Instead of combining abilities from different vocations, mastering the basic human vocations allows the character to retain those spells and skills learnt from them but any abilities learnt from intermediate and advanced vocations will not carry over to others and are only available while the character is in such a vocation.Īdditionally, party members can also become monsters by using Monster Hearts. This aspect was removed in the 3DS remake, with the hidden abilities being incorporated into the normal repertoire. For example, a character could master Sword Dance by mastering the Warrior vocation right after the Dancer. The vocation implementation remains mostly unchanged from the previous game, though in the original PSX version, there existed hybrid abilities that were unlocked through mastering certain positions sequentially. Finally, the game has two secret classes, the Dragon and the Liquid metal slime-monster based professions which can only be accessed through rare scrolls. The Hero class is open to all characters and monster recruits, but is most easily reached by the main character. Skills and spells mastered in one profession are permanently learned by a character. For example, mastering the Warrior and the Martial Artist classes will allow the character to become a Gladiator. Through mastering the initial jobs, advanced classes can be unlocked for that character which combine aspects of the prerequisites. Each of the classes has eight ranks that can be reached by battling the required number of monsters, unlocking new abilities at each interval. Unlike in Dragon Quest III, this game starts with nine available classes. Such changes are adjusted with natural increases awarded through leveling up, and will be removed if the vocation is switched. For example, if Ashlynn's wisdom is 100 when she has no vocation, having her undertake the path of a mage will grant a 20% boost to the stat and raise it to 120. Because the game's cast is comprised of pre-established characters with distinct personalities and stat growth tables, vocations affect a character's capabilities through percentages rather than hard numbers. In this game, Alltrades Abbey is unlocked by completing the first section of the game and defeating Murdaw in the Lower World. Sages, masters of all magic, can be promoted from gadabouts, or created with the Words of Wisdom in the desired character's possession. However, they start off from level 1 in the new vocation with all attributes halved. At this point, the character's personality will also be identified, from which level-up growth rate is calculated.Īny character may change vocation at Alltrades Abbey upon reaching level 20, and will retain any spells learnt. In remake versions, the player will be given a choice of five enhancement seeds to spend toward any attribute desired, or have them applied automatically by the recruitment office. Gadabouts: Jovial jesters who cannot be controlled, but who stun monsters with their antics.Įach character created by the player will have their base attributes determined at random.Merchants: Artists of the deal, who sometimes find extra gold coins following a battle.Thieves: Agile pickpockets with deft hands that can sometimes half-inch a treasure chest after battle.Priests: Goddess-blessed practitioners of the healing arts as well as of support spells.Mages: Spellcasters with dominion over attack magic as well as debilitating spells.Martial Artists: Masters of hand-to-hand combat.

Warriors: Basic fighters, skilled in the art of swordplay.Other than the Hero, the following vocations are available via character customisation at Patty's Party Planning Place in Aliahan: 1.6 Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel.

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