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[Legal Information: Please Read before Proceeding]

--Gundam_X's Copyright Information--
This Survival FAQ is Copyright (c) 1998 Arlen Kwong. All rights
reserved. Reproduction of Gundam_X's FAQ is allowed,
but unauthorized modification is strictly prohibited.
Please ask the author for permission of other uses.

"Final Fantasy V" is copyright of SquareSoft, Inc.

[Version History]

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Complete: 15%
Added Editions from previous Version: n/a
Future Prospects: Add more on Tips, Job and Ability Listing,
Boss Strategies, In-Depth WalkThrough.

[Introduction]
Welcome to Gundam_X's "Survival FAQ To Final Fantasy V." Though the game
has been available for several years now, it is a classic that no one
should miss. And with the re-release of the PlayStation version, there
is a sudden rush to play the game again. It's quite understandable,
and I decided to release a Survival FAQ concerning the
game. It has many Tips that'll make your easier journey 
along the way. E-mail me for submissions or corrections; you'll
get credit.

Note: I am looking for a team of gamers that would like to start
a new gaming group that writes FAQs, X9 GamerZ. If you are interested,
please e-mail me. 


[Tips]

Tip #1: Build Your Ability Points Early On
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It is generally a good idea to build up your Ability Points as soon
as you are able to get jobs. When you do this, you'll be able to master
your jobs more quickly, as well as be more powerful to foes. Even though
you may spend an hour or two doing this, this makes for a very easier
path along the way.

Tip #2: Fight Every Battle That Occurs
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Fighting every battle that occurs will easily benefit your party.
You will gain more experience, and your characters will be more powerful.
In fact, if you do not do this, expect to see about 3 hours of your life
blown away while gaining level ups for your party so you can get past
a boss. Fighting every battle will also fatten your gil wallet, as well
as give you more items. However, if you really do not have enough HP,
then do not fight until you have used a tent or cottage to heal wounds.

Tip #3: Buy Mass Amounts of Vital Items
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Tents, Cottages, Potions, and Ethers. These are the main items that
keep your party going in battles. Without them, you'd spend lots of time
fleeing a battle and dying as soon as one starts. A good tactic is
to utilize -=Tip 4=- and then go to your nearest town to buy 
at least 30-40 of the items aforementioned. They will help DRAMATICALLY,
especially when you get to later dungeons/labyrinths.

Tip #4: The Easiest Way To Get All-Around More Powerful
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This Tip will help you along your quest. Go to your nearest town
and keep running around the town. After fighting until your HP will
get to the nil point, go to a town and use the Inn. Repeat until
you are satisfied

Tip #5: Master Character Classes One By One
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What I mean by this is, if you can, do not depend too much on your
"extra" abilities you've acquired from other character classes.
You dominating one (the class you currently are) is probably going to
have stronger abilties than ones you've acquired before. For this
reason, you should try to master character classes one by one. That way,
you will always gain your current abilities stronger. By having abilties
from other classes, they will soon wear out in usefulness simply because
it will not gain power.

Tip #6: Have Variety In Your Party
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Unless you have a VERY specific party plan, do not use all Monks or
Time Mages because they seem powerful. Balancing out your party,
in the long run, will help you have an easier journey. However, reading
Tip #7 will tell you something that contradicts this Tip.

Tip #7: On Hard Bosses, Use Unbalanced Parties
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Yes, you may have already read Tip #6, but you should read Tip #7 you show
the exception. On bosses where they are extremely immune to magic,
use all Monks or Knights to take that particular boss out quickly. This is
just a quick sample of what Tip #7 means. However, if you can, utitlize
Tip #6 more than Tip #7, unless you wanna go out in style.

Tip #8: Master Faris As A Monk
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Faris simply seems too fit for the Monk character class. His (ahem...her)
stats seem pretty well-rounded for a Monk class. Faris is usually
my Monk whenever I play.

Tip #9: White/Black Mage Combo Simply Rules
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It's a good idea to have a White/Black Mage Combo for your party.
Mastered White Mage w/ Black Magic or vice versa is very cool,
since you get the best of both worlds. This is one of the times when it's
okay if one class power if more dominating than the other, since
you get offensive magic and defensive magic.

Tip #10: Save Often
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Alright, this seems really stupid and all, but it is very crucial to
save when you can. There could be a boss at the next corner, or you
may lose a bunch of HP during a certain battle. Your trusty "Reset"
button will help a great deal.

Tip #11: Don't Get Too Attached To Having Galuf In Your Party
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Alright, this may be a major spoiler, but who gives! Galuf DOES die
sometime in your quest-mainly, ExDeath will kill him during the middle
of the game. However, not to worry-Galuf's grandaughter will replace him
during the quest, and she is basically the same character in terms of
stats. So, you may want to De-Equip him of REALLY good weapons and armor
before he dies. He dies after the boss of The Elderly Tree.

Tip #12: Buy Armor, The Right Armor
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Since the game has a complex system of class-changing, make sure you buy
the right armor and weapons for your appropriate classes early on.
For example, if you're about to enter a dungeon, you should pick which 
classes in your party will be used. THEN, buy the appropriate armor and
weapons for those classes. It's not such a good idea to change classes
mid-way through a tough dungeon, unless it's REALLY easy or it's REALLY
hard, because your characters might have useless armor and weapons for
their new classes.

Tip #13: It Doesn't Hurt To Explore Dungeons More
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Even though it may seem like a real pain to explore dungeons a lot
and fight tons of enemies, it's actually a very good benefit. For example,
you will find more treasures and fight more, and overall, make yourself
more powerful in terms of stats, gold, and treasure. Trust me, explore,
explore, EXPLORE!

Tip #14: Re-Visit Places After Major Events
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Like in any RPG, certain things can occur after major events happen.
After a major battle or event, go back and talk to people back in visited
towns. They may have something different to say, or new stuff. Check it out.

END OF TIPS SECTION!
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Don't worry, I will update this section when the next release of the FAQ
comes out.


[After Math]
I'd also like to thank SquareSoft, Inc, for producing such a wonderful
game, that, even 6 years after it's production, it's still being played
by gamers around the world. I'd also like to thank SquareSoft, Inc, for
re-releasing Final Fantasy V and improving it by ten-fold.

Finally, I'd like to thank myself for taking out the time to make this
FAQ/Guide. Whew, I am good. 
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Time to Complete Current Version of Guide: 2-3 Hours.
Time to Complete Final Fantasy V: 35 Hours.
Time spent playing Again: 14 Hours (and counting).
Favorite Character: Butz!
Favorite Boss: NeoExDeath!
Multiple Endings?: Not too sure, though it does seem possible.
Game of the Week: Star Ocean: The Second Story!
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