Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

To get access to the Alchemy Pot, complete the entire story related to the Wight Knight and visit Quester's Rest. Erinn will tell you that she found an interesting thing; the Alchemy Pot. With that, you can create new weapons, armors, accessories, items, etc. Either try your luck or use recipes. You can get recipes from now on by reading books, talking to certain NPCs, or receiving specific sidequests.

Make sure Abbot Jack of Alltrades is back to the Alltrades Abbey. Go inside the abbey. Near the entrance, you will find a person with a red hat (Windy). Talk to him. He will give you the "Elementary Training" quest. This quest requires a lot of patience. You must defeat a certain number of Metal Slimes, but with a character that has used the ability "Wizard Ward". It must be that very character that delivers the final blow. Up to this point, your characters are probably very good levels and the Metal Slimes will always flee. To keep them in battle, you need low level characters. Use two new level 1 characters made in Stornway and have them die. You can find Metal Slimes at the Quaratomb, west of Coffinwell. If possible, try to get two characters dead, and the other two characters with low health. Engage any Metal Slime you encounter, and use Wizard Ward as soon as possible. Have the other character defend for the rest of the battle. Next, simply attack the Metal Slime until it dies After you defeat the given number of Metal Slimes, go back to the Abbey and talk to Windy. You will now have access to the Armamentalist vocation.

Set the system date to match your hero's birthday. The drop rate for items will be noticeable increased.

Go to the back of the village shop in Dourbridge and enter the hidden door using the Ultimate Key. Go down the stairs to enter a secret shop that sells rare items.

DQVC mode lets you download a list of special items, usually rare or unobtainable by any other way, with always very good prices. It also allows access to new quests and dungeons. Note that the dungeons and some sidequests are very new data compared to the items which are already included in the game's code, waiting to be "released". To get access to this feature, complete the entire Coffinwell-related story. Then, go back to Quester's Rest in Stornwell and talk to the woman next to the Alchemy Pot. Her name is Sellma, and she is the person responsible for the DQVC. Note: You can only download new things once per day, but you will get access to the shop at any time within that same day. New downloadables are available everyday starting at 8 a.m.