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Capabilities

Capabilities are what define your character (per Style). Are they fast? Are they sturdy? Things that make your character stand out. These give slight boosts during combat in different fields. Some are more situational than others. Note that some of these are mere titles, and do not specifically represent a character's true personality. However, they should match their combat style. Note that you cannot have two 'opposites' at the same time. Like Aerial Fighter & Ground Fighter, or Close Combat & Distance Combat

For Character Generation, choose four.

Bursts

Bursts give boosts at any point in combat, using the Burst Point cost. All bursts - selected per Style - give you an effect that lasts until the end of your next attack's reaction. Using a green Burst twice in a row means the first is lost - so don't accidentally double-up. Bursts stack with your buffs and with different Bursts, so it can be tactically quite advantageous to grab ones that go with your strengths. If you don't have enough BP, but your BP is positive, it'll use up OL for the remainder of the cost. This one-time OL use cannot be performed with Unlimited! or Aura. When in combat, it's generally the rule of thumb that you do not use a burst more than once per round; this applies only to the 'gray' Bursts. There can be situations, like a boss fight, where it may be desirable to use a green Burst more than once in a round.

For Character Generation, choose four.

Plane

The Combat System allows for dynamic movement that changes the flow of combat. It's fairly simple, you are either on the ground, or in the air. To change this state, you can either; Use an Action that 'Moves' you, Be Knocked up in the air by your opponent / Ally, or Move during an Evasion to try and twart your opponent's attempts at catching you in a disadvantageous plane!

Overlimit Paradigm

By selecting one of the following options, you select what you gain Overlimit for. You gain Overlimit for an attack going off, and reacting to one - but these give you the main bonus that build your Overlimit bar to that delightful moment where you can activate your Limitbreak!

You can switch between these by Paradigm Shifting for a set Overlimit cost (20 OL) - and they give you different amounts of Overlimit depending on the Paradigm you are under. To return to your original Paradigm costs only 10 OL. You can carry through an entire battle without shifting once if that is your desire!

Status Effects

Buff

Note that you may place a Buff on an attack, in order to boost that attack. This will apply that buff to you before the attack goes off, and it will remain until a second attack goes off. This means that a defensive buff on your attack will last until your next attack. However, it still will be full cost - as if you'd buffed someone in the standard manner; A normal Buffing action on someone, will last Three rounds instead and applies after the Buffing 'attack' goes off; this is to say, Three attacks going off. 'Attack Only' and 'Target Only' Buffs however, only are in effect during the 'Reaction' of the command; as they alter the attack in general.

Debuff

A Debuff on hit, and taking effect, will last Three rounds after that hit. That is to say, Three actions going off. However, an 'Attack only' Debuff will simply 'alter' the entire attack to take in the effect of the Debuff, and will only be in play during the attack's calculations of the Reaction.

Extra

It is possible to have a character to have a Buff and Debuff pair - or just a Debuff - on their character - as a permanent. However, these requests are on a case-by-case basis and one needs a good reason for having it. The most common reason is to have an Elemental Buff and Debuff, based on an elemental affinity of sorts.

Within combat, you combine three actions in order to form an attack. In general, these will combine into a single targeted action. We'd like to give as much freedom as possible in this. Below, you will find both standard actions that are pre-defined for you, as well as the rules on how to make a Special Action and a Limit Action. These are the Actions that will make up your attacks.

Free Actions

These actions are given to you without application, and you will always have these available to you:

• Rest
  • Gain minor MP, HP and Overlimit.
• Area
  • Allows for +1 target, Stacks
• Movement
  • Move Up: Moves up if possible - without attacking.
  • Move Down: Moves down if possible - without attacking.
• Actions (Can be altered on the fly - changing their Family, and Element)
  • Wimpy {2}, Light {3}, Medium {4}, Force {6} Heavy {8}
  • Gain MP and Overlimit just like Special Actions.
  • You can only change the element if you have at least one special action with that specific element.

Special Actions

A special action is a combination of a series of factors. You will have ten of these. They are of the following makeup:

Anything past 'Type' is optional. Read below on each part that makes up an Action, to figure out your options.

Limitbreaks

A limitbreak is an action much like any other Special Action. You get two of these per Style on your character, in addition to the 10 Special Actions. They will get a MP use reduction, and are defined by four special 'types', but are otherwise very similar to a normal Action:

• Super Guard-Breaking: More effective than Guard-Breaking action, but the penalties are still there.
• Super Accurate: More effective than a Quick action, but the penalties are still there.
• Super Effective: Can attach an additional debuff, for a total of two. You can double up on Curse.
• Super Buffing: Can attach an additional buff, for a total of two. You can double up on Bless.
• Super Balanced: Similar to standard, with minor effectiveness boost.

Using a Limitbreak

Using a limitbreak action is similar to attacking normally, and is mixed up with your regular attacks, only with the additional requirement that you have the OL to spend. And yes, you can combine these with a Map, so you can target multiple targets.

• 100%: limitbreak person=<Limitbreak Action>,action,action
• 150%: limitbreak person=<Limitbreak Action>,<Limitbreak Action>,action
• 200%: limitbreak person=<Limitbreak Action>,<Limitbreak Action>,<Limitbreak Action>

Attacks

• attack <person[,PersonN]>=<Action>,<Action>,<Action>
  • Takes that action. Attacks someone, buffs someone, heal someone. Whichever.
  • Note that you can't combine Healing moves with anything that would do direct damage.
• cancel <person>
  • Cancels your attack against that person, and regains MP. In the case of a mapped attack, some targets may give back more MP than others.
• limitbreak <person[,PersonN]>=<Action>,<Action>,<Action>
  • Use the limitactions!
• skip
  • Same as: Attack Me=Rest,Rest,Rest

Defenses

• Counter <Attacker>=<Attack Action>
  • Try to counter an attack with a single Free or Standard Action. Your dodge and defense are lowered slightly. Note: You cannot counter a Healing or Buffing, or Rest move.
• Defend <Attacker>
  • Damage received down.
  • Chance to dodge down.
• Evade <Attacker>
  • Chance to dodge up.
• Evade <Attacker>=<Up/Down>
  • Moves you Up or Down by spending 4 MP, before the opponent's attack goes off.
  • Chance to dodge up.
  • Damage received up.
• Accept
  • Let an attack hit.
• Expose
  • Let an attack hit, and crit.
• Die
  • Let an attack hit and take you to 0, no matter what.
• LimitGuard <Attacker>=<OL>
  • Use 100%, 150%, or 200% Overlimit to increasingly lower the attack-level of your opponent's attack. You will still have to 'react' after this with one of the above commands.
• Transfer <Attacker>=<Person>
  • Will transfer the attack to that person, moving it to their queue instead - if they want to take the hit for you.
  • You should always ask permission from the attacker and the person you are transferring to - before you transfer! Do not abuse this command.

Miscellaneous

• +style <Style>
  • Switches you to that style.
  • In general, it's bad form to shift to another style mid-battle, as it can give an unfair advantage. There are some exceptions to these, like story-line moments or people like Kaze. If you are not sure, ask staff.
• +heal/full
  • Resets your combat status, Queue, buffs, etc - to their standard values.
• +heal/boss <number>
  • Sets your character's status to fit that of a boss character. It does not remove buffs, debuffs, your queue, etc. Also, it allows you to freely extend your attacks to <number> enemies - meaning that you don't have to use the Area action for this purpose.
• +actions
  • Shows your available Special Actions
• +freeactions
  • Shows your available 'Free' Actions
• setaction <standard name>=<new name>=<family>
  • Sets a free action to their new name, and its family (Physical, Magical, Elemental)
• setaction <standard name>=<new name>=<family>=<element>
  • Sets a free action to their new name, its family, and an Element that is represented within your Special Actions.
• +heartless/create
  • A custom heartless NPC for you to play around with! Look at it for the commands to use.

Heartless Objects

This system is in place so you don't have to sacrifice your own character for the sake of NPCing a battle, you can use these objects to simulate an NPC and use that as a punching bag or major boss badass monster. To request an NPC heartless or otherwise design one, check [1].

Miscellaneous

• +heartless/create
  • Creates an NPC monster to use for combat, identifying it by a number (ID).
• +heartless/heal/full <ID>
  • Heals the NPC monster fully.
• +heartless/boss <ID>=<PLAYERS>
  • Useful for bossing up the heartless, so they can fight multiple targets.
• +heartless/style <ID>=<STYLE>
  • Switches it to a different 'NPC type'. As much as these may be named after Heartless, they're just intended as stat-outlines for certain groups of monsters, or single monsters.
• +heartless/styles <ID>
  • The list of available NPC types to use with the former command.
• +heartless/setowner <ID>=<PERSON>
  • Changes the owner of the heartless, in case you have to surrender a part of combat to someone else, because you have to head AFK or for any other reason you might think of.

Attacks

• +heartless/queue <ID>
  • Checks the queue of the heartless object.
• +heartless/react <ID>=<REACTION>=<PERSON>
• +heartless/<REACTION> <ID>=<PERSON>
  • Uses a certain reaction to a person's attack. Available options are: evade, defend, accept, die, expose.
• +heartless/counter <ID>=<PERSON>=<ACTION>
  • Counters a person's attack with one of the heartless' actions.
• +heartless/health <ID>
  • Checks the health outreading of the heartless.
• +heartless/actions <ID>
  • Checks what attacks the heartless has available.
• +heartless/stats <ID>
  • Checks the stats of the heartless.
• +heartless/attack <ID>=<PERSON>=<ACTION>,<ACTION>,<ACTION>
• +heartless/attack <ID>=<PERSON>,<PERSON>,<PERSON>=<ACTION>,<ACTION>,<ACTION>
  • Has the heartless attack one or more people.
• +heartless/limitbreak <ID>=<PERSON>=<ACTION>,<ACTION>,<ACTION>
• +heartless/limitbreak <ID>=<PERSON>,<PERSON>,<PERSON>=<ACTION>,<ACTION>,<ACTION>
  • Same as above, but this time using a limitbreak!
• +heartless/bursts <ID>
  • Checks what bursts the heartless has available.
• +heartless/burst <ID>=<BURST>
  • Has the heartless use that burst.

Attack Examples

Fire

• Components:
  • Fire: Level 3, Magical, Standard, Fire
  • Rest
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>=Rest,Rest,Fire

Fire (Two targets)

• Components:
  • Fire: Level 3, Magical, Standard, Fire
  • Rest
  • Area
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>,<Target>=Rest,Area,Fire

Fire (Three targets)

• Components:
  • Fire: Level 3, Magical, Standard, Fire
  • Rest
  • Area
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>,<Target>,<Target>=Area,Area,Fire

Launch & Air Attacks

• Components:
  • Launch: Level 6, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Up
  • Aerial Attack: Level 3, Physical, Quick, Aerial
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>=Launch,Aerial Attack,Aerial Attack

High Jump

• Components:
  • Jump: Level 4, Physical, Quick, Aerial, Move Up.
  • Fall: Level 6, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Aerial, Move Down, Knock Down.
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>=Jump,Jump,Fall
• Notes:
  • Know that a 'new attack' is formed from what you use. Which means that it may not make sense for one part of the components to do damage - but the result doing more damage does. And that's the part that matters.

High Jump (Alternate)

• Components:
  • Jump: Level 1, Physical, Quick, Move Up, Buff: Physical Strength.
  • Higher: Level 1, Physical, Quick, Move Up, Buff: Physical Accuracy.
  • Fall: Level 6, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Aerial, Move Down, Knock Down.
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>=Jump,Higher,Fall
• Notes:
  • As you notice, the 'Jump' attack is different from the previous one. It all depends on how you wish to represent a Jump action. Remember not to think of the components as individual attacks, but individual 'actions'. Because the attacks contain buffs, but these buffs are attached to attacks - they will only last from the attack itself, until just before someone reacts to your next attack - or you counter.

Healing Wind

• Components:
  • Regen: Level 0, Magical, Buffing, Holy, Buff: Regen.
  • Area
• Attack:
  • attack <Target>,<Target>,<Target>=Area,Area,Regen
• Notes:
  • Because the 'Regen' Special Action is a level 0 Buffing action, it will last for three rounds on the targets.

FFX Style Summon: Bahamut

• Components:
  • Bahamut: Level 4, Magical, Guard-Breaking, Dark, Buff: Magical Power Up
  • Supreme Summoning: Level 7, Magical, Quick, Buff: Magical Accuracy Up
  • Megaflare: (Renamed Freeaction) Level 8, Magical
  • Rake: (Renamed Freeaction) Level 4, Physical
  • Rest
• Attack:
  • attack <target>=Bahamut,Megaflare,Rest
  • attack <target>=Supreme Summoning,Bahamut,Megaflare

Combat Flow

This will detail the general 'combat flow' for a few circumstances. Most often, combat will end up being between two characters. For more details on what certain commands do, check the Combat Commands tab.

Player A vs Player B

An Average Round

The basics of the game. Two characters attacking each-other.

1. Player A checks their +queue. If there's nothing in there, skip to step 4.
2. Player A uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
3. Player A Reacts by choosing whether to defend Player B, evade Player B, evade Player B=Up/Down , accept Player B , expose Player B , or to dramatically end the fight; die Player B .
4. Player A checks their +actions and +freeactions for what actions they want to combo up.
5. Player A uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
6. Player A attacks Player B: - attack Player B=Action1,Action2,Action3.

1. Player B checks their +queue. If there's nothing in there, skip to step 4.
2. Player B uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
3. Player B Reacts by choosing whether to defend Player A, evade Player A, evade Player A=Up/Down , accept Player A , expose Player A , or to dramatically end the fight; die Player A .
4. Player B checks their +actions and +freeactions for what actions they want to combo up.
5. Player B uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
6. Player B attacks Player A: - attack Player A=Action1,Action2,Action3.

A Buffing / Healing Round

A simple round, in which Player A decides to Buff or Heal themselves, rather than attacking Player B. This means the queue of Player B will be empty, and they can just attack back.

1. Player A checks their +queue. If there's nothing in there, skip to step 4.
2. Player A uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
3. Player A Reacts by choosing whether to defend Player B, evade Player B, evade Player B=Up/Down , accept Player B , expose Player B , or to dramatically end the fight; die Player B .
4. Player A checks their +actions and +freeactions for what actions they want to combo up.
5. Player A uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
6. Player A 'attacks' themselves (Player A): - attack Player A=Buffing/Healing Action1,Action2,Action3.
7. Player A accepts their own 'attack'; accept Player A.

1. Player B checks their +actions and +freeactions for what actions they want to combo up.
2. Player B uses Bursts (optional) - Do not use the same Burst twice in a row during the same 'round': +burst Burst Name.
3. Player B attacks Player A: - attack Player A=Action1,Action2,Action3.

Character Examples

For an in-depth view of statted character objects, see the following link: link. This link contains the statted forms of monsters, heartless and TP villains. The ones that are 'in our system' are represented by locked sheets.

What follows below are example stat-lines for simple character concepts.

Style: White Mage

Statistics

• Physical Power: 200
• Magical Power: 150
• Physical Accuracy: 150
• Magical Accuracy: 200
• Physical Defense: 150
• Magical Defense: 250
• Physical Evasion: 150
• Magical Evasion: 150

Capabilities

• Healer
• White Mushroom
• Rock Solid
• Heavy Hitter

Bursts

• HiPotion
• HiEther
• Magical Barrier
• Faith

Actions

• Cure: Level 3, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Regen: level 0, Magical, Buffing, Holy, Buff: Regen
• Esuna: Level 0, Magical, Buffing, Holy, Buff: Esuna
• Cura: Level 5, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Curaga: Level 8, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Hammer Whack: Level 0, Physical, Effect Action, Aerial, Knock Down, Debuff: Stun
• Magic Hammer: Level 5, Magical, Quick, Knock Down, DeBuff: Withering
• Holy: Level 5, Magical, Guard-Breaking, Holy
• Toad: Level 0, Magical, Effect Action: Physical Attack Down
• Air Smash: Level 7, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Up

Limit Break

• Holy Hammer: Level 9, Magical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Down
• Strengthening Waters: Level 0, Super Buffing, Regen + Bless

Paradigm

• Synergist

Style: Berserker

Statistics

• Physical Power: 250
• Magical Power: 150
• Physical Accuracy: 150
• Magical Accuracy: 150
• Physical Defense: 200
• Magical Defense: 150
• Physical Evasion: 200
• Magical Evasion: 150

Capabilities

• Large Body
• Ground Fighter
• Stalwart
• Heavy Hitter

Bursts

• Lucky Striker
• Precision
• Rave
• Unlimited!

Actions

• Raise The Hammer: Level 5, Physical, Knock Up, Ground
• Bring Down The Hammer: level 7, Physical, Knock Down, Aerial
• Battlecry: Level 0, Physical, Buffing, Nature, Buff: Regen
• Warcry: Level 0, Physical, Buffing, Nature, Buff: Physical Power Up
• Scissor Slam: Level 3, Physical, Melee, Buff: Physical Power Up
• Hammerthrow: Level 4, Physical, Quick, Ranged
• Throw More Hammers: Level 8, Physical, Quick, Ranged, Buff: Physical Accuracy Up
• Back of The Hammer: Level 5, Physical, Guard-Breaking
• Dual Hammer Wielding: Level 6, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground
• SMAAASH!: Level 9, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Up

Limit Break

• Unlimited Hammer Works: Level 10, Physical, Super Accurate, Buff: Physical Power Up
• Demon Cry: Level 0, Super Buffing, Physical Defense Up, Regen

Paradigm

• Berserker

Style: Sneaky Pirate

Statistics

• Physical Power: 200
• Magical Power: 130
• Physical Accuracy: 230
• Magical Accuracy: 130
• Physical Defense: 140
• Magical Defense: 140
• Physical Evasion: 230
• Magical Evasion: 200

Capabilities

• Quick Footed
• Roulette
• Zone of Control
• Black Mushroom

Bursts

• Hasty Retreat
• Precision
• Haste
• Aura

Actions

• Bottle Smash: Level 3, Physical, Ground
• Ye Ol' Flintlock: level 7, Physical, Knock Down, Ranged
• Spray Fire: Level 7, Elemental, Guard-Breaking, Fire, Debuff: Poison
• Dirt In Face: Level 0, Physical, Effect Action, Special, Debuff: Physical Accuracy Down
• Arrrrr: Level 3, Physical, Melee, Knock Up
• I Have A Jar Of Dirt: Level 0, Physical, Effect Action, Special, Debuff: Physical Power Down
• Not The Face: Level 6, Physical, Quick, Melee, Buff: Physical Defense Up
• Rapier Wit: Level 3, Physical, Quick, Melee
• Parley: Level 0, Magical, Buffing, Buff: Physical Attack Up
• Pirate Stunting: Level 9, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Up, Move Down

Limit Break

• Dirty Tactics: Level 0, Physical, Super Effect Action, Special, Debuff: Curse + Curse
• Where's The Rum Gone: Level 7, Physical, Super Guard-Breaking

Paradigm

• Dancer

Style: Valkyrie

Statistics

• Physical Power: 200
• Magical Power: 150
• Physical Accuracy: 150
• Magical Accuracy: 180
• Physical Defense: 242
• Magical Defense: 222
• Physical Evasion: 128
• Magical Evasion: 128

Capabilities

• Aerial Fighter
• Air Soldier
• Bright Eyes
• Shield Surf

Bursts

• HiPotion
• Airbrake
• Kinetic Barrier
• Bravery

Actions

• Violent Rage: Level 6, Physical, Ground
• Final Blast: level 8, Elemental, Fire, Knock Up, Melee
• Pale Flare: Level 4, Magical, Nature, Debuff: Curse
• Ether Strike: Level 4, Elemental, Quick, Holy, Ranged
• No Escape From Catastrophe: Level 1, Elemental, Quick, Ground, Knock Up, Buff: Physical Accuracy Up
• Meteor Swarm: Level 10, Magical, Guard-Breaking, Special
• Stand Fast: Level 0, Elemental, Buffing, Buff: Bless
• Let It Be Done: Level 0, Physical, Effect Action, Ground, Physical Power Down
• It Shall be Engraved Upon Your Soul: Level 6, Physical, Knock Up, Buff: Physical Accuracy Up
• Divine Assault: Level 3, Physical, Holy, Buff: Physical Power Up

Limit Break

• Nibelung Valesti: Level 8, Elemental, Super Accurate, Buff: Weightless, Move Up, Knock Up, Melee
• I'll Light Your Way To Hell: Level 7, Physical, Super Guard-Breaking, Knock Up

Paradigm

• Sentinel

Character Advancement

There is no current point-for-point outline of how advancement is handled. Currently, one can easily up one's CST if one is below 1400 and get them changed as you go along. Additional modes are possible, (up to two modes), by putting in the RP and character development. To request such things, just use the +request command.

The following options are likely to open up in the future:

• Boosting CST
• Extra Character Abilities - Non-combat abilities can always be requested by +request!
• Extra Actions per Style - Up to 12 Special Actions
• Extra Bursts - To a max of 6.
• Extra Styles - Soft Max of 2.

Application Outline

Style Number:

Style Name:

Statistics:

• Physical Power:
• Magical Power:
• Physical Accuracy:
• Magical Accuracy:
• Physical Defense:
• Magical Defense:
• Physical Evasion:
• Magical Evasion:

Capabilities:

• Slot 1
• Slot 2
• Slot 3
• Slot 4

Bursts:

• Slot 1
• Slot 2
• Slot 3
• Slot 4

Paradigm:

Special Actions: (Please use the 'defaults' for anything with a ? after it. Buff and Debuff are mutually exclusive. Please write out the full names.)

• Action 1: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 2: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 3: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 4: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 5: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 6: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 7: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 8: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 9: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Action 10: Name, Level, Family, Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?

Limit Actions:

• Limit Action 1: Name, Level, Family, Super Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?
• Limit Action 2: Name, Level, Family, Super Type, Aim?, Move?, Smash?, Element?, Buff?, Debuff?