Okay, I can get through Jade Passage like nothing. The only time I'm in trouble there is when I get ambushed by a group of five Abyss Worms. But as soon as I step into Pandaemonium, I get slaughtered by the Death Riders. The rest of the monsters I can handle easily enough (on the first floor, at least). Are there any tricks to killing these guys? Here's my setup (roughly):
Frionel - HP: 3000, Weapons: Excalibur and Ripper, only good magic is Teleport but it's only level 7
Maria - HP: 4500, Weapon: Yoichi's Bow, Decent magic: Cure 15, Osmose 6, Esuna 5, Life 5
Guy - HP: 4500, Weapons: a strong sword (forget which), a strong lance (forget which), Magic: Fire 9, Blizzard 6, Thunder 6, Flare 4, Ultima 1
Leon - HP: 2500, Weapons: a sword and a spear, can't remember which, no magic
My basic strategy is to have Maria heal and use Osmose when she's running low on MP, attacking only when neither of those needs to be done. Frionel, Guy and Leon pretty much stick to physical attacks. It works fine for everything else, but I just can't take on these Death Riders.