This is an explanation of the Zodiac Wheel and the Jobs therein. I hope to be able to expand more on this game as time goes by and encourage many to try and play it.

How to Use the Job Wheel

When you select your characters' job classes and their licence board, the zodiac wheel will come up first.

1. Use the Directional pad to move the wheel from symbol to symbol. Each highlighted symbol will also appear in the middle of the wheel so you can see it better.

2. Hit Square button to view the symbol/licence board you have selected.

3. Compare each license board with the English translation by Sephirosuy . A good way to begin to view them is to see where the initial Battle Command starts for each character, and then scroll around the licence board to see what that job will get.

4. Hit X to exit each board and go back to the directional pad to spin the wheel and view another symbol/licence board.

5. If you want to select a job, exit the licence boards by using X button until you are back at the wheel. Make sure the symbol/job you want is highlighted. Click Circle to select. Move the arrow to the FIRST (Yes) selection and push Circle again. If you change your mind, select the Second (No), and then hit X to go back.

Once you select a job from the wheel (not from the actual licence board, from the wheel), then you can click on the licence board and start buying licences.

Your selected job will have the character's picture underneath the symbol on the wheel. There are shrines associated with each of these jobs in Japan.



Just click on arrow if no pic

Aries = White Mage

Weapons: Rods 1-4

Allocating Zodiark gives access to Greatswords 1
Allocating Chaos gives access to Greatswords 2
Allocating Famfrit gives access to Daggers 5

Armour: Mystic Armour 1-13

Accessories: All

Magicks White Magick 1-13: Green Magick 1-3

Technicks: Achilles, Charge, Stamp

Allocating Cuchulainn gives access to Libra
Allocating Famfrit gives access to Numerology
Allocating Adrammelech gives access to Souleater

Taurus = Uhlan

Weapons: Spears 1-5, Dragon Whisker, Dragon Whisker L, Strongest Halberd (Not sure what this means as I only know of 1 Halberd in the game)

Armour: Heavy Armour 1-12

Accessories: All

Magicks Black Magicks 5-6 (after obtaining A Mist)

Allocating Chaos gives access to Black Magicks 7-8

Technicks: Souleater, Revive, First Aid, Achilles, Charm, Infuse, Shades of Black, Poach

Allocating Ultima gives access to Expose
Allocating Hashmal gives access to Bonecrusher
Allocating Cuchulainn gives access to Wither

Gemini = Machinist

Weapons: Guns 1-7 Measures 1-4

Allocating Shemhazai gives access to Handbombs 3
Allocating Zeromus gives access to Handbombs 4

Armour: Light Armour 1-13

Accessories: All

Magicks None

Allocating Exodus gives access to Green Magick 1
Allocating Famfrit gives access to Time Magick 8-10

Technicks: Stamp, Horology, Traveller, Charm, Numerology, Steal, Gil Toss, Achilles, Poach

Cancer = Red Mage

Weapons: Maces 1-5

Allocating Ultima gives access to Greatswords 1-2
Allocating Chaos gives access to Greatswords 3
Allocating Zodiark gives access to Greatswords 4

Armour: Mystic Armour 1-13 Shields 1-7, Shell Shield, Ensanguined Shield, Zodiac Escutcheon

Accessories: All

Magicks Arcane Magick 1-3 Green Magick 1-3 White Magick 2 (after acquiring Mist) White Magick 3-6 Time Magick 1-3 Black Magick 3-6

Allocating Shemhazai gives access to White Magick 7
Allocating Cuchulainn gives access to Black Magick 9-10

Technicks: Souleater, Charge

Allocating Hashmal gives access to Steal

Leo = Knight

Weapons: Swords 1-9 Greatswords 1-4 Bloodsword, Bloodsword A, Excalibur, Excalipoor, Tournesol

Armour: Heavy Armour 1-12, Genji Equipment, Shields 1-7 Shell Shield, Ensanguined Shield, Zodiac Escutcheon

Accessories: All

Magicks None

Allocating Mateus gives access to White Magick 6-7
Allocating Hashmal gives access to White Magick 8-9

Technicks: Sight Unseeing, Infuse, First Aid, Souleater

Allocating Ultima gives access to Telekinesis

Virgo = Monk

Weapons: Poles 1-6 Whale Whisker, Whale Whisker N

Armour: Light Armour 1-13

Accessories: All

Magicks White Magick 9 (after acquiring Mist

Allocating Hashmal gives access to White Magick 4
Allocating Famfrit gives access to White Magick 10
Allocating Chaos gives access to White Magick 11-12
Allocating Zodiark gives access to White Magick 13

Technicks: First Aid, Libra, Numerology, Revive, Bonecrusher, Achilles, Wither, Expose, Shades of Black

Allocating Zalera gives access to Traveller
Allocating Zeromus gives access to Sight Unseeing
Allocating Exodus gives access to Souleater

Libra = Time Mage

Weapons: Bowguns 1-4

Allocating Ultima gives access to Swords 7-8
Allocating Zodiark gives access to Swords 9

Armour: Heavy Armour 1-12

Accessories: All

Magicks Time Magick 1-10 Green Magick 1-3

Allocating Adrammelech gives access to White Magick 4

Technicks: Poach, Charge, Horology, Stamp, Numerology

Allocating Zeromus gives access to Addle & Shear

Scorpio = Breaker

Weapons: Breakers (Axes & Hammers) 1-8 Handbombs 1-4

Armour: Heavy Armour 1-12, Genji Equipment, Shields 1-7 Shell Shield, Ensanguined Shield, Zodiac Escutcheon

Accessories: All

Magicks None

Technicks: Wither, Addle, Expose, Shear, Infuse, Sight Unseeing

Allocating Cuchulainn gives access to Shades of Black
Allocating Belias gives access to Horology
Allocating Zalera gives access to Traveller

Sagittarius = Archer

Weapons: Bows 1-7 Sagittarius, Sagittarius A

Armour: Light Armour 1-13

Allocating Shemhazai gives access to Heavy Armour 10-12

Accessories: All

Magicks White Magcik 4 (after acquiring Mist)

Technicks: Revive, Traveller, Charm, Poach, Libra, First Aid, Steal, Gil Toss, Achilles, Addle, Shear, Shades of Black

Allocating Ultima OR Zodiark gives access to Infuse and 1000 Needles

Capricorn = Black Mage

Weapons: Staves 1-5 Staff of the Magi

Allocating Adrammelech gives access to Hand Bombs 2
Allocating Mateus gives access to Hand Bombs 3
Allocating Hashmal gives access to Hand Bombs 4

Armour: Mystic Armour 1-12

Allocating Shemhazai gives access to Heavy Armour 7
Allocating Exodus gives access to Heavy Armour 8
Allocating Zeromus gives access to Heavy Armour 9

Accessories: All

Magicks Black Magick 1-13 Green Magick 1-3

Technicks: Charge, Charm

Allocating Zalera gives access to Poach & Steal
Allocating Ultima gives access to Telekinesis

Aquarius = Samurai

Weapons: Katanas 1-5 Masamune, Masamune I

Allocating Zalera gives access to Bloodsword & Bloodsword A

Armour: Mystic Armour 1-13 Genji Equipments

Allocating Zodiark gives access to Heavy Armour 9-11

Magicks None

Technicks: Sight Unseeing, 1000 Needles, Gil Toss, Shades of Black, Bonecrusher, Infuse

Allocating Adrammelech gives access to Souleater
Allocating Belias gives access to Libra
Allocating Ultima OR Cuchulainn gives access to Stamp

Pisces = Shikari

Weapons: Daggers 1-6, Nagasa

Ninja Swords 1-3 (after acquiring 3 differnt Mists, one for each category) Orochi & Yagyu Darkblade(after acquiring Mist)

NB Only 3 mists can be acquired therefore only 3 of the 4 above can be gained

Allocating Shemhazai gives access to Guns 5-6

Armour: Light Armour 1-13 Shields 2-7

Accessories: All

Magicks None

Allocating Cuchulainn gives access to White Magick 12

Technicks: Revive, 1000 Needles, Traveller, Libra, First Aid, Telekinesis

Allocating Adrammelech gives access to Shades of Black
Allocating Mateus gives access to Gil Toss
Allocating Exodus gives access to Stamp
Allocating Hashmal gives access to Bonecrusher







This message was edited by FF12 Grand Master on Jun 30 2008.

List is very good, would have reduced the amount of time I spent flipping through all the guides to make the same comparisons, I spent HOURS trying to figure out how to make a balanced party. This would be much better because I can sort thru the options for techs, magics and so on. Nice work!

Now, we need more English speaking players to give this a shot!

Very well made. Looks like you put a lot of effort into it.

This is going to come in VERY handy when I get the game. THANK YOU!!

Sometime next week, devilman, watch your postal.

yay this is amazing!!! Awesome Rob!!! And thank you Carie for that link you sent to me on EV before it died, I think I'll buy that Swap Magick

Who needs a translation guide? I just go around menancingly fighting enemies, collecting thier loot, selling it, and so on. I don't use the translation guide about 95% of the time. I've gotten use to the important stuff. Like names, the entire menu, potions, phoenix downs, etc. Pretty easy if you spent only LESS THAN 5 HOURS into the game. XD

Well I just know it because I memorized where all the things are. If you have never played US or PAL FFXII, I recommend you don't play this game (unless you know japanese.)

Can you please write more than "black magick 7-8"
And write for example:

Firage, Blizzaga, and so on?

would this work if u wanted to use it on the US version/ just like take those guidelines and use them for US? cuz i love the job system thing and this seems like the most legit system cuz it was actually one made up by squeenix, not some random people who wanted to make jobs lol. also whats up with augments? does everyone jsut get every augment?

We're not really sure. The problem would be getting to a license that is diagonal to another. Other than, that you would be able to do it.

Not everybody gets every augment, they are distributed mostly by job on the license board. In addition, some are unlockable. You might get Potions 1-2 on the license board, but then Potions 3 needs to be unlocked by assigning a certain esper.

It is particularly challenging to play if you choose jobs where only a couple of people have all the potion lores and all the remedy lores. Even more challenging, play with only ONE person with these lores. The Phoenix Down lores are also spread out, so you will find that tossing a Phoenix Down can mean getting raised, but with only 100 HP upon raising.

Oddly, there are some lores that don't make sense with some jobs, you will find Magic Lores on a few boards where the job has NO magic to use!

i know its an old thread but im really intrested in this job system plus the break damage limit and of course the 3 ultimate weapons but is it like really hard with it been japonese? and dont you have to edit your ps2 so you can play? i know the game sounds great but is it really worth all that?