Bravely Default No Encounter Hard Mode - 02 - Chapter 1 rushed
Battles against
Jackal 0:00
Dragon 2:29
Orthros 4:27
I have bought a second Red Cap from the money that was lying around in dungeons.
First off I did Jackal to get the Thief Job and level Knights to Job Level 2. I think I will be using Two-Handed at some point, and this battle is easy enough to pull off with slow chars. A total of 14 (low damage) item uses is needed, and together with 2 Examines that gets to 16 actions. Sadly, Khint leaving counts as a turn, so One-Turn Victor is not rewarded in this battle. Unscathed still is possible if Jackal steals a Potion and Khint will usually use Sword Magic anyway.
Next was some more spelunking and buying the remaining two Red Caps, further pushing speed. Then came the Dragon. He usually is pretty harsh, but now that I outspeed him easily I could just throw items and even steal his Fist Weapon in between. I used two larger Items though, because of his high HP. Oh, and water is the way to go, as that is his weakness.
Orthros tends to one shot the whole group if he gets a turn, but again because of high speed, that never happened. His steals are just items that can be gotten from Norende gifts, which may also not be sold under the given ruleset, so I omitted stealing and focused on defeating him with weak attack items, of which again 14 were needed. After, some pressing of X!
Gold spent this segment:
3x Red Cap (3000 pg)
Spend: 3000 pg
Items used this segment:
28x Low Damage random element Attack Item
9x Antarctic Wind
2x Arctic Wind
Gold spent total:
4x Kenpo Gi (400 pg)
4x Red Cap (1000 pg)
1x Ogre's Club (150 pg)
Total Spend: 4550 pg
Items used total:
35x Low Damage random element Attack Item
9x Antarctic Wind
4x Zeus's Wrath
2x Arctic Wind