Talk:Rafael's playthrough - Introduction/@comment-75.139.26.85-20151229002223/@comment-75.139.26.85-20151229075229

You can't grab Varia and return to the cache or kills the plant monsters ;-). You don't mention if you recruit Orcent's army or the Succubi at the tower...

Actually, you can. Though the note before entering Varia's camp means that you're expected to do it last, it won't end the segment if you haven't visited Feroholm before you hit Varia's camp. Instead you'll just pop right back out to the regional map once you're done with Varia and thus can run her around to get some more experience, and the segment will end after you deal with the Impaler. Sierra Lee may change this later, but at the moment it's totally doable. I found this out by accident while trying to figure out what sort of time and response I'd get if I just beelined Varia, and after grabbing Altina and then Varia I found myself on the main map with opportunities remaining. The invasion only started after I recruited the Impaler and left town.

And yeah, I did grab Orcent and the tower succubi on the way down to Varia, as well as picking up the investment opportunity in the magic shop. No problems there. Only things I skipped were the Rebel Pass goods, the slimes, and farming the tunnels for random encounters. I am honestly surprised the game didn't ding me that much for going back up and visiting the leftovers of the cache with Varia and Altina (I had already cleaned out the dungeon the first time around).