FRIENDS TALK

[Cloud Leonhart]

Yay!...er...what do we talk about? Oh yeah, you want to give Final Fantasy games a shot?

[Shinogu]

I would love to but I am not sure if I will be good at it. The artwork is amazing! Have you seen the anime?

[Cloud Leonhart]

For Final Fantasy? Nope. But you're right, the artwork is good. Why wouldn't you be good at it?

[Shinogu]

Because I am not an expert when it comes to video games? I would love to play many video games but I am just not good at it. I need someone to teach me.

[Cloud Leonhart]

I'll teach you! ^_^ What should we start with? The basics?

[Shinogu]

Yay! You are going to teach me for real? *hugs* Yes, we should start with the basics.

[Cloud Leonhart]

Of course I am! ^_^ Now then...*Pulls out a chalkboard with varous information on it and puts on a graduation hat, pulls out a pointing stick*

RPG Basics Part 1 (I'm separating them into parts so that it's easier to understand and read) Parties and Statistics - Basically, in every RPG there are a number of characters that you will meet, around 4-5 of these people will join the main hero in his/her quest. In battle, you usually can only have 3 active party members, so you can choose who you want to fight with and who you don't. Each party member has statistics and levels. Levels are the most important thing in an RPG, since it determines how powerful your characters are, so it's a good idea to keep it relatively high for whatever point you are in the game. The main statistics for a character are usually HP, MP, Strength, Defense, Magic, Magic Defense, Agility, and Luck. Most of the time, each character will be especially proficient in one or two of these statistics, so it's best to rearrange your party to fit the enemies you are fighting. Example, you're fighting an enemy with very high defense. These enemies usually have very weak magic defense, so bringing a character with high Magic will benefit you greatly...of course, the character will have to cast magic.

- End explanation. Get it so far?

[Shinogu]

I think so but I need to re-read it one more time.

[Cloud Leonhart]

Read it as many times as you need. ^_^

RPG Basics Part 2: Battles - More often than not, in an RPG, you will have random encounters, which is when you go into battle just by walking around. Eventually, you will encounter a monster and you will go into battle. During battle, you will have a menu, usually consisting of 3 commands, Attack, Magic and Item. There is sometimes a fourth command, special for that character or their class, but I'll get more into that later. Basically, your goal is to defeat the enemy any way you see fit, be it slashing it to death or blowing it up with magic. Upon victory, you will receive Experience Points, Currency, and sometimes Items or equipment. Getting enough experience will result in a level up, and your characters will become more powerful, increasing all statistics by a little or a lot, depending on which stat it is and your characters proficiency.

- End Explanation. Okay, you ready for the next one?

[Shinogu]

Yup, Cloud-sensei! I am ready for the next step.

[Cloud Leonhart]

Righto! ^_^

RPG Basics Part 3: Traveling and Equipment - You'll be doing this a lot...running around. Traveling is pretty simple, just as long as you know what you're doing. Basically you go from town to town getting information and/or activating events in the story. Sometimes, you'll also go into dungeons, areas filled with monsters and treasures, along with a boss at the end, most of the time. You'll usually go through these to get from one place to another in the story. Now about equipment, almost every town has a shop, consisting of weapons, armor, items, and in some games, magic and abilities. This is what you use the money all those nasty monsters dropped for. Always buy the best equipment possible. It's also a good idea to check if the equipment you buy have extra abilities, like making you immune to poison.

- End explanation. Ready?

[Shinogu]

I would hate to cut this short but it is time for me to go. My mom is waiting for me to take me to the library. Can we continue this later? You are really good in this, Cloud-san! *hugs*

Bye-bye! Talk to you soon! You can pm me with the rest if you can. If not, then till we meet again.

[Cloud Leonhart]

Hehe, thanks. ^///^ I've had a lot of experience.

Bye-bye, Bekah-chan! ^_^ We'll continue when you get back.

[SpurKz]

Hello. How are you?

[Cloud Leonhart]

Good, and you?

[SpurKz]

Bored.