if you want to (or want the BP). The enemy is immune to everything and has moves that can cause faint, confuse, mute, as well as a heal and double guard.
You will be able to save between the boss fights.
Vocabulary
Vocab Sheet , thank you to everyone who has been helping with this.
We also have an arts sheet if you’re struggling with the in-game version.
Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.
Discussion Guidelines
Everybody should feel free to post and ask questions–it’s what makes book clubs fun! But please do not post until you are familiar with Spoiler Courtesy!
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
- Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
- Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
- Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags
Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).
Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:
Example
This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.
The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.
This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.
Posting Advice
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When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.
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Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!
Example
For the Kindle version of this manga, the page numbers and the location number are always 3 apart. If you subtract 3 from the location, this will give you the accurate page number!
OR
Please use the chapter page numbers, instead of the volume page numbers. These are located in between the panels!
Discussion Questions
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What sentence/passage gave you the most difficulty? Feel free to request some help, or if you figured it out on your own break it down for the rest of us!
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What was your favorite new vocab word from this week’s reading?
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Was there any passage that you found particularly intriguing? Did it resonate with you (either positively or negatively)? Was it surprising? Offer any insight or new perspective? Was it just beautifully written?
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What did you think of the scene on the other side of the door?
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How did your boss battles go?
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Who have you chosen (and why)?
Participation
Will you be playing along with us this week?
- I’m playing along
- I have finished this part
- I’m still playing the game but I haven’t reached this part yet
- I’m playing this game after the club has finished
- I’m no longer playing the game
If you’ve already played this game but are still going to join the discussion, please select “I have finished this part.”
, last week I was panicking about it but this week I’m relatively certain we’ll be done well before the year mark.