The Obsidian Tale: Extras

Musical media:

Sometimes, I ask myself, "What would your story be like with music from other famous series?", and a few people questioned it too. Well, I have made a list of what I found fitting for all the scenes that occurred so far. Hopefully, some videos will stay on YouTube forever. There are several things that you have to consider:

All the music is copyrighted by its respective owners!!
If you want to get the best out of your reading experience, I advise you to read while listening to the designated song for the new scene, AND you may repeat any previous songs that fit your style.
The songs that were used in the original series are used parallel to whatever happens in The Obsidian Tale. e.g.: battle music goes to battle scenes, train music goes to train scene.
TIP! If you want to repeat songs especially for the YouTube videos, instead of the url "youtube.com", turn it into "youtuberepeat.om" and it will auto-replay for you. Most of the songs will already do it for you.
The list will continue to grow as more episodes are produced, so come back for more!

Note: Due to a listing overload, I could only fit the music list in one page for volumes 1-4. Doing one page for all of 1-5 gives me errors. You will see volume 5's list on the second link below.

Volume 1-4 - MUSIC LIST posted from Tumblr.
Volume 5 - MUSIC LIST posted from Tumblr.

Arc list:

For some people, they like to organize the story plot by 'arcs', a collection of sub-plots that make up the main plot. Here is a potential list for The Obsidian Tale:

Village of Saradeli arc [episodes 1-3] - Infiltration of the peaceful village.
Escape for Prosperity arc [episodes 4-8] - Finding a new place to call 'home'.
Ouli Brye Mission arc [episodes 9-13] - The King is of a conspiracy.
Separation arc [episodes 14-21] - Main group separates into two.
Bafuulian Jailbreak arc [episodes 22-26] - An Attempt to Save Lydia.
Home and Peace arc [episodes 27-32] - Safety in Grandine and Saradeli.
Floating Island arc [episodes 33-39] - Infiltration in the floating island.
The Great Divide arc [episodes 40-47] - Everyone separates apart.
Paradox Personality arc [episodes 48-52] - A character gets controlled.
Rhadessian War arc [episodes 53-57] - The last major war below Lament.
Septa Magic arc [episodes 58-61] - Main group searches for seven towers.
Obsidian Finale arc [episodes 62-65] - Final dungeon to save Rhadessia.

"How do I want to divide the story?":

For those who would prefer to divide the story themselves instead of the preset "Volume = 13 episodes" format, I was able to find spots of division. For example, instead of dividing the story with 5 volumes, maybe you'd want to divide the story into 3's. Let's do that!

Dividing the plot into 3 sections - a few RPGs have 3 battle themes and if you wanted to treat the story similar to those, then I have the perfect moments to divide them! The first third occurs within episodes 1-22 with the basic plot and the group dividing into 2. The second division occurs between episodes 23-47. For plot reasons, I can't mention why it has to be 47. The last third is between 48-65.
How about dividing the story in half? The first half is from episodes 1-33. Episodes 34-66 consists of all 8 main characters joining the party, so that's where the cutoff is.

Gamplay time:

For all you videogamers out there! Have you ever wondered how long this story would take to finish if it was translated into a game? Well here's an answer for an average gamer who wants to explore every dungeon, every place, every treasure chest, every sidequests possible. For example, the first one will be "00:00" meaning 00 hours and 00 minutes. This number also means it is the STARTING time of the dungeon!

00:00 - Prologue
00:07 - Village of Saradeli - Introduce Felix + Clyde, Felix argues with mother, runs to hideout
00:20 - Village of Saradeli - Shift to Lydia, Rina, and Talbot, four teenagers bond
00:48 - Village of Saradeli - Lionel appears, tutorial on how to fight in the game's battle system
01:06 - Village of Saradeli - Conversation at Felix's house
01:27 - Village of Saradeli - Felix enters battleship and escapes the village
02:12 - Kyrie - conversation with Forrest and his friends
02:30 - Kyrie - boss battle with Talbot, get the first shard and leave to Town of Igor
02:54 - Town of Igor - get passport, go to lab, get new weapons, take 2nd shard, return to Kyrie
03:41 - Kyrie - get caught by Floir, scenes before forest
04:03 - Silver Forest - rest at campfire, meet Lady Pria, escape, boss battle with mountain lions
04:52 - Isolated House - meet Leo, go in train to Ouli Brye, boss battle with Garnett
05:40 - N. Ouli Brye - haircut, Lydia/Forrest get kidnapped
06:05 - N. Ouli Brye - chapel infiltration, super boss battle vs Nader, group separates
06:56 - S. Ouli Brye - Felix meets Hazel, Rina eats, they leave the city
07:25 - Terrain Valley - Three of them go through valley, boss battle with Terraineous
08:09 - Lake City Prima - Lydia, Forrest, and Leo are on boat to city, city attractions
08:45 - Lake City Prima - inn, auction house, escape out of the city via docks
09:30 - Vaticul Canyon - meet Pria again for Earth magic
09:53 - Yucan Tempa - travel into coffee shop, boss battle with Lionel on chairlift
10:32 - Meadow - learn Lydia's history
11:00 - Loomin - meet Warren
11:16 - Aria River - travelling down to take the shard
11:47 - Troiya/Aria River - regroup main characters, sneak everyone in
12:18 - Troiya/Bafuul - enter lab and take next shard, boss battle with mutants
12:59 - Bafuul - get sent into prison, escape, find Warren
13:38 - Bafuul - go through prison, find Lydia, escape with airship
14:10 - Opel Plains - crash into plains, Hazel appears
14:34 - Grandine Hillage - talk about plans, Rina disappears, group takes tours
15:09 - Hollow Cavern - Lydia and Rina talk, group rests at the cape, return to hillage
15:48 - Mago'Ria Fey - group passes the empty Fey to Village of Saradeli
16:20 - Village of Saradeli - lots and lots of talking and plot development
17:09 - Mago'Ria Fey - group re-enters the Fey, but monsters appear
17:36 - Checkpoint - boss battle with Felisse, sneak to the other side
18:18 - Vector - group runs towards courthouse, take a tour
18:49 - Vector - boss battle with Bailey, escape west, Viola joins the party
19:28 - Sheywood - fight more mutants and pass the woods
19:58 - Li'Opa Jungles - group separates, regroup, the 8 party members have a campfire
20:55 - Taujiko - gets exiled the moment they enter
21:12 - Mirror Lands - Rina opens the gate to Lament, Felix and Rina argue, Rina storms off
21:26 - Lament - infiltration occurs with a bunch of monsters from Obsidian energy.
22:15 - Lament - a character meets her fate and the battle at Lament concludes.
22:38 - Taujiko - the group returns to Taujiko but is still rejected from the village
23:05 - Mishu - the party enters a temple that used to be a part of a pilgrimage
23:30 - City of Celestia - the group wanders off into two's and then rejoin
24:23 - Phardia - the group separates altogether and Lydia is alone with Viola
25:07 - Zweiland Mountains - Viola, Leo, and Forrest all rejoin to the mountains
25:42 - Zweiland Mountains - Hazel saves the group from the freezing cold
26:09 - Frolix Volcano - the group of five see Warren being sacrificed
26:23 - Wiserheim - Lydia discusses to Gunther about alternative solutions
27:16 - Wiserheim - the group fights three battles and Rina makes an entrance
27:40 - Frolix Volcano - Rina enters the volcano alone and the rest try to follow
28:26 - Wiserheim - Warren rejoins and the group decides to head for Amitt
28:43 - Egel Ravine - the group of seven speed through here
29:14 - Amitt - the group receives an airship, calling it the Crescent
29:34 - Merridian Laboratory - technological sightings
29:45 - Tree of Revision - Lydia tries to regain Felix's physical appearance
30:18 - Merridian Laboratory - the group plans to sneak into Lumious
30:44 - Boris San Jovi - the group divides into two with their plan
31:22 - Lumious - Rina's group makes a mistake and loses against Magnus
31:59 - Lake City Prima - the group of eight crash into Lake City Prima
32:11 - Village of Saradeli - return visit to Saradeli
32:42 - Tower of Magnus - entering Tower of Magnus
33:00 - Tower of Magnus - 40th floor of Tower of Magnus
34:18 - Village of Saradeli - return visit to Saradeli to start fresh
34:46 - Lament - return visit to Lament to locate the towers
35:22 - Mirror Lands - Battle of Lament - part 1, beginning
35:58 - Mirror Lands - Battle of Lament - part 2, struggles
36:30 - Mirror Lands - Battle of Lament - part 3, conclusion
37:03 - Village of Saradeli - return visit to Saradeli, deciding the next mission
37:39 - Sheywood - return visit to Sheywood, tower arises in the woods
38:16 - Shiu Jo - adult group investigates the tower within Shiu Jo
38:41 - Soma Springs - the group chases down the center-point of monsters
39:17 - Village of Saradeli - return visit to Saradeli, final visit to rest before Zozna
39:50 - Sidequests - in a videogame, this would be the best time to finish all sidequests
48:26 - Zozna - entering Zozna, and being showcased the Knowledge of Truth trial
49:00 - Zozna - defeated first major boss, entering the Spirit of Confidence trial
49:36 - Zozna - defeated second major boss, entering the final boss room
50:21 - Ending Scene - the ending scene after challenging the final boss
51:00 - Ending Credits - Thanks for reading!
58:00 - Post-game - new dungeons and sidequests are unlocked for completionists

List of Boss Battles:

Every JRPG has to have boss battles! Here you go! There are a few things on this list that you need to understand.

The first numbers to the left is just the number of bosses in order. For boss #1, we have Lionel. It shows Felix (1) which means only Felix is participating in the battle at level 1. When you see a boss named "Lionel 2", that means you fight the same boss but again. When you see a boss named "Scientist Mutants (2)" with the parenthesis, that means there are two of them that you have to defeat.

For boss #16, Bailey is shown as undefeatable. In some RPGs, certain boss battles are scripted so that it is impossible to win. For boss #18, we experience two parts. The first part is scripted and once you survive long enough, the second part occurs with the rest of the party joining in.

Lionel - Felix (1)
Lionel 2 - Felix (4)
Talbot - Felix (5), Forrest (3)
Talbot 2 - Felix (7), Rina (8), Lydia (Guest)
Pria - Rina (11)
Garnett - Rina (13), Leo (14), Lydia (Guest)
Nader - Felix (16), Rina (17), Forrest (13), Leo (15), Lydia (Guest)
Garnett 2 - Felix (18), Hazel (30), Rina (19)
Terraineous - Felix (19), Hazel (30), Rina (20)
Floir - Forrest (17), Leo (19), Lydia (Guest)
Lionel 3 - Felix (23)
Floir 2 - Forrest (20), Lydia (21), Leo (22)
Talbot 3 - Rina (25), Forrest (22), Felix (25), Leo (24)
Scientist Mutants (2) - Rina (25), Forrest (22), Felix (25), Leo (24)
Swarm of Soldiers - Forrest (26), Felix (28), Warren (28), Lydia (27)
Bailey (undefeatable) - Leo (35), Lydia (34), Rina (34), Hazel (36), Felix (36), Forrest (35), Warren (36)
Mutated Beasts (3) - Leo (38), Lydia (37), Rina (37), Hazel (38), Felix (39), Forrest (37), Warren (38), Viola (37)
Argus and Bailey 2: Part 1 - Hazel (42), Forrest (41)

Part 2 - Hazel (35), Forrest (41), Warren (42), Leo (42), Rina (41), Lydia (40), Felix (42)

Magnus - Lydia (40), Felix (42), Hazel (42), Rina (41), Leo (42), Viola (40), Warren (42), Forrest (41)
Phardia Plant - Lydia (41), Viola (42), Leo (43)
Garnett 3 - Lydia (41), Viola (42), Leo (43), Forrest (41)
Floir 3, Talbot 4, Lionel 4, Garnett 4 - Lydia (46), Leo (45), Viola (45), Rina (45)
Clyde, Magnus 2 - Rina (50), Forrest (49), Leo (51), Viola (50)
Chimera Beast - Rina (53), Forrest (52), Leo (54), Viola (53), Hazel (53), Warren (51), Lydia (52), Felix (51)
Igor Beast - Forrest (60), Leo (60), Hazel (60)
Clyde 2 - Rina (58)
Magnus 3 - Lydia (60), Felix (60), Hazel (62)
Igor Beast 2 - Felix (61), Hazel (63)
Felisse - Hazel (65), Viola (62), Warren (63), Felix (65), Leo (64)
Mutated Bear - Hazel (66), Viola (64), Felix (66), Leo (65)
Igor - Felix (68), Rina (66), Lydia (66), Leo (67), Hazel (68), Viola (67), Forrest (67), Warren (66)
Clyde 3 Part 1 - Felix (71)

Part 2 - Felix (71), Rina (69), Leo (70), Hazel (71), Viola (70), Forrest (70), Warren (69)

Magnus First Form - Felix (72), Rina (70), Leo (71), Hazel (72), Viola (71), Forrest (71), Warren (70)
Magnus Final Form - Felix (73), Rina (71), Leo (72), Hazel (73), Viola (72), Forrest (72), Warren (71), Lydia (71)