As I am going to complete the game on Nightmare a discussion of tactics suddenly becomes much more relevant than in Ataraxia.
I posted it under spoilers and discussion because Dreamscape is a survival type rpg and therefore the order you complete story events can have a great impact.
I want to complete Nightmare without touching Pinkie which leaves with me no inn.
This could mean that I might into the situation where killing a dreamlord leaves me so wounded that I cannot continue.
In Ataraxia your stats are nearly 3 times as high (20/7 times as high to be precise)
Each monster killed gives +5 hp and +1 mp. (+2 mp for actors with the Enchanter's Hat equipped)
Magical Hourglasses can be used to skip stationary glitches once (which the purple ones typically are), but the supply of them is very limited. (The glitches come back next time you enter the screen)
Since weak monsters can be used for healing hp & mp later it make sense to keep some alive.
On the other hand leaving too many alive will mean that you fight the stronger monsters at a lower level.
There is also the question of Peeboo's Carrot transformation.
Carrots cure Illness and heal 10 hp. Carrots also give a different amount of exp than the monsters converted.
Some investigation should be done to figure out the exact amount. Maybe more exp is earned by transforming weak monsters.
I have only played for like 10 minutes and so far I suggest that you leave Athena's dream as soon as you enter it.
The reason is that you can get Particle Blast for Athena which I am sure will come in handy.
Boss strategies are also very useful to have.
Please help me come up with some. Here is one for Confusium:
Dreamlord Confusium
HP: 24000-28000
Best magic: White Nuke
This dreamlord have the very annoying ability of confusing you.
If Peeboo for example becomes confused he attacks himself or another of your party.
The key is to prevent the dreamlord from ever confusing anyone from your party.
Use Erin's Divert to make the dreamlord attack Erin.
Make sure Erin has as much defense and resistance as possible.
Enable counter hits as that will enable Erin attack the dreamlord.
*hugs*