Errands

Choosing Errands.

A record of the errands your party members have undertaken.

Description

Errands (儲け話の話, Mōke Hanashinohanashi?), also known as Propositions, are short sidequests in Final Fantasy Tactics. Starting from chapter 2, errands become available in taverns across Ivalice. Errands consist of sending one to three generic human characters away for a number of days in exchange for some JP and gil. Ramza, storyline characters, and monsters cannot be sent. The tavernmaster will mention how long the errand will run for, e.g. 12–15 days. Spending the maximum time earns the maximum rewards. Errands can be completed at any time after they first appear, and cannot be permanently failed. Accepting an errand costs a small fee in gil.

Once the time allotted has passed, the player can revisit the same tavern for a report on the errand:

• Success: The characters will mention that "The stars were with us from the outset." This yields the maximum rewards, as well as the bonus, if applicable. The errand will be considered "completed", unlocking the next errand in the quest chain if present. The story of the errand will be added to Chronicle → Feats → Past in the map menu.
• Failure: This yields severely reduced rewards and no bonus. The errand is not considered completed and can be attempted again after one month has passed.
• Absolute failure: Same as failure, but the rewards are further decreased to about 1/20 of what they originally would be.

The success or failure of the errand depends on the amount of characters sent, their level, job, and their faith and bravery. Some errands also have specific "skill saver" jobs suited to them, wherein sending a character of a certain job will dramatically increase the odds of success. This is where the characters remark "The skills of a (job) were a great boon to us!" These jobs may still not be the best in terms of actual reward payout.

Despite these mechanics, errands are generally difficult to fail as long as the player sends a team of three. A balanced team of different jobs should be able to complete nearly every errand.

Rewards

Receiving a reward from an errand.

Successful errands yield JP to the participants, along with some gil. Most errands also offer a bonus such as "ore" or "bags of gil", which amount to extra money. Alternatively, some errands yield an Artefact or a Wonder. These are small pieces of lore that have no effect on the gameplay, they can be viewed under Chronicles on the map menu.

The amount of JP and gil awarded depends on various factors:

• The errand's base pay
• The number of days chosen for the expedition
• Participants' jobs (only affects their personal reward)
• Participants' Bravery and Faith (some errands prefer high/low Bravery/Faith, but the difference in the final reward is small)
• The bonus

The "skill saver" jobs may not actually be the best jobs for the errand in terms of rewards. It is usually preferable to send units of a job that the player is currently developing to make use of the JP reward.

The bonus depends on the type of errand. Most bonuses have three tiers and it is random which one the player gets; the better bonuses are rarer. Wonders and Artefacts have no tiers; a random one will be awarded. The bonus tier is not determined until the expedition party reports on their quest, so the player can save their game before hearing the report and try again for a better bonus.

Artefacts are gained from various errand types. Wonders are discovered on exploration errands. Bags of gil are earned from combat and salvage errands (salvage earns more). Ore is gained from mining errands. Payment is earned for investigation errands. Prize Money is earned for melee errands. Reward Money is earned for odd jobs. Some jobs do not give any bonus.

List of errands

Chapter 2

Name	Location	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
Mount Gulg Mother Lode	Eagrose Castle	15-16	3100	Artefact	Monk	Chemist	Molten Maiden
Bandits	Dorter	11-13	600	Gil Bag	Samurai/Ninja	Time Mage	Lilith's Libation
Shoreline Defense	Gariland	8-9	3050	Payment	Orator	—	Message in a Bottle
Miner's Tale	Gariland	8-11	600	Ore	Geomancer	—	Miner's Tears
The Hindenburg	Zaland	8-15	100	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Mystic	Raising the Hindenburg
Zaland Embassy Antiques	Zaland	10-12	6000	Artefact	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	—	The Sea's Bounty
My Little Carrot	Lionel Castle	15-16	100	Payment	Orator	—	Call of the Wild
Miner Shortage	Goug	7-9	100	Ore	Geomancer	—	Orra Mine
The Highwind	Warjilis	5-8	1050	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Mystic	The Salvage of the Highwind

Seasonal

These Errands can only be accepted during a specific month of the Ivalician year.

Name	Location	Month	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
The Gariland Magick Melee	Gariland	♍︎︎ Virgo	14-16	0	Artefact	Samurai	Time Mage	The Gariland Magick Melee
The Zaland Melee	Zaland	♈︎︎ Aries	14-16	0	Prize Money	Kni./Monk/Drag./Nin.	—	The Zaland Melee
Arteficers' Contest	Goug	♐︎︎ Sagittarius	14-16	0	Prize Money	Kni./Monk/Drag./Nin.	Squire	The Arteficers' Contest
The Yardrow Melee	Yardrow	♋︎︎ Cancer	14-16	0	Artefact	Kni./Monk/Drag./Nin.	Chemist	The Yardrow Melee

Chapter 3

Start of Chapter

Name	Location	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
Frontier Marathon	Dorter	14-16	0	Wonder	Archer	—	Frontier Marathon
Second Frontier Marathon	Dorter	14-16	0	Wonder	Archer	—	Second Frontier Marathon
Third Frontier Marathon	Dorter	14-16	0	Wonder	Archer	—	Third Frontier Marathon
Stolen Tomes	Gariland	12-16	11000	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	—	Swallowed by the Sea
Minstrel in Distress	Eagrose Castle	13-16	50	Reward Money	Chemist	Thief	Revived Talent
Mameco the Minstrel	Eagrose Castle	15-16	0	Reward Money	Thief/Orator	Arithmetician	Mameco's Sendoff
Lorraide Mine	Zaland	10-14	1100	Ore	Monk	Dragoon	Ghost of the Mine
The Dawn Queen	Lionel Castle	8-12	100	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Bard	Salvage of the Dawn Queen
Zerro's Challenge	Lionel Castle	8-9	50	Artefact	Ninja	Chemist	Left Behind
Mesa's Legacy	Goug	10-13	10000	—	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	—	The Hero-King of Legend
Clockwork Faire	Goug	11-13	100	Artefact	Thief/Orator	Squire	The Clockwork Faire
Merchant's Regret	Warjilis	14-15	2000	Wonder	Archer	—	Merchant's Regret
Old Toppa's Will	Gollund	11-13	8000	Ore	Monk	Chemist	Will Hunting
Salvage Expedition	Lesalia	10-14	3000	Artefact	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	—	Salvage Expedition
Abandoned Mine	Lesalia	10-14	1000	Artefact	Geomancer	—	Abandoned Mine

After the battles at Orbonne Monastery

Name	Location	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
Guard Duty	Eagrose Castle	11-13	2000	Artefact	Chemist	White Mage	Larcam Mercantile
The Siedge Weald	Zaland	11-13	1100	Wonder	Archer	—	Wealden
The Trick of Light	Lionel Castle	14-15	1050	Wonder	Archer	—	Beyond the Pass
Fenland Mystery	Lionel Castle	13-14	1100	Wonder	B.Mage/Geomancer	Thief	Blossoming Hope
Diving Expedition	Yardrow	10-14	5000	Gil Bag	Knight/Monk	Archer	Diving Expedition

Chapter 4

Start of Chapter

Name	Location	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
Gleddia Isle	Riovanes Castle	9-11	4000	Artefact	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Mystic	Gleddia Isle Shoals
Foundered Vessel	Riovanes Castle	8-13	0	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Mystic	Merchant Ship
Fia's Wish	Riovanes Castle	12-14	3000	—	Ninja	—	A Wish Come True
Secret Society	Riovanes Castle	2-3	600	—	Squire	Samurai	The Informant
Lettre d'amour	Riovanes Castle	10-12	0	Artefact	Thief/Orator	—	The Spoony Bard
Arithmeticks Tutor Wanted	Gariland	10-13	50	—	Chemist	Ninja	Brave Little Dorman
Hellspawned Beast	Eagrose Castle	14-15	1000	—	Samurai/Ninja	Monk	Hilltop Estate
Metamorphosed Misery	Eagrose Castle	15-16	1100	—	Ninja	—	Pitiable Monster
Count Minimas	Dorter	12-14	600	Artefact	Thief	—	Easy Come, Easy Go
Count Minimas	Dorter	12-15	1000	Artefact	Thief	Summoner	Stuffed to the Gil
Count Minimas	Dorter	11-12	600	—	Ninja	Summoner	Criminal Count
Father's Nightmare	Lionel Castle	15-16	1500	Artefact	Orator		Cornelia's Rescue
The Durga	Goug	11-14	100	Artefact	Knight/Monk	Chemist	The Salvage of the Durga
Devil in the Dark	Goug	8-10	3050	Payment	Orator	—	The Mudman
Rain-Swept Slopes	Warjilis	13-16	600	Wonder	Knight/Arch./Drag.	Samurai	Amidst the Mists
True Romance	Warjilis	8-12	500	Artefact	Thief/Orator	—	Ode to Joy
In the Darkness	Warjilis	12-14	1500	Gil Bag	Samurai/Ninja	Monk	Whisperweed Blossom
Wandering Gambler	Warjilis	9-12	15000	—	Thief/Orator	Dancer	The Blackjack
Coal Miners Wanted	Gollund	4-6	50	Ore	Monk	Archer	Coal Miners' Holiday
More Coal Miners Wanted	Gollund	4-6	150	Artefact	Monk	Archer	Miner Difficulties
Lamzen the Adventurer	Gollund	12-16	1100	Wonder	Archer	—	The Desert Explorer
Frontier Expedition	Lesalia	10-14	5000	Wonder	Archer	—	Frontier Expedition
The Falcon	Yardrow	7-9	3500	Artefact	Knight/Monk	Archer	The Foundered Falcon
Endless Caverns	Bervenia	12-14	8000	Artefact	Geomancer	—	There and Back Again
Past Glory	Bervenia	7-15	500	Artefact	Monk	Geomancer	Past Glory
Beddha Sandwaste	Bervenia	11-15	550	Wonder	Archer	—	Son of a Sandworm
Adventurers Wanted	Bervenia	8-12	100	Wonder	Archer	—	The Vaschons
Shadows from the Past	Bervenia	12-15	3050	Wonder	Archer	—	Honest Eke
Rhana Straight	Zeltennia Castle	9-13	3100	Artefact	T.Mage/Geo./Arith.	Black Mage	The Enterprise
Zerro Strikes	Zeltennia Castle	8-9	100	Artefact	Ninja	Chemist	Zerro's Mark
Nightwalker	Zeltennia Castle	8-12	3050	Payment	Orator	—	Umbral Prison
Zerro's Return	Lesalia	8-9	500	Artefact	Ninja	Chemist	Zerro's Return
Zerro Strikes Again	Eagrose Castle	8-9	5000	Artefact	Ninja	Chemist	Zerro Strikes Again
Himca Cliffs	Sal Ghidos	8-12	1500	Artefact	Geomancer	—	Beyond the Cliffs
Ore of the Gods	Sal Ghidos	9-11	2500	Artefact	Geomancer	—	Divine Encounter

After the battles at Limberry Castle

Name	Location	Days	Cost	Bonus	Best job	Skill Save job	Feat
Lake Poescas Depths	Limberry Castle	12-14	1500	Wonder	Knight/Arch./Drag.	Samurai	Lake Monster
Cellar Dungeon	Limberry Castle	11-13	1500	Wonder	Archer	—	Ancient Labyrinth
Uninvited Guests	Limberry Castle	8-13	3050	Payment	Orator	—	The Golem
Gysahl Greens	Limberry Castle	2-4	100	Artefact	Thief	Archer	Gysahl Greens
Wandering Gambler	Limberry Castle	11-13	15000	—	Thief/Orator	Dancer	A Storm of Sevens
Zerro's Final Heist	Limberry Castle	8-9	10000	—	Ninja	Chemist	The Mask of Zerro
Ancient Wonder	Eagrose Castle	13-14	200	Wonder	Archer	Knight	Upon the Plateau
Cattedona	Zaland	14-15	500	Reward Money	Chemist	Thief	Chat-tedona
Lionel Emissary	Lionel Castle	14-15	4000	Artefact	T.Mage/Geomancer/Arith.	—	The Lionel Emissary
Twilight Gustkov	Gollund	14-15	1000	Gil Bag	Ninja	Summoner	The Wyverns
Terror's Maw	Gollund	13-14	1500	Gil Bag	Samurai/Ninja	White Mage	The Cave Mimic
Miner's Dream	Gollund	12-14	150	Ore	Geomancer	—	Obstacle to Success
Ducal Disaster	Lesalia	15-16	6000	Payment	Orator	—	The Rescue of Young Lord Pappal
Young Lord Pappal	Lesalia	12-15	3000	Gil Bag	Ninja	—	Father and Son
Cries in the Dark	Lesalia	8-11	3050	Payment	Orator	—	Doll's Lament
Salvage Work	Yardrow	9-14	0	Gil Bag	T.Mage/Geomancer/Arith.	—	False Advertising
Coal Mining Expedition	Yardrow	10-14	1000	Ore	Geomancer	—	Coal Mining Expedition
Second Coal Mining Expedition	Yardrow	10-14	1000	Artefact	Geomancer	—	Back to the Mines
Historic Revolt	Riovanes Castle	8-10	3050	Artefact	Orator	—	Final Protest
Tutoring	Riovanes Castle	8-12	200	Reward Money	Chemist	White Mage	A Perfect Score
The Behemoth	Bervenia	13-15	500	Gil Bag	Ninja	Chemist	Wild Kingdom
Dredge Work	Zeltennia Castle	6-10	1000	Gil Bag	Knight/Monk	Archer	Dredge Work
Missing Boy	Zeltennia Castle	15-16	3500	Payment	Orator	—	Eternal Youth
Appraisal	Zeltennia Castle	8-9	550	Artefact	Orator	Squire	Revaluation
Death's Gorge	Sal Ghidos	9-14	13000	Ore	Geomancer	—	The Sable Swords
The Typhoon	Sal Ghidos	10-13	11000	Gil Bag	Ninja	Chemist	The Typhoon
Beastly Trail	Sal Ghidos	11-13	10000	Reward Money	Chemist	Mystic	Raffleshiva
Memories	Sal Ghidos	10-12	100	Reward Money	Thief/Orator	—	A Mother's Love

External links

• Final Fantasy Tactics Guide and Walkthrough by QuMarsh
• Errand-by-Errand guide at the Chrysalis Wiki
• FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS FAQ by Fritz Fraundorf