I've already forgotten: is there any way I can win encounters easily? I've turned on the battle speed to fastest, nut I'm banging my head against the wall trying to get past fortune seeker

Hi. During the testing of this game, I set all battles to auto and battle speed to fastest, and this was enough to win most battles. See if this works for you? The combat system in this game is designed as flavour mostly, and it isn’t supposed to be too challenging. Best of luck with it!