Shining Resonance Refrain

This comes from discussions at Gamefaqs and likely based mostly on the japanese wiki. I also tossed in a few bits from my own experience with the game.

In this game, weapons are called Tunings. There's 115 Tunings all together. 13 each for the Original story characters and 12 each for the Refrain's added characters. Here's a summary breakdown of how to get these things. I'll add details for items 3, 4 and 5 on this list later down the page. Plus, all the way at the end I provide a complete listing of all of the Tunings.

1) Each character starts with 2

2) By equipping a Tuning and using it to kill enemies, the Tuning gains proficiency. Proficiency is displayed as a level. When each character gets one of their Tuning's to lv 30 (max level), it unlocks 3 new Tunings for that character. This only happens the first time one of their Tuning's hits lv 30.

3) An NPC named Fernando (the bard at the fountain by the Castle) has a series of 6 quests, one quest per chapter, from chapter 2 through chapter 7. Each quest grants an item, that once presented to Lyle (the Tuning guy) adds a new tuning to each of the 9 characters. More on this later in the FERNANDO'S QUESTS section.

4) Loading from a Game Cleared save adds 7 groups of powerful foes in various places. Killing each group adds a tuning to one of the Original Story characters. The powerful foes tuning drops are character specific. More on this later in the POWERFUL FOES section.

5) Loading from a Game Cleared save adds a ton of new sigils available for sale at Liselotte's Shop. 9 specific ones, when loaded into the Grimoire, gives "the chance" to get a Tuning for each of the 9 characters. More on this later in the SIGILS section.


FERNANDO'S QUESTS

I doubt you can miss these. Given the way that other quest series' in this game work, any backlog simply queues up until you get to it. Some of the stuff he asks for can be problematic to get since it mostly is rare drops. Luckily most of his quests can be completed using rewards from other, less troublesome, quests. So here is a list of his quests in the order they become available along with some suggestions on how to fill them. Oh!... and don't forget, once you've cleared each quest, go talk to Lyle (the Tuning guy) to unlock the new Tunings.

Chapter 2: Fernando wants Goblin Kukri. This you need to collect yourself from Hobgoblins. I found the most hobgoblins in Chapter 2 in Windia Grasslands: Breeze Field

Chapter 3: Fernando wants Spirit Mistletoe. The Bratty Boy (Castlefront Street, after you get the Rescuing Rinna mission in Chap 2) gives a quest that repeats forever for killing 10x Twin Head that gives you 2x Spirit Mistletoe. Usually you can find Twinheads all over the place, but iirc, when I went looking at this point in time, the only place I found them was Windia Grasslands: Breeze Field, it might also need to be raining. As an alternative, you can farm Spirit Mistletoe from the source, Daisy, found in dry weather in Elmore Greatwood: Elmore Springs. You can also use the Grimoire for Daisy or Twinhead.

Chapter 4: Fernando wants Giant Fist. Giant Fist comes from Troll. Troll is in the same place we found Daisy, Elmore Greatwood: Elmore Springs, this time dry weather or rainy (no thunder). Troll might be pretty tough for some at this point, so as an alternative, Captain Burroughs has a quest near the end of Chap 4 that grants Giant Fist as a reward. Burroughs' quest actually fits in nicely with the story related activities, so check back with him often until he offers it to you.

Chapter 5: Fernando wants a Fallen Tear. Hopefully, by this point, you are using Steal Attack aspects. At any rate, Fallen Tear is the rare drop from Cherub in the Coral Caves. Steal Attack** will likely get it quicker than it simply dropping. Another option is a side quest from Liselotte called Technological Import which requires 3x Unknown Gear and rewards a Fallen Tear. Unknown Gear is a normal drop from the Knightgear enemy on the bottom two floors of Gaelritz Prison. One of the Knightgears is right next to a zone line and can be killed over and over easily.

**Tips for using the Steal Attack aspect (or even Rinna's Steal Dive) when you are after something specific, perhaps especially when facing a tough boss like Cherub. Steal is excellent way to get rare items. You only can steal one item per engagement, so....... Engage the enemy. Monitor the combat log at the top of the screen for the Steal. Once it pops, Flee. Re-engage the enemy. Monitor the log. Steal. Flee. etc etc

Chapter 6: Fernando wants Glacial Breath, the rare drop from Glaciar Dragon/Absolute Zero. This dragon can be found in one of the zones by the Dragon Shrine in the Logos Tundra area. An alternative is a quest from Liselotte called Beast of the Labyrinth that has you collect a Giant Axe. A normal drop from a Minotaur. Minotaurs are found in Fort Garahl and eventually in Djingharna Ruins.

Chapter 7: Fernando wants Dragon Maw Scale. Dragon Maw Scale is the rare drop from any "wingless" dragon (Salamander/Grendel/Ahsgrimm/Sturm/maybe others) or the Emperor Dragon. You probably already have enough of these things. If not, by this point you'll find wingless dragons in a few places including Clavalle Crags: Silent Badlands. Emperor Dragon is Clavalle Crags: Lost Garden, windy weather only. Good luck getting the windy weather (chuckle). An alternative to this is doing The Winged Conqueror side quest from The Talkative Lady (up by Agnum). She wants you to kill 2x Stormbringers. You might find these in the Grimoire but maybe not, but this quest is special. There is a quest circle that appears in Clavalle Crags: Silent Badlands, that when activated, calls up 2 Griffons called Stormbringers. Its pick your poison here. I went with the wingless dragons but getting some drops from the Emperor Dragon will unlock some alchemy recipes that might interest you.


POWERFUL FOES

Once you've cleared the game, you get the option to save. This save can then be loaded to continue your playing. Once this save is loaded, 7 groups of powerful foes appear in places you've previously fought bosses during the story. Killing each of these powerful ~lv 100 foes nets you a tuning for a specific character. Killing all of the powerful foes also nets you the Requiem for Our Enemies trophy. Here are the locations to find these powerful foes:

- The Glaucus Falls boss arena.
- The Djingharna Ruins' dragon shrine boss arena.
- Boss arena platform at top level of Gaelritz (dragon fight location during the tutorial).
- Boss arena library in the lowest level of Gaelritz.
- Found at Fort Garahl's boss arena.
- Logos Tundra's dragon shrine boss arena.
- The Old Castle Theater boss arena.


SIGILS

Once you've cleared the game, you get the option to save. This save can then be loaded to continue your playing. Once this save is loaded, a ton of new Sigils are offered for sale in Liselotte's Shop. The ones that matter for gaining new tunings are the following:

Magician’s Eye
Imperial Ninja
Berserker Blade
Beowulf’s Revenge
Shining Priestess
Shining Princess
Magician Knight
Bullet Witch**
Imperial Blade

When loaded into the Grimoire, they provide a boss battle against shadows of the characters that gives the chance at obtaining a Tuning as the reward. Each Sigil provides a different Tuning. The boss battle is set to your level. The Tuning that might be rewarded is listed under "Special Rewards" in the Grimoire set up interface. Oh!.. and lets all thank the powers that be that these are not Tri-Ace shadow bosses.

To maximize the chances for the Special Reward, the Dungeon Rank must be S. This goes for Special Rewards on any Grimoire dungeon. For these listed Sigil's, the easiest way I found to create an S Rank dungeon AND to obtain the Special Reward is by setting the Sigil along with a Master Egg Sigil. This will produce an S Rank dungeon. The Master Egg Sigil is available for sale from Liselotte.

If you receive a white chest at the end of the battle, you have obtained the Special Rewards. The Special Rewards will also be listed in the chest contents. Keep trying if you don't get it the first time. Team performance appears to have no impact whatsoever on the chance of obtaining the reward. Dungeon Rank is the only factor that matters.

** Provides a game-breakingly effective Tuning for Rinna


COMPLETE LIST OF TUNINGS

YUMA
Heroic Rhythm: Automatically block when no other actions are taking place.
Sorcerous Rhythm: Shortens Force cast time and decreases MP usage.
Striking Rhythm: Increases buffing effect towards Dragoneers.
Dashing Wings: Increases DEF and MDEF while dashing.
Sky Roar: Increases attack speed.
Ground Roar: Increases Break effectiveness, but decreases attack speed.
Various Roar: Increases elemental damage.
Thunder Roar: Lightning element is added to normal attacks.
Heaven Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Dragon Aspects.
Resonant Heart: Increases the chances and effectiveness of Resonating with female characters.
Disaster Roar: Adds an effect to normal attacks that decreases Break resistance.
Chaos Roar: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Radiant Roar: Increases all stats except ATK and MAG.

SONIA
Saber Baton: Adds extra attacks onto her (O) attacks.
Luminous Baton: Light element is added to normal attacks.
Tundra Baton: Ice element is added to normal attacks.
Rapier Baton: Increases effectiveness of thrust attacks.
Thunder String: Increases Lightning damage.
Aegis String: Decreases damage taken while blocking and makes it easier to perform Perfect Blocks.
Charm String: Makes performer more easily targeted by enemies.
Mage String: MDF scales with amount of MP remaining. Recovers MP when receiving magic damage.
Concert Master: Increases BPM gauge build. Increases B.A.N.D. session duration when selected as the Center.
Green Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Nature Aspects.
Disaster Baton: Adds an effect to normal attacks that decreases DEF.
Chaos String: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Charging War Cry: Greatly decreases AP usage of normal attacks.

KIRIKA
Diva Kagura: Increases the effectiveness of Healing Forces.
Demon Kagura: Increases the chance of inflicting ailments with attacks.
Spirit Kagura: Shortens Force cast time for magic.
Dragon Harp: Increases MP recovery from normal attacks. Even more effective when attacking dragons.
Flurry Bowstring: Increases the number of arrows shot from normal attacks and certain Force abilities that use a bow.
Heavy Bowstring: Increase the chance and damage of criticals.
Earth Bowstring: Earth element is added to normal attacks.
Cyclone Bowstring: Wind element is added to normal attacks.
Rune Voice: Increases BPM gauge build. Increases B.A.N.D. sessions duration when selected as the Center.
River Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Aquatic Aspects.
Disaster Bowstring: Adds a Confusion effect to normal attacks.
Chaos Bowstring: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Protecting Song: When MP is full, greatly decreases damage taken.

RINNA
Witch Whisper: Increases max MP.
Unicorn Neigh: Increases the effectiveness of buff Forces.
Caladrius Call: Increases the effectiveness of Healing Forces.
Sage Teaching: Increases damage when hitting a target's weakness.
Fairy Laughter: Increases Wind damage.
Ifrit Horn: Fire element is added to normal attacks.
Devil Horn: Darkness element is added to normal attacks.
Kraken Horn: Water element is added to normal attacks.
Hermes Horn: Increases the effectiveness of "Steal Dive" and normal attacks can now steal.
Creation Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Alchemic Aspects.
Disaster Horn: Adds Paralysis effect to normal attacks.
Chaos Horn: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Sorcerous Rumble: All Forces can be performed instantly.

AGNUM
Flare Rock: Increases Fire damage.
Hardcore Rush: Increases ATK as HP decreases.
Break Punk: Increases the Break effectiveness of magical Forces. Chance of increasing magic damage.
Power Metal: Performer takes less damage while casting and will stumble less often.
Standup Soul: Increases DEF and MDF as MP decreases.
Wind Slam: Wind element is added to normal attacks.
Light Slam: Light element is added to normal attacks.
Magician Slam: Increases MP recovery from normal attacks.
Devil Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Demon Aspects.
Boys' Session: Increases the chances and effectiveness of Resonating with male characters.
Disaster Slam: Adds a Burn effect to normal attacks.
Chaos Slam: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Burst Finale: Decreases MP cost and cast time of Fire Forces. Increases damage and Break effectiveness.

MARION
Cannon: Tiga: Increases Break Attack radius.
Cannon: Stute: Fire element is added to normal attacks and counts as magic attacks.
Cannon: Variance: Darkness element is added to normal attacks and counts as magic attacks.
Cannon: Typha: Decreases AP usage of attacks. Rapid-fire for as long as there is AP.
Chord: Assault: Increases damage the closer you are to the target.
Chord: Sorcery: Increases damage when hitting a target's weakness.
Chord: Evil Eye: Increases the effect of ailments inflicted through the use of Forces.
Chord: Cannon: Shortens Force cast time and increases damage for physical Forces.
Reload Echo: The effect of "Reload" carriers over to multiple attacks.
Ghost Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Undead Aspects.
Chord: Disaster: Adds an effect to normal attacks that decreases ATK.
Chord: Chaos: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Beat Catastrophe: Attacks become area of effect attacks and hits multiple targets.

LESTIN
Critical Trident: Increase the chance and damage of criticals.
Thunderous Trident: Lightning element is added to normal attacks.
Flashing Trident: Light element is added to normal attacks.
Echoing Trident: Increases the range of normal attacks. The more a strike connects, the more damage dealt.
Icy Melody: Increases Ice damage.
Windy Melody: Increases attack speed and movement speed.
Echoing Melody: A counter will sometimes occur when blocking.
Benevolent Melody: Increases the effectiveness of Healing Forces.
Contrasting Melody: When AP is high, increases ATK/decreases MAG. When AP is low, increases MAG/decreases ATK.
Wolf Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Beast Aspects.
Disastrous Melody: Adds an effect to normal attacks that decreases MDF.
Chaotic Melody: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Soaring Victory Cry: Increases attack speed and can continue to chain attacks as long as the performer has AP.

EXCELLA
Lance Allegro: Shortens Force cast time for Gravity-type Forces.
Lance Crescendo: DEF and MDF scales with the number of enemies nearby.
Flute of Gravity: Decreases attack/movement speed. Increases Break effectiveness and gravitational pull from Forces.
Flute of Release: Increases attack and movement speed. Increases effect of gravitational pushes from Forces.
Coldblooded Tone: Ice element is added to normal attacks.
Hotblooded Tone: Fire element is added to normal attacks.
Demonblooded Tone: Increases MP recovery from normal attacks.
Dragoneer Voice: Increases BPM gauge build. Increases B.A.N.D. session duration when selected as the Center.
Sea Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Aquatic Aspects.
Disastrous Tone: Adds a Poison effect to normal attacks.
Chaotic Tone: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Earth Rhythm: Increases DEF and prevents stumbling.

JINAS
Clash of Nothing: Increases attack and movement speed.
Clash of Darkness: Darkness element is added to normal attacks.
Clash of Wind: Wind element is added to normal attacks.
Dragon Howl Blade: Shortens Force cast time for sword-type Forces.
Dragon Scale Blade: The more AP remaining, the higher the performer's DEF and less likely to stumble.
Dragon Talon Blade: Increases Break effectiveness of attacks and increases chance of criticals against Broken targets.
Dragon Fang Blade: Increases Light damage.
Dragon Blood Blade: Increases ATK as HP decreases.
Wing Concerto: Increases the effectiveness of Dragon Aspects.
Clash of Disaster: Adds an effect to normal attacks that decreases MAG.
Clash of Chaos: High ATK and MAG, but HP will gradually decrease.
Apocalypse: Normal attacks will always deal critical damage.