Quote Originally Posted by Xalioniaf
You actually don't need to talk to Bahamut before you go to the tower. I went there out of exploration, got the Rat's Tail, then lugged it around with me for quite awhile until I happened upon Bahamut. I did this in DoS, however, so it might be different in FFO or the NES version.
No actually, in any version you can get any item before being told about it. I got the rat tail before talking with Bahamut (then class up), cube, then the bottle, oxayle, rosetta stone/SLAB and the chime all before beating the second level... I end up beating Tiamat most of the time before Kary/Marilith...

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