How to find the nine tailsmans
I've been on this part for about 3 hours trying to find the nine tailsmans and haven't even found one yet. I've done both A and B paths for most levels. Any advice on how to make any progress on this or some hint I might have missed?
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So I finally got around to playing more on the B side bosses and ended up getting one from seemingly randomly from Medusa where I didn't fighting before. It looks like there's more to it than just beating the boss. I completed a few more B sides with nothing. I looked a little more into it and found this post with the full details for the special requirements for each boss to obtain a tailsman.
Ghost Ship Cove:
Kraken collapses the cave and washes you away if you take too long. Watch the pillars in the background; they're your timer.
Bilbaron Fortress:
Allies off-screen fire some big-ass cannon to destroy it if you take too long, no warning given.
Castle of the Dead:
You have like 5 statues, after which you fail if the Wraith's not dead yet.
Temple Ruins:
Medusa has no time limit if you fight her when she first spawns. If you run though, she runs away real quick the second time.
Underground Labyrinth
No warning given for this one either; the door will just close immediately all on its own if you take too long.
Forgotten Sanctuary
Warning given at about...two-thirds to three-quarters? Rannie goes "HEAVEN HELP US" in spite of his atheistic leanings. Take too long and the Archdemon gets impaled by many spears of light.
Old Capital
Red Dragon has no time limit if you fight him in the treasure room. If you go out the door, you'll have an easier time but have a time limit of about...4 checkpoints (there's a box/ballista at each one, the dragon will stop there too)?
Mage's Tower
There are only three floors in this fight; two wooden ones and a final one made of stone. You're given a warning about midway through every floor's...life span? Yeah. If the stone floor breaks the Chimera falls into lava and fries.
Lost Woods
A message stating that there are voices echoing throughout the cave will appear at around the two-thirds mark. Take too long and...well, I'll leave it to you to find out. winks
