Gear Up When You Can
Octopath Traveler Beginner Tips
Gear and equipment are extremely important in Octopath Traveler. You’ll find that the difficulty can spike a little as you attempt the later chapters, and if your characters aren’t geared up properly, they’ll do very little damage even to regular enemies, regardless of your level. Whenever you get to a new town, talk to all the NPCs and steal whatever items you can. You’ll also want to use Alfyn’s Inquire Path Action or Cyrus’ Scrutinize Path Action to glean more info from them, and there’s a chance you could get the armorer to sell a wider variety of equipment this way.
Check in with the armorer, and start gearing up your party. If you’re lucky, you might be able to steal some high-level equipment off NPCs with Therion as well. If you’re short on money, have Therion steal valuable items from NPCs, then sell them off. If you have Tressa in your party, she’ll occasionally find money on the ground for you, and can also extort extra cash from enemies. Don’t forget that side quests are also a great source of income in Octopath Traveler.
