Re: Sword of Mana
This is difficult to do, but it works if activated correctly. If a Magic detecting monster is coming, switch to your knucks and use a magic move, make it miss the magic detector and hit it from behind. You will have about 5 seconds to run. He will be focused on where the attack came from. Thinking it came from behind, he should walk away for a bit.
If your ally is dead, simply save at a Mana statue. Then heal him with an Angel Grail. Go to another room and get killed by monsters, and you'll end up back at the statue, with your ally alive. Check your inventory: it'll say you didn't use an Angel Grail at all!
Every time you deal damage to a creature (even 0) you momentaraly stun them and you gain magic Exp. durring that stun time you cannot hurt them, so even if you are using the Knucks to cast spells you can only hurt them 3 times max. But that doesn't happen with bosses, so fell free to abuse them with magic that they are immune to and watch how fast your level increases.
Use the Magic Rope to the last Goddess Statue visited.
The wandering salesman Niccolo sells more than just regular items and his two special accessories. After you have made 251 separate purchases; you must exit from the purchase screen and reenter to make it a separate purchase; he will open up a new area in his ring called ''Special.'' Here you can buy forging material (i.e. woods, irons, etc.) and more accessories.
Every time you defeat a Polter Box, you will get a very good item such as materials, seeds, icons and even coins. However, in some locations, you cannot find a Polter Box. Try to get it by hitting the Polter Box icon using the treasure chest left behind by an enemy that you just killed. Note: Only some treasure chest contain the Polter Box icon. Others will have spikes, stones etc.
Getting any one level-up type to level 40 gets you a special accessory:
Warrior - General Crest - +50 Def
Monk - Dragon Ring - +50 Pow
Magician - Rune Earrings - +50 Int
Sage - Code Bead - +50 Mag
Thief - Wishbone - +50 Agl
Random - Crystal Ring - +20 in all stats