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Etrian Odyssey II
In Depth - Skill FAQ
Plus!
Character Builds FAQ
Boss/Hidden Boss FAQ
Enemy Stats, Weakness, and Resistance FAQ
Special Condition Item Drops FAQ
Search Point Items and Locations FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Things new to Etrian Odyssey II FAQ
Last Update: May 07, 2009
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Written By:  Keep It Moving
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Thank you Just4Yoshi, for continuing to add material to this FAQ
"Keep Checking back for Updates, New info added at least once Weekly"
"Check the Revision History Section to See what is New."
A Special Thank you is given to Scy046 and Terence, for helping me with some
of the Skill Stats for each class. Another Special Thank you is given to The
Japanese Wiki Sites from where I found the rest of the information.
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Table Of Contents                                  KEYS
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0.   Revision History -------------------------------------------- RHST
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I.    Introduction -------------------------------------------- INTX
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-------- Disclaimer ------------------------------------------- DSCL
-------- Other Keep It Moving FAQs----------------------------- OKIM
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II.   Whats New to Etrian Odyssey II ------------------------ WNEO
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---------- The New Character Classes ------------------------ TNCC
---------- Force Skills ------------------------------------- FCSK
---------- whats New In Town -------------------------------- WNIT
---------- Geomagnetic Poles and Fields --------------------- GPAF
---------- EXploring, Batttles and Map Options -------------- EBMO
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III.   Character Classes and Their Skills ----------------- CCAT
===========================================================
---------- Whos the Highest? Whos the Lowest? ------------- WTHL
---------- SKills Used by All Classes --------------------- SUBC
---------- Dark Hunter ------------------------------------ DRKH
---------- Protector -------------------------------------- PRTR
---------- Gunner ----------------------------------------- GNNR
---------- Medic ------------------------------------------ MEDC
---------- Ronin ------------------------------------------ RONN
---------- Alchemist -------------------------------------- ALCM
---------- Landsknetch ------------------------------------ LNDS
---------- War Magus -------------------------------------- WRMG
---------- Hexer ------------------------------------------ HEXR
---------- Survivalist ------------------------------------ SRVL
---------- Trobadour -------------------------------------- TRBD
---------- Beast ------------------------------------------ BEAS
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IV.   Character Builds ------------------------------------ CBLD
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---------- Medic Builds ----------------------------------- MCBD
---------- Dark Hunter Builds ----------------------------- DHBD
---------- Protector Builds ------------------------------- PCBD
---------- Gunner Builds ---------------------------------- GNBD
---------- Ronin Builds ----------------------------------- RNBD
--- Help add to this section, Submit your Builds Today!
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V.   Everything Else ------------------------------------ EVTE
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---------- Different Party Formations ------------------- DFPF
---------- Frequently Asked Questions ------------------- FAQZ
---------- Search Point Items and Locations ------------- SPIL
---------- Boss FAQ ------------------------------------- BSFQ
---------- Hidden Boss FAQ ------------------------------ HBFQ
---------- Special Condition Item Drops ----------------- SCID
---------- Enemy Stats ---------------------------------- ENMS
---------- Enemy Weakness and Resistance ---------------- EWAR
---------- Action Replay Codes -------------------------- ARCD
RHST
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/             0.  Revision History              /
\===============================================\
I included this section so that when a Subsection is updated,
or if there is something new to this guide, you the reader will
know about it. Data is organized from oldest to newest.
As days go by, older Updates will be combined.
There are also notes, look at the notes with the corresponding date to
get a better idea about the update. Only the 5 newest notes are present.
Updates
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Date------------------Details------------------------------------------------
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June 08 - Sept 08-----FAQ Submitted Version 1
----------------------Easy Find added. CTRL+F, input Keyword from contents.
----------------------Added Revision History Section.
----------------------Dark Hunter sub-section Updated (All Levels for Skills).
----------------------Made some small touch-ups throughout this FAQ.
----------------------Beast Sub-section Updated. (All Levels for all Skills).
----------------------Made some small Touch-ups throughout the FAQ.
----------------------New Subsection Added! Enemy Weakness and Resistance.
----------------------Stratums 1+2 organized in Enemy Weakness Subsection.
----------------------Spell checked sections 0+I.
----------------------Organized Stratum 3 Enemy Weakness and Resist Subsect.
----------------------Edited mistakes in Hexer Subsection.
----------------------Hexer Sub-section Updated (All Levels for all Skill).
----------------------War Magus Partially Updated. All Levels.
----------------------Revised Disclaimer (Please Read).
----------------------Minor Touch-Ups to make this FAQ look nicer.
----------------------Began Outlines for New Section (Section II).
----------------------Character Classes and Skills is now Section III.
----------------------Everything Else is now Section IV.
----------------------Touched Up Enemy Weakness and Resist Subsection.
----------------------War Magus Updated, Added missing Skills with All Levels.
----------------------Gunner Subsection Updated (All Levels for All Skills).
----------------------Touched Up Dark Hunter Subsection.
----------------------Added A New Subsection, Action Replay Codes.
----------------------Organized Sratums 4/5.Enemy Weakness and Resist Subsect.
----------------------Protector Subsect. Updated (All Levels for All Skills).
----------------------Organized Stratum 6. Enemy Weakness and Resist Subsect.
----------------------New Section Added! Section II Whats New To EOII.
----------------------New Subsection Added! New Character Classes.
----------------------Medic Subsection Updated! Missing Skills Added.
----------------------Medic Subsection Updated! (All Skills for all Levels).
----------------------Various Touch-ups throughout.
----------------------Revised Opening page and Table of Contents
----------------------New Subsection Added! Frequently Asked Questions.
----------------------New Subsection Added! Enemy Stats. Stratum 1 Added.
----------------------Stratums 2 + 3 Added to Enemy Stats Subsection.
----------------------Correctly Arranged Dark Hunter Subsection.
----------------------Stratum 4 Added to Enemy Stats Subsection.
----------------------New Questions added to Frequently Asked Questions.
----------------------New Subsection Added! Force Skills.
----------------------Landsknecht subsect. fixed what was a complete mess.
----------------------Added missing Skills in Landsknecht Subsection.
----------------------Updated/Added Skill Highlights for each classes Subsect.
----------------------In Process of changing the look of all title headings.
----------------------Lansknecht Subsect. Updated (All Skills for ALL Levels)
----------------------Added Questions to Frequently Asked Questions Subsect.
----------------------New Subsect Added! Whats New in Town.
----------------------Skills Used by All Classes Subsection Updated!
----------------------New Subsection Added! Geomagnetic Poles and Fields.
----------------------New Subsect. Added! Exploring, Battles, and Map Options.
----------------------Updated Introduction and opening page.
----------------------Finished Organizing Enemy Weakness + Resistance Subsect.
----------------------Updated Special condition Item Drop Subsection.
----------------------Updated Enemy Stats Subsection.
----------------------New Questions in Frequently Asked Questions Subsection.
----------------------New Subsect Added! Different Party Formations.
----------------------Cleaned up/Updated Search Point Location Subsection.
----------------------Items Found At Search Points Subsection Deleted.
----------------------Search Point Locations Subsection Deleted.
----------------------New Subsection Added Search Point Items and Locations.
----------------------Revision History now contains Notes.
----------------------Finished Stratums 3+4 in Search Point Item/Loc Subsect.
----------------------Added new Questions to Frequently Asked Questions.
----------------------Revised a few questions in Frequently Asked Questions.
----------------------New Subsection Added! Boss FAQ
----------------------Boss FAQ Subsection Updated! Chimera + Hellion
----------------------Ronin Subsection Updated! (All Skills for All Levels)
----------------------Trobadour Subsect. Updated! (All Skills for All Levels)
----------------------Survivalist Subsect. Updated! (All Skills 4 All Levels)
----------------------New Submission Added to Different Party Formations.
----------------------Boss FAQ Subsection Updated!
----------------------Action Replay Codes Subsect has been Updated!
----------------------Search Point Items+Locations Updated! Stratums 5+6 Added
----------------------Updated Skills used by All Classes Subsection.
----------------------Protector Subsection Updated! Added the missing Antiall.
----------------------Updated Colossus and other Bosses in Boss FAQ.
----------------------Fifth Stratum Added to Enemy Stats.
----------------------Updated "Whats New In Town", info on Retiring/Resting.
----------------------Updated "Geomagnetic Poles and Fields" added info.
----------------------Updated "Revision History"
----------------------Updated "Dark Hunter" added Description/cleaned up
----------------------Updated "Boss FAQ" Final Battle added
----------------------Added FOE Movements in "Exploring, Battles and Map..."
----------------------Added Monsters in Sratum 5 "Search Point Items/Locat..."
----------------------Added New Subsection "Hidden Boss FAQ."
----------------------Updated "Enemy Stats" Completed enemies in 5th Stratum.
----------------------Added more Questions to "Frequently Asked Questions."
----------------------Updated "Gunner" Subsection"
----------------------Updated text in "Medic" Subsection. Front Line Medic.
----------------------Updated "Enemy Stats" Subsection. Added Stratum Six.
----------------------Updated "Frequently Asked Questions" Subsection.
----------------------New Submission in "Different Party Formations" Subsect.
----------------------Updated "Dark Hunter" Subsection Text.
----------------------Added new Party in "Different Party Formations"
----------------------New Q+A's in "Frequently Asked Questions."
----------------------Updated 2 Skills that were Incomplete in "Ronin" Subsect
----------------------Touched up various areas that needed it.
----------------------Updated "Hidden Boss FAQ"  Salamox Strategy Added!
----------------------Updated "Boss FAQ" Colossus Strategy updated!
----------------------New Questions Added to "Frequently Asked Questions!"
----------------------Updated "Beast" Subsection. Updated Skill information.
----------------------Updated "Hidden Boss FAQ" Wyvern Strategy Added!
----------------------Updated "Hidden Boss FAQ" Dragon, Wyrm, and Drake Added!
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October 2008----------Updated "Everything Else" is now Section V .
----------------------New Section Added, "Character Builds" Section IV.
----------------------Updated "Medic" Skill Subsection, New Item Information.
----------------------New "Medic" Character Build in "Character Builds."
----------------------Updated "Hidden Boss FAQ" Drake Skills.
----------------------New "Protector" Character Build in "Character Builds."
----------------------New "Gunner" Character Build in "Character Builds."
----------------------New "Dark Hunter" Character Build in "Character Builds"
----------------------New "Ronin" Character Builds in "Character Builds"
----------------------Revised/edited "Frequently Asked Questions" Subsection.
----------------------Added new questions to "Frequently Asked Questions."
----------------------Updated my Ronin Character Build submission.
----------------------Updated "Hexer" Skills Subsection.
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Febuary 2009----------Updated "Boss FAQ" and "Hidden Boss FAQ" Subsections.
----------------------NEW Submissions added to "Different Party Formations."
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March 2009------------NEW Submission added to "Different Party Formations."
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April 2009------------NEW Submission added to "Different Party Formations."
----------------------NEW Submisson added to "Character Builds" Subsection.
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May 05, 2009----------Minor Typo Revisions throughout FAQ.
----------------------Second Opinion added to Dark Hunter Skills
----------------------"Hidden Boss FAQ" Updated. Briarius Skills added.
----------------------"Hidden Boss FAQ" Updated. Ur-Child Skills added.
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May 06, 2009----------Second Opinion added to all remaining Classes.
----------------------"Hidden Boss FAQ Updated" Wyrm, Briarius, and Wyvern.
----------------------Axcela Team Added to "Different Party Formations"
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Notes
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Date------------------Details------------------------------------------------
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October 2008----------Happy Halloween!!! While I do have alot to do today, I
----------------------would really like to get an update up and posted. A few
----------------------errors and typos have been brought to my attention, so
----------------------Id like to fix those today.
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Febuary 2009----------WOW! I am really sorry I have neglected this FAQ. I am
----------------------back now to finsh work on this massive FAQ. I am going
----------------------to start by finshing the Boss FAQ and Hidden Boss FAQ
----------------------subsections. Other incomplete areas of this FAQ will be
----------------------completed in time. I am sorry to all the hardcore
----------------------Etrian Odyssey II Players that use this FAQ as an every
----------------------day reference page. To all the new Etrian Odyssey
----------------------players, you picked a great time to be playing, as if
----------------------this FAQ wasnt helping you enough, know that it will
----------------------only get better.
----------------------New submissions were recieved for the Different Party
----------------------Formations section. Check them out. Thanks Just4Yoshi.
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----------------------Please send any Comments, Feedback, or suggestions of
----------------------what area of this FAQ you would like worked on to my
----------------------Email address. If you sent an Email within the past
----------------------month or so, please know it will be replied to and
----------------------acknowledged. Sorry for the delay in response time.
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----------------------Again I would like to apologize. After winning IGNs
----------------------Writer of the Month, I got caught up in a bunch of
----------------------Console games, all of which werent in need of any FAQs.
----------------------I recently took up some new RPGs so I may or May not
----------------------begin work on FAQs for the Following games: Luminous
----------------------Arc 1 + 2, Spectral Force 3, FF Tactics A2, The Last
----------------------Remnant. Before I start a new FAQ, this FAQ will be
----------------------throughly updated.
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March 2009------------Just another submission, Keep sending them in, I will
----------------------gladly add them. If anybody has any Character Builds
----------------------they would like to share, then please, by all means
----------------------send them in. The purpose of the character/team build
----------------------sections are so the community can share their builds
----------------------with other readers. I Know I promised to update a few
----------------------sections, but I kinda been slacking. I have been sucked
----------------------in to Luminous Arc 2. I highly recommend it to all of
----------------------you RPG fanatics. Im debating starting an FAq for that
----------------------game. Also another project in the works is a NEW Gaming
----------------------site exclusive to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. It wont
----------------------be made public for a while, but ill be sure to keep you
----------------------all updated. Thanks for reading.
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April 2009------------I know i have been neglectful. I want this FAQ to be
----------------------finshed. The tough thing about it is, i havent really
----------------------been playing this game. If anyone would like to
----------------------submit anything you think this FAQ could use, then by
----------------------all means, please do so. The Boss FAQ/Hidden Boss FAQ
----------------------are the subsections id really like to get completed.
----------------------IF any Hardcore Etrian Odyssey Players have any info
----------------------on any of the hidden bosses, especially Ur-Child,
----------------------please submit it, Credit will be given to the
----------------------Contributors. submit to:  Jrwriterx2@aolcom
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----------------------I also just finshed another FAQ. The FAQ is for
----------------------Luminous Arc 2, another decent RPG for the DS. You
----------------------can check it out in the introduction section under
----------------------the other FAQs written by me. Ok I put the URL there,
----------------------Sorry, I forgot to last update.
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----------------------The last update included an all Ronin Party submitted
----------------------by our friend Just4Yoshi, This weeks update includes
----------------------the character builds for each of the Ronins. Check
----------------------it out in the Character Builds Section, its quite
----------------------impressive.
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May 05, 2009----------
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INTX
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/               I.  Introduction                /
\===============================================\
My Third FAQ ever. Again I want to give a special thanks to Scy06, Terence,
Koola, and the Japanese Wiki sites I obtained my information from. In this
guide you will Find many helpful things for Etrian Odyssey II. The meat of
this FAQ consist of Each Classes Skills and a much deeper look into them.
I hope everyone can find something in my FAQ that they didnt previously know
about a skill, class, or just the game in general.
When looking at all the various information throughout this FAQ, I ask that
if you see something that is misspelled, please overlook it. A spell Check and
overall revision is in process. The guide itself is not far from completetion
Although, if you happen to see some information that is wrong, please bring
it to my attention. Please keep in mind that while I was comparing information
that I collected with some of the Information collected by the contributors,
I noticed some minor differences in percentages for some skills. If anyone has
actually tested the skills for any class themselves, Please submit the data
or just let me know it is correct. Credit Will be given of course.
Something Else I would like to Accomplish is getting the specs for Every
Level of Every Skill. I only need to finsh a few more classes. I also plan
on having the stats for every enemy soon as well.
Any Submissions you may have can be sent to JrWriterx2@aol.com
Another Section I would like to add is a detailed look at the different
Party choices available to the Player. I ask that you, please, submit your
Party choice with a detailed explanation. I would like it if Scy046, Terence,
Koola, Zaraf, and really anybody else that likes this game submit
information to this new section that is coming soon, you know so that I can
get it started...
Thanks to Everyone that made this FAQ Possible, and as always, ENJOY!
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Other Keep It Moving FAQS                                         OKIM
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If you are at all interested in my Previous Work, I have them Listed Below
with what game they are for and also with links to access them. I will list
the links for IGN and GameFAQs Only.
Character Arts FAQ - Luminous Arc 2
GameFAQs - http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/943145/56369
Gambit Strategy Guide - Final Fantasy XII
GameFAQs -  http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/459841/46648
IGN -  http://faqs.ign.com/articles/756/756361p1.html
Weapon Location/Item FAQ - Ninety Nine Nights
GameFAQs -  http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/928270/44621
IGN -  http://faqs.ign.com/articles/728/728682p1.html
Spells/Composite Magic FAQ - Lost Odyssey
IGN - http://faqs.ign.com/articles/913/913599p1.html
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/      II.   Whats New to Etrian Odyssey II     /
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This section offers a closer look at whats new with detailed information.
This section will include, New Character Classes, The New Force Skills,
whats New in Battles, The Geomagnetic Fields, Poles, whats changed
when Exploring, details of the map, and things new in Town.
There are quite a few differences when comparing Etrian Odyssy II to
the first. I believe everyone expected there to be some New Classes.
What was expected, but what wasnt? Well for me, Etrian Odyssey II is a
great Sequel. Some beg to differ. Ive heard people say that this game
feels like nothing more then a mere expansion with a few extra features.
Well This Section will list mostly everything that is new to the Sequel.
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The New Character Classes                                         TNCC
====================================
There are 3 New Classes total in Etrian Odyssey II. I wouldve liked at
least one other New class in addition to the new ones we have, but what
are you gonna do. The New Classes do open up many new possibilities for
your party. Each of the New Classes has its advantages and each is very
good. I suggest Trying each Class out, not just the new ones, so you can get
a feel for each one and see which suits your playing style best.
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Gunner
=======
My favorite of the new classes. Some may ask "Are Gunners the NEW Alchemist?"
Yes and no. The only similarities to the Alchemist that the Gunner shares is
their Elemental Attacks. The Gunner can Shoot off rounds with Fire, Ice, or
Volt properties. The Gunner cannot poison enemies. The Alchemist also
received a nice upgrade which allows them to use physical Elements as well.
The Gunner has some very good skills, the only downfall is the high TP cost
for each skill. Some of their better skills cost 11TP at only Level 1.
Another Skill cost 13TP at level one. So It would be wise to pump some
skill points into your Gunner's TP Up. At least to level 5. That way you can
unleash your Gunners full potential Trust me, Maxed, these Skills will cost
you anywhere from 13-21 TP yeah thats a lot. So 100+TP could easily be
depleted in merely 5-7 turns.
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War Magus
==========
Another Wonderful Class added to the Roster. War Magus Combines a Little of
Everything into one package. The War Magus will really fit nicely in any
Party. They will definitely outshine others in partys that contain a Hexer.
You see the War Magus has these skills thats power is enhanced if the target
has a certain status. The Hexer is great for inflicting status. So you can
easily have a devastating combo on your hands.
Another thing the War Magus class is good for is their ability to heal.
While they wont be able to learn Revive, Salve 3, or Phoenix. They will be
able to learn Cure 1,2 and 3 as well as Salve 1 and 2. They can also wield
swords and staves. With a Sword in hand, your magus easily becomes a hard
hitting healer. Just be ready to have some nectars ready.
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Beast
======
Unlocked after completing the first Stratum. The Beast is the only class
that needs unlocking. Some say the Beast is a Protector on Steroids. The
Beast has some of the Protectors good skills or are somewhat similar to
them. They have their own versions of the Protectors Provoke and Parry,
which for the Beast are Preen and Wildwall. The Beast also has its own
version of Aegis called Tenacity. The Protectors F. and B. Guard are
quite similar to the Beast Skill Loyalty Which allows the Beast to guard
and take damage in the party members place. Those arent the only Skills,
the Beast can also learn En Garde.
Aside from those skills the Beast will deal a tremendous amount of Damage
and the Beast will have more HP then any other class. The Beast can also
Heal itself and Party Members, Automatically recover from Negative Status
effects, Drain an Enemy's HP, Terrorize Enemies, and a few others.
=======================
Force Skills                                                      FCSK
=======================
Remember the basically useless boost ability in the First game. Well they
have done away with that crappy technique and made something completely
different. Force Skills. Force Skills are like your classes ultimate Skill.
You have a force bar which you can see during battle for each character.
Every time your character acts, the bar will increase slightly. After the
bar fills up, you can use that Characters Force Skill. Unfortunately, the
bar will reset if you happen to return to town. Something you can do is
heal your HP/TP with items. Then the bar will not reset. You could also
Force Grind, After resting at the inn the bar resets, so go out, and just
auto battle, no skills. This way you will fill up your bar and not waste
TP, You’ll be ready for any battle. You can save at a Geomagnetic Field
without the force bar resetting.
I will list each classes Force Skill. You can see how they differ from
class to class. Each classes is unique. Each Force Skill can ultimately
change the fate of any battle.
----------------------
Dark Hunter- Dominate:  Concentrated attack completely binds a single enemy.
============----------
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Protector- Painless:  Nullifies all damage to the Party for one turn.
==========----------
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Gunner- Riot Gun:  A Focused, powerful gunshot that will definitely stun
=======----------  the Enemy.
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Medic- H.Touch:  Special healing arts restore party's HP and Status
======---------
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Ronin- Issen:  Slash all enemies in an attempt to kill with a single
======-------  Stroke. 500% Damage, 50% Chance for Instant KO.
--------------------
Alchemist- Eschaton:  Release a forbidden almighty spell to destroy
==========----------  all enemies.
---------------------
Landsknecht- All Out:  Powerful, Charging slash attack that targets
============---------  all enemies.
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War Magus- Invoke:  Restores the party's HP and boost all elemental
==========--------  Resistances.
---------------
Hexer- Caprice:  The cursed bell's chime inflicts Multiple Ailments
======---------  on all Enemies.
---------------------
Survivalist- Airwalk:  Increase the party's speed and evade rate
============---------  with fancy footwork.
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Trobadour- Crusade:  Secret song that increases the party's attack,
==========---------  defense, and HP.
----------------
Beast- Salivall:  Licks the party's wounds, fully restoring their
======----------  HP and Status.
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Geomagnetic Poles and Fields                                      GPAF
=======================================
Geomagnetic Fields were a lifesaver in Etrian Odyssey. They allowed you
to save your game, return to town, and they allowed you to return to them
from town making your life alot easier. They put one of these Fields
every 5 floors from the 6th. The thing about them was, say you made it 4
floors above the last field you reached, you are exhausted and need to
return to town to rest. You use a Warp Wire. Now after your done in town
and you want to go back, you would have to goto the field and work your way
all the way back up to where you were.
While that did add an extra level of difficulty to the game, they decided
to even it out a little by adding these new devices, they are called
Geomagnetic Poles.
Geomagnetic Poles are somewhat similar to Geomagnetic Fields. While you
wont be able to save at a pole and you wont be able to return to town from
a pole. You will however be able to return to a Pole from town. There are
many Poles throughout the Labyrinth, you will find a Geomagnetic field
every 5 floors, the first field is on 6F, you will find Geomagnetic Poles
every couple-few floors.
The Downfall? You can only have one Pole activated at a time!
They also added, well, changed I guess, what used to be a Magnet in Etrian
Odyssey, is now a Warp Stone in Etrian Odyssey II. Using one will take you
to the last used field. Although they havent seemed to work for me yet.
I suppose maybe if you use a Pole to get into the Labyrinth, then you wont
be able to use the Warp Stone. Warp Stones are good for returning to a
field to save your game. This way you wont loose your Force Points.
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Exploring, Battles and Map Options                                EBMO
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Exploring-  Not much is new to Exploring. The Labyrinth this time around
==========  is more vibrant. The only real changes to exploring is that
now you can move from side to side by hitting L or R. This
was not possible in the first game. Finding the secret
shortcuts were tedious. Now you can find them with ease.
--------
Battles-  There are a few changes to the battles. First things first, the
========  developers went and added a bunch of new battle animations
making battles more impressive. Another thing that was added is
the option to hit the L button. Doing so will speed up the
battle speed, cause every character in the party to
attack only, and you will not see any battle animations.
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Map Options-  Not alot has changed here. When Zoomed in you can now see
============  an extra row of tiles and you can even draw Lines(Walls)
on them. There are several more icons at your disposal.
They went and added 2 additional Search point icons. Also
added were Directional Arrows which are very helpful in
marking shortcuts or directional means on the 19th Floor.
They also included a locked door in addition to the
regular door icon. Finally, you can mark tiles different
colors. You can now mark tiles tan or sky blue in addition
to the normal Blue/green color.
Check out "Frequently Asked Questions" for more info on
all the Map Icons.
--------------
FOE Movements-  FOEs are no stranger to Etrian Odyssey, but there is
==============  something new about them in Etrian Odyssey II. They
now can move in different ways, some can fly, and some
cant be seen on the map at all. I made this section so
you can get an idea of how these FOEs move. Knowing
how they move will better help and understand how to
manuever around them undetected.
Type---------Movement
=====================
Fixed--------Does not move from its inital Postion.
Normal-------Follows a track only. (Lap)
Nocturnal----Only Moves at night, Fixed During the day.
Slow---------For every 2 Steps you take, it will move 1.
Stealth------Foe can not be seen on the Map.
Flying-------Can move through non walkable terrain.
Confused-----Takes 3 steps forward and then 1 step back.
Stalking-----Appears on map when in battle, then Pursues.
Raging-------Appears when close by, then Pursues.
Aggressive---Pursues when close by, otherwise is normal.
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New Save Feature -  They added a new quicksave feature this time around.
==================  To activate it simply go into the menu and hit Start.
I am glad they did this, during the first game I would
always just close the DS putting it into sleep mode
instead of turning it off. The reason being there
really wasnt anywhere to save and you couldnt get back
to the same spot as easily. Now there are Poles and
a Quicksave. I never use the quicksave thou, im just
into the habit of shutting the DS in between playing.
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Whats New in Town                                                 WNIT
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Flaus Inn -  The place where you sleep. You can Restore all your HP and TP
===========  here by sleeping or napping. It doesnt matter which you choose,
both cost and do the same to your characters. When you sleep,
you will wake up at 6am, when you nap you wake up at 6 pm.
Of course sleeping until 6am passes a day. Something quite
useful when wanting to rebattle previous FOEs or Bosses.
Whats New to the inn is now you can store items there. They
added a Store Goods option to the inn's Menu. After selecting
it your inventory will come up. You can then select which
items to store at the inn. You can use Y to select multiple
items to store. The only catch is that it cost 100en for each
item you store there. Whenever you want your item, you can
just go there and pick it up. You can store up to 100 Items.
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Sitoth Trading -  This is the Shop in town where you will Buy all your
================  Weapons, Armor, Accessories, and general items. You
also Sell all the loot you obtained in the labyrinth.
Selling the loot will unlock new stuff you can buy.
The new additions to the shop are decent. What I like is
that now on the bottom screen, instead of seeing the Map,
you can see your characters and what they have equipped.
You can hit L or R to change the character you are
Viewing. What I dont like is that you can no longer open
the Menu at the shop. I generally liked being able to open
the menu because I liked to see what Items I did/didnt
have. I do this because once again Etrian Odyssey failed
to put in a space that mentions how many of the item
you are viewing you have in your possession. Since you
can no longer open the menu, I just go into the sell
option to quickly view what items I do have.
They did however add a Change Equipment option, where you
can do just that conveniently on the bottom screen while
at the shop.
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Duke's Palace -  The Duke's Palace is where you take on all the main
===============  Missions associated with the games story. There
is also  an option to view the Monsters youve seen and
items you collected. The Newest addition is you can now
also see the weapons you have Collected/Unlocked in the
shop.
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Explorers Guild -  The Explorer's Guild, its where all your party creating
=================  will go down. You can also Rest or Retire your
Characters if needed. Whats new this time around? Well,
thats a good question. Not a lot, but there is stuff that
is new. First, you can now change the name of Characters
for a small fee. I think its 1000en, Not a bad deal if
you ask me. Another thing that is new, not to mention
completely awesome, is now when you want to Rest your
Character, instead of the character dropping 10 levels,
they will only drop 5. Makes Resting an easier task.
When you Rest the character that rested will drop 5
levels but all their skill points will be reset. You only
get as many skill points as you would normally have at
your current level after resting. When you Retire, you
give up your character and get to create a new one. This
new one is supposed to be trained by the character you
just retired. It will be half the level of the retiring
Character, but will not be higher then 30. The New
character will get a nice stat bonus plus extra skill
points. The Higher the character that is retiring is, the
better the bonus.
Here is a better look at the Bonuses given when Retiring a Character
LV.30 - LV.39 =  4 Additional Skill Points plus  4 points added to each Stat
LV.40 - LV.49 =  5 Additional Skill Points plus  3 points added to each Stat
LV.50 - LV.59 =  6 Additional Skill Points plus  4 points added to each Stat
LV.60 - LV.69 =  7 Additional Skill Points plus  5 points added to each Stat
LV.70 - LV.98 =  8 Additional Skill Points plus  5 points added to each Stat
LV.99     = 10 Additional Skill Points plus 10 points added to each Stat
CCAT
\===============================================\
/   III.   Character Classes and Their Skills   /
\===============================================\
This section is the so called meat of this FAQ. Inside are all the Skill
breakdowns for each class. There is also a Nice little Stat box for each
class that shows their stats at level 1, 70, and 99. I also have SKill
Highlights which are my recommended skills. These arent neccassarily the
skills that you should use, what I mean is, it is your game, you should pick
the skills you want your characters to have, plus, Resting is alot easier in
this game, so if you dont like the choices you made with your chracters,
dont be afraid to use the REST option at the Explorer's Guild. It can make
all the difference.
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Whos the Highest? Whos the Lowest?                             WTHL
=============================================
Here is a look at each stat. For each stat I have the 3 classes that
have the highest numbers for that stat and the class that has the lowest.
I believe these numbers are for each character at LV.99 with no Skill
points distributed
________________________________________________________________________
Stat---1--Highest------2---------------3-----------------1--Lowest------\
========================================================================/
HP----545-Beast-------537-Protector---515-Landsknecth---369-Alchemist---\
TP----214-Alchemist---183-Medic-------176-War Magus-----116-Ronin-------/
STR----72-Ronin--------61-Beast--------60-Dark Hunter----20-Hexer-------\
TEC----80-Alchemist----79-Medick-------69-Hexer----------18-Beast-------/
VIT----75-Protector----70-Beast--------63-War Magus------29-Alchemist---\
AGI----69-Survival-----59-Troubadour---57-Ronin----------17-Gunner------/
LUC----67-Gunner-------61-Hexer--------52-Protector------30-Ronin-------\
========================================================================/
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SKills Used by All Classes                                      SUBC
=====================================
Every Class has all of these Stat SKills. Each Class has at least one
search Skill. All Skills in this section do not require anything to be
unlocked.
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HP Up
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Stat Increase
LV.1------2% Increase
LV.2------4% Increase
LV.3------7% Increase
LV.4-----10% Increase
LV.5-----14% Increase
LV.6-----21% Increase
LV.7-----26% Increase
LV.8-----31% Increase
LV.9-----37% Increase
LV.10----45% Increase
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TP Up
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Stat increase
LV.1------2% Increase
LV.2------4% Increase
LV.3------8% Increase
LV.4-----14% Increase
LV.5-----22% Increase
LV.6-----32% Increase
LV.7-----44% Increase
LV.8-----58% Increase
LV.9-----74% Increase
LV.10----92% Increase
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STR Up
==================
Stat Increase
LV.1------1 Additonal Point Added to STR
LV.2------2 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.3------3 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.4------4 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.5------5 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.6------6 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.7------7 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.8------8 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.9------9 Additonal Points Added to STR
LV.10----10 Additonal Points Added to STR
Notes: Points are Total Points since Level 1.
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VIT Up
==================
Stat Increase
LV.1------1 Additonal Point Added to VIT
LV.2------2 Additonal Points Added to VIT
LV.3------3 Additonal Points Added to VIT
LV.4------4 Additonal Points Added to VIT
LV.5------5 Additonal Points Added to VIT
LV.6------6 Additonal Points Added to VIT
LV.7------7 Additonal Points Added to VIT