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

It's a bad idea to save the optional dungeon with the Lustplate until after picking up Altina and Varia because the incubus king armor doesn't show up (and you waste time). Do it as soon as you can.

I was able to pick up Altina, run through the tower, then grab Varia, swing north, revisit the cache to take out the respawning monsters, kill the plant monsters at the potion materials gathering spot and then go after the Impaler while still having Simon say "we made better time than I expected", but I don't know if that's the absolute best you can do for his Economics score. It was enough to perform excellently on several of the tasks and get the gratitude of the office staff, but I'm not sure if I did the best on ethnic complaints or checking the books.

I also read everything except Orc Breeding I&II and Sex Combat before I did the tasks or paid the ambassador for training, because I think having that knowledge might help Simon perform the other tasks faster/better. I was able to hit all the tasks and still had three days to mess around, so I'd put that run at an A until someone figures out if there's any way to boost Simon's Economics score farther.