Draft:Shiren 3 Wii:Dragon Orb

Elemental Abilities (Japanese: ???) are a gameplay element in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3 - The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion. All monsters have an ability imparted upon them which varies based on their level. The elemental abilities or attributes are represented by a colored box around them when viewing the dungeon grid or occasion ally the message log when an effect is activated.

Elemental Abilities

Element	Kanji	Message	Effect
Earth	土		Movement is invisible (Can travel while cloaked)
Fire	熱	The Fire of battle raised power!	Attacks are critical
Illusion	幻	The Illusion negated the attack!	Evasion increases
Nature	樹	Nature neutralized the staff	Nullifies staff effects
Shadow	影	The Shadow absorbed HP!	Converts damage to HP
Spirit	気	The Spirit consumed life!	Reduces Fullness
Steel	鋼	Steel countered the attack!	Counters damage
Thunder	雷	Thunder Struck a pressure point! Grand Paralyzed	Causes Paralysis
Water	知	Water negated the attack!	Attacks are inaccurate
Special	Boss		Boss, Special Enemy, Shiren and Adventure Allies, Illusion Trap effect. Staves and other Items don't work on enemies with the boss attribute.

Dragon Orbs General Information

The first dragon orb (Japanese: 竜脈) will appear at the Forest of Fire in the Hourai Kingdom. The way to know if you're on a dragon orb floor is to look for the icon in the top right corner of the screen. Dragon orbs are a great way to bless Items, get more of an item (Herbs), and simply to strengthen your equipment. The way dragon orbs work is you offer up a piece of equipment and wait for turns to pass. The orbs warp around the dungeon after a certain number of turns. By reading Dragon Orb Scrolls, you can increase the number of dragon orbs to a max of 8. There are 9 different types of dragon orbs and they share the same elements as the monsters found throughout the game. The attribute of a dragon orb will determine the seal that will be applied to the Weapon, Shield or Armband, the types of items born from Staves and which types of Arrows will be created. There are 3 levels of dragon orbs which can be determined by the orbs of rotating light circling around them. The higher the number, the higher the level and the more powerful staff that will be created with use.

Unlocked During the Story	Dungeon		Floor(s)	Fire	Thunder	Spirit	Water	Steel	Shadow	Illusion	Nature	Earth
	English	Japanese
	Forest of Fire	火の森	5, 8	1
	Mountain of Water	水の山	4, 7, 10			1	1
	Valley of the Dead	死者の谷	4, 8						1
	Karakuri Tower	からくり櫓	4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24	1	1		1	1	1			3
			12			1
	Outer Shrine	拝殿部	4				1	1				1
Unlocked During the Post-Credits	Dungeon		Floor(s)	Fire	Thunder	Spirit	Water	Steel	Shadow	Illusion	Nature	Earth
	English	Japanese
	Dragon Veins	地脈のほこら	1 - 5	1			1	1	1	1
			6 -10		1	1				1	1	1
			11 - 15	1 - 2	1 - 2	1 - 2	1 - 2	1 - 2	1 - 2	1 - 2
			16 - 20		2	2		2		2
			21 - 25				2		2		2	2
			26 - 30	2 - 3	2 - 3		2 - 3	2 - 3		2 - 3
			31 - 35		3			3	3	3		3
			35 - 40	3		3	3				3	3
	Hidden Path	隠し穴

Barriers

To prevent dragon orbs from warping, you have to read a Barrier Scroll. However, should you, your allies or a monster break the barrier, the barrier will vanish and the orb will warp away. Barrier scrolls can usually be found on the floor when a dragon orb is present. Sometimes they can be found on the floors before the Dragon Orbs. Offer an item to the Dragon Orb and then step back and read a Barrier Scroll. If anybody or any monsters are inside the barrier when the scroll is read, they will be warped away. All Dragon Orbs in the room will have a barrier created around them so long as they're not up against a wall. All 8 squares around the orb need to be clear or the scroll won't work. You can create up to 4 barriers to shorten the number of turns for the orb to work.

Basics of Equipment Growth

Item Type		Effect
Attribute affected	Weapon	Becomes blessed, strength increases, increased damage to all types of monsters not of the orb used, limit is doubled if reinforced to the limit (What?).
	Shield	Becomes blessed, defense increases, lessened damage taken from all types of monsters, not of the orb, limit is doubled when it is reinforced (What?).
	Armband	Becomes blessed, a seal is gained based on the dragon orb type, preventing special effects from enemies with that ability.
	Absorb Staff	The number of swings increases, staves with the dragon orb attribute (Level 1 - 3) are created.
	Arrow	Becomes blessed, special arrows are created based on the element of the dragon orb.
Change	Jar	Becomes blessed, capacity increases, turns into another jar.
	Scroll	Becomes blessed, changes into another scroll.
	Gitan	The amount increases, it turns into an item.
Blessing and quantity increases	Staff	Becomes blessed, the number of charges increases.
	Spell	Becomes blessed, the number increases (up to 10).
	Stones	Becomes blessed.
	Herb	Becomes blessed, creates more of the same and other herbs.
	Riceball	Becomes blessed.
	Meat	Becomes blessed.

References

• Dragon orb info and descriptions thanks to Echeclus11's GameFAQ's FAQ (Used with permission.)
• Dragon orb Info and functionality thanks to miya.s16.xrea.com/
• Info on how to make a Kabra Reborn: Post #4