These are actions you can complete to gather Key Items. A few are available from the start of the game and more will be unlocked as Items and Characters are accrued. Differences for Lost Worlds are notated where necessary.

Era: 1000 AD
Visit the Snail Stop (the cafe in Porre) and speak to the man behind the counter. He will offer to sell you a key item for 9900G.

• 9900G required

Era: 1000 AD
Go to the Choras Inn and speak to the carpenter, who is guzzling away. He'll tell you to borrow his tools from his wife. Find her in her home and she will give you a key item.

• No requirements

Era: 600 AD
Enter Zenan Bridge from the north and speak with the Knight Captain. Then, go to Guardia Castle and speak with the Cook. Go through all of the dialogue (you must clear and close the box that says “Pipe down! What do you know?” before exiting the kitchen), return upstairs, and go towards the castle's exit. The Cook will stop you on his way out and give you a key item and a Power Tab. You will then be taken to Zenan Bridge to complete several battles.

• No requirements

Era: 600 AD
Enter Denadoro Mountains. In the cave at the peak you will face two boss battles. Complete them for a key item.

• No requirements

Era: 1000 AD
Enter Heckran Cave north of Melchior's Hut and defeat the boss at the end. Jump into the pool of water to be taken to the island where Lucca's house is. Enter and speak to Taban to get the key item. The Epoch will be in the village across the bridge. NOTE: It is possible to get stuck in the whirlpool. If this happens, save, reset, and reload, and it should spit you out.

• No requirements

Era: 600 AD
The desert will be unlocked at the start of the game. Enter and defeat Retinite (it will always appear in the upper right section of the lower level) and then bring Robo to Fiona's house. Speak to her to trigger Robo replanting the forest. Get in the Epoch and go to 1000 AD. Enter Fiona's shrine and talk to Robo at the north end for a key item.

• Robo required to complete (but not for the boss battle)

All recruitment points are based on where characters are recruited in the vanilla game, but note that Frog is recruited first in the Cathedral and later in the Burrow and Magus's recruitment spot on the North Cape in 12,000 BC will be empty. Most game modes follow the same logic, but Lost Worlds (in which you begin with Prehistory, Dark Ages, and Future open instead of Middle Ages and Present) differences are noted in the lists of requirements below each check.

Jets of Time gives you two characters to start. The other five characters may be recruited as follows:

Era: 600 AD
Enter the Cathedral and pick up Queen Leene's hairpin from the floor (you can pick it up even if it is not shining, but if you aren't able to find it, speak to the nun in front of the organ to make it light up). Defeat the four Naga-ettes and a character will join you.

• No requirements
• NOT AVAILABLE in Lost Worlds.

Era: 600 AD
Complete the Cathedral by defeating Yakra in the back room. You will then be returned to Guardia Castle. Go up the stairs on the right side behind the thrones and enter the bedroom where a character will appear.

• No requirements
• NOT AVAILABLE in Lost Worlds.

Era: 65,000,000 BC
Once you have access to 65,000,000 BC, enter the Dactyl Nest. Make your way to the summit and you will encounter another character. You will be forced to enter at least one encounter, which can cause a lot of damage at low levels, so it's recommended to enter Dactyl Nest with a party of three to greatly reduce the chance of a Game Over.

• Requires Gate Key
• If playing with locked characters, requires Dreamstone (?)
• NO REQUIREMENTS in Lost Worlds.

Era: 2300 AD
Once you have access to 2300 AD, enter Proto Dome. Make your way to the back (you will be forced to fight the first set of robots) and touch the character there to recruit them. IMPORTANT: Due to issues with how the cutscene is programmed, Proto Dome is known to be buggy. It is highly recommended to save outside, go in, get the character, and leave. Do not open the menu, do not switch your party even when the screen pops up automatically, and do not use the enertron.

• Requires Pendant
• If playing with locked characters, Factory must be completed
• NO REQUIREMENTS in Lost Worlds.

Era: 600 AD
A character can be found in Frog's Burrow in the Cursed Woods. You can see who it is anytime once the game has begun. To recruit the character, bring them the reforged Masamune.

• Requires Bent Sword, Bent Hilt
• Requires the reforged Masamune
• NOT AVAILABLE in Lost Worlds.