Okay, there are like, what, six instant death spells under Black Magic. What's the differences between them, other then being able to kill one or multiple enemies?

SLEP and LOCK (lvl 1 black magic) aren't here. What do they do?

Heheh, if only there were level 9 spells...

"Hadoken!"

If you can figure out the reference, you get a space cookie.

Does anyone ever buy PURE or SOFT? They're ridiculously overpriced. When I first started playing this game I would buy them, but now I'm not an idiot, so I don't.

Hey W00ba, this is the Magic page -- I'm talking about PURE and SOFT the spells.

I find the PURE spell rather useful. Don't have to worry about having any PURE items. I think it's good to have.

#==============================================================================
# ** Game_Screen
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This class handles screen maintenance data, such as change in color tone,
# flashes, etc. It's used within the Game_Map and Game_Troop classes.
#==============================================================================

class Game_Screen
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Public Instance Variables
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
attr_reader :brightness # brightness
attr_reader :tone # color tone
attr_reader :flash_color # flash color
attr_reader :shake # shake positioning
attr_reader :pictures # pictures
attr_reader :weather_type # weather type
attr_reader :weather_max # max number of weather sprites
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Object Initialization
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def initialize
clear
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Clear
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def clear
@brightness = 255
@fadeout_duration = 0
@fadein_duration = 0
@tone = Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0)
@tone_target = Tone.new(0, 0, 0, 0)
@tone_duration = 0
@flash_color = Color.new(0, 0, 0, 0)
@flash_duration = 0
@shake_power = 0
@shake_speed = 0
@shake_duration = 0
@shake_direction = 1
@shake = 0
@pictures = []
for i in 0..20
@pictures.push(Game_Picture.new(i))
end
@weather_type = 0
@weather_max = 0.0
@weather_type_target = 0
@weather_max_target = 0.0
@weather_duration = 0
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Start Fadeout
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def start_fadeout(duration)
@fadeout_duration = duration
@fadein_duration = 0
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Start Fadein
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def start_fadein(duration)
@fadein_duration = duration
@fadeout_duration = 0
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Start Changing Color Tone
# tone : color tone
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def start_tone_change(tone, duration)
@tone_target = tone.clone
@tone_duration = duration
if @tone_duration == 0
@tone = @tone_target.clone
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Start Flashing
# color : color
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def start_flash(color, duration)
@flash_color = color.clone
@flash_duration = duration
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Start Shaking
# power : strength
# speed : speed
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def start_shake(power, speed, duration)
@shake_power = power
@shake_speed = speed
@shake_duration = duration
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Set Weather
# type : type
# power : strength
# duration : time
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def weather(type, power, duration)
@weather_type_target = type
if @weather_type_target != 0
@weather_type = @weather_type_target
end
if @weather_type_target == 0
@weather_max_target = 0.0
else
@weather_max_target = (power + 1) * 4.0
end
@weather_duration = duration
if @weather_duration == 0
@weather_type = @weather_type_target
@weather_max = @weather_max_target
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Frame Update
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update
update_fadeout
update_fadein
update_tone
update_flash
update_shake
update_weather
update_pictures
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Fadeout
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_fadeout
if @fadeout_duration >= 1
d = @fadeout_duration
@brightness = (@brightness * (d - 1)) / d
@fadeout_duration -= 1
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Fadein
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_fadein
if @fadein_duration >= 1
d = @fadein_duration
@brightness = (@brightness * (d - 1) + 255) / d
@fadein_duration -= 1
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Tone
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_tone
if @tone_duration >= 1
d = @tone_duration
@tone.red = (@tone.red * (d - 1) + @tone_target.red) / d
@tone.green = (@tone.green * (d - 1) + @tone_target.green) / d
@tone.blue = (@tone.blue * (d - 1) + @tone_target.blue) / d
@tone.gray = (@tone.gray * (d - 1) + @tone_target.gray) / d
@tone_duration -= 1
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Flash
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_flash
if @flash_duration >= 1
d = @flash_duration
@flash_color.alpha = @flash_color.alpha * (d - 1) / d
@flash_duration -= 1
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Shake
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_shake
if @shake_duration >= 1 or @shake != 0
delta = (@shake_power * @shake_speed * @shake_direction) / 10.0
if @shake_duration <= 1 and @shake * (@shake + delta) < 0
@shake = 0
else
@shake += delta
end
if @shake > @shake_power * 2
@shake_direction = -1
end
if @shake < - @shake_power * 2
@shake_direction = 1
end
if @shake_duration >= 1
@shake_duration -= 1
end
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Weather
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_weather
if @weather_duration >= 1
d = @weather_duration
@weather_max = (@weather_max * (d - 1) + @weather_max_target) / d
@weather_duration -= 1
if @weather_duration == 0
@weather_type = @weather_type_target
end
end
end
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# * Update Pictures
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
def update_pictures
for picture in @pictures
picture.update
end
end
end

Is there a way to forget a spell so you can learn a new one?

Hello, my name is Mr. Esson. I am a fat overpaid retard. all i do all day is stare at my femal students and touch my male students because i have never had a girlfriend or had sexual relations with anyone other than my hand.

I am fat beyond all possible reason. And once a gian i feel the need to tell you that i am REALLY retarded. but i don't care because women don't like me and i hate all music and all other forms of entertainment.

I am really, really, REALLY FAT! i will walk into a class witha full box of double glazed robins donuts and basically inhale them all, Yes I am that FAT!

I also enjoy making fun of the music that the best student in the world, Jarret Bjornerud, listens too. which is hard because he has the best taste in absolutlry everything. cuz he is cool! Jarret is the most brilliant, bright and sexy student i have ever had the pleasure of teaching but, hell, im a retard so... whatever.

my only regret is that because jarret is so awesome, he can kick my ass if i try to rape him. oh well.

I just want to throw in that there isn't much White magic to speak of at lv. 4, since AMUTE is stupid worthless (Are you going to wait until you meet a Naga in the sea shrine, at lv. 17 or whatever, and then waste a WM turn on AMUTE when your fighters carry weapons?), and AICE is a waste of time too. I prefer to kill Frost Dragons as fast as possible rather than cast AICE and hope my mage casts it before they cast Blizzard.
Or How about Fear? Maybe it's better to try and make all your enemies run away on their turn, individually, by casting a spell that may or may not be effective, when I could try to run away myself! No.
I know that some have claimed to Fear Kary, and I've seen her fall to XXXX, but she also goes down pretty hard against a FASTed Ice Sword, and sometimes my party members get poisoned walking through a dungeon.

PURE is actually a very competitive spell if you compare it with other spells of its level.

Unfortunately, yes.

I didn't believe it at first, but when I did the solo Thief (no class change), and was trying to kill Kraken with a Coral Sword (And really wishing that it had special damage effects against water monsters), I must have used the Power Gauntlet 20 times, trying to Sabre/TMPR my weapon to the point of some kind of usefulness, but to no avail. The spells don't work.

And either way, what do you want to do? SABR your BWs CatClaw? Yeah, that'll help... Stick with Ice3.

What does the Darkness status effect do?