Learn about Draconian Mode in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age — Definitive Edition. Discover all optional difficulty settings and their effects.
Draconian Mode is an optional feature in Dragon Quest XI that lets you crank up the difficulty with a variety of restrictions. You can choose to enable these challenges right when you start a new game, on the screen where you name your hero. Just look for the option to bring up the Draconian Quest settings. If things get too tough, or you decide you've had enough of the extra challenge, you can always turn these options off by visiting any church. Just remember, once you turn them off, you can't turn them back on unless you load an older save file or start a completely new game.
Here's a breakdown of the Draconian options:
| Draconian Option | Description |
| No Shopping | Cannot buy items from any shop |
| No Armour | Cannot equip armour on characters |
| Reduced Experience from Easy Fights | Weak enemies will grant 0 XP |
| All Enemies Are Super Strong | Enemies will be stronger than normal |
| Shypox | Protagonist will sometimes randomly lose a turn in battle |
| Super Shypox | Like Shypox, but for the entire party |
| Townsfolk Talk Tripe | NPCs will sometimes say random things |
| Party Wiped Out is Protagonist Perishes | If the Protagonist dies, then you receive a game over |
| No Fleeing from Battle | You cannot flee from battle |
A few quick notes on these options: No Fleeing from Battle was only in the original release of the game, not the Definitive Edition. Similarly, Super Shypox, Townsfolk Talk Tripe, and Party Wiped Out if Protagonist Perishes are exclusive to the Definitive Edition and won't be found in the original version.
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