SENGOKU MUSOU
SKILLS FAQ
  (v2.2, 6-2-04)
by Edward Chang ([email protected])

Revision History
v2.2 (6-2-04)
  Corrections on Kasshin and Shinkaku.

v2.1 (5-31-04)
  Minor revisions.

v2.0 (2-22-04)
  All character skill trees included. All skill points and attribute
  requirements listed.

v1.0 (2-17-04)
  All skills listed. Plan to add skill trees in the future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Skills Listing
  --Special Skills
  --Assault
  --Martial Arts
  --Self-Defense
  --Elemental
3. Skill Trees
  --Sanada Yukimura
  --Akechi Mitsuhide
  --Oichi
  --Uesugi Kenshin
  --Hattori Hanzou
  --Takeda Shingen
  --Kunoichi
  --Mori Ranmaru
  --Nouhime
  --Oda Nobunaga
  --Maeda Keiji
  --Okuni
  --Ishikawa Goemon
  --Saika Magoichi
  --Date Masamune
  --Example Edit Character
4. Miscellaneous Tips
5. Credits


1. INTRODUCTION

This is an FAQ for Koei's action game Sengoku Musou, soon to-be-released in
the United States under the name Samurai Warriors. This FAQ deals with the
new skills system. After each stage, your general not only gains rating
points and ranks, but also skill points. These skill points can be used to
purchase special skills which improve your character in some fashion. Many
of the skills were equipped items in the Dynasty Warriors games (for instance,
having a chance of getting attack x2 when near death, and so on). Elemental
attacks must also now be learned as skills.

There are five categories of skills. There are two 'special skills' which
are pre-learned - Hattori Hanzou/Kunoichi's double jump, and Ishikawa Goemon's
wall-breaking. The other four categories of skills are Assault, Martial
Arts, Self-Defense, and Elemental skills. To learn a skill, your general must
have certain prerequisites (for instance the Self-Defense skills usually
require a certain amount of Speed status, while the Assault requires
a certain amount of Attack), and they must spend the skill points to purchase
the skills. Each category has certain skill trees, and to learn a skill you
must first learn every skill before the skill you want (everything to the
left of the skill on the path). Each general has a certain 'favored'
category in which it is easier to learn skills (the prerequisites are lower).
Each general also has a different progression (different trees) of skills.

Most skills have 3 levels, with the effect of the skill going up with each
level gain. There are also special 'rare' skills (denoted by an octagonal
icon on the skill chart) that are expensive to purchase, but only have one
level, and the effect is usually a very beneficial one.

This FAQ makes use of SJIS encoding in order to display Japanese
characters. I included this feature so that if you do not know
Japanese, you can easily match up the characters on your TV screen
to the characters in this guide. You will need to have support for
viewing Japanese characters on your computer, however. Certain versions
of Windows should have it built in; otherwise, you'll either need to
get a program like NJStar Communicator, or you'll need to get
Japanese character support for Internet Explorer (free from Microsoft)
and open this file in IE instead of Notepad/Wordpad.


2. SKILLS LISTING

Here is a list of all the skills in the game divided by category, and what
they do. The amount of skill points needed to learn each skill for each level
is also listed. The prereqs and skill tree order differs based on character;
see the next section for those.

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SPECIAL 固有技能

Hassoutobi 八双跳び Eight Height Jump
(Hattori Hanzou, Kunoichi Only)
Allows double jumping by pressing X a second time in the air.

Nusutto no Houkou 盗人の咆哮 Roar of the Thief
(Ishikawa Goemon Only)
Allows Goemon to break down certain walls with his projectile attacks.

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ASSAULT 猛功

Kasshin 活身 Life Body
Rate at which maximum life increases per level goes up. This gain is
retroactive, so you'll still get some gain even if you learn it at level
20. However, to ensure that you reach your life maximum, you should try
learning it as fast as possible. See my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for
the details.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 300

Gekkou 激昂 Rage
When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Attack x2
mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 250
Level 3: 350

Iai 居合 Sword Drawing
Attack radius goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 300

Dohatsu 怒髪 Fury
The rate at which your musou gauge fills goes up.
Level 1: 250
Level 2: 350
Level 3: 450

Iatsu 威圧 Coercion
The special attack you get from winning a weapon clash completely does more
damage.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 250

Gouriki 剛力 Strength
Makes it easier to win weapon clashes.
Level 1: 100
Level 2: 150
Level 3: 250

Koukotsu 硬骨 Firmness
(Rare)
Have a chance of not staggering when receiving an opponent's attack.
Level 1: 1000

Teppeki 鉄壁 Fortress
(Rare)
Will not stagger when getting hit by a ranged attack.
Level 1: 1000

Ichi no Tachi 一の太刀 One Sword
(Rare)
Counter attack strength goes up.
Level 1: 1000

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MARTIAL ARTS 武技

Koran 虎乱 Fierce Tiger
Musou Ougi attack strength goes up.
Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Kachidoki 勝ち閤 Winning Cry
Merit Rating and final evaluation at the end of each stage goes up.
Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Norikuzushi 乗り崩し Mounted Crumbling
The charging attack while mounted on a horse becomes more powerful.
Level 1: 100
Level 2: 150
Level 3: 250

Renki 練気 Focus
Charge Attack power goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 250
Level 3: 350

Kobu 鼓舞 Inspiration
Ally morale goes up when you assist them.
Level 1: 100
Level 2: 150
Level 3: 250

Kaiden 皆伝 Initiation
(Rare)
Your Musou Ougi will always become the Musou Hiougi (the more powerful version
that is performed while life is red).
Level 1: 1000

Mutoudori 無刀取り Weaponless Catch
(Rare)
Block attacks automatically even while moving.
Level 1: 1000

Kyoudan 強弾 Strong Projectile
(Rare)
Your projectiles now pass through enemies, damaging enemies behind them as
well.
Level 1: 1000

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SELF DEFENSE 護身

Shinkaku 心覚 Memory
Rate at which maximum musou increases per level goes up. This gain is
retroactive, so you'll still get some gain even if you learn it at level
20. However, to ensure that you reach your musou maximum, you should try
learning it as fast as possible. See my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for
the details.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 300

Nintai 忍耐 Perseverance
When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Defense x2
mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 250
Level 3: 350

Senrigan 千里眼 Thousand Li Eyes
Get better items from treasure boxes.
Level 1: 250
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 350

Yakkatsu 薬活 Medicinal Skill
Effect of recovery items goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 300

Tsubamegaeshi 燕返し Swallow Return (A countering move in kendo)
Your attack has a chance of being a counter hit.
Level 1: 300
Level 2: 350
Level 3: 400

Datto 脱兎 Lightning Speed
When getting up while near death, you have a chance of going into Speed Max
mode for 10 seconds. The chance goes up as the skill level goes up.
Level 1: 150
Level 2: 200
Level 3: 300

Iji 意地 Spirit
(Rare)
Will not get dizzied by any attack.
Level 1: 1000

Tonbogaeri 蜻蛉返り Dragonfly Flip
(Rare)
Automatically recover when blown away by an enemy.
Level 1: 1000

Inashi いなし
(Rare)
Your guard becomes unbreakable (attacks that would cause your guard to
crumble, like bullets, no longer do so).
Level 1: 1000

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ELEMENTAL 属性

Elemental attacks work differently in Sengoku Musou then from the Dynasty
Warriors series. When you find a weapon, it has a chance of having an element
(Fire, Lightning, Ice, or Night) on it. However, this element is useless until
you learn an elemental skill. By learning a skill, a certain attack of yours
will now be able to use whatever element is on your weapon. By increasing
the level of the skill, the damage goes up (Fire, Lightning) or the chance
of the skill working increases (Ice, Night). You still have to have full
Musou Gauge to perform elemental attacks.

Kesagiri 袈裟斬 Slashes
Your S, S, S, S attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Kago 加護 Divine Protection
Your protection versus enemy elemental attacks goes up.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Shindan 神弾 Divine Projectile
Your projectiles become elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Uchiage 打上げ Lifting
Your S, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Special (name varies by character)
Your S, T, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Special (name varies by character)
Your S, T, T, T attack become elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Kizetsu 気絶 Dizzy
Your S, S, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Special (name varies by character)
Your S, S, T, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Special (name varies by character)
Your S, S, T, T, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400

Makikomi 捲込み Envelopment
Your S, S, S, T attack becomes elemental.
Level 1: 200
Level 2: 300
Level 3: 400


3. SKILL TREES

Here each character's skill progression and the prerequisites for each of
their skills is listed. Edit Generals appear to use one of the default
character skill trees, although whether the assignment is based on your
edit character's stats unknown; prerequisites also seem to be different.

Characters are listed in the order in which they appear in the manual.

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SANADA YUKIMURA

Assault
Gekkou         Iai            Teppeki
Life 153       Life 162       Life 170
Attack 75      Attack 130     Attack 170

Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 156       Life 170
Attack 90      Attack 170

Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 166       Life 170
Attack 150     Attack 170

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 150       Life 159
Attack 60      Attack 110

Martial Arts
Renki          Koran          Kaiden
Musou 182      Musou 190      Musou 195
Defense 110    Defense 150    Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 174      Musou 195
Defense 75     Defense 170

Kyoudan
Musou 195
Defense 170

Kachidoki      Kobu
Musou 170      Musou 178
Defense 60     Defense 90

Self Defense
Nintai         Inashi
Musou 174      Musou 195
Speed 120      Speed 170

Tsubamegaeshi  Tonbogaeri
Musou 186      Musou 195
Speed 150      Speed 170

Shinkaku       Datto          Iji
Musou 178      Musou 190      Musou 195
Speed 130      Speed 160      Speed 170

Yakkatsu       Senrigan
Musou 170      Musou 182
Speed 110      Speed 140

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AKECHI MITSUHIDE

Assault
Gouriki        Teppeki
Life 166       Life 180
Attack 90      Attack 170

Iatsu          Koukotsu
Life 176       Life 180
Attack 150     Attack 170

Iai            Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 163       Life 169       Life 180
Attack 75      Attack 110     Attack 170

Gekkou         Kasshin
Life 160       Life 172
Attack 60      Attack 130

Martial Arts
Renki          Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 164      Musou 176      Musou 185
Defense 75     Defense 130    Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 172      Musou 185
Defense 110    Defense 170

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 160      Musou 185
Defense 60     Defense 170

Koran
Musou 168
Defense 90

Self Defense
Tsubamegaeshi  Datto          Inashi
Musou 164      Musou 172      Musou 185
Speed 110      Speed 130      Speed 160

Senrigan       Tonbogaeri
Musou 180      Musou 185
Speed 150      Speed 160

Yakkatsu       Iji
Musou 176      Musou 185
Speed 140      Speed 160

Nintai         Shinkaku
Musou 160      Musou 168
Speed 100      Speed 120

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OICHI

Assault
Iai            Teppeki
Life 130       Life 145
Attack 50      Attack 140

Kasshin        Gekkou         Koukotsu
Life 134       Life 139       Life 145
Attack 80      Attack 110     Attack 140

Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 132       Life 145
Attack 65      Attack 140

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 136       Life 142
Attack 95      Attack 125

Martial Arts
Renki          Kaiden
Musou 172      Musou 180
Defense 130    Defense 170

Kachidoki      Mutoudori
Musou 166      Musou 180
Defense 90     Defense 170

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 160      Musou 180
Defense 60     Defense 170

Koran          Norikuzushi
Musou 163      Musou 176
Defense 75     Defense 150

Self Defense
Tsubamegaeshi  Inashi
Musou 169      Musou 180
Speed 160      Speed 190

Senrigan       Tonbogaeri
Musou 172      Musou 180
Speed 170      Speed 190

Yakkatsu       Datto          Iji
Musou 163      Musou 176      Musou 180
Speed 140      Speed 180      Speed 190

Nintai         Shinkaku
Musou 160      Musou 166
Speed 130      Speed 150

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UESUGI KENSHIN

Assault
Gekkou         Iai            Teppeki
Life 165       Life 185       Life 190
Attack 60      Attack 150     Attack 170

Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 177       Life 190
Attack 110     Attack 170

Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 173       Life 190
Attack 90      Attack 170

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 169       Life 181
Attack 75      Attack 130

Martial Arts
Koran          Kaiden
Musou 152      Musou 155
Defense 150    Defense 170

Noritsubushi   Mutoudori
Musou 140      Musou 155
Defense 60     Defense 170

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 142      Musou 155
Defense 75     Defense 170

Renki          Kachidoki
Musou 144      Musou 146
Defense 90     Defense 110

Self Defense
Nintai         Inashi
Musou 142      Musou 155
Speed 80       Speed 130

Datto          Tonbogaeri
Musou 146      Musou 155
Speed 100      Speed 130

Shinkaku       Tsubamegaeshi  Iji
Musou 140      Musou 149      Musou 155
Speed 70       Speed 110      Speed 130

Yakkatsu       Senrigan
Musou 144      Musou 152
Speed 90       Speed 120

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HATTORI HANZOU

Assault
Dohatsu        Teppeki
Life 134       Life 145
Attack 90      Attack 150

Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 142       Life 145
Attack 135     Attack 150

Gekkou         Iai            Ichi no Tachi
Life 132       Life 139       Life 145
Attack 75      Attack 120     Attack 150

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 130       Life 136
Attack 60      Attack 105

Martial Arts
Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 148      Musou 165
Defense 65     Defense 160

Koran          Mutoudori
Musou 161      Musou 165
Defense 140    Defense 160

Norikuzushi    Kyoudan
Musou 157      Musou 165
Defense 120    Defense 160

Renki          Kobu
Musou 151      Musou 154
Defense 80     Defense 100

Self Defense
Yakkatsu       Inashi
Musou 145      Musou 165
Speed 130      Speed 190

Senrigan       Datto          Tonbogaeri
Musou 148      Musou 157      Musou 165
Speed 140      Speed 170      Speed 190

Shinkaku       Iji
Musou 151      Musou 165
Speed 150      Speed 190

Tsubamegaeshi  Nintai
Musou 154      Musou 161
Speed 160      Speed 180

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TAKEDA SHINGEN

Assault
Iai            Teppeki
Life 190       Life 195
Attack 150     Attack 170

Dohatsu        Gekkou         Koukotsu
Life 182       Life 186       Life 195
Attack 110     Attack 130     Attack 170

Kasshin        Ichi no Tachi
Life 178       Life 195
Attack 90      Attack 170

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 170       Life 174
Attack 60      Attack 75

Martial Arts
Norikuzushi    Kaiden
Musou 130      Musou 145
Defense 80     Defense 185

Renki          Mutoudori
Musou 134      Musou 145
Defense 110    Defense 185

Kachidoki      Kyoudan
Musou 136      Musou 145
Defense 125    Defense 185

Kobu           Koran
Musou 132      Musou 142
Defense 95     Defense 165

Self Defense
Yakkatsu       Inashi
Musou 136      Musou 145
Speed 90       Speed 120

Tsubamegaeshi  Tonbogaeri
Musou 132      Musou 145
Speed 70       Speed 120

Nintai         Shinkaku       Iji
Musou 130      Musou 134      Musou 145
Speed 60       Speed 80       Speed 120

Datto          Senrigan
Musou 139      Musou 142
Speed 100      Speed 110


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KUNOICHI

Assault
Dohatsu        Teppeki
Life 127       Life 140
Attack 65      Attack 140

Iai            Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 129       Life 137       Life 140
Attack 80      Attack 125     Attack 140

Gekkou         Ichi no Tachi
Life 125       Life 140
Attack 50      Attack 140

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 131       Life 134
Attack 95      Attack 110

Martial Arts
Norikuzushi    Kobu           Kaiden
Musou 146      Musou 149      Musou 160
Defense 90     Defense 110    Defense 170

Koran          Mutoudori
Musou 152      Musou 160
Defense 130    Defense 170

Kyoudan
Musou 160
Defense 170

Renki          Kachidoki
Musou 140      Musou 155
Defense 60     Defense 150

Self Defense
Yakkatsu       Nintai         Inashi
Musou 140      Musou 149      Musou 160
Speed 130      Speed 160      Speed 190

Shinkaku       Tonbogaeri
Musou 146      Musou 160
Speed 150      Speed 190

Tsubamegaeshi  Iji
Musou 155      Musou 160
Speed 180      Speed 190

Senrigan       Datto
Musou 143      Musou 152
Speed 140      Speed 170

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MORI RANMARU

Assault
Dohatsu        Teppeki
Life 144       Life 155
Attack 90      Attack 150

Gouriki        Iatsu          Koukotsu
Life 142       Life 149       Life 155
Attack 75      Attack 120     Attack 150

Kasshin        Ichi no Tachi
Life 146       Life 155
Attack 105     Attack 150

Iai            Gekkou
Life 140       Life 152
Attack 60      Attack 135

Martial Arts
Koran          Kaiden
Musou 158      Musou 175
Defense 75     Defense 160

Kobu           Mutoudori
Musou 164      Musou 175
Defense 105    Defense 160

Norikuzushi    Kyoudan
Musou 167      Musou 175
Defense 125    Defense 160

Kachidoki      Renki
Musou 155      Musou 171
Defense 60     Defense 145

Self Defense
Senrigan       Inashi
Musou 161      Musou 175
Speed 140      Speed 180

Tsubamegaeshi  Tonbogaeri
Musou 167      Musou 175
Speed 160      Speed 180

Yakkatsu       Nintai         Iji
Musou 155      Musou 171      Musou 175
Speed 120      Speed 170      Speed 180

Shinkaku       Datto
Musou 158      Musou 164
Speed 130      Speed 150

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NOUHIME

Assault
Gekkou         Teppeki
Life 158       Life 175
Attack 65      Attack 140

Iai            Koukotsu
Life 164       Life 175
Attack 95      Attack 140

Gouriki        Iatsu          Ichi no Tachi
Life 167       Life 171       Life 175
Attack 110     Attack 125     Attack 140

Dohatsu        Kasshin
Life 155       Life 161
Attack 50      Attack 80

Martial Arts
Kobu           Kaiden
Musou 182      Musou 190
Defense 130    Defense 170

Kachidoki      Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 173      Musou 177      Musou 190
Defense 90     Defense 110    Defense 170

Kyoudan
Musou 190
Musou 170

Renki          Koran
Musou 165      Musou 186
Defense 60     Defense 150

Self Defense
Tsubamegaeshi  Inashi
Musou 169      Musou 190
Speed 120      Speed 170

Datto          Tonbogaeri
Musou 173      Musou 190
Speed 130      Speed 170

Senrigan       Shinkaku       Iji
Musou 177      Musou 182      Musou 190
Speed 140      Speed 150      Speed 170

Yakkatsu       Nintai
Musou 165      Musou 186
Speed 110      Speed 160

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ODA NOBUNAGA

Assault
Kasshin        Teppeki
Life 166       Life 170
Attack 150     Attack 170

Iai            Iatsu          Koukotsu
Life 150       Life 159       Life 170
Attack 60      Attack 110     Attack 170

Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 153       Life 170
Attack 75      Attack 170

Gouriki        Gekkou
Life 156       Life 162
Attack 90      Attack 130

Martial Arts
Norikuzushi    Kaiden
Musou 182      Musou 195
Defense 110    Defense 170

Renki          Mutoudori
Musou 170      Musou 195
Defense 60     Defense 170

Kachidoki      Kyoudan
Musou 174      Musou 195
Defense 75     Defense 170

Kobu           Koran
Musou 178      Musou 190
Defense 90     Defense 150

Self Defense
Nintai         Tsubamegaeshi  Inashi
Musou 174      Musou 182      Musou 195
Speed 120      Speed 140      Speed 170

Datto          Tonbogaeri
Musou 170      Musou 195
Speed 110      Speed 170

Senrigan       Iji
Musou 186      Musou 195
Speed 150      Speed 170

Yakkatsu       Shinkaku
Musou 178      Musou 190
Speed 130      Speed 160

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MAEDA KEIJI

Assault
Iai            Teppeki
Life 182       Life 195
Attack 110     Attack 170

Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 170       Life 195
Attack 60      Attack 170

Gekkou         Dohatsu        Ichi no Tachi
Life 178       Life 190       Life 195
Attack 90      Attack 150     Attack 170

Gouriki        Iatsu
Life 170       Life 186
Attack 60      Attack 130

Martial Arts
Renki          Koran          Kaiden
Musou 157      Musou 164      Musou 170
Defense 75     Defense 130    Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 161      Musou 170
Defense 110    Defense 170

Kyoudan
Musou 170
Defense 170

Kachidoki      Kobu
Musou 155      Musou 159
Defense 60     Defense 90

Self Defense
Nintai         Inashi
Musou 157      Musou 170
Speed 110      Speed 160

Tsubamegaeshi  Tonbogaeri
Musou 155      Musou 170
Speed 100      Speed 160

Shinkaku       Datto        Iji
Musou 159      Musou 164    Musou 170
Speed 120      Speed 140    Speed 160

Yakkatsu       Senrigan
Musou 161      Musou 167
Speed 130      Speed 150

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OKUNI

Assault
Iai            Teppeki
Life 176       Life 185
Attack 120     Attack 160

Gekkou         Kasshin        Koukotsu
Life 160       Life 168       Life 185
Attack 50      Attack 80      Attack 160

Gouriki        Ichi no Tachi
Life 164       Life 185
Attack 65      Attack 160

Iatsu          Dohatsu
Life 172       Life 180
Attack 100     Attack 140

Martial Arts
Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 189      Musou 200
Defense 80     Defense 160

Renki          Mutoudori
Musou 194      Musou 200
Defense 120    Defense 160

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 185      Musou 200
Defense 50     Defense 160

Koran          Norikuzushi
Musou 187      Musou 191
Defense 65     Defense 100

Self Defense
Yakkatsu       Inashi
Musou 185      Musou 200
Speed 70       Speed 130

Tsubamegaeshi  Tonbogaeri
Musou 187      Musou 200
Speed 80       Speed 130

Nintai         Shinkaku       Iji
Musou 189      Musou 191      Musou 200
Speed 90       Speed 100      Speed 130

Datto          Senrigan
Musou 194      Musou 197
Speed 110      Speed 120


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ISHIKAWA GOEMON

Assault
Gekkou         Iatsu          Teppeki
Life 179       Life 191       Life 200
Attack 75      Attack 130     Attack 170

Iai            Koukotsu
Life 195       Life 200
Attack 150     Attack 170

Kasshin        Ichi no Tachi
Life 183       Life 200
Attack 90      Attack 170

Gouriki        Dohatsu
Life 175       Life 187
Attack 60      Attack 110

Martial Arts
Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 135      Musou 150
Defense 50     Defense 160

Kobu           Mutoudori
Musou 141      Musou 150
Defense 100    Defense 160

Norikuzushi    Kyoudan
Musou 147      Musou 150
Defense 140    Defense 160

Renki          Koran
Musou 137      Musou 139
Defense 65     Defense 80

Self Defense
Datto          Inashi
Musou 141      Musou 150
Speed 90       Speed 120

Senrigan       Tonbogaeri
Musou 135      Musou 150
Speed 60       Speed 120

Shinkaku       Nintai         Iji
Musou 139      Musou 147      Musou 150
Speed 80       Speed 110      Speed 120

Yakkatsu       Tsubamegaeshi
Musou 137      Musou 144
Speed 70       Speed 100

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SAIKA MAGOICHI

Assault
Kasshin        Teppeki
Life 153       Life 170
Attack 65      Attack 160

Dohatsu        Iai            Koukotsu
Life 162       Life 166       Life 170
Attack 120     Attack 140     Attack 160

Iatsu          Ichi no Tachi
Life 159       Life 170
Attack 100     Attack 160

Gekkou         Gouriki
Life 150       Life 156
Attack 50      Attack 80

Martial Arts
Renki          Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 177      Musou 185      Musou 190
Defense 110    Defense 150    Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 177      Musou 190
Defense 110    Defense 170

Kyoudan
Musou 190
Defense 170

Kobu           Koran
Musou 173      Musou 181
Defense 90     Defense 130

Self Defense
Shinkaku       Inashi
Musou 181      Musou 190
Speed 140      Speed 160

Tsubamegaeshi  Nintai         Tonbogaeri
Musou 165      Musou 173      Musou 190
Speed 100      Speed 120      Speed 160

Yakkatsu       Iji
Musou 169      Musou 190
Speed 110      Speed 160

Senrigan       Datto
Musou 177      Musou 185
Speed 130      Speed 180

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DATE MASAMUNE

Assault
Dohatsu        Teppeki
Life 141       Life 150
Attack 95      Attack 140

Kasshin        Gekkou         Koukotsu
Life 139       Life 146       Life 150
Attack 80      Attack 125     Attack 140

Iatsu          Ichi no Tachi
Life 135       Life 150
Attack 50      Attack 140

Iai            Gouriki
Life 137       Life 143
Attack 65      Attack 110

Martial Arts
Renki          Kaiden
Musou 154      Musou 165
Defense 110    Defense 170

Koran          Mutoudori
Musou 161      Musou 165
Defense 150    Defense 170

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 145      Musou 165
Defense 60     Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Kachidoki
Musou 148      Musou 157
Defense 75     Defense 130

Self Defense
Datto          Inashi
Musou 154      Musou 165
Speed 160      Speed 190

Senrigan       Tonbogaeri
Musou 151      Musou 165
Speed 150      Speed 190

Tsubamegaeshi  Nintai         Iji
Musou 145      Musou 161      Musou 165
Speed 130      Speed 180      Speed 190

Shinkaku       Yakkatsu
Musou 148      Musou 157
Speed 140      Speed 170

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Just to give an example, here is one of my edit character's skill trees. As
you can see, she shares the same skill progression as Akechi Mitsuhide, but
the prerequisite attributes are different. Your character will be assigned
a skill tree at random; the attribute requirements will be some percentage
of your character's maximum stats.

AOYAMA MOTOKO (Edit Character, Katana)

Gouriki        Teppeki
Life 178       Life 195
Attack 90      Attack 170

Iatsu          Koukotsu
Life 190       Life 195
Attack 150     Attack 170

Iai            Dohatsu       Ichi no Tachi
Life 174       Life 182      Life 195
Attack 75      Attack 110    Attack 170

Gekkou         Kasshin
Life 170       Life 186
Attack 60      Attack 130

Renki          Kachidoki      Kaiden
Musou 157      Musou 164      Musou 170
Defense 75     Defense 130    Defense 170

Norikuzushi    Mutoudori
Musou 161      Musou 170
Defense 110    Defense 170

Kobu           Kyoudan
Musou 155      Musou 170
Defense 60     Defense 170

Koran
Musou 159
Defense 90

Tsubamegaeshi  Datto          Inashi
Musou 157      Musou 161      Musou 170
Speed 110      Speed 130      Speed 160

Senrigan       Tonbogaeri
Musou 167      Musou 170
Speed 150      Speed 160

Yakkatsu       Iji
Musou 164      Musou 170
Speed 140      Speed 160

Nintai         Shinkaku
Musou 155      Musou 159
Speed 100      Speed 120


4. MISCELLANEOUS TIPS

Once your rating points reach 99999, you will cease to gain any skill points.
This means that if you haven't done well in getting skill points along the
way, you might not be able to learn all the skills you want to.

There are a few ways to maximize the number of skill points you get. First
is the difficulty level. Playing on Easy or Normal is fine, but if you play
on difficult you will get 150% of the skill points you would, and if you play
on Hell you get 200% of the skill points you normally would.

Since rating points is closely linked to your evaluation, if you want skill
points but no rating, try to perform missions poorly, and defeat as few
enemy generals as possible. Here are a few scenarios you might want to use:

--In Uesugi Kenshin's Battle of Kawanakajima stage 川中島の戦, once the
stage starts just run up to Takeda Shingen and defeat him. Don't beat
anybody else.
--In Akechi Mitsuhide's Revolt at Honnouji stage 本能寺の変, simply run
around the stage until Nobunaga withdraws (about five minutes). You can
also collect items while you're at it (see my Items FAQ for details).

If you want to learn every skill in the game, you need 30500 skill points.
Thus you'll need to get all of these before you reach 99999 experience. See
my Attribute/Skill Maxing FAQ for minute details on how to achieve this.

5. CREDITS
Thanks go to:
Koei and Omega Force for the incredibly addictive game.

This FAQ Copyright 2004 to Edward Chang. Redistribution in any form,
including reprinting in electronic or print media, without express
permission of the author is strictly forbidden.