Yeah the main reason I was thinking for Bernard not wearing Accessories was because they are magical and he doesn't believe in magic or something along those lines I like your idea too he's just a gigachad!
Yeah I added portals already in case it happens again :D (theres 3 boss dungeons kind of like the Cradalios Cave that work in the same manner!)
This update should fix those pesky free Seed Rucksacks! Enjoy them for now though :D
That is really smart to make back up saves, I've had to make 100s of backup saves for RPG Maker itself because the program quite literally crashes about 5 times a day and around 2% of the time it will completely delete all of my maps, animations, or whatever random file it chooses for that day (luckily I back up a lot!)