Oh wow, look at you've wrought!

I highly recommend doing some mind-sharing with Mark Causey, who also posts a lot on these boards, as I understand he's also really into making a Final Fantasy inspired game.

In the interest in differentiating what separates the FF games from regular fantasy, I'd love to hear more about what you think "Magitech" means (I'm afraid I have no idea). The primary design method I used in coming up with Talents is really doing a great deal of brainstorming as to how each class sort of defined itself separately from the others. In other words, a class should be about what makes it unique and not at all about what it simply does better than the others, if that differentiation makes any sense.

@Kiznit: Thanks for the compliment. =D I feared your opinion because you are so good at design so I tried my best with MS Word and Paint. =P
As for your question... Magitech to me is Magic As Technology, or some criss-crossing thing of that nature. So, folks will have guns but they are powered by magical crystals of some kind or perhaps they draw the very magic required from the operator himself. Basically, Magitech is an excuse to include technology without the 'modern feel' thus maintaining the fantasy.
As relates to Talents... I have a homebrew game of my own that uses a version of the classes I have laid out, so I am going to pull from a lot of those and just convert 'em over. Problem is, that game is primarily tactical... so some things likely won't translate.

@Mark: Yeah, as I look across the gamut of Talents needed (100+)... I start to realize that it would make more sense to have a Class like the Dark Knight be a subset of The Fighter... simply add the ability to select Burning the Soul, Reaper Sweep and Night Force then call it good.

I think what would set Subset/Specialist Classes apart would be that only one class is allowed to draw from them. Thus, only The Fighter in the group could select Dark Knight Talents.
Or, maybe... ... ... each player may choose a specific Specialist Class that only they can choose Talents from. Hm.

As for Status Effects... I'm not 100% sure how I'll end up handling that. =P
I'm not entirely interested in porting FF mechanics over explicitly, more like ideas. That said, I'd like to hear what you think on the subject. :) If Status Effects can be added to the game without bogging it down too much, I would definitely adapt 'em.

Slow makes sense.

But shouldn't Haste be the opposite of Slow?
"Haste allows characters to take actions on Phase 1 regardless of the action taken except for Focused Actions. You announce on Phase 1 and it goes off on Phase 5 (normally 3 then 7)."

Instead of naming Confuse, you could just make the text for the power work just fine... "Your next action is randomly decided" then you roll two dice, one decides if you betray your allies and the other decides what the action is... So you could have a PC 'Protect' a monster. :P It is a little involved but oh well.

@Kiznit: Is there any way I could get a hold of the fonts you use? =)

(removed the Rune Knight class posting, refer to the mediafire link for the full docx)

Ah, those are the TinyPic links to the classes I am writing up. I have them as pictures to preserve the formatting for easier viewing. I guess it isn't all that much easier, eh? My apologies Mark.

The last one is Rune Knight, inspired by Celes from Final Fantasy VI. They can draw magical attacks to themselves and use it to refresh talents, seal spells and create attacks.

Yeah, sure. No problem. =)

The entire point of this thread is for folks to critique my work and call me foul names. =P
Can't very well do that without the information!!! (or can you...? hmmm)

Okay, so I'm working on the Summoner right now...

Inherent Talent is going to be a free minion to follow them around that they can remake for free...

They can call a fallen deity to their aid, spend APs to summon permanent allies and sacrifice summoned allies to protect themselves/others and fuel their own power.

But I can't really think of a good Limitation. Anti-Social cuz they are use to hanging out with guys they create and control? Hm...

Ah, that is a good one!

(looks like I should reduce the width on my classes as they are being obscured!)

Thank you, good sir. :)

Don't worry about it... Life is hectic, anyone who doesn't understand and empathize with that is a wacko. =P

PS: La Fraktouille is my new favorite font. =D

I had some other ideas for the Treasure Hunter's third ability... ... ... but I chose Chest of Secrets cuz it seemed fun and different. I dunno if that was a mistake or not. =P

Oh, if all of these images are going to eff with your stuff, Kiznit, feel free to tell me to stop. =)

(removed the Ninja class posting, refer to the mediafire link for the full docx)

Sooooo... no comments could be good or bad. :P

I'll just upload a docx to mediafire for folks to download and check out at their own leisure.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1v5lfgcgpyuvvav

One note, I know some of the fluff text is pretty weak. Feel free to suggest something better in that area as well as the mechanical aspects.

Don't worry about, sir. :) I'm just anxious for a little constructive criticism.

I wanted to create something analogous to Terra the Half-Esper from FFVI. This is my attempt...

Avatar Descended
The Avatar Descended are those beings that belong to a divine bloodline. This lineage surfaces physically with great beauty and sometimes oddities but it always manifests in magical powers. Most Avatar Descended are not aware of their special nature and if they do, are not likely to know who they are descended from specifically.

Inherent: Infinite Depths
Reaching into the depths of power your ancestor had access to is like plunging your hand into the ocean. By digging deep, you can come up with some pretty amazing miracles.
You may spend 2 AP to use any Talent once.

Limitation: Hunted
Those in power know of the Avatar Descended and will always seek them out in order to claim their magical powers for themselves.

Available Talents

Avatar Form
[rested, focused]
You have unlocked the mystery of your blood and can finally tap into its full power. Doing so reveals your true form, something that resembles you but is worlds more elegant, mysterious and powerful.
Upon transforming, you gain +2 on all rolls and always deal an additional point of damage with all forms of attack. This effect lasts for the rest of the battle. The next attack against you that deals damage has its damage dealt reduced by 1.
You cannot refresh this Talent with AP.
Note: The GM may restrict this Talent to a special adventure in order to unlock it.

Distill
[rested, reactive]
Being constructed of the very stuff magic is at its core, you have natural control over magic itself.
Whenever a Spell is cast in your Arena, you may cancel the Spell and redirect the energy. You or an ally may refresh one Per-Arena Talent.

Secret Words
[constant]
The universe is made up of millions of frequencies across bands unknowable to those without the right ears and tongue. You can speak the secret words of the Worlds and listen just as well.
You may ‘speak’ to inanimate objects and receive limited responses. The answers given are often very basic and simple but nevertheless very informative. Vegetation and similar living things provide more complex answers but still aren’t on the level of a competent human as far as conversation goes.

Wake of Awe
[per-arena]
The mystical nature of your beauty has a way of cowing even the most mindless beast.
Upon moving to a new Arena, you may choose either all minions or two other opponents. The chosen opponents cannot enter your Arena until after the next Round.

X-Magic
[rested]
Weaving many frequencies together at once is impossible to most but you are different, Anima is your natural instinct.
Upon the completion of casting a Spell, you may cast any Per-Arena or Constant Spell you know.

I don't see any "constant", "per-arena" or "rested" indicators in the linked document. Do you have that info?

That looks a good deal better. I'll review again and comment...

Gonna go ahead and bump my own thread here... ... ... in case someone wants to say something about what I've done. =P

Ah, yeah. I saw that it was deleted after I bumped it last. I'm going to update the docx, convert it to PDF and then upload it again soon.

Sorry.

[Alchemist]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-ODUyODkxYWQtNmQxZS00NTI5LTk1MWItYzI4MjI5ZTIwMTJi&hl=en&authkey=CK70jYUC

[Assassin]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-MzVjMjk5ZmEtNjA1Ni00MmU0LWI3ZjctNTZmODgxOGY1ZWUz&hl=en&authkey=CMnmv9YC

Comments, suggestions, criticisms, etc, please! :)

I've looked at the new uploads, and they look a lot cleaner and are very easy to read. Should you continue uploading? I know personally that I won't have a chance to use the classes any time soon, but I like the talent mechanics you're playing with. The Alchemist has some formating issues.

[Dragoon Knight]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-ZWY3MWVhNDEtMTVlYS00MmY1LWJjYTItY2RkNmZkY2M5MWU2&hl=en&authkey=CJ_e3MQF

[Druid]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-NzVhZDA3YjUtODg5Ni00YzExLWJkZmYtNTVmY2M5NWM4YTIz&hl=en&authkey=CNvv6EM

[Elementalist]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-ODU3ZDZmY2ItMjkyNy00ZGRkLTk0MTQtMjM0YjdlOTFiMTY2&hl=en&authkey=CJ3izMQO

[Illusionist]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-MzEwZjIyMjQtNDc3Zi00NmM2LThjYWEtMTNkZDM5Y2U3MGYw&hl=en&authkey=CJ_AmMUC

[Martial Artist]

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_g-qT914bm-MTI4NGNiMGEtNmZiYi00MzY3LWE4MTYtNTA5Nzk3NThlMGE3&hl=en&authkey=CLvTju0O

Ah, yeah. Rabble isn't the word I was looking for there. Kind of embarrassing actually. @_@

Etherwinds is something I made up. At least, I don't recall any game using it. I could be wrong though.
Anything you see in my classes referring to setting elements are actually tied to a setting that I am writing alongside of these classes for OSH (called Oriengrel). Etherwinds provides some physics-defying propulsion for airships and is the medium through which a goddess exists.

Any movement performed as apart of a Talent doesn't refresh Per-Arena Talents.
At least, that is how I interpret it. This is the same issue one might have with the Fighter's Charger Talent. Perhaps that isn't how it was meant to be but that is how I am doing it in my games. Perhaps I should make note of that in each of those Talents...?

Elements have no mechanical implications right now... ... ... but I intend to stick in a little rule for it. Enemies Vulnerable to an Element will take a -2 AC against said Element while Very Vulnerable enemies will take the penalty and they will take an additional point of damage.

Normally you cannot refresh Rested Talents during battle. Martial Artists (and Psionics and maybe even Elementalists) can refresh their Rested Talents during battle for the normal cost of 2 AP.

Evoke Anima should be opponents in your Arena or in an Arena adjacent to yours (or a combination thereof). Yeah, it is a little overpowered when compared to Magic Missile. Hm. I guess the thing that sets EA apart from MM is that you have to roll to hit. Maybe I'll make it 3 opponents for 1 each or 1 opponent for 2.

Weapon Qualities are Light, Reach, Ranged, Heavy and Very Heavy. When a Martial Artists gains one of these Qualities he fights in an ancient style. Essentially, the reason doing this counts as an item carried is to preserve a bit of balance. I can't really come up with a valid reason why it would count against your maximum items carried... ... ... =P

Thanks for your comments, sir! I've already made quite a few changes. Please, if you can spare any more of your time... feel free to look at the others and comment. =) I would greatly appreciate it.

I added Armiger, Dark Knight, Exorcist and Tactician to the master collection accessible through Google Docs.

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_g-qT914bm-MjYwM2ViMzQtMjQ0Yi00NjAwLWFiMTgtNTJhMGZhYmYzODhi&hl=en

So now I have the following "done"... ... ...

* Alchemist
* Armiger
* Assassin
* Avatar Descended
* Bard
* Dark Knight
* Dragoon Knight
* Druid
* Elementalist
* Exorcist
* Illusionist
* Martial Artist
* Tactician

That is 13 / 19.

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_g-qT914bm-MjYwM2ViMzQtMjQ0Yi00NjAwLWFiMTgtNTJhMGZhYmYzODhi&hl=en

The remaining classes are...

* Ninja
* Psionic (I may rename this one Astral Crown)
* Rune Knight
* Samurai
* Summoner
* Treasure Hunter

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_g-qT914bm-MjYwM2ViMzQtMjQ0Yi00NjAwLWFiMTgtNTJhMGZhYmYzODhi&hl=en

Again, any kind of comments would be welcome. I haven't playtested anything yet so feel free to provide constructive criticism.

Ninja, Samurai and Summoner have been added. Updated a few others. You can see when they were uploaded for more info on that.

This leaves Rune Knight and Treasure Hunter. Perhaps tomorrow night I'll have 'em done? Hopefully, only one talent left per...

Rune Knights specialize in magic defense and counter tactics.
Treasure Hunters are a combination of Indiana Jones, Setzer Gabbiani and FF Thieves.