Arcana

Arcana (Active & Passive) LV1 EXP: 0.00%
The compendium of secrets, the ultimate mystery. The Arcana exists as a representation of a soul’s journey, both through life and beyond, and in so doing, illustrates the truths hidden within. By mastering this skill, the user comes to understand the path they’ve taken and learns how to use the knowledge and wisdom they’ve acquired to forge a path for themselves across time.
Upon learning this skill, the user learns to access the memories hidden within their own soul, recalling their past and present lives.
In addition, this skill may be activated for no cost, allowing the user to draw strength from within themselves in the form of the twenty-two Major Arcana.
These effects activate in correlation to the user’s present state and may change accordingly.
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After all, I wasn’t the only one who’d activated the Arcana. Because of the nature of Thaumiel, I effectively had two picks from the deck; one for each of us. It was a bit complicated, because the Arcana simultaneously recognized us as being united and separate, but the results were fairly good so I couldn’t complain. Quite frankly, if I’d been fighting alone, I’m not sure I’d be willing to risk using the Arcana in a real fight; all it would take was a bad draw to shut down some vital part of my strategy and I was screwed. Instead, I was able to draw two cards and we couldn’t—or, at least, had yet to—draw the same Arcana, so we were only truly screwed if we both got bad hand’s, which was comparatively unlikely.

For instance, where I’d manifested Strength, my other had manifested the Chariot, so while I was unable to use MP attacks that didn’t enhance my physical abilities somehow, he was limited to attacks that didn’t naturally come with charge times, thankfully ignoring the effects of Hyper Soul. That meant he could still use things like Longinus, so long as he didn’t try to charge them past their normal limits; it wasn’t ideal, but it was manageable.