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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.

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, 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 can only be done once - as long as the Burst in question does not recover OL.

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' 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.

Within combat, you are able to commit to a total of three attacks and actions' combined. In general, these will combine into a single targeted action. We'd like to give as much freedom as possible in this.

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.
• Attacks (Can be altered on the fly - changing their Family, Type and Element)
  • Light {3}, Medium {5}, 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 Attacks

A special attack is a combination of a series of factors. You will have ten of these.

Limitbreaks

A limitbreak is an action much like any other Special Action. You get two of these per character. 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.
• Super Buffing: Can attach an additional buff.
• 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.
• 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.
• LimitGuard <Attacker>=<OL>
  • Use 50%, 100%, 150%, or 200% Overlimit to increasingly lower the attack-level of your opponent's attack.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

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

White Mage

Capabilities

• Healer
• Magical Prodigy
• Rock Solid
• Motormouth

Bursts

• HiPotion
• HiEther
• Magical Barrier
• Faith

Actions

• Cure: Level 3, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Regen: level 1, Magical, Buffing, Holy, Buff: Regen
• Esuna: Level 1, Magical, Buffing, Holy, Buff: Esuna
• Cura: Level 5, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Curaga: Level 8, Magical, Healing, Holy
• Hammer Whack: Level 1, Physical, Status-Attack, Debuff: Stun
• Magic Hammer: Level 5, Magical, Quick, DeBuff: Withering
• Holy: Level 5, Magical, Guard-Breaking, Holy
• Toad: Level 1, Magical, Status-Attack: Physical Attack Down
• Air Smash: Level 7, Physical, Guard-Breaking, Ground, Knock Up

Limit Break

< To Be Determined >

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.