D's Journal/Help

The following is a list of D's Journal entries for the Help of Bravely Default.

Jobs & Abilities
To surmount the obstacles ahead, you'll need a well-honed party.
 * The Adventure Begins!

The key to that growth lies in growth lies in jobs and abilities.

Everyone begins as a freelancer, but as the story unfolds, you'll acquire powerful new jobs. Practice them through combat,and your job level will rise!
 * Jobs

Each job has its own set of special abilities.
 * Abilities

You'll learn anew one with every job level you gain.

Changing Jobs
Officers of the Eternian Forces each hold magical items called asterisks that bestow new jobs.
 * Acquiring Jobs

Defeat the and claim their asterisk to acquire their job.

Select "Job" from the menu.
 * How to Change Jobs

Changing jobs affects your base stats, and determines your equipment aptitude. Pay close attention when gearing up!

Types of Abilities

 * 1) Command Abilities
 * Abilities used in combat. Each job has a "job command" with command abilities falling under that heading. The monk's job command Martial Arts, for example, contains the command abilities Strong Strike and Invigorate.


 * 1) Support Abilities
 * Passive Abilities that work just by being equipped. For a monk, these include HP 10% Up, Knuckle Lore, etc. Each ability has a cost—equip as many as you can afford!


 * Mix and Match Abilities
 * -Your current job's abilities
 * -One other job's job command
 * -Support abilities up to max cost

Pick and mix to create your own ultimate custom fighting style!

Magic
To cast magic, you need:
 * Using Magic
 * -The spell scroll
 * -The corresponding

The party can all share a single scroll, and abilities have level limits, as in White Magic Lv.2.

Abilink
Abilink lets you use abilities that your friends have learned.
 * Abilinks

Have a friend who's further along? Borrow one of their powerful abilities, or coordinate with them and train different jobs!

Select "Abilink" from the Tactics menu, then pick a friend from the list.
 * Setting an Abilink

You can only link one character per friend, so try to make at least four friends you can rely on.