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it's also possible to get the Cinquedea very early on in the game, a Thief weapon that allows you to learn Steal Ability, which makes the process of learning new Abilities extremely diverse and allows WAYS more options for the early game and basically through the process of the entire game. learning Steal Ability early on allows you to gain access to abilities that are otherwise impossible to learn at that early point in the game.

however, this process of getting Cinquedea early on is another obtuse grind that will take over an hour, and most people wouldn't even know it's possible to do. if I was going to fix one thing about the game I would have simply given players access to more weapons and abilities early on.