Key Terminology & Concepts
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, like many JRPGs, features a rich vocabulary of terms and concepts that are crucial for understanding its gameplay mechanics and narrative. Familiarizing yourself with these will greatly enhance your experience.
EP (Elemental Points): This is your mana pool, used to cast Arts. Arts are powerful magical spells that can deal damage, heal allies, or inflict status effects. Managing your EP is vital, especially during prolonged battles. Items like EP Charge and the EP Cut-1 and EP Cut-2 quartz can help with EP management.
BP (Battle Points): This is a resource used for performing S-Crafts, which are powerful ultimate attacks unique to each character. S-Crafts can turn the tide of battle and are often essential for defeating tough bosses. BP is gained by dealing and taking damage, and through certain character abilities.
Arts: These are the magical spells cast by characters. They consume EP and can be categorized into offensive, defensive, and restorative spells. The effectiveness and type of Arts a character can use are determined by their equipped Quartz.
Crafts: These are character-specific physical or magical abilities that do not consume EP. They are often faster to execute than Arts and can provide several effects, from direct damage to buffs and debuffs. Each character has a unique set of Crafts.
Quartz: These are magical gems that characters equip to learn Arts and improve their stats. Each character has a limited number of Quartz slots, and the types of Quartz that can be equipped are determined by the character's Orbment system. Strategically equipping Quartz is key to customizing your party's abilities and strengths.
Orbment: This is the magical device that characters use to equip Quartz. Each character has their own Orbment with a specific layout of slots, influencing which Quartz combinations are possible. Understanding your Orbment's grid is essential for effective character building.
Liberl Kingdom: The primary setting of the game, a peaceful nation with a strong emphasis on technological advancement and a well-established Bracer Guild.
Society: A shadowy, antagonistic organization with unknown motives, posing a significant threat to Liberl and its inhabitants.