FFI (Info)(Note: 8-Bit Theater, while entertaining, is NOT FF canon. Your character needs a personality, and you can borrow an element or two from the 8BT character, but don't just outright copy the 8BT character.)
Fighter/Knight
- Can use Guard twice a battle (ability from FFV's Knight class)
- Has 3 White magic spells from each of the first 3 levels
Thief/Ninja
- Can Steal at any time (self-explanatory)
- Has 3 Black magic spells from each of the first 4 levels
Black Belt/Master
- Can use Focus twice a battle (ability from FFIV's Yang)
- Can use 5 other skills that could fit the character (please talk to staff about this)
Black Mage/Black Wizard
- Has 3 Black magic spells from each of the 8 levels
White Mage/White Wizard
- Has 3 White magic spells from each of the 8 levels
Red Mage/Red Wizard
- Has 3 Black and/or White magic spells from each of the first 7 levels
Banned Spells:
Bane
Break
Zap!
XXXX
Nuke
The Masamune weapon cannot be used by White Mage, White Wizard, Black Mage, Black Wizard, Black Belt, or Master.
FFII (Info)Although FF2 allows players to customize what the characters specialize in, these are the staff's reccomendations. Please do not feel constrained by them.
Firion - Favors swords, though generally a jack-of-all-trades.
Guy - Favors heavy physical fighting, axes and swords.
Maria - Favors bows and spells.
Gordon - Favors spears and swords, knight-esque.
Josef - Favors barehands fighting, monklike.
Leila - Favors two-weapon fighting and black magic (left-handed).
Minwu/Mindu - Favors white magic.
Ricard/Gareth - Favors spears, dragoon-like. May use Jump.
Leon - Favors swords.
Banned Spells:
Death
Ultima
Warp (in battle)
FFIII (Info)Pick 3 jobs in addition to Freelancer. All jobs are mastered. Only 1 job can be equipped at a time. Instant Death abilities, spells, or techniques are banned (this includes Whirlpool for Geomancers, and Raze).
FFIV (Info)Cecil (Dark Knight) - Can use DarkWave at any time.
Cecil (Paladin) - Pick five white magic spells, can Cover at any time.
Kain - Can use Jump twice a battle.
Rosa - Has all White magic, can Pray at any time, can use Aim once a battle.
Rydia (Child) - Has Chocobo and Whyt Eidolons only; pick three white and three black spells. Can summon Titan every other battle.
Rydia (Adult) - Has all Eidolons; has all Black magic.
Tellah - Pick ten Black and ten White magic spells.
Edward - Can Hide, Sing, or use Heal at any time.
Yang - Can use Focus once a battle.
Palom - Pick ten Black magic spells and can use Twin or Bluff at any time.
Porom - Pick ten White magic spells and can use Twin or Cry at any time.
Edge - Has all Ninja magic, can use Throw and Steal at any time.
Cid - Can use Study or Upgrade at any time.
FuSoYa - Has all Black and White magic.
The AfterCeodore - Knows Cure and Cura. Lunar (Passive) - Strength increases when the full moon is near.
Kain (Holy Dragoon) - Pick 5 White Magic Spells, can Jump twice a battle.
Rydia - Has all black magic, has no Eidolons.
Edge - Has all Ninja Magic, can use Throw at any time, can use Plunder (mug) at any time.
Cid - Can use Study at any time, can use ‘Set Up’. (Increase strength for less accuracy.)
Porom – Pick ten White Magic spells and can use Renew at any time. (Works like Pray, but only heals HP, and heals more than Pray.)
Luca - Can use Analyze at any time, comes with Calco and Brina dolls, can use Calcobrina once a battle.
Ursula, Yang's daughter - Kick, Chakra (heals negative statuses and recovers HP like in FFT), Pressure Point (strikes an opponent's weak point, certain critical attack)
Leonara - Pick ten Black Magic and ten White Magic spells.
Gekkou - Ninjutsu (Can use Fire-element Ninja Magic), can throw Shurikens at any time.
Zangetsu - Ninjutsu (Can use Thunder-element Ninja Magic), can use Great Kite twice a battle. (Works like Jump)
Izayoi - Ninjutsu (Can use Water/ice element Ninja Magic), can use Dazzle at any time.
Tsukinowa - Ninjutsu (Can use Wind/Thunder element Ninja magic), can use Steal at any time.
Hal - Perception (Find enemy’s weakness), Coin Toss.
Banned Spells:
Death
Meteo
FFV (Info)Pick two Jobs in addition to their Bare job classes. You may have three cross-class abilities. All Jobs are at max level.
The Job System does not apply to Ghido, ExDeath, Gilgamesh, or the Demons of the N-Zone.
The Oracle Job is prohibited for being too powerful and, worse, for not making sense.
Banned Spells:
X-Zone
Doom Claw
Roulette
Condemned
Legend of the CrystalsUse your initiative. If there's a problem, we'll let you know.
FFVI (Info)You may have three Magicite, but only one may be equipped at a time. You may only use a Desperation/Critical attack if your character is definitely losing, but only once a battle.
Terra - Can use Morph once a battle; has all spells that she is able to learn without Esper assistance
Locke - Can use Steal at any time
Edgar - Can use Tools twice a battle
Sabin - Pick five Blitz techniques
Celes - Can use Runic twice a battle; has all spells that she is able to learn without Esper assistance
Shadow - Can Throw at any time
Cyan - Pick five SwdTechs
Mog - Pick five Dances (all abilities)
Gau - Pick eight Rages
Setzer - Pick four Slot techniques to be used twice a battle
Relm - Can Sketch at any time
Strago - Pick eight Lores
Umaro - N/A
Gogo - Can use five mimed techniques/spells from current party (no Limit Breaks)
Banned Spells/Espers:
X-Zone
Ultima
Doom
Raiden (Esper)
Ragnarok (Esper)
Crusader (Esper)
Compilation of FFVII (Info)Characters are allowed five Spell and Summon Materia and three other Materia (Command, Support, Independent). Eight Materia total. The "Enemy Skill" materia may only have eight techniques.
Pick two limit breaks of different levels.
Banned Limits:
Finishing Touch (Cloud)
Hammerblow (Barret)
Death to All (Cait Sith)
Stan Slam [Chaos] (Vincent)
Sattelite Beam (Barret) - unrealistic
All Level Four Limit Break techniques are banned. (They're pretty much all things that can only result in death. Aerith's Level Four is banned because it makes the affected characters immune to everything as well as doing a full recovery.)
Banned Materia:
Death
Ultima
Odin
Bahamut Zero
Typhoon
Knights of the Round
Mainpulate
Master Magic/Command/Summon
Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz follow the same Materia rules as FFVII. They may not turn into Sephiroth, even if they find Jenova's face somewhere in the RP.
Bahamut SHIN is banned.
Please disregard Crisis Core materia. We're currently sticking with the original materia system from FFVII.
FFVIII (Info)Pick eight spells and assume there is an infinite amount in the inventory; however, you may only cast a spell five times per battle. Only three -ga level or other highly potent spells (Flare, etc) are allowed. Characters from 8 are allowed two GFs.
Limit Breaks: Pick two techniques. Limit Breaks may be used every other battle.
The effect of Drawing: You may Draw from your opponent, but it does not deprive them of that spell. You may only use Draw to Cast in that particular fight, not to permanently gain new spells. You may not use Draw on summons.
Banned Spells/Techs/Summons:
Aura
Death
Ultima
Lionheart (Limit)
Rapture (Limit)
Eden (Summon)
Odin (Summon)
Gilgamesh with Excalibur (Gilgamesh may only be used every other battle)
FFIX (Info)Every character picks four non-magical abilities. (No Auto abilities.) Mages have all spells; Summoners have all Summons.
Summoners can summon each Eidolon once a battle.
Special AbilitiesZidane - Pick four Thief skills; each can be used once.
Vivi - Can use Magic Sword when with Steiner.
Steiner - Pick four Sword Art abilities.
Garnet - Can summon each Eidolon once a battle.
Quina - Can Eat one monster per battle; pick eight Blue Magic spells.
Freya - Four Dragon abilities.
Eiko - One attack technique per Eidolon. Each Eidolon may be summoned once a battle.
Amarant - Four Flair techniques.
Characters may Trance every other battle.
Zidane - Pick two Trance techniques.
Vivi - Cast two spells in a row for the cost of one.
Steiner - Strength triples.
Garnet - Eidolon's attack is weakened, but it remains on the battlefield until she calls a different one.
Quina - Can Eat an enemy character and then spit them out for great damage.
Freya - Hovers high above the battlefield and throws multiple spears at the enemy.
Eiko - Can cast two spells in a row for the cost of one.
Amarant - Flair techniques target all allies or all enemies.
Banned Spells:
Death
Roulette
Doom
Matra Magic
FFX (Info) (Overdrive info)Special AbilitiesCharacters have access to all of their special abilities. This means that Yuna and Lulu have all spells.
Tidus - Haste, Hastega, Slow, Slowga, Cheer, Flee, Provoke, Delay Attack, Delay Buster, Quick Hit
Kimahri - Lancet, Scan
Wakka - Aim, Dark Buster, Silence Buster, Sleep Buster, Silence Attack, Sleep Attack, Triple Foul
Auron - Guard, Sentinel, Threaten, Entrust, Zombie Attack, Power Break, Armor Break, Magic Break, Mental Break
Rikku - Steal, Use, Luck, Copycat, Spare Change, Mug, Full-Life, Bribe
OverdrivesOverdrives, like Limit Breaks and Trance, may only be used every other battle.
Tidus - Pick two Overdrive techniques.
Auron - Pick two Overdrive techniques.
Wakka - Pick two Overdrive techniques. Ignore "reels"; use what is most effective for the battle.
Yuna - Aeon is summoned in Overdrive. (Yuna has all Aeons.)
Lulu - Cast several powerful spells in a row.
Kimahri - Pick two Overdrive techniques.
Rikku - Can mix two random items to create a powerful one that is used instantly.
Banned Spells:
Ultima
Death Sentence
Suicide
Zombie
FFX-2 (Info)Characters pick two dresspheres in addition to the default, with eight abilities per sphere (Mage spells/Blue Bullets do not count). Only eight Blue Bullet techniques are allowed for the Gun Mage sphere. The Special Dressphere is seperate from the main three and is treated like an Overdrive; it can only be used every other battle. Dresspheres are not automatically equipped with Ribbons.
Banned Spells:
Doom, Death
Deathproof
Carrier Flurry, Death Flurry, Kogoro Strike (Trainer sphere)
Zantetsu, Shin Zantetsue
Scatterburst
Arcana, Swordplay, Instict, White Magic, Black Magic, Bushido, PuPu Platter, Arsenic Knife (Mascot sphere)
Great Whirl
Deeth
FFXI (Spells) (Weapon skills)Pick
one character class to be used.
Mages may have twenty spells of their chosen class. Paladins and Dark Knights are allowed five white or black magic spells. Summoners may have ten summons, with each summon having three abilities/spells. Blue Mages are allowed eight Blue Magic spells.
All non-mage classes may have all abilities. (Note: Dragoons may only use the "Call Wyvern" skill once a battle.)
Weapon Skills are to be treated like other special attacks and can be used every other battle. You may have two weapon skills.
Note: This section is still under revision. For now, please follow these guidelines, but they may change. XI characters will be notified if it does.
FFXII (Info)Pick six Technicks. Characters may have up to twelve spells of any Magick (white, black, time, green, or arcane). Specialization or generalization in spell choice is up to the player's discretion; however, only four -ga/-ja level spells are permitted.
Only one person may hold a particular Esper--i.e., if Ashe has Ultima, Vaan can't have it as part of his skillset.
Quickenings may be used every other battle. Each character is permitted all three of his/her Quickenings. Concurrences may only be performed if two XII characters perform their Quickenings together.
Banned Techs:
Zalera's Kill techniques
Death
Countdown
Bonecrusher
FFT (Info)Pick two job classes in addition to the default class. All classes are mastered.
Banned Spells/Summons/Techniques:
Death
Lich
Zombie
Lava Ball
Quicksand
Death Sentence
Concentrate
Secret Fist
Petrify
FFTA + FFTA-2 (Info)Pick two classes in addition to the default; all classes are mastered.
If you are making an Original Character, you can submit a custom Job, but it will be heavily viewed for fairness.
Combos can only be used once every other battle, and operate as Limit Breaks. If more than one FFT/FFTA-2 character is present, they may assist with their combos. You can only use the Combo of your Main job.
Banned Skills/Spells:
Roulette
Death
Ultima attacks
Reflex
Block Arrows
Blur
Doom Blade
Lifebane
Pierce
Changed Abilities:
Lifethread Blade - Only inflicts Dark damage.
FFCC (Info)Pick five types of Magicite. You may have two of each variety so you may cast spells like Blizzara and the like. One Magic Ring is also allowed.
You may have one artifact. Artifacts that affect stats ingame (such as Gold Hairpins or Ring of Protection) will affect your character's general skill in that area. You are allowed one Focus Attack and one Magic Strike; you may pick anything regardless of equipment.
FFMQ (Info)Each character may pick up to five spells.
FF UnlimitedLisa Pacifist - May use her Kigen Arts at any time. The Kigen Dragon is to be treated as a Limit attack and used every other battle.
Kaze - May summon one creature per battle (no Knights of the Round). Chaos Gun Dragon is to be treated as a Limit Break and used every other battle.
Shroi Kumo/Makenshi - May summon two Dragons per battle. Chaos Sword Dragon is to be treated as a Limit attack and used every other battle.
Knave - Uses a machine gun as a weapon. May not use the bazooka.
Miles/Mireth - Uses a panflute dartblower as a weapon.
Cid - May pick three combat inventions as weapons.
Lou Lupus - May transform into a wolf at any time.
Madoushi - Uses a sword as a weapon.
AllNonabilities: Attack, Flee (You may do this at any time during the RP if it is possible)
Summons may each be used only once per battle.
The spell Holy is at the level of a -ga elemental spell, rather than being a white magic version of Ultima.
Anything that causes 1-hit KOs are prohibited.
Ribbons are not allowed as accessories.
Non-hero/original charactersYou will have to pick or create appropriate skills. The links provided should help, hopefully, and (for canon characters) you can draw on abilities that the character uses ingame, or just make it all up.
Post your chosen abilities in this topic. Neatly, please and thank you.
How to link to your Abilities postSo, post your abilities first; that's one. Next, look at the
very top of your post, to where it says "Posted:". Click on it, and it gives you a nice permanent link to that post. (Thanks to Thief for this info.)