Final Fantasy Hacktics

Daggers:
Platina Dagger is now the Tonberrian and has a 25% chance to add voodoo (guaranteed 999 damage, regardless of Zodiac or stats, but is darkness elemental and thus is worthless against the undead and most bosses).
Orichalaum adds poison.
Air Knife now procs gusty wind.
WP of low-level knives have been raised.
Swords:
Long Sword => Flametongue (Fire Element, 14 WP, +Fire3). No longer buyable.
Nagrarock boosted to 15 WP. No longer poachable.
Materia Blade => Crescent Blade in all but name (20 WP, +Haste, 2H). Found in DD.
Sasuke Knife has 35% W-EV and is 17 WP.
Iga Knife => Orochi (20 WP, Blood Leech, 2H).
Koga Knife => Moonsilk Blade but with 2H (26 WP, 2H)
Kikuichimoji is now 14 WP but adds dispel magic.
Muramasa is now 15 WP and has 25% chance of life drain.
Masamune now procs meteorain (which works despite the require materia sword boolean--thanks to ASM'd for the idea).
Chirijiraden is now 2H.
Chaos Blade => Durandal but with 2H (26 WP, Holy Element, Protect/Shell, 2H)
Excalibur is now 2H with 24 WP.
Ragnarok is now 21 WP.  Not 2H.
Lances, Axes, and Flails:
Javelin I => Blood Lance (11 WP Blood Leech)
Javelin II is now 2H.
Partisan now has 25% chance of dealing critical (axe proc from 1.3).
Dragon Lance => Gungnir in all but name and WP (Lightning Element, 18 WP, +Bolt3, 2H)
Battle Axe => Golden Axe (30 WP, 2H).  Found in DD.
Giant Axe now adds 2 PA.
Flail => Vesper (36 WP, 2H)
Morning Star adds blind.
Scorpion Tail adds poison.
Bows and Crossbows
Crossbow => Execution Bow (5 WP, 25% Dead)
Hunter's Crossbow => Doubleshot (8 WP, +25% second hit)
Gastrafitis now has 12 WP and procs armorbreak.
WP of low-level crossbows boosted.
Ice Bow now procs Ice2.
Windslash Bow now procs Aero3.
Silver Bow now procs Seal Evil.
Artemis Bow now procs Charm and nulls it.
Yoichi Bow adds 1 Speed.
Perseus Bow adds 2 PA.
Mythril Bow => Sagittarius Bow (24 WP), which now procs odin.
WP of low-power bows raised.
Mage Weapons, Cloths, and Bags
Ivory Stick adds barrier (permanent protect and defend).
Whale Whisker has a 25% chance to proc leviathan.  Is now 18 WP and two-handed.
Battle Dictionary has a 25% chance of adding steal attention.
Monster Dictionary has a 25% chance of adding demon fire.
Papyrus Plate has a 25% chance of adding persuade.
Maldegmen has a 25% chance of adding flare (thanks to 1.3 for the idea), poach and DD only.
Dictionary WP raised.
Poison Rod now procs bio1 instead of adding poison.
Dragon Rod => Stardust Rod (5 WP, +3 MA, +Demi) no longer poachable or findable. Steal-only.
White Staff now nulls death sentence as well as canceling it on hit.
Oak Staff => Nirvana Staff (5 WP, +4 MA) no longer buyable, findable, or poachable. Found in the DD only.
Rainbow Staff now adds water ball at 25%.
Courtesy of 1.3 for the idea, Gold Staff now adds dispel magic at 25%.
Sage Staff now boosts all elements.
Cashmere now halves fire and lightning.
Ryozan Silk now has a 25% chance to cancel charge, perform, and defend.
FS Bag now adds +2 PA/MA.
Shields:
Escutcheon I => Parasol Shield (35 P/M-EV, Halve: Fire/Water--buyable late in Chapter 4, poachable and findable)
Venetian Shield => Reverie Shield in all but name (50 P-EV, 25 M-EV, Halve: All Elements), but harder to find.
Kaiser Plate and Escutcheon II are now harder to find as well.
Diamond Shield => Opal Shield (same stats, but adds regen)
Knight Gear:
Leather Helmet => Brass Coronet (+60 HP, +100 MP, +3 MA, Null: Silence) no longer buyable or findable early on.
Iron Helmet (+24 HP)
Barbuta (+28 HP)
Mythril Helmet (+35 HP)
Gold Helmet (+40 HP)
Cross Helmet (+45 HP)
Diamond Helmet (+55 HP/+10 MP)
Platina Helmet (+60 HP)
Circlet (+65 HP)
Crystal Helmet (+90 HP)
Genji Helmet (+100 HP, +20 MP)
Grand Helmet (+120 HP; Null: Darkness, Sleep)
Leather Armor => Mirage Vest (+120 HP, +1 Speed, Null: Sleep, Poison, Petrify) no longer buyable or findable early on.
Bronze Armor (+35 HP)
Chain Mail (+52 HP)
Mythril Armor (+65 HP)
Plate Mail (+80 HP)
Gold Armor (+95 HP)
Diamond Armor (+105 HP)
Platina Armor (+120 HP)
Carabini Mail (+90 HP, Always: Protect)
Crystal Mail (+170 HP)
Reflect Mail (+130 HP, Always: Reflect)
Genji Armor => Grand Armor except in name, but with re-raise being only initial (+200 HP, Always: Regen, Start: Re-Raise)
Maximilian => Onion Armor except in name (+250 HP)
Light Gear:
Feather Hat => Acacia Hat (+120 HP, +20 HP, +2 Speed, Null: Charm, Confuse, Berserk) no longer buyable or findable early on.
Red Hood (+12 HP, +8 MP)
Headgear (+16 HP, +1 PA)
Triangle Hat (+20 HP, +12 MP, +1 MA)
Green Beret (+28 HP, +1 Speed)
Twist Headband (+36 HP, +2 PA)
Holy Miter (+32 HP, +20 MP, +1 MA)
Golden Hairpin (+44 HP, +50 MP, Null: Addle)
Flash Hat (+40 HP, +12 MP, +1 MA/SP)
Thief Hat (+24 HP, +2 SP, Null: Don't Move, Don't Act)
Leather Outfit => Brave Suit except re-raise is only initial (+120 HP, +40 MP, Always: Regen, Start: Re-Raise) no longer buyable or findable early on.
Leather Vest (+30 HP)
Chain Vest (+40 HP)
Mythril Vest (+50 HP)
Adaman Vest (+60 HP)
Wizard Outfit (+70 HP, +15 MP)
Brigandine (+80 HP)
Judo Outfit (+80 HP, +1 PA, Null: Dead)
Power Sleeve (+65 HP, +2 PA)
Earth Clothes (+100 HP, +10 MP, Absorb/Boost: Earth)
Secret Clothes => Fluid Vest (+20 HP, +1 Speed, Absorb/Boost: Water, Initial: Transparent)
Black Costume (+120 HP, Null: Slow, Stop)
Mage Gear:
Linen Robe => Sage's Robe (+120 HP, +100 MP, Halve: All Elements) no longer buyable or findable early on.
Silk Robe (+32 HP, +16 MP)
Wizard Robe (+54 HP, +22 MP, +2 MA)
Chameleon Robe (+72 HP, +28 MP, Cancel: Dead, Absorb: Holy)
White Robe (+85 HP, +34 MP, Halve: Fire/Ice/Lightning)
Black Robe (+100 HP, +30 MP, Boost: Fire/Ice/Lightning)
Light Robe (+120 HP, +50 MP, +1 PA/MA, Null: Blind and Oil)
Accessories:
Elf Mantle has the same effect as white robe.
Dracula Mantle boosts dark and nulls vampire and undead.
Vanish Mantle => Windstripe Cloak (+35 M-EV, Null/Boost: Wind, Permanent: Transparent)
Power Wrist adds 15 P-EV.
Jade Armlet adds 15 M-EV.
Defense Ring adds Shell.
Defense Armlet adds Protect.
Magic Ring adds 1 MA.
108 Gems now only cancels frog and poison.
Reflect Ring adds 1 MA and cancels oil (because oil cancels protect).
Water Ball => Ice Ball (technically, it's snowball, but I can't change the item to look in the right shade of light blue)
Magic Shuriken => Rising Sun (18 WP)
Cherche adds reflect and shell and 1 PA.
Setiesmon adds protect and permanent defending and 1 MA.
Salty Rage => Tynar Rouge (+3 PA/MA, Start: Haste/Protect/Shell) no longer poachable or findable early on.
Potions:
X-Potion, Ether, and Hi-Ether joined the list of poach-only potions.
Antidote => Dream Essence (+100% Protect/Sleep)
Eye Drop => Acid Beaker (low, unblocked damage, +25% blind)
Echo Grass => Hot Oil (+100% Oil)
Maiden Kiss => Life's Essence (+100% Regen/Slow)
Soft => Tonic (+100% Haste/Poison)
Holy Water now cures curse.

Status Effects
Poison doesn't end.
Wall is now Astra, which is an unending status that cancels and protects against negative status (but not damage). Is only canceled by curse, dispel magic, and death and is enemy only.
Oil now grants weakness to fire.
Float cancels stop; stop cancels float.
Dark/Evil Looking is now Curse, which is an unending status that cancels and blocks against positive status. Is only canceled by astra, holy water, and esuna 2 (deathspell 2); only special unit class and enemy units can consistently use it.
Silence is now Addle (which now affects everything except item, throw, and draw out). Now voids counterattacks.
Oil now cancels Reflect.
Perform now cancels Transparent and gained the ability to evade while performing.
The AI will now target units with transparent.
Re-Raise now cancels Death Sentence and vice-versa.
Undead now cancels re-raise.
Death Sentence ignores death immunity.
Death no longer cancels blood suck.
Berserk no longer inhibits counter abilities.
Chickened units heal 4 brave.
Blind units taken double damage from darkness.
Blind units lose transparent and do not receive it back until blind is lost.
Caution/Defend set to -25% physical damage.
Bug and Exploit Fixes
Enemies will no longer throw or equip legendary weapons or gear, but ninjas are able to learn all throws. Throw Knight Sword is now throw instrument.
All human units can go on bar propositions.
You can rename all units.
You can no longer get any skills from crystals. Undead monsters and units will always come back to life. Monsters always crystallize.
You can no longer breed monsters.
You can no longer duplicate items with the best fit glitch.
Phoenix Down deals 25% max damage to undead. All other player accessible revival attacks are target ally only.
% HP damage is now capped.
Blade Grasp removed from player access.  MP Switch and Teleport is now only on alchemist.  Hamedo is now only an invitable monster class.  Almost all reactive counter abilities will no longer be accessible early.
Permanent brave/faith modification deleted.
You can no longer buy generic soldiers. You can still invite some, but you have to know where to look. You can no longer gain the truly desirable poach items until Chapter 4 (and is still super-rare outside the DD which is now fixed level 99).  Regardless, enemy levels will scale to yours.
Level down attacks and traps removed.
Difficulty Increases
Money gain is cut by 50-75%.
Enemies are better item-spammers.
You can no longer level grind to obtain Chapter 4 equips from random battles until at least late Chapter 3 by then which it wouldn't matter.
Only the alchemist class can mime things, and that is restricted to attack, throw, item, and draw out.
The original archer charge skills are now AI only with reduced CTs and resistance to addle. For what you have, please see the job classes section.
The original lancer skills are now AI only at 9v9 (courtesy of FFTR) with resistance to addle. For what you have, please see the job classes section.
The original geomancer skills are now AI only and deal more damage than the original with resistance to addle. For what you have, please see the job classes section.
Player monks must now buy martial arts. The enemy does not. For more changes, please see the job classes section.
Player ninjas must buy two swords and lost abandon. The enemy does not. For more changes, please see the job classes section.
Dances and songs have reduced charge times, but now all cost MP. Angel Song no longer heals the caster's MP and has been nerfed. Both are now on one female unit class called performer.
All forms of instant healing of HP, and especially MP, have been nerfed.  Almost all physical unit classes will have attacks that cost MP, especially stat break attacks.  Most physical unit classes took nerfs to MP growth.
Exponential EXP system introduced (to get to the next level, you need twice as much EXP as the level before). Rescaled most job classes, and most advanced jobs are harder to unlock.
Lucavi status spells are now almost all 100%. Added 100% crystal, dead, revival/anti-undead (which can target enemies, unlike yours) spells.
Enemies will have stronger variants of your attacks.
New Features
C-EV is full from the front; half of normal from the side; and 1/4 of normal from the back.
Equip Knife = Equip Katana + Ninja Knife
Equip Sword = Equip Sword + Knight Sword
Equip Crossbow = Equip Crossbow + Bow
Equip Axe = Equip Axe + Flail
Almost all spells charge as fast as they do in 1.3.  Only foxbird, addle, and golem took nerfs to effectiveness.

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Squire
Power Break (15 MP now; -2 PA)
Mind Break (15 MP now; -2 MA)
Heal (cancel oil, blind, poison)
Dash (25% cancel defend, perform, charge--thanks to 1.3 for the idea)
Throw Stone (100% knockback--thanks to Zodiac's hack)
Wish (Vanilla's version...the only instant heal spell I didn't nerf since there's a HP cost)
Weapon Guard
Equip Axe (and flails)
Equip Shield (but cannot use shields)
Gained-EXP UP
Defend
Has 30 MPC (was 15).

For chemist, see what I did to potions above.  Know that ether, hi-ether, and X-Potion are no longer buyable through the normal shop.  Enemy Auto-Potions always heal for 150 HP.

Archer
Head break
Shield Break
Magic Break (-30% of target maxMP)
Sonicboom (range 4, 2v1, 20 MP, wind elemental damage)
Eye Shot (weapon range/effect, 2 CT, PA*(WP+2), 25% blind)
Fire Shot (weapon range/effect, fire elemental, 5 CT, PA*(WP+6))
Ultima Masher (weapon range/effect, 35 MP, 8 CT, PA*(WP+20))
Arrow Guard
Sunken State (since transparent now only grants ignore evasion)
Equip Bow (crossbow and longbow)
Secret Hunt
Jump +1

Monk
Spin Fist (5 MP, non-evadable, self, 2v1)
Repeating Fist (8 MP)
Wave Fist (10 MP, Wind Elemental)
Earth Slash (20 MP, non-evadable, 8v3 linear, earth elemental)
Chakra (10 MP, no longer heals self, effectiveness cut in half)
Revive (15 MP)
Secret fist (10 MP, 1v0, evadable)
Stigma magic (5 MP)
Brave Up
Distribute (combined with chakra this is effective)
Martial Arts
Move-EXP UP.
Requires level 3 squire.

White Mage can now use dictionaries.
Cure
Cure 2 (heals more, now 1v2)
Cure 3 (heals as much as Cure4 used to, now 1v3)
Unicorn (technically a summon; heals 35% of maxHP, but can only be used if unit have a status effect curable by esuna)
Raise
Raise 2
Regen
Protect
Protect 2
Shell
Shell 2
Wall
Esuna
Holy
Regenerator
Face UP
Magic Defense UP
Move-HP UP

Black Mage gained MA Save and lost counter magic.  The level 2 damage spells have Y = 20 and the level 3 damage spells have Y = 32, but now cost more JP to learn.  The level 4 spells have been replaced by ifrit, ramuh, and shiva.  Gained dispel magic, but lost poison.

Juggler requires level 3 archer and has thief stats and equips. Has ninja skillset except that throw knight sword is throw instrument. Has caution, concentrate, and catch.  Cannot use two swords since their second hand is always fiddling around with something.

Geomancers
Blue fire (+25% sleep, dead, fire elemental, 1 CT, 12 MP)
Snow Sweep (+25% Addle, ice elemental, 1 CT, 10 MP)
Wind Swirl (+25% darkness, don't act, slow, wind elemental, 1 CT, 10 MP)
Falling Rain (+25% frog, death sentence, water elemental, 1 CT, 12 MP)
Earth Tilt (+25% confusion, earth elemental, 1 CT, 8 MP)
Nature Soul (+25% petrify, stop, don't move, non-elemental, 2 CT, 12 MP)
Counter flood
Attack UP
Move on Lava
Any Ground
The revamped spells deal more damage than original geomancer spells, but it's only noticeable at early levels. Counter flood now always deals more damage than the attacks (and enemy geomancers will use the higher damage counter flood attacks). Addle now affects all these spells.  MPC is now 26 (from 13).

Time Mage lost MP Switch and Teleport. Demi and Demi2 are darkness elemental (courtesy of 1.3 for the idea). Reflect is now Bubble (4 CT, 20 MP) and adds haste, reflect, and float to one target. Start hasted in battle and are immune to slow.  Float is now 3v3.

Oracle lost silence song/addle, blind rage, dispel magic, and foxbird. Gained darkness (need better name--darkness elemental level 2 spell with vertical = 0 but cannot be reflected, evaded, or cause friendly fire), re-raise, and poison.  Blind is now 3v3 (and doubles damage from darkness).

Summoners cannot learn martial arts since the idea of physical combat is foreign to their nature.
Moogle (Heals 1/8th of maxHP + 100% Regen)
Titan (+25% confuse, JP increased to 400)
Madeen (holy elemental variant leviathan; all costs except JP are the same)
Carbunkle (adds reflect and transparent [which is 100% accuracy next hit])
Bahamut (+25% slow)
Odin (+25% berserk)
Leviathan
Salamander (+25% oil since its AoE is less than madeen and leviathan)
Silf (Wind elemental variant of titan, +25% addle)
Cure 4 (Functions like exactly Fairy but is 2v3 and uses cure animation)
Lich
Cyclops
Zodiac
MP Restore
Half of MP

Mediators can now use dictionaries.
Invitation (10 MP)
Persuade (10 MP)
Yell (12 MP)
Threaten (12 MP now only reduces 10 brave)
Preach (+5 faith)
Solution (-10 faith)
Crazy Talk (+Addle)
Insult
Mimic Daravon
Finger Guard (now blocks most monster status effect attacks)
Train
Monster Talk
Equip Gun
Monster Skill

Red Mage has innate weak and halve to all elements (which fixes elemental damage taken).
Barrier (+defend, protect, 3 CT, range 4, 1, 24 MP)
Esuna 2 (aka deathspell 2, removes all negative status, including curse, 4 CT, range 4, 1, 24 MP)
Golem (summoner spell but accuracy cut in half)
Foxbird
Aero3
Quake3
Flood3
Bio3 (learn from apanda only)
Curse (random hits, 2v3, target enemies only, 45 MP, instant, darkness elemental, 6.25% chance of adding curse).
10 HPC, 110 HPM, 11 MPC, 100 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 48 PAC, 95 PAM, 50 MAC, 115 MAM, 4 Move, 3 Jump, 12 C-EV, equips sword, rod, staff, book, and stick, wears medium equips (everything except knight armor). Level 8 WM/BM, Level 7 TM/Or

Advanced Jobs require spillover JP to master, or are dependent on jobs requiring spillover JP.

Lancers require level 6 in themselves, level 4 juggler, and level 8 squire to unlock.
Fire Breath (25 MP; MA*15, evadable)
Ice Breath (25 MP; MA*15, evadable)
Thunder breath (25 MP, MA*15, evadable)
Armor Break
Lancet (1v0, 35 MP, evadable, drain HP)
Jump (Range 5v5, Effect 1, 1/3 recoil damage, non-evadable, instant)
Dragon Spirit
Equip Spear
Equip Armor
Jump +2
Move in Water
All attacks are affected by addle.  MPC is 28 and MPM is 90.

Swordmaster require level 6 in themselves, level 4 geomancer, and level 8 squire to unlock.
Weapon Break
Accumulate (10 MP)
Praise (+5 Brave)
Greased Bolt (Require sword, 100% accuracy, non-evadable, cancels most reaction abilities, 1v1, 10 MP)
Multi-hit (May repeatedly hit, require sword, evadable, 1v1, 20 MP)
Sharp Hit (25% chance critical damage, not effective against bosses or undead, require sword, evadable, 1v1, 25 MP)
Counter
Equip Katana
Equip Sword
Walk on Water
Move +1
12 HPC, 95 HPM, 22 MPC, 95 MPM, 90 SPC, 120 SPM, 45 PAC, 118 PAM, 55 MAC, 75 MAM, 4 Move, 3 Jump, 5 C-EV, equips knife, sword, knight's sword, katana, ninja knife, wears only light equips (no robes or armor).

Thief now requires level 5 juggler, level 7 swordmaster, and level 4 archer and has ninja stats and euqips. They lost steal gil and steal EXP and gained mug (3 MP, weapon damage + 25% steal gil), steal attention (MA+50%, Cancel: defend, charge, perform), and speed break (20 MP).  They now have speed save, two swords, move +2, and gilgame heart.

Samurai
Abilities Lost:
Asura
Koutetsu
Abilities Changed:
Heaven's Cloud's power was reduced.  Now holy elemental.
Kikuichimoji's power was reduced.  Now fire elemental.
Muramasa's is now Range: 1v3, Effect: 2v3, target enemy.  Now darkness elemental.
Murasame's effectiveness was halved.  Bizen Boat now procs protect/shell.  Kiyomori now procs haste/regen.  All such spells work are now Range: 1v1, Effect: 2v1, but doesn't affect the self.
Masamune now inflicts the MP damage bizen boat with Y = 12.
Chirijiraden is now fire elemental.
R/S/M:
Counter Slash (counter at ~1.5x strength, only if sword is equipped)
A Save
Two Hands
Jump +3
MPM is 50; MPC is 15.  Requires level 5 geomancer, level 7 lancer, and level 4 monk.

Berserker is male-only.
Triple Attack (10 MP)
Fury (+Berserk and Haste Status)
Gather Power (25 MP)
Prepare (20 MP; +Protect/Shell to self, instant)
Cheer Up (Same range as heal, Cancel: Addle, Berserk, Confuse)
Downsize (deals 50% of target HP, 1v0, 40 MP; not effective against bosses or undead)
Bonecrusher (I don't like the name meatbone slash, which doesn't make too much sense)
Move MP-UP
Move +3
Ignore Height
10 HPC, 120 HPM, 15 MPC, 85 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 40 PAC, 120 PAM, 50 MAC, 80 MAM, 4 Move, 4 Jump, 0 C-EV, equips sword, knight's sword, axe, and lance, wears only light equips (no robes or armor). Level 7 Thief/Samurai/Swordmaster/Lancer.

Performer is female-only.
Wiznaibus (4 CT, 5 MP, 75% accuracy)
Witch hunt (4 CT, 5 MP, 75% accuracy)
Life song (4 CT, 5 MP, 75% accuracy)
Angel song (4 CT, 20 MP, effectiveness cut by 3/4, no self-heal, 75% accuracy)
Battle Song (6 CT, 15 MP)
Magic Song (6 CT, 15 MP)
Polka Polka (6 CT, 15 MP)
Disillusion (6 CT, 15 MP)
Cheer Song (8 CT, 20 MP)
Slow Dance (8 CT, 20 MP)
Nameless Song (8 CT, 25 MP)
Nameless Dance (8 CT, 25 MP)
Last Song (10 CT, 28 MP, 50% accuracy)
Last Dance (10 CT, 28 MP, 50% accuracy)
Damage Split
Move +3
Move-MP UP
Move +3
Fly
13 HPC, 110 HPM, 20 MPC, 110 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 50 PAC, 115 PAM, 50 MAC, 115 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 5 C-EV, equips knife, cloths, instrument, wears only light equips. Level 7 Summoner, Mediator, Lancer, Swordmaster

Alchemist, has MP Switch, equip change, teleport, and Maintenance. Can equip everything, but will lose the items after battle; can be used as a money sink or amplifier.
Will mimic attack, item, draw out, and throw commands.
6 HPC, 140 HPM, 11 MPC, 100 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 11 PAC, 100 PAM, 11 MAC, 100 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 0 C-EV, equips everything. Level 7 Chemist, Juggler, Samurai.  Immune to invite and charm.

All the special squires have counter instead of counter tackle.

Beowulf => Naturalist (innate magic attack up, defense up, move on lava, walk on water):
Eruption (Fire and Earth Elemental 60 MP, 3 CT, Range 4, 3v3, Enemies Only, Add: Poison, Oil, Petrify, each with 25% chance; non-faith high magic damage)
Hailstorm (Ice and Wind Elemental 60 MP, 3 CT, Range: Map, All units except self, Add: Death Sentence, Slow, Stop, each with 25% chance; non-faith medium damage)
Flood (Water Elemental, 60 MP, 3 CT, Range 8, 8v3 linear, Add: Don't Move, Don't Act, Dead, each with 25% chance; non-faith high magic damage)
Thunderbolt (Lightning Elemental, 80 MP, 3 CT, Auto, 2vMap, hit self, Add: Confusion, Berserk, Addle, each with 25% chance, non-faith very high magic damage)
Fury
Nature Soul
Counter Flood
Defense UP
Any Ground
Any Weather
Attack UP
Monster Skill
Has Beowulf's original stats and equips, but cannot use anything associated with knights (no shield, armor, or knight's sword). Immune to invite.

Byblos => Fell Knight (Innate: secret hunt, counter) has Ophiuchus as zodiac sign (just like Serpentarius).
Night Sword (just like Gafgarion's attack, except yours costs 20 MP, is 3v0, and is evadable)
Dark Holy
Dark Sword (just like Gafgarion's attack, except yours costs 20 MP, is 3v0, and is evadable)
Shock (Range: 5v0, Effect 1, MaxHP-Current HP damage to target, 20 MP, evadable)
Blood Suck
Mind Ruin
Power Ruin
Magic Ruin
Speed Ruin (30 MP)
HP Restore
Attack UP
Move +3
Jump +3
A Save
Two Hands
12 HPC, 80 HPM, 20 MPC, 90 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 40 PAC, 140 PAM, 50 MAC, 100 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 0 C-EV, equips sword, knight's sword, axe, flail, wears all equip types except hats. Immune invite, dead, undead, blood suck, death sentence, absorb dark.

Reis => Blue Mage (innate monster talk, monster skill, move-HP UP, HP Restore) has spells that must all be learned from foes.
Choco Esuna (12 MP)
Mutilate (25 MP)
Dark Whisper (35 MP, target allies retained)
Look of the Devil (15 MP)
Self Destruct
Bad Breath (25 MP)
Sudden Cry (18 MP)
Throw Spirit (10 MP)
Spirit of Life (1.3 Version that heals HP/MP, 25 MP)
Odd Soundwave (15 MP)
Invitation
Nature Soul
Counter Flood
Damage Split
Magic ATtack UP
MAgic Defense UP
Move +3
Move in Water
Has Reis' stats, but with 4 move/jump and 25% C-EV (yes, she's meant to be your Cid character, but no, her skillsets are weaker). She can use knives, swords, and light equips. Immune to all negative status except curse and oil, but is also immune to float.

Rad the Brigand (+10 Faith than Vanila)
Accumulate (10 MP)
Dash (25% cancel charge, defend, perform)
Throw Stone (100% knockback)
Heal
Mug (3 MP, Require Sword, Damage + 25% Steal Gil)
Yell (12 MP)
Insult
Steal Weapon
Braver (5 MP, 2 CT, MA*18, materia blade only)
Finish Touch (10 MP, 5 CT, learn from enemies only, materia blade only)
Counter
Weapon Guard
Equip Armor
Defend
Secret Hunt
Move +1
10 HPC, 120 HPM, 11 MPC, 100 MPM, 100 SPC, 105 SPM, 50 PAC, 110 PAM, 50 MAC, 100 MAM, 4 Move, 3 Jump, 18 C-EV, equips knife, sword, flail, crossbow, shield, and light armor. Immune invite.

Lavian the Knight (+10 Brave from vanilla)
Shield Break
Head Break
Armor Break
Weapon Break
Stasis Sword (like Agrias' attack, but costs 25 MP, is Range: 2v1, Effect: 2v1, and is evadable--note, Agrias' attack is Ice Elemental in this game)
Split Punch (like Agrias' attack, but costs 25 MP, is Range: 3v2, Effect: 1, and is evadable--note, Agrias' attack is Dark Elemental in this game)
Magic Break
Crush Punch (like Agrias' attack, but costs 30 MP, is Range: 3v0, Effect: 1, and is evadable--note, Agrias' attack is weapon elemental)
Weapon Guard
Caution
Arrow Guard
Equip Sword
Defense UP
Move +1
9 HPC, 130 HPM, 28 MPC, 100 MPM, 100 SPC, 110 SPM, 40 PAC, 125 PAM, 50 MAC, 100 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 10 C-EV, equips sword, knight's sword, axe, flail, bow, and knight gear. Immune invite.

Alicia the Knight (+10 Brave from vanilla)
Shield Break
Blastar Punch (like Meliadoul's attack, but costs 20 MP, is 3v0, and is evadable--damage = Normal attack + 25% Headbreak)
Shellbust Stab (like Meliadoul's attack, but costs 25 MP, is 3v0, and is evadable--damage = Normal attack + 25% Armorbreak)
Hellcry Punch (like Meliadoul's attack, but costs 30 MP, is 3v0, and is evadable--damage = Normal attack + 25% Weaponbreak)
Power Break (15 MP, otherwise normal)
Mind Break (15 MP, otherwise normal)
Magic Break
Speed Break (20 MP, otherwise normal)
Weapon Guard
Defend
Catch
Equip Crossbow
Magic Defense UP
Move +1
9 HPC, 130 HPM, 28 MPC, 100 MPM, 100 SPC, 110 SPM, 40 PAC, 125 PAM, 50 MAC, 100 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 10 C-EV, equips sword, knight's sword, axe, flail, bow, and knight gear. Immune invite.

Worker 8 => Mog Summoner (Innate: Two Hands, monster skill, short charge, counter magic, float) will have a moogle sprite, but is human male in growth
Steal Attention
Steal Heart
Steal Accessory
Steal Armor
Steal Accessory
Moogle (of course)
Ifrit
Bahamut
Titan
Leviathan
Silf
Phoenix (100% revival spell, 50 MP, 8 CT, Range 4: 3v2, Modifier is 125)
Madeen
Speed Save
MA Save
Magic ATtack UP
Defense UP
Fly
Move +2
13 HPC, 100 HPM, 8 MPC, 125 MPM, 90 SPC, 130 SPM, 50 PAC, 90 PAM, 40 MAC, 125 MAM, 4 Move, 3 Jump, 25 C-EV, equips rod, staff, knife, light gear + robes. Immune to chicken and invite.

Boco => Star the Golden Chocobo (Innate: Defense UP, Magic Defense UP, Fly, Float, Counter), but you get him in chapter 4 only if certain conditions are met. Sprite and stat growths function like that of a monster.
Choco Attack
Choco Esuna (does everything the normal chocobo esuna spell does at 0 MP cost and removes frog and confuse like normal WM esuna)
Choco Ball
Choco Meteor
Choco Cure
Choco Feathers (cancel: Dead, Undead, Blood Suck, Death Sentence)
4 HPC, 108 HPM, 10 MPC, 150 MPM, 75 SPC, 136 SPM, 35 PAC, 150 PAM, 7 MAC, 105 MAM, 6 Move, 5 Jump, 25 C-EV. Immune invite, confuse, addle, blood suck, charm, and berserk.  Courtesy to Zozma for this idea.

Orlandu => (Nu Vou--when I get the sprite done) Illusionist (Innate: Teleport, Magic Defense UP, Magic ATtack UP, Maintenance), joins with his golden chocobo
Galaxy Stop (5 CT, 30 MP, 50+MA%)
Azoth (Range: Map, all enemies, 50+MA% sleep, 25 MP, 5 CT)
Eclipse (Range: Map, all enemies, 50+MA% blind, addle, confuse, 30 MP, 5 CT)
All Songs except life and nameless song; all dances except last and nameless dance.
HP Restore
Counter Magic
Auto-Potion
Short Charge
Move-HP UP
Move-MP UP
15 HPC, 75 HPM, 9 MPC, 180 MPM, 100 SPC, 50 SPM, 100 PAC, 100 PAM, 40 MAC, 180 MAM, 3 Move, 2 Jump, 0 C-EV, equips rod, staff, flail, instrument, book, stick, and light gear + robes. Immune invite.

Meliadoul => Death Knight (Innate: Move Underwater, Move-HP UP, HP Restore, Undead)
Drain Touch
Despair (Beowulf's attack, except here, it adds Curse and has no sword requirement)
Dark Chakra (Auto: 3v3, affect self, MA*15, dark elemental)
Head Break
Shield Break
Weapon Break
Armor Break
Magic Break
Counter
Attack UP
Defense UP
MAgic Attack UP
Magic Defense UP
Move +2
9 HPC, 145 HPM, 22 MPC, 100 MPM, 98 SPC, 115 SPM, 39 PAC, 120 PAM, 47 MAC, 120 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 0 C-EV, equips sword, knight's sword, and all equipment except hats and female-only gear. Immune to invite, confusion, addle, blood suck, re-raise, poison, regen, and charm. Cancels holy and absorbs fire.

Cloud => Soldier (in the FFTA sense)
Mind Break
Speed Break
Power Break
Magic Break
Heal
Wish
Greased Bolt (see above)
Downsize (not darkness elemental has MA+255% base chance to hit, but is evadable, otherwise the same)
Cross-Slash (10 MP, 3 CT, Range 2, 2v1, evadable, otherwise the same)
Blade Beam (10 MP, 3 CT, evadable, otherwise the same)
Omnislash (25 MP, 5 CT, Range 3, 3v2, evadable, learn from enemies only, otherwise the same)
Short Charge
Magic ATtack UP
Weapon Guard
Dragon Spirit
Critical Quick
Move +3
10 HPC, 125 HPM, 30 MPC, 85 MPM, 100 SPC, 100 SPM, 40 PAC, 123 PAM, 46 MAC, 120 MAM, 3 Move, 3 Jump, 20 C-EV, equips sword and light gear. Immune to invite.

Mustadio (same stats)
Leg Aim
Arm Aim
Seal Evil
Fire Shot
Eye Shot
Ultima Masher
Speed Save
Auto Potion
Caution
Equip Gun
Gained EXP-UP
Move +1

You don't get Malak, Agrias, or Rafa, but you get Lavian, Alicia, and Rad as specials instead.

Chocobo Class (No change)

Goblin family gained innate martial arts.  Concussion adds one of the following: Addle, Blind, Confuse, courtesy of 1.3.
Goblin (Mug, Concussion, Turn Punch, *Goblin Punch) has innate jump +1.
Black Goblin (Mug, Turn Punch, Goblin Punch, *Mutilate) has innate jump +2.
Gobbledeguck (Mug, Concussion, Goblin Punch, *Mutilate) has innate jump +2, move +1.

Panther family has Poison Nail, which is 3 range, courtesy of 1.3.  Lunge cancels charging, performing, and defending 100% of the time.
Panther (Scratch, Poison Nail, *Lunge) has innate move +1.
Cougar (Scratch, Poison Nail, Lunge, *Blaster) has innate move +2.
Vampire (Scratch, Poison Nail, Blaster, *Blood Suck--human version) has innate move +3 but cannot be invited.

Bomb family gained innate critical quick over counter (courtesy of 1.3).  Small Bomb now has 4 range, cannot be evaded, is fire elemental, uses an MA damage formula, and may add oil.
Bomb (Bite, Self Destruct, *Small Bomb)
Grenade (Bite, Self Destruct, Fire Attack, *Small Bomb)
Explosive (Bite, Self Destruct, Spark, *Small Bomb)

Squidlarken family gained innate counter flood and magic attack up over counter (courtesy of 1.3).  Cannot be invited.  Black ink now adds one of the following: Addle, Blind, Confuse, courtesy of 1.3. De-Power has 4 CT and lowers PA by 8.
Pisco Demon (Tentacle, Black Ink, *Odd Soundwave)
Squidlarken (Tentacle, Black Ink, Odd Soundwave, *Mind Blast)
Mindflare (Tentacle, Black Ink, Mind Blast, *De-Power)

Skeleton family gained innate HP Restore over counter (courtesy of 1.3). Can no longer be invited.  Thunder Soul has a 25% chance of adding don't act. Aqua Soul has a 25% chance of adding slow. Ice Soul has a 25% chance of adding stop. Wind Soul has a 25% chance of adding addle.
Skeleton (Throw Spirit, Thunder Soul, Aqua Soul, *Dark Chakra) has move +1.
Bone Snatch (Throw Spirit, Ice Soul, Aqua Soul, *Dark Chakra) has move +2.
Living Bone (Throw Spirit, Ice Soul, Wind Soul, *Dark Chakra) has move +2, jump +1.

Ghoul family gained innate damage split over counter.  Voodoo deals fixed 999 darkness elemental damage.
Ghoul (Throw Spirit, Zombie Touch, *Demi) has initial: haste.
Ghost (Throw Spirit, Zombie Touch, Demi, *Sleep Touch) has initial: haste.
Revenant (Throw Spirit, Sleep Touch, Drain Touch, *Voodoo) cannot be invited, and has permanent: haste.

Ahriman family gained speed save over counter. Can no longer be invited.  Circle now deals what De-Power does to PA, except to MA. Yes, threaten and DS are exactly what mediators have.
Flotiball (Wing Attack, Threaten, *Death Sentence)
Ahriman (Wing Attack, Threaten, Look of the Devil, *Death Sentence)
Plague (Wing Attack, Look of the Devil, Death Sentence, Circle)

Minotaur family gained bonecrusher over counter. They cannot be invited.
Bull Demon (Axe Hit, Gather Power, Wave Around, *Blow Fire) gained move +1.
Minitaurus (Axe Hit, Downsize, Gather Power, *Blow Fire) gained jump +1.
Sacred (Axe Hit, Mimic Titan, Gather Power, *Blow Fire) gained move +2.

Hawk family gained hamedo over counter.
Juravis (Scratch Up, Beak, *Feather Bomb)
Steel Hawk (Scratch Up, Feather Bomb, Beak, *Wind Soul)
Cocatrice (Scratch Up, Beak, Feather Bomb, *Beaking) cannot be recruited.

Uribo family are now the lamia family! These are ultra-rare. They gained abandon (with global C-EV, you should be afraid) over counter. They cannot be invited.  Snake Carrier has 25% slow. Kiss of Death deals 100% DS and charm, regardless of gender. Poison Frog, Hurricane, and Azoth are the same as on the Nu Vou Illusionist and Elibdis.
Lamia (Snake Carrier, Kiss of Death, *Poison Frog)
Lilith (Snake Carrier, Kiss of Death, Poison Frog, *Hurricane)
Succubus (Snake Carrier, Kiss of Death, Poison Frog, *Azoth)

Dryad family has fixed Move-HP UP over counter. They cannot be invited.
Woodman (Leaf Dance, Spirit of Life, Protect Spirit, *Calm Spirit) has dragon spirit.
Trent (Leaf Dance, Spirit of Life, Calm Spirit, *Protect Spirit) has dragon spirit.
Taiju (Leaf Dance, Protect Spirit, Calm Spirit, *Revival Spirit) has regenerator.
Spirit of Life = Revival of HP/MP, Calm Spirit adds astra, Protect Spirit adds protect/shell, and Revival Spirit revives the dead at 20% maxHP.

Murbol family has magic defense up over counter.
Murbol (Tentacle, Lick, *Odd Soundwave) has caution.
Ochu (Tentacle, Goo, Odd Soundwave, *Bad Breath) has caution
Great Murbol (Tentcale, Bad Breath, Odd Soundwave, *Murbol Virus) has blade grasp and cannot be invited (has ultimate atavism).
Goo adds stop, don't act, and don't move.
Lick adds protect and reflect.

Behemoth family has A Save and defense up over counter. They cannot be invited.
Behemoth (Stab Up, Sudden Cry, Lifebreak, *Giga Flare)
King Behemoth (Stab Up, Sudden Cry, Lifebreak, *Hurricane)
Dark Behemoth (Stab Up, Sudden Cry, Giga Flare, *Ulmagest)

Dragon family has MA Save and jump +3 over counter. They cannot be invited.
Yellow Dragon (Lunge, Tail Swing, Thunder Breath, *Holy Breath) halves both ice and fire.
Ice Dragon (Lunge, Tail Swing, Ice Breath, *Holy Breath).
Fire Dragon (Lunge, Tail Swing, Fire Breath, *Holy Breath).
Thunder, Ice, Fire, and Holy Breath are as strong as they are in 1.3 (MA*15 and MA*24 respectively).

Tiamat family has counter magic over counter. They cannot be invited.
Hyudra (Triple Attack, *Triple Breath)
Hydra (Triple Attack, Triple Flame, Triple Thunder, *Triple Breath)
Tiamat (Triple Breath, Triple Flame, Triple Thunder, *Dark Whisper)
Triple Flame and Triple Thunder are now equally powerful (MA*24).

The Bio skillset gained Demi, Demi2, and Demi3 (75% HP reduction--darkness elemental, 7 CT, 50 MP, 4 range, 2v4). All 4 demon classes absorb darkness.
Energy now heals 1/5th of maximum HP and adds protect and shell. Now costs 20 MP. (Monster) Shock has Range 8, effect 1, non-evadable. Now costs 20 MP. So does parasite and difference.
Worker 7 has Self-Destruct (courtesy of 1.3), Thunder Arm (super powerful), Dispose (the same), Fire Breath (linear attack), and crush (25% dead). Only dispose causes recoil damage now. Worker 7 now has innate haste, regen, reflect, protect, and shell by virtue of his wonder-armor.

A Save (Keep...though I'd like to cap this)
M Save (Keep...though I'd like to cap this)
Speed Save (Keep...though I'd like to cap this)
Sunken State (Keep)
Caution (Keep...though a 100% activation would be nice)
Dragon Spirit (Keep, but only if activated by high faith and/or critical HP)
Regenerator (Keep, but it should be activated by high faith; this will add the empty status, S-Regen which heals HP and MP, but will share Regen's CT timer)
Brave Up (Keep, only because I boosted it to +10)
Faith Up (Keep, only because I boosted it to +10)
HP Restore (Keep, but I may boost critical to less than 25% of maxHP)
MP Restore (Delete...this is stupid and will be replaced with Matra Counter, which switches HP and MP of the user if HP is at critical)
Critical Quick (Keep)
Bonecrusher (Keep)
Counter Magic (Keep...though beserked mages shouldn't be able to use it)
Counter Slash (Reworking so it'll only activate against what hamedo does, but would function like counter at 1.5x damage...will add a CT penalty to this though)
Counter Flood (Keep...though a CT penalty will be added)
Absorb Used MP (Keep...set activation to 100%)
Gilgame Heart (Delete...this is stupid and will be replaced with Faith Down, which lowers faith by 10 when hit by magic)
Reflect (Will actually add reflect if hit by magic)
Auto Potion (Keep...though there should be a CT penalty)
Counter (Keep...though a CT penalty will be added)
Last Berserk (If unit is critical, add haste and berserk.)
Distribute (Keep)
MP Switch (Keep...though I will add a check so that if Damage > curMP, the excess damage goes to HP...otherwise, it's really broken)
Damage Split (Keep...though a MP penalty will be added)
Weapon Guard (Keep)
Status Guard (Keep)
Abandon (Rework...have it set C-EV to 60% [recall I'm using Zodiac's global C-EV hack])
Catch (Delete...this is too trivial and will be replaced with Magic Guard, which sets W-EV as magic evasion the way shields have SM-EV.)
Sharihadori (Keep, but nerfed)
Range Guard (Keep, but boosted...likely to incorporate catch's effect as well.)
Hamedo (Keep, but add CT penalty and change pre-emption to first strike)
Equip X (Keep)
Half of MP (Keep)
Gained EXP UP (Delete...this is useless in battle itself and will be replaced with Turbo MP, which doubles magic cost and damage for non-status spells that use MA...may be difficult to hack properly)
Gained JP UP (Delete...this is useless in battle itself and will be replaced with Blood Magic, which uses twice the MP cost of a spell in HP in place of MP costs)
XXX UP (Keep)
Concentrate (Keep)
Train/Secret Hunt (Should be merged into one skill.)
Martial Arts (Keep)
Monster Talk/Skill (Should be merged into one skill...what I'm reworking is talk skill so it will affect monsters at less of a rate than it would humans...monster talk would simply make the rates equal)
Throw Item (Keep...even if we delete chemist)
Maintenance (Keep)
Two XXX (Keep...though this will be subject to discussion, because it is broken)
Boost (FFM's idea of boosting all damage...by 20%)
Guard (Reduces all incoming damage...by 20%)
Defend (Delete...no one uses this.  If you want to use this as an action, use Warn, which now affects the entire party.  Replacing with Vehemence, toned down to a 33% boost.)
Equip Change (Delete...no one uses this and can bug the game.  Will replace with Defender, which cuts damage taken/dealt by 33%.)
Quick Strike (If unit only attacks, CT is reset to 40.)
Short Charge (Keep...but should include archer charges and dances [which are mostly enemy only])
Non-Charge (Keep...but should include archer charges and dances [which are mostly enemy only])
Extend (All status effects last 50% longer)
Curtail (All status effects last 50% shorter)
Infinite Energy (Ignores CT checks for counter abilities)
Quick Boost (The difference in speed is added to the XA of select weapons [I'm thinking longbow and knife because they need the most help, but I guess this could apply to all weapons].)
Move +1 (Keep)
Move +2 (Should be Move/Jump +1)
Move +3 (Should be Move +2)
Jump +1 (Should be Range +1 on non-melee weapons and spells)
Jump +2 (Should be Range/Jump +1 on non-melee weapons and spells)
Jump +3 (Should be Range +2 on non-melee weapons and spells)
Ignore Height (Delete...made obsolete by fly and teleport, will be replaced by Quick Step, which sets CT to 40 if a unit only moves.)
Move-HP UP (Keep)
Move-MP UP (Keep)
Move JP UP (Delete...useless in battle, will be replaced by Move-Restore, which clears all status effects if the unit moves.)
Move EXP UP (Delete...useless in battle, will be replaced by Move-Vitalize, which heals 1/8th of maxHP and maxMP to a unit upon movement.)
Cannot Enter Water (Keep...only because some monsters have it)
Teleport (Keep...with FFM's hacks of course...I'll probably restrict it to no more than 3 squares beyond base move.)
Teleport II (Keep...enemy only)
Any Weather/Ground (Reworked...Terrain Mastery, which will add 1 Move, grant Ignore Height's no fall penalty, and the nullification of weather bonuses...don't worry though, this hack will be last because I intend to add more weather bonuses to make this worthwhile)
Move on Lava/Move Underwater/Move on Water/Walk on Water (Reworked...Move on Liquid, which will allow movement over water and lava.)
Float (Keep)
Fly (Keep...likely with a +10 C-EV and +1 Speed boost to make it even with teleport)
Silent Walk (Going to make it Always: Invisible)
Move-Find Item (Keep...even if we delete chemist...might make it also boost final accuracy by 10% for having sharp eyes)
Flee (FFM's idea...should add 3 move though, and activate on critical, frog, and chicken)
Hold Ground (Always: Defend, negates critical and push back)
Crazy Charge (If Berserk, Move +3.)
Time Flow (If Hasted, Move/Range +1; if Slowed, Move -2)

01[11:26] <Dokurider> So fdc
[11:26] <formerdeathcorps> yes?
01[11:26] <Dokurider> It just occurred to me that every plot idea
01[11:26] <Dokurider> could be combined into one
[11:26] <formerdeathcorps> Probably
01[11:26] <Dokurider> Although the spy one might be harder to do
[11:27] <formerdeathcorps> Can you make a post on what you mean?
01[11:27] <Dokurider> Yeah, ok
[11:39] <formerdeathcorps> You and that newb mekk_pilot's got me thinking
[11:39] <formerdeathcorps> what if we make some more radical mechanics changes?
[11:39] <formerdeathcorps> Brave => Morale
[11:39] <formerdeathcorps> Faith => Constitution
[11:40] <formerdeathcorps> Jump => Agility
01[11:40] <Dokurider> Well, I don't know what Morale would do
01[11:40] <Dokurider> But I'm for striking out Faith
01[11:40] <Dokurider> For whatever Constitution would do
[11:45] <formerdeathcorps> Morale is Brave except without the positive effects
[11:45] <formerdeathcorps> 0 morale means your soldier leaves and never returns
[11:45] <formerdeathcorps> Each turn a unit is inflicted with a negative status effect
[11:45] <formerdeathcorps> they lose 1 morale
[11:45] <formerdeathcorps> double for death.
[11:46] <formerdeathcorps> *dying loses 5 and each turn on the ground is 2
[11:46] <formerdeathcorps> every time a unit kills someone, they gain 5 points of morale
[11:46] <formerdeathcorps> higher morale = more status resistance
[11:46] <formerdeathcorps> Constitution is the amount of weight a unit can carry without being encumbered
[11:46] <formerdeathcorps> meaning after that...the unit takes proportionate losses to move/jump/speed
[11:47] <formerdeathcorps> however, higher CON reduces SPD growth
01[11:48] <Dokurider> I suppose I should ask then, what do reactions run off of then?
[11:50] <formerdeathcorps> I'm not sure yet
[11:50] <formerdeathcorps> I may just delete them
[11:50] <formerdeathcorps> but I'm thinking this
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> all units have innate weapon guard and caution (triggered at 100%)
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> it'll be an evasion heavy game...
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> but...here's the thing
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> if you use an offensive counter
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> you forfeit the right to use weapon guard
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> or caution
[11:51] <formerdeathcorps> ditto with abandon
[11:52] <formerdeathcorps> wait no...abandon stacks
[11:52] <formerdeathcorps> but I'm obviously nerfing the power of these skills
01[11:52] <Dokurider> Maybe all reaction should trigger 100% of the time
[11:52] <formerdeathcorps> No
[11:53] <formerdeathcorps> Counter + heavy tank + AI not knowing counter = DEAD
01[11:53] <Dokurider> good point
[11:53] <formerdeathcorps> Actually..no
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> we can use this to classify
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> heavy counters
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> i.e. good ones
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> override BOTH weapon guard and caution
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> things like abandon override caution
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> obviously, I have to differentiate between defend
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> and abandon's effect
[11:54] <formerdeathcorps> but that's easy to do
[11:55] <formerdeathcorps> actually...no
[11:55] <formerdeathcorps> abandon overrides weapon guard
[11:56] <formerdeathcorps> because think...abandon is what a ninja does...even when his weapon isn't out
[11:56] <formerdeathcorps> or unshielded
[11:57] <formerdeathcorps> Here's what I'm thinking
[11:57] <formerdeathcorps> abandon doubles C-EV and turns it into A-EV
[11:57] <formerdeathcorps> but negates all other evades
[11:57] <formerdeathcorps> defend status doubles all your evades
[11:58] <formerdeathcorps> but evade is capped at 75% in the game
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> Nah...that's too high...I think
01[11:59] <Dokurider> So abandon negates everything, including mantles?
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> Yes
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> Wait...no
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> it doesn't
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> not mantles
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> but everything else
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> yes
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> it should just add 30 to C-EV
[11:59] <formerdeathcorps> and turn it into A-EV
[12:00] <formerdeathcorps> meaning that you have to check it twice
01[12:00] <Dokurider> And more than just Ninjas and Thieves can get some use out of it
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> yeah...so here's what we do with abandon
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> +30 C-EV
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> turns into A-EV
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> meaning that ultimately, the display screen shows the new A-EV and C-EV as zero
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> so if you have...say 20% A-EV and started with 30% C-EV
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> you get
[12:01] <formerdeathcorps> after abandon
[12:02] <formerdeathcorps> 68% A-EV
[12:03] <formerdeathcorps> yeah...doubled evasion sounds way too strong on defend
[12:04] <formerdeathcorps> especially when caution is 100%
[12:04] <formerdeathcorps> wait...should we do caution in reverse?
[12:04] <formerdeathcorps> as in...100% if hit from behind
[12:04] <formerdeathcorps> 50% if hit from side
[12:04] <formerdeathcorps> 25% from front?
01[12:05] <Dokurider> I still don't get how you got 68% from 20% and 30%
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> 30% C-EV
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> becomes 60% A-EV
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> stacked on top of 20% A-EV
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> so the overall A-EV
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> is 1 - 40% * 80%
[12:05] <formerdeathcorps> or 68%
01[12:06] <Dokurider> Oh, so you're adding 60% to A-Ev
[12:07] <formerdeathcorps> I add 60% to C-EV
[12:07] <formerdeathcorps> and turn it into A-EV
[12:08] <formerdeathcorps> so what does defend do now?
[12:08] <formerdeathcorps> doubling evasion on something like this...
[12:08] <formerdeathcorps> is broken
01[12:10] <Dokurider> ah, lunch time
01[12:10] <Dokurider> brb
[12:10] <formerdeathcorps> see you
01[12:20] <Dokurider> and I'm back
01[12:20] <Dokurider> Okay, how about this?
[12:20] <formerdeathcorps> mm?
01[12:20] <Dokurider> We reduce the amount defend just gives
01[12:20] <Dokurider> From doubling, to just 1.5?
01[12:20] <Dokurider> Or lower
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> actually...we could just have defend do something else
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> you get into a defensive stance
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> right?
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> that means you are prepared block an incoming attack
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> what if it doulbes hand evasions only?
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> i.e. W/S-EV?
[12:21] <formerdeathcorps> obviously, this means abandon now overrides it
01[12:22] <Dokurider> That
01[12:22] <Dokurider> could work
01[12:23] <Dokurider> Just anything but what 1.3 did with defend
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> that was awful
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> and made no sense
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> defend as a command
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> is retarded
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> I agree there
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> but caution is good
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> if innate
[12:24] <formerdeathcorps> 100% caution is nice.
01[12:26] <Dokurider> So about Consititution
01[12:26] <Dokurider> What adds to encumberance?
[12:27] <formerdeathcorps> all gear has weight
[12:29] <formerdeathcorps> if total weight exceeds CON, you take penalties to your SPD, JMP, and MOV
01[12:30] <Dokurider> And I'm guessing Armor is heavier than clothing
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> yes
01[12:30] <Dokurider> And once again, armor has to better superior to clothing
01[12:30] <Dokurider> or die
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> oh...don't worry
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> it will be
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> here's how it works
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> hats cap at +70 HP
[12:30] <formerdeathcorps> helmets at +180
[12:31] <formerdeathcorps> clothes at +100
[12:31] <formerdeathcorps> armor at +250
[12:31] <formerdeathcorps> max level is 50
[12:31] <formerdeathcorps> so armor literally is adding another layer of HP
[12:31] <formerdeathcorps> to a unit
[12:32] <formerdeathcorps> Armor will be the only things that add protect/shell/elemental resists as innates too
01[12:32] <Dokurider> that's good
[12:33] <formerdeathcorps> oh right...
[12:33] <formerdeathcorps> for each 3 points over the encumberance limit
[12:33] <formerdeathcorps> err...no
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> each point over reduces your SPM by 1
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> wait...that's dumb
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> that doesn't work
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> I'm thinking this
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> every three points over
[12:34] <formerdeathcorps> loses you 1 SPD
[12:35] <formerdeathcorps> every ten points loses  you one move and jump
01[12:36] <Dokurider> Oh yeah, if you're using Jump = Agility, you better adjust your evade numbers accordingly
[12:36] <formerdeathcorps> No, Doku, here's how it works
[12:36] <formerdeathcorps> all units have innate 4/4 move/jump
[12:36] <formerdeathcorps> but since equipping too much stuff reduces it...
01[12:36] <Dokurider> I'm referring to Abandon
[12:37] <formerdeathcorps> Oh right
[12:37] <formerdeathcorps> of course
[12:37] <formerdeathcorps> I'm norming everything at 4 Jump, of course
01[12:37] <Dokurider> Abandon + Stacked Jump = Havoc
[12:37] <formerdeathcorps> Right
[12:37] <formerdeathcorps> I'll look at your formula again and see what I need to adjust
01[12:38] <Dokurider> I use 8 as a divisor
01[12:39] <Dokurider> But you can use 10 if it proves too dramatic
[12:40] <formerdeathcorps> Right...there were the other oddities I was hoping to add
[12:40] <formerdeathcorps> Nature elemtn
[12:40] <formerdeathcorps> (Because we consolidate water/ice)
01[12:41] <Dokurider> Heretic, Eternal will let his passive aggressive rage rip thoughout FFH
[12:42] <formerdeathcorps> I don't care
[12:42] <formerdeathcorps> This is for my patch, afterall
01[12:42] <Dokurider> Steam isn't it's own element, why should Ice and Water be their own elements?
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> I know
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> it's something particular to Japan, I think
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> Pokemon does the same thing
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> I know for a fact China does not.
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> Water is water.
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> Ice was considered simply a mix of water and metal
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> as was...mercury and some other stuff
[12:43] <formerdeathcorps> if I recall
[12:47] <formerdeathcorps> Should we have MP mean something even for physicals?
01[12:50] <Dokurider> I like to think everything in FFT is supernatural in some way
01[12:50] <Dokurider> Or to be more lax, magical
[12:50] <formerdeathcorps> No, I mean MP be your mental reserves
[12:50] <formerdeathcorps> the way HP is your physical reserves
01[12:51] <Dokurider> So if either drops, you go down?
[12:52] <formerdeathcorps> I was thinking if MP goes to 0
[12:52] <formerdeathcorps> your unit falls asleep
[12:52] <formerdeathcorps> and each turn while asleep
[12:52] <formerdeathcorps> *and each clocktick while asleep
[12:52] <formerdeathcorps> you gain MP back
01[12:53] <Dokurider> Each Clocktick?
[12:53] <formerdeathcorps> so literally the sleep spell in the game is a MP destruction status
[12:53] <formerdeathcorps> yes
[12:53] <formerdeathcorps> So the idea is that you remain sleeping
[12:53] <formerdeathcorps> unless you take damage
[12:53] <formerdeathcorps> or MP is restored to full
[12:55] <formerdeathcorps> also...sleep is the only negative status
[12:55] <formerdeathcorps> that doesn't reduce morale
[12:55] <formerdeathcorps> (NOTE: critical is a negative status that reduces morale)
01[12:56] <Dokurider> Welp, better stock up on archers and range demoralize the enemy
[12:56] <formerdeathcorps> You can try that.
[12:56] <formerdeathcorps> except it's probably faster to just kill them
01[12:57] <Dokurider> But then I'll end up losing less moral myself
[12:57] <formerdeathcorps> Except you gain morale by scoring KOs
[12:58] <formerdeathcorps> lest you forget
01[12:58] <Dokurider> rez kill moral loop farm
[12:59] <formerdeathcorps> Point taken
[12:59] <formerdeathcorps> need to set a flag on a unit that has already died.
[12:59] <formerdeathcorps> so you can't gain more morale if you already killed them
01[12:59] <Dokurider> Or
01[12:59] <Dokurider> You could gain moral
01[13:00] <Dokurider> When you take a crystal/treasure
[13:00] <formerdeathcorps> oh...good idea
[13:00] <formerdeathcorps> that works too
[13:00] <formerdeathcorps> of course, mediators can raise morale too
01[13:00] <Dokurider> Might want to include something to counter cannibalizing
[13:01] <formerdeathcorps> Palette colors
[13:01] <formerdeathcorps> first of all, you can only gain it from human crystals
[13:01] <formerdeathcorps> and if the crystal is the palette of the player
[13:02] <formerdeathcorps> you gain 0 morale
[13:02] <formerdeathcorps> Notice that the enemy always has crystals a different color
[13:03] <formerdeathcorps> obviously move-gain-morale would be a nice move
[13:04] <formerdeathcorps> I could call it...happiness or something
01[13:05] <Dokurider> Bravado
[13:07] <formerdeathcorps> should I use the mechanics form Sybmols of Rage
[13:07] <formerdeathcorps> ?
[13:07] <formerdeathcorps> I.e. endurance for HP/MP?
[13:07] <formerdeathcorps> meaning that the lower your HP...the less your damage output
[13:07] <formerdeathcorps> and the lower your MP...the less accurate you become?
[13:08] <formerdeathcorps> lower as in % of maximum?
01[13:08] <Dokurider> Nah
[13:08] <formerdeathcorps> Yeah...though not
[13:08] <formerdeathcorps> it was too drastic
01[13:09] <Dokurider> It's a good idea, for a support or something
[13:09] <formerdeathcorps> That's not a good idea for a support
[13:09] <formerdeathcorps> unless you start at like 4/3x
[13:09] <formerdeathcorps> at maxHP
01[13:10] <Dokurider> but not how the system works
[13:10] <formerdeathcorps> and fall to 2/3x at near 0%
01[13:10] <Dokurider> yeah, like that
[13:11] <formerdeathcorps> actually, Doku
[13:11] <formerdeathcorps> I may just not tweak jump
[13:11] <formerdeathcorps> and instead create moves that boost your hit chance
[13:11] <formerdeathcorps> essentially, you can have above 100% hit
01[13:12] <Dokurider> You know, I was thinking about that the other day
01[13:12] <Dokurider> And I wondered how it could be implemented competitively
01[13:12] <Dokurider> versus concentrate
[13:13] <formerdeathcorps> here's the idea...
[13:13] <formerdeathcorps> if you are faster, you should get a boost to hit%
[13:13] <formerdeathcorps> slower does not mean a reduction, mind you
[13:13] <formerdeathcorps> but being faster should make it easier to hit
[13:13] <formerdeathcorps> that stops evasion tanking from becoming ridiculous
[13:14] <formerdeathcorps> except on ninjas...sadly
[13:14] <formerdeathcorps> because they'll have 7 jump and a ton of SPD
[13:14] <formerdeathcorps> the idea is that if the multiplied total is above 100%
[13:14] <formerdeathcorps> between evasion and hit chance
[13:14] <formerdeathcorps> the excess is your critical chance
01[13:15] <Dokurider> neat
[13:15] <formerdeathcorps> units start with 105% hit chance
[13:15] <formerdeathcorps> to simulate 100% + 5 crit
[13:16] <formerdeathcorps> the problem is that we're making speed too important
[13:16] <formerdeathcorps> I kind of want to avoid that
[13:16] <formerdeathcorps> mechanically
[13:16] <formerdeathcorps> even if it makes sense
01[13:17] <Dokurider> more penalities for speed
[13:17] <formerdeathcorps> Yeah...it's called crap HP
[13:17] <formerdeathcorps> and poor damage.
[13:18] <formerdeathcorps> so...we still need a way to increase hit chance
[13:18] <formerdeathcorps> and I want to avoid the "I'm at a higher level so I automatically get a higher hit chance"
[13:18] <formerdeathcorps> because that's not FFT
[13:18] <formerdeathcorps> that's what made Fire Emblem and TO really stupid
01[13:19] <Dokurider> Well, if you have a higher Jump, you get better hit chance
[13:20] <formerdeathcorps> Well...yeah...the ninja effect...but the problem should be obvious
[13:21] <formerdeathcorps> what if we gave lower morale a perk?
01[13:21] <Dokurider> Okay, then moral can do that
[13:21] <formerdeathcorps> namely...you get hit chance pluses if your morale is lower
[13:21] <formerdeathcorps> but you are more liable to status effects
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> speaking of which
01[13:23] <Dokurider> As long as my units don't bitch after every battle when they're low on morale
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> Constitution should be fixed
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> you can't increase/decreat it or change it during battle
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> except possibly by Innocent/Faith
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> which will now become...uhh...
[13:23] <formerdeathcorps> Giant and Mini?
01[13:24] <Dokurider> How about Unburden and Heavy
[13:24] <formerdeathcorps> except wait
[13:24] <formerdeathcorps> in battle...100 CON is a great thing
[13:24] <formerdeathcorps> you can equip a thief with armor
[13:25] <formerdeathcorps> use 100 CON and bam, you have a super-knight
[13:25] <formerdeathcorps> because recall, the effect of CON was on SPD growth
[13:25] <formerdeathcorps> on SPD in battle
[13:26] <formerdeathcorps> I'm thinking it needs to cut your move and jump in half
[13:26] <formerdeathcorps> to be fair
[13:26] <formerdeathcorps> err..just set it to 2/2
[13:26] <formerdeathcorps> and then mini gives you encumberance, but makes your move jump 6/6
[13:26] <formerdeathcorps> meaning that the encumberance is to SPD only
[13:27] <formerdeathcorps> but the effect is so much worse than slow
01[13:27] <Dokurider> Unless you come in naked
[13:27] <formerdeathcorps> or close to it
[13:27] <formerdeathcorps> yes
[13:28] <formerdeathcorps> but then your HP and damage is crap
01[13:28] <Dokurider> A cracked out Naked Ninja
[13:29] <formerdeathcorps> That will be Celia and Lede's new skillset
[13:29] <formerdeathcorps> for sure
[13:30] <formerdeathcorps> The 100 COn idea is fine
[13:31] <formerdeathcorps> the 0 CON one isn't
[13:31] <formerdeathcorps> because...well
[13:31] <formerdeathcorps> the speed reductions are too punishing
[13:31] <formerdeathcorps> virtually everyone will have like 1 SPD
[13:33] <formerdeathcorps> We need to cap SPD somewhere else
[13:33] <formerdeathcorps> how about at umm....4?
[13:34] <formerdeathcorps> recall slow is -33% SPD now
[13:34] <formerdeathcorps> and haste is straight up +3
[13:34] <formerdeathcorps> so it's like being level 1
[13:34] <formerdeathcorps> and slowed
01[13:36] <Dokurider> that would work
[13:37] <formerdeathcorps> Concentrate, I'm thinking...cannot be straight up + Hit
[13:37] <formerdeathcorps> because that boosts crit
[13:37] <formerdeathcorps> +100% hit
[13:38] <formerdeathcorps> is broken on all but the most evasive of unit
[13:38] <formerdeathcorps> because you're giving your units a 60% critical chance against normal evasion
01[13:39] <Dokurider> Remove the ability to crit, you give up crits to never miss
01[13:40] <Dokurider> A flat +50% accuracy
[13:40] <formerdeathcorps> or that...
01[13:40] <Dokurider> Or ignore all evasion except C-Ev
[13:40] <formerdeathcorps> yeah
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> But I think we should do something different
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> reducing evasion is nice.
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> because it is different than just adding accuracy
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> and makes overspec'd setups
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> like 30 morale ninja
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> with 15 SPD, 30 CON, and a ton of SPd gear
[13:47] <formerdeathcorps> with abandon and jump +3 useless
[13:48] <formerdeathcorps> that way...people make more reasonable and less extreme setups