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: # | CONTENTS | UPDATED :
: 00 | TABLE OF CONTENTS / LEGAL SPEAK | 10/25/03 :
: 01 | VERSION INFO | 10/25/03 :
: 02 | ALL ABOUT TECHS | 10/25/03 :
: 03 | USE OF TECHS | 10/25/03 :
: 04 | TECHS BY FUNCTION | 10/25/03 :
: 05 | TECHS BY CHARACTER | 10/25/03 :
: 06 | TECHS BY NAME | 10/25/03 :
: 07 | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS | 10/25/03 :
: 08 | CONTACT INFO | 10/25/03 :
: 09 | FINAL NOTES | 10/25/03 :
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= 01: VERSION INFO =
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v 1.0
What you see, is what you get, and likely to not be updated. Though more TECH
LISTS may be created for the other PS games. If someone contacts me concerning
a mistake, then there will be a corresponding update.
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= 02: ALL ABOUT TECHS =
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Techs, are the PS world's word for Magic. If you are familiar with other RPG
games, you'll get the same basic effect out of a Tech. Don't let the name fool
you though, techs can not be acquired from outside resources (with the
exception of MUSIK). Techs can only be learned by gaining levels, just like
magic in a traditional RPG. All characters in PS2 are level one by default.
Tech names are not obvious, there is no FIRE tech, but there is an equivalent
tech for that effect. There are no numbered ranks for each strength of tech.
Instead, prefixes are used. No prefix is the weakest. Gi-prefix is
of medium strength. Na-prefix is the strongest. Techs with the Sa-prefix
usually indicate a group effect, though the names of the techs often change
slightly and can be misleading. In the case of strength of group techs, the
tech will be named STRENGTH - GROUP - TECH NAME. Groups of enemies are defined
as all enemies of the same species. It is most economical to use a
high-strength tech rather than a number of low-strength techs. Same theory
applies to group over standard techs.
Techs consume Tech Points or TP in gameplay. When you gain a level, you will
most likely gain more tech points. As expected, when you run out of points, or
have insufficient points to cast a tech, you won't be able to use it. There
are no items within the game that restore TP. TP can only be restored by
returning to a hospital in town and HEALing. For this reason, you should try
to have the Item equivalent of certain Techs in your inventory, just in case.
Not all attack techs are created equally. Some are general, and will do
damage to anything. Others are Bio-monster or Robot specific. Bio-monsters
are what you fight until the Dam portion of the game. Robots begin appearing
during the Dam section. Bio-monsters return when you fly to Dezo.
Characters DO NOT all learn the same techs. Amy leans heavily toward healing
techs, Hugh relies on bio-monster attacking techs, and Kain relies on robot
attacking techs. Know where you are in the game and where you will be going
as you choose your team, while Techs are not necessary to the game, they will
give you an advantage at times.
Rudo CAN NOT use techs. Useful techs, at least, I haven't tried to teach him
MUSIK. Know this when you use him, but remember his combat skills are the
best in the game.
Techs primarily do a set amount of damage or healing. This number probably
is connected to the MENTAL rating of that character in relation to the enemy.
To find a character's MENTAL rating, open up the MENU, select STRNG, and choose
your character.
If you wish to view all the techs your character can use, open up the MENU,
select STRNG, choose your character, then hit the C button again. There
will be two tables, the left table holds the techs you can use outside of
battle, the right table holds the techs you can use in battle.
It is not known at this time whether certain techs are more effective on one
enemy over another.
Techs will be presented in the following format
(name) (what name should be, if applicable)
TP USED: (number of TP consumed)
EFFECT: (what it does)
USE: (situation)
ITEM: (equivalent, if any)
LEARNED BY: (character, then level, by who learns it first)
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= 03: USE OF TECHS =
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To use a TECH outside of battle, open up the MENU, select TECH, choose your
character, and select their tech. Certain techs will not appear outside of
battle.
To use a TECH in battle, select STGY, select ORDR, select the character whose
tech you wish to use, then select the second icon (blue magic-looking thing),
and pick which tech you want to use. If you have selected an attack tech, your
tech will be cast until the end of the battle. If you have selected a healing
or defensive tech, your tech will be cast until the effect is achieved.
Certain techs will not appear in battle.
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= 04: TECHS BY FUNCTION =
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MEGID
TP USED: 55
EFFECT: Granddaddy of all techs. Each character except Rolf loses 1/2 of their
HP, and the sum of that is what the enemy is dealt.
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 35
NAFOI
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Strong fire attack. One enemy loses 125-150 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 14
NAGRA
TP USED: 20
EFFECT: Strong gravity attack. All enemies lose 64-78 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Shir LV 45
RYUKA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you to the town you last saved in. If no town has been
saved in, you will return to your house in PASEO or the SPACEPORT on Dezo.
If you saved using the Visiphone, you will be returned to PASEO
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Telepipe
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 4, Shir LV 6
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|SPECIAL TECHS|
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MUSIK
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Plays the piano, when you find it
USE: Non-battle
LEARNED BY: Talk to Ustvestia in Oputa, it's 2000 meseta for guys and 5000
meseta for girls (that sexist...) Don't teach it to Rudo. As precaution
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= 05: TECHS BY CHARACTER =
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|AMY|
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ANTI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Short for Antidote. One character has poison status removed
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Antidote
LEARNED BY: LV 5
DEBAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: All characters are temporarily protected by a shield. Shield reduces
enemy tech damage
USE: Battle
ITEM: Snow Crown
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 4
FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 5
GIGRA
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Medium gravity attack. All enemies lose 32-44 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 50
GIRES
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: One character heals 60 HP
USE: Both
ITEM: Crescegear, Amber Robe, Aegis, Truth Slvs
LEARNED BY: LV 6
GISAR (GISARES)
TP USED: 29
EFFECT: All characters heal 60 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 27
GRA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Weak gravity attack. All enemies lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Crystanish, Crystchest, Crystcape
LEARNED BY: LV 40
NARES
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: One character heals all HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 15
NASAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: All characters heal all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 12
NASAR (NASARES)
TP USED: 53
EFFECT: All characters heal all HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 30
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 1
REVER
TP USED: 30
EFFECT: REVERses death. If character is already alive, heals all HP
USE: Non-battle
LEARNED BY: LV 27
SAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One character heals all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 10
SANER
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: All characters have their agility increased temporarily
USE: Battle
ITEM: Color Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 25
SAR (SARES)
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: All characters heal 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 9
SASHU
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: All characters have their defense increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 15
SHU
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One character has their defense increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 2
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|ANNA|
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FANBI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Drains HP from one bio-monster
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 16
FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 1
NER
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: One character has their agility increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 5
SHIFT
TP USED: 5
EFFECT: Anna's attack power is increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 8
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 32
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|HUGH|
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DORAN
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: One bio-monster is "confused"
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 3
FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 9
GEN
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One bio-monster loses 15-20 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 3
GIFOI
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Medium fire attack. One enemy loses 30-40 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 12
GIGRA
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Medium gravity attack. All enemies lose 32-44 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 33
GIRES
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: One character heals 60 HP
USE: Both
ITEM: Crescegear, Amber Robe, Aegis, Truth Slvs
LEARNED BY: LV 30
GIZAN
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: Medium wind attack. One enemy group loses 24-36 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Storm Gear
LEARNED BY: LV 36
GRA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Weak gravity attack. All enemies lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Crystanish, Crystchest, Crystcape
LEARNED BY: LV 27
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 8
RIMIT
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One bio-monster is temporarily paralyzed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 2
SAGEN
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: All bio-monsters lose 15-20 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 5
SAVOL
TP USED: 16
EFFECT: One group of bio-monsters may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 24
SHINB
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: One bio-monster may run away
USE: Battle
ITEM: Gr Sleeves
LEARNED BY: LV 5
SHIZA
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: One bio-monster is "silenced", cannot use techs
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 6
VOL
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: One bio-monster may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 15
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 18
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|KAIN|
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BROSE
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: One robot may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 26
CONTE
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: One robot is "silenced", cannot use techs
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 9
EIJIA
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: One group of robots loses 20-25 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 4
FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 1
FORSA
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One robot is "confused"
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 1
GAJ
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One robot loses 20-25 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 7
GIGAJ
TP USED: 5
EFFECT: One robot loses 55-65 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 10
GISAG (GISAGAJ)
TP USED: 15
EFFECT: All robots lose 50-60 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 21
GIZAN
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: Medium wind attack. One enemy group loses 24-36 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Storm Gear
LEARNED BY: LV 31
GRA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Weak gravity attack. All enemies lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Crystanish, Crystchest, Crystcape
LEARNED BY: LV 14
NAGAJ
TP USED: 15
EFFECT: One robot loses 145-160 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 17
NASAG (NASAGAJ)
TP USED: 27
EFFECT: All robots lose 140-160 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 28
RIMET
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One robot is temporarily paralyzed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 7
SAG (SAGAJ)
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: All robots lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 13
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 10
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|NEI|
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ANTI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Short for Antidote. One character has poison status removed
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Antidote
LEARNED BY: LV 16
NASAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: All characters heal all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 24
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 1
SAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One character heals all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 20
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|ROLF|
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FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 1
GIFOI
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Medium fire attack. One enemy loses 30-40 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 5
GIGRA
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Medium gravity attack. All enemies lose 32-44 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 27
GIRES
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: One character heals 60 HP
USE: Both
ITEM: Crescegear, Amber Robe, Aegis, Truth Slvs
LEARNED BY: LV 16
GITHU (GITSU)
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: Medium light attack. One enemy loses 85-95 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 11
GIZAN
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: Medium wind attack. One enemy group loses 24-36 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Storm Gear
LEARNED BY: LV 16
GRA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Weak gravity attack. All enemies lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Crystanish, Crystchest, Crystcape
LEARNED BY: LV 10
HINAS
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you outside of dungeon
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Escapipe
LEARNED BY: LV 7
MEGID
TP USED: 55
EFFECT: Granddaddy of all techs. Each character except Rolf loses 1/2 of their
HP, and the sum of that is what the enemy is dealt.
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 35
NAFOI
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Strong fire attack. One enemy loses 125-150 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 14
NATHU (NATSU)
TP USED: 20
EFFECT: Strong light attack. One enemy loses 150-175 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 20
NAZAN
TP USED: 11
EFFECT: Strong wind attack. All enemies lose 100-120 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 24
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 8
REVER
TP USED: 30
EFFECT: REVERses death. If character is already alive, heals all HP
USE: Non-battle
LEARNED BY: LV 30
RYUKA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you to the town you last saved in. If no town has been
saved in, you will return to your house in PASEO or the SPACEPORT on Dezo.
If you saved using the Visiphone, you will be returned to PASEO
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Telepipe
LEARNED BY: LV 4
TSU
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Weak light attack. One enemy loses 24-32 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 5
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 7
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|SHIR|
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FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: LV 1
GIFOI
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Medium fire attack. One enemy loses 30-40 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 15
GIGRA
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Medium gravity attack. All enemies lose 32-44 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 36
GIRES
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: One character heals 60 HP
USE: Both
ITEM: Crescegear, Amber Robe, Aegis, Truth Slvs
LEARNED BY: LV 30
GIZAN
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: Medium wind attack. One enemy group loses 24-36 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Storm Gear
LEARNED BY: LV 27
GRA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Weak gravity attack. All enemies lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Crystanish, Crystchest, Crystcape
LEARNED BY: LV 24
HINAS
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you outside of dungeon
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Escapipe
LEARNED BY: LV 9
NAGRA
TP USED: 20
EFFECT: Strong gravity attack. All enemies lose 64-78 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 45
NAZAN
TP USED: 11
EFFECT: Strong wind attack. All enemies lose 100-120 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: LV 33
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: LV 12
RYUKA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you to the town you last saved in. If no town has been
saved in, you will return to your house in PASEO or the SPACEPORT on Dezo.
If you saved using the Visiphone, you will be returned to PASEO
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Telepipe
LEARNED BY: LV 6
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: LV 18
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= 06: TECHS BY NAME =
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BROSE
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: One robot may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 26
CONTE
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: One robot is "silenced", cannot use techs
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 9
DEBAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: All characters are temporarily protected by a shield. Shield reduces
enemy tech damage
USE: Battle
ITEM: Snow Crown
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 4
DORAN
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: One bio-monster is "confused"
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 3
EIJIA
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: One group of robots loses 20-25 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 4
FANBI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Drains HP from one bio-monster
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Anna LV 16
FOI
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: Weak fire attack. One enemy loses 12-18 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Fire Staff
LEARNED BY: Anna LV 1, Kain LV 1, Rolf LV 1, Shir LV 1, Amy LV 5, Hugh LV 9
FORSA
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One robot is "confused"
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 1
GAJ
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One robot loses 20-25 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 7
GEN
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One bio-monster loses 15-20 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 3
GIFOI
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Medium fire attack. One enemy loses 30-40 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 5, Hugh LV 12, Shir LV 15
GIGAJ
TP USED: 5
EFFECT: One robot loses 55-65 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 10
GIGRA
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Medium gravity attack. All enemies lose 32-44 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 27, Hugh LV 33, Shir LV 36, Amy LV 50
GIRES
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: One character heals 60 HP
USE: Both
ITEM: Crescegear, Amber Robe, Aegis, Truth Slvs
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 6, Rolf LV 16, Hugh LV 30, Shir LV 30
GISAG (GISAGAJ)
TP USED: 15
EFFECT: All robots lose 50-60 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 21
GISAR (GISARES)
TP USED: 29
EFFECT: All characters heal 60 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 27
GITHU (GITSU)
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: Medium light attack. One enemy loses 85-95 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 11
GIZAN
TP USED: 7
EFFECT: Medium wind attack. One enemy group loses 24-36 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Storm Gear
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 16, Shir LV 27, Kain LV 31, Hugh LV 36
MEGID
TP USED: 55
EFFECT: Granddaddy of all techs. Each character except Rolf loses 1/2 of their
HP, and the sum of that is what the enemy is dealt.
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 35
MUSIK
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Plays the piano, when you find it
USE: Non-battle
LEARNED BY: Talk to Ustvestia in Oputa, it's 2000 meseta for guys and 5000
meseta for girls (that sexist...) Don't teach it to Rudo. As precaution
NAFOI
TP USED: 12
EFFECT: Strong fire attack. One enemy loses 125-150 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 14
NAGAJ
TP USED: 15
EFFECT: One robot loses 145-160 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 17
NAGRA
TP USED: 20
EFFECT: Strong gravity attack. All enemies lose 64-78 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Shir LV 45
NARES
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: One character heals all HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 15
NASAG (NASAGAJ)
TP USED: 27
EFFECT: All robots lose 140-160 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 28
NASAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: All characters heal all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 12, Nei LV 24
NASAR (NASARES)
TP USED: 53
EFFECT: All characters heal all HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 30
NER
TP USED: 2
EFFECT: One character has their agility increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Anna LV 5
RES
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: Short for Restore. One character heals 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 1, Nei LV 1, Hugh LV 8, Rolf LV 8, Shir LV 12
REVER
TP USED: 30
EFFECT: REVERses death. If character is already alive, heals all HP
USE: Non-battle
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 27, Rolf LV 30
RIMET
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One robot is temporarily paralyzed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 7
RIMIT
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One bio-monster is temporarily paralyzed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 2
RYUKA
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: Teleports you to the town you last saved in. If no town has been
saved in, you will return to your house in PASEO or the SPACEPORT on Dezo.
If you saved using the Visiphone, you will be returned to PASEO
USE: Non-battle
ITEM: Telepipe
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 4, Shir LV 6
SAG (SAGAJ)
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: All robots lose 16-24 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Kain LV 13
SAGEN
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: All bio-monsters lose 15-20 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 5
SAK
TP USED: 1
EFFECT: One character heals all HP, but caster dies
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 10, Nei LV 20
SANER
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: All characters have their agility increased temporarily
USE: Battle
ITEM: Color Scarf
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 25
SAR (SARES)
TP USED: 13
EFFECT: All characters heal 20 HP
USE: Both
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 9
SASHU
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: All characters have their defense increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 15
SAVOL
TP USED: 16
EFFECT: One group of bio-monsters may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 24
SHIFT
TP USED: 5
EFFECT: Anna's attack power is increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Anna LV 8
SHINB
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: One bio-monster may run away
USE: Battle
ITEM: Gr Sleeves
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 5
SHIZA
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: One bio-monster is "silenced", cannot use techs
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 6
SHU
TP USED: 3
EFFECT: One character has their defense increased temporarily
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Amy LV 2
TSU
TP USED: 6
EFFECT: Weak light attack. One enemy loses 24-32 HP
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 5
VOL
TP USED: 8
EFFECT: One bio-monster may be killed
USE: Battle
LEARNED BY: Hugh LV 15
ZAN
TP USED: 4
EFFECT: Weak wind attack. One enemy group loses 14-20 HP
USE: Battle
ITEM: Wind Scarf
LEARNED BY: Rolf LV 7, Kain LV 10, Hugh LV 18, Shir LV 18, Anna LV 32
A: ... It means chaos and disorder in Japanese. I'm not Japanese myself,
but I can never think of screen names for anything.
Q: Why did you write this?
A: Despite the usually boring nature of this game (personally, I play it with
the framerate jacked), I did enjoy it. The FAQs on this were incredible, and
save a directional error or two, didn't need me writing another one. Besides,
the task of writing RPG FAQs is incredible, so give kudos where they're due,
those guys work hard. My main problem was that I was scrolling back and forth
between the guide and trying to figure out what a tech did or when I'd get
another, so I played through again and took notes and now you have this.
Q: Did you really go out of your way to make this thing as big as possible?
A: ... You know, I was trying to make it so that people with different search
needs could find what they were looking for equally, so I put in as many ways
of categorizing as I could think of without being too obnoxious. Like the
other FAQs I've written (or am writing), I try to make this easy to search
through. For that reason, you can look in the Table of Contents, find the
number or name that corresponds with the section you're looking for, and use
the FIND function in the Edit menu to look for what ails you. This thing is,
by all accounts, huge, monotonous, and redundant, but it shouldn't be too hard
to navigate.
Q: Shouldn't it be THU instead of TSU?
A: It depends. Some would argue that the THU implies THUnder, and on some
level I agree, in PS4 WAT is short for WATer and RES and ANTI are obvious,
but I kept TSU as TSU because it was the base spell, the origin from which
the others came, and tried to follow that same sort of idea through the rest
of the "renaming," so to speak.
Q: Who has the best techs?
A: It really depends on what you're using them for. You have to keep Rolf,
but he's the best all-around tech user anyway. Nei, you have no choice for
most of the game, so you have to focus on the other two (or three). Amy is the
best healer/defender. Hugh is useful for the first and last third of the game,
his counterpart Kain being useful in the middle third. Anna, you don't really
use for techs anyway, hers are often too specific and somewhat useless. Shir
is made almost entirely redundant by the fact that you have Rolf all the time.
Usually, I go through the end with Rolf, Rudo, Anna, and Amy, and that's one
weak tech user and a non right there. Tech isn't everything.
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= 08: CONTACT INFO =
======================
First, I'm going to have to ask you to search through this to make absolutely
certain your answer isn't here. I've tried to be detailed without being
concise, so hopefully there is an answer here.
Second, this is an in-depth FAQ, only on techs. I know, this implies that you
can, theoretically, call on my help to ask what tech to use on which bosses, so
let me make this quite clear...
DO NOT CONTACT ME FOR A WALKTHROUGH OR STRATEGY. I WILL NOT HELP YOU. ASK
SOMEONE WHO WROTE A WALKTHROUGH FOR THIS GAME.
Third, no fanfic. I know, alternate planes of reality full of this and that
are neato and all, but I don't live in them and you shouldn't either.
Fourth, harassers will be blocked. Flames, despite mob opinion, are
not-so-surprisingly counterproductive.
That said, my e-mail is fearfaq(at)hotmail.com (replace the at with an @, I do
this to mess with the spambots. Try to be good and give me some idea of what
you're talking about in the e-mail title.
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= 09: FINAL NOTES =
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As all good FAQ / Walkthroughs come to an end, so must come the shout outs.
Props to:
-- Sega. I know they went belly-up and by detail standards, this game kind of
sucks (that and the incessant need for more meseta and levels than you
have), but you've got to admit, the ideas themselves were original, the
world was unique, and the plot twists were inspired.
-- CJayC, for being an all around good chap and putting up the gamefaqs
site you are likely using. Along with the disclaimer in the beginning.
Posting this as well, cheers.
-- People who run the PS sites, if you can find them. They write a lot of
fanfic, but they work very hard. Seriously, screenshots of maps? I would
have gone through hell before finding the exits otherwise. Bravo.
-- People who write FAQs, specifically, Walkthroughs for RPGs. Few RPGs can
be easily explained, and that number rapidly dwindles as more are released.
To play through an RPG, exhausting possibilities and combinations, whether
you cheat in the game or not, is stupifying to me. I've tried to with this
little piece, but I cannot drag myself to find every last thing in games
this big. Cheers, I don't have the patience or attention span for anything
deeper than this (for the part of RPGs, at least).
No props to:
-- Those who would infringe on the copy rights. I don't make money off
of any of this, but seriously, that shit ain't cool yo, and it doens't
take that much to get permission.
