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Roland

The main male protagonist of the game, he is a Grade 9 Fixer who entered the Library in a way even he isn’t aware of. After an encounter with Angela which almost led to his death, he is employed as a Patron Librarian to manage the Floor of General Works.

Unfortunately, happy things didn’t last long when Roland was denied entry to the Nest because of an Enkephalin smuggling incident involving O Corp. When Charles Office sent him away on one final mission to secure his future with Angelica, the Pianist manifested in I Corp’s backstreets and killed thousands of people. including Angelica, who was pregnant at the time. This immense loss drove Roland to the brink of madness and whipped him up into a rampage against several groups that he thought had anything to do with the Distortion phenomena. Shortly after, he was demoted to a Grade 9 for his misconduct and Iori, the Purple Tear, sent him into the Library for a plan to meet her son again. For Roland, this was a perfect opportunity to continue his rampage against the Distortion Phenomenon, and unbeknownst to him, Angela was one of the primary culprits of the White Nights and Dark Days.

During the Hana Association’s Invitation, an old colleague of his named Olivier tries to assassinate Angela, and Roland is forced to step in to save her. Roland requests a one-on-one battle against his old friend as a show of respect, and in response, Oliver grants him Angelica’s old Black Silence gloves, which contain a variety of weapons (that almost all belonged to Angelica; Roland only used the Durandal). Upon clearing his duel, Roland’s page will be replaced with the Black Silence’s Pages.

Following the defeat of the Reverb Ensemble, Roland finally reveals his grudge to Angela, having been waiting to kill her at her most vulnerable for causing the deaths of his wife and child, his suppressed emotions even Distorting him in the process. He covers the third chapter of Impuritas Civitatis, and acts as the Final Boss of both Downer Endings if you’ve failed to complete all nine Floor Realizations.

This is this and that is that roland

So im creating this to share my theory on roland backstory. You guys can share yours too.

If you guys find a hole in my theory please comment.

— Roland was apparently a grade 1 fixer, puting him in color fixer territory.

— Roland says during a conversation with malkuth that his eyes are fixed in the past.

— During a conversation with angela, roland talks about the death of his wife in a nonchalantly way making it a little bit suspitions.

— During Musicians of Bremen cutscene meow says that alot of fixers died before black silence arived and killed the pianist

— Roland wife died during a incident in his district while he was away doing a random? job

So here’s my theory: Roland is the black silence (he uses a suit that is black representing his color and in the intro scene he talks about a »purple tear» that i think is another color which makes me think more that he is a color) and his wife died during the pianist incident or she was the pianist (who knows?) and because he was away from home that explains why the black silence that killed the pianist didnt show up faster. He still hasnt come to accepet his wife death thats way he’s always fixed in the past like he said to malkuth. About his demotion i think he did some crazy ♥♥♥♥ to vent after his wife died

Your theory sounds like it’s plausible, but I’d like you to take one extra cutscene into consideration: the conversation between Angela and Roland in the Dawn Office post battle, in which he talks about how Salvador didn’t recognize him. Granted, Salvador couldn’t possibly remember every fixer he comes across in his life, but he should definitely be able to recognize a colored fixer on sight.

That aside, I do like this theory a lot. Geburah not meeting Roland out on the field also serves to hint at the possibility that Roland is more than he seems. Geburah also believing that Roland has an alternate purpose for coming to the library is also hinting at something greater as well.

To add onto your theory, I think there’s a high chance that Purple Tear is the dimensional traveler buddy Roland mentioned he had, and he struck a deal with him/her in order to accomplish something in exchange for helping Angela with the library (maybe the resurrection of his wife?)

I also do find it suspicious that, unlike the time with the Red Mist and the Blue Reverb, Roland doesn’t talk about the Black Silence at all.

Your theory sounds like it’s plausible, but I’d like you to take one extra cutscene into consideration: the conversation between Angela and Roland in the Dawn Office post battle, in which he talks about how Salvador didn’t recognize him. Granted, Salvador couldn’t possibly remember every fixer he comes across in his life, but he should definitely be able to recognize a colored fixer on sight.

It’s been confirmed by a short story from the Devs that the Pianist is a normal guy who dedicated his life to the piano only to end up washed up playing in a bar. He awakened in wrath the moment a drunkard shoved him aside and played better than he ever could as if it were second nature. Link was on the wiki when it was discussed a few weeks back, so I’m not able to find it any time soon. Yeah it’s not that important in the grand scheme of this thread but I just wanted to clear the air about that.

-I see Roland as the Black Midnight, an information-oriented fixer who analyzes the situation and finds weaknesses in his enemies. It’s why he can worm his way into other people’s situations and pasts so easily, and why the Musicians specifically mentioned the Pianist’s hands being cut off. He saw the effects and cause and acted accordingly to defeat the threat.

-His wife was most likely the fixer who was torn apart so «beautifully». It was most likely because of her power as a fixer, as well as the fact there were two lives being torn apart into notes.

-He fell to nothing, lost all his equipment and possibly modifications, after probably starting to suck at his job if he even tried. Who wouldn’t after seeing the ones you loved in this horrible world be so terribly torn apart? So now he’s in a melancholic depression, forced into a new job out of the blue by an old colleague, another manipulation in the web.

My random thoughts. Bear with me if seem too random at first.

Long ago in tumblr back when the Movie Frozen was released, there was a post of someone who comented on how the movie was based in the Ice Queen, but didnt have a Mirror that was important to the story. Only after a while realize that Hans, the villain, was himself the mirror, in every scene he was interacting with someone, he reflected how the other was acting, or reinforcing how they felt at the moment.

While watching Roland interactions with the Sephirah, I notice he doesnt really act consistent with each one, he act different with every one, at first you shrug it off like he simply adapts, but as the Floors have been realize I see in every new scene he act more and more like that particular Sephirah, or reinforce how they see themself (or how they want to be).

Those who remember the abno card pre-abno battle will remember that 2 of the Abnos we saw in those cards in Keter were The Ice Queen, and you guessed it, the Mirror of Adjustement.
While Keter is mostly Carmen/Angela’s floor, I think it also represents Roland as he is now it’s Patron Librarian.

From Pinnochio’s Cards.
«All the child could do was ‘learn’ by observing others and mimicking their behavior. And that was the problem.»
«People lie all the time. Why is that a bad thing?»

«They said it wasn’t for themselves. They were lying for the good of everyone…»

My theory: Roland is a spy or saboteur. The main detail that haunts me is that in the trailer for the game, Roland appears as a card, while not some random card, but the Joker. And it is played not by Angela as her ally, but by her opponents. This suggests that:

— Roland can be a spin or a saboteur who will have to stop or interfere with Angela at a crucial moment. Perhaps someone wants to use her actions for their own purposes.

— If Roland is really a stranger, then this explains his getting into the library, perhaps he was thrown there on purpose. This means that behind his actions is someone who has enormous power and a lot of power.

— There is also a possibility that he was teleported to the library by someone like «Head» to study the phenomenon of distortion. I think it is difficult to deny the connection in the simultaneous appearance of the library, the disappearance of the corporation «L» and the appearance of distortions and anomalies.

— The latest theory is that Roland may be a specialist in infiltration and adaptation, there is a possibility that he could be blackmailed or kept on a leash against his will. That is, he may be an innocent fixer who was attracted to this robot without his consent. Perhaps there could be a turning point in the finale and Roland will come over to our side. Also, this theory can be combined with all of the above.

At the very beginning of the game, Angela threatened to «turn him into a book and find out everything herself», but then she gave up this idea. Perhaps Roland is an instilled individual pursuing his own goals, or perhaps he is our worst enemy. The main «hotbed of doubt» that haunts me is precisely the same scene from the trailer described above. Maybe she doesn’t mean anything?

This is this and that is that roland

total battle symbols, so don’t worry about it too much until you’ve finished the game.

I’m including a list at the end of the guide for all combat and key pages, and when I have them all I’ll make another list of where to find them for easy reference.

Game Progression Tips

If you lose the Book of the Distortion or Book of Lobotomy Corporation, pick any invitation that doesn’t require them and win. Angela will provide you with another copy. You tend to only lose those books if you quit to title instead of failing the battle. Failing the battle generally returns the Book of the Distortion and Book of Lobotomy Corporation to you.

From game start to Urban Legend, pick up the key pages of Mars (1x), Walter (3x), Olga (1x), Gyeong-mi (3x). These all have 2 slots for dice to let you dish out more attacks for stronger starting turns. Card draw will be an issue until Urban Plague’s third path, first invitation and first path, second invitation.

To obtain the Book of Full Stop Office, you need to defeat any of the three while their Emotion is at 1. Once their Emotion hits 2 they drop their own books and stop dropping Book of Full Stop Office. This applies to other situations where you need the general office book instead of specific character books to progress.

Urban Nightmare I’d say go for the third path to get 3x Emma’s Key Page for blunt damage stacking (add blunt passives from other key pages). I’d tackle the fourth path next to get more blunt pages from the Puppets to make Emma an absolute monster. Repressed Flesh is one of my favourite Urban Nightmare cards with draw 1 card, block, blunt x2, blunt counter.

I’d wait on doing Gebura’s Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary Abnormality battle until you’ve done all of Urban Nightmare. It’s a rough one. Completing Malkuth’s floor realization gives you access to E.G.O cards. These are powerful Abnormality based cards that include high dice rolls or mass attacks that any of your librarians can have access to. You’ll want to have E.G.O ready when going into Star of the City.

Story Related
Story related achievements are unlocked automatically as you progress through the game. None can be missed. Library Rank, Floor Realizations and Receptions all fall under this. General Invitations are an exception, as they are not required for the main story.

Library Rank
The Library Rank is based on certain task milestones. These involve unlocking floors, completing specific battles and obtaining unique books. New ranks unlock new battles and story progression.

The Road
Reach the rank of a Canard.
Unlocked on starting a new game. A Canard is an unfounded rumor or story.

Life and Death
Reach the rank of an Urban Myth.

A Single Candle
Reach the rank of an Urban Legend.

Hospital
Reach the rank of an Urban Plague.

A Dream Shattered
Reach the rank of an Urban Nightmare.

One Night I Count the Stars
Reach the rank of Star of the City.

Impuritas Civitatis
Be considered an Impurity.

Floor Realization
Floor Realization occurs after maxing out that floor’s librarians to 5. Defeat the accompanying boss battle to unlock the final Abnormality pages for that floor and to fully realize the floor.

The Will to Stand up Straight
Fully realized the Floor of History.

The Rationality to Maintain Discretion
Fully realized the Floor of Technological Sciences.

The Hope to be a Better Person
Fully realized the Floor of Literature.

The Fearlessness to keep on Living
Fully realized the Floor of Art.

The Expectation for the Meaning of Existence
Fully realized the Floor of Natural Sciences.

The Courage to Protect
Fully realized the Floor of Language.

Those who are Faithful and Trustworthy
Fully realized the Floor of Social Sciences.

The Eye Embracing the Past; Building the Future
Fully realized the Floor of Religion.

The Eye Facing the Fear; Breaking the Cycle
Fully realized the Floor of Philosophy.

The Knowing I
Fully realized the Floor of General Works.

Endings
For the multiple endings you will need to fight the Black Silence three times.
If the Lower Layer and Hokma’s Realization are incomplete, you’ll be forced into Angela’s ending with Foreword. If the Middle Layer and Binah’s Realization are incomplete, you’ll be forced into Roland’s ending with Prière pour aimer la douleur. If you’ve done everything, you’ll get the That’s This, and This is That ending along with the final Realization and climax.
You can also choose which ending you want if you’ve done the previous realizations.

Foreword
Roland was rejected. Angela could not forgive him.
This is the ending where Angela chooses her freedom, reigning terror over the city for 13 years with her library before she is killed by a nameless Bookhunter.

Prière pour aimer la douleur.
Angela was snubbed. Roland could not forgive her.
This achievement name is in French. It means «Prayer to love the pain.»
This is the ending where Angela chooses to forgive Roland, but Roland chooses to kill Angela before she’s undos everything she’s done.

That’s This, and This is That
Roland and Angela chose to forgive each other.
This is the true ending, in which case you have to do the Floor of General Works Realization, then fight the Distorted Reverb Ensemble, then survive 8

turns against an Arbiter and Claw. Do all this to see the ending and to be rewarded with combat pages from your entire ordeal.

Receptions
Pretty straightforward here. Complete the related reception for an achievement.

Two Shakes of a Rat’s Tail
Complete your first reception. You’ve made your baby steps!

From a Place of Love
Complete the reception of Tomerry.

And Then is Heard No More
Complete the reception of the Crying Children.

Gone Angels
Complete the reception of the Black Silence.

Children of the City
Complete the reception of 얀샋ㄷ요무 (Distorted Yan).
*This is not a missed translation, but rather a joke with QWERTY keyboards. This reception name is how you’d spell Distorted Yan if you typed in English while using a Korean keyboard. In the Korean version, they do the opposite. Other languages have their own interpretation of Distorted Yan.

* Credit to the Library of Ruina Wiki for explaining the joke, as I don’t understand Korean and would have missed it.

Iron Lotus
Complete the reception of Xiao.

Dead Silent
Complete the reception of the Reverberation Ensemble.

Finale
Complete the reception of the Distorted Reverb Ensemble.

Receptions: Challenges
Some of the achievements here require you do have certain floors or Key Pages equipped. You’ll likely get Emotional Peak naturally in a drawn out battle. Arbitrating the Arbiter is the challenging one, with your team suffering no casualties while defeating the boss. I’ll come up with a strategy when I get to that point.

Binah Has Logged In
Complete a reception with Binah offering her assistance.
Simply complete any invitation with Binah in the group. Binah does not unlock when her floor unlocks, so you’ll have to wait until the Red Mist reception to pick this one up at the earliest.

Emotional Peak
Complete a reception after both sides’ Team Emotion Levels have reached 5.

«You know my dream, right?»
Defeat a guest from the Thumb or the Index with Pete’s Key Page equipped.
The Index Proselytes can be fought for this achievement. Equip a librarian with Pete’s key page, and give it Oscar’s Unrelenting and Speed passives. Unrelenting gives you a safety net for the fragile Pete. The Index Proselytes generally like to tunnel on one librarian, chosen at random when the act starts. If Pete is not focused you should be able to keep it alive long enough to deal a killing blow to one of the enemies. If Pete is focused, you’ve got at least one extra turn thanks to Unrelenting. Just hope that they don’t all roll 6.

I’ll Face Myself
Defeat the Red Mist as Gebura.
You have 3 floors to play with against the Red Mist. You can sacrifice two floors to get the Red Mist low and wipe her on Gebura’s first turn before Kali can transform into the Red Mist again. Binah’s floor is good to use as the second choice as she can increase the cost of Red Mist’s mass attack or lock out the leftmost speed die, allowing you to pile on her for hits.

«. To die at the hands of a hero.»
Finish off Myo once and for all as Gebura with the Red Mist’s Key Page equipped.
In the second reception of R Corp in the 4th act, you fight against Maxim, Myo, Nikolai and Rudolph. If any of them hit 20 charges they’ll use mass attack pages. You get two floors in this reception so you could use one floor to kill Maxim, Rudolph and Nikolai and get Myo weak. Let the floor die and swap to Gebura’s floor for a quick and easy Myo kill.

Oriando Furioso
Defeat Olivier and Argalia using the Combat Page ‘Furioso’.
Furioso is the E.G.O page of Black Silence, Roland’s unique key page. This is unlocked in the fight against Olivier. To use Furioso, you need to use all 9 of the Black Silence’s unique combat pages. Then simply land the killing blow with Furioso.
Olivier is a solo fight with the Black Silence.
The Blue Reverberation: Church of Gears encounter did not count for this achievement when I used Furioso on Argalia at 265 HP (He retreats at 250 HP. Furioso hit for 29 and forced him to retreat.)
The Argalia solo battle at the end of the Blue Reverberation Ensemble is where you’ll need to finish off Argalia with Furioso. At 25 HP left Argalia will use a special combat page on his 99 speed die. Counter it with Furioso.

«Sending you here was worth my while.»
Defeat the Purple Tear as Roland.

Arbitrating the Arbiter
Finish the final reception without any participant being incapacitated.

An Unexpected Guest
Send a General Invitation.

The Story of the City
Complete all receptions accessible by General Invitations.

Your Shield
Stagger a guest by deflecting.
Deflecting is caused by using a defensive dice while your enemy uses an offensive dice. If your dice rolls higher, you deflect the attack and deal stagger damage.

Do Cloned Rabbits Dream of Rapid Gashes?
Have 6 copies of the same Combat Page in hand.
You’ll need to complete the second reception of R Corp to have access to the combat page «Clone» from any of the Complete Books of R Corp. Clone is a 1 cost that copies the most expensive page in hand and adds a copy of it to your hand. So equip 3 copies of clone and 3 copies of the same 2+ cost card. You can use Full-Stop Office’s Liwei key page to add 3 single-use ranged cards and use them so that your deck will only draw clone and your clone target card afterwards.

Mutually Assured Destruction
Have a guest and a librarian perish at the same time.
Use the Floor of History with the Abnormality page «Footfalls» on an early game encounter. Weaken an enemy and have your librarians take damage until they get low on HP and explode, killing both themselves and the enemy. Footfalls activates when the librarian attempts to attack a target.

Defeat 5 guests through Burn damage in a single reception.
Malkuth’s Floor of History has Ashes: When hit, inflict 1-3 burn to the attacker. The Unstable Page of the Crying Children inflicts 1-2 burn on hit and 1-2 burn to the enemy when being hit. The Dawn Office also has passives for burn on hit, though I’d apply Yuna’s passive to a better key page. Burn loses 1/3 of it’s stack every turn, so you have some leeway to let them burn to death. If you want Feather Shield to reliably win clashes, use Combat Preparation to give all allies 2 endurance next scene.
The General Invitation Jeong’s Office (3 Urban Plague or 3 Urban Nightmare books) is a good place for this, as it’s a 5v5 and they mostly use weak pages suitable for Feather Shield/Combat Preparation to manage their HP while applying burn. If they get really low and still need a couple stacks, just let them attack you freely for Ashes/Crying Children burn stacks.

Silence, Guest!
Defeat a guest suffering from Burn, Bleed, Feeble, Disarm, Fragile, Paralysis, and Bind.
There’s a few ways to go about this. Forceful Gesture is an easy way to have Feeble, Bind and Disarm in one attack. The key page Unstable Page of the Crying Children inflicts burn on hit or being hit. Bleed and Paralysis have a number of low cost cards that can be used. Fragile has the least amount of combat cards. Build a deck that includes all these things and slap it on your whole team. in a 5v5 battle just have everyone pile on one enemy to inflict all the things and kill it.

Power Overwhelming
Gain 15 Strength in a single Scene.
Use The Red Mist’s Page with these passives:
Yuna’s Page: Lone Fixer (+3 STR)
The Carnival: Remembrance (+2 STR if ally died)
A Shi Fixer’s Page: Kizuna/Extreme Fatigue (+1 STR if ally died, 2 times. So +2 STR)
That’s +7 STR from passives. Sacrifice 4 librarians with the Mountain of Corpses Abnormality Page (negative emotion coins) for another +4 STR (+10). Then use 2x Focus Spirit for (2x +3 STR=+16!). Done.

This Might Sting

Inflict 60 Bleed to a single guest.
You’ll want to use the Floor of Literature’s Abnormality page Obsession for this, as it lets you apply twice as many bleed stacks. Shouldn’t be too difficult with 4-5 librarians using slash bleed attacks while equipped with Kurokumo Clan pages/passives. You will need negative emotion coins to get the Abnormality page, so try to lose clashes. Can be done in the Tomerry fight, similar to the achievement To the Blood Moon. You might not get both achievements in one run there, as 60+bleed will make Tomerry die quite fast.

A Singular Strike
Deal 150 damage to a guest with a single attack.
Hokma’s Floor of Religion realization no longer gives this achievement.

Boundary of Death
Roll the maximum value when using ‘Boundary of Death’.
Boundary of Death is a unique combat page for Yujin’s Key Page. You get these from the Shi Association invitation. Boundary of Death has a roll range of 1-4, and if it rolls the maximum it does 50

damage. Just use it until it rolls the maximum for the achievement. Floor of Literature’s Funny Prank Abnormality forces the first die that a librarian uses to roll minimum or maximum, effectively making it a 50% chance to get this achievement per use.

Breaking Their Immersion
Clear an Abnormality battle.
Abnormalities are monsters created from the physical manifestation of the human mind. Most of these creatures were found in Lobotomy Corp, and make their appearance in Library of Ruina through boss battle books. Defeating the abnormality grants 3 pages to pick from when the team’s emotion hits the next level.

Overwritten
Use an Abnormality page.
You’ll be using a lot of Abnormality pages in battles to usually give yourself an edge. Green cards tend to be helpful with little downsides. Red ones usually have a trade-off or penalty if requirements are not met.

Borrowed EGO
Use an E.G.O page.
E.G.O pages are unlocked after realizing a floor. Malkuth’s Floor or History is the first one to be realized and grants the use of 5 E.G.O pages. E.G.O pages are cards that any librarian can use. After use they need to recharge by gaining emotion coins.

The Abnormality Becomes Me!
Use an E.G.O page that synchronizes its user with the Abnormality.
The first E.G.O synchronize page is found on the Floor of Technological Sciences after realizing the floor. When the floor hits emotion 3 during an invitation, pick Der Freischültz’s Magic Bullet. Using this E.G.O page transforms the selected target into the abnormality Der Freischültz for 3 turns, allowing use of unique attack pages.

One Fell Swoop
Defeat 5 guests at once using a single die of a Mass Attack.
The first Mass Attack pages come from realizing Malkuth’s Floor of History. Fourth Match Flame is a 12-40 slash attack with Mass-Summation. Green Stem is a Mass Attack-Individual with 3-9, 3-9, 3-10 piercing. Summation means that all the dice values on the enemy’s card are added together to clash against the Fourth Match Flame’s single die. Individual means each die on Green Stem only clashes with one opposing die.
So in this case you’ll want to weaken the enemy team and pick Fourth Match Flame.

The Red Mist Makes Her Return
Have Gebura manifest the E.G.O of the Red Mist during a reception.
This occurs in the second path, second row of Star of the City. The reception is against Kali, who transforms into The Red Mist at 50% HP.

Rake in the Sheets
Use 4 pages generated by the Abnormality page ‘Rake’ during a single reception on the Floor of Social Sciences.
One librarian can use the Abnormality page Rake. When this user staggers an enemy, they steal two combat pages and reduce the cost by 2. Use both pages. Stagger another enemy with this librarian, use the two pages again and the achievement is yours.

«This magical bullet can truly hit anyone, just like you say.»
Defeat 5 guests marked by the Abnormality page ‘Request’ in a single reception on the Floor of Technological Sciences.
The first enemy hit by the user of Request marks that enemy. The marked enemy has a blue icon below it to indicate the mark. Simply kill each enemy one at a time in any battle that has 5 enemies.

You Shall Not Mass!
Use the Combat Page ‘Ever-repeating Performance’ on a Scene where a guest planned to use a Mass Attack page on the Floor of Art.

Shield Block n’ Bash
Deal 100 total damage using the Abnormality page ‘Lean, Bloody Wings’ in a single Act of the Floor of Religion.
The Purple Tear’s key page on guard stance using Serpentine Barrier can do this with ease. Serpentine Barrier has 3 counter attack dice that are defense. Slap on the passives of Sweeper’s Liquified Flesh and Walter’s Your Shield for +2 block power. Throw in some other defensive combat pages with light gain/page draw and block your way to victory!

Time attack
Defeat 3 guests after selecting the Abnormality page ‘Fervent Beats’ during a single reception on the Floor of General Works.
Fervent Beats gives a single user 4 Strength, 4 Endurance, 4 Haste, 4 Protection and changes all resistances to ineffective. The user dies after 3 scenes.

Forbidden Clown
Activate the ability of the Abnormality page ‘Nix’ on the Floor of Natural Sciences.
To activate Nix, one librarian needs the Abnormality pages of Greed, Hate, Despair and Wrath. All of these Abnormality pages are negative emotions. You can lose clashes or use the Stigmatize combat page to generate negative emotion coins.

*Easiest way to go for this is during the Blue Reverberation Ensemble fight vs Oswald. Take 4 expendable characters that will buy time and lose clashes. These characters don’t need passives. I sacrificed 4x A Night Awl’s Page with 3x Unlock-I, 3x Opportunity Spotted, 3x Scattering Slash. Tiphereth will want a strong page using pierce damage, as she’ll be doing the heavy lifting. When Oswald tries to use his special page, clash it with one of your expendables and ignore trying to stagger them out of it. Kill Ms.Mermaid, then Mr. Knife. For E.G.O; only The Sword Sharpened with Tears can’t clash with Oswald’s forced stagger. It can seal his dice next scene if you use another E.G.O with Mass Attack to absorb his attack first. Once you have Nix your Tiphereth is basically unstoppable.

«The smiling faces are unfamiliar yet sorrowful.»
Complete a Star of the City-level or above reception after selecting the Abnormality page ‘Mountain of Corpses’ on the Floor of Language.
Mountain of Corpses kills all librarians except the one that is selected. The user gains max light capacity, light restoration, strength, protection and haste proportional to the number of librarians killed for the rest of the battle. The Cane Office reception is a decent place to attempt this one, as it’s a 3v3 fight. Eliminate two of the enemies and lose clashes with your block cards to farm up negative emotion coins while negating damage taken. You can also use the combat page Stigmatize to generate negative emotion coins. Martina or Nemo are optimal. Martina uses a strong single attack and weaker multi-hits. Nemo uses mostly defensive pages with one strong single hit on his 4 cost.

«A big, scary monster lives in the black, dusky forest!»
Activate the ability of the Abnormality page ‘The Beast’ on the Floor of Philosophy.
One Librarian needs the Abnormality pages of Long Arms (positive emotion), Big Eyes (negative emotion) and Small Beak (negative emotion). When you hit emotion level 5, pick The Beast and give it to that librarian.

Gimme a Biiiig Hug!
Lower the Cost of a 4-Cost page to 0 with the Abnormality page ‘Happy Memories’ and use it on the Floor of History.
Happy Memories picks the highest cost page in hand and marks it. Every time this page is used, it lowers the light cost by 1. Make sure to pick the user that has a 4 cost card in hand before choosing the abnormality card. Use a draw card deck to cycle in the marked card.

To the Blood Moon
Deal 40 damage at once with the third die of the E.G.O page ‘Sanguine Desire’ on the Floor of Literature.
Sanguine Desire is a 5 cost E.G.O page with three slash attacks of 4-10, 3-9 and 4-6. Enemies do not lose bleed stacks when rolling the attacks on this page. The third attack gains power by 2x the amount of bleed stacks on the target. Urban Plague’s Kurokomo Clan Key pages have passives that increase the amount of bleed stacks you make on a target. Tomerry is a good boss to fight for this, as it is weak to slash damage and has 300 HP. Build up your emotion in the first battle, unlocking Sanguine Desire before going into the second battle. Pile on the bleed to Tomerry turn 1, then smash it with Sanguine Desire turn 2 for an easy achievement, and probably a kill too.

Extraction of Secret Worlds
Burn a book for the first time.
Burning books is how you get new combat and key pages.

Alexandria Simulator
Burn 100 books in total.
You’ll end up burning hundreds upon hundreds of books.

A Pity
Acquired all the listed rewards from a book that contains an Objet d’art page.
The earliest you can do this is with the Book of Mars. Mars is also the first 2 slot speed dice key page, so you’ll want to pick that up.

Engraved Memory
Equip a Battle Symbol.
Battle Symbols are accessories. Most also have minor stat boosts. Some can be earned by defeating certain enemies once, others need multiple times. Some have specific requirements such as equipping a particular key page and killing a specific enemy X times. The requirements are hidden, so check the Battle Symbol Guide listed below for more information.

Veteran Librarian
Fully equip a librarian with Battle Symbols.

Battle Symbol Fashionista
Collect 100 unique Battle Symbols.

Inherited Power
Transfer a passive ability.
Passive ability transfer is unlocked when the Library reaches the rank of Urban Plague (Lv 15). This lets you moves passives from one key page to another to improve them. There’s a limit on how many abilities a key page can have in total, as well as an ability cost limit. The point limit increases as your library rank increases (6/8/10).

Whoopsie-daisy!
Enter a combat phase without slotting any Speed die for all librarians who can act. Your finger probably slipped for this one.
If an enemy is only using defensive dice, you can pass a turn to get this without penalty. You might also get this accidentally by double tapping spacebar.

Your Very Own Nugget!
Customize a librarian.
Nugget is the affectionate nickname given to librarians. This term originated in Lobotomy Corp, where the employees were deemed Nuggets by fans.

Tales from the Library
View all Small Stories.
You’ll unlock this shortly after realizing every floor except General Works.

Key Page Connoisseur
Collect all Key Pages.
You don’t need every single copy of every Key Page. One of each will suffice.

Combat Page Hoarder
Collect all Combat Pages.

The One Perfect Book
Obtain all other achievements.

Listing by how they appear in the Combat Pages equip menu by Rank category and 4 per row. Some pages are exclusive to certain Key Pages, in which case they’ll be noted and listed separately as they are only displayed when that Key Page is equipped.

In the event that you are missing a page, I’ll also make a list of all the books per Rank section so you can quickly find the source of the missing combat pages.

Canard
General Combat Pages
Evade, Dodge and Strike, C-charge Up!, Track
Light Attack, Light Defense, Thrust, Quickness
Bite Off, Backstreets Dash, Skitter Away, Feelin’ Good
Preparation, E-endure, Charge and Cover, Wallop
Preemptive Strike, Rats’ Guide to Survival, Dirty Blow, You’re Too Slow
Struggle, Time for a Little Test, B-blow it Up!, D-dried Up
C-chop It Off!, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can
Mutilate, Focused Strikes, Gut-harvesting, Commandeering
Y-you Only Live Once, Rampage

Urban Myth
General Combat Pages
Pound, Appetency, Gather Intel, Multi-block
Quick Attack, Keep It Fresh, Time the Ingredients, Cooking Prep
Cruelty, Deflect, Prepared Mind, Taste My Flaming Bat
Fleet Footsteps, Prepared Mind, Multi-hit, I Can Cook Anything
Ingredient Hunt, Set Fire, Strong Strike, Nonstop Assault

Urban Legend
General Combat Pages
Diversion, Law and Order, Wait Up!, Loosen Up
Sharp Swipe, Back Attack, Standoff, Silent Night
Fence, Guardian, Avert, Fierce Onslaught
Gamble, Stay Calm, The Art of Rapid Steps, Slice
Startin’ Out Lightly, Outburst, Handling Work, Your Shield
Combat Preparation, Blade Whirl, Suppress, I’ll End You
Shocking Blow, Destructive Impact, Cut In, Crush
Retaliate, Daring Decision, Scratch That!, Brawl

Urban Plague
General Combat Pages
Handle Request, Rules of the Backstreet, High-speed Stabbing, Want a Taste of this Chain?
Low at Night, High at Day, Will Be Tasty?, As the Prescript Orders, Bizarre Attack
Return Fire, I Hate CQC!, Take the Shot, Target Spotted
Flash of Sunup, Opportunity Spotted, You’re a Hindrance, Unavoidable Gaze
Cumulus Wall, Clean Up, Dark Cloud, Upbeat Performance
The Red Notes, You’re Soft, Frontal Dodge, Flank Attack
Mend Weapon, Relay, Feast, Will Make Fine Silk
Indiscriminate Shots, Not Another Step, Headshot, Full-Stop to Life
Beyond the Shadow, Butterfly Slash, Eject, Sunset Blade
Stigmatize, Zzzzzap, Electric Shock, Structural Analysis
Faint Memories, Sharpened Blade, Sky-Clearing Cut, Scattering Slash
Silent Mist, Unforgetable Melody, Shrine to Music, Tendon Chords
Sparking Spear, Speared Sweep, Searing Sword, Feather Shield
Here’s My Chance, Head-to-Head, Stab and Detonate, Whet
Flip the Table, Shuffle Hands, Going for Bullseye, Crack of Dawn
Observe, Binding Arms, Wrath of Torment, Heavy Peaks
Hard Rehearsal, Transpierce, Collision, Now Die
Refine, Sakura, Tailoring, Ink Over

Urban Nightmare
Exclusive Combat Pages
Unstable Page of the Crying Children: Blazing Strike
Yujin’s Page: Boundary of Death
Lesti’s Page, Rose’s Page, Sen’s Page: Rip Space
Anton’s Page, Lyla’s Page, A Sweepers Page, Valerie’s Page: Trash Disposal
Bamboo-hatted Kim’s Page: Yield My Flesh

Star of the City
Exclusive Combat Pages
A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Denis’s Page, Kalo’s Page, Katriel’s Page: Reload, Suppressing Shot, Bayonet Combat, Shock Request, Focus Fire
Denis’s Page, Kalo’s Page, Katriel’s Page: Summary Judgement
Boris’s Page: Discipline
Allen’s Page: Stiletto
An Udjat’s Page: The Udjat
Bada’s Page: Devastating Thrash
Nemo’s Page: Energy Beam
Martina’s Page: Uncanny Strike
A Reindeer Team Soldier’s Page, Rudolph’s Page: Mind Whip
Rudolph’s Page: Mind Crush
A Rhino Team Soldier’s Page, Maxim’s Page: Rhino Ram
Maxim’s Page: Ground Crash
Myo’s Page: Savage Mode
Nikolai’s Page: Battle Command, Disposal
Cecil’s Page, Mei’s Page: Tiêshãnkào
Lowell’s Page: Forming Storm
The Red Mist’s Page: Upstanding Slash, Spear, Level Slash, Focus Spirit, Onrush
The Purple Tear’s Page: Mirage Storm
Esther’s Page: Castigation
Gloria’s Page: Eradication
Hubert’s Page: Decapitation
Bayard’s Page: Ready Position
Yae’s Page: Exhale Smoke
Irina’s Page: Multi-party Compensation
Xiao’s Page: Jïn Ni, Raging Storm: Love
Chun’s Page, Miris’ Page: Flaming Dragon Fist

General Combat Pages
Frontal Assault, Unlock-I, Single-Point Stab, Graze the Grass
Ominous Power, Sword of Volition, Gap Attack, Harpe
Switcharoo, Test Run, Wedging Thorn, Mangle
Rush Down, High Kick, All-out War, Ferrous Guard
Class and Respect, Energy Shield, Energy Conversion, Guidance of the Gears
Multislash, Violent Flame, Clone, Serpent Sword Technique
Snake’s Prey, Dagger Press, Feint, Sand Spirit
Sand Strike, Insurance Contract, Smoke Blow, Smoke Smash
Cleave Across, Faultless Strike, Shoving Stab, Inner Ardor
Flow of the Sword, Fleet Edge, Gale Kick, Iron Wall
Steel Knuckles, Absorb Impact, A Golden Opportunity, Ready Up!
Defense Order, Automous Rush, Assault Order, Somber Procuration
Binding Chains, Burning Flash, Concentrated Fire, Energy Strike
Bulky Impact, Quick Suppression, Snake Slit, Venomous Fangs
Strike Down, Great Serpent’s Impact, Parry, Jião Tú
Bi Xi, Fiery Dragon Slash, The Will of the City, Seize Ya Chance
Furüsiyya, Jamadhar, Equivalent Exchange, Smoke Prick
Knock Back, Great Swing, A Critical Moment, Emotional Turbulence
Sturdy Defense, Le Regole, Vapour, Eliminate
Fiery Waltz, Pinpoint Shot, Concentration, Violet Blade
Laceration, Duel, Serpentine Barrier, Identify Weakpoint
Bi Àn, Chï Wên, Coordinated Assault, Blind Faith
Prod the Weakness, Field Mods, Disgorge Innards
Fervid Embrace, Rapid Gashes

Impuritas Civitatis
Exclusive Combat Pages
Harold’s Page, Mirinae’s Page, Olivier’s Page: True Trigram Formation
Argalia’s Page: Largo, Controlled Resonance, Allegro, Resonant Scythe, Trails of Blue, Tempestuous Danza, Crescendo
Philip’s Page: Flames of Despair, Blazing Strike, Rekindled Strike
Eileen’s Page: Thought Gear: Indoctrinate
Greta’s Page: Tackle Mount
Bremen’s Page: Chorus at the Climax
Oswald’s Page: CLIMAX

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Tanya’s Page: Beatdown, Pitch Black Pulverizer
Jae-heon’s Page: Straining Strings
Elana’s Page: Bloodspreading, Unending Thirst
Pluto’s Page: Deluge of Brachial Quietuses

General Combat Pages
Forward March, Brace Up, Godspeed, Suspicious Contract
Unity: Bolster, Taste Test, Afterimage, Confrontation
Mince, Let’s Have Some Fun

, Ghghgh, Crimson Claws
Rooster’s Crow, Unity: Coordination, Unity: Bulwark, Double-edged Rencounter
Augury Kick, Celestial Spear, Unyielding Strike, Chorus
Impurgnatio Ultima, Ever-Spinning Gearwheel, Opening Ceremony, Divinatory Impact
Overspeed, Shaded Strike

After clearing the Blue Reverberation Ensemble all the way through to fending off the Head’s goons, you are awarded the following combat pages. These will be the final missing combat pages for the achievement if you’ve acquired everything else. These are:

Unity: Bolster, Unity: Coordination, Unity: Bulwark, Taste Test
Shaded Strike, Opening Ceremony, Controlled Resonance, Crescendo
Deluge of Brachial Quietuses, Unending Thirst, Straining Strings, Pitch Black Pulverizer
CLIMAX

. Tackle Mount, Chorus at the Climax, Thought Gear: Indoctrinate
Flames of Despair

There’s an achievement to collect every Key Page. This is a list of all the Key Pages. If Argalia’s Page is your final key page found, you may need to un-equip/re-equip any key page to trigger the achievement unlock.

Canard
Rats: Lenny’s Page, Mang-chi’s Page, Pete’s Page
Yun’s Office Fixers: A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1. Eri’s Page, Finn’s Page, Yun’s Page
Brotherhood of Iron: Arnold’s Page, Consta’s Page, Mo’s Page
Hook Office: A Hook Office Fixer, Page 1. McCullin’s Page, Naoki’s Page, Taein’s Page

Urban Myth
Streetlight Office: Lulu’s Page, Lulu’s Friend, Page 1. Lulu’s Friend, Page 3. Mars’ Page, San’s Page
Pierre’s Bistro: A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1. A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2. Jack’s Page, Pierre’s Page
Hook Office Remnants: A Hook Office Fixer, Page 2

Urban Legend
Stray Dogs: A Stray Dog’s Page, Dino’s Page, Gyeong-mi’s Page, Zulu’s Page
Molar Office: Mika’s Page, Olga’s Page, Rain’s Page
Zwei Crewmembers: A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Isadora’s Page, Julia’s Page, Walter’s Page
Grade 8 Fixers: A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 1. A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 2. A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 3.
Grade 7 Fixers: A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 1. A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 2. A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 3.
Axe Gang: An Axe Gang Member, Page 1. An Axe Gang Member, Page 2

Urban Plague
The Carnival: The Carnival’s Page
Kurokumo Clan: A Kurokumo Henchman’s Page, Gin’s Page, Sayo’s Page, Yang’s Page
Full-Stop Office: Liwei’s Page, Stephan’s Page, Tamaki’s Page
Musicians of Bremen: Meow’s Page, MuMu’s Page, Oink’s Page
Dawn Office: Salvador’s Page, Yuna’s Page
Wedge Office: Oscar’s Page, Pamela’s Page, Pameli’s Page
Gaze Office: Alloc’s Page, Bono’s Page, Dalloc’s Page
Rusted Chains: A Rusted Chainlink’s Page, Jikan’s Page
Workshop-affiliated Fixers: A Workshop-affiliated Fixer’s Page
Jeong’s Office: A Jeong’s Office Fixer’s Page, Hanafuda’s Page

Urban Nightmare
Sweepers: A Sweeper’s Page, Anton’s Page, Lyla’s Page, Valerie’s Page
Index Proselytes: An Index Proselyte’s Page
Shi Association: A Shi Fixer’s Page, Tenma’s Page, Valentin’s Page, Yujin’s Page
Smiling Faces: A Smiling Face’s Page, Jin’s Page, Mi’s Page, Wang’s Page
The 8 o’Clock Circus: Emma’s Page, Noah’s Page
The Crying Children: Unstable Page of the Crying Children
Puppets: A Puppet, Page 1. A Puppet, Page 2.
WARP Cleanup Crew: A WARP Cleanup Agent’s Page, Lesti’s Page, Rose’s Page, Sen’s Page
Blade Lineage: A Blade Lineage Cutthroat’s Page, Bamboo-hatted Kim’s Page
Seven Association: A Seven Association Fixer’s Page, Dante’s Page

Star of the City
The Thumb: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Boris’s Page, Denis’s Page, Kalo’s Page, Katriel’s Page
Index Proxies: Esther’s Page, Gloria’s Page, Hubert’s Page
얀샋ㄷ요무: 얀샋ㄷ요무’s Page (Distorted Yan’s Page)
The Blue Reverberation: A Church of Gears Worshipper’s Page
The Red Mist: The Red Mist’s Page
The Purple Tear: The Purple Tear’s Page
Liu Association Section 2: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Cecil’s Page, Lowell’s Page, Mei’s Page
Liu Association Section 1: A Liu Association Section 1 Fixer’s Page, Chun’s Page, Miris’ Page
Xiao: Xiao’s Page
Cane Office: Bada’s Page, Martina’s Page, Nemo’s Page
R Corp.: A Rabbit Team Soldier’s Page, A Reindeer Team Soldier’s Page, A Rhino Team Soldier’s Page, Maxim’s Page, Myo’s Page, Rudolph’s Page
Dong-hwan the Grade 1 Fixer: Dong-hwan the Grade 1 Fixer’s Page
Night Awls: A Night Awl’s Page, Allen’s Page
The Udjat: An Udjat’s Page
Bayard: A Bayard Office Fixer’s Page, Bayard’s Page
Leaflet Workshop: A Leaflet Workshop Fixer’s Page, Yae’s Page
Mirae Life Insurance: A Mirae Insurer’s Page, Irina’s Page

Impuritas Civitatis
Hana Association: A Hana Fixer’s Page, Harold’s Page, Mirinae’s Page, Olivier’s Page
The Reverberation Ensemble: Argalia’s Page, Bremen’s Page, Eileen’s Page, Elan’s Page, Greta’s Page, Jae-heon’s Page, Oswald’s Page, Philip’s Page, Pluto’s Page, Tanya’s Page

This is a list of all of the books and their rewards. If you’re missing a Key Page or Combat Page from the previous lists, you can check here to find the location of the thing you’re missing. In battles that have a general office book and personal books, you’ll need to defeat characters before their emotion levels up to get the general office book. Once their emotion levels up they’ll drop their personal book instead.

Rats:
Book of Rats: Lenny’s Page, Mang-chi’s Page, Pete’s Page, Gut Harvesting, Rats’ Guide to Survival, Dirty Blow, Bite Off, Backstreets Dash, Skitter Away

Yun’s Office (1):
Book of a Grade 9 Fixer: A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Dodge and Strike, Thrust, Wallop, Preempitive Strike, Quickness, Preparation

Yun’s Office (2):
Book of Finn: Finn’s Page, Dodge and Strike, Thrust, Wallop, Preemptive Strike, Quickness, Struggle, Preparation

Yun’s Office (3):
Book of a Grade 9 Fixer: A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Dodge and Strike, Thrust, Wallop, Preempitive Strike, Quickness, Preparation

Book of Yun’s Office: Finn’s Page, Eri’s Page, Yun’s Page, A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Commandering, You’re Too Slow, Struggle, Time For a Little Test, Feelin’ Good, Preparation

Book of Eri: Eri’s Page, A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Dodge and Strike, Thrust, Wallop, Preempitive Strike, Quickness, Time For a Little Test, Feelin’ Good, Preparation

Book of Yun: Yun’s Page, A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Dodge and Strike, Thrust, Wallop, Preempitive Strike, Quickness, Commandeering, You’re Too Slow, Preparation

Brotherhood of Iron:
Book of the Brotherhood of Iron: Mo’s Page, Consta’s Page, Arnold’s Page, B-blow It Up!, Y-you Only Live Once!, C-charge Up!, E-endure, D-dried Up, C-chop It Off!

Book of Mo: Mo’s Page, B-blow It Up!, Y-you Only Live Once!, C-charge Up!, E-endure, D-dried Up, C-chop It Off!

Book of Consta: Consta’s Page, B-blow It Up!, Y-you Only Live Once!, C-charge Up!, E-endure, D-dried Up, C-chop It Off!

Book of Arnold: Arnold’s Page, B-blow It Up!, Y-you Only Live Once!, C-charge Up!, E-endure, D-dried Up, C-chop It Off!

Hook Office:
Hook Office, Vol 1: A Hook Office Fixer, Page 1, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can, Rampage, Track, Mutilate

Book of Taein:Taein’s Page, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can, Rampage, Track, Mutilate

Book of McCullin:McCullin’s Page, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can, Rampage, Track, Mutilate

Book of Naoki: Naoki’s Page, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can, Rampage, Track, Mutilate

Hook Office Remnants:
Hook Office, Vol 2: A Hook Office Fixer, Page 1, A Hook Office Fixer, Page 2, Overpower, Goin’ First, Fend This Off If You Can, Rampage, Track, Mutilate

Pierre’s Bistro:
A Guide to District 23: A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Book of Pierre: Pierre’s Page, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, Keep It Fresh, Trim the Ingredients, I Can Cook Anything, Cooking Prep, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Book of Jack: Jack’s Page, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, Keep It Fresh, Trim the Ingredients, I Can Cook Anything, Cooking Prep, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Streetlight Office (1):
Book of Mars: Mars’ Page, Deflect, Prepared Mind, Nonstop Assault, Fleet Footsteps, Gather Intel

Streetlight Office (2):
A Backstreets Fixer, Vol 1: Lulu’s Friend, Page 1, Lulu’s Friend, Page 2, Set Fire, Taste My Flaming Bat, Nonstop Assault, Gather Intel

Streetlight Office: Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Set Fire, Taste My Flaming Bat, Nonstop Assault, Fleet Footsteps, Gather Intel, Prepared Mind

Book of Lulu: Lulu’s Page, Set Fire, Taste My Flaming Bat, Nonstop Assault, Gather Intel, Prepared Mind

General Invitation: Hook Office Remnants:
Dark Alleys of the Backstreets, Vol. 1: A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, McCullin’s Page, Taein’s Page, Naoki’s Page, Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Zwei Association (1):
Zwei South Section 6: A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Your Shield, Gaurdian, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Zwei Association (2):
Zwei South Section 6: A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Your Shield, Gaurdian, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Book of San: San’s Page, Handling Work, Silent Night, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Book of Julia: Julia’s Page, A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Fence, Your Shield, Guardian, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Zwei Association (3):
Zwei South Section 6: A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Your Shield, Gaurdian, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Book of Walter: Walter’s Page, A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Your Shield, Blade Whirl, Guardian, Suppress, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Book of Isadora: Isadora’s Page, A Zwei Fixer’s Page, Your Shield, Combat Preparation, Blade Whirl, Guardian, Avert, Retaliate, Law and Order

Stray Dogs:
Book of the Stray Dogs: A Stray Dog’s Page, Scratch That!, Brawl, I’ll End You, Startin’ Out LIghtly, Shocking Blow, Devastating Blow, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of Gyeong-mi: Gyeong-mi’s Page, Scratch That!, Brawl, I’ll End You, Startin’ Out Lightly, Shocking Blow, Devastating Blow, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of Dino: Dino’s Page, Scratch That!, Brawl, I’ll End You, Startin’ Out Lightly, Shocking Blow, Devastating Blow, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of Zulu: Zulu’s Page, Scratch That!, Brawl, I’ll End You, Startin’ Out Lightly, Shocking Blow, Devastating Blow, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Molar Office:
Book of Molar Office: Outburst, Fierce Onslaught, Wait Up!, Gamble, Daring Decision, Stay Calm, The Art of Rapid Steps, Slice

Book of Olga: Olga’s Page, Outburst, Fierce Onslaught, Wait Up!, Gamble, Daring Decision, Stay Calm, The Art of Rapid Steps, Slice

Book of Mika: Mika’s Page, Outburst, Fierce Onslaught, Wait Up!, Gamble, Daring Decision, Stay Calm, The Art of Rapid Steps, Slice

Book of Rain: Rain’s Page, Outburst, Fierce Onslaught, Wait Up!, Gamble, Daring Decision, Stay Calm, The Art of Rapid Steps, Slice

Urban Legend-class Office
A Backstreets Fixer, Vol. 2: A Yun’s Office Fixer, Page 1, Finn’s Page, Yun’s Page, Mars’ Page, Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Deflect, Prepared Mind, Nonstop Assault

A Backstreets Fixer, Vol. 3: Lulu’s Friend, Page 1, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 2, Lulu’s Friend, Page 3, Mars’ Page, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

A Backstreets Fixer, Vol. 4: A Hook Office Fixer, Page 2, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 2, Lulu’s Friend, Page 3, Lulu’s Page, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of a Grade 8 Fixer: A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 2, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 3, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of a Grade 7 Fixer: A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 2, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 3, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Urban Legend-class Syndicate
Dark Alleys of the Backstreets, Vol. 1: A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, McCullin’s Page, Taein’s Page, Naoki’s Page, Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Dark Alleys of the Backstreets, Vol. 2: A Stray Dog’s Page, Jack’s Page, Pierre’s Page, Diversion, Sharp Swipe, Back Attack, Standoff, Outburst, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of Axe Gang: An Axe Gang Member, Page 1, An Axe Gang Member, Page 2, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of the Stray Dogs: A Stray Dog’s Page, Scratch That!, Brawl, I’ll End You, Startin’ Out Lightly, Shocking Blow, Devastating Impact, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Axe Gang
Dark Alleys of the Backstreets, Vol. 1: A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1, A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2, McCullin’s Page, Taein’s Page, Naoki’s Page, Pound, Multi-block, Multi-hit, Quick Attack, Strong Strike, Ingredient Hunt, Cruelty, Appetency

Dark Alleys of the Backstreets, Vol. 2: A Stray Dog’s Page, Jack’s Page, Pierre’s Page, Diversion, Sharp Swipe, Back Attack, Standoff, Outburst, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Book of Axe Gang: An Axe Gang Member, Page 1, An Axe Gang Member, Page 2, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Grade 8 Fixers
Book of a Grade 8 Fixer: A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 2, A Grade 8 Fixer, Page 3, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

Grade 7 Fixers
Book of a Grade 7 Fixer: A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 1, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 2, A Grade 7 Fixer, Page 3, Back Attack, Standoff, Cut In, Crush, Loosen Up

The Carnival:
Book of The Carnival:The Carnival’s Page, Tailoring, Feast, Will Make Fine Silk, Will Be Tasty?, As the Prescript Orders, Bizarre Attack

Kurokumo Clan:
Book of Kurokumo Clan: A Kurokumo Henchman’s Page, Yang’s Page, Gin’s Page, Ink Over, Sharpened Blade, Cumulus Wall, Sky-Clearing Cut, Scattering Slash, Silent Mist, Rules of the Backstreets, Clean Up, Dark Cloud

Book of Sayo: A Kurokumo Henchman’s Page, Sayo’s Page, Ink Over, Sharpened Blade, Cumulus Wall, Sky-Clearing Cut, Scattering Slash, Silent Mist, Rules of the Backstreets, Clean Up, Dark Cloud

Book of Yang:A Kurokumo Henchman’s Page, Yang’s Page, Ink Over, Sharpened Blade, Cumulus Wall, Sky-Clearing Cut, Scattering Slash, Silent Mist, Rules of the Backstreets, Clean Up, Dark Cloud

Book of Gin: A Kurokumo Henchman’s Page, Gin’s Page, Ink Over, Sharpened Blade, Cumulus Wall, Sky-Clearing Cut, Scattering Slash, Silent Mist, Rules of the Backstreets, Clean Up, Dark Cloud

Full-Stop Office:
Book of Full-Stop Office: Stephen’s Page, Tamaki’s Page, Going For Bullseye, Return Fire, Indiscriminate Shots, I Hate CQC, Not Another Step, Take the Shot, Headshot, Target Spotted

Book of Liwei: Liwei’s Page, Take the Shot, Headshot, Target Spotted, Full Stop to Life, Beyond the Shadow

Book of Stephen: Stephan’s Page, Indiscriminate Shots, I Hate CQC, Not Another Step, Take the Shot, Headshot, Target Spotted

Book of Tamaki: Tamaki’s Page, Going For Bullseye, Return Fire, Take the Shot, Headshot, Target Spotted

Musicians of Bremen:
Book of The Musicians of Bremen: MuMu’s Page, Oink’s Page, Heavy Peaks, Unforgetable Melody, Hard Rehearsal, Shrine to Music, Upbeat Performance, Tendon Chords, The Red Notes

Book of Meow: Meow’s Page, MuMu’s Page, Oink’s Page, Heavy Peaks, Unforgetable Melody, Hard Rehearsal, Shrine to Music, Upbeat Performance, Tendon Chords, The Red Notes

Book of MuMu: MuMu’s Page, Heavy Peaks, Unforgetable Melody, Hard Rehearsal, Shrine to Music, Upbeat Performance, Tendon Chords, The Red Notes

Book of Oink: Oink’s Page, Heavy Peaks, Unforgetable Melody, Hard Rehearsal, Shrine to Music, Upbeat Performance, Tendon Chords, The Red Notes

Dawn Office:
Book of Salvador:Salvador’s Page, Flash of Sunup, Butterfly Slash, Eject, Sunset Blade, Handle Request

Book of Yuna:Yuna’s Page, Crack of Dawn, Flash of Sunup, Butterfly Slash, Eject, Sunset Blade, Handle Request

Wedge Office:
Book of Wedge Office:Pameli’s Page, Pamela’s Page, Transpierce, Sparking Spear, Collision, Speared Sweep, High-speed Stabbing

Book of Oscar:Oscar’s Page, Pameli’s Page, Pamela’s Page, Transpierce, Sparking Spear, Collision, Speared Sweep, High-speed Stabbing

Book of Pameli:Pameli’s Page, Transpierce, Sparking Spear, Collision, Speared Sweep, High-speed Stabbing

Book of Pamela:Pamela’s Page, Transpierce, Sparking Spear, Collision, Speared Sweep, High-speed Stabbing

Gaze Office:
Book of Gaze Office: Dalloc’s Page, Bono’s Page, Observe, Opportunity Spotted, Binding Arms, You’re a Hindrance, Zzzzzap, Electric Shock, Structural Analysis, Unavoidable Gaze

Book of Alloc: Alloc’s Page, Observe, Opportunity Spotted, Binding Arms, You’re a Hindrance, Zzzzzap, Electric Shock, Structural Analysis, Unavoidable Gaze

Book of Dalloc: Dalloc’s Page, Observe, Opportunity Spotted, Binding Arms, You’re a Hindrance, Zzzzzap, Electric Shock, Structural Analysis, Unavoidable Gaze

Book of Bono: Bono’s Page, Observe, Opportunity Spotted, Binding Arms, You’re a Hindrance, Zzzzzap, Electric Shock, Structural Analysis, Unavoidable Gaze

Love Town:
Book of Tomerry:Faint Memories, Wrath of Torment

Rusted Chains
Book of a Rusted Chainlink: A Rusted Chainlink’s Page, Want a Taste of this Chain?, You’re Soft, Frontal Dodge, Flank Attack

Book of Jikan: Jikan’s Page, Want a Taste of this Chain?, You’re Soft, Frontal Dodge, Flank Attack, Here’s My Chance, Head-to-Head, Now Die

Workshop-affiliated Fixers
Book of a Workshop-affiliated Fixer: A Workshop-affiliated Fixer’s Page, Mend Weapon, Stab and Detonate, Whet, Refine

Jeong’s Office
Book of a Jeong’s Office Fixer: A Jeong’s Office Fixer’s Page, Low at Night, High at Day, Relay, Flip the Table, Shuffle Hands

Book of Hanafuda: Hanafuda’s Page, Low at Night, High at Day, Relay, Flip the Table, Shuffle Hands, Sakura

Sweepers:
Book of a Sweeper: A Sweeper’s Page, Trash Disposal, Sweep the Backstreets, For the Family, Extract Fuel, Night in the Backstreets

Book of Anton:A Sweeper’s Page, Anton’s Page, 333— 1973, Trash Disposal, Sweep the Backstreets, For the Family, Extract Fuel, Night in the Backstreets

Book of Lyla:A Sweeper’s Page, Lyla’s Page, 333— 1973, Trash Disposal, Sweep the Backstreets, For the Family, Extract Fuel, Night in the Backstreets

Book of Valerie:A Sweeper’s Page, Valerie’s Page, 333— 1973, Trash Disposal, Sweep the Backstreets, For the Family, Extract Fuel, Night in the Backstreets

Index Proselytes:
Book of an Index Proselyte: An Index Proselyte’s Page, To Where the Prescript Points, Undertake Prescript, Execute, Will of the Prescript, Faith, Sense Quarry, Proselyte’s Blade

Shi Association:
Book of Shi Association: Valentin’s Page, Tenma’s Page, A Shi Fixer’s Page, Extreme Edge, Flashing Strike, Flying Sword, Endless Battle, Desperate Struggle, To Overcome Crisis

Book of Yujin: Yujin’s PageValentin’s Page, Tenma’s Page, A Shi Fixer’s Page, Boundary of Death, Extreme Edge, Flashing Strike, Flying Sword, Endless Battle, Desperate Struggle, To Overcome Crisis

Book of Valentin: Valentin’s Page, A Shi Fixer’s Page, Extreme Edge, Flying Sword, Endless Battle, Desperate Struggle, To Overcome Crisis

Book of Tenma: Tenma’s Page, A Shi Fixer’s Page, Extreme Edge, Flashing Strike, Flying Sword, Endless Battle, Desperate Struggle, To Overcome Crisis

Smiling Faces:
Book of the Smiling Faces:A Smiling Face’s Page, Deep Drag, Flesh Fillet, Inhale Smoke, Trace of Fumes, Hidden Blade, Smoking Pipe, Loss of Senses

Book of Wang: Wang’s Page, A Smiling Face’s Page, Deep Drag, Flesh Fillet, Inhale Smoke, Trace of Fumes, Hidden Blade, Smoking Pipe, Loss of Senses

Book of Jin: Jin’s Page, A Smiling Face’s Page, Deep Drag, Flesh Fillet, Inhale Smoke, Trace of Fumes, Hidden Blade, Smoking Pipe, Loss of Senses

Book of Mi: Mi’s Page, A Smiling Face’s Page, Deep Drag, Flesh Fillet, Inhale Smoke, Trace of Fumes, Hidden Blade, Smoking Pipe, Loss of Senses

The 8 o’Clock Circus:
Book of Emma: Emma’s Page, Noah’s Page, Sharp Nails, Circus Knives, Juggling, Wild Card

Book of Noah: Noah’s Page, Juggling, Wild Card

The Crying Children:
Unstable Book of the Crying Children: Unstable Page of the Crying Children, Blazing Strike, Searing Sword, Feather Shield, Stigmatize, Fierce Charge

Puppets:
Book of a Puppet: A Puppet, Page 1, Autonomous Movement, Manikin, Repressed Flesh, Forceful Gesture, Gigigig, Creak, Puppet Blockade

Book of a Weighty Puppet:A Puppet, Page 1, A Puppet, Page 2, Autonomous Movement, Manikin, Repressed Flesh, Forceful Gesture, Gigigig, Creak, Puppet Blockade

Warp Cleanup Crew:
Book of WARP Cleanup Crew: A WARP Cleanup Agent’s Page, Dimensional Rift, Ripple, Overcharge, Rewind, Energy Cycle

Book of Lesti: Lesti’s Page, A WARP Cleanup Agent’s Page, Rip Space, Dimensional Rift, Ripple, Overcharge, Rewind, Leap, Energy Cycle

Book of Sen: Sen’s Page, A WARP Cleanup Agent’s Page, Rip Space, Dimensional Rift, Ripple, Overcharge, Rewind, Leap, Energy Cycle

Book of Rose: Rose’s Page, A WARP Cleanup Agent’s Page, Rip Space, Dimensional Rift, Ripple, Overcharge, Rewind, Leap, Energy Cycle

Seven Association
Book of a Seven Association Fixer: A Seven Association Fixer’s Page, Engagement, Riposte, Flèche
Book of Dante: Dante’s Page, Engagement, Riposte, Flèche, Moulinet

Blade Lineage
Book of a Blade Lineage Cutthroat: A Blade Lineage Cutthroat’s Page, Draw of the Sword, Acupuncture, Overthrow, Slay

Book of Bamboo-hatted Kim: Bamboo-hatted Kim’s Page, Draw of the Sword, Acupuncture, Yield My Flesh, Overthrow, Slay

Star of the City
The Thumb (1):
Book of the Thumb: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Reload, Bayonet Combat, Suppressing Shot, Shock Round, Focus Fire, Class and Respect

The Thumb (2):
Book of the Thumb: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Reload, Bayonet Combat, Suppressing Shot, Shock Round, Focus Fire, Class and Respect

Book of Denis: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Denis’ Page, Reload, Bayonet Combat, Suppressing Shot, Shock Round, Focus Fire, Summary Judgement, Class and Respect

Book of Boris: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Boris’ Page, Ferrous Guard, Steel Knuckles, Discipline, Class and Respect

Book of Katriel: A Thumb Soldato’s Page, Katriel’s Page, Reload, Bayonet Combat, Suppressing Shot, Shock Round, Focus Fire, Summary Judgement, Class and Respect

Index Proxies:
Book of the Index: An Index Proselyte’s Page, Somber Procuration, Eliminate, Binding Chains, Multislash, Unlock-I

Book of Esther: Esther’s Page, Castigation, Somber Procuration, Eliminate, Binding Chains, Multislash, Unlock-I

Book of Hubert: Hubert’s Page, Decapitation, Somber Procuration, Eliminate, Binding Chains, Multislash, Unlock-I

Book of Gloria: Gloria’s Page, Eradication, Somber Procuration, Eliminate, Binding Chains, Multislash, Unlock-I

얀샋ㄷ요무 (Distorted Yan):
Book of 얀샋ㄷ요무 (Distorted Yan):

The Blue Reverberation:
Book of a Church of Gears Worshipper: A Church of Gears Worshipper’s Page, Vapour, Defense Order, Autonomous Rush, Assault Order, Guidance of the Gears

The Red Mist:
Book of the Red Mist: The Red Mist’s Page, Outstanding Slash, Spear, Level Slash, Force Spirit, Onrush

The Purple Tear:
Book of the Purple Tear: The Purple Tear’s Page, Serpent Sword Technique, Violet Blade, Snake Slit, Snake’s Prey, Laceration, Venomous Fangs, Strike Down, Great Serpent’s Impact, Duel, Serpentine Barrier, Parry, Identify Weakpoint, Mirage Storm

Liu Association Section 2 (1):
Liu Association Section 2, Vol. 1: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Inner Ardor, Flow of the Sword, Sturdy Defense, Fleet Edge, Rush Down, Frontal Assault

Liu Association Section 2 (2):
Liu Association Section 2, Vol. 1: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Inner Ardor, Flow of the Sword, Sturdy Defense, Fleet Edge, Rush Down, Frontal Assault

Liu Association Section 2, Vol. 2: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Fleet Edge, Frontal Assault, Gale Kick, High Kick, Iron Wall, All-out War

Book of Lowell: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Lowell’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Inner Ardor, Flow of the Sword, Fleet Edge, Rush Down, Frontal Assault, Forming Storm

Book of Cecil: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Cecil’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Frontal Assault, Tiêshãnkào, Gale Kick, High Kick, Iron Wall, All-out war

Book of Mei: A Liu Section 2 Fixer’s Page, Mei’s Page, Emotional Turbulence, Frontal Assault, Tiêshãnkào, Gale Kick, High Kick, Iron Wall, All-out War

Liu Association Section 1:
Book of Liu Association Section 1: A Liu Section 1 Fixer’s Page, Fervid Emotions, Fiery Waltz, Violent Flame, Single-point Stab, Burning Flash

Book of Chun: Chun’s Page, A Liu Section 1 Fixer’s Page, Flaming Dragon Fist, Fervid Emotions, Fiery Waltz, Violent Flame, Single-point Stab, Burning Flash

Xiao:
Book of Miris: Miris’ Page, Flaming Dragon Fist, Fervid Emotions, Fiery Waltz, Violent Flame, Single-point Stab, Burning Flash, Fiery Dragon Slash, Coordinated Assault

Book of Xiao: Xiao’s Page, Raging Storm: Love, Bi Àn, Jião Tú, Bi Xi, Jïn Ni, Chï Wên, Fiery Dragon Slash, Coordinated Assault

Cane Office:
Book of Cane Office: Absorb Impact, A Golden Opportunity, Devastating Thrash, Ready Up!, Energy Shield, Energy Conversion

Book of Nemo: Nemo’s Page, Energy Beam, Absorb Impact, A Golden opportunity, Ready Up!, Energy Shield, Energy Conversion

Book of Martina: Martina’s Page, Absorb Impact, A Golden Opportunity, Ready Up!, Energy Shield, Energy Conversion, Uncanny Strike

Book of Bada: Bada’s Page, Absorb Impact, A Golden opportunity, Devastating Thrash, Ready Up!, Energy Shield, Energy Conversion

R Corp. (1):
Book of the Reindeer Team: A Reindeer Team Soldier’s Page, Mind Whip, Energy Strike, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of the Rhino Team: A Rhino Team Soldier’s Page, Rhino Ram, Bulky Impact, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of the Rabbit Team: A Rabbit Team Soldier’s Page, Concentrated Fire, Pinpoint Shot, Quick Suppression, Graze the Grass

Book of Rudolph Rudolph’s Page, Mind Whip, Energy Strike, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of Maxim: Maxim’s Page, Rhino Ram, Bulky Impact, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of Myo: Myo’s Page, Concentrated Fire, Pinpoint Shot, Quick Suppression, Grace the Grass

Book of Nikolai: Nikolai’s Page, Battle Command, Rapid Gashes, Graze the Grass, Concentration

R Corp. (2):
Book of the Reindeer Team: A Reindeer Team Soldier’s Page, Mind Whip, Energy Strike, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of the Rhino Team: A Rhino Team Soldier’s Page, Rhino Ram, Bulky Impact, Graze the Grass, Concentration

Book of the Rabbit Team: A Rabbit Team Soldier’s Page, Concentrated Fire, Pinpoint Shot, Quick Suppression, Graze the Grass

Complete Book of Rudolph: Rudolph’s Page, Mind Crush, Mind Whip, Energy Strike, Graze the Grass, Concentration, Clone

Complete Book of Maxim: Maxim’s Page, Ground Crash, Rhino Ram, Bulky Impact, Graze the Grass, Concentration, Clone

Complete Book of Myo: Myo’s Page, Concentrated Fire, Pinpoint Shot, Quick Suppression, Graze the Grass, Clone Savage Mode

Complete Book of Nikolai: Nikolai’s Page, Disposal, Battle Command, Rapid Gashes, Graze the Grass, Concentration, Clone

Dong-hwan the Grade 1 Fixer
Book of Dong-hwan the Grade 1 Fixer: Dong-hwan the Grade 1 Fixer’s Page, Draw of the sword, Mangle, Shoving Stab, A Critical Moment, Disgorge Innards

Night Awls
Book of a Night Awl: A Night Awl’s Page, Gap Attack, Dagger Press, Feint, Seize ya Chance, Prod the Weakness

Book of Allen: Allen’s Page, Gap Attack, Dagger Press, Feint, Seize ya Chance, Prod the Weakness, Stiletto

The Udjat
Book of an Udjat: An Udjat’s Page, Harpe, Sand Spirit, Sand Strike, Furüsiyya, Jamadhar, The Udjat

Mirae Life Insurance
Book of a Mirae Life Insurer: A Mirae Insurer’s Page, Switcharoo, Insurance Coverage, Equivalent Exchange, Final Stroke

Book of Irina: Irina’s Page, Switcharoo, Insurance Coverage, Equivalent Exchange, Multi-party Compensation, Final Stroke

Leaflet Workshop
Book of a Leaflet Workshop Fixer: A Leaflet Workshop Fixer’s Page, Test Run, Smoke Blow, Smoke Smash, Smoke Prick

Book of Yae: Yae’s Page, Test Run, Smoke Blow, Smoke Smash, Smoke Prick, Field Mods, Exhale Smoke

Bayard
Book of a Bayard’s Office Fixer: A Bayard’s Office Fixer’s Page, Wedging Thorn, Cleave Across, Fearless Strike, Knock Back, Great Swing

Book of Bayard: Bayard’s Page, Wedging Thorn, Cleave Across, Fearless Strike, Knock Back, Great Swing, Ready Position

Hana Association (1):
Book of Hana Association: A Hana Fixer’s Page, Divinatory Impact, Celestial Spear, Godspeed, Unyielding Strike, Afterimage, Confrontation, Forward March, Brace Up

Book of Mirinae: Mirinae’s Page, True Trigram Formation, A Hana Fixer’s Page, Divinatory Impact, Augury Kick, Celestial Spear, Godspeed, Unyielding Strike, Afterimage, Confrontation, Forward March, Brace Up

Book of Harold: Harold’s Page, True Trigram Formation, Divinatory Impact, Celestial Spear, Unyielding Strike, Afterimage, Confrontation, Forward March, Brace Up

Hana Association (2):
Book of Hana Association: A Hana Fixer’s Page, Divinatory Impact, Celestial Spear, Godspeed, Unyielding Strike, Afterimage, Confrontation, Forward March, Brace Up

Book of Olivier: Olivier’s Page, True Trigram Formation, Impurgnatio Ultima, Double-edged Rencounter, Divinatory Impact, Augury Kick, Celestial Spear, Godspeed, Unyielding Strike, Afterimage, Confrontation, Forward March, Brace Up

The Reverberation Ensemble (1):
The Reverberation Ensemble (2):
The Reverberation Ensemble (3):
The Reverberation Ensemble (4):
The Reverberation Ensemble (5):
The Reverberation Ensemble (6):
The Reverberation Ensemble (7):
The Reverberation Ensemble (8):
The Reverberation Ensemble (9):
The Reverberation Ensemble (10):
The Black Silence:
The Reverb Ensemble Distorted:
The Final Reception (. )

Video Game / Library of Ruina

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Library Of Ruina is a Deck Building Turn-Based Strategy RPG Simulation Game developed and published by South Korean independent video game studio Project Moon. It was released on Steam Early Access on May 15, 2020. The game is a direct sequel to Lobotomy Corporation and as such reveals important plot points about the game’s main plot and ending.

The game’s story takes the form of a Visual Novel and follows directly from the ending of the previous game. Roland, a low-grade Fixer from a location known only as the City, one day finds himself transported into the foyer of the titular Library, a mysterious location filled with books on any subject one could think of. He soon finds himself in the company of the Head Librarian Angela, and after a brief scuffle, she decides to spare him and recruits him to be her guide on the outside world. Angela has a strange way of going about it though, as she sends out calling cards called Invitations to ask people to come to the Library and gives them a choice in whether they accept or decline. If the guests accept, they must survive mortal combat against the Librarians that guard the building; if they win, they can take any book they want. If they lose, they will become a book themselves. All of this is in service to Angela’s true goal — gaining the one «perfect» book that can make her into a human.

As Roland and Angela fight to add more and more books to the Library’s shelves, a winding plot unfolds that explores multiple parts of the City and its people. From the lowly gang members and various psychos that prowl the streets, to the Fixers of varying strengths and moralities, all the way to the highest echelons of society, the Library picks a fight with stronger and stronger forces as it rises from a mere backalley rumor to the City’s top position of infamy. All the while, a war brews over the land occupied by the Library, and a figure known as The Blue Reverberation puts into motion a strange plot that will shake the City, and its people, to their very core.

The game’s battle system takes the form of a Turn-Based duel with your team of Librarians against the invading Guests. At the beginning of each turn, both teams roll Speed Dice, which determines the order of attack — characters with more than one Speed Dice can take as many actions as they have Speed Dice. The Librarians and Guests then pick and choose combat cards called «Pages», apply them to their respective Speed Dice, and then both teams engage in combat with the Speed Dice determining the order in which combat plays out. Status Effects, special defensive cards and the Light cost of each card add depth to the combat system and incentivize the player to build a strong, cohesive deck for their Librarians to use.

An additional layer of depth lies within the Emotion Point system. As the Librarians and Guests clash with each other, they will generate a supply of Emotion Points which will raise the Emotion Level of their side. For the Librarians, their Light supply will be refilled and they will gain access to powerful buff cards called «Abnormality Pages», based off the Abnormality monsters from the previous game. Each floor of the Library has their own unique Abnormality Pages which center around a specific playstyle, such as the Floor of Technological Science’s Glass Cannon approach, or the Floor of Art’s Regenerating Health intricacies. For the Guests, higher Emotion Levels will cause them to drop more Books when defeated, which can be consumed after the battle to gain the Pages the Guests themselves used. All of this adds up to a game with lots of playstyles and viable approaches to battle, with hundreds of Pages to collect, plenty of Abnormality Pages to play with, and dozens upon dozens of potential decks to be built.

The game has been fully released as of August 2021. Later updates on PC also added an «Invitation Editor» allowing users to create their own custom battles for the game.

The game also has a novel tie-in, The Distortion Detective, which is set concurrently to the events of the game, but from the perspective of a Fixer outside of the Library. The series has been cancelled, but ProjectMoon has announced that they intend to develop a full-scale game based on the series following their next game’s release. In November 2021, ProjectMoon announced a comic taking place in the game’s setting, Leviathan. Since June 2022, said comic has since been adapted into an illustrated webnovel due to management issues and concerns over the artist’s health.

Has an upcoming winter 2022 sequel of its own, Limbus Company.

May you find your tropes in this place:

Roland Alpha Juno 1 & 2

Roland Alpha Juno 1.

Prepare to shed a tear in another near‑miss tale of a desirable analogue synth swept aside by the rise of digital technology.

The Alpha Juno’s earliest ancestor was Roland’s first true polyphonic synthesizer, the Jupiter 4. Launched in 1978, this was a contemporary of Sequential Circuits’ Prophet 5, the Oberheim OBX, the Yamaha CS80, and the Korg PS‑series. Unfortunately, it was no match for any of them. For one thing, it had just one oscillator per voice, and offered only four‑note polyphony played from a four‑octave keyboard equipped with neither velocity‑ nor aftertouch‑sensitivity. While its chorus/ensemble, sample & hold, unison and arpeggiator were first class, these could not disguise its limitations, which ensured that most of its sounds were thin and uninspiring.

On the other hand, the little Roland was affordable. OK, £1,800 was far from chicken feed in the late ’70s, but the Jupiter 4 undercut each of its competitors by around 50 percent. Consequently, the list of its owners became a ‘Who’s Who?’ of the era, including Kitaro, Gary Numan, Tangerine Dream, Stevie Wonder, Tomita and, perhaps most famously, Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran.

Ultimately, the Jupiter 4’s home‑organ styling and sonic underachievement guaranteed that it would never become a classic. That accolade was reserved for the Jupiter 8 — a top‑of‑the‑range instrument with a price tag to match. Unfortunately, the launch of the Jupiter 8 also represented Roland’s disappearance from the affordable end of the market. So it was arch‑rival Korg that smashed the £1,000 price barrier with the landmark PolySix. The first ‘Everyman’s’ polysynth, the PolySix used the same SSM oscillator chips as early Sequential Circuits instruments, and also copied their sleek good looks. It was no wonder that it quickly became known as the ‘poor man’s Prophet’.

Korg probably believed the synthesizer world was at their feet. But it wasn’t to be. With a stroke of marketing genius, Roland announced that its next instrument would be a digital synth that would cost less than £1,000. To understand why this was such a coup, you must remember that, in 1981, the keyboard world was besotted with unaffordable digital technologies. Instruments such as the Fairlight CMI and Synclavier II promised almost unlimited sonic creativity, but cost more than the houses in which most musicians lived. So everybody held their breath and waited to see what Roland was planning. The answer was the Juno 6.

When it arrived in 1982, the Juno looked a sure‑fire winner. It was sleek and professional, and its beautifully arranged control panel echoed Roland’s flagship Jupiter 8, rather than ‘knobbier’ synths such as the PolySix. It was six‑note polyphonic, sported a high‑quality keyboard, had well‑placed performance controls and a powerful arpeggiator. It also incorporated Roland’s now‑classic (if somewhat noisy) chorus ensemble. At just £699, it was also excellent value. Roland had hit the bull’s‑eye.

As we now know, the Juno wasn’t a digital instrument at all. It was the first of a breed of hybrid synths that replaced the older voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) with new, stable, Digitally Controlled Oscillators (DCOs). Despite having the word ‘digital’ in their name, these retained a traditional analogue synth’s ability to create thick sounds, principally by allowing you to use a combination of sawtooth, pulse‑width modulated, and sub‑oscillator waveforms simultaneously.

There were limitations, though. For example, the Juno’s filters lacked the powerful 24dB/octave response of the PolySix’s filters, while its VCF and VCA shared a single ADSR envelope generator. Nevertheless, it sounded superb. The only thing that it lacked was memories.

Less than a year later came the Juno 60, an instrument in most ways identical to its predecessor. There were a couple of minor changes, such as the shift from a continuously variable High Pass Filter to one with just four possible values. More important was the addition of DCB, a pre‑MIDI interface that allowed Juno 60s, later Jupiter 8s, and Roland sequencers to communicate with each other. But the biggest change, and the one that justified the extra £300 Roland charged for their new baby, was the addition of 56 patch memories. The Juno had come of age.

MIDI Cometh

Unfortunately, 1983 was also the year that Roland, Sequential and Yamaha launched the world’s first MIDI synths. Roland’s own JX3P and, in particular, the all‑conquering Yamaha DX7, appeared to consign the Juno to the trash can of yesterday’s heroes. So Roland responded yet again with the Juno 106, a sleek redesign that looks as attractive in 1998 as it did when it first appeared in 1984.

The Alpha Junos’ immediate predecessor, the hugely successful Juno 106, introduced MIDI into the range.

The 106 was significantly different to its older brethren. First, it offered a remarkably advanced MIDI implementation that allowed you to record notes, performance information, and control panel changes, making it possible to sequence the programming controls themselves. Second, the number of patches leapt from 56 to 128. And there was also the introduction of Roland’s now‑standard left/right/push performance lever for pitch‑bend and modulation. Not everything in the garden was rosy though. The 106 lost the 60’s arpeggiator and one or two minor programming capabilities, but Roland had again hit the jackpot. At just £799, the Juno 106 quickly became Roland’s most successful product, and remains one of the best‑selling synths of all time.

In 1985, Roland had two more rabbits to pull out of the Juno’s hat. The first was the HS60 ‘Synth Plus’ — a Juno 106 with built‑in stereo speakers. Never a success, this suffered from its similarity to a home keyboard, although it was in every other way an unmodified Juno 106. Finally, there was Roland’s first multitimbral expander, the MKS7 Super Quartet, which combined a velocity‑sensitive, seven‑voice bass/poly/lead synth (based on the Juno 106 engine), with the drum sounds of a Roland TR707. At less than £500, the MKS7 might have been the bargain of the decade except for one failing: you couldn’t edit and store sounds, even with a computer.

Enter The Alphas

By this time, Yamaha had consolidated its world domination with a huge range of FM‑based synthesizers and modules. Partly because of this, Moog had gone out of business, while Sequential and Oberheim were well on the way to doing so. By contrast, Roland had not only survived, but had managed to prosper by concentrating on producing cheaper, yet desirable, analogue synths. But it was time for a change!

In the winter of 1985, Roland announced two new Junos. These were the four‑octave JU1 (Alpha Juno 1) and the five‑octave JU2 (Alpha Juno 2). These offered many improvements over the original instruments, with several new programming capabilities, backlit screens and, on the JU2, a velocity‑ and aftertouch‑sensitive keyboard. The JU2 even offered a cartridge slot for storing patches. At just £575 and £799 respectively, it appeared that Roland had again hit the mark.

Strangely, the world appeared unmoved, and the Alphas made very little impact. Why? It couldn’t have been a reflection upon their quality, because their excellent construction would have graced synths costing much more. Nor could it have been a reaction to a lack of facilities. Although Italian manufacturers Crumar and Siel had already produced cheap touch‑sensitive synths, the Rolands had far better MIDI specifications, more voicing capabilities, a slick keyboard action, and better programming systems. Nor should it have been a consequence of the Junos’ cosmetics because, with the exception of Roland’s so‑called ‘alpha dial’ (which replaced the up/down buttons found on most other synths), their top panels imitated the all‑conquering Yamahas. The Alpha Junos even allowed you to connect the optional PG300 programmer, making every parameter instantly accessible and editable with a dedicated slider or switch. OK, so this added £200 to the price, but a quick glance through the adverts of the time shows that a fully featured ‘knob‑laden’ polyphonic costing less than £1,000 was still something of a bargain in 1986.

So what was the problem? Maybe it was something to do with the voice structure itself? The Alpha Junos’ voices were very different to those of the Juno 6, 60 and 106. For example, their DCOs were much more sophisticated than those found on any other Roland, including the top‑of‑the‑range JX8P and Super JX10. They offered 14 basic waveforms including pulse‑width modulation of both the pulse waves and sawtooth, and six sub‑oscillators: four that were pitched one octave down, two that were two octaves down. Many of these additional waveforms were harmonically complex, and they made it possible to create timbres that sounded more ‘digital’ than ever before. But along with that, the Alphas retained the original Junos’ ability to mix a pulse‑wave, a sawtooth and a sub‑oscillator for lush analogue‑style sounds.

The Alphas also retained traditional analogue VCFs. The problem was that these were unable to self‑oscillate, so several traditional Juno sounds became impossible, particularly those that used the filter as a second oscillator. All right, so the Alphas’ filters tracked the keyboard and nearly oscillated, so you could create aggressive sounds by adding noise to the sound and tuning the filter to the keyboard’s pitch, but it wasn’t the same. On the other hand, no previous Juno had a velocity‑ or aftertouch‑sensitive filter. You lost some, but you definitely gained some.

The Alphas’ new envelope generator sported seven parameters rather than four, and the additional controls added a huge range of new sonic possibilities. Other additions included a fully variable chorus (which was more flexible but less rich than that on the original Junos), a chord memory function, and four useful tone modification buttons that allowed you to adjust the modulation rate, modulation depth, brightness, and envelope times of a sound without entering the full editing system. There were also three sockets for performance pedals. The first of these was a straightforward sustain pedal. The second offered three functions: polyphonic portamento on/off, chord memory on/off, and the ability to step through eight of the patches in a selected bank. Finally, an expression pedal allowed you to control the overall volume of the synth (but not, as other commentators have suggested, parameters such as modulation depth or pressure sensitivity).

It all added up to an excellent package of performance features, especially when you consider that even the JU1 (which lacked touch‑sensitivity when played from its own keyboard) could be played across eight octaves and responded to velocity and aftertouch over MIDI.

The optional PG300 programmer gave every editable parameter on the Alpha Juno a dedicated slider or switch.

What’s The Catch?

So maybe it was their sounds that let the Alphas down? Well no, I don’t think so. Both instruments incorporated two patch banks, called Preset and Memory. The 64 Presets (stored in eight sub‑banks of eight related sounds) were, as their name implies, held in ROM and therefore inviolate. In contrast, the 64 patches in Memory were held in RAM, so you could edit and replace these at will. Both banks included excellent orchestral and string patches (always a Roland speciality), punchy brass ensembles, and several luscious synth pads. There were also some remarkably usable lead‑synth patches, surprisingly good organ impersonations, and some very fat basses. (This should not be too surprising, as the SH101 was, in essence, a monophonic Juno 6.)

Furthermore, the Alphas produced a range of bright, percussive and FM‑esque sounds quite unobtainable from their predecessors. Of course, they were still restricted by their single oscillator per voice, but this was not as significant a limitation as you might expect. Played through a reasonable effects unit such as an Alesis Quadraverb, the results could be very impressive indeed.

Roland even packaged their new Juno architecture in five different ways in order to address at least three different markets. Like the HS60 and Juno 106 before them, the functionally identical HS10 echoed the JU1 (as the HS80 did the JU2) with the addition of built‑in amplifiers and speakers. There was also the MKS50 rackmount module, which boasted 128 RAM patches, 128 performances (which incorporated a patch and its associated performance data), and a further improved MIDI specification. At just £550, even this didn’t sell in large quantities. Some writers have speculated that the Yamaha TX81Z overshadowed the MKS50 which, if true, proves what a fickle bunch we keyboard players are.

So, what is the answer? Why were the Alphas poorly received, and why haven’t they been rediscovered in the 13 years since they first appeared? The most obvious answer rests in their lack of extreme filter resonance and self‑oscillation. This has always been a significant factor in a synthesizer’s popularity, and there is no doubt that Roland lost the plot when they excluded this from the Alpha Juno’s capabilities. Perhaps it was the limited six‑note polyphony. Another possibility lies in the Alphas’ lack of endorsees. Fashionable acts such as Bomb The Bass, the Prodigy, Coldcut and Howard Jones have all used one version or another, but none of them have sung its praises in a way that has made players want to rush out to buy one.

Ultimately, I suspect that there was no single reason for their lack of success. In 1986, the public had temporarily tired of analogue technology, and it’s probably a credit to Roland that the Alphas sold as well as they did. At least the MKS50 is finally becoming desirable, and I suspect that it’s time that the JU1 and JU2 started to appreciate in value.

That this hasn’t yet happened is to your advantage, as you can still pick up a JU1 for around £100, and a JU2 for as little as £175. I recommend that you do so. They’re warm, responsive and, short of encountering a large lump of Kryptonite, they’ll carry on forever. Two of the analogue world’s undiscovered little gems.

Juno The Right Retrofit?

Nowadays, a MIDI‑less synth is of limited value. Fortunately, you can upgrade even the earliest Junos with a MIDI retrofit. Back in 1980s, the now‑defunct Groove Electronics offered such upgrades for the Juno 6 and 60, but these had a reputation for poor workmanship and unreliability. In all likelihood, you should avoid instruments with these fitted. A safer bet would be a Juno 6 or Juno 60 incorporating a retrofit from Kenton Electronics. These offer more control, have proved to be very reliable, and are backed up by a well‑known manufacturer.

Alternatively, if you prefer not to dig holes in your vintage synth, Kenton provides a MIDI‑to‑DCB interface that allows limited control over a Juno 60 using MIDI and also allows you to play MIDI modules from the Juno. The Juno 106 needs no such upgrades, but common wisdom suggests that its sound is not equal to that of the Juno 60. Although I hate to get caught up in these fashion‑dominated arguments, I must say I have to agree. I can’t describe the difference, but there is something more involving about a Juno 60.

The current disinterest in the Alpha Junos is thoroughly undeserved. With their increased programming capabilities plus touch‑ and pressure‑sensitivity, they are more flexible and more articulate than the earlier instruments. Having owned a Juno 6, two Juno 60s, an HS60, and an Alpha Juno 2, I would recommend that you consider two models. Like an old sports car that does not go as fast as a modern model, and is neither as comfortable nor as reliable, the Juno 60 is a classic. On the other hand, the Alpha Juno 2 is a superb little instrument that offers far more than its conservative looks might suggest. With a PG300, it’s an excellent analogue synth that complements rather than conflicts with modern digital workstations and expanders. It’s easily controlled, immediate, and offers a wide, if not all‑encompassing, variety of analogue sounds. If you’re prepared to step outside the bounds of today’s dance grooves and fashionable obsession with squelchy filter sweeps, you should try one. You may be surprised.

The Benefits Of DCO

Back in the good old days, we frowned upon the now‑revered deficiencies associated with the Voltage Controlled Oscillators used in analogue synths. The pitch stability of these VCOs often left a lot to be desired, and their tuning was usually temperature‑dependent, so you could end up adjusting your synths many times during a gig or recording session. Not so annoying in the studio, this was murderous on stage. What we now regard as ‘organic’ and ‘full of character’ was, in 1981, simply a pain in the arse. sorry, ear.

It was, therefore, not the flexibility offered by early digital synthesizers (such as the preset‑only Yamaha GS1) that appealed, but their precise sounds and ultra‑stable tuning. Unfortunately, not everybody could afford the hyper‑expensive digital technology of the day, so the analogue world responded by inventing the DCO, an analogue oscillator controlled by a digital circuit. This ensured far greater tuning stability than the VCOs hitherto used. It seems incredible today, but the Junos were probably the first analogue polysynths that you could carry on to a stage, switch on, and immediately start to play with complete confidence that (first) the patches would sound correct, and (second) that the instrument would be in tune.

Juno The Right Price?

The following table lists all the instruments employing Roland’s Juno architectures. Prices depend, of course, upon condition, but beware the plague called ‘fashion’ that causes £20 notes to disappear as if by magic.