Idea

An Idea is obtained from a photograph, collected with the use of the camera, and can be used for Inventing in Dark Chronicle. A Scoop is a more exclusive and rarer version of an Idea. Very few Ideas are missable, mostly pertaining to those that are in the future, which becomes inaccessible after Chapter 7.

Chapter 1

Palm Brinks

Idea	Location
Auto Book Reader	The book on a stand in Cedric's Shop. near the stairs
Bar Sign	The small green sign on the ground just outside of the bar, near the Station
Barrel	Cedric's shop, also inside the Bar near the Station
Belt	Worn by the Sheriff who may be found outside the Police Station in the day time and inside of it at night
Bench	Near the Lake, up past the church to the left
Binoculars	In Cedric's Shop
Blackstone One	In the Station. From Chapter 2 through 5, it is available at any location's train stop. This idea is unavailable in Chapters 6 and 7, and is available again in Chapter 8.
Boat	In the Lake at the end of the Dock
Bone	Skeleton in Dr. Dell's office, by the Lake in Palm Brinks, to the left of the Church
Book	Morton's Sundries (item shop near Cedric's Shop)
Bottle	Inside the bar (near the Station) on the car
Bread	Inside Polly's Bakery
Café Sign	Outside the Cafe near the Bar
Can	On a shelf above the bread in Polly's Bakery in Palm Brinks
Candle	Inside the church in Palm Brinks
Car	Inside the Bar near the Station
Cart	Inside Cedric's Shop
Cedric's Shop Sign	Outside Cedric's Shop
Chair	Inside Morton Sundrie's item shop behind the register
Chandelier	Inside Morton's Sundries item shop, or Max's Mansion
Chimney	On any house outside
Clock	Inside Cedric's Shop, inside Morton's Sundries item shop, above the station entrance
Constructor	The platform with levers inside Cedric's Shop, down the stairs
Cup	Inside the Train Station, near the entrance and behind the counter with the man at it
Curtain	Inside Parn's studio or Max's room
Deer Horn	Inside Max's Mansion or the Mayor's office
Drawbridge	Over the river connecting the first and second areas
Egg	Inside Dr. Dell's Clinic on the high shelf, above the skeleton
Elena's Portrait	At Max's House, Gerald's room, look to the left, almost unseeable without first person mode.
Evening Sun	In the evening sky
Eyeball	Inside Dr. Dell's Clinic on the desk near the skeleton
Fan	Inside Cedric's shop near the barrel
Fence	Outside Morton's house or Max's Mansion
Figure	Above the altar in the Church or ceiling in Parn's Studio
Fire House (missable)	The open firebox of the Blackstone One, just before the battle with P-3000.
Fireplace	Inside several houses - Max's Mansion, Claire's house
Fish	Inside Max's house, on the kitchen table
Flag	The triangle flags hanging above the main street
Flower	Inside Polly's Bakery or Dr. Dell's Office in Palm Brinks
Flower Chair	Inside the Train Station near the entrance
Fountain	Outside near the bar
Freight Train	Inside the Train Station
Gold Store	The doors behind the counter inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Glasses Case	In the Mayor's Office in City Hall, next to a phonograph
Hoe	Resting outside Morton's house
Iron Bridge	Exit of the Underground Water Channel
Iron Maiden	On the lowest level inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Ladder	Inside the bar right above the car
Lamp	On the wall inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Letter	Inside the servant's quarters of Max's house
Light	On the ceiling inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Mailbox	Outside of Milane's Weapons Shop
Manhole	In the alley next to Cedric's place
Milk Can	Next to the door to Polly's Bakery
Monument	The stone structure near the Lake, up past the Church to the left
Morning Sun	In the sky during the morning
Morton's Sundries Sign	Outside Morton's Sundries item shop
Old-Style Robot	Inside Cedric's Shop, next to the door
Oven	Inside Polly's Bakery
Painting	Inside Morton Sundries item shop or Max's house
Paints	The cans of paint inside Parns Art Studio
Palm Tree	Inside Max's house, in the hallway room
Parasol	The umbrellas over tables near the drawbridge, or the umbrella over the table in front of the Coffee shop
Parn's Studio Sign	Above the door of his studio from the outside at Palm Brinks.
Phone	Max's house, in the Servant's Quarters, only visible when in Camera mode, against the wall near the top of the first set of stairs.
Phonograph	Inside Morton's Sundries item shop
Piano	Inside the Bar near the station or Max's house.
Pipe	On the top/side of Cedric's shop
Police Sign	Above the Police station
Polly's Bakery Sign	Next to Polly's Bakery
Post	Outside infront of Cedric's place
Pot	In the station, one of the shops
Pumpkin	Outside of Morton's Sundries item shop
Railroad	In the Station
Rapper	The yellow horn on top of the barrel inside Cedric's shop, near the door, atop the piano in the bar
Refrigerator	Morton's Sundries, it has a watermelon in it.
Register	Inside any shop
Rifle	On the wall of Max's mansion
River	Under the drawbridge near Cedric's Shop
Rock	Near the Lake, up to the left past the Church
Rug	At the Church past the Drawbridge near Cedric's Shop
Saw	Behind the chair inside Dr. Dell's Clinic (near the Lake, up to the left past the Church)
Shield	On the shelf in Milane's Weapons Shop
Show Window	The pink window inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Shrubbery	Inside the Police station
Sign	Next to the train station, or the "Ticket" sign inside the Station, near the entrance
Staircase	Inside the train station
Stand	Mayor's Need's desk inside City Hall
Streetlight	Outside on street corners
Sunshade	Above Polly's Bakery door
Table	Cedric's shop
The Moon	In the sky
The Sun	In the sky
Tiny Hammer	The large saw on the wall inside Cedric's shop near the stairs
Traffic Light	Above the drawbridge
Trashcan	Outside near alleys
Tree	Near the river or lake
Vacuum	Inside Cedric's shop, down the stairs on the desk
Vacuum Bag	The trashcan with wheels in Cedric's shop
Vegetable/Fruit	Inside Morton's Sundries item shop
Vending Machine	Morton's Sundries
Waterfall	End of the Underground Water Channel
Weapon	Inside Milane's Weapons Shop
Weapon Shop Sign	The pink sign outside of Milane's Weapons Shop
Weight Gauge	Inside Cedric's Shop, near the door
Wheat Flour	Inside Morton Sundries item shop
Wheel	Inside the Bar (near the station) on the wall
Window	Inside the Police Station
Wooden Box	Inside Cedric's Shop

Chapter 2

Sindain

Idea	Location
Coal	Inside Blackstone One's engine, in the front carriage.
Fruit	The yellow fruit on the Georama item "Fruit Tree."
Grass	The grass patches in Sindain when you first get there (also a Georama item).
Hammock	Inside the Firbits' house, in the back.
Jurak's Eye	The Georama tree "Eye Tree (1 or 2.)"
Jurak's Nose	The Georama tree "Nose Tree."
Log	The logs that are in Sindain when you first get there (also a Georama item).
Pot Torch	A Georama part.
Quartz	The blue/green crystal above the Jurak Arms Sign in the future.
Water Wheel	The Georama item "Water Wheel," it is required to take a picture of the wheel outside.
Withered Jurak	The big dead tree in the back of Sindain.
Wooden Bookshelf	The small bookshelf on the tree inside the Firbits' house

Jurak's Mall

Idea	Location
Jurak Arms Sign	The Weapon sign in Jurak Mall in the future.
Mushroom	The glowing mushrooms around Jurak in the future.
Mushroom Burgers Sign	The Sign around Juraks forehead where the food shop is, in the future (photo may be taken from the ground)
Woody Tailor Sign	The shop sign in Jurak's nose in the future

Chapter 3

Balance Valley

Idea	Location
Basket Steamer	A part of the Georama item "Chinese Stand"
Chinese Lantern	A part of the Georama item "Chinese Stand", or one of the red and white lanterns in Lao Chao's Bistro.
Fresco Painting	A painting on the wall inside of the Georama item "Church"
Hand-Sewn Silk Flag	The blue colored flags hanging on the "Chinese Stand" Georama item
Holy Emblem	The triangular object behind Priest Bruno inside of the Georama item "Church"
Laundry	The Georama item "Laundry"
Lin's House	The exterior of the house you meet Lin inside of, in Balance Valley
Rotating Sign	The rotating sign atop of the Georama item "Chinese Stand"
Saint's Writings	The Book at the back of the Georama item "Church" (The book on the altar behind Priest Bruno)
Star Lamp	The Georama item "Star Lamp"
Warehouse	The Georama item "Warehouse"
Weather Vane	The Georama item "Weather Vane"
Well	The Georama item "Well"

Starlight Canyon

Idea	Location
Giant Yorda Tree	The big tree in Yorda Valley.

Starlight Temple

Idea	Location
Chinese Lantern	A part of the Georama item "Chinese Stand", or one of the red and white lanterns in Lao Chao's Bistro.
Crescent-Shaped Light	One of the yellow lights on the ceiling inside of "Star Items"
Hat	The big hat on the awning above the counter at Star Weapons.
Horn	The Horns on the wall of Star Weapons in the Future.
Lao Chao's Trademark	The pink emblem behind Lao Chao.
Peeping Pole	The telescope inside the glass display case on the wall of "Star Items" , to the left of the cashier
Pork Dumpling	One of the Dumplings inside of Lao Chao's place. You can also find a few dumplings at the Georama item "Chinese Stand."
Runaway Dragon	One of the large dragons hanging from the ceiling at Lao Chao's Bistro.
Scroll	One of the purple, red, and yellow scrolls hanging from the ceiling at Lao Chao's Bistro.
Special Peking Duck	The cooked duck on the counter which the man with the hat is sitting at, in Lao Chao's Bistro.
Starglass	The big pink gem at the back of Star Items, above the counter
Torch	One of the many torches around Starlight Temple

Palm Brinks

Idea	Location
Electric Bulletin	Scoreboard inside the tent at the Fishing Contest event
Fishing Contest Sign	Only during Fishing Contest events
Glowing Gate	Inside the tent at the Fishing Contest event
Scale	The scale inside the tent at the Fishing Contest event

Chapter 4

Veniccio

Idea	Location
Banana	Inside any Iron House, on the table
Iron Shed	Georama that goes on top of a house.
Light of Luna Stone	The Georama item "Luna Light" in Veniccio.
Luna Stone Shards	Take a picture of the blue lights in the ocean in Veniccio.
Red House	The Red houses on the cliff.
Small Generator	Gold colored object in Iron Houses.
T.V.	Inside the Iron Houses.
Ventilation	On the ceiling of an Iron House.
Windmill	The Windmills on the cliffs of Veniccio above the Red Houses
Windmill Feather	The Georama item "Windmill."

Luna Labs

Idea	Location
Air Cleaner	Giant columns in the corners of the outer labs (inside)
Egg Chair	Work chairs at Luna Lab.
Egg-Shaped Transmitter	The blue egg-shaped devices inside of the Iron houses.
Energy Pipe	Glowing pipes in outer labs.
Futuron 800	Base of the glowing Columns with pipes at Luna Labs
Neo-Projector	A machine on the ceiling of the central main lab
Search Light	The pink orbs on either side of the walkway from the Time Gate to Luna Labs.
System 5WP2	Yellow circles with smaller purple circles around it in the central main lab
Work Arm	Attached to Futuron 800 (see above) in the central lab at Luna Lab
Work Equipment	Above the Work Robot on the ceilings in the outer labs.
Work Robot	White platform in the center of the outer labs.

Palm Brinks

Idea	Location
Opposed Island	Central island during the Finny Frenzy fishing event
Victory Stand	The Victory Stand seen during the Finny Frenzy fishing event
Water Tank	Inside the tent during the Finny Frenzy fishing event

Chapter 5

Heim Rada

Idea	Location
Cinders (missable)	Place a wooden structure in Heim Rada, then jump to the future and back immediately. The structure will be burned down - snap a picture of that. Once the Fire Squall gets destroyed, you are not able to get this picture.
Geyser (missable)	The geysers all around Heim Rada. Can be missed if you fill all geysers with mud.
Hot Springs Pond	The hot springs at the back Heim Rada.
Large Crane	The Georama item called "Large Crane."
Mount Gundor	When you're in Heim Rada, turn around and take the picture of Mount Gundor.
Mud	The Georama item called "Hardened mud pile."

Gundorada Workshop

Idea	Location
Computer	In the Operations room, one of the many computer with blue-ish screens.
Decorative Lights	The purple lights in "G-Tools."
Display Robo	The big robot in "G-Parts."
Drum Can	The big red drum cans in "G-Parts."
Electric Sesame	The pink top looking objects in "G-Parts."
Elevator	The Elevators around Gundorada.
Hammer	The large hammer behind the counter at "G-Weapons."
Generator	The Georama item called "Generator."
Patterned Rug	The rug on the floor of 'G-Tools."
Paznos Pattern	The pattern on the front of the Paznos Bridge.
Power Arm	One of the large arms around Gundorada.
Propeller	One of the large propellers in the Operations Room.
Sulfur-Colored Juice	The little yellow jug on the floor of "G-Tools."
Transmission Device	The little pads that you use to teleport around Gundorada.
Work Crane	The crane on level 3 of Gundorada workshop.

Chapter 6

Moon Flower Palace

Idea	Location
Dead Tree (missable)	The dead trees in the courtyard must be caught before entering the Moon Flower Palace for the first time, after you do, they disappear for some reason when rebuilding the courtyard.
Gold Gate	The gate before entering the courtyard of Moon Flower Palace.
Pinky	The pink objects near the doors between cars on Ixion.

Kazarov Stonehenge

Idea	Location
Earth Altar	The Earth Altar is in Kazarov Stonehenge.
Fire Altar	The Fire Altar is in Kazarov Stonehenge.
Water Altar	The Water Altar is in Kazarov Stonehenge.
Wind Altar	The Wind Altar is in Kazarov Stonehenge.

Chapter 7

Moon Flower Palace

As every Idea in this chapter can only be obtained in Moon Flower Palace, they can be permanently missed if they aren't photographed before completing the chapter.

Idea	Location
Alexandra's Bed	In Alexandra's Room, take a picture of her bed.
Blue Lantern	In the Garden, take a picture of the blue crystals near the table.
Camellia Tree	The Georama item called "Camellia Tree."
Flower Bathed in Light	In the Garden, take a picture of the sunflowers near the water.
Flower Bed	The Georama item called "Flower Bed."
Flower Chandelier	In the Sun Chamber, take a picture of the blue lights on the ceiling.
Golden Door	In the Sun Chamber, take a picture of the doors leading to Griffon's chamber.
Gold Gate	Take a picture of the doors leading into the Moon Flower Palace from the Moon Flower Palace Stop
Hooked Nose	The hooked shape on the top of the Palace.
Labyrinth Door	In the Sun Chamber, take a picture of the flower door used to enter the room.
Lotus Flower	In the Garden, take a picture of the pink flowers floating in the water.
Moon Column	The Georama item called "Moon Column."
Relaxation Fountain	The Georama item called "Fountain."
Road to Golbad	The Georama item called "Road to Golbad."
Silver Bench	The Georama item called "Silver Bench."
Stardust Pond	The Georama item called "Stardust Pond."
Starlight Stairway	The Georama item called "Starlight Stairs." take a pic of the stairs
Starlight Tunnel	The tunnel under the Georama item called "Starlight Stairs"; there has to be water flowing under it.
Sun Chair	The chairs in the Garden.
Sun Table	The table in the Garden.
Waterfall Curtain	In the Garden, take a picture of the waterfalls surrounding the ponds.

Chapter 8

Zelmite Mine

Idea	Location
Mr. Big Shot's Shadow (missable)	Take a picture of the real Dark Genie when fighting him.
Zelmite Found!	A picture of the Zelmite.