Category:Synergy

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Synergy is an advanced form of synthesis wherein up to six players, each with unique skills, cooperate to create a single item via an apparatus called the "synergy furnace."

There are numerous differences to be noted between synergy and traditional single-player synthesis, one of them being the maintenance of elemental balance within the above mentioned synergy furnace. Synergists-to-be, take heed! Being a new field of science with numerous theories yet unverified, synergy is not a risk-free undertaking, and practitioners are advised to steel themselves for the occasional mishap.

Synergy is a special craft skill used in combination with other skills to etch slots for Evolith stones onto weapons and armor, and to attach said Evolith stones to those slots. It is also used to craft a variety of items, both new and old.

How to Get Started

 * Synergistic Pursuits

Steps for Performing Synergy
1) Obtain the "Synergy Crucible" key item from the Synergistic Pursuits quest.

The synergy crucible serves as the receptacle for different varieties of elemental "fewell," the source of power for furnaces. Characters need only acquire the crucible once by completing a new quest offered by the NPC Hildolf.

2) Prepare ingredients for the recipe.

Recipes corresponding to a character's synergy skill level can be learned by talking to a synergy engineer.

3) Recruit party members.

Synergy is a joint activity that requires the cooperation of other players. The party leader should seek fellow synergists with the right skills needed for a particular recipe and invite them to join a party.

4) Check your synergy crucible's fewell supply.

Check your synergy crucible's current supply of elemental fewell by either examining the synergy furnace prior to depositing the ingredients, or by speaking with a synergy engineer. If required, synergy engineers can replenish your store in exchange for gil (1 fewell unit replenished costs 100 gil). Alternatively, it is also possible to directly replenish the crucible using either crystals (each crystal gives one fewell unit of the crystal element traded) or the new synthesizable item version of fewell (each orb gives 50 fewell units, alchemy skill required to synth yourself). Depositing such items directly into the furnace will affect only the fewell supply of the character whose synergy crucible is currently installed.

5) Claim usage over a synergy furnace.

To use a communal synergy furnace, you must first lay claim by examining it. At this point, you will be allocated a period of time to deposit the ingredients and commence the synergy process. When this has been done, your group will have exclusive access to the furnace until the synergy process is complete.


 * Private synergy furnaces summoned using the aforementioned item can be used only by you and your party members.


 * The Portafurnace is your very own personal Synergy Furnace, which can be obtained after the completion of the quest The Wondrous Whatchamacallit.

6) Deposit the ingredients.

Only the claim-holding character may deposit ingredients into the furnace. Similarly, at the conclusion of synergy, the resultant product will be obtainable only by that character.

7) Operate the furnace. Now comes the most invigorating and rewarding part of the process: the operation of the synergy furnace itself. Throughout the course of synergy, players must keep a close eye on the balance of elemental concentration, internal pressure, the build-up of impurities, and furnace durability. Seamless teamwork and timely application of synergy techniques is the key to success.


 * Operating the furnace

- Note that even someone who has not completed the key item quest can participate in a party member's synergy attempt. If you need a particular player's craft skill to complete a synergy attempt, there is no need to make sure they have synergy skill unlocked, they can still help and participate (though they cannot get skillups if they have not done the quest.)

Synergy completion
When you achieve a finished product, select End Synergy to complete the process. Check the furnace again to retrieve the item. The following results can occur:


 * If the "Synergy image is blurry..." You might not complete the product.
 * If the synergy image has taken form, you will very likely complete the product.
 * If, when ending synergy, it says "Smooth Synergizing!" you have achieved a HQ, and may get a better item or a larger quantity of an item with no HQ (Even unstackable items such as juice can be received in a multiple quantity!)

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