Guide to skits in Tales of Eternia (PSX/PSP versions)

Warning: this guide includes major spoilers. If it's your first time playing this game and you dislike spoilers, I recommend reading no further than the introduction until you've already played through the game once.

Now for an introduction to skits, and to this guide:

This guide will show you how to find all of the playable camping skits, and most of the hint skits (more on that below), presented in the chronological order of events that you follow when playing the game from beginning to end. It includes all the information in the Famitsu Bunko official guidebook that pertains to skits, plus any additional information I've learned from playing the game.
Camping skits can be activated from the "camp" menu option, and are divided into those that are available on the world map, or those that are only available at camping sites within dungeons. Each camping skit can only be activated once in-game, and each one is only available during a window of time that depends on various factors such as location, preceding event, items in inventory, etc. Most camping skits are tied to certain story events, and become inaccessible if the player doesn't camp in time to view the skits immediately after an event has taken place. Other camping skits can appear over longer periods of time and are not tied to specific events in the story timeline, but may be linked to other player actions. In the guide below, I will list every skit, whether accessible in the game or not, and all known conditions needed to trigger each one.
Hint skits, or navigational skits, can be activated by pressing the Select key while on the world map, and can be played multiple times. Unlike the camping skits that consist of interactions between characters within the story, the hint skits are very brief one- or two-line pieces of dialogue that break the fourth wall between characters and players, as their purpose is only to remind the player of where to go next on the world map in between events.
The skit numbers come with an N-### prefix for camping skits and an H-### prefix for hint skits, following the numbering system in the post-game Sound Test menu. The camping skit numbers are followed by my translations of their official titles, as contained in the code for the PSP version (thank you to Evil Finalist of Temple of Tales for providing the list of Japanese skit titles). Hint skits don't have titles, but are only labeled with the events that mark the beginning and end of their availability.
Since the skit numbers often don't correspond to the order in which they appear in the game, I'm grouping them here by story event following the official list of events in the guidebook, or themed category if not tied to an event. Each skit is listed according to the first story event after which they become accessible. For many skits that aren't directly tied to a story event, the player doesn't necessarily have to play the skit exactly when they first become accessible, but just keep in mind that many skits do have a time limit and will no longer be playable past completing a certain event. After the skit number, I will list within parentheses the point at which the skits can no longer be played.
Character names, toponyms, and other Eternia-specific terms in this guide, and in all of my Eternia translations, are written according to the scheme used in my re-translation project. In my translation approach, I use spellings based off of the pronunciations and meanings in the Japanese version, and do not base them off pre-existing English translations, with the exception of some terms used in other Tales games such as arte names. If you are playing the official release, I don't believe it should be difficult to tell what means what as long as you are playing the game with the Japanese audio track (the way it should be played, in my opinion).
There are some skits that I couldn't find, and that as far as I can tell are not playable within the game other than from the Debug menu and post-game Sound Test menu. I will list them here:
N-062, N-166, N-167, N-168
H-272, H-290, H-293, H-299, H-302, H-313, H-314, H-319, H-324, H-334, H-337, H-340, H-341, H-343, H-375, H-376
You may notice that most of these are hint skits. It remains to be seen whether any of the missing skits will be made available in the new remaster version, but I suspect some of the hint skits will remain unplayable because making them accessible would require rewriting the event they're attached to. If I ever happen to find any of them in the future, such as in the new remaster, I will update this guide to reflect that information.
This guide is purely about skits, and how to play as many of them as possible. Feel free to do other things in the game in between skit-related events, such as mini-games, optional dungeons, or just exploring Eternia's worlds.

Index

All skits in numerical order:
N-001 | N-002 | N-003 | N-004 | N-005 | N-006| N-007 | N-008 | N-009 | N-010 | N-011 | N-012 | N-013 | N-014 | N-015 | N-016 | N-017 | N-018 | N-019 | N-020 | N-021 | N-022 | N-023 | N-024 | N-025 | N-026 | N-027 | N-028 | N-029 | N-030 | N-031 | N-032 | N-033 | N-034 | N-035 | N-036 | N-037 | N-038 | N-039 | N-040 | N-041 | N-042 | N-043 | N-044 | N-045 | N-046 | N-047 | N-048 | N-049 | N-050 | N-051 | N-052 | N-053 | N-054 | N-055 | N-056 | N-057 | N-058 | N-059 | N-060 | N-061 | N-062* | N-063 | N-064 | N-065 | N-066 | N-067 | N-068 | N-069 | N-070 | N-071 | N-072 | N-073 | N-074 | N-075 | N-076 | N-077 | N-078 | N-079 | N-080 | N-081 | N-082 | N-083 | N-084 | N-085 | N-086 | N-087 | N-088 | N-089 | N-090 | N-091 | N-092 | N-093 | N-094 | N-095 | N-096 | N-097 | N-098 | N-099 | N-100 | N-101 | N-102 | N-103 | N-104 | N-105 | N-106 | N-107 | N-108 | N-109 | N-110 | N-111 | N-112 | N-113 | N-114 | N-115 | N-116 | N-117 | N-118 | N-119 | N-120 | N-121 | N-122 | N-123 | N-124 | N-125 | N-126 | N-127 | N-128 | N-129 | N-130 | N-131 | N-132 | N-133 | N-134 | N-135 | N-136 | N-137 | N-138 | N-139 | N-140 | N-141 | N-142 | N-143 | N-144 | N-145 | N-146 | N-147 | N-148 | N-149 | N-150 | N-151 | N-152 | N-153 | N-154 | N-155 | N-156 | N-157 | N-158 | N-159 | N-160 | N-161 | N-162 | N-163 | N-164 | N-165 | N-166* | N-167* | N-168* | N-169 | N-170 | N-171 | N-172 | N-173 | N-174 | N-175 | N-176 | N-177 | N-178 | N-179 | N-180 | N-181 | N-182 | N-183 | N-184 | N-185 | N-186 | N-187 | N-188 | N-189 | N-190 | N-191 | N-192 | N-193 | N-194 | N-195 | N-196 | N-197 | N-198 | N-199 | N-200 | N-201 | N-202 | N-203 | N-204 | N-205 | N-206 | N-207 | N-208 | N-209 | N-210 | N-211 | N-212 | N-213 | N-214 | N-215 | N-216 | N-217 | N-218 | N-219 | N-220 | N-221 | N-222 | N-223 | N-224 | N-225 | N-226 | N-227 | N-228 | N-229 | N-230 | N-231 | N-232 | N-233 | N-234 | N-235 | N-236 | N-237 | N-238 | N-239 | N-240 | N-241 | N-242 | N-243 | N-244 | N-245 | N-246 | N-247 | N-248 | N-249 | N-250 | N-251 | N-252 | N-253 | N-254 | N-255 | N-256 | N-257 | N-258 | N-259 | N-260 | N-261 | N-262 | N-263 | N-264

H-265 | H-266 | H-267 | H-268 | H-269 | H-270 | H-271 | H-272* | H-273 | H-274 | H-275 | H-276 | H-277 | H-278 | H-279 | H-280 | H-281 | H-282 | H-283 | H-284 | H-285 | H-286 | H-287 | H-288 | H-289 | H-290* | H-291 | H-292 | H-293* | H-294 | H-295 | H-296 | H-297 | H-298 | H-299* | H-300 | H-301 | H-302* | H-303 | H-304 | H-305 | H-306 | H-307 | H-308 | H-309 | H-310 | H-311 | H-312 | H-313* | H-314* | H-315 | H-316 | H-317 | H-318 | H-319* | H-320 | H-321 | H-322 | H-323 | H-324* | H-325 | H-326 | H-327 | H-328 | H-329 | H-330 | H-331 | H-332 | H-333 | H-334* | H-335 | H-336 | H-337* | H-338 | H-339 | H-340* | H-341* | H-342 | H-343* | H-375* | H-376*
*I have not been able to locate these skits in either PSX or PSP versions.

Disc 1

Event 01: The Forests of Lachouane

Event 02: Lachouane, the Village at the Edge of the World

After leaving the village of Lachouane for the first time, the following skits will play on the world map:

H-265 (before Lachouane River Pier/03)
N-001 "Farah's Preparations"
N-002 "Mysterious Object X"
N-003 "Meredy Who?"
N-004 "Bubbly Farah"
N-005 "Reminiscing"
N-006 "Meredy Half-Asleep"
N-007 "Rainbow Light"
N-008 "Reid Looks Annoyed"
N-010 "Busybody Farah"
N-012 "The Three Childhood Friends"
N-013 "One Little Favor..."

On the Lachouane River bridge only:

N-009 "Don't Learn That One!" (before entering Morle/11)

Note: Letting Meredy cook before you complete all of the Morle-related skits will lock you out of playing skit N-052.

Event 03: Lachouane River Pier

After the first Lachouane River Pier event:

H-266 (before entering Regulus Dojo)
N-014 "Farah's Training Days" (part 1/5 of the "Farah's Training" skit series, available before reaching Inferia City/16)
N-015 "Getting Stronger" (part 2/5 of the "Farah's Training" skit series, available before reaching Inferia City/16)

Event 04: Regulus Dojo

After entering Regulus Dojo:

H-267 (after dialogue at base of dojo stairs, before meeting Master Franco)

Event 05: Lachouane River Pier

After Regulus Dojo event:

H-268 (before going back to the pier)

Event 06: Mintz

After rafting down the river:

H-269 (before entering Mintz)

After entering Mintz:

H-270 (before speaking to Cinq)

After speaking to Cinq and leaving town:

H-271 (before reaching Mt. Mintz dungeon camping spot)
N-017 "Court Craymelmaster"
N-018 "Bookworms"
N-019 "Keele's My Little Brother"

Event 07: Rocky Mt. Mintz

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-011 "Music Lovers" (before reaching Morle/11)
N-016 "Talent" (before entering Inferia City/16)

(I assume that H-272 is meant to play after completing the dungeon and before entering the observatory, but I couldn't get it to play in the PSX or PSP versions.)

Event 08: Mt. Mintz Observatory

Event 09: Rocky Mt. Mintz

After the Mt. Mintz Observatory story event:

H-273 (before entering Cave of Nostalgia)
N-021 "A Celestian?"
N-022 "What is Quickie?"
N-023 "Nonsense Interpretation"
N-024 "Keele Is Filthy?"
N-025 "Celestia Is Evil"
N-026 "Farah's the Boss"
N-027 "Keele's Dream"
N-028 "Doubts About Meredy"
N-029 "Farah's Gloom" (part 3/5 of the "Farah's Training" skit series, available before reaching Barole/19, must have played N-015)
N-030 "That's Bad Manners!"
N-031 "A Touching Story"

Event 10: The Cave of Nostalgia

After entering the Cave of Nostalgia:

H-274 (before entering Morle/11)

At the Cave of Nostalgia camping spot only:

N-020 "The Name I Can't Recall (1)" (part 1/4 of "That Nifty Thing" skit series, before entering Morle/11)

Event 11: The Tree-Shaded Village of Morle

After entering Morle:

H-275 (part 1/3 of the "Celestian Folk Song" skit series, available after reaching front of Prof. Mazet's house, before meeting Prof. Mazet)

Event 12: The Backwoods of Morle

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-040 "Celestian Folk Song" (part 2/3 of the "Celestian Folk Song" skit series, available after entering Morle/13, before reaching Inferia City/16, must have played N-011)
N-042 "Craymel Cages" (before entering Port of Inferia/17)

Event 13: The Tree-Shaded Village of Morle

After completing Morle event:

H-276 (before arriving at Water Craymel's Stream)
N-034 "Farah's Tales of Heroism (1)" (before reaching the Beckoning Forest/15)
N-035 "Glutton (1)"
N-036 "Glutton (2)"
N-037 "Choker"
N-038 "Time for a Riddle (1)" (part 1/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, before reaching Inferia City/16, must be near Morle)
N-041 "A Matching Pair"
N-043 "Meredy's Broken Heart?"
N-044 "Natural Phenomenon Hypothesis"
N-046 "Celestian Propaganda"
N-047 "Meredy's Tastebuds"
N-048 "What's a Childhood Friend?"
N-049 "Sewing Buttons (1)"
N-050 "Sewing Buttons (2)"
N-051 "Sewing Buttons (3)"
N-052 "Local Cuisine" (before entering Farose Church/22, Meredy must not have cooked before)
N-053 "Being Handy"

Note: N-259, N-260, N-261, N-262, and N-264 (i.e. "Quickie Tells Your Fortune" skits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6) can be played as early as this point. As for N-263, you must wait until Chat joins your party.

Event 14: The Water Craymel's Stream

After entering the Water Craymel's Stream:

H-277 (after speaking to Undine inside the camping cave, before completing boss battle)

After completing boss battle:

H-278 (before entering the Beckoning Forest/15)
N-055 "Keele's Theory"
N-056 "Reid's an Idiot?"

Event 15: The Beckoning Forest

After entering the Beckoning Forest:

H-279 (before completing event)
N-057 "The Night Serpent (1)" (before departing Port of Inferia/17)
N-058 "Farah's Tales of Heroism (2)" (before leaving Port of Inferia/17, must have played N-034)

At the Beckoning Forest camping spot only:

N-033 "The Name I Can't Recall (2)" (part 2/4 of "That Nifty Thing" skit series, before departing Port of Inferia/17, must have played N-020)

After Beckoning Forest event:

H-280 (before entering Inferia City)

Event 16: The Royal Capital of Inferia

Approaching Inferia City:

N-039 "Answering the Riddle (1)" (part 2/10 of "Riddles" skit series, before entering Inferia City/16, must have played N-038, must be near Inferia City)

After entering Inferia City:

H-281 (before getting arrested in front of the church)

After leaving Inferia City:

H-282 (before entering Port of Inferia)
N-059 "Something's Going on With Him"
N-060 "The Name Balir"
N-061 "Lachouane Dye"
N-062 "Untitled" (this skit cannot be played within the game)
N-064 "Farah's Diet"

Event 17: The Port of Inferia

After entering the Port of Inferia:

H-283 (after speaking to guard, before boarding ship for Barole)
N-032 "Coddled Youth" (after cooking Fish Stew for the first time, before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23)

Event 18: The Port of Barole

After entering the Port of Barole:

H-342 (This skit plays at 5 different points in the game. The first time it's viewable is right after arriving in port and before entering the city of Barole or engaging in any fighting nearby. The other points are after reuniting with Farah at the peak of Holy Mount Farose, after arriving at the Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels, after entering Chat's Hut, and after arriving at Regulus Knoll.)

After leaving the Port of Barole

N-067 "Farah's Hidden Feelings"
N-068 "The Night Serpent (2)" (before completing Wind Craymel's Cavern/20, must have played N-057)

Event 19: Barole, the Town of Commerce

Approaching Barole:

H-284 (after fighting a battle near Barole, before entering town)

After entering Barole:

H-285 (before meeting Ras)

After Ras joins the party:

H-286 (before entering Wind Craymel's Cavern)
N-063 "Reid Reflects on His Father"*
N-071 "Ras's Mother"
N-073 "Rhona According to Ras"*
N-074 "Popular Ras"
N-076 "Rhona's Claim to Fame"*
*I could not find these in the PSX version, but was able to in the PSP version.

After eating Gratin for the first time:

N-072 "Shrimp Tails (1)"
N-080 "Shrimp Tails (2)" (after cooking Gratin for the second time after playing N-072. You'll probably end up playing this one later depending on when you feel like cooking this dish again.)

Event 20: The Wind Craymel's Cavern

After entering Wind Craymel's Cavern:

H-287 (after Ras speaks to guards, before completing boss battle)

At Wind Craymel's Cavern camping spot:

N-070 "Meredy's Bewilderment" (before completing Valley of the Fire Craymels/21)
N-075 "Farah and Reid's Relationship"

After Wind Craymel's Cavern event:

H-288 (before entering Valley of the Fire Craymels/21)
N-069 "Farah's Tales of Heroism (3)" (before entering Valley of the Fire Craymels/21, must have played N-058)
N-077 "Appraising Women"
N-078 "Keele Clams Up"
N-079 "Undine Classroom (1)"
N-081 "Impatient Meredy"
N-083 "About Cute Guys"
N-084 "Farah's Tales of Heroism (4)" (before completing Valley of the Fire Craymels/21, must have played N-069)
N-085 "The Night Serpent (3)" (before completing Valley of the Fire Craymels/21, must have played N-068)
N-086 "Meredy's Kindness"
N-087 "Farah Believes"
N-089 "Ras's Special Recipe"

Interlude (before the Valley of the Fire Craymels):

At the Water Craymel's Stream dungeon camping spot only:

N-054 "The Name I Can't Recall (3)" (part 3/4 of "That Nifty Thing" skit series, after reaching Beckoning Forest/15, before reaching Valley of the Fire Craymels/21, must have played N-033, Keele in party. Although this skit is technically available earlier, it's much easier to get back to the Water Craymel's Stream after getting the Aerial Board rather than having to backtrack through the Beckoning Forest.)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-082 "Meredy's Lessons" (before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23)
N-088 "Auger Earrings" (after leaving Wind Craymel's Cavern/20, before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23. These two are also available later at the Valley of the Fire Craymels camping spot in case you prefer to proceed with the story instead of taking this detour just for N-054.)

Near Barole:

N-065 "Time for a Riddle (2)" (part 3/10 of "Riddles" skit series, after departing Port of Barole/18, before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23, must have played N-039, must be near Barole, Keele in party. You also have the option of coming back to Barole for this one after Chambard/Valley of the Fire Craymels, as long as it's before Holy Mount Farose and after getting Keele back.)

EX: Chambard, the Town of Hot Sand*
*In the guidebook, Chambard is grouped in with the "extra" (EX) events and doesn't have its own event number.

Approaching Chambard:

N-255 "Camping in the Desert" (after Wind Craymel's Cavern/20, before completing Shizel Castle/68, Keele in party)
N-256 "Camping on a Sweltering Night" (after Wind Craymel's Cavern/20, before completing Shizel Castle/68)

After entering Chambard:

N-090 "Chambard" (before completing Holy Mount Farose/23)

Event 21: The Valley of the Fire Craymels

After entering the Valley of the Fire Craymels:

H-289 (before completing boss battle)

At the Valley of the Fire Craymels dungeon camping spot only:

N-091 "Anticipating the Light Craymels" (before completing boss battle)

At the Valley of the Fire Craymels dungeon camping spot only:

N-092 "The Name I Can't Recall (4)" (part 4/4 of "That Nifty Thing" skit series, before completing Valley of the Fire Craymels/21, must have played N-092)
N-095 "Distrust Towards Meredy" (after completing boss battle, before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23)

After the Valley of the Fire Craymels event:

H-290 (It seems like it should play after the conversation with Rem, but there's no way to go back to the world map without crossing through the mandatory camping spot scene which prompts the next hint skit.)
H-291 (before arriving at Holy Mount Farose)
N-066 "Answering the Riddle (2)" (part 4/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, available before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23, must have played N-065, must be near Valley of the Fire Craymels)
N-093 "Undine Classroom (2)"
N-094 "Farah's Ruminations"
N-096 "Farah's Tales of Heroism (5)" (before reaching Holy Mount Farose/23, must have played N-084)
N-101 "About Balir"
N-102 "The Night Serpent (4)" (before completing Holy Mount Farose/23, must have played N-085)

Interlude (before crossing the Bridge of Light)

Letters From the Past series (after leaving Valley of the Fire Craymels/21 and before arriving at Farose Church/22):

N-097 "Composition Classroom (1)" (near Chambard)
N-098 "Composition Classroom (2)" (near Inferia City)
N-099 "Composition Classroom (3)" (near Lachouane)
N-100 "Composition Classroom (4)" (near Barole)

Event 22: Farose Church

After entering Farose Church:

H-292 (before Farah goes missing)
H-293 (It seems like it should play after Farah goes missing and before meeting up with her at the top of the mountain, but the player is prevented from returning to the world map between those points.)

Event 23: Holy Mount Farose

Disc 2

Event 24: Cape Fortress

After reaching Cape Fortress:

H-294 (after leaving Cape Fortress, before Aymen/41)
N-103 "Ras's Betrayal"
N-104 "Farah Alone"
N-105 "Assertion of Innocence"
N-106 "A Strange New World"
N-108 "Meredy's Tastes"
N-109 "Meredy's Flavors" (before Aymen/41)

Event 25: Aymen, the Town Where Craymels Dwell

Event 26: Aymen Station

Event 27: Aymen, the Town Where Craymels Dwell

Event 28: Aymen Station

After Aymen event:

H-295 (before boarding train)
N-110 "Scary Stories (1)" (before entering Luishka/30)
N-111 "A Good Fit"
N-116 "Illicit Passions"

Event 29: Luishka Station

After arriving at Luishka Station:

H-296 (before entering Luishka)

Event 30: The Ruined Village of Luishka

After entering Luishka:

H-297 (before meeting Galenos)
N-114 "Time for a Riddle (3)" (part 5/10 of "Riddles" skit series, available before Aymen/41, must have played N-066, must be near Luishka)
N-117 "Scary Stories (2)" (before completing Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels/32, must have played N-110)

Event 31: Luishka Station

After leaving Luishka:

H-298 (before arriving at Abandoned Mine Station)
N-119 "The Flame of the Righteous" (part 4/5 of the "Farah's Training" skit series, available before Aymen/41, must have played N-029)
N-120 "Respect for Galenos"
N-121 "What's a 'Memory'?"

Event 32: Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels

After entering Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels:

H-299 (It seems like it should play after entering the mine, or at the latest, meeting the earth craymels and before the boss battle, but only H-342 plays.)

Note: Unearthing Coleraine's Jar on this visit will lock you out of skit N-243 around the end of the game.

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-045 "Keele, the Uncompromising Gastronomer" (before Aymen/41)
N-107 "Local Cuisine (2)" (before entering Tinsia/42)
N-112 "When You're Getting Along..." (part 3/3 of the "Celestian Folk Song" skit series, available before reaching Aymen/41, must have played N-040.)
N-113 "In a Better Light" (before Aymen/41)

At Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels dungeon camping spot only:

N-118 "The Craymel Railroad Is So..." (before entering Chat's Hut/33)
N-122 "Sparkle and Shine" (before completing boss battle)
N-123 "Keele's Boundless Knowledge" (before entering Balir's Castle/45)

After Abandoned Mine of the Earth Craymels event:

H-300 (before entering Chat's Hut/33)
N-124 "Speed Phobia" (before Aymen/41, must have played N-118)
N-125 "Scary Stories (3)" (before entering Peyruti/37, must have played N-117)
N-126 "Undine Classroom (3)"

Event 33: Chat's Hut

Event 34: Chat's Hut Basement

Event 35: Chat's Hut Basement

After completing boss battle:

H-301 (after Chat's introduction, before deciding whether to become her deckhands)

Event 36: The Van Eltia (Phase One)

After leaving Chat's Hut:

H-302 (before entering Peyruti. I couldn't find a way back to the world map in between becoming Chat's deckhand and entering Peyruti, so this didn't play for me.)

Event 37: The Port Town of Peyruti

After entering Peyruti:

H-303 (before getting winter gear)
N-115 "Answering the Riddle (3)" (part 6/10 of "Riddles" skit series, available before Aymen/41, must have played N-114, must be near Peyruti)
N-128 "Scary Stories (4)" (before completing Ice Craymel Mountain/38, must have played N-125)
N-257 "Camping in the Freezing Cold" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, in snowy landscape, Keele in party)

After getting winter gear in Peyruti:

H-304 (before arriving at Ice Craymel Mountain/38)
N-129 "About the Cold"
N-130 "About the Ice Craymel"

Event 38: Ice Craymel Mountain

After entering Ice Craymel Mountain:

H-305 (before completing boss battle)

At the Ice Craymel Mountain dungeon camping spot only:

N-131 "Just Clear Your Mind" (before completing boss battle)

After completing boss battle:

H-306 (before Peyruti/39)
N-132 "Scary Stories (5)" (before Peyruti/39, after N-128)
N-133 "Undine Classroom (4)"

Event 39: The Port Town of Peyruti (Post-Thaw)

Event 40: The Van Eltia (Phase One)

After leaving Peyruti:

H-307 (before returning to Aymen/41)

Event 41: Aymen, the Town Where Craymels Dwell (Post-Destruction)

After adding Chat to the party:

N-127 "Chat's Parents (1)" (before completing Balir Castle/45)

After leaving Aymen:

H-308 (before Tinsia)
N-134 "I Can Do It By Myself"
N-136 "Scary Stories (6)" (before Tinsia/42, must have played N-132)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-135 "Who Hyades Was" (after leaving Aymen/41, before reaching Tinsia/42. This skit is only available for a very short period in between consecutive story events, and can only be played at a camping spot. The most logical choice is probably Ice Craymel Mountain which we left not long ago. It's also convenient to stop by Peyruti for a follow-up scene with Gaston and to buy any needed supplies.)

Event 42: Tinsia, the Town of Artisans

After entering Tinsia:

H-309 (before entering Silueshka's hideout)
N-137 "Scary Stories (7)" (before reaching Balir Castle/45, must have played N-136)

After Tinsia event:

H-310 (before entering Lightning Craymel's Ruins)
N-138 "Budding Feelings"
N-139 "If Only Keele Were Here"
N-140 "Fogg's Wife (1)" (before Tinsia/44, Fogg in party)
N-141 "Silueshka" (before reaching Balir Castle/45, Fogg in party)
N-142 "Why Does Ayla Do It?" (before reaching Balir Castle/45, Chat and Fogg in party)
N-143 "Chat's Likes and Dislikes" (before reaching Balir Castle/45, Chat and Fogg in party)
N-144 "Chat's Frail Constitution" (before reaching Regulus Knoll/64, Chat and Fogg in party)
N-146 "Who is Fogg's Lover?" (before reaching Balir Castle/45, Fogg in party)

Event 43: The Lightning Craymel's Ruins

After entering the Lightning Craymel's Ruins:

H-311 (before completing boss battle)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-145 "Who's the Leader?" (after Tinsia/42, before reaching Balir Castle/45, Chat and Fogg in party)

After completing boss battle:

H-312 (before entering Tinsia/44)

Event 44: Tinsia, the Town of Artisans

After returning to Tinsia:
(These two skits should fit in the story at this point before going to Balir Castle, but only H-342 plays after Fogg goes back to Silueshka. After that, the player is prevented from leaving Tinsia before setting off for the next battle.)

H-313 (before completing Tinsia/44)
H-314 (before entering Balir Castle/45)

Event 45: Balir Castle

Anywhere on the world map, after the Van Eltia docks at Balir Castle:

H-315 (after reaching Balir Castle/45, before meeting Shizel)
N-148 "Scary Stories (8)" (before completing Balir Castle/45, must have played N-137)
N-149 "Undine Classroom (5)"
N-150 "Scary Stories (9)" (before completing Balir Castle/45, must have played N-148)
N-151 "Rekindling Feelings" (before completing Balir Castle/45)
N-152 "My Legs Go Wobbly" (before completing Balir Castle/45)
N-156 "Poor Meredy" (before completing Balir Castle/45)

At the Balir Castle camping spot only:

N-153 "Unknowable Knowledge" (before completing Balir Castle/45)
N-154 "Meredy's Anxiety" (before completing Balir Castle/45)
N-157 "Scary Stories (10)" (before completing Balir Castle/45, must have played N-150)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-160 "Meredy's Condition" (after completing Balir Castle/45, before entering Seyfert Garden/55)

On world map, after completing boss battle:

H-316 (before entering Luishka/46)
N-158 "Farah's Prayer"
N-159 "Reid's Resolve" (part 5/5 of the "Farah's Training" skit series, available before completing Seyfert Shrine/48, must have played N-119)
N-162 "Chat's Parents (2)" (must have played N-127, Chat in party. The guidebook says "before reaching Seyfert Observatory/48," but I believe that is a misprint for Seyfert Shrine/48.)

Event 46: The Ruined Village of Luishka

After leaving Luishka:

H-317 (before returning to Tinsia/47)
N-164 "Balir and Shizel"
N-169 "Love Story (1)" (before reaching Seyfert Shrine/48)

Event 47: Tinsia, the Town of Artisans

After event:

H-318 (before entering Seyfert Shrine/48)
N-147 "Speaking Freely" (before Van Eltia/54, Fogg in party)
N-155 "Fogg's Wife (2)" (before Van Eltia/54, Fogg in party, must have played N-140)
N-161 "Fogg vs Chat" (before Van Eltia/59, Chat and Fogg in party)
N-165 "Telling Tales of Phantasia (1)"
N-166 "Telling Tales of Phantasia (2)" (N-166 through N-168 are not playable within the PSX or PSP versions of the game at any point as far as I know.)
N-167 "Telling Tales of Phantasia (3)"
N-168 "Telling Tales of Phantasia (4)"
N-170 "Fogg's Wife (3)" (before Van Eltia/54, Fogg in party, must have played N-155, Fogg in party)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-163 "The Mystery of Balir" (after completing Tinsia/47, before entering Seyfert Shrine/48)
N-171 "Mistaken Identity" (after completing Tinsia/47, before entering Regulus Knoll/64, Fogg in party. I would suggest going to the Lightning Craymel's Ruins for these two as it's very close to Seyfert Shrine.)

Event 48: Seyfert Shrine

After entering Seyfert Shrine:

H-319 (The content of this skit implies that it should play after Reid enters the shrine and before he finishes his first trial, but the player is not allowed to return to the world map in between these events.)

After Seyfert Shrine event:

H-320 (before returning to Chat's Hut)
N-176 "Scholarly Enlightenment" (before entering Seyfert Garden/55, must have played N-153)
N-177 "Awakening of Love"
N-178 "Untitled" (before reaching Seyfert Observatory/58, Fogg in party)
N-179 "Reid's Determination" (before Van Eltia/59, Chat in party)
N-182 "Keele Hard at Work"
N-183 "Acid Tongue"
N-184 "Chat's Wish" (before reaching Shizel Castle/68, Chat in party)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-180 "Meredy Lashes Out" (before completing Seyfert Observatory/58)
N-181 "Symptoms" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/58)

Event 49: Chat's Hut

After leaving Chat's Hut:

H-321 (before entering Aifread's Grotto)

Stopping by Tinsia on the way to Aifread's Grotto:

N-172 "Time for a Riddle (4)" (part 7/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, available before completing Seyfert Observatory/58, must have played N-115, must be near Tinsia)

Event 50: Aifread's Grotto

After entering Aifread's Grotto:

H-322 (before completing event)
N-185 "The Legend of Aifread (1)" (before reaching Van Eltia/54)
N-186 "Love Story (2)" (before Van Eltia/54, must have played N-169)

Event 51: The Van Eltia (Phase Two)

After getting Aifish:

H-323 (before arriving at Aifread's Platform)
N-187 "All Is Well on the Good Ship" (before entering Seyfert Garden/55, Chat in party)

Interlude (before crossing the Bridge of Expedition)

(You can do the skits in this subsection in any order.)

Melnics 101 (after leaving Aifread's Grotto/50, before entering Seyfert Garden/55):

N-188 "Melnics Language Course (1)" (near Tinsia)
N-189 "Melnics Language Course (2)" (near Chat's Hut)
N-190 "Melnics Language Course (3)" (near Aymen)
N-191 "Melnics Language Course (4)" (near Peyruti)

Jini-related skits:

N-252 "A Long Time in the Casino" (Reid must have attained the title of "Homo Ludens." You can do this one later if you want, but like most of the skits, it is only viewable before the Shizel Castle/68 finale.)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-192 "Fear of Women?" (after having visited Jini, must have played Whis at the casino. This one can only be played before returning to Regulus Knoll/64, so it's a good idea to do it after getting the Aifish and before departing Celestia via the Bridge of Expedition.)

Event 52: Celesea Hideouts 1-5

Event 53: Aifread's Platform, Bridge of Expedition, Relay Station

After arriving at Aifread's Platform:

H-324 (It seems like it should play after entering the Platform and completing the event, but only H-323 continues to play.)

After Aifread's Platform event:

H-325 (before touching down in Inferian waters)

Event 54: The Van Eltia (Phase Two)

After crossing Bridge of Expedition:

H-318 replays again after returning to the Farose continent.
N-193 "Impressions of the Bridge of Expedition" (before reaching Seyfert Garden/55, Chat in party)
N-194 "The Legend of Aifread (2)" (before reaching Seyfert Garden/55, Chat in party, must have played N-185)
N-195 "Love Story (3)" (before completing Seyfert Garden/55, must have played N-186)

Refer to the Non-Story-Related skits section for the Tales of Destiny skit series that comes available around this time.

Event 55: Seyfert Garden

After entering Seyfert Garden:

H-326 (before starting Trial)

Event 56: The Royal Capital of Inferia

After leaving Inferia City:

H-327 (after escaping Inferia Castle, before returning to the Van Eltia)
N-196 "Hesitant Farah (1)"
N-197 "Hesitant Farah (2)" (before Van Eltia/59, Fogg in party)
N-198 "Fogg's Wife (4)" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/58, Fogg in party, must have played N-170)
N-199 "Ras and the Emissary" (before completing Shizel Castle/68)
N-204 "A Complex"
N-205 "Meredy's Worries"
N-206 "Love Story (4)" (before completing Seyfert Observatory/58, must have played N-195)
N-207 "The Legend of Aifread (3)" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/58, Chat in party, must have played N-194)
N-209 "Gratitude Towards Arende"
N-210 "Arende and Ras" (before completing Van Eltia/59, Chat in party)

Event 57: The Port of Inferia

After entering Port of Inferia:

N-173 "Answering the Riddle (4)" (part 8/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, available before completing Seyfert Observatory/58, must have played N-172, must be near the Port of Inferia. This one, along with N-174 and N-175, became available after the Van Eltia/54 event, but all three are limited to certain locations, so I find it more convenient to play this one at this point in the story.)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-203 "Untitled" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/58, Fogg in party)
N-208 "Hopes for the King" (before completing Seyfert Observatory/58)

After locating Van Eltia:

H-318 replays here to remind you to use the Seyfert Key.
H-328 (after boarding the Van Eltia, before returning to Aifread's Platform)
N-202 "The Olbers Boundary" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/58)

Event 58: Seyfert Observatory

After entering Seyfert Observatory:

H-329 (before starting Trial)

Events 59: The Van Eltia (Phase Two)

After Seyfert Observatory event:

H-330 (before arriving at Seyfert Ring)

Disc 3

Event 60: Lachouane, the Village at the Edge of the World (In the Past)

Event 61: Tinsia, the Town of Artisans

After Tinsia event:

H-331 (before arriving at Balir Castle courtyard)
N-200 "Time for a Riddle (5)" (part 9/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, available before completing Shizel Castle/68, must have played N-173, must be near Tinsia)
N-211 "Farah Realizes" (before entering Regulus Knoll/64, must have played N-179, Chat in party. The official guide claims this one is playable after leaving Inferia City earlier, but I've never gotten it to play anywhere before this event in Tinsia.)
N-212 "Dark Omen" (before completing Regulus Knoll/64, must have played N-181)
N-213 "I'm Not Kidding" (before completing Regulus Knoll/64, must have played N-160)
N-214 "Keele Sees Through Her" (before completing Regulus Knoll/64, must have played N-160)
N-216 "Everyone's Sense of What's Right"
N-217 "Love Story (5)" (before arriving at Regulus Knoll/64, must have played N-206)
N-220 "Fogg's Manly Side" (before entering Balir Castle/62, Fogg in party)

Event 62: Balir Castle

Event 63: Tinsia, the Town of Artisans

After Tinsia event:

H-332 (before returning to Inferia)
N-218 "Glory to Silueshka" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/67, Chat and Fogg in party)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-219 "Miacis to Our Hearts!" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/67, Chat and Fogg in party)

Event 64: Regulus Knoll

After returning to Inferia:

H-333 (before entering Regulus Knoll)

After entering Regulus Knoll:

H-334 (missing in the PSX version, only H-342 plays)
N-201 "Answering the Riddle (5)" (part 10/10 of the "Riddles" skit series, available after leaving Port of Inferia/57, before completing Shizel Castle/68, must have played N-200, must be near Lachouane)
N-222 "Love Story (6)" (before returning to Balir Castle/66, must have played N-217)
N-223 "The Legend of Aifread (4)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must have played N-207, Chat in party)

At Regulus Knoll camping spot only:

N-215 "Keele's Tenderness" (before completing Regulus Knoll/64)
N-221 "Protecting Farah" (before completing Regulus Knoll/64)

Event 65: Lachouane, the Village at the Edge of the World

After Lachouane event:

H-335 (before returning to Balir Castle/66 courtyard)
N-225 "Fearless Comrades" (before entering Shizel Castle/68, Chat and Fogg in party)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-224 "Fearless Keele" (before entering Shizel Castle/68)

Event 66: Balir Castle

After returning to Balir Castle courtyard:

H-336 (before returning to Seyfert Observatory/67)

After leaving Balir Castle:

N-226 "Love Story (7)" (before entering Seyfert Observatory/67, must have played N-222)

Event 67: Seyfert Observatory

After entering Seyfert Observatory:

H-337 (Going by its content, this hint skit is meant to be playable after entering the observatory, but instead the player is forced into cutscenes and can't return to the world map until the next hint skit is due to play.)

After leaving Seyfert Observatory:

H-338 (after the last set of cutscenes before the finale, before entering Shizel Castle/68)

Event 68: Shizel Castle

After breaching Shizel Castle walls:

N-228 "Chat's Distance" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, Chat in party)
N-229 "Fogg's Distance" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, Fogg in party)
N-230 "Mending the Relationship?"
N-231 "Forever Childhood Friends"
N-232 "Reid Has Grown"
N-233 "Love Story (8)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must have played N-226)
N-234 "I Love My Buddy"
N-236 "The Greater Craymels' Feelings"
N-239 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (1)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68)
N-240 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (2)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have visited the Village of the Catpeople)
N-241 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (3)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have Resume Ring, Chat in party)
N-242 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (4)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have Bush Baby)
N-243 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (5)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have Coleraine's Jar)
N-244 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (6)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have Deck Brush)
N-245 "The Seven Hidden Treasures (7)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must not have S.D.)

At any dungeon camping spot:

N-227 "Meredy's Distance" (before completing Shizel Castle/68)

After entering Shizel Castle:

H-339 (before completing Shizel Castle/68)
N-247 "Love Story (9)" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, must have played N-233)

At any dungeon camping spot:
(If you take a detour to a past dungeon before entering Shizel Castle in order to play N-227, then these three skits will play with that one. Otherwise, these will play together with N-246 at the Shizel Castle dungeon camping spot.)

N-235 "Shizel Is Still Her Mother"
N-237 "Fogg's Feelings" (before completing Shizel Castle/68, Fogg in party)
N-238 "Feelings for Ras" (must have played N-199)

At Shizel Castle camping spot only:

N-246 "Meredy Hesitates" (before completing Shizel Castle/68)

Non-Story-Specific Skits

Don't forget to refer back to this section before completing the finale at Shizel Castle, because most of the skits become unavailable after that point.

The Tales of Destiny camping skit series:
These two skits are technically available after Van Eltia/54, but they are both only playable in certain locations, and must be played in order. I find that it's easier to get both done after finishing Lachouane/65 while you're already in Inferia, and before heading into the final stretch of story-related events.

N-174 "Telling Tales of Destiny (1)" (in the vicinity of Lachouane, before completing Shizel Castle/68)
N-175 "Telling Tales of Destiny (2)" (in the vicinity of Inferia City, before completing Shizel Castle/68. In my experience, this one does not play along with the Inferia City/56-related events unless you have already played N-174, despite not having that listed as a condition in the guidebook.)

Other non-story-related camping skits:

N-248 "No Gald Left" (after leaving Mintz/09, gald amount at 0, Farah and Keele in party)
N-249 "No Food Left" (after leaving Morle/13, food ingredients at 0, Farah in party)
N-250 "Everyone Out of Commission" (after leaving Morle/13, Reid, Farah, Meredy, and Keele all out of commission after a battle)
N-251 "Gnome vs Sylph" (after completing Abandoned Mine/32, Sylph and Gnome in same craymel cage)
N-252 (see Jini section)
N-253 "Celsius vs Efreet" (after completing Ice Craymel Mountain/38, Efreet and Celsius in same craymel cage)
N-254 "Camping at the Shore" (after leaving Mintz/09, at a beachy location on the world map, Keele in party)
N-255 (see Chambard section)
N-256 (see Chambard section)
N-257 (see Peyruti section)
N-258 "Camping in Sticky Humid Weather" (after completing Van Eltia/40, in a humid location on the world map, Keele in party)
N-259 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (1)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 00 or 10, Keele in party)
N-260 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (2)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 20)
N-261 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (3)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 30)
N-262 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (4)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 40 or 50)
N-263 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (5)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 60 or 70, Chat in party)
N-264 "Quickie Tells Your Fortune (6)" (after leaving Morle/13, last two digits of gald must equal 80 or 90)

Lastly, I haven't been able to locate the following hint skits, or establish whether they should be playable in relation to any particular event or conditions:
H-340
H-341
H-343
H-375
H-376
H-340 seems like it relates to a particular location, but I don't know which one would fit the dialogue. The other four seem to be similar in nature to H-342 in that they aren't specific to any story event, but so far they haven't appeared for me. The search continues...

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