Arithmetician (Tactics)

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Arithmetician (算術士, Sanjutsushi?), also known as Calculator, is a Job from Final Fantasy Tactics. A high-level magic class, the Arithmetician uses Arithmeticks ("Math Skill" for the PlayStation version) which can cast most magick for free and without a Charge Time, assuming they already know the spell and they can do the right calculations for it. Calculations are done by choosing a condition, like Level, then choosing a number, like 5.

With those conditions, Arithmeticians will cast a selected spell targeting all units (allies and foes) whose level is a multiple of 5. To counter their powerful abilities, Arithmeticians suffer from having fairly low Magick attack power among the mage jobs and the lowest Speed rating in the entire game, and other units may take many turns before the Arithmetician's even comes up. An easy way to counter this is to send the unit on errands. Another viable tactic to raise JP for them is to have their secondary action ability set to Dance for female or Bardsong for males; this will increase the turns they gain JP since they'll perform their Bardsong or Dance action more often than their turn will come up. It costs 4,200 JP to master this Job.

Stats

A learned warrior who uses Arithmeticks to analyze natural phenomena and pinpoint magickal attacks.

Prerequisite		Weapons	Helmet	Armor	Equip Shields?
PS1	PSP
Lv. 4 Priest, Lv. 4 Wizard, Lv. 3 Oracle, Lv. 3 Time Mage	Lv. 5 White Mage, Lv. 5 Black Mage, Lv. 4 Mystic, Lv. 4 Time Mage	Poles, Books	Hats	Clothes, Robes	No

Move Rate	Jump Rate	Speed	Physical Evasion Rate	Base Attack	Base Magic	Base HP	Base MP
3	3	3	5	Low	Low	Low	Average

Abilities

Math Skill/Arithmeticks

Arithmetician job command. Employs arithmetick algorithms to pinpoint targets for magickal attacks.

The damage/healing formula for Arithmeticks is as follows:

$Magick Attack \times PWR \times (Faith/100) \times (Target Faith/100)$

The success rate of inflicting statuses is as follows:

$(Magick Attack + PWR) \times (Faith/100) \times (Target Faith/100)$

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Range	Effect	Speed	JP Needed
CT		Base arithmetick algorithm on the target's CT.	-	-	-	250
Level		Base arithmetick algorithm on the target's level.	-	-	-	350
EXP		Base arithmetick algorithm on the target's EXP.	-	-	-	200
Height		Base arithmetick algorithm on the height of the target's current tile.	-	-	-	250
Prime		An algorithm for targeting units whose specified attribute is a prime number. A prime number is a number only divisible by 1 and itself. A list of the prime numbers under 100 follows. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97.	-	-	-	300
5	Multiple of 5	An algorithm for targeting units whose specified attribute is a multiple of 5.	-	-	-	200
4	Multiple of 4	An algorithm for targeting units whose specified attribute is a multiple of 4.	-	-	-	400
3	Multiple of 3	An algorithm for targeting units whose specified attribute is a multiple of 3.	-	-	-	600

Reaction Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	Trigger	JP Needed
Distribute	Cup of Life	When HP is restored, distribute any excess among one's allies.	HP Restored	200
Damage Split	Soulbind	Split any damage taken with the opponent who inflicted it.	HP Loss	300

Support Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Gained Exp UP	EXP Boost	Earn more EXP for the same actions.	350

Movement Abilities

PS1 Name	PSP Name	Description	JP Needed
Move-Get Exp	Accrue EXP	Obtain EXP upon moving.	400
Move-Get JP	Accrue JP	Obtain JP upon moving.	400

Other Appearances

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

Arithmetician appears as a job in Pictlogica Final Fantasy.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Arithmetic or arithmetics (from Greek arithmos) is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics used for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of operations that combine numbers.

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