Lame-ass guide to F/Ps

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Fire Poison Magician

Intro

Hi.
I'm a level 11x F/P Mage in Scania. I'm awesome. Currently, I have quit my mage, but I still retain the massive volumes of knowledge of the F/P Mage. As such, I have changed this guide from Pre-BB to Post-BB. You're welcome.

Disclaimer

Spoiler!

You are not allowed to copy my guide. You are not allowed to steal off PARTS of my guide. You can ask me via PM if this guide is sexy enough to warrant copying, and I will most likely say yes. Still. You have to PM me.
Oh right. This guide won't look 100% original because there are a lot of other F/P guides (even on HS). I'm not copying anything though (neither should you).
This guide also uses manymanymanymanymany abbreviations/acronyms/etc. If you get confused, refer to the Acronym List.
If you disagree with something and want your thoughts heard, post here, thanks. Minimize PMs as much as possible.
You might notice this is pretty text heavy. Sorry. I like to write a lot.
Another thing is that this guide grows/changes as I level up. If there's something missing in the AM section, feel free to submit your own ideas (if you're an AM).

Regarding F/P Wizards/Mages/AMs
Thanks to the new Damage Over Time formulas, you can no longer sit at Skelegons waiting for them to kill themselves. This means that 1~120 is a billion times more brutal than it was before Big Bang. Please do not post in this thread saying "OMG DIS GUIDE SUX Y CANT I LEVL FASTR", because F/P mages generally get out DPS'd and out-leveled by their I/L counterparts. However, they are still quite unique, and have manymanymany DoT skills, which make them somewhat effective at bosses, and very effective at training.

Table of Contents

I've included "CTRL + F" search function 'tags' to help you navigate.

Updates to Guide

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-BUILDS-
Stat Builds

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Beginner Skills

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1st Job Skill Builds

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2nd Job Skill Builds

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3rd Job Skill Builds

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4th Job Skill Builds

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-QUESTS-
Job Advancements

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4th Job Skill Quests

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-TRAINING GUIDES-
Training Guide : Beginner

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Training Guide : Magician

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Training Guide : Wizard

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Training Guide : Mage

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Training Guide : Arch Mage

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-MISCELLANEOUS-
My Equips

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Concluding Comments

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Updates

Version 0.01 - Jan. 7, 2010

Guide created with builds up to 2nd job.

Version 0.02 - Jan. 8, 2010

Spoiler removals. Added 3rd job builds. Added Job Advancement "Guides".

Version 0.03 - Jan. 8, 2010

Skill Quests added (v.01), 4th job build added. Job Advancement minor edits.

Version 0.04 - Jan. 8, 2010

Training Guide started (v.01)

Version 0.05 - Jan. 12, 2010

Training Guide updated (v.02)

Version 0.051 - Jan. 12, 2010

Training Guide updated (v.021)

Version 0.061 - Jan. 15, 2010

Equip Guide changed to My Equips, data put in.

Version 0.062 - Feb. 11, 2010

Minor edits

Version 0.063 - Feb. 22, 2010

New stuff in Training guide

Version 0.064 - Mar. 4, 2010

3rd Job build update

Version 0.07 - Apr. 3, 2010

Training Guide finished up to 3rd job (v.05). Intro edited.

Version 0.08 - Apr. 9, 2010

Concluding Comments added.

Version 0.081 - Apr. 14, 2010

3rd Job Alt. Build modified.

Version 0.082 - June 9, 2010

A few edits here and there.

Version 1.0 - Feb. 4, 2011

Complete revamp for Big Bang.

Version 1.01 - Sept. 28, 2011

New Ascension guide is up!

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Builds
not a reference to Assault

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Stat Builds

Normal LUK / High LUK

Spoiler!

Relatively easy build. When you start off after your first job advancement, put 7 points into your LUK (for a grand total of 11 LUK). Throw the rest into INT.
You raise your LUK so that it's [YOUR LEVEL] + 3.
Everything else goes into INT.
Eventually you'll probably stop putting points into LUK, and it'll be too late (ie, 95 base LUK fails). You'll probably be pissed off.
Notes: Don't do this build unless you have some sort of fetish with magician clothing. Even then, don't do it.

Low LUK

Spoiler!

You pick a cap for your LUK (a level in which after you stop putting points into LUK). Morgana has a great guide for capping LUK. Possibly outdated, but it's the place to look.
Notes: I chose this build. My LUK is capped at 32.

LUKless

Spoiler!

You just don't put points into LUK. A simple build, really. Throw all your AP into INT. It maximizes damage and MP growth. Even if you're planning on going Low LUK, I recommend you start off as a LUKless simply because of the MP growth and easier training in the early levels.
Notes: I gave up being LUKless at 35-ish. I put 28 straight points into LUK (from a base of 4, for a total of 32). I don't recommend you do that. If you're going to start off LUKless, you may as well go LUKles until past 100, since there are tons of LUKless staffs/wands out there for you. The MP difference will be a LOT bigger (especially if you use a Maple Warrior mule for leveling).

Other

Spoiler!

Sort of encompasses "Blood" or "HP" mages (useless, IMO), STR mages (also quite impractical), pure MP mages (yeah, really), etc.
Notes: I don't endorse any of those. I endorse Low LUK Wizards. LUKless are ugly, and the builds in this section are stupid.

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Beginner Skills

Skills

Spoiler!

Put your 6 points into 3 Snails and NoobHaste. HP recovery is utterly useless.

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1st Job Skill Builds

With the Big Bang changing everything, your best bet is the following:
Job1
Build;

Spoiler!

8: 1 Energy Bolt (1)
9: 3 Magic Claw (3)
10: 3 Magic Claw (6)
11: 3 Magic Claw (9)
12: 3 Magic Claw (12)
13: 3 Magic Claw (15)
14: 3 Magic Claw (18)
15: 2 Magic Claw (MAX), 1 Magic Guard (1)
16: 3 Magic Guard (4)
17: 3 Magic Guard (7)
18: 3 Magic Guard (10)
19: 3 Magic Guard (13)
20: 2 Magic Guard (MAX), 1 MP Boost (1)
21: 3 MP Boost (4)
22: 3 MP Boost (7)
23: 3 MP Boost (MAX)
24: 3 Magic Armor (3)
25: 3 Magic Armor (6)
26: 3 Magic Armor (9)
27: 3 Magic Armor (12)
28: 3 Magic Armor (MAX)
29: 3 Energy Bolt (4)
30: 3 Energy Bolt (7)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Maxed MP Boost
7 Energy Bolt
Maxed Magic Claw
Maxed Magic Armor
Maxed Magic Guard

Notes;

Spoiler!

Where's Max MP Boost???
-With the coming of Big Bang, levels 8~30 on a Magician has gotten easier. Because they removed the "Max MP Boost" skill and put in a new skill that passively raises your MP by a % (20%), as well as changing Magician MP gain formulas (without need of a skill), you can go straight into Magic Claw and all your important stuff.

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2nd Job Skill Builds

Pure "Fizard"
Build;

Spoiler!

30: 1 Teleport (1)
31: 2 Spell Mastery (2), 1 Fire Arrow (1)
32: 3 Spell Mastery (5)
33: 3 Spell Mastery (8)
34: 3 Spell Mastery (11)
35: 3 Spell Mastery (14)
36: 3 Spell Mastery (17)
37: 3 Spell Mastery (MAX)
38: 3 Fire Arrow (4)
39: 3 Fire Arrow (7)
40: 3 Fire Arrow (10)
41: 3 Fire Arrow (13)
42: 3 Fire Arrow (16)
43: 3 Fire Arrow (19)
44: 1 Fire Arrow (MAX), 2 MP Eater (2)
45: 1 MP Eater (3), 2 Meditate (2)
46: 3 Meditate (5)
47: 3 Meditate (8)
48: 3 Meditate (11)
49: 3 Meditate (14)
50: 3 Meditate (17)
51: 3 Meditate (MAX)
52: 3 MP Eater (6)
53: 3 MP Eater (9)
54: 3 MP Eater (12)
55: 3 MP Eater (15)
56: 3 MP Eater (18)
57: 2 MP Eater (MAX), 1 Teleport (2)
58: 3 Teleport (5)
59: 3 Teleport (8)
60: 3 Teleport (11)
61: 3 Teleport (14)
62: 3 Teleport (17)
63: 3 Teleport (MAX)
64: 3 Slow (3)
65: 3 Slow (6)
66: 3 Slow (9)
67: 3 Slow (12)
68: 3 Slow (15)
69: 3 Slow (18)
70: 2 Slow (MAX), 1 Poison Breath (1)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Maxed Magic Mastery
Maxed Fire Arrow
Maxed Meditate
Maxed Teleport
Maxed Slow
Maxed MP Eater
1 Poison Breath

Notes;

Spoiler!

Fizard?
-Because of the new DoT and Accuracy formula nerfs, Poison Breath is no longer as great as it was pre-BB. I would most certainly recommend this build.

Pure "Pizard"
Build;

Spoiler!

30: 1 Teleport (1)
31: 2 Spell Mastery (2), 1 Poison Breath (1)
32: 3 Spell Mastery (5)
33: 3 Spell Mastery (8)
34: 3 Spell Mastery (11)
35: 3 Spell Mastery (14)
36: 3 Spell Mastery (17)
37: 3 Spell Mastery (MAX)
38: 3 Poison Breath (4)
39: 3 Poison Breath (7)
40: 3 Poison Breath (10)
41: 3 Poison Breath (13)
42: 3 Poison Breath (16)
43: 3 Poison Breath (19)
44: 1 Poison Breath (MAX), 2 MP Eater (2)
45: 1 MP Eater (3), 2 Meditate (2)
46: 3 Meditate (5)
47: 3 Meditate (8)
48: 3 Meditate (11)
49: 3 Meditate (14)
50: 3 Meditate (17)
51: 3 Meditate (MAX)
52: 3 MP Eater (6)
53: 3 MP Eater (9)
54: 3 MP Eater (12)
55: 3 MP Eater (15)
56: 3 MP Eater (18)
57: 2 MP Eater (MAX), 1 Teleport (2)
58: 3 Teleport (5)
59: 3 Teleport (8)
60: 3 Teleport (11)
61: 3 Teleport (14)
62: 3 Teleport (17)
63: 3 Teleport (MAX)
64: 3 Slow (3)
65: 3 Slow (6)
66: 3 Slow (9)
67: 3 Slow (12)
68: 3 Slow (15)
69: 3 Slow (18)
70: 2 Slow (MAX), 1 Fire Arrow (1)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Maxed Magic Mastery
Maxed Poison Breath
Maxed Teleport
Maxed Slow
Maxed MP Eater
Maxed Meditate
1 Fire Arrow

Notes;

Spoiler!

Pizard, wtf.
-Actually used to be quite popular. Pure Pizards of high levels aren't uncommon.

Leveling speed?
-Slow Post-BB. Actually, not just slow, it's impossible. Pizards trained off of higher leveled monsters (like MDTs, Twisted Jesters, etc) with their Poison, which reduces any monster's (except bosses) HP down to one. The new DoT formula is different so that no longer works. I do not recommend this build.

Hybrid
Build

Spoiler!

30: 1 Teleport (1)
31: 2 Spell Mastery (2), 1 Fire Arrow (1)
32: 3 Spell Mastery (5)
33: 3 Spell Mastery (8)
34: 3 Spell Mastery (11)
35: 3 Spell Mastery (14)
36: 3 Spell Mastery (17)
37: 3 Spell Mastery (MAX)
38: 3 Fire Arrow (4)
39: 3 Fire Arrow (7)
40: 3 Fire Arrow (10)
41: 3 Fire Arrow (13)
42: 3 Fire Arrow (16)
43: 3 Fire Arrow (19)
44: 1 Fire Arrow (MAX), 2 MP Eater (2)
45: 1 MP Eater (3), 2 Meditate (2)
46: 3 Meditate (5)
47: 3 Meditate (8)
48: 3 Meditate (11)
49: 3 Meditate (14)
50: 3 Meditate (17)
51: 3 Meditate (MAX)
52: 3 Poison Breath (3)
53: 3 Poison Breath (6)
54: 3 Poison Breath (9)
55: 3 Poison Breath (12)
56: 3 Poison Breath (15)
57: 3 Poison Breath (18)
58: 3 Teleport (4)
59: 3 Teleport (7)
60: 3 Teleport (10)
61: 3 Teleport (13)
62: 3 Teleport (16)
63: 3 Teleport (19)
64: 1 Teleport (MAX), 2 Slow (2)
65: 3 Slow (5)
66: 3 Slow (8)
67: 3 Slow (11)
68: 3 Slow (14)
69: 3 Slow (17)
70: 2 Slow (MAX)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Maxed Magic Mastery
Maxed Fire Arrow
Maxed Teleport
18 Poison Brace
Max Slow
3 MP Eater
Max Meditate

Notes;

Spoiler!

What is this?
-The Hybrid build. It used to give the maximum training speed for F/P Wizards, while optimizing PB and other skills.

MP Eater???
-Yes, it's quite useful post-Big Bang. If you wish to save a million MP potions, I would replace Slow with MP Eater, and finish maxing out Poison Breath (1 on Slow)

Leveling speed?
Not very fast anymore. The old Hybrid relied on Fire Arrow to carry it until around its mid-50's, and Poison Breath at Jesters until 70+. However, this no longer works as, again, the Accuracy and DoT formula were changed. Instead, this build will most likely use Fire Arrow until 3rd job, like a Fizard.

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3rd Job Skill Builds

Misting
Build;

Spoiler!

70: 1 Explosion (1)
71: 1 Teleport Mastery (1), 2 Mist (2)
72: 3 Mist (5)
73: 3 Mist (8)
74: 3 Mist (11)
75: 3 Mist (14)
76: 3 Mist (17)
77: 3 Mist (MAX)
78: 3 Amp (3)
79: 3 Booster (3)
80: 3 Booster (6)
81: 3 Booster (9)
82: 2 Booster (11), 1 Explosion (2)
83: 3 Explosion (5)
84: 3 Explosion (8)
85: 3 Explosion (11)
86: 3 Explosion (14)
87: 3 Explosion (17)
88: 3 Explosion (MAX)
89: 3 Amp (6)
90: 3 Amp (9)
91: 3 Amp (12)
92: 3 Amp (15)
93: 3 Amp (18)
94: 2 Amp (MAX), 1 Teleport Mastery (2)
95: 3 Teleport Mastery (5)
96: 3 Teleport Mastery (8)
97: 2 Teleport Mastery (MAX), 1 Seal (1)
98: 3 Seal (4)
99: 3 Seal (7)
100: 3 Seal (10)
101: 3 Seal (13)
102: 3 Seal (16)
103: 3 Seal (19)
104: 1 Seal (MAX), 2 Elemental Decrease (2)
105: 3 Elemental Decrease (5)
106: 3 Elemental Decrease (8)
107: 2 Elemental Decrease (MAX), 1 Compo/Partial Resistance (1)
108: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (4)
109: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (7)
110: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (10)
111: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (13)
112: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (16)
113: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (19)
114: 1 Compo/Partial Resistance (MAX), 2 Partial Resistance/Compo (2)
115: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (5)
116: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (8)
117: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (11)
118: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (14)
119: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (17)
120: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (MAX)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Max Mist
Max Explosion
Max Teleport Mastery
Max Elemental Decrease
Max/11 Booster
Max Amp
Max Seal
Max/11 Compo
11/Max Partial Resistance

Notes;

Spoiler!

Why max Seal?
-Simply put, it's more useful than, say, a maxed PR.

The last few levels you can max two of the three skills; Booster, Composition, and Partial Resistance.
I would say Booster and Comp

Explosion
Build;

Spoiler!

70: 1 Teleport Mastery (1)
71: 3 Explosion (3)
72: 3 Explosion (6)
73: 3 Explosion (9)
74: 3 Explosion (12)
75: 3 Explosion (15)
76: 3 Explosion (18)
77: 2 Explosion (MAX), 1 Amp (1)
78: 2 Amp (3), 1 Booster (1)
79: 3 Booster (4)
80: 3 Booster (7)
81: 3 Booster (10)
82: 1 Booster (11), 2 Amp (5)
83: 3 Amp (8)
84: 3 Amp (11)
85: 3 Amp (14)
86: 3 Amp (17)
87: 3 Amp (MAX)
88: 3 Mist (3)
89: 3 Mist (6)
90: 3 Mist (9)
91: 3 Mist (12)
92: 3 Mist (15)
93: 3 Mist (18)
94: 2 Mist (MAX), 1 Teleport Mastery (2)
95: 3 Teleport Mastery (5)
96: 3 Teleport Mastery (8)
97: 2 Teleport Mastery (MAX), 1 Seal (1)
98: 3 Seal (4)
99: 3 Seal (7)
100: 3 Seal (10)
101: 3 Seal (13)
102: 3 Seal (16)
103: 3 Seal (19)
104: 1 Seal (MAX), 2 Elemental Decrease (2)
105: 3 Elemental Decrease (5)
106: 3 Elemental Decrease (8)
107: 2 Elemental Decrease (MAX), 1 Compo/Partial Resistance (1)
108: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (4)
109: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (7)
110: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (10)
111: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (13)
112: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (16)
113: 3 Compo/Partial Resistance (19)
114: 1 Compo/Partial Resistance (MAX), 2 Partial Resistance/Compo (2)
115: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (5)
116: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (8)
117: 3 Partial Resistance/Compo (11)
118: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (14)
119: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (17)
120: 3 Booster/Partial Resistance/Compo (MAX)

Summary;

Spoiler!

Max Mist
Max Explosion
Max Elemental Decrease
Max Teleport Mastery
Max/11 Booster
Max Amp
Max Seal
Max/11 Compo
11/Max Partial Resistance

Notes;

Spoiler!

Explosion is much faster training, thanks to the speed upgrade it got after BB, as well as Mist getting severely nerfed. Mist is still very useful, throw it down across the map, then spam Explosion.

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4th Job Skill Builds

Unfortunately, I know nothing of 4th Job F/P AMs post-Big Bang.

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Job Advancements
all this is done in one font 'cause I got lazy.

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1st Job

Very simple. Get to level 8. Go to Lith Harbour. Ride the taxi to Ellinia. Go into the gigantic Magic Library near the middle of the map. Talk to Grendel.
You won the game.

2nd Job

Slightly harder.
Get to level 30, and head over to Grendel's office. He'll be all like "omg wow ur PRETTY COOL, mang.." and then give you a letter.
Go to the top right portal and head up until you see a suspicious looking guy with a hat a lot like Grendel's.
He'll abduct you into a map full of buffed up Curse Eyes and Horny Mushrooms who don't even give you EXP. What a jerk.
Then he'll demand you give him 30 marbles the CE/HMs stole from him, so you have to do it.
Afterwards, he'll apologize (he was having his period), and give you a spanking new medal that you can't equip.
After scratching your head on "how i can eqip dis??", go back to Ellinia and talk to Grendel. He'll then tell you he's sorry (his brother wanted him to do it, but you were available), and let you pick a new skill book that apparently makes you godlier.
Pick Fire/Poison, as, obviously, F/Ps are better than any nOOby I/L or more-Clerics-than-DEXless-Sins Clerics.

3rd Job

Ridiculously time consuming. Like it's unbelievable. What a waste of time.
In order to prevent a wall of text, I'm going to attempt to split it up with spaces (gaps) in between lines.

Okay so you hit 70, big deal. You'll want to go to El Nath. There's that mysteriously MASSIVE mansion on top of a cliff that used to be super hard to get to (nerfed to much lower now), and since you're such a 'high' level, you can now talk to the cloak-and-dagger awesome-people in there.
Talk to Robeira.

She'll be like "Hey, 'sup yo. Oh, you're level 70 and not a Mage, LOL. Kay, lemme help you out", cast some unknown spell that lets you talk to Grendel, and sends you off.

Grendel will greet you (he got the Facebook message from Robeira) and say, "You're just in time! You see, I lost my Black Charm. Can you help me out, bro?"
And you, in response, will say yes. (Not much of a choice)

You'll have to find the Door of Dimensions, which is probably going to be a pain in the ass. Good luck finding it though, seriously.

Just Teleport through the maps until you meet a (fake) levitating Grendel. That's unfair, because you never learned how to levitate, so why can he? At any rate, fuel your jealousy into a righteous rage and beat his ass down. Oh, you'll probably need some All Cures or Holy Waters, I hope you brought some.

Tips; Grendel's clone is a real badass (almost as badass as FailFTW, but not quite), and he can use skills from all three Mage classes. Pretty lame, huh? He'll be hitting you for around 1000 damage or so, so either try to avoid him, or Teleport into him to tank his (super weak) physical attack. His Ice Storm fails to freeze you, however. He was never quite proficient in Ice magic.
To go on top of that, he'll start summoning bears with spears that do 700 Magic attack damage (and they're not projectiles or Tele-dodgeable), which will hurt like hell. I recommend you ignore them and beat down (fake) Grendel before you die (by bear magic).
Oh, and don't forget the Black Charm. You really need that.

After you own him with some flashy Fire Arrow (or PB, sorry Pizards) and pick up the stupid charm that almost got you killed, go talk to a crystal hiding somewhere in the map. (Yeah, you're talking to crystals. What next?)
It'll take you back to Ellinia.

Return the Black Charm to Grendel, making sure you F4 the entire time. Gredel won't give a damn, but he'll trade you the Charm for his "Necklace of Strength."

Head back to Robeira and show her the Necklace. She'll snatch it away, put it on, admire herself in the mirror and tell you to get the Necklace of Wisdom next.

You'll have to find a Hidden Street called "Holy Ground at the Snowfield", but I recommend you go to FM instead. You need a refined Dark Crystal (not Black!) for this next part.

After you've refined it via Vogen in the El Nath market area (he's on a cliff near the right side of the map, above Alcaster) and payed him a exorbitant fee for it, go over to Sharp Cliff I (you're welcome), and enter through to the Hidden Street. (At the bottom, right next to the entrance)

There's a rock you can talk to at the bottom, BUT..........

Hold your horses a moment now.
If you fail this quiz, or D/C during the quiz, or you die because the cold sapped all your HP (yeah it happens to people), you're going to need a new REFINED DC. It also happens if you fall asleep and hit the power button your computer by accident like I did on my Hermit. So don't screw this up.

I'm not quite sure if this is up to date, but the HS Database has these as the questions and answers.
Make sure you get it right, there's 5 questions. If the Database is outdated/wrong, go look it up on Google.

The rock you thought you were talking to will give you (if a rock can "give" you anything) the Necklace of Wisdom.

Go back to that slave master Robeira, and give her the new necklace.
"It's about time, you lazy buffoon," she'll rant. Then she'll throw away the Necklace of Power (which gives +400 to all your stats, by the way), and put on the Necklace of Wisdom.
GG.

She'll say "What do you think?", and as her slave, you'll dutifully respond, "It's beautiful".
Then she'll go all smug and crap and be like, "Okay, okay, lemme post this on Facebook, hold on a sec..."
About half an hour (Maple Time) later, she'll turn around and say, "Oh you're still here, crap... Uh, here, have this old book," and give you the 3rd job Skill Book!

4th Job

You finally hit 120, feeling all pro and crap, so head back to Robeira.
"Sorry Grendel, be right back," Robeira hangs up the phone. "What do you want? I was having a serious discus- Ohhhhhh helloooo *your name here*, my little sla---- uh, friend. Just in time! I have this letter I wanted to pass to Gritto, but my dear, she's so far away. You wouldn't make me walk there, would you?"
You try to point out she could probably levitate there, but the "instructors" don't really care about you now, do they?
"Thanks!" She hands you a letter and shoos you out. "Send Gritto my love! Toodles!"

After walking/tramping/swimming/flying though hundreds of miles of random weather effects that Robeira slings down on you out of boredom, you finally end up at Leafre. You ask the way to Gritto's grotto (lol) to a nearby guy named "Tatamo" (which means "climb my braids" in Leafrean) and he points out the spot on the map.
"4 maps west, 2 maps east, and it's the top right hidden doorway on the map!" he (or she, no idea what it is) points out.
Whatever "maps" are.
You bumble around feeling distinctly un-pro as you (somehow) stumble into Forest of the Priest.

The 5 people floating around turn to look at you. Four of them sneer and laugh at the last one, who looks rather pissed off.
"Look, it's another one for you, Gritto," the one holding a nasty (but really awesome looking) gun says, "As if there aren't enough of those white-robed healing failures of Bishops."
"Shut up, Samuel," Gritto responds bitterly, "If this guy is an Ice/Lightning or a Priest, I'm going to seriously blow him up."
She turns to you sweetly and asks, "So? What are you? Ice/Lighting or a Priest?"
"Uh.. Fire/Poison?" You mumble, thoroughly frightened and trying hard not to look up her robes.
She falls over, temporarily stunned.
"Fire? We haven't had one of those since... Well since 4th job came out! WELCOME!"
"I-I-I have a letter," you stutter.
"From Robeira, I'll bet. That stupid _____ is always sending me her garba- umm pupils. Right, pupils."

She reads it over, looks at you, reads it over again, and throws it away, smacking Samuel right on the head.
"Oops, anyway," Gritto turns back to you, "Uhh. Sorry about this (I know it's a pain in the ass), but you have to grab these two items." And conjures up a Heroic Star and a Heroic Pentagon.
"Griffey and Manon drop them, good luck!" then flies away.

Being super tired and pissed off as you are, you return to town to look for a party. Tatamo, AKA Climb My Braids (please) calls you over and mutters suspiciously, "You need a Heroic Star and a Heroic Pentagon?"
"Uh, yeah! Got one? I could really use it instead of -"
"Shut up man! If those 5 caught wind I was selling them... Hell, I don't know what would happen. Anyway, there's this thing I want. It's a secret scroll. In fact, it's so secret, only one guy in all of the world sells it. And he lives on the 66th floor of the Eos Tower. If you can get me that, I'll give you both of the Heroic Star and Heroic Pentagon. Deal?"

*Author's note: The scroll's 10m. If you're too lazy to hunt both Griffey and Manon, just buy the scroll and get it over with.

If you choose to hunt:

Spoiler!

You ditch the long-haired guy, who tries to sell you his "magical seeds", and find a party. You go out to Manon's Forest and wait for Manon to come out to play.
A giant, fat, red dragon pops out of a tree and says, "Are you serious, another one? As if it's not bad enough that that warrior party came and beat my ass down. Oho, look here. A mage. The last one tried to freeze me but I ate him. It still hurt like a ---"
The fat dragon keeps talking and you get bored, so you signal to your party and fry the dragon.
"Oh that's so unfair," the dragon complains, tossing you the Heroic Star. "Take it and leave me alone."
He waddles back into his nest.

You do some awesome fist pumping pose with the star and head over to Griffey's Forest.
The dull looking gryphon hovers out (hooves scraping the ground), wiping away sleep with his wings.
"Who dares... Oh whatever." He catches sight of you. "You know... Priests... They make a nice light snack."
You tell him you're a F/P, but he's busy eyeing you and licking his beak, so once again you signal your party and ambush the poor thing.
"WHA-"
Griffey collapses into a heap and coughs up a Heroic Pentagon from within its bowels (ew), and you do a less-awesome fist pumping pose with the refuse.

If you choose to buy the scroll:

Spoiler!

You, being the highroller you are, choose instead to ride the luxury bird to Orbis and then ride the luxury train to Ludibrium. Then you get down to the 66th floor, complaining and whining all the way, until you see Vega, who nostalgically reminds you of a younger Grendal.
He points his death stick at you and demands what you want.
"I've got your 10m right here, buddy," you coolly respond, opening the briefcase of meso.
"Okay let's do this," he agrees, eying the cash. "No funny business, or I'll gut 'cha."
"Right right," you reply lazily, forcing the poor sucker to come over to you.
THEN YOU AMBUSH HIM AND STEAL THE SCROLL You trade your 10m for a lame piece of paper with nothing written on it.
"What the hell is this?" you demand, but Vega's gone, most likely to go on a vacation to Florina Beach.
Holy **** I was actually right.

After you obtain your Heroic Star and Heroic Pentagon, illegally or not, you head back to Gritto with a bit more (or less, if you didn't kill Griffey/Manon, you wimp) confidence.

"Oh he's back," Samuel says, nursing a large burn on his forearm. "You can practice on him Gritto," and he flies away.
Gritto turns to you, and you take a step back.
"I'm not going to flame you. Did you get them?"
"Yeah, here."
"Oh wow. I didn't even hear Griffey OR Manon come out."
You look away and try to look casual, which makes you look suspicious.
"Whatever. Here. The textbook for Arch Mages. It's rather incomplete though," she adds. "There's been so few F/P AMs that the book went out of print and I'm forced to pass out hand-me downs. They're always missing the most important pages. The priests get jealous, jump the F/Ps, and then rip up their Skill Books."
She F3's then says,"Good luck finding them," and leaves to burn Samuel some more.

You're an F/P AM. You can quit your character now.

4th Job Skill Quests
quests just to piss you off

[omgskillz]
-Section is outdated. You no longer need to quest for your skills. =]

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Training Guide
not for pokemon trainers

Disregard this section, it requires extensive editing.

Updates

Spoiler!

v.05 - 3rd Job Guide finished.
v.04 - 3rd Job Guide started.
v.03 - 2nd Job Guide complete, 3rd Job Guide pending.
v.02 - 1st Job Guide tentatively complete, 2nd Job Guide started.
v.01 - Guide started, added How to read, Beginner "guide", and 1st Job Guide (incomplete).

How this guide thing works

Spoiler!

Preamble, random stuff you should know, quests you should do, etc.

Monster 
Level : EXP : HP
Map
Rating / 10 - Comments

Note: I'm not putting in locations where you can make money. Check other guides for that. The rating is only based on the EXP it gives for your level and how fast you'll level there.

[begtrain]

Beginner

1~8

Spoiler!

DO NOT accept the "Maple Admin"'s offer to take you to Victoria Island. You'll screw yourself over.

Other than that, talk to everyone you see. They'll tell you to this and that, so do as they say. I never really put any thought into the Beginner sections of training guides as... Well it's not hard to get to level 8.

You'll hit level 8 before you finish all the Maple Island quests, so MAKE SURE you're watching your level.
For me, I was level 8 after I finished all of Mia's quests (w/out "training", or killing extra monsters).

After you reach the super super low level of 8, head all the way right (ignore everyone, but make sure you've got the old guy's recommendation letter), until you reach another town with a gigantic boat on the right side.
There's a little midget there, talk to him, and he'll take you to Victoria for free (if you got the old man's letter like I told you).

Follow the Job Advancement guide. (Above)

[magitrain]

Magician

8~15

Spoiler!

You'll be stuck using 3 Snails to maximize your MP.

This level range is actually reasonably easy, however, because of the number of quests you have available to you. I honestly recommend you do the quests rather than just grind.

You can access the Henesys Moon Bunny Party Quest (HPQ) at level 10, which will speed level you to 18. However, you'll miss out on a bunch of [Job] quests, a really nice hat (equip section), and fail at grinding (not really, but I'm trying to deter you). 1.8k EXP per "win", + a field full of Pigs and Ribbon Pigs ready to be slaughtered.

Anyhoo, enough text, onto the training spots!

Slime
L:6 - EXP:10 - HP:50
Slime Tree, The Tree That Grew
7/10 - Easy to kill, but 2 hits with 3 Snails. I personally hit them once, then attacked them physically until they died.

Pig
L:7 - EXP:15 - HP:75
Rain Forest East of Henesys, MINI DUNGEON: Henesys Pig Farm
4/10 - Much better places available. Pigs are rarely found alone, and caught up with Ribbon Pigs which are rather painful.

Orange Mushroom / Cynical Orange Mushroom
L:8 - EXP:15 - HP:80
Nefarious Hill, Rain Forest East of Henesys
10/10 - 2 hits with 3 Snails, 15 EXP, amazing spawn rate... Whatever. Train here. Downside is that in Nefarious Hill, it's a questing monster, so it may be full of (lameo) Cygnuses and Arans.

16~20

Spoiler!

You have a MC that's probably able to one-hit Orange Mushrooms by now, so the grind there is probably best.

Must do quests include the "Job" quests, you have to finish them ASAP. You get an 12 INT hat that's also rather ugly, but it's 12 INT, so you DO WANT. It provides 60 WDEF as well, which basically means Orange Mushrooms will hit you for 1 damage. A must get item.

HPQ's still an option, though it's going to seriously suck for EXP now.

Orange Mushroom / Cynical Orange Mushroom
L:8 - EXP:15 - HP:80
Nefarious Hill, Rain Forest East of Henesys
7/10 - Starting to lose its luster. EXP's still good, but you start to feel the grind. Get used to it.

Octopus
L:12 - EXP:24 - HP:200
Caution Falling Down
9/10 - You should be mostly 1-hitting them (if you got that 12 INT hat I told you to get). The problem with this place is that it is often PACKED, so good luck finding a channel. Off-peak times it's fine though, so don't worry too much.

21~25

Spoiler!

You should have finished all the quests with the label [Job] on them. If you didn't, too late, you missed it. Sucks. It was good EXP too.

HPQ is always an option (forever) but I'm going to stop mentioning it because you shouldn't be doing it. Kerning City Party Quest (KPQ) is available now, as well as Ariant Coliseum Party Quest (Ariant PQ). The latter is more for the cool chair you get, while the former is for actual EXP. You also get a shot at the Slime Shoes in KPQ, which are pretty damn rare and no one waits for anyone to give permission to pick it up, so start hugging King Slime when it's almost dead.

Octopus
L:12 - EXP:24 - HP:200
Caution Falling Down
6/10 - You'll be 1 hitting them, but the EXP will slow down. Move on or stay, depending on your damage. If you're barely breaking 200, stay. If you're hitting past 400's, time to go.

Horny (lol) Mushroom
L:22 - EXP:35 - HP:300
Ant Tunnel I, MINI DUNGEON: Cave of Mushrooms
10/10 - Probably the fastest grind EXP you'll get around 23+ for a while. 1 hitting and 35 EXP roll into one nice monster.

Zombie Mushroom
L:24 - EXP:42 - HP:500
Ant Tunnel I, MINI DUNGEON: Cave of Mushrooms
6~10/10 - If you're funded and can one hit them because you have some ridiculous shield, glove, or earring that gives you like a billion stats, then you'll 1 hit them consistently and you'll maximize on these training spots. If you're a normal, pretty cool guy like me, you'll find yourself 2 hitting them, causing about 21 EXP/hit. Which sucks. A lot.

26~30

Spoiler!

Final stretch to awesomeness and being better than all other 2nd job classes.

You can continue to KPQ/Ariant PQ if you want, and see if you can't finish the Astaroth pre-quests now available to you.

Horny Mushroom
L:22 - EXP:35 - HP:300
Ant Tunnel I, MINI DUNGEON: Cave of Mushrooms
6/10 - You're probably overkilling them by a good 100-200 by now, if not more (with minimal funding). However, you'll still be killing them because of...

Zombie Mushroom
L:24 - EXP:42 - HP:500
Ant Tunnel I, MINI DUNGEON: Cave of Mushrooms
10/10 - You should be 1 hitting them consistently now. Very consistently. A good 80-90% of the time should be a 1 hit, unless I'm mistaken. At any rate, the MD (mini dungeon) will prove to be better than Ant Tunnel 1 at this point; 0 KSers, massive compilation of spawn at the bottom, and the bonus of being a small map.

[wiztrain]

Wizard

30~40

Spoiler!

Notice how the span got bigger? From 5 levels to 10? Yeah. Welcome to grindfest.org. (Don't visit that site, I made it up)

CPQ is now available to you. I recommend you FW or TW until around 37 or so, where you can start participating in CPQs or start grinding (most likely faster, if you can afford 2x). NOTE: If you're a Pizard, then you will want to CPQ TW/FW all the way to 50. There's no choice, other methods of training will be slow.

Don't forget to do the Mushroom Castle quests, they give a whole ton of EXP (boosted me right to 37 IIRC), and not very good items, but still.

I'll list good 2x locations with a red "2x" beside the mob name.

Zombie Mushroom
L:24 - EXP:42 - HP:500
Ant Tunnel I, MINI DUNGEON: Cave of Mushrooms
7/10 - Most likely the best place up to a certain point. ie, Until your FA is doing more damage than MClaw.

Helmet Pepe 2x
L:32 - EXP:71 - HP:850
Skyscraper 3
7~9/10 - Pretty good EXP. They're not fire weak (>_<) but they do give out 71 EXP, on 2x that would be 142/kill. Try them if you've done all the Castle quests (except like the last one with the OMG KILL A BILLION MOBS), and are still lower than level 39.

Cold Eye 2x
L:40 - EXP:85 - HP:2000
Sleepywood Dungeon III
8~10/10 - Amazing EXP on 2x/4x, and if the 2000 HP seems high, you should have a Fire Arrow that 2 hits them. Always. If you don't, then you've gone Pizard and should be in CPQ.

40~50

Spoiler!

You've maxed Fire Arrow, so I suggest you head over to CPQ now and play some real matches (rooms 5/6). If you're a Pizard, have fun TW/FWing to 50.

CPQ will be the fastest way to 50, in my own experience. Other possible training spots are posted here.

Starting at level 45, you can head over to Ellin Forest for the PQ there (Nice earrings available). Pretty good EXP, if you can do the quest quickly enough.

Cold Eye
L:40 - EXP:85 - HP:2000
Sleepywood Dungeon III
6/10 - EXP pretty much sucks now. Grinding is going to be a betch, but at least you'll be one-hitting Cold Eyes (or almost one hitting).

No other really good places to train as of yet (I personally got to 45 or something on 4x at Cold Eyes, then defected to CPQ for 5 levels.)

50~70

Spoiler!

If you've made it this far as a Pizard, congratulations! Enjoy leveling up super ridiculously fast at Twisted Jesters for 20 levels!

If you're a Hybrid, you'll have to wait until you get level 28 Poison Breath first, but you'll have a solid leveling speed as well. I recommend you EFPQ until 56 (Good EXP, not boring as hell, earrings, etc), otherwise, go to CPQ2 or LMPQ.

If you're a Fizard, welcome to what Pizards had to do for the last 20 levels; TW/FW CPQ2. Or you could LMPQ until 70, but either way, grinding as a Fizard is absolute hell during these levels.

And yes. 50~70, not a typo. As of yet, I don't know anywhere that will level Fizards or Pizards (or hybrids) any faster than either PQing (Fizards) or Twisted Jesters (Pizards and hybrids).

Just to note, at level 64 I got my full 100% in a little over an hour on 1x, so it's approximately 90~100%/hour at TJs at that level.

Twisted Jesters (level 28+ PB) 2x, 4x
L:70 - EXP:1,325 - HP:50,000
Haunted House: Chimney - Possessed Clown
11 ~ 9001/10 - Early levels may be a little tough to hit them. Someone made an mage accuracy thingy you should check out.
It appears that LUK factors into magic accuracy a lot, but I could be referring to an out dated calculator.
MASSIVE THING TO NOTE. If your ACC is less than 40%, I don't recommend you go to TJs. It's just a waste of time.
I (hybrid) went at level 57, after bumming around at DTs for a single level. I can guarantee that TJs are much easier to hit (especially if you have a zHelm [+stats]), as I was 100% hitting them at 57.
Once you can 100% hit them, you will level fast.
The link is to the Level Up thread, where it shows me getting 7 levels overnight on 2x.
HOW TO TRAIN HERE

Spoiler!

IF YOU HAVE MAX TELEPORT
-Follow the RED arrows and teleport where the BLUE arrows point.
-The RED CIRCLE is a place you can stand on. It's a small pipe-circle thing. You can stand on the CIRCLE PART ONLY. Stand on it and Teleport up.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MAX TELEPORT
-Follow the RED AND GREEN arrows. Its MUCH slower this way, and I'm not even sure if you can Tele up on the top platform on the left side.

[magetrain]

Mage

70~80

Spoiler!

Tough levels; TJs seriously slows down, Mist sucks until maxed...
Oh what to do??

I recommend you go get a Horus Pendant at Magatia PQ, which should take you up to around 77-80 (depending on how many times you fail near the end).

For Pizards/Hybrids, Twisted Jesters is still an option, as well as a few others, but they'll do killer damage on you. For Fizards, there's (again) no where to train except PQs.

Twisted Jesters (level 28+ PB) 4x
L:70 - EXP:1,325 - HP:50,000
Haunted House: Chimney - Possessed Clown
5/10 - Not bad, at .07% per kill, which is more than what some people get at other grind spots. HOWEVER, throw in the consideration of how fast you're killing them, and you realize that it sucks really bad. You don't kill them fast enough to make it worth your while unless you're on 4x.

80~90

Spoiler!

Finally. 8x. Maxed Mist. The moment you've been waiting for.

MaPQ's still okay, continue to slave through it if you haven't gotten your pendant maxed out yet (lol I skipped the rocks, didn't really need the extra 210 HP), otherwise you can always try Nett's Pyramid (with a lame Explosion).

The real gold here comes from training. The ultimate-est place to train would most likely be Skelegons, but I think they OHKO me (never bothered to waste time going there), so I headed over to Newties...
Sex the training there is awesome. I hope you have auto HP/MP though, because they do hit for a lot and even a TINY bit of pot lag will get you killed.

Jr. Newtie 2x, 4x
L:105 - EXP:3,800 - HP:68,000
Destroyed Dragon Nest, Newt Secured Zone
8~10~1337/10 - 3.8 x4 = 15.2k EXP, which is roughly .50% or more at level 80. Without 2x/4x, the EXP is still good, but the potburn will be so high you'll run your bank dry.

Transforming Jr. Newtie/Nest Golem 2x, 4x
L:110 - EXP:8,050 - HP:80,000
Destroyed Dragon Nest, Newt Secured Zone
10~1337~9001/10 - 32.2k EXP on 4x. 'Nuff said. (Try to memorize which ones transform, because their magic attacks hurt!)

Pro tip; Instead of "CC" training, use the Mini Dungeon on the map as an extra "channel".

Oh and yes, your mist will hit/poison them (eventually).

If you're poor cool, try these this spots (like me)
Blue Kentaurus 4x
L:88 - EXP:1,600 - HP:37,000
The Area of Blue Kentaurus
7~10/10 - Good place to train with 2x, much better with 4x. Due to the map being MASSIVE, you don't need to cycle channels, and can effectively rotate around the map w/out CCing.
Frozen Books are worth nothing. You need a Burning Book, too bad Blue Kents don't drop them.

90~120

Spoiler!

Almost at 3 digits! Almost 4th job!
Yes, I threw the last 30 levels together, since you're not moving from Jr. Newties and Skele's. I know it sucks ass and you're getting bored, but it's the best EXP around.

Also, get a MoN if you can afford it/you REALLY REALLY WANT IT.
I'm going to save up for an HTP (which is MUCH better).

Lastly, you may want to find a weapon with a "faster" attack speed. This isn't limited to wands/staffs (the only Faster att speed Staff is the Evil Wings), but extends to any one handed weapon. Personally I use a 2006 Pumpkin Basket, but if you can't get your hands on one, I wouldn't be surprised. This is for Explosion, which you should have at at least level 1. It's pretty damn slow, but with a faster attack weapon, the casting speed is significantly reduced.

Jr. Newtie 2x, 4x
L:105 - EXP:3,800 - HP:68,000
Destroyed Dragon Nest, Newt Secured Zone
7~10~777/10 - Same 4x godleh, 2x awesome, 1x good routine.

Transforming Jr. Newtie/Nest Golem 2x, 4x
L:110 - EXP:8,050 - HP:80,000
Destroyed Dragon Nest, Newt Secured Zone
10~777~1337/10 - Same as last 80~90.

Skelegons 2x, 4x
L:110 - EXP:4,500 - HP:80,000
The Dragon Nest Left Behind, The Restoring Memory, Nest of a Dead Dragon
9~777~1337/10 - I tried soloing here and it's a lot better that way. Unless you have HS, don't get in a party. No wait, unless you have LEECHERS (with HS) don't get into a party. You really want the whole map to yourself. Just use the MD.

Skelesaurus2x, 4x
L:113 - EXP:4,750 - HP:85,000
The Dragon Nest Left Behind, The Restoring Memory, Nest of a Dead Dragon
9~777~1337/10 - Same as above. Watch out for their lazers, they hurt a lot. =[

If you're poor/low on meso, Kents are still a good option, but they won't be at all good EXP.
Blue Kentaurus
L:88 - EXP:1,600 - HP:37,000
The Area of Blue Kentaurus
4/10 - EXP is bad, but you can continue to kill them if you like, for the drops/meso. I recommend you stop leveling here, merchant a bit, and go to Newties. Stop coming here after 95 or so, they don't give so much money that it's worth the loss in EXP/time.

Wolf Spiders is an option for money making too. Go here if you're REALLY REALLY REALLY in desperate need of money. Like, ULTRA BADLY.
Wolf Spider
L:80 - EXP:1,200 - HP:28,000
Wolf Spider Cavern
1/10 - EXP sucking is a given. The map, I will tell you now, is one mother ____ing annoying map. You can't Teleport up (or down, for that matter) the slopes. It PISSES ME OFF to no end. It's also fawking massive, so the WS spawn after you've killed one side, so your Explosion ends up hitting full HP mobs which aggro to you and deal TWO THOUSAND TOUCH DAMAGE. That's the same as Newties. However, they do drop a crap ton of meso and the occasional Ilbi (12m currently in Scania, or so), and so is a good place to make potting money if you can deal with the hell design of the map.

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My Equipment
check out mah godleh skigh skees

[lolequips]

So basically, this is just an overview of what I had at certain points in the game. You have no obligation to follow these at all, and it probably won't help you. Yes, I'm quite poor and don't have very "godly" equips.

First Job
Level 30:

Weapon: +7 Ice Wand
Helm: Marbas Hat
Overall: Brown Doroness Robe
Shoes: White Bottom Shoes
Gloves: Dark Mesana
Cape: None
Earring: +5 Amethyst Earrings
Pendant: Spieglemans
Belt: White Belt
Ring: Aran Ring (1)
Shield: None
Medal: Junior Adventurer

Second Job
Level 50:

Weapon: 65/4 Nocturnal Staff
Helm: 15/15/15/16 Zakum Helmet
Overall: 3 INT/0 LUK Purple Fairy set (Top/Bottom)
Shoes: 2/1 King Pepe Black Salt Shoes
Gloves: 2/0 Dark Mesana
Cape: 6/8 Purple Adventurer Cape
Earring: 5/10 Celestial Earrings
Pendant: 1/1/2/2 Spieglemans
Belt: 1/1/1/1 White Belt
Ring: 1/1/1/1 Aran Ring
Shield: 2/0 Esther Shield
Medal: Junior Adventurer

Level 70:

Weapon: 95/5 Elemental Wand 2
Helm: 15/15/15/16 Zakum Helmet
Overall: 3/0 Purple Fairy set (Top/Bottom)
Shoes: 2/1 King Pepe Black Salt Shoes
Gloves: 2/0 Dark Mesana
Cape: 6/8 Purple Adventurer Cape
Earring: 5/10 Celestial Earrings
Pendant: 1/1/2/2 Spieglemans
Belt: 1/1/1/1 White Belt
Ring: 1/1/1/1 Aran Ring
Shield: 2/0 Esther Shield
Medal: 1/1/1/1 Veteran Adventurer
Total +INT: 52

Third Job/Fourth Job/End Game
I don't have/can't equip these yet.
A * means that I'm probably going to upgrade it after I finish getting all the "DON'T HAVE"s in the list.
Level 120:

Weapon: 95/5 Elemental Wand 2*
Helm: 15/15/15/16 Zakum Helmet (Clean)
Eye: 1/1/1/1 Broken Glasses (DON'T HAVE)
Overall: 11/4 Purple Engima (Clean)
Shoes: 9/1 Dark Enigma Shoes (Clean)
Gloves: 9/2 Dark Clarity (Clean)
Cape: 6/8 Purple Adventurer Cape (0 slot, U/H)*
Earring: 5/10 Celestial Earrings (0 slot, U/H)*
Pendant: 22/22/22/22 Horntail Pendant (Egged) (DON'T HAVE)
Belt: 5/5/10/5 Black Belt (0 slot, H)
Ring: 2/2/2/2 Aran Ring (DON'T HAVE)
Shield: 2/0 Esther Shield (Clean)*
Medal: 2/2/2/2 Master Adventurer(DON'T HAVE)
Total +INT: 108

Note how my LUK doesn't add up to me being able to equip the Purple Enigma yet. I'm working on that. I may use Maple Warrior to equip my stuff temporarily, but I'll find a work around for the 1 LUK I'm short on. I'll most likely switch to a Targ(LUK) Helmet.
I'm planning on getting my Aran to level 70; with the new Pyramid PQ, getting to 50's going to be a breeze (just gotta find time to play it). Getting to 70 will be a bit tougher, but I'm pretty sure I can manage.
I need to work out how I'm going to get a new shield and scroll it because it's ridiculously expensive. Also, I have to find a EWand 5 for 4th job training, but they're so damn rare it jacks up the price past 800m (clean, grey lettering/under average).
Skipping the stupid getting-Aran-to-level-70 crap and will most likely get Broken Glasses instead.

Concluding Comments
kthnxbai

[waturdone]
/guide.
Yeah, that's the end. I've tried to update as much as possible for Big Bang, removing some random shiznits and fixing up the SP guides, but the Training section still needs work.

[SienZ1991]

Too many spoilers to my liking. Some stuff like "Intro" and the "build you recommend" and stuff with pretty much only one build don't need spoilers IMO. I feel that it should look like a complete guide without spoilers, while alternate routes / explanations are kept within spoilers for people who are interested.

[emailbox]

Hrm that's a good point. There's a few walls of text in the 2nd post though, I think I'll leave that be. I'll fix up the first post.

[FailFTW]

Some people (myself included) added into my ultimate so the MP cost of it was exactly one mana bull, this way keeps you from dying (as you have about 40% of your MP left) and is an efficient way to (partially) lower pot costs. When using your ultimate you will lose mesos when you train (from repotting). If you want to ease this or even break a small profit, I suggest you make an HB mule in early 4th job.

The 4th job build is based on how rich you are and book availability (sure, you can be rich but if there's no books in FM, good luck). Add points into your ultimate without it killing you from lack of MP. I had my share of blizzard-related deaths (lulz, lv12x was >.<), but it happens.

[SienZ1991]

Why Elquines so early and Paralyze so late?

For lukless F/Ps I believe a better skillbuild would be : Lvl 1 Meteo followed by MW to as high lvl as you can , followed by maxing Meteo. MW adds a big boost to Pure INTs Magic, while with it you don't have to rely on a training partner's MW when lvling up. Saves tons of MP too.With Lvl1 Meteo + Decent equips + High lvl of MW , a F/P should do fine in Blue Wyverns till he is strong enough to go Galloperas and Skeles.

EDIT : The point is, calculate your Magic and the damage you will deal to cap your Meteo lvl. Make sure you can effectively 1 hit ~ 2 hit ko whatever you wanna train on with minimum pot cost. For example, my bishop is currently stuck at lvl 121 with lvl 1 Genesis. I use 2k per cast and still 1 hit ko Jester Scarlions and Froscolas , 2 hit ko Galloperas. I'm keeping my gen at lvl 1 till I max out MW 20 and get some good equipment , then I'll lvl my Genesis to a point where i can 1 hit Gallops. I will not exceed Genesis 10 until I come to the point where I can 1 hit Skeles and I'll pass my gen 20 and 30 in 1 shot ( gonna have to stock up loads of mesos for that ), or just have an alternate character to play till gen 30 passes.

EDIT 2 : Just checked out the 3rd job build, I really think you should reconsider maxing out partial resistance. Since farming at ToT Oblivions is pretty much the best non leech selling way of farming for F/Ps

[emailbox]

Why Elquines so early and Paralyze so late?

I pointed it out in the notes section, but it's because Elquines helps a lot more with Meteor training than Paralyze does. On a particular platform on the Newtie map, only one Newtie spawns and Elquines can perma-freeze him so he doesn't attack you, letting you spam Meteor as much as you want.

For lukless F/Ps I believe a better skillbuild would be : Lvl 1 Meteo followed by MW to as high lvl as you can , followed by maxing Meteo. MW adds a big boost to Pure INTs Magic, while with it you don't have to rely on a training partner's MW when lvling up. Saves tons of MP too.With Lvl1 Meteo + Decent equips + High lvl of MW , a F/P should do fine in Blue Wyverns till he is strong enough to go Galloperas and Skeles.

EDIT : The point is, calculate your Magic and the damage you will deal to cap your Meteo lvl. Make sure you can effectively 1 hit ~ 2 hit ko whatever you wanna train on with minimum pot cost. For example, my bishop is currently stuck at lvl 121 with lvl 1 Genesis. I use 2k per cast and still 1 hit ko Jester Scarlions and Froscolas , 2 hit ko Galloperas. I'm keeping my gen at lvl 1 till I max out MW 20 and get some good equipment , then I'll lvl my Genesis to a point where i can 1 hit Gallops. I will not exceed Genesis 10 until I come to the point where I can 1 hit Skeles and I'll pass my gen 20 and 30 in 1 shot ( gonna have to stock up loads of mesos for that ), or just have an alternate character to play till gen 30 passes.

Duly noted. I'll update the 4th job section once I actually reach it.

EDIT 2 : Just checked out the 3rd job build, I really think you should reconsider maxing out partial resistance. Since farming at ToT Oblivions is pretty much the best non leech selling way of farming for F/Ps

PR isn't worth the points. Seal works better (touch damage isn't elemental) to reduce magic damage. An alternate choice is to take points out of 4th job skills to max it (ie, Mana Reflection or Big Bang).

Sorry about discrepancies with 4th job stuff, I haven't gotten there yet.