So what are your character rolls?

[Evolavas]

Character rolls.........ingage.

[Firo Volondé]

Do you mean your favourite fighting styles of each character? If so, I have Balthier and Basch as attackers, Vaan attacker/buffer, Fran buffer/magicker and Ashe and Penelo magickers. Plus everybody knows some white magic.

[Little Blue]

Given that everybody can know the same stuff its hard to assign roles. Still, I tried.

Vaan ~ Attacker with a short sword. Occasionally I use him as a thief, but I get annoyed switching his gambits over when I want him to attack.
Balthier ~ Attacker with a spear + support.
Fran ~ Archer + support.
Basch ~ Attacker with a ninja sword.
Ashe ~ Attacker with a dagger.
Penelo ~ A mage.

Though, as I said, they all know enough magic to deal with uncertainties and to heal each other quite well should something untoward happen.

[JonyH]

Vaan - Tank
Basch - Attacker/Support
Ashe - Support/Healer
Penelo/Balthier/Fran - Revivers (learn Arise)

It worked quite well for me, in situations like megabosses the only thing I changed was that revivers used phoenix downs for speed, Arise sometimes took too long and they would die while casting.

Note: This is due to my style of Vaan/Bach/Ashe - lv. 99, all others 15-25 :D

[Renmiri]

My party had Team A - Magick and Team B - Technique, this way I always had MP for quickening, summoning and healing. Each team had a tank, a ranged weapon guy/ gal and a healer

[Cap'n Basch]

Noting everyone buffs themselves except where an area effect spell can be used, which is done by Basch since he uses the least MP during battle.

Basch - Damage Dealer
Ashe - Support (rarely attacks, when she does, it's ranged)
Balthier - Tank (where appropriate), secondary damage dealing and support

Everyone else is "SWEET ZOMBIE JESUS THE MAIN PARTY IS DEAD, REVIVE OR RUN!".

[Formalhaut]

Ohh! Nice thread! Lets see...

TEAM BAP

Balthier: Support attacker and Green/Black Magicker
Ashe: Lead Attacker and Black Magicker
Penelo: White/Black Magicker

TEAM BAP specialises in Black Magick.

TEAM FBV


FRAN: Support attacker/white magicker and Green Magicker
BASCH: Lead attacker and Green magicker
VAAN: Main White/Arcane Magicker and Green Magicker

Team FBV specialises in Green Magick.

I like my teams!

[Crossblades]

Vaan
Job: Warrior/Thief
Weapons: Great Sword
Armor: Heavy Armor

Balthier
Job: Thief
Weapon: Daggers
Armor: Light Armor

Basch
Job: Warrior
Weapon: Axe and Shield
Armor: Heavy Armor

Ashe
Job: Paladin
Weapon: Sword and Shield
Armor: Heavy Armor

Fran
Job: Black Mage with Arcane Magic
Weapon: Bow and Arrows
Armor: Mystic Armor

Penelo
Job: Summoner/White Mage with Green and Time Magic
Weapon: Staff
Armor: Mystic Armor

[Xaven]

Two Parties.
Primary:
-Vaan
-Ashe
-Penelo

Secondary:
-Vaan
-Balthier
-Fran

I keep Balthier and Fran usually about 3 levels behind Ashe and Penelo. Vaan always leads and Basch never leaves level 13.

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Vaan - Primary Mage

Ashe - Jack of all trades. With a gun.
Penelo - Primary Tank. (Haha)

Balthier - Secondary Tank
Fran - Secondary Mage

Basch - /run away!

[Northcrest]

Vaan Deathbringer and Demon Shield
Armor: Magepower Shishak and Maximillian and Gauntlet
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: attacker

Baltheir Fomahault
Armor: Golden Skullcap and White Robes and Sage Ring
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Magician

Penelo Zwill Crossblade and Demon Shield
Armor: Magepower Shishak and Maximillian and Black Belt
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: attacker

Basch Save the Queen
Armor: Magepower Shishak and Maximillian and Cameo Belt
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Combo hitter/ buffer/ Hard hitter

Fran Perseus Bow
Armor: Circlet and Glimmering Robe and Sage Ring
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Magician

Ashe Ame-no-Murakumo
Armor: Magepower Shishak and Maximillian and Genji Gloves
:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou: Combo hitter/ buffer

Everyone in my party are on lvl 61. If anyone knows about how to get the Zodiac Escutcheon in the Great Crystal and Barheim passage please P.M. me. I got to the location in the Great Crystal but the treasure chest isn't there. Is there something that I was suppose to do for it to appear then please P.M. me.

[Ashley Schovitz]

Vaan- all rounder
Ashe- All rounder
Basch- Powerhouse, Curse Caster
Fran- Archer, Black Mage, Time Mage
Balthier- Thief, Gunner, Green Mage
Penelo- Healer, Occasionally Archer

[Thoughtless]

Vaan
- Weapon: Sword and Shield
- Armour: Heavy
- Job: Deals damage and takes it (with decoy (i think) when needed).

Ashe
- Weapon: Staff
- Armour: Mystic
- Job: Healer, buffer, ocassional other magic.

Basch
- Weapon: 2 Handed Sword
- Armour: Heavy
- Job: Deals damage.

Fran
- Weapon: Bow
- Armour: Light
- Job: Utility, had the most wide variety of spells and skills, not particular great at anything. I'd usually take her out when I needed extra healing.

Balthier
- Weapon: Gun
- Armour: Light
- Job: Sits back and shoots through my tough armour enemies.

Penelo
- Weapon: Mace and Shield
- Armour: Mystic
- Job: Healer, meleer, buffer.

I generally kept Vaan, Basch and Penelo out if I was fighting a boss or something difficult.

It's interesting how everyones are completely different.

[Bolivar]

On my first playthrough:

Vaan -> Thief (early), endgame -> Ninja
Daggers, later ninja swords & daggers, light armor, steals, and black magic at later levels.

Balthier -> Paladin
Axes, sometimes guns, heavy armor, white magic

Fran -> Black Mage
bows, mystic armor, black & time magic.

Basch -> Dark Knight
Swords, Heavy Armor, Arcane Magic & Souleater

Ashe -> Red Mage
Swords, Spears, Katanas, Heavy Armor, Mystic Helms, proficient in White and Black Magic

Penelo -> White Mage
Staves & Rods, Mystic Armor, White & Green Magic.

On a recent game i started:
Vaan -> Black Mage
Balthier -> Dragoon
Fran - Ranger, later a Ninja
Basch - Warrior
Ashe - White Mage
Penelo - Arcane Mage

[rubah]

weapons got changed up a bit when I started getting the lolstrong ones

Vaan- spears
balthier- katanas
fran- maces
basch- axes
ashe- 1-h swords
penelo- 2-h swords

and since it's end game, they just cast whatever they want.

[Anno Domini]

On my first game:

Vaan- sissy run-away guy
Fran-Bitch with a Bow
Baltheir-whatever he fancied
Basch-The Human Tank
Ashe-swords and magic
Penelo- not caring enough

i just started my new game though and roles are yet determined

[Dynast-Kid]

Primary Team:
-Ashe: Swords, Spears, Hammers, Axes
-Fran: Guns, Bows
-Vaan: Katanas, Ninja Swords, Poles

Roles:
-Ashe: Ashe lead the party and would take out all of the small enemies. In areas of actual danger, she had Decoy casted on her, so she would take the brunt of the damge. She also had Protect on her to reduce damage, Bravery on her to incrase her damage amount, and Haste to increase her damage output. Thusly, she was my tank. She also was the one to cast Libra, and due to her high HP, she would also cast a good bit of white magick to help out Fran. Maybe Paladin would be a better word fro her.

-Fran: Fran was instinctly my long ranged fighter and mage. She was always running to keep her MP up when she was healing or casting damaging spells. Protect was on her 24/7, as was Faith and Regen (and occasionally Bubble). We needed those because she was the most vulnerable. Fomalhaut + Cat-Ear Hood = PWN

-Vaan: I don't really know what to classify him as. Thief, I guess. He handled the fast weapons so that we could get some quick damage in. He also used Steal alot so we could get items (most notably from Gilgamesh). Occasionally, I would use him to cast AoE buff spells on my party before we entered the fray, leaving Fran with lots of expendable MP. He's also one of my Manafonts, meaning Fran or Balthier (Depending on which party I'm using) will Syphon MP from them.

Secondary Party:
-Balthier: Guns, Bows, Crossbows
-Basch: Spears, Swords, Hammers & Axes
-Penelo: Varies

Roles:
-Balthier: Balthier is my secondary party's healer. He employs the same tactics as Fran, but usually focuses on healing rather than damage. Whenever my Primary Party was defeated, these guys would jump in to take their place. Basch and Penelo (mostly Basch) would be left to fend off the enemy while Balthier revived the main party.

-Basch: Basch and Ashe serve the same essential purpose, but Basch focuses on pure, raw damage, where Ashe uses some magick. Basch is also a Manafont.

-Penelo: Another hard one to classify. I'd say that she's my...Variable. Her role would switch depending on the current situation. When in Attack mode, she'd usually be equipped with a Dagger or Mace and unleashed on the enemy to score some quick hits; In Support mode, she'd usually have a Bow or Staff, and would hang back and sling some buffs towards Basch and the others. She was also the only one out of the entire six characters to use Measures on a frequent basis. She also summoned more than the others.

Espers:

Belias - Given to Ashe.

Mateus - Given to Fran

Shemhazai - Given to Balthy

Hashaml - Given to Balthier

Famfrit - Given to Ashe

Adrammelech - Given to Basch

Cúchulainn - Planning on giving him to Vaan

Zalera - Given to Vaan

Zeromus - Given to Basch

Exodus - Given to Penelo

Chaos - Given to Penelo

Ultima - Given to Fran

Zodiac - Planning on giving him to Ashe

[f f freak]

Main Party:
Ashe- Katanas, Spears, Swords.
Fran- Hand Axes, Bows, Crossbows, Spears.
Basch- Hand Axes, Swords.

Ashe: She's my support. She casts healing magic and is always my leader. She casts an AoE spell on enemies tightly packed at the begining of a fight and then charges into them with Basch. She is also my Summoner.

Fran: She is my Mage. She stays back and rarely goes into Melee combat. Occasionally I cast Berserk on her and just let her go crazy.

Basch: Tank. He inflicts the most damage at the moment (About 1000. 2000 with Berserk) Ashe always casts Berserk, Protect and Shell on him as he deals and takes the most damage.

Secondary Team:
Balthier- Poles, Maces.
Penelo- Guns. Lots of Guns.
Vaan- Daggers, Bows, Rods, Staves, Swords.

Balthier: He is this teams mage. He always opens with some status magic the blasts away with Fira or whatever. He's also a secondary Healer.

Penelo: My ranged person for this team and also the main healer. She attacks quite often as Balthier normally casts faster than her but she has more MP. She occasionally summons.

Vaan: He does nothing really. He attacks fast but only hits for a measly 200 damage so he normally just buffs the team.

Not very Balanced I know.