And, done! Chaos didn't even try anything nasty. Just a couple of direct hits and Inferno, which doesn't deal that much damage. Cast FAST on everyone and this was all over in about three rounds.

Run #??? complete, see you next year, Light Warriors.

The only problem is, 20 minutes later, you get this -

There is a brief period with a two-thief party (which almost nobody uses) where this is possible. #ff1 #jcdff1

Went out with C. to do some Christmas shopping, and once we got back, ordered Indian food and settled in to grind.

L26, everything ready to tackle Chaos' palace first thing tomorrow morning. Want to get this done and out of the way so I can get to other (more important) stuff.

All right, here we go. Got the class change, ninjas equipped with better armour, spells purchased, heals replenished, ready to roll into the waterfall/volcano/sunken shrine later. #ff1 #jcdff1

Just remembered I can grab the rat tail early, but still need the airship. Back to Crescent Lake for heals and a stay at the inn, and then the Ice Cave. #ff1 #jcdff1

Doing Castle of Ordeals. Grabbed the Zeus gauntlet and Heal staff at level 13. Okay, now the game starts entering autopilot. Going to try to get out of here before hitting L14 to for sure get my earliest class change. #ff1 #jcdff1

The Lich battle was dicey - all characters had ~30 HP left, thanks to ICE2 - but I got through it in three rounds. Just arrived at Crescent Lake. Got the canoe. Doing things a bit different this time. Going to do the Castle of Ordeals right away, class change, and then worry about the Ice Cave and Volcano. #ff1 #jcdff1