A Boy's Dream - PLD AF2  

Very good description but one thing. PLease specify what floor the NM's are at. H9 can mean more than one location.

ya, after i got the boots, i got the quest Under Oath, does anyone know what im supposed to do in this quest? i cant find any links for it =/

When I finished this quest Trion gave me another one. "Under Oath" its called. I was wondering if anyone knew how to complete this, and if so what you got.

my friends and i have killed this nm twice for a pal friend of ours and he keeps complaining about how the npc's keep telling him he didn't gaff it.. i dont understand what he is talking about. i havent seen it turn into any items or drop any either. help. need advice

i was thinking should i ask around a high lvl pld
(60+) a blm (55+) me (50) and a mnk (50) think i could take the NM fish with this pt?

Edited, Wed Aug 18 13:10:56 2004

did this last night pt was

52pld, 53pld, 55blm, 56blm, 55drk ....duck soup

just stunned the heck out of it to prevent screwdriver never had a problem....blm nuked it to death

I just wanted to add my 2gil on these AF boots for PLD. I just completed this AF quest and I might add it is easy as long as you have at least 2 60+ high levels. In my party that defeated the pugil NM we had a 50 PLD (me), 55 WHM, 58 DRK, 62 RDM, and 70 RDM. The poor NM went down in 15 secs.

Good luck everyone.

This guide is missing a lot of information plz scroll down and see Cuer's post

catching the fish took longer than fighting the fish.

Helped a PLD last night. PT makeup: 50PLD, 55BLM, 55MNK(me), 60PLD

60PLD opened with Vorpal Blade. Then Red Lotus->Raging Fists for Fusion (about 1000+ total dmg) with a Firaga2 MB (500+dmg). It was basically dead after that. I wasn't able to get another WS off before it died.

When I did this quest there were 4 paladins going for the item so we had to kill the NM 4 times ^^; Our party was a 64 PLD, 54 BLM and 4 PLD's lv.52-56 We owned him easily.

1. Makes sure you get the giant shell bug from the NM in the Crawler's Nest or you can just buy it from the AH. You will only need ONE.

2. Make sure to bring a fishing rod (yes one of the paladins forgot his rod.)

3. Fishing skill has no effect, mine was lv.1 (hehe) and I caught it on the second try. You won't loose your bait, you'll just get the all famous "You didn't catch anything message."

Hope this helps.

Did this last night, just posting party setup.

PLD 52, PLD 54, DRK 55, WHM 55, THF 47, MNK 52

We destroyed that fish. Leggings look sweet!

BTW: I used SH Rod with NO fishing skill. I never lost the bug either.

Edited, Fri Apr 23 11:44:43 2004

A full walkthrough, from personal experience and culled from previous posts.

Requirements: A paladin of level 50 or more who has already completed the paladin AF1.

1) Talk to Ailbeche (J-9 in North San d'Oria) and he talks about how he wants to fish up "the big one" but has never been able to, or even acquire the bait to so do.
2) Go talk with Ailbeche's father Exorache in the weapon shop in South San d'Oria (K-7), who once again dismisses his son's interests.
3) Talk to Ailbeche again, and he'll request that you get him a 'giant shell bug', the bait he needs to go with his friend to fish up the big one. This is a standard bait item, which means you can purchase it in the Auction Hall under Weapons/Ammo & Misc/Fishing; if you do this, skip to step 6. You can also go get it for yourself by killing the Dreadbug in Crawler's Nest.
4) If you go to Crawler's Nest to obtain the giant shell bug, go into the nest and head into the center section and then north at the top of I-9 on the first map. This will take you onto the second map, the one with the other exit to Rolanberry Fields. If you look on this map you will see a small southern niche that you want to go to at H-9. There are numerous Witch Hazels around the niche, so either clear them first or be very careful not to get an add while fighting the Dreadbug.
5) Once you make it to the niche, face west and you'll see a ??? that spawns the Dreadbug when selected. The Dreadbug is basically an overgrown Soldier Crawler, with about 40% more hitpoints and damage than a Soldier in Crawler's Nest. Be sure to take along a bard or red mage to dispel the Cocoon it will inevitably spin on itself, or melee high enough level (55+) who can do damage through it. Once you kill the Dreadbug, it will drop 1-3 copies of the needed shell bug. Take one and head back to San d'Oria. Note that there is a restriction on how often the Dreadbug can be spawned of at least once per game day.
6) Trade the giant shell bug to Ailbeche. He'll be impressed, but doesn't take the shell bug, saying that he'll never be able to get the big one himself. Instead, he tells you how to do it: go to Castle Oztroja and fish it up, then defeat it. (If he hadn't told you previously to go get him the shell bug, go talk to his father first and then come back and trade the shell bug to Ailbeche, and he will proceed with the quest.) He notes that, "fishing is all about patience" which is certainly true when you go to find it.
7) Head next to Castle Oztroja, off the Meriphataud Mountains. Make sure you have the map for Oztroja prior to going; it can be purchased in Windurst. There are many places in Oztroja where you can fish, but only one of them will bring up the specific fish you're looking for. Depending on your level, you will either need invis to get past the Yagudo that will eventually aggro you (recommended), or you can fight through them. To get to the pool with the fish, go on the first map to the map exit at J-8, through the door and on to the second map. On the second map, head northwest to the map exit at G-7. On the tiny third map, go due north through the map exit at I-7. This will take you to the forth map, which has the pool with the big one. Walk along the western side of the map and make your way into the center section at H-8. Here you will find a pool with a few ooze inside it, and various Yagudo wandering around. Clear the Yagudo nearby (all easy prey at level 52), making sure to build up TP for the big fight.
8) Once you're ready, get out your fishing pole, equip the giant shell bug, and go to work in the pool. Some points of note about fishing:
* It doesn't matter who does the fishing, you or someone else in the group. The pugil gets aggressive very quickly on whoever pulls it up, though, so be careful with letting an easily killed mage go fishing.
* You can fish it up with absolutely no skill in fishing, but it may take a while. Watch the respawn on the Yagudo if it goes over 8 minutes; pulling up the big one right after a Yagudo has spawned nearby is a sure recipie for disaster.
* The fishing rod used doesn't matter: the only thing to fish up in this pond is the fish you want, and it won't break a rod.
* The number of times you have to fish before you land it can vary from 3 to over 20.
9) Once you fish up "the big one", you get to kill it, a monster pugil named Odontotyrannus. It has about 2500 hitpoints, and hits a level 55 paladin for between 50-120 per hit, with occasional Screwdrivers that can top 500, so having multiple healers helps. It can be paralyzed/slowed if you have high enough level casters along to land such spells. Make sure you have a bard/red mage along for dispels, as the water shield used by the pugil will make hitting it with physical damage a nearly impossible proposition for any melee below level 58. Keep the water shield dispelled, toss off a solid skillchain or two, and it goes down quickly.
10) After killing Odontotyrannus, it turns into a rare/ex item of the same name, which you take back to San d'Oria. Trade it to Ailbeche, and he tells you to go get it cleaned by an expert fisherman in Selbina. You'll find such an expert in Zaldon at H-9 at the Fisherman's Guild in Selbina. When you trade him the fish he cleans it and finds a pair of Knight's Boots inside. Once you have this keyitem, head back to San d'Oria once more.
11) Go talk with Exorache in the South San d'Oria weapon shop again and he discusses the strange find inside of such a fish, saying that, "I will convey this to Prince Trion."
12) Head into the Chateau d'Oraguille from Northern San d'Oria and go to H-7 in the gardens, where you will find the door to the Prince Royal's Room. Select the door for a cutscene with Prince Trion, where he gives you a tale of intrigue and your own shiny new set of leggings!

So finished the quest last night. The pond is right near the Magicite as listed in walkthrough. Both myself and the WHM in the party tried to fish it up b/c I have about a 3 fishing, and she is at about 49. She caught it on the 1st try.**Note: The NM hits whomever fishes it up so don't fish at same time** Our whm got taken down to the red with 1 hit, but fortunately my rod was away and I was able to voke before he could hit again. You definately need to clear the area first. Once you hit the room destroy anything in there, and try not to burn mana b/c the pugil although not crazy hard for a party of 50's is quite a challenge.