Simple Secrets for FF3

By RabiteMan

Short and to the point. The newer secrets are towards the end of the list, if you have seen a previous version of this file.

On the top floor of Strago's house, in Thamasa, you can get another Memento Ring by going to the left corner of the room, by the table and chairs. Face down and press A. (Note that only Relm and Shadow can equip the Memento Ring. Could this one be Shadow's Memento Ring?)
There is a monster called Intangir on Triangle Island in the World of Balance. He will sleep until disturbed by magic, then counter with Meteo and fall back asleep. He is invisible while asleep and cannot be harmed with weapons. Use Doom or X-Zone on him while he sleeps, or have Mog dance the Dusk Requiem or Desert Aria. The Snare and Antlion dances will get him when he's invisible. If you defeat him, you will earn 10 magic points! Hang around there if you want to learn spells fast.
You can steal an AtmaWeapon from Goddess, the third statue in Kefka's Tower.
You can steal a Ragnarok Sword from Doom, the second statue in Kefka's Tower.
You can get unlimited Muscle Belts by stealing from Borras in Mt. Zozo.
You can steal Dragoonboots from Wyverns in the World of Balance. Sell them for lots of money.
When you cast "Vanish" on a creature, the creature becomes very vulnerable to magic, so spells almost never miss. Try using "Vanish" on an enemy, then cast "Doom", "Break", "X-Zone", "Demi", or "Quartr". This even works on some of the strongest bosses (including all 8 Dragons). Note: Do not use Vanish/X-Zone on Doom Gaze. You will not get the Bahamut Magicite. Vanish/Doom is fine.
The Retainer enemy, found in Kefka's Tower, has an interesting Rage. Leap a Retainer on the Veldt and use the Rage -- it's old Leo's "Shock".
If you got the Sword Ragnarok, change it into Illumina by wagering it at the collosseum. (Take Locke to Narshe and go into the building north of the weapon shop to get Ragnarok.)
You can get an Air Anchor in the Fanatic's Tower, instead of betting Genji Armor at the Collosseum. Go to the second treasure room, go to the space directly to the right of the treasure chest, face up, and press A. Now go out of the room. Down one flight of stairs is a new room.
You can bet the Sky Render at the Collosseum to get an Aura Lance, and Vice Versa.
Set the clock in Zozo to 6:10:50 to get Edgar's chainsaw.
Have Mog learn the Water Rondo in the World of Balance by jumping into Baren Falls with Mog in your party. Go to Crescent Mountain in the Veldt and jump in the current, and you will arrive at Nikeah. Take a Chocobo ride all the way back to Baren Falls where you left your airship.
You can steal Megalixirs from the Earthguards on the Solitary Island. (You can also steal Elixirs from Peepers.)
At the Auction house in Jidoor, you can get the Magicite for the Epsers "Golem" and "Zoneseek".
To find the Break Blade: in the MagiTek Factory, there is a corridor of empty, intact glass tubes (just before the room where you meet Cid and get a lot of Magicite). There is an invisible walkspace by the bottom-left tube; check for a treasure chest down there.
There is a Gold Helm and Gold Armor in the MagiTek Factory. Look for doors and walls below some areas.
You can steal unlimited Ribbons from Brachosaurs. Brachosaurs are found in the forest north of the Veldt. This is an excellent place to build up experience levels in the World of Ruin.
To uncurse a cursed item, have a character in your party wear it for 255 battles. To counter the terrible effects of the curse, equip a Ribbon on the character. When uncursed, the Cursed Shield becomes the Paladin Shield, and the Cursed Ring becomes the Paladin Ring. *See Mysteries section, item #5.
You can get unlimited Cursed Rings (and thus, Paladin Rings) by defeating Veterans and Didalos in Kefka's Tower. They are in the Gold Dragon's room. Also try using the Ragnarok Esper on them.
A good combination of weapons for a fighter wearing a Genji Glove is the AtmaWeapon and ValiantKnife. The Atma is stronger when you have higher HP, the ValiantKnife is stronger when you have lower HP, so you'll always do a sound amount of damage.
To cast five spells per turn -- equip a character with the Gem Box relic, and on his/her turn, cast the first spell, then Quick. Then you can cast four more spells. You can use this as an opportunity to Regen your whole party, casts Haste and Slow spells, Life3 your entire party, or devastate to the attacking party. It would be wise to equip this character with an Economizer so that MP won't be drained.
To attack eight times per turn -- equip a character with a Genji Glove and the Offering. You can find a Genji Glove in the Returners' Hideout (when Banon asks you to join the Returners, refuse, then talk to to people inside the cave), the Cave to the Sealed Gate and also in Cyan's Dream (on the train).
You can change the Esper Odin into Raiden by doing as follows: Get Odin in the Ancient Castle, then go to the Queen's throne (the one on the right from your view). Walk five steps down from there, and you'll step on an invisible switch, which creates a stairway to the right. Go down the stairs and talk to the Queen. You might want to wait before you get Raiden, because Odin is the only Esper which gives a speed bonus at level up.
The best place to learn magic spells in the World of Ruin is the desert south of Maranda. Every Cactrot you fight will earn you 10 Magic Points, and every Hoover you fight will earn you 5. Equip as many characters as possible with Thunder Shields, to make "Sand Storm" ineffective.
To beat the MagiMaster with no problems, simply cast Bserk on him. He won't be able to WallChange and he'll lose a lot of spellcasting abilities. Be sure to cast Life3 on party members, because he'll cast Ultima at the end of the battle.
Each character has a desperation attack. Occasionally, when someone is near-fatal and you tell him or her to fight, he or she will strike with a special attack:

TERRA:	Riot Blade	Green, rotating half-moons strike enemy.
LOCKE:	Mirager	He jumps toward enemy and makes the sound of the blitz BumRush.
EDGAR:	Royal Shock	Light rays leap from enemy.
SABIN:	Tiger Break	Leaps toward enemy in a tiger or dragon head.
CYAN:	BackBlade	Jumps toward enemy, screen turns black and you see a circular sword slice.
MOG:	Moogle Rush	Exactly like the blitz Pummel.
SETZER:	Red Card	Throws three sets of three cards.
RELM:	Star Prism	3 orange stars rotate around the enemy and kills it intantly.
STRAGO:	SabreSoul	Jumps toward enemy and there is a funny noise like Quartr and a sword slash; kills instantly.
CELES:	Spin Edge	She spins with her sword out.
SHADOW:	ShadowFang	Jumps at enemy and makes claw marks.
GOGO:	X-Meteor	Causes a large meteor to hit all enemies.

Most monsters have more than one thing to steal from them. Keep Locke equipped with the Sneak Ring and Thief Glove to get some good weapons, armor, and relics, especially fom bosses. Remember, the higher the level for Locke, the better your chances of getting an item.
Gogo can do more than just Mimic! Check his status and you can add three special abilities to his list. If you choose Magic, then the magic he knows will depend on what everyone in your party knows.
You can get unlimited Economizers from Brachosaurs. You have to defeat them to get the Relics, though. *See mysteries section, item #6.
In the World of Balance, there is a forest to the west of the Veldt, full of Bombs. Occasionally you might meet an elusive enemy of FF3, the Grenade.
Remember Kappa, the Imp who told you about Gau? If you want him in your party, do the following. First, get a Rename Card from the Colosseum (wager an Elixir). Then, collect all the Imp Equipment (Imp Halberd, Imp's Armor, Titanium, Tortoise Shield). You can find most of these in the World of Ruin around Narshe -- steal from the enemies. Now equip a character with all the Imp Equipment, and rename him/her "Kappa". Finally, cast Imp on him/her. Now you have Kappa, the Imp in your party! He won't be able to use any special abilities or magic other than Imp, but he will be a very strong fighter with great defensive capabilities. If you want your old character back, just use a Green Cherry or cast Imp again. (This isn't TRULY getting Kappa, but it is a neat trick anyway.)
When you travel from Figaro Castle to South Figaro through the cave early in the game, leave all the treasure chests alone! When you return there in the World of Ruin, the treasures there will be more valuable.
To beat Wrexsoul and the Soul Savers (in Cyan's dream) easily, just cast X-Zone.
Give Umaro a Green Cherry to make him stronger during battle, just like when you fought him.
Tonic, Potion, X-Potion, and Cure spells will cause damage to undead monsters; use Revifify, Fenix Down, and Life Spells to destroy them. Do not use the Doom spell or Dispatch weapons, because they will heal the undead.
Find the second basement floor in South Figaro (in Locke's Scenario) and walk straight down from the treasure chest and press A. There is a hidden chest with a Ribbon in it.
Equip Locke with the Thief Glove and Offering (Relics) and he'll have four chances to Capture per turn.
Almost every grandfather clock in the game has an Elixir in it.
To get to the top of the Fanatics' Tower easily, just bring Mog and have him wear the Moogle Charm. The Moogle Charm is in the World of Ruin where Mog was standing in his cave in Narshe. Stand there and press A to get it.
If you want characters to learn spells without gaining levels, go to the Veldt or the Fanatics' Tower and fight monsters. You will not gain any exp. points in either of these locations. The Veldt is also a good place to uncurse cursed items, steal and Metamorph enemies to get items, and learn Lore spells. Many Lore spells can be learned from Gau's Rages and Relm's Sketch/Control.
A cut scene in the game that most people miss: After the airship crashes in the World of Balance, go back to it and go into the engine room. You'll learn more about Daryl.
To gain levels faster, try taking only three or two party members. You'll get much more experience per battle. If you want to build up levels for one fighter, bring only him/her. But make sure he or she can survive!
If you want to break the rules and fight in the Fanatics' Tower, bring a strong fighter (such as Umaro) and cast Bserk on him.
Ever wonder what the Relic Ring does? It makes your character undead, but not zombified. Cure spells and potions will harm him, but Doom will heal him. There are other properties of being undead -- Drain, Osmose, and other attacks which steal HP will do the reverse. Also, if you equip the party leader (the person shown in overworld walkabout) with the Relic Ring and cast Doom on him/her, the entire party will be healed. The description, "Makes body cold", means that it takes the life out of the bearer, so he becomes cold, like the dead...
To easily defeat the Dirt Drgn, Equip all characters in the party with Gaia Gear. All earth attacks from the Dragon will heal your party. (All members who cannot equip Gaia Gear should be Floating.)
When you travel to Kohlingen from Narshe in the World of Balance to find Terra, bring only three in your party. You'll meet Shadow at the Inn, and he'll join you ... for a price.
According to SquareSoft, Shadow has seven dreams. Many people have written to me telling me they can only see five, and I myself have not seen all seven. Try sleeping in Thamasa, Doma Castle, and the Colosseum in the World of Ruin. A few dreams can be seen in the World of Balance, also. If you see all seven dreams (you have to sleep over and over and over), Shadow's portion of the ending will be different, and he'll stay alive!
In the World of Balance when you have to be concerned about money, be careful about using Tents and Sleeping Bags. If you have one or two people in your party, use Sleeping Bags. If you have three or four people in your party, use tents. Sleeping Bags cost 400 GP, and Tents cost 1200 GP.
You can get unlimited Genji Gloves by stealing them from Dragons (found on the Floating Continent).
A good experience building tactic for the World of Ruin: Take one party member who knows Vanish to the island Doma Castle is on. Cast Vanish, and walk around on the green (grass), fighting monsters (don't forget the Exp. Egg!). Fights can give you character up to 20,000 experience points per battle, and there is very little risk. The only attack that can cause damage is LifeShaver, which is cast by TumbleWeeds.
If you want to see a slight change in the game's ending, try beating the game without Locke, Sabin, or Strago. Edgar's, Celes', and Relm's endings change. It is possible, but extremely challenging to beat the game with just Celes, Edgar, and Setzer.
The Blizzard Orb, an often-missed Relic for Umaro, is found in a treasure room in the Ancient Castle. It causes Umaro to randomly attack with an ice spell that hits all enemies.
After you defeat Wrexsoul in Cyan's Dream, go back to the throne room and get the Alexandr Magicite.
To gain levels early on, use this cheat. Note: this trick requires a "turbo" game controller. Go to Baron Falls and put the config setting to "memory" for the controller. The hop on the raft and make all characters fight and one character heal (Banon works well for this). Keep going down the river until you reach the point where you can go to the right, which takes you back around to making the decision again. Tape down the turbo button so that it will choose to go "right" at every decision, and you'll keep on attacking monsters and gaining experience! Do this before you go on a vacation or something, because in a few days you'll have some strong fighters! Also, if possible, equip espers for status bonuses at level up.
If you are in a multi-party situation (like the Phoenix Cave or Kefka's Tower), you can save and use tents for all party members when only one of them is at a save point. Leave one party on a save point, then venture forward until another party reaches a save point, then trade.
In Mobliz in the World of Ruin, visit the wounded soldier. He will ask you to send a letter for him. Send it by going to the post office, then take a rest at the Inn. Go back to the soldier, and he will have another letter to send. Repeat these steps several times, and eventually you will get a Tintinabar.
In south Figaro, when you play Locke's scenario, go strait staight down after it asks you if you want to change clothes (right before you go and save Celes). There are some nifty items in that secret basement.
In the Returners Hideout, go to the northmost room (there are three chests and a bunch of boxes in it). Walk around to the right of the boxes, then go down and to the right to get a White Cape.
In Cyan's Dream, when you drop into Doma, go into Cyan's room before you fight Wrexsoul. There will be a cinema of Cyan there. Also, look around other places in Doma during Cyan's dream. There are several cinema scenes.

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