Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Day 12
Locations: Blackjack, Imperial Base, Albrook, Thamasa
Steps Taken: 25,086
Playtime: 46 minutes
Total Playtime: 11:49
Characters: Locke (L15) Terra (L15) Shadow (L17) Strago (L17)
Started off the day going back to the Blackjack to show a hidden scene most people miss. This is the first time we learn about Daryl or the Falcon, I just felt like showing it. I took the Chocobo from the woods afterwards all the way to the Imperial Base where I was awarded all the treasure for talking to enough soldiers. I believe you need to talk to at least 18 to open this area which is full of good stuff. I walked back to Albrook from there, only 1 encounter thanks to the Charm Bangle, I'm glad I decided to redo the banquet after all. I met up with General Leo who brought Celes and hired Shadow. If you never got Shadow up until now, this is his introduction. Now, Celes and Shadow didn't really end up gaining stat boosts, but that's fine.
I did gain some levels with Shadow later, but I'm not sure if he'll average back down to 15. It is possible to lose levels, I've had Celes lose 2 starting the WoR and I've had Locke lose 1 after the banquet, so we'll see. Slept at the Inn for free afterwards, Celes giving Locke the silent treatment. It's heavily implied in the original Japanese translation that Celes actually was a spy during the Magitek Factory area, but basically her feelings for Locke had her abandon her orders. I think this makes some sense, why else did she insist on going there alone in the first place? Anyway, I boarded the ship with a course set for the Crescent Island.
Terra gets to talking with General Leo about not understanding love, followed by Shadow coming out having to remind her that some people dislike emotions enough to kill them entirely. How exactly that's any advice I have no idea. Cue Locke coming out of nowhere seasick, with a well translated "I think I'm gonna...!" and I understand they had to censor some things, but you really couldn't write "be sick" at the end of that, Ted? Of course you could've, there are far worse lines, but he did only have 30 days and probably wanted to play it safe. That sure doesn't align with something Kefka says on the Floating Continent later.
Having arrived, I talked to Leo one more time who mentions wanting to continue the conversation about love later on. This hints to me that perhaps Leo had feelings for Terra, most people don't talk to him and miss that line, which is an important line considering how things go down later. Shadow came with me, so I put my Charm Bangle stuff on him and had no encounter on the way to the village of Thamasa. Once there, I restocked on Tonics, grabbed 2 Mystery Veils and an Ice Rod just in case I needed it for Flame Eater. Grabbed the hidden items around and talked to some people, watched some mini scenes, and then met Strago and Relm. This allows you to sleep at the inn, but I decided instead to go give Shadow 2 level ups with Bismark.
See, since I'll have forced gained levels on the way to the Floating Continent, I thought if I gave him a couple, the party average would still be at 15, and maybe his will average down to 15. Either way, I'm going to do the level building here a bit differently this year and probably leave the continent after the 1st time there, as opposed to leveling before. Anyway, I crashed at the Inn and woke up to that dumb kid having set his house on fire with Relm trapped inside. I put a Back Guard on Strago to avoid any pincer attacks which can happen often here. I did try to dodge some flames but regardless, I ran from them.
When I got to the top to fight Flame Eater, now with time battle back to active, he did almost give me some trouble. Locke went down shortly after stealing the Flame Sabre, I forgot I had 2 Wall Rings and he could've used one. I'd used Carbunkle a bit late to save Locke and was going to use my Ice Rod towards the end if he wasn't down. I didn't want to have to use Morph with Terra, but I did. Shiva with Morph did some pretty nice damage since she hadn't learned Ice 2 yet. The Ice Rod would've easily one shotted him even without Morph. Shadow saves the gang after the flames became overwhelming. After Relm wakes up, Strago gave his backstory about the village and everyone being able to use magic, and I was off, ending Day 12.
Day 12 Highlights
0:52: Setzer repairing the Blackjack and mentioning Daryl and the Falcon
3:28: Imperial Base treasure trove
6:50: Meeting up with General Leo, Celes and Shadow
8:10: Locke tries talking to Celes
9:50: Boarding the ship to Crescent Island, Terra talks with Leo and Shadow
14:20: Arriving to Crescent Island
16:19: Exploring the village of Thamasa
19:50: Meeting Strago and his granddaughter Relm
24:42: Strago wakes everyone that Relm's in danger from the fire
27:52: Entering the burning house
34:20: Flame Eater battle, then Shadow saves the day
37:48: Relm awakes, Strago tells the history of Thamasa
40:45: Shadow leaves the party... again
Day 12
Locations: Blackjack, Imperial Base, Albrook, Thamasa
Steps Taken: 25,086
Playtime: 46 minutes
Total Playtime: 11:49
Characters: Locke (L15) Terra (L15) Shadow (L17) Strago (L17)
Started off the day going back to the Blackjack to show a hidden scene most people miss. This is the first time we learn about Daryl or the Falcon, I just felt like showing it. I took the Chocobo from the woods afterwards all the way to the Imperial Base where I was awarded all the treasure for talking to enough soldiers. I believe you need to talk to at least 18 to open this area which is full of good stuff. I walked back to Albrook from there, only 1 encounter thanks to the Charm Bangle, I'm glad I decided to redo the banquet after all. I met up with General Leo who brought Celes and hired Shadow. If you never got Shadow up until now, this is his introduction. Now, Celes and Shadow didn't really end up gaining stat boosts, but that's fine.
I did gain some levels with Shadow later, but I'm not sure if he'll average back down to 15. It is possible to lose levels, I've had Celes lose 2 starting the WoR and I've had Locke lose 1 after the banquet, so we'll see. Slept at the Inn for free afterwards, Celes giving Locke the silent treatment. It's heavily implied in the original Japanese translation that Celes actually was a spy during the Magitek Factory area, but basically her feelings for Locke had her abandon her orders. I think this makes some sense, why else did she insist on going there alone in the first place? Anyway, I boarded the ship with a course set for the Crescent Island.
Terra gets to talking with General Leo about not understanding love, followed by Shadow coming out having to remind her that some people dislike emotions enough to kill them entirely. How exactly that's any advice I have no idea. Cue Locke coming out of nowhere seasick, with a well translated "I think I'm gonna...!" and I understand they had to censor some things, but you really couldn't write "be sick" at the end of that, Ted? Of course you could've, there are far worse lines, but he did only have 30 days and probably wanted to play it safe. That sure doesn't align with something Kefka says on the Floating Continent later.
Having arrived, I talked to Leo one more time who mentions wanting to continue the conversation about love later on. This hints to me that perhaps Leo had feelings for Terra, most people don't talk to him and miss that line, which is an important line considering how things go down later. Shadow came with me, so I put my Charm Bangle stuff on him and had no encounter on the way to the village of Thamasa. Once there, I restocked on Tonics, grabbed 2 Mystery Veils and an Ice Rod just in case I needed it for Flame Eater. Grabbed the hidden items around and talked to some people, watched some mini scenes, and then met Strago and Relm. This allows you to sleep at the inn, but I decided instead to go give Shadow 2 level ups with Bismark.
See, since I'll have forced gained levels on the way to the Floating Continent, I thought if I gave him a couple, the party average would still be at 15, and maybe his will average down to 15. Either way, I'm going to do the level building here a bit differently this year and probably leave the continent after the 1st time there, as opposed to leveling before. Anyway, I crashed at the Inn and woke up to that dumb kid having set his house on fire with Relm trapped inside. I put a Back Guard on Strago to avoid any pincer attacks which can happen often here. I did try to dodge some flames but regardless, I ran from them.
When I got to the top to fight Flame Eater, now with time battle back to active, he did almost give me some trouble. Locke went down shortly after stealing the Flame Sabre, I forgot I had 2 Wall Rings and he could've used one. I'd used Carbunkle a bit late to save Locke and was going to use my Ice Rod towards the end if he wasn't down. I didn't want to have to use Morph with Terra, but I did. Shiva with Morph did some pretty nice damage since she hadn't learned Ice 2 yet. The Ice Rod would've easily one shotted him even without Morph. Shadow saves the gang after the flames became overwhelming. After Relm wakes up, Strago gave his backstory about the village and everyone being able to use magic, and I was off, ending Day 12.
Day 12 Highlights
0:52: Setzer repairing the Blackjack and mentioning Daryl and the Falcon
3:28: Imperial Base treasure trove
6:50: Meeting up with General Leo, Celes and Shadow
8:10: Locke tries talking to Celes
9:50: Boarding the ship to Crescent Island, Terra talks with Leo and Shadow
14:20: Arriving to Crescent Island
16:19: Exploring the village of Thamasa
19:50: Meeting Strago and his granddaughter Relm
24:42: Strago wakes everyone that Relm's in danger from the fire
27:52: Entering the burning house
34:20: Flame Eater battle, then Shadow saves the day
37:48: Relm awakes, Strago tells the history of Thamasa
40:45: Shadow leaves the party... again
