Combat Basics

Combat Flow

Start Combat

Combat starts when you come into contact with a monster or hit it with a swing.
When you hit it with a swing, you'll get TP (Technical Points) and start the fight with an advantage.

What are TP?

Victory and Defeat

You win battles and gain experience and materials by reducing all enemies' HP to 0.
If the HP of all party members drop to 0, you lose the fight. You will be returned to the Atelier and lose a portion of the materials you had gathered.

Note: If you lose a fight that is vital to the progress of the story, you will be able to choose between the following options: Retry Battle/Return to Atelier/Load Save Data.

Teams

In Combat, your party will be divided into 2 teams, the Attack team and the Back-up team.
Arranging the teams can be done in "Party/Stats" in the main menu.

Attack Team	The Attack team will fight the enemies directly. They can attack or use items or skills every turn. Including Sophie, the Attack team can have up to 3 people.
Back-up Team	The Back-up team supports the Attack team from the back row when they use TP (Technical Points) or DG (Dual Gauge) to activate special commands. If the entire Attack teams' HP falls to 0, the Back-up team will advance to the front line and fight the monsters. The Back-up team can have up to 3 people, excluding Sophie.