How are you developing your characters?

[*Lady luck*]

I am early on in the game and my characters are starting to gain more licence points. Since they all start out the same I'm not sure how I should customize them. I was thinking about this:

Ashe - mage (black/white)
Vaan - speed (with lighter weapons)
Basch - "hard hitter"
Penelo - mage (supportive)
Balthier - again a "hard hitter" focusing on physical strength
Fran - Long range (bows)

I will teach them all a little white magic.

How did you customize your characters? and is there anything i should do differently?

[Dell]

I teach them all of the magicks/technicks and all of them do the same job. This is easier, because I have three healer and three attacker.

[Cruise Control]

Actually, I make sure Vaan is amazing. I pour loads of gil into stuff. Mostly equips for him. Then the items, then the party. I really Did't put a lot of thought into it. Got some basic whit and black magic for all three. Decond equip set for all. Then headed straight for the augments. Vaan made a beeline for the Quickening under HP +100.

[im_mrbrightside20]

hmm i like my set up i made it almost a job thing

i have Vaan using sword and shield and all white magick AKA paladin

Ashe- she is using a sword and shield and using all magic AKA a red mage type

Basche- i have him using the big weapons Hammers,Spears,etc kinda like a Warrior

Bartheir(SP?)-using guns and some buffs a ranged person

Penelo- i have her using a sheild and then some daggers and ninja swords u kno light weapons with some back up healing and stealing a Theif

Fran- using a bow and all magick kinda like a red mage type just with a bow

[six underground]

Vaan - i want to make him a master thief / ninja, only ninja knives and daggers and the occasional heavy sword (the hero's sword). in battles he steals and he's mostly the one making sure everyone is supported, alive and attacking. he only has white, support and time magic.

Balthier - a ranged person with sometimes a heavy sword(share with Basch), spear or katana if it fits him. he's also my alchemist - he holds the Gambit for instantaneous healing since he mostly stays in the back. he has white, black magic and steal.

Basche - heavy swords and axes. he has white, support, time and arcane magic.

Fran - ranged/katana/pilot she's got all magic.

Ashe - lancer, all magic.

Penelo - so far rods and such...but eventually...swords/katanas if she's a dancer, then i may as well make her a sword dancer, all magic except arcane.

[El Bandito]

Basch - Tank (Spear/Greatsword, Heavy Armor)

Ashe - Quick, Combo user/Healer (Katana/Poles, Light Armor)

Penelo - All-Purpose Mage (Rods/Staffs, Mystic Armor)

I really haven't equally leveled because I'm lazy. Though I love how all the other characters I'm not playing with still get all the license points. I'm gonna have three fun lumps of clay to play with once I'm done with the story.

[Ichimonji]

Vaan and Basch are my frontline swordsmen, whom wield only the most important magickery, but harbours advance technicks. However Vaan is a slightly better magician than Basch.

Penelo and Fran are my two mages, whom focus on all that is magick, and harbours very little technicks. Penelo is a frontline mage, and Fran is an archery mage.

Ashe and Balthier dabble in everything. They are basically my red mages... Ashe with Axes/Hammers, and Balthier with Spears.

And so far only Penelo, Balthier and Vaan have Quickenings available, and Vaan has one Esper.

[abrojtm]

Mine are pretty jumpy but meh:
Vaan--Spears, Swords, White Magic, low level Black Magic
Balthier--Guns, Poles, Crossbows, low level White Magic
Fran--Bows, White, Green, Black Magic
Ashe--Rods, Staves, Mystic Armor, White Magic
Penelo--Rods, Staves, Daggers, Black/Arcane/Time Magic
Basch--Swords, Axes, Daggers, Heavy Armor lots of Techs

I tought Balthier the first Esper (I tought him Fires of War for Quickening, so it seemed right)

[aerithsloveslave]

I'm not too far yet... I'm currently on the (SPOILER)Leviathan. So far I have been giving everyone pretty much the same abilities. Only their weapon types keep them unique right now.

[Nominus Experse]

I am a pervert, so I only use the girls...

Basically, Fran is a Rogue/Black Mage character complete with Arcane spells
Penelo is my White/Red/Time Mage
And Ashe handles the grit and dirt of being a tank loaded with stat boosts and loads of technicks

[Tainted Angel]

Halthair, Fran and Vaan have all the same magick's since they yes... all got them at the same time.

I think I bought Penelo Cure when I had the chance in the city.



Haha.

[Khaotic]

Vaan = Shield + Sword
Penelo = Shield + Sword
Ashe = Shield + Sword

[Wolf Kanno]

Vaan - Theif/speed character lots of hunting techs, daggers, poles, 1h swords and shields
Penelo - White/Green mage
Fran - Range fighter/ Red Mage (actually sh'e more of a back up caster with a little in all magic types)
Ashe - light warrior/black/time/arcane mage (making her like Terra )
Basch - Tank/heavy fighter
Balthier - warrior who specializes in guns

Everyone has a little white magic cause items are expensive and this way I don't get headaches from watching my party get wasted...

[Dell]

Vaan = Shield + Axe/Hammer
Basch = Shield + Axe/Hammer
Ashe = Shield + Axe/Hammer

[Zeromus_X]

Vaan= Shields and Swords, some basic Magicks.

Fran= Bows with all manner of Magick (Maria!).

Basch= Shields and Swords, with alot of Technicks and some basic Magick.