Hi guys. First time poster, but I've been lurking for a short while. I, like a lot of other folks, would like to see/do a TAS of this game. I've been doing some limited testing (also like a lot of other folks, I don't have much free time), and I've gotten a couple ideas.
First, could this glitch be replicated on SOM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLKN4_3Y27E It's a trick that loops your attack value around, making it extremely high. So far, I haven't found a spell in SOM that actually changes the numbers that are displayed in your stats screen, so it may not be possible simply because of that. But then again I haven't had time to try each one.
Second, why is it not possible to glitch through the NPCs guarding the Pandora Ruins? I tried it last night, but it wouldn't work. If one could glitch through those guys, you could recruit the girl quickly by getting kidnapped by goblins, head from the castle to the ruins, and
possibly skip the entire first chunk of the game.
Even if the above isn't possible, could you recruit the girl right away, get the sword to level 2, head to the witch's forest via the teleporter by the Water Palace, use the float glitch mentioned above, and get to the witches castle right away?
As I get a chance to test more of this stuff I will edit this post, unless someone else get around to trying it first.