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7TH SAGA: THE NEW CLASS BY NATI README
9/1/2013

This readme is a description of the changes from the
original 7th Saga to 7th Saga: The New Class.  For more
information about the original, consult my Game Mechanics
Guide on Gamefaqs.com.  You will need a ROM with a header
to use this IPS (I think).


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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

 1. Apprentices have been given new classes based on Final
    Fantasy 1 classes (plus "Robot" for Lux).
    a. Class names have replaced race names in the character
       select screen at the beginning of a new game.
    b. Character stats and stat increases at level-up have
       been changed (usually increased).
    c. Spell lists have been changed, and spells are learned
       at different levels (usually sooner).
    d. Allowable equipment has generally NOT been changed.
 2. Weapons and armor are more powerful.
 3. Attack spells are more powerful; armor has higher magic
    resistance to compensate.
 4. MP cost has been lowered for some high-cost spells.
 5. Two new spells have been introduced...
    a. FLEE: escape from battle with 100% success (except
       from bosses, apprentices, and Class 1 monsters)
    b. HOLY: single-target attack spell of a new element
 6. Two spells have been removed...
    a. ELIXIR: absurdly game-breaking; replaced by HOLY
    b. LASER 3: LASER 2 is now as powerful as LASER 3 was;
       the animation for LASER 3 is now used for HOLY
 7. More monsters have weaknesses to specific elements.
 8. Monsters' Magic and Speed stats have been slightly
    decreased near the end of the game.
 9. Monsters near the end of the game give double gold and
    experience.
10. New unique equipment, one for each apprentice, is
    available as random drops from the D.Night in the last
    dungeon; other equipment was eliminated to make these.
11. Seeds can be purchased in one of the last shops, and B
    Protect can be purchased from the last shop (finally!).

Bottom Line: Apprentices have more variety and balance, and
the game can be completed at a lower level (less grinding).
If you have played my other patch, 7th Saga Redux, you will
note that changes #2-#11 above are the same as that patch;
the only difference is the new class structure (change #1).



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APPRENTICE STATS AND SPELL LISTS


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*KAMIL		  				RedMage    *
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STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  16		   5 
MaxMP		  10		   4 
Power		   4		   3 
Guard		   4		   3 
Magic		   4		   4 
Speed		   3		   3 

SPELLS   LV	SPELLS   LV
-----------	-----------
ICE 1	  3	VACUUM1	 21
HEAL 1	  5	REVIVE1	 26
PURIFY	  8	HEAL 3	 29
BLZRD 1	 10	BLZRD 2	 30
HEAL 2	 12
FIRE 1	 14
PETRIFY	 15
ICE 2	 17

CLASS
-----
RedMage: Well-rounded in all areas
Changes: +1 MaxMP, +1 Magic, Fire magic switched with Ice

Summary: Now Kamil can actually make good use of his attack
magic, and is still respectable on the physical side.  He's
not colored red, unfortunately.


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*OLVAN		  				Fighter    *
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STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  18		   6 
MaxMP		   3		   2 
Power		   5		   4 
Guard		   6		   4 
Magic		   3		   3 
Speed		   3		   3 

SPELLS   LV
-----------
HEAL 1	  3
PURIFY	  8
HEAL 2	 14
F SHID	 18
PROTECT	 24
HEAL 3	 30
REVIVE1	 33

CLASS
-----
Fighter: Tough physical warrior with healing magic
Changes: +1 Power, +1 Guard, no attack magic, learns F SHID
and PROTECT instead of DEFNSE1

Summary: Olvan has been beefed up on the physical side, and
he's not going to miss his weak attack magic. Since the FF1
Knight upgrade came with healing magic, I left that.


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*ESUNA		  				Bl.Mage    *
************************************************************

STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  14  		   5 
MaxMP		  16  		   5 
Power		   3 		   2 
Guard		   3 		   2 
Magic		   5 		   5 
Speed		   4 		   4 

SPELLS   LV	SPELLS   LV
-----------	-----------
FIRE 1	  1	BLZRD 1	 10
HPCTCHR	  2	ICE 2	 11
ICE 1	  3	VACUUM1	 12
PETRIFY	  4	POWER	 14
F BIRD	  6	F BALL	 17
MPCTCHR	  7	BLZRD 2	 21
FIRE 2	  8	LASER 2	 25
DEFNSE2	  9	VACUUM2	 26

CLASS
-----
Bl.Mage: Powerful offensive mage
Changes: +1 Magic, learns Lejes' old magic set with POWER
and LASER 2 instead of F SHID and PROTECT

Summary: Esuna's been changed from a good all-around mage to
an outstanding attack-only mage.


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*WILME		  				Bl.Belt    *
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STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  18		   7
MaxMP		   2		   2
Power		   7		   6
Guard		   6		   5
Magic		   2		   2
Speed		   4		   4

SPELLS   LV
-----------
FIRE 1	  5
POWER	 10
AGILITY	 16
DEFNSE1	 26

CLASS
-----
Bl.Belt: Expert in unarmed combat
Changes: +2 Power, -1 MaxHP, learns buffs instead of attack
magic

Summary: With the POWER spell, his physical attacks are
deadly. The Bl.Belt class didn't learn magic in FF1, but I
thought the stat-boosting spells would be appropriate.

Note: I gave him FIRE 1 solely so that he's more manageable
as an opponent (i.e. he won't constantly attack with fists).


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*LUX	  					Robot      *
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STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  20		   8 
MaxMP		   3		   2 
Power		   5		   4 
Guard		   8		   7 
Magic		   4		   4 
Speed		   3		   3 

SPELLS   LV
-----------
LASER 1	  4
THNDER1	 10
DEFNSE1	 12
LASER 2	 16
THNDER2	 24

CLASS
-----
Robot: The ultimate defensive tank
Changes: +1 MaxHP, +2 Guard, +1 Magic, LASER 3 replaced by
an upgraded LASER 2, learns DEFNSE1

Summary: There are only 6 classes in FF1, so I had to come
up with this one.  He's all about defense now.


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*VALSU		  				Wh.Mage    *
************************************************************

STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  15		   5 
MaxMP		  10		   5 
Power		   4		   2 
Guard		   4		   3 
Magic		   5		   5 
Speed		   4		   4 

SPELLS   LV	SPELLS   LV
-----------	-----------
HEAL 1	  1	F SHID	 12
DEFNSE1	  3	MPCTCHR	 13
PURIFY	  4	HEAL 3	 17
PETRIFY	  5	EXIT	 20
HEAL 2	  7	PROTECT	 23
POWER	  8	FLEE     28
REVIVE1	  9	REVIVE2  29
AGILITY	 10	HOLY     33

CLASS
-----
Wh.Mage: Healing and support mage
Changes: +1 MaxMP, +1 Magic, learns FLEE and HOLY instead of
ICE 1 and ELIXIR

Summary: As is appropriate for a White Mage, Valsu's been
stripped of his early attack spell. In return, he has more
MP for spells and better magic defense.


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*LEJES		  				Thief      *
************************************************************

STATS
-----		Initial		Level-Up
MaxHP		  16		   5 
MaxMP		   4		   3 
Power		   4		   3 
Guard		   4		   3 
Magic		   3		   3 
Speed		   5		   5 

SPELLS   LV	SPELLS   LV
-----------	-----------
FIRE 1	  5	MPCTCHR	 27
HPCTCHR	  7	VACUUM1	 30
PETRIFY	 10	F BALL	 33
AGILITY	 11
DEFNSE2	 14
F BIRD	 18
FIRE 2	 21
FLEE	 23

CLASS
-----
Thief: Master of stealth and sabotage
Changes: +1 Speed, -1 MaxMP, learns new magic set
(fire magic, indirect attack magic, AGILITY, and FLEE)

Summary: Lejes' magic has been de-emphasized in favor of
unparalleled agility. However, since the FF1 Ninja upgrade
learns attack magic, I left that.



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SPELL COST AND POWER


Spell        MP    Power    Element
-----------------------------------
FIRE 1        3      40      FIRE
FIRE 2       12      95      FIRE
F BIRD       14      40      FIRE
F BALL       26      80      FIRE
ICE 1         3      46      ICE
ICE 2        12     105      ICE
BLZRD 1      14      44      ICE
BLZRD 2      26      90      ICE
LASER 1       4      52      LIT
LASER 2      20     140      LIT
THNDER1      15      50      LIT
THNDER2      30     110      LIT
HOLY*        20     100      HOLY
PETRIFY      10
DEFNSE2       5
HPCTCHR       6
MPCTCHR       8
VACUUM1      20
VACUUM2      40
HEAL 1        4      40
HEAL 2       12      90
HEAL 3       28     All
REVIVE1      25
REVIVE2      50
PURIFY        6
DEFNSE1       5
POWER         6
AGILITY       3
F SHID       10
PROTECT       8
EXIT         30
FLEE         40

*HOLY uses the animation of LASER 3



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MONSTER WEAKNESSES


FIRE		ICE		LIT		HOLY
-------		-------		-------		-------	
Chimera		Defeat		Android		Demon	
Chimere		Despair		Brain**		B.Demon	
Undead		Doom		N.Brain		R.Demon	
Unded		Reaper		Manta		S.Demon	
Undeed		Cocoon*		Crab		Chimera	
Manrot		R.Trick		Doros		Chimere	
B.Demon		Spidek		Foma		Undead	
Cocoon		P.Moon				Unded	
Mutant		K.Moon				Undeed	
Wyrock		R.Demon				Trick	
B.Night		Flame				R.Trick	
K.Trick		Griffin				K.Trick	
Serpant		V.Night				Defeat	
Ghoul		Dergun				Despair	
Spirit		Dogun				Doom	
K.Night		Serpint				Reaper	
Romus		Crab				Ghoul	
Monmo		F.Night				Spirit	
Serpent		Doros			
Goron		Dragon			
Griffan			

*Cocoon uses ICE 1 instead of LASER 2
**Brain uses FIRE 2 instead of LASER 2



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EQUIPMENT


WEAPON     AT        ARMOR      DF
-------------        -------------
ZnteSW	    2        XtriAR      4
TranqSW	    6        PsyteAR    10
PsyteSW	   12        AnimAR     17
AnimSW	   15        RoylAR     26
KrynSW	   24        CourAR     33
AngerSW	   28        MystcAR    50
NatrSW	   33        FortAR     60
BrillSW	   41        ScaleML    74
SwordSW	   40        ChainML    96
TidalSW	   48        KrynML    112
MuraSW	   52        LghtRB      3
CourSW	   44        CttnRB      6
FearSW	   58        SilkRB     10
FortSW	   68        XtreRB     12
FireSW	   65        SeasRB     16
InsaSW	   77        HopeRB     20
AnscSW	   95        AngerRB    26
DoomSW	  122        VictRB     33
VictSW	  132        DespRB     40
FireAX	    7        MystcRB    52
PsyteAX	   16        ImmoRB     58
AnimAX	   34        Xtri        8
AngerAX	   43        Coat       10
PowerAX	   51        Brwn       20
DespAX	   65        Blck       48
KrynAX	   75        FireCL     30
FearAX	   85        IceCL      30
MystAX	  107        -------------
HopeAX	  120        XtriSH      7
ImmoAX	  160        KrynSH     17
LghtKN	   11        CourSH     26
Saber	   20        BrillSH    33
FireKN	   44        JustSH     42
LightST	    4        MystSH     50
PetrST	    9        AngerSH    54
TideRD	   17        IllusSH    64
ConfRD	   26        MystcSH    62
BrillRD	   32        FrtnSH     74
DespRD	   38        ImmoSH     80
NatrRD	   51        XtriHM      2
FearRD	   75        Scarf      15
MystRD	  100        MaskMK     30
ImmoRD	  110        KrynMK     55
Claw	    7        BrillCR    75
ZnteFT	   10        Horn        0
KrynFT	   30        Pod         2
	             Ring       30
	             Amulet     40


UNIQUE     User     Type      Power    Special
----------------------------------------------------------
ExcalSW    Kamil    Weapon     175
ThorAX     Olvan    Weapon     200
GownRB     Esuna    Armor       80     50 elemental resist
Fur        Wilme    Armor       16     50 elemental resist
GodHAND    Lux      Weapon      50
MiterHM    Valsu    Access.    100     95 effect resist
BloodSW    Lejes    Weapon     160