User:Telford/Automaton

=Overview= =Heads and Frames= An automaton is made up of two interchangeable parts, the head which controls the behaviour of the automaton, and the frame which determine your automatons stats, weapon skills and damage type. Both the head and the frame contribute to the total number of elemental slots the final automaton will have thus determining which attachments can be equipped. There are a total of four frames and six heads that can be acquired. See Puppetmaster: Upgrading Your Automaton to find out how to get them all. {| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
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Harlequin Head/Frame
The Harlequin automaton is the first available to the Puppetmaster. This automaton will engage the target in melee while casting enfeebling and healing magic. The frame fights bare handed dealing blunt damage to the enemy.

Sharpshot Head/Frame
The Sharpshot automaton is available after reaching level 10. This automaton specializes in ranged damage and will only melee when in range. The head will cast magic similar to the Harlequin head but the sharpshot body has no mp being designed to deal physical damage only.

Stormwaker Head/Frame
The Stormwaker automaton is available after reaching level 10. This automaton excels at casting all types of magic and will only melee when in range. The stormwaker frame also fights bare handed and shares the same weapon skills as the Harlequin frame.
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Valoredge Head/Frame
The Valoredge automaton is available after reaching level 10. This head will cause your automaton to engage with the target while casting cures on itself and its master. Its frame while having no mp does come equiped with a slashing arm and a shield and will use Shield Bash against its foes.

Soulsoother Head
The Soulsoother head is available after reaching level 40. When equipped with either the Harlequin or Stormwaker frames this automaton will cast enfeebling and healing magic and will only melee when in range. In giving up the ability to cast elemental magic this head can cast cure and remove status effects from the entire party!

Spiritreaver Head
The Spiritreaver head is available after reaching level 40. When equipped with either the Harlequin or Stormwaker frames this automaton will cast enfeebling and elemental magic. While losing the ability to cure the automaton is able to cast Absorb-INT, Drain, and Aspir.
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=Attachments= Automatons have their very own gear called Attachments. An automaton carries all of its attachments in its own inventory and can equip up to twelve different attachments. Automatons are limited to what attachments they can equip by their elemental capacity. An automatons elemental capacity can be seen in its equipment menu. Each dot and the # / # beside it is your Automaton's elemental capacity. The first number is the total charge of Attachments of that element, and the second is the total charge that can be equipped at once. Different Automaton Attachments have different charges; lower ones can be equipped in greater numbers, and those with higher charges only a few. Your Frame and Head determine not only your Automaton's HP/MP, skillcaps, and stats, but also its available elemental capacity.

While most attachments are used to enhance an automatons stats such as accuracy, attack, magic defence etc. Others will give them job traits like Double Attack or Conserve MP and some will give them job abilities like Provoke or spell like abilities like Stoneskin without using mp but requiring Maneuvers. Others are unique to automatons and help them preform better. See Category:Automaton Attachments for a complete list.

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Abilities

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Traits
=Spell List=
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 * Different head/frame combinations are able to use spells at different job levels but learn them at the same skill level. *Automatons will only be able to cast magic when using the Harlequin Frame or Stormwaker Frame.
 * The level needed to cast the -na line of spells when using the Soulsoother Head and Absorb-INT,Drain and Aspir when using the Spiritreaver Head are estimates only.
 * Automatons learn spells automatically, you do not have to buy scrolls.
 * See Automaton Magic Skill for a more detailed listing.

Harlequin Head/Sharpshot Head = H, Stormwaker Frame = St, Valoredge Head = V, Soulsoother Head = So, Spiritreaver Head = Sp

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Valoredge Frame

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Stormwaker Frame
=See Also=
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 * Puppetmaster: Upgrading Your Automaton
 * Automaton Attachments
 * Automaton Names
 * Automaton Magic Skill
 * Automaton Weapon Skills
 * Harlequin Head / Harlequin Frame
 * Sharpshot Head / Sharpshot Frame
 * Stormwaker Head / Stormwaker Frame
 * Valoredge Head / Valoredge Frame
 * Soulsoother Head / Spiritreaver Head