Trial mode from scratch speedrun

[Louisaferre]

So here is another challenge for ya. This time it's pretty insane, as the goal is to finish Trial Mode by starting a fresh game.

Rules:
1. New Game. Not minus, not plus
2. PC version. PS4/PS5 isn't interesting because of RNG manipulations
3. 9 hours to finish the goal.

Goal: Complete Trial Mode.
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So we are allowed to do whatever we want. Any jobs, any equipment, any level. No restrictions, but rules written above.

I have some thoughts about it and here is my plan for now:

- Start New Game and finish Reks route quickly
- Complete Rogue Tomato hunt and Sunstone Quest
- Choose Knight Job for Vaan
- Go to Nalbina, and enter trial mode for diamond armlet. Sell it and buy as many phoenix downs as possible from merchant
- Farm Dustia solo Vaan at speed x4, start taking loot from chain 20.
- Fran set White Mage Job, Balthier Knight Job
- Speedrun the game until Vosslers death. Don't forget to take Golden Amulet, Embroidered Tippet and Dispel spell from the guaranteed chests
- Vaan second job Uhlan, Fran Knight, Balthier Knight
- Grab Thieff cuffs from Mosphoran Highwest
- Steal Karkata from flowering cactoid and kill Ripe Rampager for Reverse mote in stage 3 and steal Berserker Braces from Werewolf from stage 5.
- Farm around 15-20 reverse motes in Draklor Laboratory
- Speedrun the game until Pharos is finished. Grab White Robes, Ultima Blade, Black Mask, Antares, Hermes Sandals. Buy best gear from shops. Restock all your items and enter trial mode
- Stage 3 kill Ripe Rampager for Reverse and Bubble motes
- Stage 5 steal berserker bracers from Werewolf
- Stage 15 steal Shell Shield from Elder Wyrm
- Stage 32, if you have float mote, take Scathe Mote from the chest in the dead end
- Stage 45. Try to steal Scathe Mote from Vishno (Uncommon steal). But do not retry
- Stage 48, get Reverse mote from chest
- Stage 49, Steal Ribbon from Hashmal
- Stage 50, Steal Wyrmhero blade from Famfrit
- Stage 51. Steal Darkshot from Helvinek
- Stage 60. Steal Brave Suit from Monid
- Stage 62. Steal Zodiac Spear from Biding Mantis
- Stage 64. Steal at least 1 Excalibur
- Stage 70. Steal Nihopalaoa from Carrot
- Stage 81. Steal Elixir from Zeromus, might be lucky to get Circlet
- Stage 86. Steal Mithuna from Elza
- Stage 87. Try to steal Excallibur if you failed at stage 64
- Stage 89. Steal Grand Helmet
- Stage 90. Steal Grand Armor
- Stage 93. Steal Elixirs, Megalixirs from Chocobos. Might be lucky to get Ribbons
- Stage 95. Steal from Ultima
- Stage 96. Use Scathe Mote and smash everyone quickly
- Stage 97. Steal from Zodiark
- Stage 98. Use Mithuna, Dark Shot. Tough battle
- Stage 99. Use Reverse Motes
- Stage 100. Nihopalaoa + remedy everyone. Get rid of Ghis, then Zargabaath, then Bergan, take down Drace and finish trial stage by killing Gabranth. You can steal Tournesol from him, which could be useful