Talk: Black Magic

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		Xenomic TALK - 00:23, 1 July 2009 (UTC)



		Alright, for these spell lists, for all of the magic pages, should we add in even those that aren't recurring, such as for example for this page, Focus and Curse??


		Jeppo TALK - 00:35, 1 July 2009 (UTC)



		I would say yes. The White Magic article has a list of recurring and non-recurring magic so I say why not the other types?


		Xenomic TALK - 02:03, 1 July 2009 (UTC)



		Working on it, though is there any specific order we want the list of spells to be on this page? I'm trying to go for a list in order of elements and level (like Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Stone, Aero, and Water for instance), but not sure how you guys want it set up ^^;


		8bit BlackMage - Beyond the Sky TALK - Why do chemists call helium, curium, and barium 'the medical elements'? Because, if you can't 'helium' or 'curium', you... um... ._.; - 02:26, 1 July 2009 (UTC)



		I think seperated into recurring and non-recurring is a good way to go, the same way as on the Whtie Magic Article. Dividing up the recurring section by element and the non-recurring section alphabetically is what I would go for. EDIT: The White Magic article divides non-recurring by order of game. (FFII spells in the beginning, Crystal Chronicles at the end). That's also a good way. I like both, so whichever you think is best, Xeno.

Fixing Up Page[]


		Xenomic TALK - 00:04, January 10, 2011 (UTC)



		Aero - The basic Wind elemental spell. It has appeared on its own in several installments, and made its first appearance in the series as a White Magic spell in Final Fantasy III, and as Blue Magic in Final Fantasy V. It has 4 upgrades; Aera, Aeroga, and either Aeroja or Tornado as the final form, depending on the game. I think this format is the best way of going about with the magic pages. Simple, clean, and right to the point. Really...with some of the info on these pages, like the Aeroja info with the Aero entry on the page right now, I think we can leave to their respective pages. I think this format (What the spell is/does, first appearance and as what, and then finally upgraded versions) is the best way of handling all of these entries on the pages. What does everyone think about this?


		Keltainentoukokuu - OH YEAH AWESOME TALK - Keltainentoukokuu 00:54, January 10, 2011 (UTC)



		Yeah it's a bit all over the place now. It doesn't really need any other description than "Wind-elemental spell, is not always classified as Black Magic".

Odd Trivia Section[]

This is the only entry in the Trivia section: "Interestingly, in Final Fantasy IV, if the player casts either Fire or Bio, the DS will say "Bio" or "Fire", depending on which spell is cast." I have no idea what this is trying to say. Anyone have ideas? Darkriot 08:26, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, what the hell?Keltainentoukokuu 18:25, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

I'm nor certain, since I'm not the one who put it there, and I've never played FFIV, but I believe what it is trying to say is that the names for Fire and Bio during casting are switched. I could be wrong on that, but it seems the most logical answer. Jim clo ud 18:48, March 10, 2011 (UTC)

Page needs Appearances section[]

It does. So we can talk about how Black Magic works in different games, and link to pages like Magic (Final Fantasy) and Black Magic (Final Fantasy III), Black Magic (Final Fantasy V), and Blk Magic (Final Fantasy X), and any other relevant section on List of Abilities/Spells pages. 79.69.205.159 17:22, January 7, 2012 (UTC)