Thread:Master Shadow 12/@comment-31479589-20170411131518/@comment-26958678-20170412195008

The thing you got wrong is, stages.xml does not say strangers appearance level, it only has "Fight Name="lvl5" and such names. The appearance level is decided by story.xml in zone files in the quest extentions. Also, each zone decides the next zone's stranger's trigger level, so in which level Hawk will appear is decided in zone 1 already.

Zone 1 Story.xml, for example, has: "" So it has nothing to do with stages.xml.

Furthermore, raid_stages.xml includes Kenji (Sensei's student that only appears in the first fight) with his own shield and such, but he is nowhere to be seen in the Underworld.

Though, it is possible that if zone trigger level does not exist or not triggered due to error (I believe that it is possible if your game crashes after you level up)you get the level stated in stages. Therefore, you fight trickster always at level 5 (because in stages, it is made a lvl 5 fight and does not have a trigger level in any story.xml file.