Star Ocean Skills List Version 2 ************************* By Bryan Backas <bryanbackas@yahoo.com> aka DMHawkmoon ************************* CONTENTS 1. INTRO 2. UPDATE INFO 3. SKILLS IN ORDER 4. SPECIALTIES ************************* 1. INTRO ************************* This is a list, in order, of the skills found in Star Ocean for the SFC. Although there is already a skills translation, it didn't mean anything to me because I cannot read japanese. I needed the skills to be in order as they appear in the game. So through a few hours of sounding out each syllable and slowly figuring out which skill was which, I managed to come up with this list. I am 90% sure they are all right. If anyone finds any errors or can suggest better translations, let me know. Since I am very familiar with the second game for the PSX, I tried to make as many skills as I could have the same name. ************************* 2. UPDATE (8/4/00) ************************* After a long break from this game, I have been playing it again, only to discover a huge mistake I had made! I listed the "motormouth" skill when really that slot is reserved for the character's fighting specialty. Raising the skill in that area allows you to learn a character's secret moves. For Ratix the skill is "Edarl Swordfighting". Also, Please note that Magic users do not have any of the combat skills available to them. CHANGES: 1. Fixed the "motormouth" error. 2. Better rationalized why I do not have a specialty order list. 3. Fixed a spelling error. 4. Added the "writing" skill to my list. ************************* 3. THE SKILLS IN THE ORDER THEY APPEAR ************************* 1 Biology Medicine Knowledge 2 Spiritual Knowledge Mineralology 3 Item Knowledge Piety 4 Recipe Musical Knowledge 5 Fairyology Aesthetic Sense 6 Good Eye Functionality 7 Creativity Danger Sense 8 Radar (?) Effort 9 Willpower Patience 10 Craft Kitchen Knife 11 Musical Performance Whistling 12 Sketching Writing 13 Metal Casting Scientific Ability 14 Dash Animal Training 15 Below the Belt Strong Blow 16 Flip Counterattack 17 Feint Mental Training 18 Link Combo Fighting skill ************************* 4. SPECIALTIES ************************* Here are what skills give you what specialties. I do not have the order these appear in the game because it all depends on which specialties you have learned. If no one has "identify" for example, then you'll never see identify appear on the list! To figure out which skill you are using, Just look at the items available when you choose the specialty and you'll figure it out. There are descriptions for the skills in the other skills FAQs, so I won't repeat that information. Some of these are accessed as one of the options on the items screen and some appear in the magic/killer move area. These are skills like scout, familiar, oracle, practice, and music. Craftsmanship: Craft, Aesthetic Sense, Mineralology Scout: Danger Sense Writing: Writing Familiar: Animal training, Whistling Weaponsmithing: Metal Casting, Mineralology Oracle: Radar, Piety, Creativity Alchemy: Scientific Ability, Fairyology, Mineralology Practice: Patience, Willpower, Effort Music: Musical knowledge, Musical Performance Art: Sketching Customize: Craft, Aesthetic sense, Functionality Identify: Item Knowledge, Mineralology, Medicine knowledge Compounding: Biology, Medicine knowledge, spiritual knowledge Cooking: Recipe, Good Eye, Kitchen knife. ************************* THIS FAQ IS WRITTEN BY BRYAN BACKAS. DO NOT CREDIT YOURSELF WITH WRITING IT OR TRY TO SELL IT. I HAVE ALL THE ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN WORK USED TO MAKE IT AND I CAN EASILY PROVE THAT I AM THE WRITER. IF YOU WANT IT ON YOUR SITE JUST EMAIL ME: bryanbackas@yahoo.com http://www.geocities.com/bryanbackas/ *************************