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TACTICS ADVANCE 2
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GRIMOIRE OF THE RIFT
VERSION 3.00 (389 KB)
29th September 2008
ASCII Art & FAQ by defunct32
No Nonsense Unofficial Guide
defunct32 (at) hotmail.com
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W E L C O M E!:
To my 3rd official  FAQ which is for  Square-Enix latest entry in  its  FF
series:  "Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift" (that's quite  a
mouthful). Expect a handful of jobs to master, 300 missions (+100 fillers)
to complete,  and a bucketload of other  wondrous  goodies  waiting  to be
discovered.  So, grab a pillow, get in bed and get ready to traverse in  a
world of sword & magick.
W H A T   Y O U   C A N   E X P E C T   F R O M   T H I S   G U I D E:
• Complete main walkthrough strategy guide
• Complete Side Missions (I will try my best, there's 300 of 'em!)
• Extensive information on the various aspects of FFTA 2's game mechanics
• Clean, crisp and professional looking FAQ, never confusing
• Small, compact guide in term of size (KB), (well, I will try)
• Proper English, with proper punctuations, no funny shortcuts/languages
• A bit of "ass," "damn" and "lol" every once in a while
F A Q ' S   S T A T S:
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire Of The Rift
• Fantasy, Strategy RPG for the Nintendo DS
• 24th June 2008 (US Release Date)
• 28th May 2008 (FAQ Start Date)
• ???? (FAQ End Date)
D I S C L A I M E R:
• No copying/plagiarizing.
• No "copy + paste" any or all part of this FAQ and sell it for profit.
• Feel free to download this FAQ to your hard disk for personal use.
• Need anything? Ask and you shall receive.
A U T H O R I Z E D  S I T E S:
Sites with permission to upload any and all of my FAQs to their respective
website(s).  If your link is listed down here, just grab a fresh  copy  at
GAMEFAQS.COM. I'll try to personally update but no promises. :P
• GAMESFAQS/SPOT ----------> www.gamefaqs/spot.com
• CHEATCC -----------------> www.cheatcc.com
• NEOSEEKER ---------------> www.neoseeker.com
• CHEATPLANET -------------> www.cheatplanet.com
• SUPERCHEATS -------------> www.supercheats.com
R E Q U E S T:
Right  now  I won't authorize any other additional sites to use my FAQ  on
their website, unless! You've a fansite and/or shrine dedicated to FFTA  2
then I'll gladly oblige.  Otherwise, you can try your luck.  Thank you for
your understanding and support. If you see my FAQ on any other sites other
than  the  ones permitted above, then let me know, I'll Ultima their asses
to a Holy crisp!
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G U I D E   D E V E L O P M E N T:
• DD/MM/YYYY format.
• Newest and all updates at the top.
Regarding updates with this guide, I may not have the luxury as some other
people  to  upload/update  this guide as often as  I would like,  with  my
internet connection  "out of order"  *ahem*  and my real life problems all
around, updates may be scarce.  But  be assured that no matter how long it
takes new copies will always happen and be uploaded, it's just a matter of
time.
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VERSION 3.00 - 55 MISSIONS COMPLETED ALTOGETHER!
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• (29/09/2008)
Yeh! Yeh! What did I said about getting a PSP? Well, I just did 9 days ago
it's been a lot of fun,  and am already in the process  of making  another
FAQ  for that system on  "Wild Arms XF"  another outstanding  SRPG.  Don't
worry  I've priorities and this FAQ (FFTA 2) happened to be  at the top my
"to-finish-list."
• (20/09/2008)
Updated the FAQ:
• "The Bazaar" section updated, added a couple more stuff
• Added 2 Side Missions: 40 and 41
• Going to add Story Mission 14: "Seeking The Stone" soon
• Refromatted the "Laws" section
• (19/09/2008)
Been going on a crazy "two-days" update phase lately, did a lot of changes
to  this guide,  you mostly won't notice at a glance but it is there.  The
changes made are small but significant in the grand scheme of things.
• Added new story mission: "Making Music"
• Updated "The Bazaar" section
• Edited alot of the strategies in this guide (improvement)
• Rewritten a whole lot of other things as well
• Removed and updated a couple of things throughout this FAQ
Slowly, but surely this FAQ will be completed in no time.
-OH NO DON'T TALK SHIT!---------------------------------------------------
Anyway, just wanna talk a bit.  I've completed "Crisis Core: FF7" the game
at  times may feel repetitive but I played it for the storyline,  and I am
so slightly affected  by the ending, oh boy!  It was THAT good I tell you.
Not many games have that kind of emotional impact on me,  ;')  this is why
I love RPGs, and because of Crisis Core I'm gonna dish out the cash for  a
PSP!...no, I am not a fanboy, thank you, and the PSP I played CC on wasn't
mine, it belonged to my super-crazy stingy nephew I hope his battery dies,
and his PSP screen cracks or something. I'm evil and vile, I know!
Ok,  does anyone knows of any good-to-decent RPGs for the PSP?  I  already
have the following on my to-buy-list:
• Yggdra Union
• Breath Of Fire III
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy Tactics: War Of The Lions
• Jeanne D'Arc
• Riviera: The Promised Land
• Valkyrie Profile
• Wild Arms XF
• Castlevania Chronicles X
• Metal Gear Solid Ops
Anymore, anymore?! E-mail me, thanks!
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• (17/09/2008)
7 in the morning and I can't sleep,  but I feel tired somehow? Anyway I've
added  one more story mission to the guide  "Sleepless Nights" yeah,  I've
been having sleepless nights lately... Weird, weird.
• (15/09/2008)
Updated the guide till "Rumors Abound" and added 2 more Side Missions, cut
down on a lot of crap from this FAQ,  hoping to do a lot more. 50 missions
completed altogether I know it's very slow,  but I always tend to take  my
time, no point rushing and submit a half-assed FAQ. Not my style!
• (14/09/2008)
Rewritten quite a lot of the guide. I'm supposed to add something else but
I've geuninely fogotten what, my, am I getting old?
• (12/09/2008)
This FAQ is amazingly going through another makeover, a "graphic" overhaul
if you will. I'm cutting down on many unnecessary "stuffs" and rewriting a
whole lot of other things.  Right now, I've quite a few of FAQs on my hand
to complete. I asked for it, for wanting to make so many at the same time.
But FFTA 2 is my topmost priority.  Previous updates and history have been
removed. There's a lot of changes, if I were to write them down here  it'd
never end. So, until then. Keep checking back.
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T H E   S E A R C H   F U N C T I O N:
I've  implemented a "search function" in this FAQ, it's a keyword found at
every end, example: "Characters.........[CH!]" this way you won't have too
many problems finding your desired section instantly.
1. In Windows Notepad: Ctrl + F.
2. Type in [CH!] or just CH!.
3. Hit Enter or "Find Next."
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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O BASICS............................................................ [00^]
• Grimoire Of The Rift............................................. [GS!]
• Characters Descriptions.......................................... [CH!]
• The Different Races.............................................. [RA!]
• What's New....................................................... [WN!]
• Controls & Navigations........................................... [CN!]
• Battle System & Etc.............................................. [BE!]
• What Are Missions?............................................... [WQ!]
• Tips & Hints..................................................... [TH!]
O WALKTHROUGH....................................................... [01^]
• Into The New World............................................... [BG#]
• MISSION 001: Stranger In The Woods............................... [SW#]
• MISSION 002: A Paw Full Of Feathers.............................. [AF#]
• MISSION 003: The Yellow Wings.................................... [YW#]
• MISSION 004: You Say Tomato...................................... [YT#]
• MISSION 005: Wanted: Ugohr....................................... [WU#]
• MISSION 006: Wanted: Gilmunto.................................... [WG#]
• MISSION 007: Now That's A Fire................................... [NF#]
• MISSION 008: Pearls In The Deep.................................. [PD#]
• MISSION 009: Mountain Watch...................................... [MW#]
• MISSION 010: Grounded!........................................... [GD#]
• MISSION 011: Rumors Abound....................................... [RA#]
• MISSION 012: Sleepless Nights.................................... [SN#]
• MISSION 013: Making Music........................................ [MM#]
• MISSION 014: Seeking The Stone................................... [SS#]
• MISSION 015:
• MISSION 016:
• MISSION 017:
• MISSION 018:
• MISSION 019:
• MISSION 020:
O POST-GAME......................................................... [02^]
• New Characters................................................... [NC*]
• The Last Two Scions.............................................. [MS*]
O SIDE MISSIONS..................................................... [03^]
O EXTRAS............................................................ [04^]
• Jobs (In-Depth).................................................. [JO$]
• Items List....................................................... [IL$]
• The Bazaar....................................................... [TB$]
• Laws............................................................. [LA$]
• Scion's Wrath.................................................... [SW$]
• Opportunity Commands............................................. [OC$]
• Random Battles................................................... [RB$]
• Encounters....................................................... [EC$]
• War Trophies..................................................... [WT$]
• Player's Strategy/Team (Feel Free To Submit)..................... [PS$]
• Secrets (Recruitable Characters, Etc)............................ [SE$]
O SUNDRY............................................................ [05^]
• Questions & Answers (FAQ)........................................ [QA+]
• Glitches & Issues................................................ [GI+]
• Links............................................................ [LI+]
O GOODBYE........................................................... [06^]
• Hall Of Fame (Credits)........................................... [HF+]
• House Of Trolls.................................................. [HO+]
• E-Mail Policy.................................................... [EM+]
• Famous Last Words (Bye-Bye)...................................... [LW+]
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B  A  S  I  C  S  [00^]
The basics section of this FAQ, I strongly suggest for you to look through
this section.  Maybe there is something that you do not know of?  For  any
further clarifications though, you may want to refer to the game booklet.
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GRIMOIRE OF THE RIFT [GS!]
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LUSO CLEMENS IS NOT THE BEST STUDENT IN HIS CLASS!...
Yep!  Luso isn't exactly the brightest in class (I assumed he's stupid  or
something?)  and is always late for Mr. Blaire's class. Just when Luso was
about  to step out of the room Mr. Blaire stopped him and asked: "How many
times  have you reported late for my class?..." apparently it's more  than
his fingers could count.
As punishment Luso was sent to the school's library to do some cleaning up
after  a  whole lot of grumbling Luso decided to just go ahead and do  it.
Over  at the library is where Luso...  Or  more  precisely  your adventure
begins. If you've played the original FFTA then we can all safely  assumed
the Grimoire must have been Mewt's all along...
That teddy bear by the counter brings a lot of nostalgic memories... Ahhh!
I wonder what Marche and the others are doing now?...
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CHARACTERS DESCRIPTIONS [CH!]
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An  introduction to the people who you will meet along the way...  Most of
them will stay,  some play hard-to-get while others forces themselves into
your group. These are the characters that you will use 99% of the time.
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LUSO, THE NOT SO BRIGHT STUDENT
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A lucky,  or rather unlucky student who  stumbled upon an old  Grimoire in
his school library,  perhaps the adventures he will have in the new  world
will  teach  him a few things he will never ever learn in school.  Luso is
rash  and fearless,  above all he's a caring soldier who look out for  his
comrades.
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CID, LEADER OF CLAN GULLY
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The very man who saved  Luso from the impending  doom that is  Klesta, Cid
is  not exactly a greenhorn when it comes to the battlefield,  experienced
fighter with a shady past.
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ADELLE, THE THIEF
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A young female thief,  very sly, very cunning, but under that "hideous vi-
sage"  lies a beautiful lady with an even more beautiful heart.  Adelle is
often  mistaken to be a thoughtless,  greedy thief...  Well,  everyone has
their own share of misunderstandings every now and then, right?
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HURDY, THE TRAVELING BARD
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Promises Luso he will compose a song about his time in Ivalice, the Moogle
joined  your group in the hope  that  he could be richly inspired by  Clan
Gully's adventurous trip around Ivalice.  And well, the Moogle got what he
wanted in the end.
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THE DIFFERENT RACES [RA!]
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Seven different races occupies the world of Ivalice...
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HUME
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Being the most versatile out of the seven races, humes will be one of your
most  used race in the game. Parivirs are powerful warriors and Ninjas are
cool with their  Dual-Wield Passive Ability.  There sure are many ways  to
customize your hume character.
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BANGAA
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Fierce lizardmen  that loves the frontline placing them in the backseat is
doing them a huge injustice.  As they're more battle-oriented they  aren't
really suited for dishing out magicks,  though they have one  magick-based
class which is the "Bishop."
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NU MOU
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Despite what you may have think,  the Nu Mous are not dog descendant, they
are  pretty apt in the magick department,  this is further proven  by  the
fact  that  majority (if not all) of their jobs are magick-based.  Nu Mous
are  ideal for creating a magickal character. If you love magicks like me,
then you can go wild with the Nu Mous  there's so many magicks to be had &
customized.
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VIERA
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Mostly of a  female race, the Vieras are elegant,  swift  and  quick  with
their hands and feet.  Besides the Nu Mous, Vieras fare pretty well in the
magick department.  Elementalist and Summoner are two of the best  classes
in my humble opinion, Boulder Crush is cool if you want to immobilize your
enemy and Summons hit for a wide range.
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MOOGLE
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Moogles doesn't perform all that well on the battlefield, except maybe for
Moogle Knight who are powerful warriors. They're more well-known for their
ranged-oriented classes, such as the Fusilier and the new Flintlock. While
they're proficient mechanics, Tinker is probably one of the worst class to
ever exist in Ivalice,  but others may see this class as a diamond in  the
rogue but all in all, as they say: "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
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GRIA
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Winged beauties,  don't be fool by their demure look as  Grias  are pretty
powerful themselves,  Raptor and Ravager  will  be your two most  favorite
classes to use in the game.  Geomancer  relies  heavily on terrain and the
weather  making them hard to use.  Hunters  are  cool slightly better than
their humes counterpart in terms of stats.
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SEEQ
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Just  because they're pigs they are by no means "fat and lazy," Lanista is
the  equivalent of a  Dark Knight,  while  Berserker is the only offensive
class that is available to the Seeq. Not too fond of Survivalist & Viking.
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WHAT'S NEW [WN!]
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A list of new things that are found in the new FFTA 2,  some are new, some
were revised and others were slightly tweaked for the better.  They are in
no particular order.
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RECRUITING
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The days of  random people  asking to join your clan are over.  Recruiting
members into your party now requires you to "find" them.  In  other  words
by  visiting certain area during certain time of the month will allow  you
to recruit a certain generic character.
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS
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Before  they die they will mumble a couple of  sentences, like  "sorry for
letting you down"  and sad stuff like that,  they should have said  thanks
when we revive them with Phoenix Down or mend their wounds with Cure! That
would add a lot of kick, just like the game "Jeanne D'Arc!"
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LAWS AND PRIVILEGES
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Three things will happen if you go against the law:
• Privilege negated.
• Can't revive fallen party memebers.
• No law bonuses at the end.
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ENEMY DROPS ITEM & DISAPPEAR
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• Enemy drops item when they fell
• And then they disappear
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TREASURES, TREASURES, TREASURES
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Treasures  are sometimes found on the battlefield, these are of course for
you to take away, but be careful not all treasures are "safe."
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EARN EXPERIENCE AT THE END AND NEW MVP FEATURE
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• You earn experience at the end of the battle
• Everyone get roughly the same amount + additional bonus points
• Contribute the most in battle and you can be the MVP
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BRAND NEW MP SYSTEM
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Brand new MP system which I strongly believe was adapted from Tactics Ogre
everyone in your clan will start with  0 MP  but with each turn will  gain
10 MP.  I believe this is very fair, since when casting magicks there's no
charging  time unlike in the original FFT (PS1) version. So, they make you
charge your MP instead.
There are of course various way to counter
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TRAPS EVERYWHERE
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Now there are traps, so watch your step.
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NEW & IMPROVED DISPATCH FEATURE
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The  dispatch feature  for  this  installment  is much more polished, in a
sense it is more flexible... Er, it's kinda hard to explain, but Kenji did
an awesome job, so I'm gonna quote him/her:
"More  than 1 player can be sent off to complete a quest. Also, u can dis-
patch clan members for most quest you could do with main character (Except
Main missions)."
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CONTROLS & NAVIGATIONS [CN!]
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Not all that complex...  I personally like using the Stylus, but of course
the D-Pad and buttons are more comfortable.
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Don't use the stylus if you think it sucks, ok?! Hahaha.
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1. TOP SCREEN
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When  out  of  battle this screen will display  Luso's  journal, as you
progress  through  the  story,  the  journal will slowly fill up.  When
you're  doing  missions (battle) this screen will then display the Unit
Turn  List,  press  either  the  L or R button to have a look-see who's
coming up next. It's mostly accurate, but, buffs/debuffs plays a  part;
if  a  single  unit is currently buffed with Haste then that particular
unit  turn  will  often come up! If slowed then you'll see less of that
unit.
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2. TOUCH SCREEN
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Where  all  the  actions take place! Feel free to use the stylus, but I
suggest you stick with the D-Pad and buttons.
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3. START & SELECT
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None!
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4. X, Y, B, A
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X, when on the World Map press X to access your unit and the menu.
Y, press this for help whether in battle or in the menu.
B, cancel.
A, accept, yes, confirm, advance.
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BATTLE SYSTEM & ETC [BE!]
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I will explain a bit of the game battle system mechanic,  though I have to
warn you that I am no expert or pro in explaining all these stuff. You can
refer to the booklet but eventually as you play more of the game, you will
get the gist of everything. Nothing too complex to pick up.
BASICS TO BATTLING
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If you're an  SRPG  veteran then the grid system found in this game should
be of no problem(s) to you.  For newcomers, it may seem kind of  confusing
at first. But don't stress, I will try my best to explain... Let's imagine
now:  Have you ever played chest before? The grid works that way,  but you
don't move your unit the way chest does...
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MOVING
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When a unit's turn is up, choose  "Move"  from the command menu and panels
of blue tiles will appear,  this determines how far you can move within  a
turn.  The higher your move stat the farther  you can go.  Accessories and
current jobs will affect your move stat.
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ATTACKING
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To hurt your adversary,  you will need to be standing adjacent to the sub-
ject, choose "Action" then "Attack" from the menu. Jobs like Archer (Hume)
and Sniper (Viera),  etc does not require you to be standing next  to  the
enemy, you can attack from afar.
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PERFORMING SKILLS/MAGICKS OR USING ITEMS
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Performing  magicks or abilities  works the same way as attacking,  choose
"Action"  from the menu and pick the  job's innate command.  If you  are a
Black Mage  then your command  would be "Black Magick."  If you so wish to
use items then you will need to equip the command to your secondary slot.
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04. MAGICKS REQUIRES MP
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As well as certain abilities and/or skills.  In FFTA 2 you are  not  given
the luxury of starting with full MP, everyone starts with 0 but with every
turn each one will regenerate 10 MP. You can increase the amount with clan
privileges or via the means of Passive abilities.
• MP Channelling (Privilege)
• Halve MP (P-Ability)
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WAITING
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Waiting  allows a single unit to stand and do nothing,  regenerate MP  and
even has his or her turn comes up a lot faster than usual.
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FACING
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Where you face will determine  how much damage you will receive from  your
adversaries. If your back faces the enemy, then they will have a chance to
strike  you from behind resulting in high damage,  now,  you wouldn't want
that to happen to you would you?
• Always have your back facing the other way from the enemies
• Use background/backdrop/obstacle to protect your back
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MADE A MISTAKE? PRESS "B"
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Moved to the wrong location?  Just press B, you can do this as many  times
as you want.
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SMASH GAUGE
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