Final Fantasy 16: The Ultimate Guide to Curiosities

Curiosities are unique collectible items that provide small bonuses and unlock trophies in Final Fantasy 16. Ranging from orchestrion rolls to crafting diagrams, these curiosities are rewarding to hunt down. This definitive guide will explain everything you need to know about FF16 curiosities – where to find them, what they do, and how to use them effectively.

What are Curiosities?

Curiosities are miscellaneous items that provide minor bonuses when displayed in your room at the hideout. They come in various forms like crafting diagrams, music scores, pilgrim seals, and more. Each curiosity has a unique effect described in its item description.

While small, these bonuses can provide an edge. For example, the Invigorated Morganbeard Extract curiosity further increases the potency of your potions. The Ouroboros Design Draft diagram lets you craft an accessory that boosts health and innate Eikon gauge fill rate.

Beyond gameplay perks, collecting curiosities is rewarding for trophy hunters. You can unlock the Hoard trophy by gathering 22 specific curiosities tied to characters and locations. Collecting enough also expands your item inventory for the With Two D‘s trophy.

Complete Curiosity Item List

Here is a list of all 60 curiosities available in Final Fantasy 16 and how to find them:

As you can see, curiosities are obtained from high renown donations, merchants, quest rewards, story events, and exploration. Certain curiosities can only be acquired at specific times, so grabbing them when you see them is wise.

Hoard Trophy Guide

The Hoard trophy requires you to collect 22 special curiosities related to major characters and locations. Display the following curiosities in your hideout room to unlock it:

• The Oath
• Hanged Man Signboard
• Martha’s Rest Signboard
• Veil Signboard
• Guardian’s Scarf
• Briar’s Kiss Signboard
• etc.

I recommend collecting these as soon as possible as some are missable if you progress too far into the story. Refer to the curiosity table above and tick them off your list as you go.

With Two D‘s Trophy Guide

The With Two D‘s bronze trophy involves expanding your inventory to the max with curiosities. Upgrade all three inventory categories – Items, Recovery, and Projectiles – to 30 slots each.

You‘ll need a total of 13 curiosities that extend your satchel space. For example, the Expanded Potion Satchel curiosity raises your Recovery inventory by 2 slots. Gather enough of these curiosities to hit the 90 total slots across all inventories for the trophy.

Tips for Finding Curiosities

Here are some tips to help you hunt down curiosities efficiently:

• Complete side quest chains. Many curiosities are given as rewards for completing lengthy side questlines. Finish their stories to tick off multiple curiosities.

• Invest in Patron‘s Whisper donations. At certain Renown levels, you‘ll earn curiosity orchestrion rolls from donations.

• Check merchants periodically. Merchants acquire new curiosities as you progress the story. Swing by often to check for new orchestrion rolls, recipes, etc.

• Explore thoroughly. Search corner-to-corner in zones – some curiosities are found in obscure treasure chests. Revisit old areas later too.

• Finish Chronoliths. Activating all Chronoliths earns The Circle of Malius curiosity for your collection automatically.

With these tips, you‘ll have the whole curiosity collection completed in no time!

Closing Thoughts on Curiosities

And that covers everything you need to know about Final Fantasy 16 curiosities! From bonus effects to trophy guides, use this resource to snag every collectible and become an expert on FF16 oddities. Monitoring your progress along the way with the full curiosity checklist makes grabbing them all easy.

Although small, these curiosities develop the world and reward investigation. I enjoyed learning tidbits about characters through their related curiosities as I found them. If you too want to dive into the secrets Rosaria holds, set out and amass your own hoard today!

Let me know if you have any other Final Fantasy 16 tips or questions in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy hunting!