Suikoden III help

Im in Tomas' story right now & I have to fight Giliam in a duel. I keep loosing, how do I beat him?

Don't beat him with Thomas. Beat him with Geddoe. Just play one of Geddoe's chapters and you'll win easily. You do realize you don't have to play Thomas's chapters, right?

Ok, then how do I end the chapter? How do I return to the TSS? I want to move on the Geddoe.

I don't remember much. Just do whatever you're supposed to do but avoid the spot where you fight Gallume with Thomas. Then start a chapter with Geddoe, run all the way over there, and duel him. You'll win without any trouble.

Oh, when you get to the end of chapter three with all 3 characters, PM me.

He's not that hard to beat. It just takes forever.

Watch what he says. It indicates what he's going to do. Defend when he attacks, attack when he DBs, etc. Or if you want, go to gamefaqs.com and look up a duel script. It'll tell you what he does when he says something.

Duels are generally pretty easy. Like Jebus said, it's all based on what they say. Read it, and pick the most logical move.

And if it's your first time playing the game, do Thomas' chapters. It adds plenty of story.

Jebus, you got that wrong, deathblow when he attacks, attack when he defends, and defend when he deathblows.

Yeah, Jebus did get the order wrong.

When he attacks: Deathblow
When he defends: attack
When he Deathblows: defend

Duels are pretty easy once you get the hang of it.