More screens here
- press a single button to bring up a window with a number of preset chat lines
- edit your own line as well
- attach a physical gesture to the line
- gestures are varied based on race and gender
- separate line lists for exploration and when out in battle
- set more battle-specific lines
- free text input via USB keyboard
- set who gets to see your text
- options as "all those in the area" and "just your party members"
- comments are stored in a log for future reference
- Monk job has low HP and attack strength, but is skilled with recovery magic
- Monks have three basic types: spears, clubs and sticks
- when you connect an attack with a stick, you suck up your foe's MP
- go to the branch office of Dharma's Shrine to change your character's job
- skills that you've learned (by distributing skill points to your weapons) carry over to the new job, although some are job specific
- character keeps his level in the previous job
- easily return back to the previous job to continue building the character up
- new monsters:

Temaneki Ring, a creature which releases fire balls from a ring on its finger
Summer Wolf, a creature that's good with sleep spells
Hotate Wallabe

- Returning monsters: Caterpillar (from DQIII), Gizmo (from DQIII) and Dasshuran (from DQVII)