(OOC) Djinn and Classes: A Part of This Complete Breakfast

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Djinn (singular Djinni), in Golden Sun, are elemental spirits of earth, water, wind, or fire - one element per Djinni. All Djinn are sentient and able to communicate, but they rarely choose to do so.

Djinn have three states: "Set", "Standby", and "Recovery". A Set Djinni can boost stats and change a character's class, and can be "unleashed" in battle to provide some effect. Unleashing a Djinni changes its status to Standby. A Djinni on Standby provides no direct bonuses, but may be used to summon powerful entities. It may also be re-Set, although doing this in battle can often be a waste of time. A Djinni that helps with summoning goes into Recovery, and then automatically becomes Set again after a period of time. Djinn may be freely switched between Set and Standby outside of battle with no effect.

The direct effects of Set Djinn are nearly as varied as the Djinn themselves. Some damage enemies or heal allies, some temporarily boost stats, some have a good chance of inflicting status effects... It all varies. For further information, as well as lists of all the canonical Djinn, see the wiki page

Different combinations of Set Djinn can change a character's class. This can give access to a wide variety of different spells, potentially of all the elements at once.

Squire
Felix's default sequence of classes; no Djinn other than earth
Provides access to:
Cure: Single-target healing spells
Quake: Area attacks that shake the earth, slamming enemies with "solid" ground
Spire: Single-target or small-area attacks that summon rocks above enemies' heads
Gaia: Area attacks that open the ground below enemies, pelting them with rocks and energy from below
Ragnarok: Single-target attack that summons an enormous sword to slam into an enemy before disappearing
Revive: Single-target healing spell that restores a downed ally to full health; note: ineffective on a target that is actually dead
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Brute
Combination of earth and fire Djinn
Provides access to:
Growth: Single-target or area attacks that cause thorny vines to quickly grow under enemies' feet; these disappear quickly unless they are enhancements of existing plants. May also be used to accelerate the normal growth of plants, for instance to increase the coverage of ivy on a wall
Starburst: Area attacks that produce a hot explosion near enemies
Spire: See previous explanation
Impair: Single-target debuff that reduces an enemy's defense rating; an upgraded version spreads the debuff among all enemies
Planet Diver: Single-target attack that envelops the user in flame as they leap at an enemy
Haunt: Small-area status attack that may inflict the "haunted" status, which is like poison but less effective (though with a cooler visual effect)
Revive: See previous explanation
Curse: Single-target status attack that may inflict the "cursed" status, which downs the afflicted target after several turns
Condemn: Single-target status attack that may automatically down the target
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Apprentice
Combination of earth and wind Djinn
Provides access to:
Delude: Small-area status attack that may inflict the "deluded" status, decreasing the hit chance of plain attacks
Impact: Single-target buff that increases an ally's attack rating; an upgraded version spreads the buff among all allies
Gaia: See previous explanation
Ward: Single-target buff that increases an ally's resistance to magical attack; an upgraded version spreads the buff among all allies
Weaken: Single-target debuff that reduces an enemy's resistance to magical attack; an upgraded version spreads the debuff among multiple enemies
Astral Blast: Single-target attack that strikes an enemy with star shapes
Sleep: Small-area status attack that may inflict the "sleep" status, which puts a target into magical sleep for a short time
Haunt: See previous explanation
Curse: See previous explanation
Drain: Single-target attack that steals an enemy's health to heal the caster
Psy Drain: Single-target attack that steals an enemy's concentration (MP) to restore the caster's
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Crusader
Combination of earth and water Djinn
Provides access to:
Ply: Single-target healing spells; considerably more powerful than Cure
Thorn: Small-area attacks that cause thorny plants to grow quickly under enemies' feet; these plants disappear quickly
Cure Poison: Single-target restorative spell that purges poisons from an ally
Avoid: Area effect that makes allies less interesting to wild animals and monsters
Wish: Area-effect healing spells
Cutting Edge: Single-target attack that strikes an enemy with a shockwave
Restore: Single-target restorative spell that removes temporary status effects such as sleep, stun, delusion, and curse
Revive: See previous explanation
Break: Area-effect spell that removes enemies' buffs
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Seer (Wind)
Combination of earth and wind Djinn; requires more wind than Apprentice
Provides access to:
Cure: See previous explanation
Bolt: Single-target or small-area attacks that strike enemies with lightning
Growth: See previous explanation
Ward: See previous explanation
Bind: Single-target spell that may prevent an enemy from casting spells for a short time
Revive: See previous explanation
Drain: See previous explanation
Psy Drain: See previous explanation
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Seer (Water)
Combination of earth and water Djinn; requires more water than Crusader
Provides access to:
Cure: See previous explanation
Froth: Area attacks that buffet enemies with swirling water
Growth: See previous explanation
Cure Poison: See previous explanation
Wish: See previous explanation
Restore: See previous explanation
Revive: See previous explanation
Break: See previous explanation
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Dragoon
Combination of water and fire Djinn
Provides access to:
Ply: See previous explanation
Blast: Small-area attacks that produce hot explosions under enemies' feet
Thorn: See previous explanation
Cure Poison: See previous explanation
Avoid: See previous explanation
Wish: See previous explanation
Cutting Edge: See previous explanation
Restore: See previous explanation
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Ninja
Combination of wind and fire Djinn
Provides access to:
Gale: Area attacks that buffet enemies with wind; also useful for scouring surfaces
Punji: Small-area attacks that cause sharp bamboo spikes to grow under enemies' feet
Fire Bomb: Area attacks that produce hot explosions in front of enemies
Mist: Small-area status attack that may inflict the "deluded" status, decreasing the hit chance of plain attacks
Thunderclap: Area attacks that strike enemies with potent lightning
Death Plunghe: Single-target attack in which the user grapples with an enemy and slams them to the ground; may inflict the "stun" status
Shuriken: Small-area attack that summons throwing stars and flings them at enemies
Annihilation: Single-target attack in which the user strikes an enemy suddenly and violently, producing a glowing kanji and possibly killing the target (殺 appears if the kill happens; otherwise 滅 appears)
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Samurai
Combination of wind and fire Djinn
Provides access to:
Guardian: Single-target buff that increases an ally's defense rating; an upgraded version spreads the buff among all allies
Demon Spear: Single-target buff that increases an ally's attack rating; an upgraded version spreads the buff among all allies
Rockfall: Area attacks that open the ground below enemies, pelting them with rocks and energy from below
Lava Shower: Single-target or area attacks that call molten rock up to burn enemies
Magic Shell: Single-target buff that increases an ally's resistance to magical attack; an upgraded version spreads the buff among all allies
Dragon Cloud: Single-target attack that summons a dragon made of fire to strike an enemy
Demon Night: Small-area attack that summons fiendish ghosts to attack enemies; may inflict the "haunted" status
Helm Splitter: Single-target attack in which the user makes a mighty blow to an enemy's head; may cause instant death
Quick Strike: Single-target attack that hits an enemy quickly
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Medium
Combination of wind and water Djinn
Provides access to:
Bolt: See previous explanation
Froth: See previous explanation
Cure: See previous explanation
Haunt: See previous explanation
Revive: See previous explanation
Curse: See previous explanation
Condemn: See previous explanation
Drain: See previous explanation
Psy Drain: See previous explanation
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