Battle Abilities

Battle Abilities are a major part of the battle mechanics in Vagrant Story and are assigned to the, and  buttons. Whenever Ashley attacks an enemy or vice versa, an exclamation point appears above his head. If a Battle Ability is activated just as the exclamation point appears, Ashley will use a Chain Ability if attacking or a Defense Ability if defending. Successive uses of Battle Abilities will drive Ashley's Risk status up, increasing the chance of Critical Hits at the cost of accuracy.