Sengoku Basara 4 Reference Materials

If I have time, I'll gather my Sengoku Basara 4 information here as a reference guide. News and article translations will remain on my main blog; this summary is just for the main menus and system details for the game itself. More detailed explanations of everything in the list can be found on the main blog.

This is currently a work in progress. Unlike my usual posts this one will be updated periodically. Please note that as this blog entry became too long for Blogger I have moved the later chapters to a second post.

The Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi additions are in a separate guide here.

Contents

Navigation
Levelling Up
The Basara-ya Shop
DLC (Downloadable Content)
Weapon Enhancement
Weapon Fusion
Inscriptions
Play Books
Stages
Character Profiles: Playable Characters
Character Profiles: Non-Playable Characters
Ranks
Fugitive Bingo
Trophies
Enemy Formations
Links

Sengoku Basara 4 (release date 23rd January 2014) is a PS3 game, billed as allowing the player to assist in the creation of a brand new Sengoku period Japan. The setting can be considered a parallel world to the earlier games in the series; it's designed to go right back to the beginning so newcomers can play without any prior knowledge, while the characters retain some of the development from their earlier adventures. It is not a prequel. At the start of the game, boss Ashikaga Yoshiteru starts the Sengoku period by deciding to relinquish his power as shogun; the rest of the story is down to the player. No English-language version has been announced at this time.

Navigation

The very first time you start the game, you'll be shown a screen which explains auto-save (now on by default) and, if you have any saves from Sengoku Basara 3, Sengoku Basara 3 Utage or Sengoku Basara HD Collection on your PS3, a screen which presents you with some consumable items as a gift. Thereafter the game will ask you whether you want to check for updates to the Online Basara-ya shop each time you play; it doesn't matter which option you pick.

After pressing Start to begin the game, you'll reach the Mode Select screen. It includes Manual, the Online Basara-ya Shop, Sengoku Creation mode (the interactive story mode which contains the main gameplay), Free Battle mode, Gallery and Settings. I have annotated the picture to show the order in which the modes appear.

Sengoku Creation is the main gameplay mode this time, available for single players and two people playing cooperatively. After choosing your character from the list, you'll be asked whether you want to begin a new game or continue from your previous progress in Sengoku Creation mode. If you have previously cleared Sengoku Creation mode as the character you picked, you may see another option at the bottom. This lets you jump straight to the point in the game where you can pick your route: Creation, Drama or Anime. Only three characters have Anime routes, and some characters only have a Creation route.

You'll also be offered a choice of difficulties with the easier ones on top. There are four options: Normal, Hard, Extreme and Basara. The Extreme and Basara difficulties will not appear until you have cleared the final stage of Sengoku Creation mode in Hard and Extreme difficulties respectively.

Next, the main 'march' screen will come up. This is where you pick your next battle and also configure your gameplay.

I've noted that there's a sale running in the Basara-ya shop (indicated by the red ticket over its name). If there's a 'special deal' instead of a sale, the shop icon will look like this:

The main menu is on the left of the screen, with your stage selection at the top. Most of the rest is self-explanatory, so I'll go through the less obvious parts in detail.

Pressing Square takes you to the rewards area where you can see what the prizes are for victory on your chosen stage. The different ranks depend on your actions in the battle; please see the separate section of this guide for more details. The ranks are shown on the left side.

Some stages have a fugitive (otazunemono) icon above their name. This means that one of the fugitives for the 'fugitive bingo' books is hidden there somewhere.

Next, here's the mid-battle pause screen.

If you pick Controller Settings, these are your options.

Unfortunately I don't have any screenshots available for the main Settings page from the Mode Select screen when you launch the game. Here's a text-only translation of all of the options by popular demand.

• Environment Configuration
• BGM Volume
• Effects Volume
• Voice Volume
• HP Gauge Display
• Automatic Guide Skip (the help screens which pop up telling you about the missions on certain stages)
• Controller Configuration
• Exactly like the screenshot above. The options for Guard Button are Guard Priority (the default) or Dodge Priority.
• Shortcut Configuration
• Here you can assign shortcuts to the D-pad. By default, nothing is assigned and you can use the D-pad for movement. The list of shortcuts is:
• Switch your ultimate technique (R2) - forwards in the list
• Switch your ultimate technique (R2) - backwards in the list
• Battle comrade orders
• Tag to your partner
• Activate Maximum Style mode

Note: When you leave the menu, pick the leftmost option to save your changes otherwise they'll revert.

The next screen is what you're shown after each battle. You can see that the top rank is greyed out; the player didn't do well enough to earn that prize this time.

Levelling Up

Note: An inrou is a traditional box, shown as a floating gold object in the screenshots.

It's possible to pick up an item called an 'Inrou of Enhancement' during battle which adds experience points to a stock that you keep with you as you play. You can split this stored experience between characters however you like.

To spend your stored experience points, select Character Levelling from the Battle Preparation screen. Here's an annotated version.

Next, here's a screenshot of the Character Levelling interface.

Once a character has reached level 50, tag mode will be unlocked and a special red/blue tag icon will be visible. You can tag to your partner by pressing the R3 button (pushing down on the right joypad stick) during battle.

The Basara-ya Shop

You can go to the Basara-ya shop from the march screen and purchase items with the money you've obtained in-game. Some weapons come with enhancements already applied; others can be enhanced with the weapon system. The shop sells enhancement items and Play Books as well as equipment.

At times, there are special sales in the shop. Sales marked in red are discounts, while those marked in green are rare 'special deal' items which are only available at certain times.

The shop has various sections you can browse, so this is what the next menu apparently looks like.

Next, the shop itself. I merged two different pictures together to show how the sale items and special deals appear.

DLC (Downloadable Content)

The Online Basara-ya shop links you to the Japanese PSN store. You can also go to the store and search for the items outside the game; it's just a shortcut. Please note that there are two stores with content from Sengoku Basara 4 - the Japanese PSN and Hong Kong - so it may be worthwhile checking both to see where the DLC is cheapest. You don't need to play the game on the account which originally downloaded the DLC to your PS3, but if you have a DLC code you have to redeem it on an account from the correct region.

Although I've used the same naming system as in the rest of this guide for consistency, it seems that the Hong Kong PSN store has official English names for each of the DLC packs too. AdawgDaFAB has checked and posted a list. Items with a cost of "Free*" are currently limited to fans who purchased a first press edition of the game or through a particular store; they'll be offered on PSN for a fee later on for everyone else.

Name	Description	Type	Released	Cost (JP ¥)
武将アバター	PSN avatars for all 32 playable characters (individual)	PSN avatar	09/01/2014	100 each
武将アバターパック（32武将セット）	PSN avatars for all 32 playable characters (complete set)	PSN avatar	09/01/2014	800
戦国BASARA 4	Sengoku Basara 4 (the full game)	Game	23/01/2014	6,990
伊達政宗 特別衣装 DMCダンテ Ver.	Date Masamune (DMC Dante version)	Costume	23/01/2014	300
戦国BASARAシリーズ名曲集【 全70曲セット 】コンプリートパック	Classic Sengoku Basara series music collection complete set (70 tracks)	Music pack	23/01/2014	1,500
プレイヤー武将全解放	Unlock all playable characters	Boost	23/01/2014	200
戦国スターターパック	Sengoku Starter Pack (100 pieces of tamahagane steel, 10,000 whetstones, 750,000 ryou in cash and 450,000 xp for your Inrou box)	Boost	23/01/2014	300
創世スターターパック	Creation Starter Pack (30 pieces of tamahagane steel, 3,000 whetstones, 250,000 ryou in cash and 150,000 xp for your Inrou box)	Boost	23/01/2014	100
小判（甲）パック・１	Money Pack (A) 1-6 (each contains 500,000 ryou in cash)	Boost	23/01/2014	300
小判（乙）パック・１	Money Pack (B) 1-6 (each contains 100,000 ryou in cash)	Boost	23/01/2014	100
小判お試しパック《無料配信》	Money Sample Pack (contains 6,000 ryou in cash)	Boost	23/01/2014	Free
強化印籠（甲）パック・１	Inrou of Enhancement Pack (A) 1-6 (each contains 300,000 xp for your Inrou box)	Boost	23/01/2014	300
強化印籠（乙）パック・１	Inrou of Enhancement Pack (B) 1-6 (each contains 60,000 xp for your Inrou box)	Boost	23/01/2014	100
強化印籠お試しパック《無料配信》	Inrou of Enhancement Sample Pack (contains 6,000 xp for your Inrou box)	Boost	23/01/2014	Free
「極」銘付き＆高レアリティ武器（全32種）	Weapons with high Rarity and Extreme Inscriptions for all 32 playable characters (individual)	Boost	30/01/2014	150 each
「極」銘付き＆高レアリティ武器パック（32武将セット）	Weapons with high Rarity and Extreme Inscriptions for all 32 playable characters (complete set)	Boost	30/01/2014	1,600
戦国BASARA4 カスタムテーマ（全32種）	Sengoku Basara 4 custom themes for all 32 playable characters (individual)	PS3 theme	06/02/2014	100 each
戦国BASARA4 カスタムテーマパック（32武将セット）	Sengoku Basara 4 custom themes for all 32 playable characters (complete set)	PS3 theme	06/02/2014	800
戦国BASARA -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	06/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA2 -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara 2 music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	06/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA2 英雄外伝 -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara 2 Eiyuu Gaiden (Heroes) music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	06/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA X -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara X music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	13/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA BH＆CH -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes/Chronicle Heroes music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	13/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA3 -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara 3 music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	20/02/2014	400
戦国BASARA3 宴 -名曲集- 【厳選10曲セット】	Classic Sengoku Basara 3 Utage music collection (10 tracks)	Music pack	20/02/2014	400
伊達政宗 特別衣装 袴＆木刀Ver.	Date Masamune (hakama/wooden sword version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
徳川家康 特別衣装 学園バサラ Ver.	Tokugawa Ieyasu (Gakuen Basara version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
井伊直虎 特別衣装 ウエディングVer.	Ii Naotora (wedding version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
島左近 特別衣装 双刀功夫Ver.	Shima Sakon (twin sword kung fu version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
真田幸村 特別衣装 蒼竜Ver.	Sanada Yukimura (azure dragon version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
柴田勝家 特別衣装 絶対正義Ver.	Shibata Katsuie (absolute justice version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
石田三成 特別衣装 DMCバージルVer.	Ishida Mitsunari (DMC Vergil version)	Costume	27/02/2014	300
立花宗茂 特別衣装 ジャンボザビーくんVer.	Tachibana Muneshige (Jumbo Xavi-kun version)	Costume	27/02/2014	Free
武将追加衣装 7武将セット	Set of 7 'former preorder DLC' costumes	Costume	27/02/2014	1,500

Sengoku Basara fan Gakupo has provided a full list of the music tracks in the first collection. It's very likely that the sets of 10 tracks being released in February 2014 will contain the same music.

If you purchase all of the DLC costumes, you'll be able to download and use the スペシャルカスタムテーマ, a free custom theme for your PS3 with twelve different monthly pictures.

Weapon Enhancement

This game introduces three new consumable items which can be used to upgrade your weapons in different ways.

Whetstones are a basic upgrade which raises one of the weapon's five core stats: attack, defence, Basara gauge, hit points or fighting spirit (your resistance to being staggered and having your guard broken). First you pick the stat you want to raise, then you choose the number of whetstones you want to use. Whetstones can be purchased in the Basara-ya Shop for 50 ryou.

Fortune hammers increase one of a weapon's stats at random. There are three tiers: a blessing (equivalent to 10 whetstones or 2 pieces of tamahagane steel), a middle blessing (equivalent to 50 whetstones or 5 pieces of tamahagane steel) or a great blessing (equivalent to 150 whetstones or 15 pieces of tamahagane steel). According to a simple test in Weekly Famitsu magazine, the chances of receiving each tier are approximately 71% for a blessing, 26% for a middle blessing and 3% for a great blessing. Fortune hammers can be purchased in the Basara-ya Shop for 2,000 ryou.

Tamahagane steel is used to level weapons up by increasing their 'Rarity' rating, shown by the number of stars underneath each weapon. When a weapon reaches a new level, you'll be able to increase its stats farther than before and it may be possible to attach additional Inscriptions.

Rarity level (stars)	Maximum stats	Inscription slots	Steel required
1	300	2	0
2	600	3	3
3	900	4	10
4	1,200	5	30
5	1,500	6	50

Tamahagane steel can be purchased in the Basara-ya Shop for 3,000 ryou during a 'special deal'.

You can access Weapon Enhancement through the Basara-ya Shop using the menu screens above, or by going to Battle Preparation → Equip Weapon then pressing R1 once to switch screens. You can see which screen you're in by checking the navigation in the top left corner.

This next one looks intimidating but it's just a matter of learning the layout. Square controls the weapon's Rarity level, which affects its maximum stats. Triangle boosts stats by random amounts using your stock of fortune hammers, while the Circle button lets you increase individual stats with your stock of whetstones.

Weapon Fusion

To add Inscriptions to your weapons, you need to use the Weapon Fusion system. It can be found in the same menu as Weapon Enhancement above. First, choose your weapon from the list as usual. The blue label means the weapon is equipped, the yellow label means you're performing the synthesis on that weapon (I'm calling it the 'base weapon'), and the red label is used for the weapon you're using as raw materials for the upgrade. Here's the first Weapon Fusion screen from the video with text annotations in English.

When you've picked the weapon you want to use as your 'raw material', you're taken to the main Weapon Fusion screen. You can move Inscriptions from the 'raw material' weapon to the one you're upgrading.

Selecting a slot which already has an Inscription gives the message 'Discard'. Be careful you don't do this unless you want to reclaim that slot!

Once you're done, you can press Triangle to complete the fusion, destroying the 'raw material' weapon in the process. Each upgrade has a cost, and you have to pay the total price when the button is pressed.

Inscriptions

You can view the table of Inscriptions by pressing R2 when you're in the shop or on the main battle preparation screen, or straight from the Weapon Enhancement menu above.

Update: Tumblr user letterblade has kindly compiled all of the key information into a spreadsheet which might be useful to people who can't read Japanese. Meanwhile, Daviziu in the comments section put together a clickable chart for people who just want to quickly check what each Inscription does.

I've given each individual Inscription a number in this diagram:

To accompany it, here's the list. The Types are:

• Normal (Grey/Black): Obtained as a battle reward.
• Enhanced (Grey/Blue): Obtained as a battle reward or by enhancing a Normal inscription with Extreme.
• Fusion (Gold/Black): Obtained as a battle reward or by fusing two inscriptions (see additional table below).
• Enhanced Fusion (Gold/Red): Obtained as a battle reward, or by enhancing/fusing two inscriptions (see additional table below).
• Special (Green): These are obtained at random by using the Change inscription on any other. Treasured Sword is the one exception as it can be found on weapons received as battle rewards.
• Special (Brown): There's only one inscription in this category, Rust. It's randomly obtained by using the Change inscription on any other.
• Extreme (Blue): Used to enhance basic inscriptions. Obtained as a battle reward.
• Change (Light Blue): Used for creating the Special inscriptions. Obtained as a battle reward.

Fan AdawgDaFAB noticed that opening the R2 screen during weapon enhancement makes it very easy to check you have selected the correct Inscriptions as they'll be highlighted with red and yellow markers. Here's the list:

#	Type	Name	Translation	Effect	Stackable?
1	Normal	体力	Stamina	Grants +100 HP	Yes
2	Normal	打力	Striking Force	Grants +150 attack power	Yes
3	Normal	守力	Protection	Grants +150 defense	Yes
4	Normal	根性	Willpower	Makes attacks less likely to stagger you	Yes
5	Normal	堅固	Solid	Makes it harder for enemies to break your guard	Yes
6	Normal	反能	Counter-skilled	Makes it easier to parry attacks	Yes
7	Normal	防崩	Break Defense	Makes it easier to break the enemy's guard	Yes
8	Normal	達人	Expert	Increases your critical hit chance	Yes
9	Normal	痛打	Crushing Blow	Increases the damage dealt by critical hits	Yes
10	Normal	小粋	Stylish	Extends the duration of your Maximum Style effect	Yes
11	Normal	生粋	Genuine	Increases your attack power during Maximum Style by +250	Yes
12	Normal	道出	Source	Your attacks have a chance of producing an elemental effect	Yes
13	Normal	道力	Dynamic	Increases the attack power of your elemental effects	Yes
14	Normal	鬼刃	Demon Blade	For each of these inscriptions equipped, your attack power increases by +1 for each enemy you defeat; the maximum increase is +1000	Yes
15	Normal	必力	Assured Power	Increases the attack power of your Basara and Giga Basara techniques	Yes
16	Normal	必重	Weighty	Grants +1 hit count for Basara and Giga Basara techniques	Yes
17	Normal	美味	Tasty	Increases the potency of healing items	Yes
18	Normal	盗食	Food Thief	You recover HP when you perform a 'desertion' dodge	Yes
19	Normal	吸血	Bloodsucking	You recover HP when you defeat an enemy	Yes
20	Normal	休息	Rest	Your HP gradually recovers when guarding	Yes
21	Normal	活性	Active	Your Basara gauge will fill partly when you recover from incapacitation	Yes
22	Normal	早起	Early Riser	Increases the speed at which you recover from incapacitation	Yes
23	Normal	悪童	Naughty Brat	Increases the amount by which your Basara gauge refills when you perform a taunt	Yes
24	Normal	純粋	Pure Style	Increases the rate at which your Style gauge refills	Yes
25	Normal	無粋	No Style	Your Style gauge will refill when you receive damage from enemies	Yes
26	Normal	粋狂	Eccentric	Your Style gauge will automatically refill when you are in near-death status	Yes
27	Normal	砕石	Stone Breaker	Grants a chance that whetstones will appear upon breaking an enemy's armour	Yes
28	Normal	収金	Collection	You receive 3 ryou (money) for each enemy you defeat	Yes
29	Normal	経験	Experience	You receive 20% more experience points when you defeat an enemy	Yes
30	Normal	稽古	Training	You receive 200 experience points in your Inrou for each successful parry	Yes
31	Normal	拾得	Find	Increases the chance that an item will appear when you break an object	Yes
32	Enhanced	体力（極）	Stamina (Extreme)	Grants +200 HP	Yes
33	Enhanced	打力（極）	Striking Force (Extreme)	Grants +300 attack power	Yes
34	Enhanced	守力（極）	Protection (Extreme)	Grants +300 defense	Yes
35	Enhanced	根性（極）	Willpower (Extreme)	Makes attacks less likely to stagger you (greater effect)	Yes
36	Enhanced	堅固（極）	Solid (Extreme)	Makes it harder for enemies to break your guard (greater effect)	Yes
37	Enhanced	反能（極）	Counter-skilled (Extreme)	Makes it easier to parry attacks (greater effect)	Yes
38	Enhanced	防崩（極）	Break Defense (Extreme)	Makes it easier to break the enemy's guard (greater effect)	Yes
39	Enhanced	達人（極）	Expert (Extreme)	Increases your critical hit chance (greater effect)	Yes
40	Enhanced	痛打（極）	Crushing Blow (Extreme)	Increases the damage dealt by critical hits (greater effect)	Yes
41	Enhanced	小粋（極）	Stylish (Extreme)	Extends the duration of your Maximum Style effect (greater effect)	Yes
42	Enhanced	生粋（極）	Genuine (Extreme)	Increases your attack power during Maximum Style by +500	Yes
43	Enhanced	道出（極）	Source (Extreme)	Increases the chance of your attacks having an elemental effect (greater effect)	Yes
44	Enhanced	道力（極）	Dynamic (Extreme)	Increases the attack power of your elemental effects (greater effect)	Yes
45	Enhanced	鬼刃（極）	Demon Blade (Extreme)	For each of these inscriptions equipped, your attack power increases by +2 for each enemy you defeat; the maximum increase is +1000	Yes
46	Enhanced	必力（極）	Assured Power (Extreme)	Increases the attack power of your Basara and Giga Basara techniques (greater effect)	Yes
47	Enhanced	必重（極）	Weighty (Extreme)	Grants +2 hit count for Basara and Giga Basara techniques	Yes
48	Enhanced	美味（極）	Tasty (Extreme)	Increases the potency of healing items (greater effect)	Yes
49	Enhanced	盗食（極）	Food Thief (Extreme)	You recover HP when you perform a 'desertion' dodge (greater effect)	Yes
50	Enhanced	吸血（極）	Bloodsucking (Extreme)	You recover HP when you defeat an enemy (greater effect)	Yes
51	Enhanced	休息（極）	Rest (Extreme)	Your HP gradually recovers when guarding (greater effect)	Yes
52	Enhanced	活性（極）	Active (Extreme)	Your Basara gauge will fill partly after recovery from incapactiation (greater effect)	Yes
53	Enhanced	早起（極）	Early Riser (Extreme)	Increases the speed at which you recover from incapacitation (greater effect)	Yes
54	Enhanced	悪童（極）	Naughty Brat (Extreme)	Increases the amount by which your Basara gauge refills when you perform a taunt (greater effect)	Yes
55	Enhanced	純粋（極）	Pure Style (Extreme)	Increases the rate at which your Style gauge refills (greater effect)	Yes
56	Enhanced	無粋（極）	No Style (Extreme)	Your Style gauge will refill when you receive damage from enemies (greater effect)	Yes
57	Enhanced	粋狂（極）	Eccentric (Extreme)	Your Style gauge will automatically refill when you are in near-death status (greater effect)	Yes
58	Enhanced	砕石（極）	Stone Breaker (Extreme)	Grants a chance that whetstones will appear upon breaking an enemy's armour (greater effect)	Yes
59	Enhanced	収金（極）	Collection (Extreme)	You receive 6 ryou (money) for each enemy you defeat	Yes
60	Enhanced	経験（極）	Experience (Extreme)	You receive 40% more experience points when you defeat an enemy	Yes
61	Enhanced	稽古（極）	Training (Extreme)	You receive 400 experience points in your Inrou for each successful parry	Yes
62	Enhanced	拾得（極）	Find (Extreme)	Increases the chance that an item will appear when you break an object (greater effect)	Yes
63	Extreme	極	Extreme	Enhances Inscriptions	-
64	Fusion	剛力	Tremendous Strength	Grants +150 attack power and makes it easier to break the enemy's guard	Yes
65	Fusion	頑丈	Sturdy	Grants +100 HP and +150 defense	Yes
66	Fusion	会心	Critical	Increases your critical hit chance and the damage dealt by critical hits	Yes
67	Fusion	鉄身	Iron Body	Grants +150 defense and makes attacks less likely to stagger you	Yes
68	Fusion	六道	Six Realms	Your attacks have a chance of producing an elemental effect and the attack power of your elemental effects is increased	Yes
69	Fusion	粋華	Stylish Elegance	Extends the duration of your Maximum Style effect and increases your attack power during Maximum Style by +250	Yes
70	Fusion	妖刃	Bewitched Blade	For each of these inscriptions equipped, your attack power increases by +1 for each enemy you defeat; the maximum increase is +1000. In addition, you recover HP when you defeat an enemy	Yes
71	Fusion	必殺	Deathblow	Increases the attack power of your Basara and Giga Basara techniques and grants them +1 hit count	Yes
72	Fusion	剣劇	Sword Play	Makes it easier to trigger and win Sword Clashes with enemy commanders, and victories deal more damage to the enemy	Yes
73	Fusion	特訓	Intensive Training	You receive 20% more experience points and 10% of the experience points are put in your Inrou of Enhancement when you defeat an enemy	Yes
74	Fusion	怪盗	Phantom Thief	The prize for defeating 100 enemies becomes either a small Ebisu barrel (HP + Basara) or a treasure box. Stacking this inscription improves the item in the treasure box	Yes
75	Fusion	食歴	Career	Picking up rice balls or holy water also grants +250 experience points, while Ebisu barrels grant +500 experience points	Yes
76	Fusion	天恵	Heavenly Blessing	Whetstones and dangerous items appear when you reach Fever. Stacking this inscription makes more items appear	Yes
77	Fusion	無頼	Thug	Enemy attacks no longer stagger you when taunting, and the amount by which your Basara gauge refills when you perform a taunt is increased. In addition, your Style gauge will fill slightly	Yes
78	Fusion	生命	Life	Your HP gradually recovers over time	Yes
79	Fusion	奇跡	Miracle	Grants a chance that damage received from enemies will be nullified, and that you will recover from incapacitation	Yes
80	Fusion	逆上	Frenzy	Grants +250 attack power when near death, and your Style gauge will fill slightly each time you go into near-death status	Yes
81	Enhanced Fusion	剛力（極）	Tremendous Strength (Extreme)	Grants +300 attack power and makes it easier to break the enemy's guard	Yes
82	Enhanced Fusion	頑丈（極）	Sturdy (Extreme)	Grants +200 HP and +300 defense	Yes
83	Enhanced Fusion	会心（極）	Critical (Extreme)	Increases your critical hit chance and the damage dealt by critical hits (greater effect)	Yes
84	Enhanced Fusion	鉄身（極）	Iron Body (Extreme)	Grants +300 defense and makes attacks less likely to stagger you	Yes
85	Enhanced Fusion	六道（極）	Six Realms (Extreme)	Your attacks have a chance of producing an elemental effect and the attack power of your elemental effects is increased (greater effect)	Yes
86	Enhanced Fusion	粋華（極）	Stylish Elegance (Extreme)	Extends the duration of your Maximum Style effect and increases your attack power during Maximum Style by +500	Yes
87	Enhanced Fusion	妖刃（極）	Bewitched Blade (Extreme)	For each of these inscriptions equipped, your attack power increases by +2 for each enemy you defeat; the maximum increase is +1000. In addition, you recover HP when you defeat an enemy	Yes
88	Enhanced Fusion	必殺（極）	Deathblow (Extreme)	Increases the attack power of your Basara and Giga Basara techniques and grants them +2 hit count	Yes
89	Enhanced Fusion	特訓（極）	Intensive Training (Extreme)	You receive 40% more experience points and 10% of the experience points are put in your Inrou of Enhancement when you defeat an enemy	Yes
90	Enhanced Fusion	怪盗（極）	Phantom Thief (Extreme)	The prize for defeating 100 enemies becomes either a large Ebisu barrel (HP + Basara) or a deluxe treasure box. Stacking this inscription improves the item in the treasure box	Yes
91	Enhanced Fusion	食歴（極）	Career (Extreme)	Picking up rice balls or holy water also grants +500 experience points, while Ebisu barrels grant +1000 experience points	Yes
92	Enhanced Fusion	天恵（極）	Heavenly Blessing (Extreme)	Tamahagane steel, whetstones and dangerous items appear when you reach Fever. Stacking this inscription makes more items appear	Yes
93	Enhanced Fusion	無頼（極）	Thug (Extreme)	Enemy attacks no longer stagger you when taunting, and the amount by which your Basara gauge refills when you perform a taunt is increased. In addition, your Style gauge will fill slightly (greater effect)	Yes
94	Enhanced Fusion	生命（極）	Life (Extreme)	Your HP gradually recovers over time (greater effect)	Yes
95	Enhanced Fusion	奇跡（極）	Miracle (Extreme)	Grants a chance that damage received from enemies will be nullified, and that you will recover from incapacitation (greater effect)	Yes
96	Enhanced Fusion	逆上（極）	Frenzy (Extreme)	Grants +500 attack power when near death, and your Style gauge will fill slightly each time you go into near-death status	Yes
97	Special	重々	Over and Over	Grants +1 hit count and extends the time before resetting your combo count	Yes
98	Special	空舞	Sky Dance	Grants +1 hit count when attacking in the air	Yes
99	Special	陣取	Encampment	Increases damage dealt to camp commanders and grants +1 hit count upon destroying an enemy base	Yes
100	Special	俊速	Superbly Quick	Increases movement speed	Yes
101	Special	軽技	Acrobatics	Reduces damage taken and you automatically recover when knocked away by an attack	Yes
102	Special	宝刀	Treasured Sword	Receive an additional 10,000 ryou when weapon disassembly is performed	Yes
103	Special	忍耐	Endurance	When you take damage, you will receive a proportional amount of experience points	Yes
104	Special	必死	Certain Death	Your Basara Gauge will fill more than usual when attacking enemies	Yes
105	Special	同体	As One Body	Healing items you pick up will also restore a set amount of your battle comrade's hit points	Yes
106	Special	打札	A Card Played	Increases damage dealt to enemies by 1.5x	Yes
107	Special (Brown)	さび	Rust	Reduces damage dealt to enemies	Yes
108	Change	変	Change	Changes a weapon's inscription randomly during weapon fusion, though the weapon may Rust afterwards	-

Certain types of Inscription can be placed on top of others to boost them when you're performing Weapon Fusion. The video shows the 'Extreme' Inscription being added to a basic type, making it stronger. The game divides these combinations into 'Enhanced' and 'Fusion' categories depending on whether you use the Extreme inscription to create them or fuse two others.

Some Inscriptions can be created in more than one way but none require combining more than two others. Here's a table with the combinations shown so far.

#	Name	Translation	Created With	Combines With
1	体力	Stamina	-	Protection (3), Extreme (63)
2	打力	Striking Force	-	Break Defense (7), Extreme (63)
3	守力	Protection	-	Stamina (1), Willpower (4), Extreme (63)
4	根性	Willpower	-	Protection (3), Extreme (63)
5	堅固	Solid	-	Rest (20), Extreme (63)
6	反能	Counter-skilled	-	Extreme (63)
7	防崩	Break Defense	-	Striking Force (2), Extreme (63)
8	達人	Expert	-	Crushing Blow (9), Weighty (16), Extreme (63)
9	痛打	Crushing Blow	-	Expert (8), Extreme (63)
10	小粋	Stylish	-	Genuine (11), Extreme (63)
11	生粋	Genuine	-	Stylish (10), Extreme (63)
12	道出	Source	-	Dynamic (13), Extreme (63)
13	道力	Dynamic	-	Source (12), Extreme (63)
14	鬼刃	Demon Blade	-	Bloodsucking (19), Extreme (63)
15	必力	Assured Power	-	Weighty (16), Extreme (63)
16	必重	Weighty	-	Expert (8), Assured Power (15), Extreme (63)
17	美味	Tasty	-	Food Thief (18), Extreme (63)
18	盗食	Food Thief	-	Tasty (17), Extreme (63)
19	吸血	Bloodsucking	-	Demon Blade (14), Extreme (63)
20	休息	Rest	-	Solid (5), Extreme (63)
21	活性	Active	-	Early Riser (22), Extreme (63)
22	早起	Early Riser	-	Active (21), Extreme (63)
23	悪童	Naughty Brat	-	No Style (25), Extreme (63)
24	純粋	Pure Style	-	Extreme (63)
25	無粋	No Style	-	Naughty Brat (23), Eccentric (26), Extreme (63)
26	粋狂	Eccentric	-	No Style (25), Extreme (63)
27	砕石	Stone Breaker	-	Collection (28), Extreme (63)
28	収金	Collection	-	Stone Breaker (27), Extreme (63)
29	経験	Experience	-	Training (30), Find (31), Extreme (63)
30	稽古	Training	-	Experience (29), Extreme (63)
31	拾得	Find	-	Experience (29), Extreme (63)
32	体力（極）	Stamina (Extreme)	Stamina (1) + Extreme (63)	Protection (Extreme) (34)
33	打力（極）	Striking Force (Extreme)	Striking Force (2) + Extreme (63)	Break Defense (Extreme) (38)
34	守力（極）	Protection (Extreme)	Protection (3) + Extreme (63)	Stamina (Extreme) (32), Willpower (Extreme) (35)
35	根性（極）	Willpower (Extreme)	Willpower (4) + Extreme (63)	Protection (Extreme) (34)
36	堅固（極）	Solid (Extreme)	Solid (5) + Extreme (63)	Rest (Extreme) (51)
37	反能（極）	Counter-skilled (Extreme)	Counter-skilled (6) + Extreme (63)	-
38	防崩（極）	Break Defense (Extreme)	Break Defense (7) + Extreme (63)	Striking Force (Extreme) (33)
39	達人（極）	Expert (Extreme)	Expert (8) + Extreme (63)	Crushing Blow (Extreme) (40)
40	痛打（極）	Crushing Blow (Extreme)	Crushing Blow (9) + Extreme (63)	Expert (Extreme) (39)
41	小粋（極）	Stylish (Extreme)	Stylish (10) + Extreme (63)	Genuine (Extreme) (42)
42	生粋（極）	Genuine (Extreme)	Genuine (11) + Extreme (63)	Stylish (Extreme) (41)
43	道出（極）	Source (Extreme)	Source (12) + Extreme (63)	Dynamic (Extreme) (44)
44	道力（極）	Dynamic (Extreme)	Dynamic (13) + Extreme (63)	Source (Extreme) (43)
45	鬼刃（極）	Demon Blade (Extreme)	Demon Blade (14) + Extreme (63)	Bloodsucking (Extreme) (50)
46	必力（極）	Assured Power (Extreme)	Assured Power (15) + Extreme (63)	Weighty (Extreme) (47)
47	必重（極）	Weighty (Extreme)	Weighty (16) + Extreme (63)	Assured Power (Extreme) (46)
48	美味（極）	Tasty (Extreme)	Tasty (17) + Extreme (63)	Food Thief (Extreme) (49)
49	盗食（極）	Food Thief (Extreme)	Food Thief (18) + Extreme (63)	Tasty (Extreme) (48)
50	吸血（極）	Bloodsucking (Extreme)	Bloodsucking (19) + Extreme (63)	Demon Blade (Extreme) (45)
51	休息（極）	Rest (Extreme)	Rest (20) + Extreme (63)	Solid (Extreme) (36)
52	活性（極）	Active (Extreme)	Active (21) + Extreme (63)	Early Riser (Extreme) (53)
53	早起（極）	Early Riser (Extreme)	Early Riser (22) + Extreme (63)	Active (Extreme) (52)
54	悪童（極）	Naughty Brat (Extreme)	Naughty Brat (23) + Extreme (63)	No Style (Extreme) (56)
55	純粋（極）	Pure Style (Extreme)	Pure Style (24) + Extreme (63)	-
56	無粋（極）	No Style (Extreme)	No Style (25) + Extreme (63)	Naughty Brat (Extreme) (54), Eccentric (Extreme) (57)
57	粋狂（極）	Eccentric (Extreme)	Eccentric (26) + Extreme (63)	No Style (Extreme) (56)
58	砕石（極）	Stone Breaker (Extreme)	Stone Breaker (27) + Extreme (63)	Collection (Extreme) (59)
59	収金（極）	Collection (Extreme)	Collection (28) + Extreme (63)	Stone Breaker (Extreme) (58)
60	経験（極）	Experience (Extreme)	Experience (29) + Extreme (63)	Training (Extreme) (61), Find (Extreme) (62)
61	稽古（極）	Training (Extreme)	Training (30) + Extreme (63)	Experience (Extreme) (60)
62	拾得（極）	Find (Extreme)	Find (31) + Extreme (63)	Experience (Extreme) (60)
63	極	Extreme	-	Can be combined with many other Inscriptions
64	剛力	Tremendous Strength	Striking Force (2) + Break Defense (7)	Extreme (63)
65	頑丈	Sturdy	Stamina (1) + Protection (3)	Extreme (63)
66	会心	Critical	Expert (8) + Crushing Blow (9)	Extreme (63)
67	鉄身	Iron Body	Protection (3) + Willpower (4)	Extreme (63)
68	六道	Six Realms	Source (12) + Dynamic (13)	Extreme (63)
69	粋華	Stylish Elegance	Stylish (10) + Genuine (11)	Extreme (63)
70	妖刃	Bewitched Blade	Demon Blade (14) + Bloodsucking (19)	Extreme (63)
71	必殺	Deathblow	Assured Power (15) + Weighty (16)	Extreme (63)
72	剣劇	Sword Play	Expert (8) + Weighty (16)	-
73	特訓	Intensive Training	Experience (29) + Training (30)	Extreme (63)
74	怪盗	Phantom Thief	Stone Breaker (27) + Collection (28)	Extreme (63)
75	食歴	Career	Tasty (17) + Food Thief (18)	Extreme (63)
76	天恵	Heavenly Blessing	Experience (29) + Find (31)	Extreme (63)
77	無頼	Thug	Naughty Brat (23) + No Style (25)	Extreme (63)
78	生命	Life	Solid (5) + Rest (20)	Extreme (63)
79	奇跡	Miracle	Active (21) + Early Riser (22)	Extreme (63)
80	逆上	Frenzy	No Style (25) + Eccentric (26)	Extreme (63)
81	剛力（極）	Tremendous Strength (Extreme)	Tremendous Strength (64) + Extreme (63) OR Striking Force (Extreme) (33) + Break Defense (Extreme) (38)	-
82	頑丈（極）	Sturdy (Extreme)	Sturdy (65) + Extreme (63) OR Stamina (Extreme) (32) + Protection (Extreme) (34)	-
83	会心（極）	Critical (Extreme)	Critical (66) + Extreme (63) OR Expert (Extreme) (39) + Crushing Blow (Extreme) (40)	-
84	鉄身（極）	Iron Body (Extreme)	Iron Body (67) + Extreme (63) OR Protection (Extreme) (34) + Willpower (Extreme) (35)	-
85	六道（極）	Six Realms (Extreme)	Six Realms (68) + Extreme (63) OR Source (Extreme) (43) + Dynamic (Extreme) (44)	-
86	粋華（極）	Stylish Elegance (Extreme)	Stylish Elegance (69) + Extreme (63) OR Stylish (Extreme) (41) + Genuine (Extreme) (42)	-
87	妖刃（極）	Bewitched Blade (Extreme)	Bewitched Blade (70) + Extreme (63) OR Demon Blade (Extreme) (45) + Bloodsucking (Extreme) (50)	-
88	必殺（極）	Deathblow (Extreme)	Deathblow (71) + Extreme (63) OR Assured Power (Extreme) (46) + Weighty (Extreme) (47)	-
89	特訓（極）	Intensive Training (Extreme)	Intensive Training (73) + Extreme (63) OR Experience (Extreme) (60) + Training (Extreme) (61)	-
90	怪盗（極）	Phantom Thief (Extreme)	Phantom Thief (74) + Extreme (63) OR Stone Breaker (Extreme) (58) + Collection (Extreme) (59)	-
91	食歴（極）	Career (Extreme)	Career (75) + Extreme (63) OR Tasty (Extreme) (48) + Food Thief (Extreme) (49)	-
92	天恵（極）	Heavenly Blessing (Extreme)	Heavenly Blessing (76) + Extreme (63) OR Experience (Extreme) (60) + Find (Extreme) (62)	-
93	無頼（極）	Thug (Extreme)	Thug (77) + Extreme (63) OR Naughty Brat (Extreme) (54) + No Style (Extreme) (56)	-
94	生命（極）	Life (Extreme)	Life (78) + Extreme (63) OR Solid (Extreme) (36) + Rest (Extreme) (51)	-
95	奇跡（極）	Miracle (Extreme)	Miracle (79) + Extreme (63) OR Active (Extreme) (52) + Early Riser (Extreme) (53)	-
96	逆上（極）	Frenzy (Extreme)	Frenzy (80) + Extreme (63) OR No Style (Extreme) (56) + Eccentric (Extreme) (57)	-
97	重々	Over and Over	Change (108) + any other	-
98	空舞	Sky Dance	Change (108) + any other	-
99	陣取	Encampment	Change (108) + any other	-
100	俊速	Superbly Quick	Change (108) + any other	-
101	軽技	Acrobatics	Change (108) + any other	-
102	宝刀	Treasured Sword	Change (108) + any other	-
103	忍耐	Endurance	Change (108) + any other	-
104	必死	Certain Death	Change (108) + any other	-
105	同体	As One Body	Change (108) + any other	-
106	打札	A Card Played	Change (108) + any other	-
107	さび	Rust	Change (108) + any other	-
108	変	Change	-	Can be combined with any other Inscription

Play Books

I've mentioned the flat, rectangular items you can receive as rewards or buy from the in-game shop a few times now and they appear to be called Play Books or Game Books. In this case I'm going with the former for my translations since the word 'game' is used a lot elsewhere.

In the bottom left of the main march screen is a section labelled Play Settings which you can access by pressing L1. This will take you to your Play Books, allowing you to set up to three of them in the slots below. It looks as though they'll work like the accessories did in the previous games and you can build up a stock of them from the shop and battle rewards.

Here's a list of the regular, consumable play books and their effects. The icon column refers to the marker to the left of each Book's name on the screen.

Update: Someone has now created a much better list with pictures at the Sengoku Basara fan wiki. I recommend checking it out.

Name	Translation	Effect	Cost	Icon
敵兵治癒	Enemy Soldier Recovery	Enemies gradually regain their hit points, but if victorious you receive a 200% bonus to money earned.	8,000	!
敵体力倍増	Double Enemy Hit Points	Enemy hit points are doubled, but you receive a 50% increase to your performance evaluation.	8,000	!
ばくち打ち	Gamble	Grants a +4 bonus to money acquisition, but your funds halve whenever you take damage.	8,000	!
捨て身の覚悟	Resolve to Risk Your Life	P1 and your battle comrade (P2) gain 4x attack power, but take 4x more damage from enemies.	8,000	!
五分五分	Fifty-Fifty	Damage received from enemies is halved, but you only receive half of the rewards after the battle.	5,000	!
小判転化	Money Conversion	All experience points and Inrou boxes from defeated enemies become money, but you will be unable to gain experience or add it to your Inrou during the battle.	10,000	!
印籠あつめ	Gather Inrou	The rice balls you receive during battle become Inrou experience instead.	10,000	!
手数重視	Emphasis on Hassle	The attack power of P1 and your battle comrade (P2) is halved, but attacking enemies grants +2 hit count.	8,000	!
背水の導き	Backwater Guidance	You start the battle in near-death status and gain 3x attack power when you're near death.	8,000	!
初陣のとき	First Campaign	P1 and your battle comrade (P2) start the battle at level 1, and experience earned goes into your Inrou. You also receive a 50% increase to your performance evaluation.	8,000	!
大将殺し	Slayer of Generals	Doubles your attack power when fighting an enemy commander.	10,000	Helmet
体力倍増	Double Hit Points	Grants double hit points to P1 and your battle comrade (P2).	3,000	Helmet
会心乱発	Random Criticals	Triples the chance that P1 and your battle comrade (P2) will score critical hits.	8,000	Helmet
粋早々	Quick Style	Your Style gauge fills twice as quickly, but the duration of your Maximum Style mode is halved.	10,000	Helmet
お尋ね者探し	Fugitive Hunting	Displays the position of fugitives on the map. If there are no fugitives, this book has no effect.	5,000	Helmet
気力満々	Full of Energy	You start battle with MAX Style and Basara gauges.	10,000	Helmet
砲台名手	Turret Expert	The attack power of weapon systems is increased and it becomes harder for them to overheat. In addition, the time taken to recover from overheating is reduced.	3,000	Helmet
鋼のからだ	Steel Body	Enemy attacks will not stagger you.	8,000	Helmet
免許皆伝	Complete Mastery	You start the battle with access to all of your special moves and unique abilities. In addition, they'll all be at maximum level and have slightly raised attack power.	10,000	Helmet
一度だけの復活	One-time Resurrection	When either P1 or your battle comrade (P2) is incapacitated, they'll instantly be brought back to life once.	15,000	Helmet

Different types of Play Book allow you to pick your music and dialogue options. You can equip up to three different music books and three different dialogue books at a time to affect the background music and the way that soldiers speak to you mid-game. This annotated screenshot shows the interface.

The music Play Books are red and look like this:

Here's the list (not including DLC):

Name	Description	Unlock Requirements	Cost
伊達政宗のテーマ	Date Masamune's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Date Masamune	10,000
石田三成のテーマ	Ishida Mitsunari's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Ishida Mitsunari	10,000
島左近のテーマ	Shima Sakon's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Shima Sakon	10,000
柴田勝家のテーマ	Shibata Katsuie's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Shibata Katsuie	10,000
真田幸村のテーマ	Sanada Yukimura's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Sanada Yukimura	10,000
徳川家康のテーマ	Tokugawa Ieyasu's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Tokugawa Ieyasu	10,000
井伊直虎のテーマ	Ii Naotora's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Ii Naotora	10,000
山中鹿之介のテーマ	Yamanaka Shikanosuke's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Yamanaka Shikanosuke	10,000
後藤又兵衛のテーマ	Gotou Matabee's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Gotou Matabee	10,000
前田慶次のテーマ	Maeda Keiji's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Maeda Keiji	10,000
右目の誓い	Katakura Kojuurou's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Katakura Kojuurou	10,000
The Abyss 織田信長のテーマ	Oda Nobunaga's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Oda Nobunaga	10,000
松永久秀のテーマ	Matsunaga Hisahide's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Matsunaga Hisahide	10,000
豊臣秀吉のテーマ	Toyotomi Hideyoshi's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Toyotomi Hideyoshi	10,000
竹中半兵衛のテーマ	Takenaka Hanbee's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Takenaka Hanbee	10,000
浅井長政のテーマ	Azai Nagamasa's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Azai Nagamasa	10,000
天より降る魔	Oichi's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Oichi	10,000
長宗我部元親のテーマ	Chousokabe Motochika's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Chousokabe Motochika	10,000
毛利元就のテーマ	Mouri Motonari's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Mouri Motonari	10,000
武田信玄のテーマ	Takeda Shingen's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Takeda Shingen	10,000
猿飛佐助のテーマ	Sarutobi Sasuke's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Sarutobi Sasuke	10,000
上杉謙信のテーマ	Uesugi Kenshin's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Uesugi Kenshin	10,000
かすがのテーマ	Kasuga's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Kasuga	10,000
前田利家のテーマ	Maeda Toshiie's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Maeda Toshiie	10,000
花鳥風月	Matsu's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Matsu	10,000
大谷吉継のテーマ	Ootani Yoshitsugu's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Ootani Yoshitsugu	10,000
最上義光のテーマ	Mogami Yoshiaki's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Mogami Yoshiaki	10,000
本多忠勝のテーマ	Honda Tadakatsu's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Honda Tadakatsu	10,000
雑賀孫市のテーマ	Saika Magoichi's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Saika Magoichi	10,000
鶴姫のテーマ	Tsuruhime's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Tsuruhime	10,000
小早川秀秋のテーマ	Kobayakawa Hideaki's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Kobayakawa Hideaki	10,000
天海のテーマ	Tenkai's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Tenkai	10,000
黒田官兵衛のテーマ	Kuroda Kanbee's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Kuroda Kanbee	10,000
大友宗麟のテーマ	Ootomo Sourin's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Ootomo Sourin	10,000
立花宗茂のテーマ	Tachibana Muneshige's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Tachibana Muneshige	10,000
島津義弘のテーマ	Shimazu Yoshihiro's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Shimazu Yoshihiro	10,000
風魔小太郎のテーマ	Fuuma Kotarou's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Fuuma Kotarou	10,000
京極マリアのテーマ	Kyougoku Maria's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Kyougoku Maria	10,000
足利義輝のテーマ	Ashikaga Yoshiteru's theme	Clear a stage after defeating Ashikaga Yoshiteru	10,000
Count ZERO	The game's opening song	Clear Sengoku Creation mode with a male character	100,000
Runners high	The game's ending song	Clear Sengoku Creation mode with a female character	100,000

In contrast, the dialogue Books are green and look like this:

Here's a list of the dialogue books spotted so far (the final two cannot both be equipped at the same time):

Name	Translation	Effect	Cost
ごますり棒	Flattery Rod	Allied soldiers flatter you.	20,000
ハゲましかつら	Wig of Encouragement	Allied soldiers gently cheer you on to raise your spirits.	40,000
直江無敵状	Naoe Invincibility	Naoe Kanetsugu boasts about his own invincibility.	60,000
奥州特攻目安箱	"Oushuu Special Attack" Suggestion Box	Listen to the popular Sengoku radio show during battle.	100,000
戦国BAR 乱世	Sengoku Bar: Turbulent Times	A Sengoku-era oasis frequented by soldiers exhausted from war.	200,000

Stages

Here's a list of every confirmed stage in Sengoku Basara 4 so far. To see the bonus objectives which reward extra rank points, please check the Rank section of this guide. The final game was described as having more than 40 stages (the V Jump guide lists 39 stages with 3 additional variants and 24 one-on-one battles).

Stage	Japanese Name	Battlefield	Enemy Commander	Sub-Bosses
Aki: Itsukushima	安芸・厳島	Aki	Mouri Motonari	Tsuruhime
Azuchi-Shiten Gathering	安土四天結集	Azuchi Castle	Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobunaga	-
Battle of Sekigahara: Eastern Sun	関ヶ原の戦い　東陽	Sekigahara	Tokugawa Ieyasu	Honda Tadakatsu, Date Masamune, Shibata Katsuie
Battle of Sekigahara: Western Shadow	関ヶ原の戦い　西陰	Sekigahara	Ishida Mitsunari	Ootani Yoshitsugu, Sanada Yukimura, Shima Sakon
Bizen: Ujou (Okayama Castle)	備前・烏城	Bizen: Ujou (Okayama Castle)	Kobayakawa Hideaki	Tenkai
Dewa: Mogamigawa	出羽・最上川	Dewa	Mogami Yoshiaki	-
Echizen: Kitanoshou Castle	越前・北ノ庄城	Echizen: Kitanoshou Castle	Shima Sakon, Shibata Katsuie	Date Masamune, Ishida Mitsunari
Eiroku Palace: Resolution	永禄の宮　英断	Eiroku Palace	Ashikaga Yoshiteru	Matsunaga Hisahide, Fuuma Kotarou
Eiroku Palace: Samsara	永禄の宮　輪廻	Eiroku Palace	Ashikaga Yoshiteru	Shimazu Yoshihiro, Ootomo Sourin, Tachibana Muneshige
Floating Fortress: Tenkuu Nichirin	浮遊要塞・天空日輪	Fugaku	Mouri Motonari	-
Hinomoto Tunnels: Josui Line	日ノ本穴道・如水線	Hinomoto Tunnels	Kuroda Kanbee	-
Incident at Honnouji	本能寺の変	Honnouji	Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide	-
Iyokouno Ship: Tsurunomaru	伊予河野船　鶴の丸	Iyokouno Ship	Tsuruhime	Saika Magoichi
Izumo: Shiraga Castle	出雲・白鹿城	Izumo: Shiraga Castle	Yamanaka Shikanosuke	-
Kaga Border: Shizugatake	加賀国境・賤ヶ岳	Shizugatake	Maeda Keiji, Maeda Toshiie, Matsu	-
Kaga Onsen: Gathering Of Maidens	加賀温泉・乙女の集い	Kaga	Ii Naotora, Kyougoku Maria	Tsuruhime, Saika Magoichi
Kaga: Maeda Kabuki-Matsuri	加賀・前田花吹祭	Kaga	Maeda Keiji	Maeda Toshiie, Matsu
Kai Takeda Grudge Time	甲斐武田恨み節	Kai	Sanada Yukimura, Ii Naotora	Sarutobi Sasuke
Kai: Tsutsujigasaki Yakata	甲斐・躑躅ヶ崎館	Kai	Takeda Shingen	Sanada Yukimura, Sarutobi Sasuke
Kawanakajima: Takeda Battle Formation	川中島・武田布陣	Kawanakajima	Takeda Shingen	Sanada Yukimura, Sarutobi Sasuke
Kawanakajima: Uesugi Battle Formation	川中島・上杉布陣	Kawanakajima	Uesugi Kenshin	Kasuga, Naoe Kanetsugu
Kawanakajima: Uesugi Battle Formation (Matabee Intrusion)	川中島・上杉布陣（又兵衛乱入）	Kawanakajima	Uesugi Kenshin, Gotou Matabee	Kasuga, Naoe Kanetsugu
Mikawa: Komaki-Nagakute	三河・小牧長久手	Mikawa	Tokugawa Ieyasu	Honda Tadakatsu
Mikawa: Komaki-Nagakute (Matabee Intrusion)	三河・小牧長久手（又兵衛乱入）	Mikawa	Tokugawa Ieyasu, Gotou Matabee	Honda Tadakatsu
Oda: Azuchi Castle	織田・安土城	Azuchi Castle	Oda Nobunaga	Shibata Katsuie
Ootomo Xavi Land: Closed	大友ザビーランド　閉園中	Ootomo Xavi Land	Ootomo Sourin, Sunday Mouri	Gallop Tachibana, Chesuto Shimazu, Joe C Kuroda, Bambi Shikanosuke
Ootomo Xavi Land: Grand Opening	大友ザビーランド　開園	Ootomo Xavi Land	Ootomo Sourin	Tachibana Muneshige
Osaka: Dragon-Tiger Formation	大阪・竜虎の陣	Osaka	Date Masamune, Sanada Yukimura	Katakura Kojuurou, Sarutobi Sasuke
Osaka: Toyotomi Hajou	大阪・豊臣覇城	Osaka	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	Takenaka Hanbee, Ishida Mitsunari, Ootani Yoshitsugu, Shima Sakon
Oumi: Sawayama Castle	近江・佐和山城	Sawayama Castle	Ishida Mitsunari	Ootani Yoshitsugu, Shima Sakon
Oushuu: Aoba Castle	奥州・青葉城	Oushuu	Date Masamune	Katakura Kojuurou
Oushuu: Aoba Castle (Matabee Intrusion)	奥州・青葉城（又兵衛乱入）	Oushuu	Date Masamune, Gotou Matabee	Katakura Kojuurou
Pirate Fortress: Hyakki Fugaku	海賊要塞・百鬼富嶽	Fugaku	Chousokabe Motochika	Saika Magoichi
Remains of Ounin: Ginga	応仁の跡　吟芽	Remains of Ounin	Ashikaga Yoshiteru	Kyougoku Maria, Azai Nagamasa, Oichi, Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Remains of Ounin: Souden	応仁の跡　走伝	Remains of Ounin	Ashikaga Yoshiteru	Uesugi Kenshin, Mouri Motonari, Tsuruhime
Satsuma: Inner Castle	薩摩・内城	Satsuma: Inner Castle	Shimazu Yoshihiro	-
Shizugatake: Advance of the Oda Vanguard	賤ヶ岳・織田尖兵進行	Shizugatake	Shibata Katsuie	Akechi Mitsuhide
Takeda Otoko Dojo	武田漢道場	Takeda Dojo	Takeda Shingen	-
Tango: Sengenji	丹後・泉源寺	Tango	Kyougoku Maria	Azai Nagamasa, Oichi
The Emperor: Granting An Audience	帝　謁見ノ儀	Remains of Ounin	Ashikaga Yoshiteru	-
Tootoumi: Iinoya Castle	遠江・井伊谷城	Tootoumi	Ii Naotora	Honda Tadakatsu
Toyotomi Reminiscence Struggle	豊臣回顧闘争	Tango	Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Matsunaga Hisahide	Takenaka Hanbee, Fuuma Kotarou, Maeda Keiji

If you're wondering about the 'Type' column, stage types are a new mechanic introduced in this title. I'm not sure whether all stages are available in all five variations, so I thought it would be interesting to make a note of this information too.

Normal stages are the same as usual; fulfil the objectives and win the battle. I think most of the battles you'll fight in the first round of Sengoku Creation Mode will be like this. The newest video shows the rewards for a normal battle as the standard mix of weapons, money and enhancement materials.

Outbreaks have red backgrounds behind their names and suddenly appear depending on the actions taken by the armies in the game. They seem to be just like the special stages which traditionally appear mid-game depending on your performance. The rewards shown in the video looked similar to the normal ones only with some nicer enhancements on the weapons.

Omen battles appear on the map just like Outbreaks, except they have an ominous purple background. Going by the newest video, they reward the player with books and experience points. If you ignore an Omen battle it could change into another type.

The final type is a Derivation stage. These have a blue background, and a mixture of rewards.

The fifth and final type of encounter is a One-on-one match; a quick boss fight which is touted as being a good source of weapons. It appears that every single reward tier offers weapons, even the lowest rank.

The list of One-on-one stages is as follows (according to the V Jump strategy guide):

One-on-One Battle	Japanese Name	Stage	Appears	Enemy Commander
Abrasion: The Beauty of Insufficiency	研磨　不足の美	Izumo: Shiraga Castle	-	Matsunaga Hisahide, Fuuma Kotarou
Abrasion: The Beauty of Insufficiency	研磨　不足の美	Echizen: Kitanoshou Castle	-	Matsunaga Hisahide, Fuuma Kotarou
Abrasion: The Beauty of Insufficiency	研磨　不足の美	Oda: Azuchi Castle	-	Matsunaga Hisahide, Fuuma Kotarou
Apparition King: Time of the Demon King's Subjugation	怪王　魔王討伐の刻	Oda: Azuchi Castle	Shibata Katsuie (Drama Route)	Oda Nobunaga
Awakening of the King of Misfortune	凶王の目覚め	Oumi: Sawayama Castle	Shima Sakon (Anime Route)	Ishida Mitsunari
Fate: One-Eyed Dragon	宿命　独眼竜	Kai Takeda Grudge Time	-	Date Masamune
Fate: One-Eyed Dragon	宿命　独眼竜	Osaka: Dragon-Tiger Formation	-	Date Masamune
Fate: One-Eyed Dragon	宿命　独眼竜	Shizugatake: Advance of the Oda Vanguard	-	Date Masamune
Investigation: Shikanosuke	探索　鹿之介	Satsuma: Inner Castle	-	Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Investigation: Shikanosuke	探索　鹿之介	Kaga: Maeda Kabuki-Matsuri	-	Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Investigation: Shikanosuke	探索　鹿之介	Ootomo Xavi Land: Closed	-	Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Investigation: Shikanosuke	探索　鹿之介	Aki: Itsukushima	Mouri Motonari (Drama Route)	Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Jigen: Oni Shimazu	示現　鬼島津	Mikawa: Komaki-Nagakute	-	Shimazu Yoshihiro
Jigen: Oni Shimazu	示現　鬼島津	Battle of Sekigahara: Western Shadow	-	Shimazu Yoshihiro
Jigen: Oni Shimazu	示現　鬼島津	Aki: Itsukushima	-	Shimazu Yoshihiro
Minstrel: Pale Blue Bellflower	吟遊　水色桔梗	Shizugatake: Advance of the Oda Vanguard	-	Akechi Mitsuhide
Minstrel: Pale Blue Bellflower	吟遊　水色桔梗	Oumi: Sawayama Castle	-	Akechi Mitsuhide
Minstrel: Pale Blue Bellflower	吟遊　水色桔梗	Dewa: Mogamigawa	-	Akechi Mitsuhide
Minstrel: Pale Blue Bellflower	吟遊　水色桔梗	Oda: Azuchi Castle	Oda Nobunaga (Drama Route)	Akechi Mitsuhide
Revenge: The Sword of the God of War	復習　軍神の剣	Oumi: Sawayama Castle	-	Kasuga
Revenge: The Sword of the God of War	復習　軍神の剣	Battle of Sekigahara: Western Shadow	-	Kasuga
Revenge: The Sword of the God of War	復習　軍神の剣	Echizen: Kitanoshou Castle	-	Kasuga
Revenge: The Sword of the God of War	復習　軍神の剣	Kaga Onsen: Gathering Of Maidens	Maeda Keiji (Drama Route)	Kasuga
Shima Sakon: Time of Creation	島左近　誕生の刻	Oumi: Sawayama Castle	Shima Sakon (Drama Route)	Ishida Mitsunari

At certain points during a character's story, you might also see Drama Route or Anime Route encounters. They look very similar; Drama Routes are marked with a blue-edged scroll while Anime Routes use red.

This guide continues in part two!