i have to keep my items stock (healing, restorative, ect...) up at multiples of 10... before i move onto any new area i level the main hero char or party leader up by multiples of 5... also i must make all chars, even mages, capabable of holding their own in physical combat, nothing worse than running out of SP only to find you have no Ether or other SP Restorative left in stock...