equipment help

[Pickle Girl Fanboy]

This is my list of equipment mods.  I need help balancing the armors.

In this patch, there are three types of armors:
Heavy
Cloth
Mage

Armors provide elemental weaknesses and varying levels of resistances, starting/always/immune statuses, HP, MP and stat bonsues.  There are no longer all-status immune ribbons.  Each piece of armor has certain bonuses and penalties, but there is no way to gain immunity to all elements or all statuses, nor any way to get all positive status effects.  I did this because I was pissed off at the semi-random enemy equips, so I decided I needed to make a patch where all equipment is useful in some way but no peice of equipment makes any other obsolete (with exceptions made for shields and mantles, which are triple tiered).

The only problem?  I ran out of ideas, and organizing it is driving me nuts.

The first thing I need your help with is dividing Armor status effects into Head Only, Body Only, and Both.

For accessories, when I say it provides at least: ?? and then I have the item showing another bonus, what I mean is that every accessory of that type proved at least those bonuses, and the specific accessories listes provide the additional bonus listed next to it.

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RANDOM IDEAS

-Weapon Randomly casts Wish or uses formula 3C.

-Furious Angel -> Uses Formula 43 Dmg_(CasMaxHP-CasCurHP)NS -> A sword inhabited by a fallen angel.  It's rage increases with it's holder's health fails.
 -Tonberry Knife

-Smirking Demon -> Uses Formula 45 Dmg_(TarMaxHP-TarCurHP)NS -> A sword with an image of a smiling imp on it's hilt.  It's sharpness increases as the enemies' health decreases.
 -The Predator -> A weapon made from the corpse of a strange beast.  







-Available Item Attributes: 79

-8 Item Attributes used in Weapons

-27 Item Attributes used in Head Armor
 -9 Helmets
 -9 Hats
 -9 Ribbons

-27 Item Attributes used in Body Armor
 -9 Heavy Armors
 -9 Clothing Sets
 -9 Robes

-17 Item Attributes used in Accessories
 -6 Shoes
 -6 Armguards
 -5 Rings

NOTE:  Turn Unused abilites into unique weapon-specific ablilities with weird formulae.


-The point of this equipment redo is to change the enemies random equipment choices from a liability to an advantage.  If the player isn't properly equipped to fight a variety of scenarios, then s/he could be confronted by an unkillable enemy.
-This will also make break and steal much more useful.


Multi-Tiered
-Shields
-Cloaks

Non-Tiered
-All accessories besides Cloaks

Semi-Tiered or Multi-Tiered?
-Weapons
-Armors

In Vanilla, there are a total of 64 pieces of head and body armor.
So I should allow 10 of each:
Helms
Hats
Ribbons
Heavy Armors
Clothes
Robes
And then I'll have 4 left over to redistribute.
There's a problem with that.  If I make every Item unique, I won't have anywhere near enough Item Attributes.

-There don't need to be that many Wakizashi, considering Ninja's can use three different classes of weapons...
-But then again, Samurai will be allowed to equip wakizashi, so maybe there are enough of them...
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**Notes**
-You can do a lot with weapons, and save Item Attributes Slots, by messing around with damage formulae.
-8 Item Attributes used in Weapons
-8 Elemental Weapons in Total: 8 Rods, and 16 other weapons, 1 element only for each class of weapon.
      -Knife       : Ice
      -Ninja Blade : Dark
      -Sword       : Water
      -Axe         : Earth
      -Staff       : Holy
      -Flail       : Fire
      -Bow         : Wind
      -Polearm     : Lightning

      -Knight Sword : Lightning
      -Katana       : Water
      -Gun          : Holy
      -Crossbow     : Fire
      -Instrument   : Earth
      -Book         : Ice
      -Stick        : Wind
      -Cloth        : Dark

WEAPONS
-Can cast spells.
-Can cause status effects.
-Can use abilities.
-Can't be elemental, except for the 24 Elemental Weapons.

ARMORS
-Can have Always: Status.
-Can have Starting: Status.
-Can have Status Immunities, except:
 -Don't Move,
 -Don't Act, and
 -Silence.
-Can have Elements, except for Strengthen.

ACCESSORIES
-No accessory has Always: Status
-No accessory has Starting: Status.
-No accessory has Status Immunities, except:
  -Don't Move for Shoes,
  -Don't Act for Armguards, and
  -Silence for Rings.

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10 Knives
-Can be used 1 Handed or Duel Wielding.
-Squires, Chemists, Thieves, and Mediators can equip.


-Dagger          -> Stiletto          -> Adds KO 1/4 of the time.
-Mythril Knife   -> Kris              -> A knife with a wavy blade, ideal for slicing through muscle.  Adds Disable 1/4 of the time.
-Blind Knife     -> Knight Slayer     -> Adds Blind 1/4 of the time
-Mage Masher     -> Mage Masher       -> Adds Silence 1/4 of the time
-Platina Dagger  -> Magpie's Eye      -> Casts StealGil after every attack  (Based on Jewel Sword from Castlevania:SOTN)
-Main Gauche     -> Main Gauche       -> High Weapon Evade
-Orihalcum       -> Flint Edge        -> Adds Petrify 1/4 of the time.
-Assassin Dagger -> Assassin's Dagger -> Adds either Poison or Death Sentence 1/4 of the time
-Air Knife       -> Icicle            -> Ice Elemental, Strengthen Ice
-Zorlin Shape    -> Remove?
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8  Ninja Swords
-Can be used 1 Handed, 2 Handed, or Duel Wielded.
-Rename Wakizashi
-Ninja and Samurai can equip.


-Hidden Knife -> Dark Elemental, Strengthen Dark
-Ninja Knife  ->
-Short Edge   ->
-Ninja Edge   ->
-Spell Edge   ->
-Sasuke Knife ->
-Iga Knife    -> Remove?
-Koga Knife   -> Remove?
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14 Swords
-Can be used 1 Handed, 2 Handed, or Duel Wielding.
-Squires, Knights, Thieves, and Geomancers can equip.
-Too many?
-Gurthang -> Gets stronger when bloodied?
-Scimitar -> Preffered weapon of the Riskbreakers.  Very powerful, nearly no weapon evasion.
-Living Sword, or Sword Familiar, or Organic Sword?:  Some non-status attack?


-Broad Sword    ->
-Long Sword     -> Crissaegrim -> Randomly attacks again.
-Iron Sword     ->
-Mythril Sword  ->
-Blood Sword    ->
-Coral Sword    ->
-Ancient Sword  ->
-Sleep Sword    ->
-Platinum Sword ->
-Diamond Sword  ->
-Ice Brand      -> Water Elemental, Strengthen Water -> Serpent Brand
-Rune Blade     ->
-Nagrarok       ->
-Materia Blade  ->
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5  Knight's Swords
-Can only be used 2 Handed.
-Rename Greatswords
-Knights and Geomancers.
-Cloud can use them too?
-Very powerful, usually have very good weapon evade.


-Defender       -> Defender ->
-Save the Queen -> Lightning Elemental ->
-Excalibur      -> Excalibur II
-Ragnarok       -> Ragnarok
-Chaos Blade    -> Ultima Weapon
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10 Katanas
-Can be used 1 Handed, 2 Handed, or Duel Wielded.
-Only Samurai can equip.
-Must keep this number of Katanas.  Maybe give each Katana attributes corresponding to their Iaido?
-Bizen Boat: Absorbs Enemy MP?  Damages Enemy MP?
-Murasame: Heals HP
-Muramasa: Absorbs HP

-Asura Knife    ->
-Koutetsu Knife ->
-Bizen Boat     -> Damages MP?  Randomly casts Dark Sword?
-Murasame       -> Heals HP
-Heaven's Cloud ->
-Kiyomori       ->
-Muramasa       -> Absorbs HP
-Kikuichimoji   -> Water Elemental
-Masamune       ->
-Chirijiraden   ->
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3  Axes
-Can only be used 2-Handed.
-Squires and Thieves can equip.
-Could use a few more, if you can think of a good effect.
-Shai-Halud:  Earth Elemental, Strengthen: Earth (Use same item attribute as earth rod.)
-Randomly uses an ability which can knock back?
 -37 Dmg_(Rdm(1..Y)*PA)NS


-Battle Axe -> Long Range?                       -> Tomahawk     -> A throwing axe.
-Giant Axe  -> Earth Elemental, Strengthen Earth -> Shai-Halud   -> An axe made from a Maker's tooth.
-Slasher    ->
-           ->
-           ->
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8  Rods
-Can be used 1 Handed, 2 Handed, or Dual Wielded.
-Wizards, Time Mages, Summoners, and Calculators can equip.
-8 Item Attributes used.
Rod         -> Fire Rod     -> Fire Elemental    -> Strengthen Fire
Thunder Rod -> Blizzard Rod -> Ice Elemental     -> Strengthen Blizzard
Flame Rod   -> Thunder Rod  -> Thunder Elemental -> Strengthen Thunder
Ice Rod     -> Water Rod    -> Water Elemental   -> Strengthen Water
Poison Rod  -> Earth Rod    -> Earth Elemental   -> Strengthen Earth
Wizard Rod  -> Wind Rod     -> Wind Elemental    -> Strengthen Wind
Dragon Rod  -> Dark Rod     -> Dark Elemental    -> Strengthen Dark
Faith Rod   -> Holy Rod     -> Holy Elemental    -> Strengthen Holy
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8  Staffs
-Can be used 1 Handed, 2 Handed, or Dual Wielded.
-Priests, Oracles, Summoners, and Calculators can equip.
-Need fewer rods or more interesting effects and attributes.
-Move all oddball rod effects to here.
-Mercy Staff?  Faith Staff?
-Petrified Oak Staff?  Starting Status: Petrified, Status Inflict: Petrify or Random Attack: Petrify
-Gravity Staff?
-Healing Staff?


-Oak Staff     ->
-White Staff   -> Holy  Elemental, Strengthen Holy
-Healing Staff -> Heals HP
-Rainbow Staff -> Reflect Staff?  Always: Reflect? and Cast Reflect?
-Wizard Staff  ->
-Gold Staff    ->
-Mace of Zeus  ->
-Sage Staff    ->
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4  Flails
-Can be used 1 Handed 2 Handed, or Duel Wielded.
-Squires, Thieves, and Ninjas can equip.
-Don't know what to think of these.
-Just give them specific attacks and inflict statuses to cause.
-Maybe one more.  Or two more.
-Shooting Star:  Randomly use Chocobo Meteor.


-Flail         ->
-Flame Whip    -> Fire Elemental, Strengthen Fire -> Shooting Star ->
-Morning Star  ->
-Scorpion Tail ->
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6  Guns
-Can be used 1 Handed or 2 Handed.
-Chemists and Archers can equip.
-Change range from 8 to 7.
-Too many?  No more than Three guns?
-Make all of them optional Two Handed.


-Romanda Gun -> Holy Elemental, Strengthen Holy  -> Silvertooth        -> A weapon designed to fire silver bullets.
-Mythril Gun ->                                  -> Scattergun         -> (some kind of half-assed shotgun?)
-Stone Gun   -> Range of 9, Low Power            -> Marksman's Delight ->
-Blaze Gun   -> Range of 3 or 4, Very High Power -> Hand Cannon(?)     ->
-Glacier Gun ->
-Blast Gun   ->
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6  Crossbows
-Can be used 1 Handed or 2 Handed.
-Archers and Ninja can equip.
-change attack type from Direct to Arc?
-change range from 4 to 5?
-Too Few?
-Numbers are fine.  Give each a different added attack or inflict status.

-Subtle Needle: Random Shadow Stitch?


-Bow Gun      -> Fire Elemental, Strengthen Fire -> Phosphor Bow       -> A crossbow specially made to fire bolts which explode on contact.
-Night Killer -> Adds Dark                       -> Knight Killer      -> Developed in Romanda during the Fifty-Year War to counter the Royal Armored Calvary Regiment.
-Cross Bow    -> Randomly Attacks Again          -> Repeating Crossbow -> Can load and fire two bolts one after another.
-Poison Bow   -> Adds Poison                     -> Poacher's Bow      -> A crossbow favored by enterprising huntsman the world over.
-Hunting Bow  -> Strongest Crossbow              -> Beastslayer Bow    -> Especially made for felling monstrous beasts.  Much more powerful than standard bows.
-Gastrafitis  -> Range of 6                      -> Gastrafitis        -> A radical new design, capable of shooting as far as a standard longbow.
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9  Bows
-Can only be used 2 handed.
-Archers and Samurai can equip.
-change range from 5 to 6?
-More attributes, effects?
-Reduce numbers by one or two.
-Give higher attack than Crossbows.
-Make them available later than Crossbows.
-Heart Seeker:  Either Steals Heart or Adds Charm.  A replica of Lady Kikka's bow.


-Long Bow      ->
-Silver Bow    ->
-Ice Bow       ->
-Lightning Bow -> Random: Choco Meteor             -> Chocobow -> A bow made exclusively from Chocobo parts.
-Windslash Bow -> Wind  Elemental, Strengthen Wind ->
-Mythril Bow   ->
-Ultimus Bow   -> Artemis Bow, Stag Killer?  
-Yoichi Bow    -> Unicorn Horn?
-Perseus Bow   -> **** Bow ->  A bow made to shoot arrows shaped like...
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3  Harps
-Can only be used 2 Handed.
-Only Bards can equip.
-Change attack type from Direct to Arc?
-Change range from 3 to 4?
-Too few?
-Four or Five seem like good numbers.
-What an odd weapon.  Needs a correspondingly odd effect.  Maybe reference modded perfumes?
-Marlboro Strings: stringed with Marlboro Tentacles, produces same effects as Bad Breath.  Or Morbol Germ?


-Ramia Harp     -> Cecile's Strings -> A harp which belonged to a young girl in a distant land.  -> Add: Innocent.
-Bloody Strings -> Bloodstring Harp -> Absorbs HP
-Fairy Harp     -> Sidhe Harp -> Add Separate Random: Charm, Confusion
-               -> Dream of the Dryad -> Earth  Elemental -> An instrument sacred to the Great Mother, who lies dreaming in the cradle of summer.
-               -> The Abomination  -> A fearful harp, mentioned in the Necronomicon, which produces unspeakable music to awaken the Old One.  Add Random Separate: Undead, Invite, Blind, Confusion, Oil, Poison, Doom ->
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4  Books
-Can only be used 1 Handed.
-Time Mage and Calculator can equip.  Mediator should be able to equip too... can they?
-change range from 3 to 4?
-Definately too few.  Could work some interesting effects into these bitches.
-Need about 1 or two more.
-Holy Tome:  
-Cast spells?

-Battle Dictionary  -> A book made of magicked sheets of ice.  The story of an ice elemental's love affair with a mortal man, which ended with... -> Ice Elemental
-Monster Dictionary -> The Historian -> A book about a Vampire Lord in a distant land.  Add: Vampire.
-Papyrus Plate      -> Valmont -> The life, adventures, death, and progeny of a noblmen.  Add: Charm, Invite.
-Madlemgen          -> Deneb's Diary -> DO NOT OPEN!  It's mine! (heart) -> Add: Frog.
-                   -> Professor Daravon's Lecuture Notes -> zzzzzz... -> Add: Sleep
-                   ->
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8  Polearm
-Can be used 1 Handed or 2 Handed.
-Lancers and Samurai can equip.
-Seem kind of bland.
-Trident.
-Maybe allow them to penetrate two units in a row?
-Allow Samurai to use these.
-Gungnir:  Thunder Elemental, Strengthen Thunder (use same Item Attributes as Thunder Rod)
-Devil's Tongue: Absorbs HP

-Javelin        ->
-Spear          ->
-Mythril Spear  ->
-Partisan       ->
-Oberisk        ->
-Holy Lance     -> Gungnir -> Lightning  Elemental, Strengthen Lightning
-Dragon Whisker ->
-Javelin II     ->
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8  Pole
-Can be used 1 Handed or 2 Handed.
-Oracles and Calculators can equip.
-Slightly less boring than spears.

-Dispel Stick:


-Cypress Rod   -> Water Elemental
-Battle Bamboo ->
-Musk Rod      ->
-Iron Fan      ->
-Gokuu Rod     ->
-Ivory Rod     ->
-Octagon Rod   -> Floppy Pole -> A... uniquely shaped Pole...
-Whale Whisker ->
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4  Bags

-C Bag  -> Move to
-FS Bag -> Move to
-P Bag  -> Move to
-H Bag  -> Move to
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3  Cloths
-Need more of these.  Could get some interesting effects in here.
-Need one more.
-Minerva/Athena/Arachne???
-Chance to add Immobilize?
-Randomly cast various spells that cause immobilize?
-All have a chance to add immobilize.

-Persia      -> Black Silken Cord -> Dark Elemental -> A length of fine, strong silk.  The preferred weapon of female assassins.
-Cashmere    ->
-Ryozan Silk ->
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3  Shuriken
-Need more.  Poisoned, add Blind, add Death, all sorts of goodies here.
-A great way to give the Ninja more options.
-Water, Earth, Wind, Dark, Holy?
-What should you use for names?

-Shuriken       -> High Power     -> Black Death      -> A four-pointed throwing star.
-Magic Shuriken -> Dark Elemental -> Star of R'lyeh   -> A shuriken covered with strange writing in an incomprehensible language.
-Yagyu Darkness -> Holy Elemental -> Belmont Shuriken -> A shuriken engraved with the image of a foreign saint.
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3  Elemental Bombs

Fire Bomb      ->
Water Bomb     ->
Lightning Bomb ->
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15 Shields  (don't require item attributes for evasion)
     >5 Physical
     >5 Magical
     >5 Balanced
-Riot Shield: Low Tier Physical Resist
-Where did I steal this from again?  I need to give credit...

Eschutcheon     -> PE:16 ME:04 ->   1200 ->  5 -> Chpt 1 - Enter Igros ->
Buckler         -> PE:04 ME:16 ->   1200 ->  5 -> Chpt 1 - Enter Igros ->
Bronze Shield   -> PE:10 ME:10 ->   1200 ->  5 -> Chpt 1 - Enter Igros ->
Round Shield    -> PE:24 ME:04 ->   3500 -> 16 -> Chpt 2 - Save Ovelia ->
Mythril Shield  -> PE:04 ME:24 ->   3500 -> 16 -> Chpt 2 - Save Ovelia ->
Gold Shield     -> PE:14 ME:14 ->   3500 -> 16 -> Chpt 2 - Save Ovelia ->
Ice Shield      -> PE:32 ME:04 ->  10000 -> 34 -> Chpt 3 - Zalmo       ->
Flame Shield    -> PE:04 ME:32 ->  10000 -> 34 -> Chpt 3 - Zalmo       ->
Aegis Shield    -> PE:18 ME:18 ->  10000 -> 34 -> Chpt 3 - Zalmo       ->
Diamond Shield  -> PE:40 ME:04 ->  21000 -> 45 -> Chpt 4 - Start       ->
Platina Shield  -> PE:04 ME:40 ->  21000 -> 45 -> Chpt 4 - Start       ->
Crystal Shield  -> PE:22 ME:22 ->  21000 -> 45 -> Chpt 4 - Start       ->
Genji Shield    -> PE:48 ME:04 ->      0 -> 70 ->                      -> Calvaryman's Shield
Kaiser Plate    -> PE:04 ME:48 ->      0 -> 70 ->                      -> Runic Shield
Venetian Shield -> PE:26 ME:26 ->      0 -> 70 ->                      ->
Escutcheon      -> Remove?
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Head Armor Item Attributes
-27 Total
 -9 Helmets
 -9 Hats
 -9 Ribbons
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13 Helmets
-Mod Number: 9 Helmets Total.
-Helmets provide at least:
  -x*3 HP
  -x/3 MP
-PA Bonus

-Crusader's Helm: ?  Berserker's Mask?
Starting Status: Berserk

-Blessed Helm:  Regen.

-Step-up helmet: Helmet which allows others to use you as a stepping stone.
  -Jump Bonus: +128


-Leather Helmet ->
-Bronze Helmet  ->
-Iron Helmet    ->
-Barbuta        ->
-Mythril Helmet ->
-Gold Helmet    ->
-Cross Helmet   ->
-Diamond Helmet ->
-Platina Helmet ->
-Circlet        -> Move to Ribbons
-Crystal Helmet -> Move to Ribbons
-Gengi Helmet   -> Move to Ribbons
-Grand Helmet   -> Move to Ribbons
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12 Hats
-Mod Number: 9 Hats Total.
-Hats provide at least:
  -x*1.5 HP
  -x*1.5 MP
-Speed Bonus


-Leather Hat    ->
-Feather Hat    ->
-Red Hood       ->
-Headgear       ->
-Triangle       ->
-Green Beret    ->
-Twist Headband ->
-Holy Miter     ->
-Black Hood     ->
-Golden Hairpin -> Move to Ribbons
-Flash Hat      -> Move to Ribbons
-Thief Hat      -> Remove?
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3  Ribbons
-Mod Number: 9 Ribbons Total.
-Ribbons provide at least:
  -x/3 HP
  -x*3 MP
  -MA Bonus
-Crowns and Tiaras?  Change an equipment Icon to a Crown?
-Equipable by mages, and Cloud.


-Cachusha       ->
-Barette        ->
-Ribbon         ->
-Circlet        ->
-Crystal Helmet -> Hairpin?
-Genji Helmet   -> Behemoth Horn?  Summoner's Horn?
-Grand Helmet   ->
-Golden Hairpin ->
-Flash Hat      ->
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Body Armor
-27 Total
-Each catagory gets 9 pieces.
-10 free spaces.


-What groups of status effects should each group of armor provide?
 -Heavy Armors
  -Immunity to: Chicken,
  -Always (Good): Beserk, Reflect(?)
  -Always (Bad):
 -Clothing Sets
  -Immunity to: Slow,
  -Always (Good):
  -Always (Bad):
 -Robes
  -Immunity to: Innocenct,
  -Always (Good): Faith,
  -Always (Bad):
-Elemental Armors?
-Maybe I can divide all status effects into 2 catagories:
 -Head/Mental: Only available on head gear
  -Darkness, Confusion, Silence, Invite, Berserk, Chicken, Faith, Innocent, Charm, Sleep, Death Sentence, Dark/Evil Looking, Haste, Slow, Stop, Charging, Performing
 -Body/Physical: Only available on body gear
  -Crystal, Dead, Undead, Jump, Defending, Petrify, Blood Suck, Treasure, Oil, Float, Reraise, Transparent, Frog, Critical, Poison, Regen, Protect, Shell, Wall, Don't Move, Don't   -Possibly put sleep on both Head/Mental and Body/Physical?
Act, Reflect
 -All possible status effects on an item (Starting, Always, Immunity) are only available on their respective equipment catagory.
 -Each catagory is sub-divided into Heavy Armor, Cloth Armor, and Mage Armor.
 -But most status effects are present for every set of armor.

-Haste, Slow, and Stop could also work on Body/Physical

-For example:
 -Old Iron Helmet: A comically oversized helmet.  It gives excellent protection, but it keeps falling over your eyes!  Always: Darkness
 -Cast-Iron Kettle:  A cooking pot, turned upside and used as a helmet.  Always: Darkness

Head/Mental
-Darkness
 -Immunity: Heavy and Cloth
-Confusion
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
-Silence
 -Immunity: Mage
-Invite
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
-Berserk
 -Always/Starting: Heavy
 -Immunity: Cloth and Mage
-Chicken
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
-Faith
 -Immunity: Heavy
 -Always/Starting: Mage
-Innocent
 -Always/Starting: Heavy, Cloth
 -Immunity: Mage
-Charm
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
-Sleep
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
 -Starting? Heavy, Cloth, and Mage?  Heavy Armor which exhausts, Comfortable clothes (snuggy?), and Van Winkle's Robe? (snuggy?)
-Death Sentence
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth, and Mage
-Dark/Evil Looking
-Haste  ... should also be available on Body/Physical
 -Immunity: Heavy?
 -Starting: Cloth, Mage?
-Slow  ... should also be available on Body/Physical
 -Immunity: Cloth?
 -Starting: Heavy?, Mage?
-Stop  ... should also be available on Body/Physical
 -Immunity:
 -Starting:
-Charging
 -Immunity:
-Performing
 -Immunity:

Body/Physical
-Crystal
 -Immunity: Heavy, Cloth?, Mage
-Dead
 -Immunity:
-Undead
 -Immunity: Mage? (Holy Robe?)
 -Starting/Always: Heavy? (Cursed Armor), Mage? (Liches Robe: A foul-smelling robe which radiates darkness.)
-Jump
 -Immunity: Heavy?
-Defending
 -Immunity: Cloth?
 -Starting/Always: Heavy
-Petrify
 -Immunity: Heavy (Blackstone Armor)
-Blood Suck
 -Immunity: Mage
-Treasure
 -Immunity: Heavy?
-Oil
 -Immunity:
 -Starting:
 -Always:
-Float
 -Immunity: Heavy
 -Starting/Always: Cloth
-Reraise
 -Immunity:
 -Starting:
 -Always:
-Transparent
 -Immunity: Heavy?  Mage?
 -Starting/Always: Cloth
-Frog
 -Immunity: Mage
 -Starting/Always: Heavy
-Critical
 -Immunity:
 -Starting?
-Poison
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Regen
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Protect
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Shell
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Wall
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Don't Move
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Don't Act
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always:
-Reflect
 -Immunity:
 -Starting/Always: Mage?  (Reflect Robe?)
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14 Heavy Armors
-Mod Number: 9 Heavy Armors Total.
-Heavy Armors provide at least:
  -Immunity to Chicken?
  -x*3 HP
  -x/3 MP
  -PA Bonus


Leather Armor ->
Linen Cuirass ->
Bronze Armor  ->
Chain Mail    ->
Mythril Armor -> Bone Breastplate?
Plate Mail    ->
Gold Armor    -> Armor made from overlapping marlboro tentacles, dried in the sun.  Nigh impenetrable, but heavy and extremely flammable.  Always oil?  Always Poison?  Repels water?
Diamond Armor -> Slime armor?  What monsters extrude slime but don't carry disease?  Greasy Armor?
Platina Armor -> Move to Robes
Carabini Mail -> Remove?
Crytal Mail   -> Remove?
Gengi Armor   -> Remove?
Reflect Mail  -> Remove?
Maximillian   -> Remove?
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14 Clothing sets
-Mod Number: 9 Clothing sets Total
-Clothing sets provide at least:
  -Immunity to
  -x*1.5 HP
  -x*1.5 MP
  -Speed Bonus
Clothes are lightweight.


Clothes        -> -Stillsuit? Water Absorb, Halve Heat and Earth, Weak against Thunder.  Always Silence.??
Leather Outfit -> Oiled Leathers?  Chocobo Skin Suit.  A set of clothes made from the unplucked skin of a chocobo.  Gain chocobo-like resistances to cold and water, but what status effect would go with wearing a fucking chicken suit?  Extremely easy to move around in?  Very comfortable, but the smell is atrocious.  -Chocobo Leathers:  Move: +1?  Starting: Chicken?
Leather Vest   -> -Imperial Guard's Dress Blues?
Chain Vest     ->
Mythril Vest   ->
Adaman Vest    -> Bone Breastplate?
Wizard Outfit  ->
Brigandine     -> -Royal Marines Service Uniform?  A uniform well-suited to both Garrison and Field duty.
Judo Outfit    -> Sneaking Suit?  Camoflaged Clothes?  Mirage vest?  Ghille Suit?
Power Sleeve   -> Remove?
Earth Clothes  -> Remove?
Secret Clothes -> Remove?
Black Clothes  -> Remove?
Rubber Costume -> Remove?
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8  Robes  (Only Mages Can Equip?)
-Mod Number: 9 Robes Total.
-Robes provide at least:
  -Immunity to Innocent?
  -x/3 HP
  -x*3 MP
  -MA Bonus
-Individual Robes?
 -Immune: Berserk?
 -Start: Faith?

Linen Robe     ->
Silk Robe      ->
Wizard Robe    ->
Chameleon Robe ->
White Robe     ->
Black Robe     ->
Light Robe     ->
Robe of Lords  ->
Platina Armor  ->
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Accessories
-Item Attributes
 -17 Total
  -6 Mod Shoes
  -6 Mod Armguards
  -5 Mod Rings
-Free Spaces
 -6 Total
  -2 Armlets
  -4 Perfumes
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7  Pairs of Shoes
-Mod Number: 6 Shoes Total.
-Shoes provide at least:
  -Move +1 or Jump +1.
  -Immunity to Don't Move.
-Battle Boots   -> +1 Speed, +1 Move  -> Combat Boots
-Spike Shoes    -> +1 Speed, +1 Jump  -> Cleats
-Germinas Boots -> +1 Move and Jump   -> Germinas Boots
-Rubber Shoes   -> Half: Water        -> Rubber Boots
-Feather Boots  -> Half: Earth        -> Titus Greaves
-Sprint Shoes   -> Half: Wind         -> Hermes Sandals
-Red Shoes      -> Move to Cloaks
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4  Armguards  (Mages Can't Equip)
-Mod Number: 6 Armguards Total.
-Armguards provide at least:
  -15 Physical Evade
  -Immunity to Don't Act
  -PA +1
-Power Wrist    -> SP+1               -> Fencer's Guard
-Genji Gauntlet -> 30 Physical Evade  -> Soldier's Armguard
-Magic Gauntlet -> Half: Ice          -> Wool Mittens
-Bracer         -> PA+2               -> Wrist Bracer
-Diamond Armlet -> Half: Fire         -> Blacksmith's Mitts
-Jade Armlet    -> Half: Lightning    -> Rubber Gloves
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5  Rings  (Fighters Can't Equip)
-Mod Number: 5 Rings Total
-Rings provide at least:
  -15 Magical Evade.
  -Immunity to Silence
  -MA +1
-Reflect Ring -> SP+1                   -> Ring Of Insight
-Defense Ring -> 30 Magical Evade       -> Shaman's Ring
-Magic Ring   -> Half: Dark             -> Demon's Ring
-Cursed Ring  -> Half: Holy             -> Angel's Ring
-Angel Ring   -> MA+2                   -> Mage's Ring
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5  Armlets
-Remove these:
  -Two to Armguards and one to Cloaks.
-Diamond Armlet -> Move to Armguards
-Jade Armlet    -> Move to Armguards
-108 Gems       -> Move to Cloaks
-N-Kai Armlet   -> Remove
-Defense Armlet -> Remove
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7  Cloaks  (don't require Item Attributes for evasion)
-Mod Number: 9 Cloaks Total.
-Remove obsolesence?
-Maybe move three more items here?
-You could have four Three Physical Evade, Three Magical Evade, Three Balanced, then the Vanish Mantle.

-Small Mantle    -> PE: 20  ME: 04  Small Cloak  Private's Cloak.  An woolen cloak.  Rough, but servicable.
-Leather Mantle  -> PE: 30  ME: 04  Leather Mantle  Sergeant's Cloak.  An extensively modified cloak which belonged to a veteran NCO.
-Wizard Mantle   -> PE: 40  ME: 04  Feather Mantle  Officer's Cloak.  An officer's cloak, tailored to fit and made from the toughest materials.
-Elf Mantle      -> PE: 04  ME: 20  Elven Cloak  
-Dracula Mantle  -> PE: 04  ME: 30  Witches Cloak  
-Feather Mantle  -> PE: 04  ME: 40  Sage's Mantle  
-Vanish Mantle   -> PE: 12  ME: 12  Vagrant's Cloak  
-108 Gems        -> PE: 17  ME: 17  Merchant's Cloak  
-Red Shoes       -> PE: 22  ME: 22  Pilgrim's Cloak  
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4  Perfumes

-Chantage       -> Remove
-Cherche        -> Remove
-Setiemson      -> Remove
-Salty Rage     -> Remove
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14 Chemist Items
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14 Chemist Items
-Spread the healing effect out among the items?
-New Ideas
 -Remove Charging?  Defending?  Performing?
  -Would this stop an incoming attack?
 -Remove Protect, Shell, Haste, Regen, Reraise, Float, Reflect, Innocent, Faith, Transparent?
 -Remove Invite?  Beserk?  Chicken?  Slow?  Stop?  Charm?  Don't Move?  Don't Act?  Death Sentence?


-Potion        -> Heal 30 HP or Heal 25% of HP, whichever is greater.
-Hi-Potion     -> Heal 70 HP or Heal 33% of HP, whichever is greater.
-X-Potion      -> Heal 150 HP or Heal 50% of HP, whichever is greater.
-Ether         -> Heal 20 MP or 33% of MP, whichever is greater.
-Hi-Ether      -> Heal 50 MP or 50% of MP, whichever is greater.
-Elixir        -> Heal All HP and MP
-Antidote      -> Poison
-Eye Drop      -> Blind
-Echo Grass    -> Silence
-Maiden's Kiss -> Frog
-Soft          -> Petrify
-Holy Water    -> Undead, Blood Suck
-Remedy        -> Petrify, Darkness, Confusion, Silence, Oil, Frog, Poison, Sleep
-Phoenix       -> Dead
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[Skip Sandwich]

Heavy Armor: Scales from MoreHP (defensive)<--->MorePA/Jump (offensive)
Cloth Armor: Scales from MoreHP (defensive)<---> More Speed/Move (offensive)
Mage Armor: Scales from MoreMP/PA (Best for status magic) <---> More MA/HP (best for direct damage/healing magic)

Examples of Concept

Heavy Plate: +240hp
Light Plate: +160hp, +2 PA, +2 Jump

Chain Mail: +160hp
Leather Vest: +80hp, +1 Speed, +2 Move

White Robe: +75mp, +30hp, +2PA
Black Robe: +30mp, +75hp, +2 MA

[Pickle Girl Fanboy]

Offensive and defensive... Very useful.  What sort of gameplay principles guide you in your mod?  What's the goal of your mod?

[Skip Sandwich]

Well, one of the goals I had was to create a true distinction between different classes of armor. In my own patch I've been working with, I did this via "elemental" affinities and meaningful weight classes. Here, I chose to do this by creating a scale that balanced each armor type againt the two needs of jobs that favor that kind of armor. For armor and clothing, this was easy, as both pa-based and speed based jobs have similar needs (power, mobility and hp). The mage armor was a little harder, but I eventually decided to split it between the two main effects of magic, damage and status. Status mages need mp more then ma, and pa more than hp(since they can use status to mitigate damage). Damage mages are the opposite, needing ma more than mp, and hp more than pa