I did get to like the...third dragon legally, but I cheated for the rest. Heh. Maybe one day I'll open up my main game file and power level or something.

Anyway, Timbrels of Tension are very important.

So it goes something like this:

Fighters use Timbrels of Tension
Mages Oomph the fighters
Mages spend rest of time using Sage's stones, while fighters get to 100% Tension.

BAM!

Pretty much. Still, there are some emergency situations...fortunately, all the characters seem to have some sort of healing spell, so meh.