Weapons

[LunarWeaver]

(Spoiler warning..ish : Don't read this if XII's systems are a surprise to you and you want it to stay that way)

Like abilities, weapons and armor are learned on the License Board, and once you "purchase" them, you can use them. You kill enemies, earn LP, and then buy things. A square on the License Board gives you access to the four square's around it, the one above, below, to the left, and to the right.

So think of it like moving and getting access to Rods, Cure, Cloaks, and +10 to MP (this is a random example I made up, for the record)... If Rods cost 200 LP you use up 200 LP to buy it and that person can now equip Rods... And as all stats in this game are weapon based, meaning you can be level 99 but with a crappy weapon you'll just have lots of life and no damage, this person is very swayed in the "white mage" direction. Now this character can equip rods and get a +40 to magic or something of that nature.

Move to a new square and get access to Daggers, Steal, Light Armor, and +3 to Strength and so that's very thief type, buy the daggers use the daggers yadda yadda I'm sure we're good.

In short, anyone can use any weapon as long as it is Licensed.