How to Train a Character in FFXII

Outline a path for each of your characters. Do you want Vaan to be a soldier? Would you like Basch to be a magician? Use this decision to plot which licenses your character will need. There are eight to chose from, including magicks, accessories, augments, technicks, weapons, armor, quickenings and espers. Every character will need accessories, augments, quickenings, technicks, weapons, and armors, but only magicians and clerics will require magicks and espers.

Fight in the Evil Forest during the beginning of the game and defeat many Goblins and Fangs. These are easy-to-defeat monsters that will provide you with the loot needed to begin training your characters. Make certain you heal your characters after every battle, and don't spend your license points right away. Wait until you've earned 100 license points. This will allow you to get all the cheap 5 LP and 10 LP licenses, while also investing in one or two 25 LP and 50 LP licenses.

Set up gambits as your party gets stronger. A gambit is a programmed command that instructs a character to perform a specific action in response to a condition. For instance, the Ally: Any/Phoenix Down gambit causes a character to use a Phoenix Down potion when one of their allies goes down in battle. The gambits available to you at the beginning of the game are very limited, but you should purchase as many as you can. Keep an eye out for gambits related to healing/assisting other party members.

Unlock quickenings and espers. You won't have enough LP to unlock them until you're a quarter to halfway through the game, which is why it's important you start saving early on. Quickenings and espers give you access to powerful magical attacks that can cause great damage to any enemy or group of enemies. Keep in mind that you have to track down and defeat an esper before you can unlock it.

Obtain the Zodiac Spear. It is the most powerful weapon in the game, but it can only be obtained by following some very important steps. Don't open the chests in front of Old Dalan's home in Lortown or the chests in the palace basement of Rabanastre. Also don't touch the chests you encounter after defeating Seeqs in Nalbina Forest. So long as you have not tampered with any of the aforementioned chests, then you will find the Zodiac Spear in one of the 16 chests in Necrohol of Nabudis. Keep in mind that your characters should be up to at least level 50 before you visit Necrohol, as the monsters there are very powerful.