Vocation system: Difference between revisions

Only certain games within the series use a vocation system, with others having traits permanently fixed to characters. The system is always tied to the [[Alltrades Abbey]] present in the respective games, wherein characters can switch professions or combine past experiences to unlock advanced positions.   

Vocations make their proper series debut in the third title, wherein the concept of a vocation totally defines a character's abilities. Unless various stat-boosting seeds or [[Personality|personality]]-altering books are read in the remakes, any character in a given vocation is identical to the another of the same profession.

*[[Warrior]]  

In ''VI'', [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest VI)|Alltrades Abbey]] is unlocked by completing the first section of the game and defeating [[Murdaw]] in the [[Lower World]]. Because the game's cast is comprised of per-established characters with distinct personalities and stat growth tables, vocations affect a character's capabilities through ''percentages'' rather than hard numbers. For example, if [[Ashlynn]]'s wisdom is 100 when she has no vocation, having her undertake the path of a mage will grant a 20% boost to the stat and raise it to 120. Such changes are adjusted with natural increases awarded through leveling up, and will be removed if the vocation is switched.

The Hero class is open to all characters and [[Monster recruitment|monster recruits]], but is most easily reached by the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|main character]]. Finally, the game has two secret classes, the [[Dragon (Class)|Dragon]] and the [[Liquid Metal Slime (Class)|Liquid metal slime]]--monster based professions which can only be accessed through rare scrolls.

The vocation implementation remains mostly unchanged from the previous game, though in the original PSX version there existed hybrid abilities that were unlocked through mastering certain positions sequentially. For example, a character could master [[Sword Dance]] by mastering the Warrior vocation right after the [[Dancer]]. This aspect was removed in the 3DS remake, with the hidden abilities being incorporated into the normal repertoire.  

*[[Slaughtomaton (Vocation)|Slaughtomaton]]

''IX'' has a system which is similar to the one in ''III'', in which a vocation defines a character and where the player may create party members and add them to the party.  This can be done at the [[Quester's Rest]] located in [[Stornway]], by speaking to [[Patty]].  Party members created do not play any significant part in the plot.

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