The 7th Saga: Sevenfold Balance

What's changed

RetchE's Sevenfold Balance reworks the American release of The 7th Saga so that every apprentice is a practical choice for a solo run, without changing the hunt for the seven runes or the vanilla spell names.

• Distinct roles: Kamil becomes a rune knight, Olvan a guardian, Esuna an elementalist, Wilme a fire-breathing brute, Lux a sturdy sentinel, Valsu a healer and Lejes a dark caster who drains enemies, each with a spell list built to stand on its own.
• Progression: spell learning and costs, stats, monsters, boss toughness, experience pacing, gear, shops and rewards are all retuned; the strongest tools arrive later or cost more.
• Seeds always give their maximum bonus, so there is no reason to reload over bad rolls.
• Rival apprentices play fairer, with less hidden scaling, no doubled maximum MP and cleaned-up equipment.

The game is still meant to be demanding, just less dependent on grinding and luck.

Playing it

The patch is made for the American cartridge; apply it to your own copy following the instructions in the creator's download. All credit goes to RetchE.