Over the course of your adventure you may come across rare tomes containing martial wisdom pertaining to a variety of combat styles. In other words, books that give character SP for upgrading their weapons. In Normal difficulty these books are quite rare, and typically you can only earn three (out of a possible fourteen) for each character: you can buy one from the Moogle Emporium in Chapter 8 or Chapter 14, you can earn another from completing the “vs. Shinra Thugs” battle in the Underground Colosseum for each character, while a final one can be obtained for completing a specific side quest for each character. The rest will have to be earned in Hard difficulty, usually by defeating bosses, defeating rare monsters during side quests or by completing the “vs. 3-C SOLDIER Candidates” Shinra Simulation Battle in Chapter 16 or Chapter 17.
You’ll gain SP every time you level up, of course, but even at level 50 you won’t have enough SP to buy everything on your weapons… or to hit Weapon Level 6. To gain enough SP to hit Weapon Level 6 (and hence unlock the last tier of weapon upgrades) you’ll need to acquire some Manuscripts from Hard difficulty. By the time this is possible you’ll have chapter select unlocked, and since you don’t have to play through Hard difficulty linearly, you can skip around to go to whatever chapters you wish to acquire Manuscripts as you see fit.
A list of every Manuscript and where they can be found follows:
Cloud’s Manuscripts¶
Manuscript | Obtained |
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The Art of Swordplay Vol. I | Chapter 8 - Buy from the Moogle Emporium. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. II | Chapter 9 or Chapter 14 - complete the Cloud vs. Shinra Thugs battle in the Underground Colosseum. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. III | Chapter 14 - complete the side quest Corneo’s Secret Stash . |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. IV | Chapter 2 - Defeat The Huntsman in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. V | Chapter 3 - Defeat the Doomrats during the quest Rat Problem in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. VI | Chapter 4 - Defeat Roche in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. VII | Chapter 8 - Defeat Reno in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. VIII | Chapter 9 - Defeat the Grungy Bandit during the side quest The Price of Thievery in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. IX | Chapter 9 - Defeat the Jury-Rigged Cutter during the side quest Shears’ Counterattack in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. X | Chapter 9 - Defeat the Bombs during the side quest A Dynamite Body in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. XI | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Hellhound during the side quest Tomboy Bandit in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. XII | Chapter 16 - Defeat Specimen H0512 in Hard difficulty. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. XIII | Chapter 16 or Chapter 17 - Complete the Cloud vs. 3-C SOLDIER Candidates Shinra Combat Simulation. |
The Art of Swordplay Vol. XIV | Chapter 17 - Defeat Rufus in Hard difficulty. |
Barret’s Manuscripts¶
Manuscript | Obtained |
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Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. I | Chapter 8 - Buy from the Moogle Emporium. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. II | Chapter 14 - complete the Barret vs. Shinra Thugs battle in the Underground Colosseum. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. III | Chapter 14 - complete the side quest The Power of Music. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. IV | Chapter 1 - Defeat Scorpion Sentinel in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. V | Chapter 5 - Defeat Crab Warden in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VI | Chapter 7 - Defeat Airbuster in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VII | Chapter 12 - Defeat Reno and Rude in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. VIII | Chapter 13 - Defeat the Failed Experiment in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. IX | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Tonberry during the side quest Malicious Goons in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. X | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Type-0 Behemoth during the side quest Subterranean Menace in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XI | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Rust Drake during the side quest Chocobo Search in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XII | Chapter 15 - Defeat The Valkyrie in Hard difficulty. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XIII | Chapter 16 or Chapter 17 - Complete the Barret vs. 3-C SOLDIER Candidates Shinra Combat Simulation. |
Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XIV | Chapter 18 - Defeat Whisper Harbinger in Hard difficulty. |
Tifa’s Manuscripts¶
Manuscript | Obtained |
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Way of the Fist Vol. I | Chapter 8 - Buy from the Moogle Emporium. |
Way of the Fist Vol. II | Chapter 14 - complete the Tifa vs. Shinra Thugs battle in the Underground Colosseum. |
Way of the Fist Vol. III | Chapter 14 - complete the side quest Wavering Heart. |
Way of the Fist Vol. IV | Chapter 3 - Defeat the Wrath Hound during the side quest On the Prowl in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. V | Chapter 4 - Defeat Enigmatic Spectre in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. VI | Chapter 6 - In Hard difficulty, complete the maintenance routine and loot a chest near where the Chocobo and Moogle materia was. |
Way of the Fist Vol. VII | Chapter 10 - Defeat Abzu in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. VIII | Chapter 11 - Defeat Eligor in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. IX | Chapter 14 - Defeat Abzu and Abzu Shoats in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. X | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Phantoms during the side quest Missing Children in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. XI | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Trypapolis enemies during the side quest Chocobo Search in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. XII | Chapter 14 - Defeat the Sahagin Prince during the side quest Corneo’s Secret Stash in Hard difficulty. |
Way of the Fist Vol. XIII | Chapter 16 or Chapter 17 - Complete the Tifa vs. 3-C SOLDIER Candidates Shinra Combat Simulation. |
Way of the Fist Vol. XIV | Chapter 17 - Defeat Jenova Dreamweaver in Hard difficulty. |
Aerith’s Manuscripts¶
Manuscript | Obtained |
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Telluric Scriptures Vol. I | Chapter 8 - Buy from the Moogle Emporium. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. II | Chapter 9 - complete the Aerith vs. Shinra Thugs battle in the Underground Colosseum. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. III | Chapter 14 - complete the side quest Secret Medicine. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. IV | Chapter 8 - Defeat Rude in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. V | Chapter 8 - Defeat the Mark II Monodrives during the side quest Weapons on a Rampage in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. VI | Chapter 8 - Defeat the Hedgehog Pie King during the side quest Kids on Patrol in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. VII | Chapter 8 - Defeat the Chromogger during the side quest Angel of the Slums in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. VIII | Chapter 8 - Defeat the Venomantids during the side quest Paying Respects in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. IX | Chapter 9 - Defeat Hell House in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. X | Chapter 11 - Defeat theGhoul in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. XI | Chapter 17 - Complete the Aerith vs. 3-C SOLDIER Candidates Shinra Combat Simulation. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. XII | Chapter 17 - Defeat the Swordipede in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. XIII | Chapter 17 - Defeat The Arsenal in Hard difficulty. |
Telluric Scriptures Vol. XIV | Chapter 18 - Defeat Sephiroth in Hard difficulty. |
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