Special Story Mode

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Special Story Mode is a game state during Quests that restricts certain actions of players or changes the behavior of certain mechanics. The Paimon Menu is not accessible while in this mode.

Special Story Mode can sometimes be exited from the top left corner of the screen, similar to exiting Domains, and may reset quest progress.

Returning to the quest after leaving Special Story Mode may give a Story Review to remind the player of the current story details.

List of Quests

List of quests that have Special Story Mode. For further details, see the Gameplay Notes section of each quest.

Quest	Step(s)	Restrictions
Jnagarbha Day	Hide for now and wait for an opportunity	Play as Traveler. Limited to House of Daena. No access to Map.
	Find a way to connect to Nahida's consciousness	Play as Traveler. Limited to Confinement Room of House of Daena. No access to Map.
	Go to the Akademiya	Play as Nilou. Limited to Sumeru City. Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No markers displayed on Map.
	Lure the Akademiya guards into the trap	Play as Isak. No access to anything.
Fortune-Mocking Pedigree	All Steps	Play as current Party. Limited to Gandharva Ville and Gandha Hill. Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
A Lamenter at Fate's End
Portended Fate
Where Lies the Path Home	Try to infiltrate the Fungi habitat	Play as Nahida in the form of Floating Hydro Fungus. No access to anything.
Where Lies the Path Home	Approach from the other side and activate Elemental Sight	Play as Traveler.
What Shape Does the Self Hold	Enter the central area	Play as Nahida. No access to anything.
The Formula for a Miracle	Follow Jiangli (before exiting Bubu Pharmacy)	Play as Baizhu. No access to Paimon Menu.
Ever-Surging Memories	Explore the nearby area	Play as Traveler. Limited to path between Marcotte Station and Opera Epiclese. No access to anything.
World-Order Narration	All Steps Return to Vimara Village Check on the hilichurl Talk to Amadhiah Talk to Bahra Go to the place Atossa once indicated	Play as current Party. Limited to Vimara Village. Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame	Collect Contending Sparks (0/3) Complete the team stage	Play as Kachina and Mualani. Limited to Stadium of the Sacred Flame, limited parts of Basin of Unnumbered Flames and Tequemecan Valley. Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame	Prepare for the individual matches Finish the duel with Nkunga Continue with the individual matches Finish the duel with Liliuo Take a halftime break Finish the duel with Mualani	Play as Kachina. Limited to Stadium of the Sacred Flame. Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Home of the Hot Springs	Repel the Abyss incursion Talk to Mualani Go with Mualani to find Amina Destroy the Abyssal Pylon Go to the abandoned hot spring	Play as current Party plus Mualani. Limited to "People of the Springs". Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
The Last Turnfire Night	Head to the Turnfire Night venue Prepare to begin the ceremony Obtain the kindling Light the Pillars of the Sacred Flame (x/9) Complete the Lighting ceremony Go to the cave where the Mountain King slumbers Go deeper inside... Cleanse the Abyssal power all around and light the brazier (X/6) Go further in Light up the last torches and altar (X/6) Implement the final step of the plan Defeat the Mountain King Talk to the Mountain King	Play as current Party. Limited to parts of Tequemecan Valley. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
The Surging Darkness	From step 3 to the end of the quest	Play as current Party Party can be reorganized before and after combat steps Limited to various parts around Natlan
Despair Engulfs the Heavens	Entire quest	Play as current party Party can be reorganized a few times Limited to various parts around Natlan
No One Fights Alone	Entire quest
A Fuel Named "Fate"	Enter the Speaker's Chamber	Play as Mavuika. No access to anything.
When All Becomes a Monument	Go towards the "parade of blessings" Receive the crown Continue on the "parade of blessings"	Play as Traveler. No access to anything.
Crimes One and Two	Go to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters	Play as current party. No access to Map.
The Hunger of Many	Provide mobile support to various areas in the city	Play as current party. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Special Training	Entire quest	Play as Traveler. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
All Devouring	Reach the end of the Abyssal corridor Evade the spikes Escape the collapsing Abyss	Play as Traveler and Skirk. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Heart and Mind	Entire quest	Play as Traveler. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
Unbounded	Defeat the culprit Leave the unstable Abyss	Play as Traveler and Skirk. No access to Party Setup. No access to Map.
In the Shadows of Night	Infiltrate the Fatui Experimental Design Bureau Choose a suitable route to continue your infiltration Operate the terminal and head to the entrance of the freight shaft Approach the terminal Look for a charging device (?/10) Use the charging device to activate the freight shaft Go to the upper levels of the Fatui Experimental Design Bureau Enter the ventilation duct Pass through the ventilation duct Obtain a high-level access card Use the high-level access card to activate the terminal Continue infiltrating Solve the mechanism and shut the fan off	Play as Traveler (Hydro) and Lauma. Limited to parts of Kuuvahki Experimental Design Bureau. No access to Party Setup, Map, Events, or Adventurer Handbook.
The Ashen-White Order Burns	Continue onward Quell the disturbance before you Try to get close to the cannon Continue approaching the cannon Breach the barrier Defeat Knuckle Duckle Stop the cannon from firing	Play as Lauma for first 3 steps, then Aino and Ineffa for the remainder. Limited to parts of Nasha Town. No access to anything for first 3 steps; no access to Party Setup, Map, Events, and Adventurer Handbook for the remainder.
Where Flowers Awaken (part of As All Falls to Emptiness quest)	Explore Sumeru City	Play as Collei Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to anything except Map (Teleport Waypoints disable), Wish and Adventurer Handbook
	From Step 3 to the end of the quest	Play as current party Party can be reorganized a few times Special Out of Bounds dialogue. No access to anything except Map (Teleport Waypoints disable), Wish and Adventurer Handbook for all steps in entire quests
As All Falls to Emptiness	Entire quests to Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana (Quest) (with some exceptions)
Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana (originally Of Myriad Paths, Flux, and Dissolution)
A Divergence Leading to Oneself (part of As All Falls to Emptiness quest)	Defeat the Jinn causing the disturbance	Play as Collei, Tighnari, and Dori.
Darkness Looming (part of Of Myriad Paths, Flux, and Dissolution quest)	Study the mechanisms in Aaru Check the monument Study the mechanisms in Aaru Check out the monument Study the mechanisms in Aaru Check out the monument Rest for a while	Play as Kaveh
	Head to the entrance to King Deshret's mausoleum	Play as Traveler
	Return to Caravan Ribat	Play as Traveler, Nefer and Wanderer
	Investigate the suspicious person Leave Caravan Ribat	Play as Nefer
	Head to the designated location	Play as Wanderer
A Tower Unto Wisdom and Folly (part of Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana quest)	Collect the materials needed from inside the mausoleum	Play as Cyno, Sethos, and Wanderer
	Talk to everyone	Play as Dori
	Inventory the materials and start the modification	Play as Kaveh
	Talk to Nahida Head to the border Talk to Nahida	Play as Traveler
Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana (Quest) (part of Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana main quest)	Head to the port Take control of Sumeru City	Play as Cyno, Candace, and Dehya
	Enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana by stealth	Play as Tighnari, Wanderer, and Traveler (Pyro)
	Connect to Irminsul Explore Irminsul Follow Nicole's guidance Evade the pursuit Defeat the opponents Exalted Master of the Heretical Path Defeat your opponents with everything that you've got	Play as Wanderer, Traveler and Nahida (step 9 and 10)

Tutorial

Special Story Mode Save Point: When this icon appears in your quest tracker, it indicates that your progress has been saved, and exiting story mode will not set your progress back.
When you are in a special story mode, you can tap the exit button to check your last save.