These are main quests, not side quests, and main quests aren't specifically reported, but resolve at the end of the chapter. So don't worry about missing BP for them :-)

Originally posted by Dr. Rudolf von Richten:

So don't worry about missing BP for them :-)

Well ok... Let's hope I made the right choices lol. They are keeping the result away for far too long in this case IMO.

For a game like this, with hidden sidequests and bonus BP for doing things the right way, if you want perfect BP, you need to use a guide, there's no getting around that. Games from that era are like this, and Sky is far less egregious than, say the FF games from that time.

Getting to Junior Bracer rank 1 is totally possible by playing normally, as long as you do all the sidequests on the board, so it only matters for achievements and carryover. And for those, you need a guide at any rate; just getting the Carnelia books already necessitates that.

Originally posted by Dr. Rudolf von Richten:

And for those, you need a guide at any rate; just getting the Carnelia books already necessitates that.

Heck, I used a guide... and still missed some books and news articles. This game is crazy levels of bad on many things, including then content-hiding.

Originally posted by Kargor:

Heck, I used a guide... and still missed some books and news articles. This game is crazy levels of bad on many things, including then content-hiding.

Then you used the wrong guide or didn't pay attention. I recommend the guide by Berserker Blade on GameFAQ's, though the one by Yangxu on the same site is just as good (only harder to read). I also recommend paying attention.

None of the missable things are plot-essential though, just extras for those who are thorough. Or accept the help of the ones that came before, who wrote their guides to assist us regular folk. :-)

Originally posted by Kargor:

Originally posted by Dr. Rudolf von Richten:

And for those, you need a guide at any rate; just getting the Carnelia books already necessitates that.

Heck, I used a guide... and still missed some books and news articles. This game is crazy levels of bad on many things, including then content-hiding.

I didn't miss any books so far AFAIK, since I tend to explore every nook and cranny and talk to all NPCs after every quest (even the border guards on both sides).

There was one case where a quest "Medical Necessities" punished me for exploring too much and too soon though LOL. Thankfully I have not encountered a similar poorly-designed quest since.

My first playthrough was without any guide, or even guidance from the forum or other online discussion sites, and I managed just fine. I missed all the Carnelia Books except for the 2 you can buy, I missed most secret quests and a lot of bonus BP, but still beat the game.

Didn't get all the nuances of gameplay either, like how to defeat Shining Poms, or the importance of Earth Guard/Wall (or Confuse). I think I didn't even use Clock Up Ex, and I was underleveled in the final dungeon. The game's doable even under such conditions.

Didn't feel I missed anything essential either, even in retrospect when I replayed with a guide. All the missable content is neat, but really of tertiary importance at best. But for 100% completion, a guide is nigh essential. That's just the way it is.