Quote Originally Posted by mindfray View Post
ok first more thanks to sora, and yes! more questions for you all. found a good page for snes miss-able items. Final Fantasy III Rare/Missable Item FAQ for SNES by bover_87 - GameFAQs

offering is won by killing katana soul without running (monster in a box) so that's good to know
says also GEM BOX is at the top of the fanatics tower that strago is in, but mentions no boss, or steal or specifics. one shot on snes? if its not a boss? someone explain please :O
There is a boss fight, but its actually located on a chest on the top floor that is guarded by the boss. He's not terribly difficult but make sure you have Life 3 cast on your party at all times.

i would also like some more clarification on some things for someone who has a fresher memory or hard fact about the snes version questions asked by me. especialy about the pearl lance on fanatics tower since the link i posted says nothing about it in the "quote un quote miss-able items list" so is that not a one shot?
The Pearl Lance (Holy Lance in GBA) is the prize for beating the Pearl Dragon (Holy Dragon) who is located in one of the rooms on the tower. While you can encounter him again on the Veldt (one of a few bosses that show up on the Veldt) he only gives you the item when you beat him in the Fanatics Tower encounter. It is possible to acquire another one by betting Cyan's Strato sword in the Colesium, he can acquire two of them by beating the Red Dragon in the Phoenix Cave or having someone steal it off the Samurai Soul in the Ancient Castle.

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ok i followed some advice and went in the grassy area near the WoR doma castle to fight tumbleweeds. awesome in every aspect so far. lots of exp lots of gp (forgot about the mp) but is that the mob i have to worry about having three stoned party members?

also why is the reason for the three stoned party members? how do i pull that off? and what specific monster is this tactic used for?
You don't need stoned characters, all you need to do is make a party of one from the airship and have the character cast vanish on themselves. The enemies won't be able to touch you, except for the Crawlers who do have a magic move that will knock you out of Vanish state and hurt you pretty bad. As long as you only walk on the green grassy parts of the map you won't encounter them.

If you are looking for magic mastering, fight Cauctars and Hoovers in the desert near Maranda.


fanatics tower? what is a good level range for this? and is this one of the multi team dungeons?
Level is not as important as much as what magic you have. The Fanatics Tower only allows for magic to be used, so you'll definetly want the level 3 versions of the elemental spells and moves like Meteor or better yet, Ultima. Also, Rasp and Osmose will carry you through the dungeon very easily cause the enemies will actually die if you drain all their mp, so you may not even need to the fancy spells. Though Life 3 is imperative if you want to get the Gem Box. Having Zone Seeker and Carbuncle as summons will also greatly help.