Blame yourself or God! Let's Play Final Fantasy Tactics!

Let's power through to the power!



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(Scene: As Ramza diverts around the castle to try and rescue Count
Orlandu, an opportunity to slow the war down presents itself...)

(Antipyretic)

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Welcome to what might be the most unique battle in the game. Now, when I say 'unique' I don't mean 'wow, way to
English that objective' (by now the player should be quite comfortable with the uh, language).Most battles involve
killing every enemy, a particular enemy, or protecting a guest by killing every enemy. This one requires Ramza to step
on two switches.

(Of course, killing everybody first helps.)

The game is serious when it means that the battle is won by hitting thems switches! If you're into collecting crystals,
you'll be able to collect every last one by simply not hitting the second switch. If you're not into crystals (boo!) or
trying to speed run this game as a Calculator (cool!) then try and get the Knights to move by reducing them to critical
HP levels.



This fight is versus the pretty standard Knights, Archers, and Wizards fight, except two of the Knights (the ones on the
slightly angular switches) won't move unless brought to critical HP (and maybe if disabled with Don't Act). Take out the
Wizards first as always, although they won't be too threatening if you're packing Ninjas. Of course, in FFT things are
always less threatening when you have Ninjas on your side.

Small note: there's a short monologue by Ramza which tells the player that maybe you should hit those switches, but I
figured you already knew there were switches and you might want to hit them.

Two updates ago, I gave you the first part of how to affect your stats. This time, let's learn how to game them.

Stat Growth in Final Fantasy Tactics, Part 2: Constants

WARNING #1: The following contains a lot of gameplay behind-the-scenes math stuff. Viewer discretion is advised!

WARNING #2: Don’t stress out about learning this stuff! There is absolutely nothing in the original Final Fantasy
Tactics that requires abusing anything below. The most difficult encounters in the game can all be beaten with either
more levels, or smart skill selection. The PSP “War of the Lions” remake has additional battles, but to my knowledge
none of them require building super characters either. You do this for cool points (and boredom), not for practical
reasons.

I mentioned last time that there was a second part that affected stats, and it too is tied to class. Along with the
multipliers that each class applies to your stats, your stats are also affected depending on what class you're in when
you gain or lose a level.

You'll notice when you gradually gain levels that your HP, MP, PA, MA, and Speed all gradually increase, some faster
than others. The multiplier I covered last update is applied to your base, but this base is compiled and changes based
on your class as well. The effect of each level is very small, we're talking fractions being added onto a fraction in the
case of PA, MA, and Speed. HP and MP are much more obvious of course given that they tend to increase every level.

The growth of your 'base' stats is similar (as a general rule of thumb) to the multiplier a class brings. That means that
you'll see your PA and HP rise higher as a Knight than you would as a Summoner. It's not always that easy however;
MA growth in particular is only raised by one class, and it's not the Wizard!

Also unlike multipliers, you want low numbers for constants. This is because in the formula that adds to your stats,
the constant divides the end result (thus lower constant = high number).



I present a top/bottom 3 like last time:


HP Growth Constant
1st: Mime (6)
2nd: Monk (9)
3rd: Knight, Priest, Geomancer, Lancer (10)

3rd Last: Summoner (13)
2nd Last: Calculator (14)
Last: Bard, Dancer (20)


MP Growth Constant
1st: Summoner (8)
2nd: Wizard (9)
3rd: Priest, Time Mage, Oracle, Calculator (10)

3rd Last: Mediator (18)
2nd Last: Bard, Dancer (20)
Last: Mime (30)


Physical Attack Growth Constant
1st: Mime (35)
2nd: Knight, Lancer (40)
3rd: Archer, Geomancer, Samurai (45)

3rd Last: Summoner, Calculator (70)
2nd Last: Chemist (75)
Last: Bard (80)


Magic Attack Growth Constant
1st: Mime (40)
2nd: Every other class. Every. (50)


Speed Growth Constant
1st: Ninja (80)
2nd: Thief (90)
3rd: Everyone else (100)




Now, as I said near the beginning your base is affected by your class when you gain OR when you lose a level. If you
start at level 10 and gain 20 levels as a Knight, and then lose 20 levels as a Knight (possible either via a trap or the
Mindflare's Monster Skill ability "Level Blast") you'll have roughly the same stats you has back at level 10 (there will
actually be a small decrease in stats, but for the sake of simplicity you'll be back where you started).

But what happens if you start at level 10, then gain 20 levels as a Knight... and then level down 20 levels as a Wizard?

Knights have a better HP Constant (10 versus 12), PA constant (40 versus 60), but a worse MP Constant (15 versus
9). They have the same MA and Speed constants as a Wizard. This means that your character will (compared to the
character you had pre-levelling) have more raw HP and PA than he started with, at the cost of less MP.

It's this effect that allows one to build 'super' characters. You level up in classes with strong constant values (Ninja
and Mime are generally the best), then level down with a class with weak constant values (Bard and Dancer have the
worst in general). For example, imagine taking a character from level 1 to 99 as a Ninja, then taking them back to 1 as
a Bard:

NINJA vs BARD
HP Constant: 12 vs 20
MP Constant: 13 vs 20
PA Constant: 48 vs 80
MA Constant: 50 vs 50
Sp Constant: 80 vs 100

Your basically looking at incredible gains in every stat except MA. MA, as you can see above, can only be increased as
a Mime. Some of the special characters have slightly lower MA constants in their base class, but they'll generally
increase it quicker by gaining levels as a Mime. Of course, Mime is much harder to use than a Ninja, but if you set it up
you can gain levels with them fairly quickly.

(As a side note, since Monsters can't change classes, their constants are always stuck. There is no point to deleveling
and releveling them.)

Now, gaining and losing levels like that is a time consuming process for unneeded gain. If you insist on doing it,
wait until you have a unit to throw Stones/punch that is level 99. The Calculator skill Move-Get Jp is a big help, as are
Speed boosting skills like Ramza's Yell and Speed Save.

On the whole? Completely not worth doing. But for completeness sake, there you go.




With the bodies removed from the switches, we can take the spoils and collect our reward: the most broken character
in this game. We'll get into the why next update, but let's just say that if you choose to use him, the game is pretty
much all downhill from here (as if it hasn't been since Chapter 4 started).

I'm still trying to figure out a good way to display a table of sorts for easily comparing two class's growth and multipliers,
hopefully something I can throw into a supplemental update.

Until then, see you next time!

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Bonus Money: 28,900 Gil

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(Thunder God Cid's Theme)

Orlandu: You must be Ramza.

Orlandu: You were only 3 or 4 years old when I last saw you.

Orlandu: Ha, ha, ha. Thank you for coming. Both of you can relax now.

Olan: Thanks to Ramza, we were able to avoid all-out war.

Orlandu: You've inherited Balbanes' soul. He should be pleased...

Balmafula: With your permission...

Olan: Father, what she says is true. For now, let's...

Orlandu: I know... I can't stay here while Goltana's like that. Olan, my son... This battle
will end soon. I'll go with him.

Orlandu: No. You must return to Zeltennia and protect Ovelia. Ovelia is the rightful heir to
the throne of the kingdom.

Orlandu: Then, let's go before someone sees us.

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Goltana: Neither can they. And that's our edge!

Goltana: What!?

OR LAN DOU! OR LAN DOU!

Ah, actually, it just occurred to me that Radcliffe actually started out at 74/71 and Ramza at 70/70 -- I flipped Argath/Algus the finger at Mandalia Plains and said we should kill the Corpse Brigade rather than save that stupid little dweeb, so my party members got the +2 permanent boost to Brave. Still, that's the best generic I've ever had. It was pretty satisfying to watch him take down dudes in the Dorter slums in a single hit.

Also, I had forgotten about this particular plot twist. Holy crap!

The way they just sacrifice the fake Cid always kind of creeped me out. I guess the willingness to exchange human life for various political gains just goes to show what kind of game the nobles and the church are playing. And I suppose Ramza's unwillingness to do so is what makes him so different.

I just get to this point and wonder who the heck Grevados is.


Edit: Now that I look into it all these years later, I guess "Grevados" is just a mistransliteration of "Glabados," meaning he's just a generic follower of the church. So that clears that up.

To be fair, there was no political gain made from sacrificing a random Glabados fanatic --Delita could have blamed Goltana's murder on anyone, really. They only did that so Cid could roam about the countryside with Ramza's group without fear of further pursuit by the Black Lion.

What I have to wonder is whether Ramza and Cid themselves were ever told about the switcheroo. It would've been impossibly naive of them to expect the Nanten to not chase after an escaped nobleman accused of high treason.

It's been a while, but I believe there's a rumor at the bars during the next chapter that tells you what's up...

I may not condone writer poaching, but I do encourage FFT artwork by Deptford.

- Eddie

Well, Ramza was already being hunted by everybody else. Maybe he just didn't notice that none of the people randomly attacking him were Nanten.

Also, I realize there weren't really any direct gains from wasting this one guy, but I still felt his death encapsulates the general disregard the church and the nobles have for human life. Interestingly, the way Delita sacrifices this poor chump isn't too dissimilar from how Zalbag and/or Algus sacrifice Teta back in chapter one.

Also, also, seeing these cute, little sprites butcher each other always kind of weirds me out.

I've beaten this game nearly 8 times and nearly every time I forget you can go to Nelveska Temple before heading to Limberry.

It felt weird the first time actually marched on Elmdor's door with the "powerful" Spear and Shield.

Hey everyone, it's Eddie's birthday today! He turns 28cient.

Happy birthday, bro!

Thanks dude!

I've been further curhsed under the weight of grad school, but am plugging away on an update when time permits. The next one will be a fun one I think!

- Eddie

Welcome back! With Larg and Goltana dead, what horrors could lie at Zarghidas Trade City? It's a good thing we've got
"Thunder God Cid" on our side, I expect the battle at Zarghidas to be nasty.


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(Scene: Ramza makes through the slums of Zarghidas, trying to keep a low profile on
his journey to Limberry Castle. On his way, he meets an oddly familiar woman...)

(St Ajora's Theme)

Ramza: Alright, I'll buy it.

Flower Girl: Really!? Thank you!

Flower Girl: In a place like this...Not a lot of people buy flowers around here.

Flower Girl: Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me for babbling.

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Well, a welcome break from battle. Buying the flower from that mysterious girl is important if you want to unlock a new
battle and gain a new 'secret' character. It's only a gil, and the rewards outside of the new character are totally worth
it, as we'll see.



Before we continue on this merry sidequest, we get a few new bar jobs in. The ones that are left are pretty much
'seasonal' ones that only show up during a certain month of the year. I'll try and track them down when I can, the
Treasure and Explored Land pages are in need of an update.

Our next stop: Goug Machine City!

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(Scene: Mustadio's father Besrodio has unearthed a new contraption. The last one turned
into a robot and KO'd Mustadio, foreshadowing the day when the machines conquer their
makers. What fiendish purpose does this new device have in store for humanity?)

(Treasure)

Ramza: It responded to the stone again?

Besrodio: Holy stone...... indeed.

Ramza: You want us to search for it right? Oh well...

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I opened this area up a number of battles ago, but it isn't until you open up the previous cutscene that you can do
anything with the area. With the hunt for the Cancer Zodiac Stone (that was the symbol in the previous cut scene)
on, preparations are in order!

On this map are a number of rare items that can only be found with the Chemist's Move-Find Item. You'll want to place
it on a unit with a low Brave. Jessica here fits the bill with her 23; the lower the better. There are four items on this
map you can collect:

1) Nagarock/Elixir: The rare item is the Nagrarock, it's a very weak sword (we're talking 1 WP, compared to 4 WP for
the most basic sword, the Broad Sword) that has a 25% chance of turning your target into a Frog. While that's cool,
the Nagarock can be poached from Ochu's, which are fairly common. Elixirs are generally more useful, so it's not too big
of a concern to 'miss' the rare item here.

2) Sasuke Knife/Elixir: The Sasuke Knife is the third strongest Ninja Sword, it's biggest advantage over other Ninja
Swords being that it has a slightly higher Weapon Guard evade (15%) over your typical Ninja Sword (typically 5%). This
isn't critical to get, but this is the only place in the game to naturally get one, so you completists out there will want to
pick this up.

3&4) Javelin and Escutcheon: THESE are what you came for. Now, you might ask, "why would I want to get the most
basic spear and shield?" The answer is that these aren't the most basic spear and shield. Despite sharing a name with
them, these items (sometimes refered to as "Javelin II" and "Escutcheon II") are extremely powerful. The Javelin II has
a Weapon Power of 30(!) and the Escutcheon has a Physical Evade of 75% and a Magical Evade of 50%. For comparison,
there is only one stronger weapon than the Javelin II, and you can't get it until the game is more or less
over. The third strongest weapon has a WP of 24, and it too is a rare item (and also only found before the end of the
game). The Escutcheon II's closest rival is 50% P.Ev and 25% M.Ev (albeit with a bonus property) so it's basically THE
shield in the game.



To get these items you'll want to bring a character with an extremely low Brave. As mentioned before, the chance to
get a rare item is (100% - Brave). Even with a Brave of 23, there is only a roughly 45% chance you'll get the Javelin II
AND the Escutcheon II AND the Sasuke Knife. Even going to a Brave of 22 would improve my chances by 2%! But I'm
confident that Jessica has an eye for the unique.

As a note, you can't have a non-Ramza character go any lower than 6 Brave (since the character would then leave the
party permanently), and you almost certainly don't want Ramza being the party coward.

Your Move-Find Item character also needs to have a Jump of 4. This is critical! Being a Monk, Thief, Lancer, or Ninja
will fulfill this requirement, but an accessory that boosts Jump by 1 point (like Germinas Boots) can let any other class
do it. I made Jessica a Geomancer temporarily for this battle because it offered a nice compromise between HP (so
she can take hits) and MA (so she can still do decent damage with her Math Skill).

Jade Armlets should be equipped, to stop potential Petrification, or Barettes and Cauchushas (female only ribbons) if
you'd rather use them over a Flash Hat. Blade Grasp will help against many of the attacks (although not the ones from
the most powerful enemy on the field), as will Auto Potion. Evasion is a decent substitute if you can't get either. I
would highly recommend bringing two units who can revive KO'd units too, because there will be a lot of them.

Finally, you need to bring a monster unit that can be used as a stepping stone. Particular groups of monsters
(Behemoths, Dragons, Malboros, and I believe Hydras) can be used as an effective 3 height 'platform.' It's rarely useful,
but to get all the special items on this map would otherwise require a Jump of 7, impossible while using Move-find
Item over a Jump or Teleport skill. If you haven't recruited a monster, don't worry; Worker 8 has the same property.




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(Scene: The rumours Ramza overheard hinted at a great power coming from the island.
Could it be a Zodiac Stone? As he approaches a small shrine deep in the heart of the
island, a rumbling emerges from inside. Outside steps a relic of ancient Ivalice...)

(Officer Cadet)

Worker 7: 30...

29...
28...
27...
26...
25...
24...
23...
22... System error!
3...
2...
1...

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(Note: the music for this stage is the same run during the Melidoul fight.)

After all the talk earlier about acquiring awesome hidden weapons and stuff, I want to make it clear that the game
makes you earn your spoils. This fight is one of the most difficult in the game. For starters, Worker 7's level is fixed at
level 66, which is approximately 30 levels above what I am (and probably higher than your levels as well). It makes his
attacks exteremely powerful, enough so that he'll be effectively one-shotting any of my characters each turn. Coupled
with an attack with great range (see above screenshots) means that the ability to revive characters is crucial.

Like your own Worker 8, Worker 7 has an effective Faith of 0, making him immune to most magic. Additonally, it seems
that most attacks that use MA in their calculations (such as a unit hitting with a Rod or Malak's Untruth skill) don't work
either. I don't have a full list, but the bottom line is that you'll have to use physical attacks to hurt him.



Of course, Worker 8 isn't really the one you want to be focusing on, as killing him ends the fight and denies you the
treasure. While his speed is somewhat high due to his high level, he can only kill one unit a turn. The Cocatoris and
Hyudras are not to be trifled with either; they'll match your level, and each of them have extremely strong attacks. The
Cocatoris has a decent ranged attack in Feather Bomb, and a strong (100+ damage) Scratch Up attack. Their Beak
attack has ~60-70% chance of Add: Petrify (!) but you brought Jade Armlets like I did, right?

The Hyudras will hit for over 100 damage as well, and their bite is such that they can sometimes catch multiple units
(they can hit up to three units that they are next to). Luckily they're not particularly fast, but you should try and
makes sure to either have units standing directly next to each other, or spread out. Diagonally next to each other is
asking to get chomped. And of course, all these monsters fly, making positioning difficult.




Okay, Calculator skills + Holy is almost cheating, but this is not a battle you want to mess around in. Worker 8 will of
course be immune. You ideally want to kill the Hyudras after they fly off their platforms so you can avoid waiting for
them to crystallize, but killing them should always be a larger priority than letting them tear through your ranks.

With the Hyudras and Cocatoris's taken out, the fight is a formality, assuming you've got sufficient ways of reviving
someone every turn.

When you're prepared to try and get one of the rare items, move your monster (in this case it was the Dark Behemoth I
brought) next to one of the empty poles those Hyudras were on. The Javelin II and Escutcheon II are on top.

Of course, the game won't outright tell you if you've grabbed the rare Javelin/Escutcheon or not, but you can tell by
looking at the picture. The Javelin II is grey (the regular Javelin is blue and yellow) and the Escutcheon II is golden (the
regular one is brown with silver trim). This is basically what you're looking for:



Incidentally, these ultimate 'spear and shield' items are likely a reference to a famous Chinese parable:

An armorer of Chu boldly claims to make the best spears and shields.

"My shields are so strong; they cannot be penetrated by any weapon," he said.
"My spears are so sharp; they can pierce any shield," he further said.

A man asks, "If your spear is thrown at your shield, what then?"
The armorer had no reply.

I've seen it pop up here and there in video games, most notably in the Phoenix Wright series where it was used to
highlight the origin of a 'contradiction' or some legal crap like that. Of course, in Final Fantasy Tactics, such a
contradiction does not exist! The unit wielding the shield would take (Speed of unit Throwing the Javelin II * 30)
damage 25% of the time, assuming no other evasion modifiers are given to the Escutcheon II user.

Of course, why you would throw away an amazing weapon is beyond me. I think the remaining screenshots work best
alone, with a few notes:

1) I miss getting the Nagarock inside the cave, but as mentioned above it's not really that good anyway.
2) Like Worker 8, all of Worker 7's attacks deal a moderate amount of damage to himself.
3) Worker 7, when reduced to 0 hit points, will revive a single time at 1 HP.

Enjoy!

Worker 7: 30...

29...
28...
27...
26...
25... System Error!

Bonus Money: 24,300 Gil

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Note: Tabatha, our former Ninja Chemist, is now officially a Valkyrie (I still hate calling them "Lancers"). With the Ninja's
Abandon reaction skill, she's got effective 100% Physical evade from the front and sides, and 100% Magical Evade.



This is the stone that Mustadio's pop was looking for, but if you still have Beowulf and Reis in your party...

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(Scene: after the battle with the Steel Giant, Beowulf asks Ramza
if he can borrow the newly acquired Cancer Zodiac Stone. He
confesses that the Holy Dragon Reis is more than it appears...)

(Meeting with Algus)

Beowulf: The evidence is clear. If I use 'Cancer', the Zodiac Stone
I won this last battle, I can surely...

That WHO won?

Reis

Reis is a pretty unique character in this game, but is unfortunately competing for spots against her beau Beowulf and
Orlandu. Her base class is a bit weird; it prevents her from wearing any non-female equipment, but she does get a
sizable HP bonus to compensate. She is great for recruiting monsters due to her innate Train ability, although her Two
Sword innate is wasted without pairing Equip Sword or Martial Arts on her. She also gets a big Ninja-like Speed
multiplier, which is nice.

Her new skills are a mixed bag. Dragon Tame is awesome if you're looking to recruit certain monsters (it has a 100%
success rate against Dragons and Hydras), but her other skills are too situational to be of much use. If you love Hydras
however, she can turn any of them into powerhouses quickly (and Tiamats are pretty awesome on their own).

Since her breath (Bracelet) attacks are tied to MA, making Reis a Wizard is an excellent idea.

Weapon: Fists, Bag
Helmet: Ribbon
Armor: None

Move: 3
Jump: 3
Physical Evasion Rate: 7%
Innate Abilities: Monster Talk, Two Swords, Monster Skill, Train

Unique Skill: Dragon
Ice Bracelet: Attacks enemy with arctic breath [Ice elemental].
Range: 2,2 (straight line). Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: --
(The most useful of Reis's breath attacks, it uses a different formular than the Monster version Reis used to be using.)

Fire Bracelet: Attacks enemy with arctic breath [Fire elemental].
Range: 2,2 (straight line). Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: --
(The Monster version is MA*5, but these versions are MA*12. Of course, Reis lost a LOT of MA becoming human, from
26 down to 10, but overall it is still a damage increase.)

Thnder Bracelet: Attacks enemy with arctic breath [Lightning elemental].
Range: 2,2 (straight line). Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: --
(Reis doesn't need to rely on these in whole to do damage; she's got innate Two Swords after all, but will need a skill
like Martial Arts or Equip Sword to deal substantial damage with it.)

Dragon Tame: Charms enemy and gets them to join your party [Add: Invitiation].
Range: 2,2. Effect: 1 enemy. CTR: Now. JP Cost: 300
(Note: only works on Dragon and Hydra type enemies.)

Dragon Care: Restores party member's HP and status by sacrificing own HP [Cancel: Darkness, Confusion, Silence, Oil,
Berserk, Frog, Poison, Stop, Sleep, Don't Move, Don't Act]
Range: 2,2. Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: 300
(This is like Ramza's wish heal wise, except it only works on Dragons and Hydras. Reis takes 1/5 HP damage and heals
2/5 of her HP to the target Dragon.)

Dragon PowerUp: Raises Brave, Speed, Physical/Magic attack power with dragon energy [Speed +2, PA +2, MA +2
Brave +5].
Range: 2,2. Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: 400
(An insane buff, but only works on Dragons and Hydras.)

Dragon LevelUp: Disrupts time with unusual energy, raising CT and allowing AT turn to occur sooner [Add: Quick].
Range: 2,2. Effect: 1. CTR: Now. JP Cost: 400
(Hard to justify over Dragon PowerUp, but if you're seriously thinking of using this power then you're probably just
messing around as it is.)

Holy Bracelet: Attacks enemy with holy breath [Holy Elemental].
Range: 4. Effect: 3v3. CTR: Now. JP Cost: 900
(Works just like Rafa and Malak's skills, except to a max of four hits and over an even larger area. This skill is
incredibly hard to use, no matter how hard it hits.)

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This sidequest update is almost over. All we have left to do is to test the Cancer stone against that new contraption
that Besrodio dug up. What horrors await!?

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(Treasure)

TO.


BE.

CONTINUED.

(You all saw this coming right?)

Zeno... gias...

itz spikey!~

I love that it has a Genocide Mode.

I wonder if it has a Bake Cupcakes Mode.

This battle made me wish there were more of these unusual objectives in the game.

The low power/high weapon guard/frog power combo makes it ideal for boosting a character from level 1 quickly. Not that you'd need to at this point in the game, right?

Speed Break is great in the Nelveska battle. You have plenty of time to collect items when Worker 7*new's Speed is 1.

I've always liked how there's basically one side quest (not counting the hidden dungeon) in this game that just spirals off into ridiculousness.

I believe that the War of the Lions PSP remake adds a bunch of smaller ones. For example, there is (to my knowledge) a fight between Beowulf, Reis, and the dude who was responsible for turning Reis into a Dragon (such a fight does not exist in the original game)

There are (to my knowledge) a subquests for Agrias as well as a new fight against Algus (who is a little undead-er than last time). They seem to contain a lot of rare equipment that make up for the fact that you can't steal from Elmdor.

- Eddie