Job Gem Descriptions

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

Here, in response to some questions about each Job Gem class and what they provide when the Job Gem grants the Class as well as with growth. (To be clear: To Master a Job does not mean that one knows every nook and cranny of the profession, only that one has learned enough of the basics to incorporate that style into their repertoire fully. And the Job grants typically the equivalent of a level 1 or low level version of the class, ).

Opal Job Gem:

1. Dragoon:

Roles:
*Weapon damage
*Tanking (as long as one eschews Jump - or, perhaps, even with Jump being used)
*Support abilities
*Anti-dragon
*Some magic

The Dragoon this Job Gem features is the basic human Dragoon from the Final Fantasy series. Though it's possible to learn some of the Bangaa Dragoon skills upon Mastery, the basic class only teaches the skill set found in FF2J, FF4, FF5, FF Tactics, the FFRPG, and some of Freya's non-unique skills from FF9. The core of the class is doing massive damage with spears and the legendary Jump command. It is possible, but difficult, to make a Dragoon tank: They either have to avoid using Jump, since few opponents will continually target a foe running around constantly instead of standing still, or somehow make sure that attacks continue to rain on the Dragoon even when moving. (Cover would be excellent for this role). However, as a backup job for any squishier class, the Dragoon is excellent. It provides both melee defense and offense, additional spiritual abilities over time (many of which are low cost and round out skill sets quite nicely), and allows one to traverse the battlefield both vertically and horizontally or even retreat! A final element of the class is its ability to actually harm dragons and, to a lesser extent, powerful foes. (And yes, Dragoons can also learn to work with dragons, especially wyverns).

Mastery requires the core FF5 skills plus a selection from other abilities. The Job Gem initially provides Jump, the ability to wield spears and heavy armor at an expert level, and a basic lance and Dragoon armor.

Abilities:
Jump
Horizontal Jump
Travelling Jump (jump that can carry the Dragoon places, still can opt to attack when she lands)
Dragon Lance (HP/MP drain attack)
Dragon Spirit (Reaction ability, minor chance to cast Reraise when struck)
Equip Spear
Mount Wyvern
Ignore Height
Cherry Blossom
Reis' Wind
Luna (Berserk All)
Dragon's Crest
Dragon Breath (reduces max HP, strikes all)
Wyrmkiller (passive, massive boost to damage versus dragons)
Wyrmslay (active, ability to do enhanced damage plus chance of instant death to dragons, can only be used a few times in a fight easily)
Wyrmbane (make a dragon leave the battle)
Wyrmtame (tame non-sentient dragons or allow opportunity for conciliation among sentient ones)
Fire Breath
Ice Breath
Bolt Breath
Dragoon's Skewer (passive, allows lance to strike multiple foes in a row)

2. Cyber-Knight:

Roles:
*Anti-technology
*Protection
*Psionics
*Horsemanship
*Melee combat
*Mobility
*Modern combat skills

The legendary Cyber-Knight of Rifts Earth. The core of the class is, obviously, their vaunted Psi-Swords. The fact that they can at will as if breathing create a deadly weapon on par with a gun or true blade is alone enough reason to take the class: A Cyber-Knight can practically never be disarmed and is always prepared, even at night, without her adventuring equipment, etc. Psi-Sword damage and improvements are part of the level ups. Basic psychic abilities also come with the class, usually utility ones. The Living Cyber-Armor is a wonderful addition when gained, allowing anyone with the class to possess not only surreptitious weaponry but also hidden armor. Zen Combat effectively disarms high tech opponents. And the class also includes basic modern combat, exploration and soldiery skills.

The class possesses no special skill at tanking, but with the ability to wear heavy knight armor, the additional Cyber-Armor, the Psi-Shield and other utilities to make incoming blows glance or be deflected, and the heroic reputation of the Knight that often makes evildoers choose to go after the Knight first, they can certainly adequately perform the task. Unfortunately, aside from healing psionics and first aid, the Cyber-Knights have little healing.

Mastery is achieved upon learning all stages of Zen Combat, Paired Psi-Swords, Living Cyber-Armor and basic skills. The Job Gem initially provides the initial psionics selection, basic attribute bonuses and level 1 O.C.C. skills, knight armor of choice, a conventional steed, Cyber-Knight Psi-Sword (at Apprentice level damage), and the Cyber-Armor. Levels of damage for the Psi-Sword are: Apprentice, Squire, Knight, Cavalier, Champion, Slayer, Master, Hermit, Dream Knight.

Abilities:

Apprentice Psi-Sword
Squire Psi-Sword
Knight Psi-Sword
Cavalier Psi-Sword
Champion Psi-Sword
Slayer Psi-Sword
Master Psi-Sword
Hermit Psi-Sword
Dream Knight Psi-Sword (secret prerequisite!)
Psi-Shield
Paired Weapons
Paired Psi-Swords
Color Manipulation
Shape Manipulation
White Psi-Sword (prerequisite: Color Manipulation, Shape Manipulation, Psi-Sword)
Cloud Sensors
Cloud Targeting Computers
Living Cyber-Armor
Enhanced Cyber-Armor (prerequisite: Living Cyber-Armor, raises area that the Cyber-Armor covers)
Full-Body Cyber-Armor (prerequisites: Living Cyber-Armor, Enhanced Cyber-Armor; Cyber-Armor covers the entire body)
Cyber-Knight Horsemanship
Cyber-Knight Jousting
Zen Combat (as martial art)
Automatic Dodge Versus Tech
Enhanced Automatic Dodge Versus Tech
Combat Acrobatics
See the Invisible
Sixth Sense
Sense Magic
Sense Evil
Summon Inner Strength
Empathy

3. Doctor:

Roles:
*Healing, primarily out of combat but including some in-combat skills too
*Anatomy
*Medical knowledge
*Intelligence and charisma modifiers

The Doctor class seems superficially less glamorous than some of the other classes, but don't underestimate it. A variety of physical ailments are not easily cured by magic, especially without a proper diagnosis. Further, magic and other supernatural healing is often inefficient, prevented by silence, raises troubling questions, too unsubtle, etc. Doctor skills also boost damage due to knowledge of anatomy, and Doctors heal better even with other forms of healing. And the glamour of the Doctor is not to be underestimated: The ability to open a practice, speak from positions of authority, be attractive and charismatic due to the nobility of the profession, and the study skills learned are all useful. The class also allows the character to learn other-worldly scientific developments in the field of medicine.

Mastery of the Doctor class requires learning all the basic elements plus mastering a specialty. The beginning class includes a doctor's coat, credentials that will pass basic inspection, a full general practitioner's toolkit, and knowledge equivalent to graduation from a world-famous university.

4. Paladin:

Roles:
*Tanking
*Protection of others
*Healing
*DPS
*Heavy armor and weapons

The Paladin in this Job Gem covers the basic skills from Dungeons and Dragons, Diablo II and World of Warcraft. It can also be taken into other directions if desired.

For personal survivability, few classes beat the Paladin. Various abilities to wear heavy armor, utilize shields and heavy weapons for blocking, heal and protect oneself, and do so while generally retaining a good pool of energy means that the class can last stubbornly long. Paladins also are able to, with their damaging abilities, deliver smiting and holy damage which is generally more difficult to resist than other forms of damage. Their abilities allow them to deal reliable damage even to those that might otherwise be nearly invulnerable: The supernatural, for example. With auras, healing, and the ability to defend others, they also are fantastic support characters.

Mastery of the Job requires at least the ability to summon a Warhorse and substantial ability in at least three of their primary trees (Offensive Auras, Defensive Auras, Seals/Judgments, Smiting, Healing, or Core Discipline). The Job begins with a smattering of abilities based on the direction the character is taking the class, a paladin weapon and basic armor set of choice, and a non-magical warhorse or steed.

5. Spirit Warrior:

Roles:
*Tanking (especially with Earth and/or Plant)
*DPS (especially with Fire and/or Animal)
*Healing if Water is chosen
*Stealth if Air is chosen

Spirit Warriors are unique among shamanic classes in that they owe fealty to no one element, animal or plant, or even any group of them. Rather, Spirit Warriors are given a portfolio of powers from spirits in general. Even their power has limits, though, and the spirits force the Warriors to choose three Realms to specialize in. Water primarily acquires healing and utility functions. Air provides flight, invisibility and danger sense, making them effective at stealth and infiltration as well as countering such tactics. Fire primarily provides damage. Earth gives sensing but mostly supernatural P.S. and P.E., making those who choose this Job easily among the top three strongest of the Opal choices. (Rune Warriors similarly grant front-loaded benefits.) Plant gives many of the attributes of plants, including an incredibly potent toxin that can be spread by touch, longevity, supernatural endurance (which does partially stack with the Earth Warriors') and the ability to draw power from the sun. Animal gives claws, heightened senses and hunter instincts.

If the Job is fully Mastered, the character can take the Job again to master the other three Realms. Doing so will occur at 50% growth, however, as the Spirits are loathe to give so much power to any one champion.

Mastery of the Job requires mastering all elements of the Realms one has chosen as well as further developing them, acquiring at least one minor and one major fetish through heroism and doing two tasks of some importance for the spirits. The job begins with the basic powers granted by the Realms, Super Regeneration sufficient to restore organs and limbs, OCC skills, a Major Fetish, a Minor Fetish AND a Legendary Weapon Fetish! The fact that the Job grants such a potent set of equipment at first is another reason it is such a powerful initial class.

6. Cloudweaver:

Roles:
*Healing
*Support
*Architecture and design
*Feeding and supplying

Cloudweavers are one of the two primary arts of the Lyn-Srial. Whereas the Sky Knights battle directly, the Cloudweavers aid their people away from the battlefield. They maintain the cloud cities of the Tryth-Sal.

Mastery of the Job requires learning all Clouds of Peace, Defense, Creation, Travel and either Survival or Mind. The Job begins with all Clouds of Defense, Travel and Creation, which is a potent set of powers.

7.Psi-Slinger:

Roles:
*Damage
*Quickdraw and speed
*Energy blasts and defense

Psi-Slingers are famous in the New West for potent damage capacity. Their most obvious and well-known skill is the power to turn regular revolvers into killing weapons capable of blowing down a tank!

Psi-Slingers are capable of pumping out consistent damage. Incoming energy blasts are made negligible by their defense. They are actually master psychic energy manipulators, though most of their skill is put into energy and kinetic psychic schools.

Mastery of the Job requires mastering all O.C.C. elements and a variety of psychic powers. The Job begins with Energy Expulsion, Psychic Weapons, Psychic Weapon Link, Energy Conversion, Sixth Sense, Mind Block, Mind Bolt, Psi-Sword, Telekinesis, Sense E-Clip Capacity, Sense Battery Capacity, Quick-Draw Merit, Sharpshooting Specialty Merit, Paired Weapons: Revolvers and Pistols Merit, Psi-Slinger Horror Factor and bonuses to HP, pull punch, disarm, save vs. possession and save vs. Horror Factor. The Job also arms the character with two revolvers, energy pistols or conventional pistols of choice and minor M.D.C. armor.

8. Hexblade:

Roles:
*Curses and debuffs
*Weapon combat
*Minor spellcasting
*Resisting spells and curses

The Hexblades are normally (though obviously not generally the case with the Fate's Guardians) non-good martial and magical warriors. Generally, they combine creative use of their spells, especially their advanced and potent combat-oriented curses, with physical ability. Interestingly, a vital attribute to them is Charisma, which makes the Job excellent for the more talkative characters who may not have as much ability to get out of a deadly situation.

Hexblades can wear light armor but cannot use shields, and can use most simple and martial weapons deftly and with grace. Most Hexblades tend to use finesse in their style more than strength, but there are clearly exceptions to this rule.

Mastery of the class requires at least learning Dire Hexblade's Curse. The class begins with Mystic Light Armor Proficiency (the ability to wear light armor and not have it interfere with their magic), Hexblade's Curse, a bonus Feat, Summon Familiar, 1st level D&D spells and Mettle (additional arcane resistance and the ability to turn a partial save against a spell into a full save), in addition to light armor and a martial or simple weapon of choice.

9. Monk:

Roles:
*Tanking
*Damage
*Stunning
*Infiltration (due to their ability to fight with no equipment and no encumbering armor and various abilities lending themselves to stealth and escape)

The Job Gem synthesizes the skills of the Monks of Faerun and the various Associated Worlds. This combination of two separate yet individually potent disciplines creates a very powerful occupation.

Monks are able to deal reliable damage and mitigate incoming damage without heavy, bulky and attention-attracting weaponry and armor, saving them money in repair and gear bills. Though they do suffer at long ranges, they are still viable within many combat ranges due to enhanced movement and jumping speeds and attacks like Air and Earth Render. Physical crushing blows can stun and disorient opponents, and Monks get a toolkit of abilities to perform skills for the party and themselves. And they can equip a small subset of Eastern-style weapons such as kamas, quarterstaves, sais, siangham and nunchaku, among others.

Monks are unfortunately heavily attribute reliant, the tradeoff of being mostly free from gear. However, Monks get excellent attribute growth in hit points, strength and dexterity, among other categories.

Mastery of the Job requires at least Counter, Bare Hands, BuildUp, Chakra (or Wholeness of Body - they are the same in FB terms), two special FF Monk attacks (such as Earth Render, Air Render, Secret Fist or Repeating Fist) and up to Quivering Palm in D&D skills. The Job begins with Counter, Bare Hands, Unarmored Bonus, a simple weapon of choice, Flurry of Blows, and Evasion. Someone with this Job equipped may not necessarily have to unequip their weapons or armor, depending on how much of masters they are with their equipment. However, like all other Job Gem Classes, if equipment is forfeited it is possible to "turn the Job off" so to speak and simply use one's innate skills.

Abilities:
Build Up (charge for a turn to deliver a devastating physical blow, partially ignores armor and surpasses thresholds with its higher base damage)
Counter
Hamedo (an improved Counter that interrupts incoming attacks)
Unarmored Bonus
Bare Hands
Chakra
Earth Render
Air Render
Secret Fist (introduces Countdown into the target)
Spin Fist
Wave Fist
Stigma Magic (status heal)
Revive
Exorcising Blow (blow that can finally destroy the undead)
Flurry of Blows
Ki Strike
Honored Ki Strike (damage as if the blows had been blessed with an honorable alignment)
Besieging Ki Strike (damage as if the blows were of an adamantine or similar-strength material)
Move-HP Up (gain slight amount of hit points from movement)
Fast Movement (movement increase as long as the Monk remains unarmored and relatively unencumbered)
Slow Fall (the ability to take reduced damage from falls and while falling passively rappel off of nearby surfaces to further reduce damage)
Purity of Body (immunity to normal diseases)
Improved Evasion / Break Fall (any 'roll with impact'-style attempt reduces damage to zero instead of 50%)
Diamond Body (immunity to conventional poisons)
Abundant Step (equivalent of dimension door)
Diamond Soul (spell resistance)
Faerun Quivering Palm (institute a vibration to a target that can be activated at will to cause lethal damage)
Timeless Body (body does not suffer the penalty from aging but will still die naturally)
Tongues of the Sun and Moon (equivalent of a Tongues spell)
Empty Body (ki equivalent of ethereal)
Perfect Self (treated as an outsider)
Crushing Blow

10. Tundra Ranger:

Roles:
*Police work
*Exploration
*Horsemanship and vehicle combat

The Tundra Rangers are the Rifts Earth inheritors of the Mountie tradition. The class may seem a bit basic on first blush, but it actually provides quite diverse skills. Training with both vehicle and steed is an integral part, and the Mounties exceed where even fly boy classes fail at providing consistent performance from their vehicles or steeds even in nightmarish conditions (especially in the cold, winter or snow). The class also develops cold resistance and survival in extreme situations. Mounties have a long history of heroism and glamour, and tapping into that heritage as a Tundra Ranger can be used to amplify one's charisma or force truth out of a suspect. The Tundra Rangers even in Rifts Earth also function as police units, combining the standard investigation, interrogation, legal procedures, and similar skills with rescue and special forces/commando-style skills.

If the player so chooses, they can decide to take Tundra Ranger Scout (a more wilderness-oriented) or Cavalry (a class specializing in riding animals, especially exotic ones, and to a lesser extent hoverbikes). Cavalry characters get a wider access to animals or vehicles of their choice.

Mastery of the Job requires at least mastering Mountie Horsemanship, the equivalent of 5th level, Mountie Cold Resistance, Mountie Glamour and Calgary Stomp (a powerful anti-demon attack). The class begins with level 1 O.C.C. bonuses and skills, Tundra Ranger armor and equipment, and a hover bike or horse.

11. Rune Warrior:

Roles:
*Self-buff
*DPS
*Tanking

Rune Warriors are derived from an ancient Nazca art of inscribing runes on their own body. At the heights of the art, the body becomes a living Pattern Armor that grants the character supernatural strength, endurance and speed. Rune Warriors are thus potent warriors at least initially, capable of smashing through tank-grade steel and metal!

Various patterns on the Rune Warrior's body can be activated relatively quickly for a reasonable duration. The standard are ones that boost strength, speed, skill with weapons, heal the self and allow the character to see the invisible.

The Rune Warrior is also granted a Pattern Staff. The Pattern Staff is an important item that acquires special powers as it develops. It can transfer its structural integrity to the warrior, or the warrior can transfer its health to it, giving both much more endurance than they have apart. The Pattern Staff fires powerful energy blasts and is a potent melee weapon, but woe be to she who lets her staff be destroyed.

Mastery of the Job requires Mastering all OCC skills and abilities, the Pattern Staff, as well as developing new symbols and learning some runic magic. The Job begins with all the basic symbols (Speed, Skill, Power, Pattern Sight and Healing), the Pattern Staff, Rune Warrior Supernatural P.S., Rune Warrior Supernatural P.E., Rune Warrior Speed, Pattern Armor and the standard OCC skills.

12. Ghost Hunter:

Roles:
*Damage
*Designing items
*Anti-supernatural
*Anti-ghost
*Anti-intangible

Ghost Hunters are Beyond the Supernatural warriors. They battle the supernatural enemy on the frontlines and are thus the most militaristic of the Lazlo Society types. They do through a combination of developed psychic abilities, martial arts and using the weapons, items and armor they design.

Ghost Hunters lack raw endurance like most of the Beyond the Supernatural classes, but their capacity to defend themselves with their equipment and powers and to destroy their opponents is potent.

Mastery of the Job requires Mastering all the basic Ghost Hunter designs, all Ghost Hunter powers and developing either new designs or new powers. The class begins with Ghost Armor, Ectoplasmic Shotgun, Devil Sword, Ghost Goggles, Intuitive Combat, Magnifying I.S.P., Spirit Fist, Design Ghost Hunter Items, Fire an Empty Gun and Closed to the Supernatural.

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

15. Foundation Trader:

Roles:
*Charisma and bartering/haggling
*Space travel
*Manipulation of high technology
*Technical knowledge sufficient to make practical items for sale
*Futuristic weapon combat

The Foundation of Terminus broke into the galaxy in force when they began to have their Traders use the economic power that Hober Mallow keenly realized was so forceful. Their role in spreading culture, making money, engaging in wild adventures and (usually inadvertently or to secure markets) overthrowing dictators made them fabled in later years of the Foundation. This Job allows the character to taste some of that glamour.

The Foundation Traders were a lot with quite diverse abilities. Usually having been trained at Terminus in science and technology, they had the benefit of access to the full scientific cornucopia of the former Galactic Empire followed by hundreds of years of additional work forced by conditions of material scarcity. As such, while the class is not a science-oriented class, the Job grants technical knowledge beyond any but the greatest geniuses in the present world. More importantly, this technical genius is of the jury-rigging variety: Not massive projects, but the ability to repair and create technology with scarce available materials. The Foundation Traders also tend to be perfectly capable of defending themselves with their technology, and know how to operate advanced computer terminals, fly a spaceship, etc.

Mastery of the Job requires mastery of all of the Job's essential features. The Job begins with a personal shield and a barrier-piercing sidearm, advanced technical knowledge, Jury Rig, Haggle, and the class' basic features.

18. Shinigami:

Roles:
*Anti-ghost/anti-supernatural
*Damage dealing
*Some healing
*Magical effects - both protection/crowd control/sealing and direct damage
*Speed
*Sword combat

The psychopomps of the Bleach world, the Shinigami are tasked with insuring the proper traffic of souls between the worlds of life and death.

The Shinigami skill set on its own is not primarily designed to take repeated abuse. Shinigami on average tend to avoid directly taking attacks, instead using kido defense, shields of their reiatsu, flash step and avoidance/ambush tactics. (There are, of course, exceptions: Intra-Shinigami fights often feature one or the other combatant relying on superior endurance or defense, and Zaraki Kenpachi. 'Nuff said). They are almost never as endurant as a comparable Hollow or Arrancar. However, the shinigami class can certainly fit into a tanking character's role. Whether completely or partially intangible, physical attacks are reduced. Shinigami are less vulnerable to critical blows, bleed effects, or other attacks having to do with the vulnerabilities of a body (though in terms of chakra highways/pressure points/meridians, they still are fundamentally human or their original race). Reiatsu shielding is always an option, and certain protection kido and zanpakuto abilities can enhance defensive capability.

However, the shinigami can perform other tasks reliably. Kido and reiatsu healing, while usually limited in range, is quite effective. Kido can function both to control crowds and to do massive damage, either AoE or single-target. The flash step ability helps produce speedsters, and zanpakuto or hakudo combat help create melee DPS.

Mastery of the Job Gem requires at least lieutenant skill, which usually means at least having mastered shikai and substantial skill advancement in at least one other primary school (kido, zanjutsu, healing, hohou or hakudo). The class begins with an unreleased zanpakuto (unless the character has a constant release), basic flash step skill, one kido spell of choice and either enhanced hakudo, zanjutsu, healing, hohou or kido depending on the characters' preference and existing skill set. When one has the Shinigami Job equipped, they are defaulted to being on the ghostly plane, therefore invisible to most observers and intangible to most physical blows but vulnerable to attacks from non-material planes. They can initially turn the Job off, losing all Job abilities but becoming tangible; as they learn abilities, they can keep all mastered abilities and can also learn a Semi-Tangibility, or use a gigai like others. The Job Gem does not give reputation with Soul Society; it is similar to being imbued with the powers in the manner of Ichigo.

19. Arken War Mage:

Roles:
*Siege warfare on both sides
*Warfare and combat
*Powerful spells
*Multi-casting
*Not much else

Say what you will about the Arken ("Cheap!"), they do what they do exceptionally well: Namely, warfare. The Arken are battle magus capable of equipping heavy equipment while utilizing powerful spells. They have a martial arts style designed to use magic combined with weapons and unarmed blows and enhanced casting speed based off their Spirit of War. The power does come with a price: War Magic is intoxicating and exhausting, and those who use it face a special decrepitude that grows when the magic is used in excess; and even when this can be avoided, the spells have the nasty habit of random additional effects, many of which are destructive and dangerous to friend and foe alike.

Mastering the class requires at least the equivalent of 10th level proficiency, at which point the character acquires Steel and Spell Attack. The character begins with a clan bonus of his choice, Sense Magic, Protection from Blades, See the Invisible, Blinding Flash, Song of Valor, War Cry, two spells of choice both from regular magic and War Magic levels 1-2, Spirit of War, Fist of War, Arkenas, Recognize Magic Weapons, Recognize Clan and Arken Spell Resistance.

20. Ankaqoq:

Roles:
*Healing
*Creation of talismans and amulets
*The Tornaq can tank
*Mass P.P.E. well
*Shamanic and conventional spell casting

The Ankaqoq are the standard Inuit Shaman class. Though they revere all things wild, in the arctic and elsewhere, they have a special affinity for the creatures of the tundra, particularly the bear, raven and wolf. Tornarssuk, the bear spirit of the Inuit, sends these shamans one of his spirits to link with the shaman, making both something more than they were before.

The Ankaqoq is a surprisingly powerful class. The spirits grant them a variety of spells (though, like many shaman or mystics classes, it is much harder for them to learn from books, scrolls, or teachers; the knowledge will come at the rate that the spirits deem the person ready for), spiritual sensitivity, minor psionic powers, the ability to conjure the Tornaq (which is a powerful supernatural force that does heavy damage and can absorb heavy punishment, as well as amplifying the MP and spells available), and the ability to create talismans and amulets of a variety of uses. The Tornaq itself has M.D.C. equal to the shaman's innate magical power, which means that a powerful magician can produce a force of unstoppable power. However, if the Tornaq is ever slain, the shaman will lose much of his power and further fall into disfavor with the spirits. Ankaqoq must protect their spirit companion as surely as the spirit companion protects them. If the Tornaq does fall in battle, it is possible to delve into the Spirit Realms and get her or him back, but this is not an easy quest.

Mastery of the Job requires mastering all basic O.C.C. components, an ABP-intensive task. The class begins with level 1 O.C.C. skills and bonuses, Ankaqoq Rapidity of the Spirits (a bonus to initiative versus supernatural opponents), Summon Tornaq, Tornaq, Exorcism, Increase Healing, Psychic Diagnosis, Psychic Surgery, See Aura, See the Invisible, Mind Block, The Eyes That See Nothing (spirit senses), Ankaqoq Spirit Walking (a form of astral/spiritual projection for free that also makes the spirit protected from being attacked without provocation by demons and spiritual forces), Recognize Shapechangers, Craft Amulets and Ley Line Healing/Rejuvenation, as well as two amulets and two talismans of choice.

White Job Gem:

1. Geomancer:

Roles:
*Energy conservation
*Exploration
*Traversing dangerous terrain
*Utility

Geomancers are a deceptive class. Bells and daggers are typically not the strongest of weapons, and their ability set seems a little sparse. But they are an integral support class. Geomancers learn how to move through and with the earth and the terrain they are in. This enables them to avoid damage from things like brambles, moving water, lava, etc. It's not immunity to the elements (Geomancers can typically still drown), but it is definitely an edge and in most situations is as good. Their Terrain ability, learned first, offers a no-to-low cost ability that changes based on terrain. Terrain effects can heal, debuff, buff, damage, etc.

Geomancers can equip bells, daggers, climbing picks or icepicks, and other tools for exploration.

Geomancers begin with Find Holes and Pits, Ignore Terrain and Terrain. Mastery of the Job requires at least Mastering the initial abilities, at least 9 Geomancy spells, Counter Flood, Attack Up, and Equip Bells.

Abilities:

Attack Up (Support)
Counter Flood (Reaction)
Equip Bells
Geomancy
Find Holes and Pits (passive)
Ignore Terrain (passive)
Move Over Lava (passive)
Terrain
Terrain Shift
Waterwalking (passive)

2. Elemental Sword Master: Fire

Roles:
*Damage
*Fire manipulation

The Fire Elemental Sword Masters are the masters of fire and pain. Wow. Savage. [http://homepage.mac.com/cheethorne/Palladium/elementalswordocc.htm has the original source].

Fire Elemental Sword Masters press the attack and accomplish the job by hurting, maiming or killing the opponent. They develop new abilities within their style as well as up to 4th level Fire Warlock magic.

The Job begins with a personalized fire sword, beginning O.C.C. skills and bonuses and Fire Bolt. Mastery requires getting a 4th level Warlock spell, Elemental Swordsman Toughness, Improved Fire Sword Damage, and Ultimate Fire Sword (and all preceding abilities).

Abilities:

Aura (augments person with HP and strength equivalent to the blade held, increases damage done by specialized swords)
Channel Life
Elemental Swordsman Toughness (Merit, more HP)
Double Slash (multiple strikes with every swing)
Fire Bolt
Flame Strike
Improved Fire Damage (Merit)
Improved Fire Sword Damage (Merit)
Summon Fire Kami
True Strike
Ultimate Fire Sword
Zanshin

3. Elemental Sword Master: Water/Ice

Abilities:

Aura (augments person with HP and strength equivalent to the blade held, increases damage done by specialized swords)
Hard Ice, Soft Water (defend against multiple attacks while attacking)
Kime Kata

4. Dweomer Mage:

Roles:
*Metamagic
*Anti-magic

Dweomer Mages are practitioners of the arcane arts exclusively. Dispensing with any tactics aside from investing into manipulating magic itself, Dweomer Mages consider themselves the highest of all schools of magic.

Dweomer Mages can do damage, defend others, and even heal, but they do so with pure arcane manipulation. Thus, they are most effective against those with no knowledge of magic and against opposing magicians in particular.

One of the most noteworthy skills they acquire is an advanced ability to take magic from sources. Unlike most Rifts mages, they can draw magic from foes without their consent. This drain is especially powerful as it not only cuts out a proportion of an opponent's MP but does raw damage based on the amount drain.

Mastery of the Job requires mastering all O.C.C. components

5. Fu Yao Da Chia / Demon Hunter:

Roles:
*Tanking
*Damage
*Anti-supernatural
*Ancient weapon and hand to hand combat
*Body hardening

Fu Yao Da Chia, or the Great Celestial Demon Hunters, or the rat catchers of the Jade Emperor's Court, are the culmination of the techniques of the Demon Hunters of Mystic China. They hunt demons. That's about it. [Note that this Job combines both the Fu Yao Da Chia of Rifts China and the Demon Hunter of Mystic China but NOT the Goblin Queller or the Demon Slaver, as the latter two differ from the former two in mindset and technique subtantially.]

Given their hunting of demons, Fu Yao Da Chia learn a variety of techniques to fight demonic and infernal foes of all varieties (though they are strongest against Western demons), dragons, ghosts and spirits, and other supernatural forces. Fu Yao Da Chia learn to battle demons through sheer toughness and force of will combined with guile. For example: Challenging demons to gambling or to contests of skill can be useful. So can feigning knowledge of Celestial doctrine or acquaintance with the Yama Kings. Fu Yao Da Chia get special access to some varieties of body hardening designed to allow them to fight toe to toe with demons.

A key element of the Fu Yao Da Chia is redemption of opponents, especially demonic ones. Through tough love, friendship, discipline and fairness, Fu Yao Da Chia allow demons to walk a higher path.

Fu Yao Da Chia begin with:
*Mystic Martial Art of choice
*Two Body Hardening Merits of choice
*Liang Hsiung Demon Wrestling
*A Demon Hunter's sword of choice (each sword varies - some do colossal damage, some can find demons, some can hew through demons while others defend against them, some are more effective against a wider variety of supernatural foes, etc.)
*Demon Hunter's Sword Proficiency: Amateur
*A Gien Bian (a steel whip)
*A Demon Catching Mirror
*A variety of other magical items
*The Book of 10,000 Infernals (each one contains the names of 10,000 well-known Infernals; as the Hunter gains in skill and renown and defeats more demons, their books will become stronger and stronger, eventually becoming minor artifacts)
*Sword Chi Technique
*Weapon Kata: Demon Hunter Sword
*Demon Hunter Advancement (a martial art tree).
*Beginning O.C.C. skills and bonuses

Mastery requires at least five Body Hardening Merits, mastery of either Liang Hsiung or the chosen regular art, the chosen Mystic Martial art, Arm Wrestling, Demon Snare, Gien Bien high proficiency with the Demon Hunter Sword, the Gien Bian Demon Slaying Skill, the Weapon Kata, high level mastery of the Demon Hunter Advancement, Sword Chi Technique and developing the Book of 10,000 Infernals to at least a well-known if not legendary status. The class chooses from Dog Boxing Kung Fu, Eighteen Weapons Kung Fu or Shaolin Kung Fu as a regular style (meaning they get no Ninjas & Superspies superhuman abilities) and Mien Ch'uan Cotton Fist, Praying Mantis, Drunken Style and Tien Hsueh Touch Mastery.

Abilities:
Curse Resistance (curses last half as long)
Demon Hunter Sword Proficiency: Amateur
Demon Hunter Sword Proficiency: Proficient
Demon Hunter Sword Proficiency: Expert
Demon Hunter Sword Proficiency: Master
Demon Hunter Sword Proficiency: Scourge of the Underworld
Gien Bian Demon Slaying Skill
Liang Hsiung Demon Wrestling
I Ching Mirror Proficiency
Sword Chi Technique
Weapon Kata: Demon Sword
Weapon Kata: Gien Bian

9. Psychohistorian:


In the waning days of a future Galactic Empire, a man named Hari Seldon developed a technique known as psychohistory that allowed people to predict human behavior based upon three principles: first, that it be only humans (since then, psychohistorians have worked diligently in that regard); second, that there be sufficient masses of people; third, that the people involved do not know the predictions. Hari Seldon established two Foundations, one of technological might that would conquer the Galaxy, and one of mental might, one that would direct and control the first.

Modern psychohistory works under similar precepts as previous Psychohistory, but with a few important changes. First, psychohistory is being expanded to deal with the wide array of alien and fantastical races. Due to psychohistory’s founding principles, it erects humans as the proverbial “zero point” and measures other races’ variables of interest on grand averages based upon this. Psychohistory does require tremendous interest, but it yields a number of useful developments. First of all, it helps to unlock mentalic powers of tremendous precision and power! All psychohistorians are at least major psychics, if not masters. Second, it allows cogent analysis of past history as well as good predictions of the future (though, of course, the predictions do lose some of their weight when they become known).

Psychohistorians begin with Ultrawave Telepathy, Psychohistory at 20%, Telepathy, Empathy, and Telepathic Attack. Mastery occurs when they have raised Psychohistory to 80% and learned 15 mentalic abilities.

13. Dukun:

Roles:
*Healing
*Ritual magic
*General magic
*Martial arts

The Dukun are tribal shamans and witch doctors of Indonesia. Blessed with a healthy variety of skills, the Dukun can both curse one with nails and glass in one's stomach and heal many ailments.

Dukun do not develop their MP very much, due to the complex nature of their art. They do, however, develop Chi as well as MP. They compensate for relatively low MP growth through rituals (allowing them to use talismans, P.P.E. batteries, willing participants, material components, and sometimes sacrifices of animals), mixing Chi and MP, using powers from the spirits, and efficiency. They learn unique Dukun rituals, Spirit Spells (some of which are available here riftsindonesia.tripod.com/spiritspells.htm) and regular (typically low level) spells. Dukun also do not develop HP healing until much later in their career, and even less repairing. Their healing is primarily of status effects, ailments and diseases. That having been said, in that domain they are nearly unchallenged. Dukun also are not combat-oriented characters. Although they get both a martial art and some spells, their most powerful spells are rituals and their limits for selecting from other spells means that it takes some time for them to be effective in fast-paced combat. Playing a Dukun character well is cerebral and involves some planning and foresight. Luckily, the ritual nature of their magic and curses makes it very hard to resist and very potent.

The Dukun begin with one non-Exclusive martial art from Ninjas and Superspies (basically, one art that does not require intensive commitment: Tien Hsueh, Ninjutsu/Taijutsu and Thai Kick Boxing are all restricted; also, Dukun tend to select non-Chinese martial arts like Bersilat, Taido, Kenpo, Jeet Kune Do, savate, capoeira, Brazilian or Japanese jujutsu, etc.), level 1 advancement (equivalent to +2 save v. magic, +5 v. possession and +4 v. Horror Factor), level 1 O.C.C. Skills, one of their healing skills, and one other Dukun-exclusive spell. Mastery requires learning at least 4 conventional spells, 5 Spirit Spells, all the Dukun abilities and skills and at least 7th level development equivalent of both Dukun and the martial art.

Abilities:

Communicate with Spirits
Cure Blindness (Chi or P.P.E.)
Cure Coughs and Colds (Chi or P.P.E.)
Cure Hair Loss (Chi or P.P.E.)
Cure Infections and Lung Problems (Chi or P.P.E.)
Cure Joint Pain (Chi or P.P.E.)
Divination
Djengges (embeds nails, glass and needles into a target's stomach)
Exorcism
Gendam (compels someone to come to the Dukun)
Luck Charms
Mitigate Insanity (Chi or P.P.E.)
Naruga (puts into place an emotional suggestion, that emotional suggestion CANNOT have the Dukun as a focus but must be between two people)
Santet (inflicts horrifying diarrhea)
Seal Wounds (Chi or P.P.E.)
Sirep (puts to sleep everyone in a small area or contained building)
Stop Blood (Chi or P.P.E.)
Spirit Combat
Tenung (inflicts vomiting and headache)

17. Tattooed Monk:

Roles:
*Utility

Tattooed Monks are a special order of monks in the Oriental Adventures worlds of D&D. Incorporating the special tattooes into their style, they learn to perform a variety of supernatural feats.

A unique element of the Tattooed Monk is that each new tattoo they get enhances every other tattoo. They can combine this with Yakuza, Chiang-ku, Native American or other varieties of tattooes to become even stronger.

The Tattooed Monk Job itself does not add to Monk skill. That having been said, if the character has Monk to work on as well, some of the ability points will be shared between them. The Tattooed Monk also gives access to some special martial techniques that work well with Monks.

The Job begins with three Tattooes. Mastery requires mastering ten Tattooes and developing at least a few Monk abilities or special manuevers.

18. Psi-Ghost:

Roles:
*Infiltration, espionage and subterfuge
*Thieving
*Escape and evasion
*Psychic utility

Psi-Ghosts are powerful and rare psychics primarily hailing from the Magic Zone / Psyscape area. The obscurity of their powers alone is a key asset. Their powers make them almost literally ghosts: Able to slip through solid objects, disappear from the eyes of their foes, and secret themselves away before anyone notices.

Psi-Ghosts do not initially get much in terms of mitigating or generating damage. It is possible to build their powers in that direction, of course.

The Job begins with Heightened Presence Sense (a super-powerful combination of Sixth Sense and Presence Sense), Psychic Intangibility (their trademark ability), Psionic Invisibility, Deaden Senses, Mind Block, Nightvision, Object Read, Machine Ghost, Telemechanics, and level 1 bonuses and skills. Mastery of the Job requires Mastering the initial set, at least 5th level in O.C.C. Skills, as well as 6 Physical or Sensitive abilities and 5 Super Psychic abilities.

19. Gatotsu:

Roles:
*Assassination
*Defense
*Thrusting
*Police and military training

Gatotsu is a kenjutsu style developed to possibly its highest form by Hajime Saito, former captain of the Shinsengumi. It specializes in brutal thrusting strikes like the Hirazuki.

The style is primarily about footwork and positioning. With proper mastery, the style has no blind spots, protecting against air and low-lying ground opponents with equal skill and deftness. An advantage of it is that it typically uses the left hand, thus exploiting most swordsmen's favoring of their right hand. Both after a hit and a miss, the blade is recovered and brought back to its thrusting position through sideways slashes.

The Job begins with the Ishiki (First Stance) and an appropriate thrusting weapon. Mastery requires the four primary stances and the sideways slash.

Abilities:

Ishiki
Nishiki
Sanshiki
Sideways Slash
Zero Shiki

Iridescent Job Gem:

11. Ranger:

Roles:

*Ranged DPS
*Melee DPS
*Pets
*Support
*Exploration
*Basic magic

Rangers are masters of the wild,

Ranger includes the Hunters of World of Warcraft, the Rangers of D&D (3.5 and 4.0), the Seeq Rangers of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2, the Hunters of FFTA/FFTA2, the Hunter/Ranger of FF5, the Rangers of Middle Earth and Wilderness Scouts.

Ranger begins with 0th level Ranger spells, a wild companion, Aim and basic herbal, tracking and wilderness skills. Mastery requires Mastering Aim, Wild Companion, and then high level of mastery of two to three trees of the Job: WoW Hunter skills up to level 60; all of the Seeq Ranger abilities; Ranger skills up to twentieth level; all FFTA/FFTA2 Hunter abilities; or all FF5 Ranger skills up to X-Fight.

18. Superstar:

Roles:
*Support
*Buffs
*Debuffs

Superstars are combinations of Goof-offs, Jesters and Dancers. They are entertainers, singers, comedians, and dancers, veritable superstars and idols.

Superstars begin with Goof-Off, Boxer Dance, Entice Dance, and Dazzle. They need to get up to level five in Jester, Dancer and Superstar skill trees, available here:

dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Superstar
dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Dancer
dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Goof-off

19. Ancient Master:

Roles:
*Self-healing
*Self-buffs
*Melee DPS

Ancient Masters are the classic Mr. Miyagi archetype, the comic book old martial artist and mentor figure.

Ancient Masters begin with high level-martial arts skills like Automatic Body Flip and Automatic Dodge, Feign Death, The Cleansing Spirit, Positive Energy, Channel and Unleash Physical Energy, Extraordinary Strength and one Minor superpower. To Master, they must learn all those skills plus two more Minors from their eligible list.

Abilities:

Automatic Body Flip
Automatic Dodge
Channel and Unleash Physical Energy
Critical Strike from behind or surprise
Death Blow (17-20 unmodified)
Energy Resistance
Extraordinary Mental Affinity
Extraordinary Mental Endurance
Extraordinary Physical Endurance
Extraordinary Physical Strength
Feign Death
Heightened Sense of Hearing
Heightened Sense of Smell
Heightened Sense of Touch
Impervious to Fire & Heat
Knockout (18-20 unmodified)
Leaping bonus
Positive Energy
Supervision: Advanced Sight
The Cleaning Spirit

20. Sage:

Roles:
*Healing
*Spell DPS
*Buffs
*Debuffs

Sages are one of the ultimate magic classes. Sages get access to most types of magic at high levels. Their physical development is usually atrocious, even weaker than Black or White Mages, and they get somewhat fewer non-spell abilities than most other caster types. Their stat development in general can also be weaker, particularly their MP.

Sages are a combination of Fire Emblem, Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy Sages.

Sages begin with White and Black Magic choices. To Master the Job, they have to learn high level White and Black Magic, the Summon ability, the Recall ability, the Sage's Regeneration ability, the Reflex Reaction, Defense+, Wise Combo, Spell Again, Diligence, Betterment, and Good and Evil.

Abilities:

All White magic
All Black magic
Betterment
Defense+
Diligence
Esunaga
Flare
Gigaflare
Good and Evil
Recall
Reflex
Sage's Regeneration
Scathe
Shieldbearer
Spell Again
Summon
Ultima Blow

dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/Sage

Blue Job Gem:

2. Nu Mou Morpher:

Roles in party:
*Anything that the monster they turn into can do

Nu Mou Morphers are the classic sleeper, MagiKarp class: If supported well, they become one of the most versatile and powerful classes. Nu Mou Morphers can turn into any animal that is Stabled by a team. Those animals can be fed consumables and weapons to raise their stats.

Morph deserves special explanation. For the most part, when a character Morphs into a monster, that monster's stats take over the character. They can still communicate, even if the monster normally couldn't. But most abilities can't be used in the Morphed state: Instead, the Morpher takes the abilities of the monster itself. Even if the monster is incapable of thought or understanding language, the character can do so. This means that, in practice, for mental stats, the monster's stats OR the Morpher's stats are used, whichever are higher; but for physical stats, the monsters' REPLACES the Morpher's stats. Unlike Druid Wildshaping, there is no necessary HD or level limit for transformation.

Nu Mou Morphers begin with the Morph ability. To Master, they have to learn how to transform into eight sub-types of monster and learn Damage > MP.