This is a list of the many training techniques and places you may use. Remember, each place/technique can only be used once!
· Basic Training- A beginners course in fighting, weapon usage, and other necessary battle skills. You can learn three subjects of the users choice at once. This special training technique allows the pupil to learn 1 skill and 2 moves, or 2 skills and 1 move (all must be stated before starting), which you will then know at the end of the training, no matter the required time to learn these things on their own. Due to the intensity of this training at the end, the trainee gains 5 levels. It takes one week anywhere, and your character must be a level 3 or below.
· Master Level Training - You may use this training technique only once. It will gain your character 5 levels. Can be used anywhere. You also learn the skills "The Way of the Samurai" and "Tao Magic." Lasts for 2 weeks.
· SeeD Training Facilities - These are found in Balamb Garden, Trabia Garden, and Galbadia Garden, each garden found in its respective city on Earth. Train at any one of these and gain 2 levels. Must stay for 2 weeks. There is a small entrance fee of 300 gil, but members of the SeeD guild train for free. You may train in each Garden only once.
· Mars Pirates' Academies - Must be a Pirate or a Thief to train here. When training is complete, you gain 2 levels. Must stay for 1 week. There are two locations on Mars: Mar Sara and the Phobos Moon Base. May train at each Academy, but only once each, of course. You also learn Steal automatically.
· Juraian Military Academies - Anyone may train here. Gain 3 levels and stay for 2 weeks. Locations are in each city on the planet Jurai, but you may only train at one.
· Senitnel III Space Patrol Academy - Must be a Citizen or a Space Patroller. Stay here for 2 weeks and get 3 levels. Found only on the space station Alpha Centuri. Costs 100 Gil to enter the academy.
· Grappler Academy - Anyone may train here. Found only on Sentinal III. Costs 200 Gil to enter the Academy. Stay for 4 weeks and gain 2 levels, also learning Grappler Control.
· Cave of Fire - Anyone can come here to train for 4 weeks. You will able to summon the fire Guardian Force, Ifrit (once you learn the "Summon" skill) and gain 4 levels. Must be in Balamb on Earth to train here.
·Manji Asano's Martial Arts Facility - A weight lifting and martial arts facility started when the construction of the Space Patrol facility in Sintopia was finished. It was started by a man Manji Asano, who is a strong fighter. Located in Mensonge, you stay for 3 weeks to complete his coure. In the end, you will have gained two levels, learned Martial Arts from one of the best teachers around, and gained 200 to power due to the extreme weight training.
· Blue Heaven Phantom Academy - Anyone can train here for 3 weeks. You gain 3 levels and Pilots become fully fledged, gaining the skill "Aviation" if not already learned. Must be in Blue Heaven, of course. Can be found anywhere on Blue Heaven, unless you are the "Pilot" character class, where you may train either on Blue Heaven or at Sentinel III's Space Patrol Academy (but it does not count as that training area, only Blue Heaven Phantom Academy).
· Beastiary - A training facility found on Blue Heaven in the town of Redshon. Only non-humans and SOLDIER character class members (if they are in beast form) may train here. Train here for 4 weeks. Gain 4 levels and get a new weapon.
· Institute of Martian Mind Mastery - Located in North Corel on Mars, anyone can train here for 2 weeks. You gain 3 levels and are taught the "Manifest" skill. You must have the required stats to learn Manifest to enroll in the training course, though.
· SOLDIER Training Facility - A training facility for those only belonging to SOLDIER. It is located in the city of Midgar on Earth. Train here for four weeks. You gain 6 levels and are taught Weapon Novice for all your weapons.
· Mysidia Magic Class Room- Anyone can train here. Found within the city of Mysidia on Gaia. To enroll, you must know the skill "Tao Magic" and have the requirements to learn the magics. Stay for 5 weeks. You get 3 levels and are taught three of the following Magics: Fire, Restore, Lightning, or Ice. If you already know all of them, then you may stay for an extra week and choose to be taught three of the following: Fira, Restora, Thundara, and Blizzard. You cannot learn anything else while training here.
· Colony L-3 X18999 Gundam Training- Anyone can train here. Stay for three weeks. Get one level and learn the "Gundam Pilot" skill.
· DYadan Martial Arts Facility – This training facility is in the city of DYadan on Sakroth, and is well known for teaching martial arts skills in less time than anywhere else and with better efficiency. Rest is not an option here. In one week you can learn the "Martial Arts" skill, gaining one level.
· Melcaster Magic Acedemy – This training facility is located in Melcaster on Sakroth. You may learn any one of the level 2Magics in 2 weeks and gain 2 levels. Watch out for the local baron, trouble will be afoot if you don’t pay him homage.
· Orcish Fiend Battle Arena - This training facility is located in OKarn on Sakroth. People have been found to never return from this barbaric training technique. You go against the best Orcish warriors for the 2 weeks that you train here, tryingto survive. The reward is great, though. Your HP will go up by 500, your Power by 300, and your Speed by 200, gaining 2 levels.
· The Librium -The Librium is located in the city of Rhudaur on Sakroth. The Librium is a great place to train your mind. If you study hard for two weeks here, you will increase your knowledge by leaps and bounds. Your Intelligence and Self Control will go up by 200 and you may learn any skill or move of your choice the day you leave, ans long as you state you are beginning to learn them the day you begin your training.
· Labyrinth of Ravens - This training place is located on Ravens Bluff on Sakroth. The facility is more like a maze; once you enter you cannot leave until you get to the center. This will take 2 months at least. When you reach the end there will be a great prize, but this prize can only be won if you defeat the great creature that protects it. Seeing as bones lie everywhere in the center of the giant labyrinth where the monster dwells, it is not easy to beat. When you finish your training, you gain 6 levels, plus 100 points to Intelligence for completing the maze. If you beat the monster, a special skill, a skill only taught to those who defeat the creature, will be taught to you.
. Phobos Academy - The last remaining reminants of the old weaponry base, now renovated as an educational environment for demolition wannabes. Stay for two weeks, gain a level and a Demolition Merit.
Fighting Dojos: This is a series of training dojos where you must train in order to be able to learn the certain attacks each dojo uses. For the moves, see the Moves section and under Melee Attacks. After training at each place for two weeks, you can begin learning that Dojo's attacks. After training at that Dojo, you gain 2 levels. Each Dojo is located on different planets and in different cities. Here are the dojos:
Earth's Fighting Dojos:
Warriors of the Light: Location: Mideel Description: The martial artists of this area are students of the life stream. Here, it is said, that the martial artists are "chosen" by the life stream when they are finished their training and are given a certain task. This task is usually to be a protector of the planet.
Shadow Ninja Dojo: Location: Wutai Description: An old run down town that was overflowed with tourists at one time. Now, after a great war, the small village that once was a large tourist attraction, has become a place of learning for martial artists.
Mars' Fighting Dojos:
Red Planet Dojo: Location: Mar Sara Description: A small time martial arts master came to Mar Sara to start a new life for himself and his family. While doing so, he perfected certain attacks and is now the leader of a dojo. Rumor has it he was a former student at the Shadow Ninja Dojo on Earth.
Apocalypse Phoenix Dojo: Location: Char Description: A dojo which prides themselves at being very religious. They worship a powerful godlike creature called a Phoenix. This bird of flame is said to possess a human being every 1,000 years and grants them great powers. One day, one of those human beings decided to create a dojo and make some techniques.
Jurai's Fighting Dojos:
Kazama Fighting Dojo: Location: Kanto Description: Malaki Kazama, Jin Kazama's step father, created a fighting dojo on Jurai so that he can teach the people's of this small town how to defend themselves against the monsters which have constantly been plagueing this town.
Sentinel III's Fighting Dojos:
Special Arts Defense: Location: Alpha Centuri Space Station Description: While on routine missions, more and more Space Patrollers are killed each day because they depend solely on their weapons. Well, now they are being taught in hand to hand combat as well and will become specialists with these attacks.
Sakroth's Fighting Dojos:
Dark Thunder: Location: DYadan Description: This great Dojo is were the warriors of The DYadan elite train. Drow are strickly forbidden to train at this dojo do to the heatred that they are subjected to. This dojo has basis in many powers elemental and nature based. Their attacks are devestating.
Hadou: Location: Kaystvenier Description: A dojo has been created and run by many powerful highlanders. They have come from lands far to the north to train the mortal warriors for as long as they need and train them in the arts of the Hadou.
Gaia's Fighting Dojos:
Cosmic Flame Dojo: Location: Fabul Description: After Sinai, the greatest warrior Fabul ever had died, the villagers decided that in order for them to survive without their protectors, they should learn to defend themselves in combat. In order to do so, they had created several attacks that should prove rather fatal against a foe who is quick to use his weapons.
Summon Training Grounds
Baaj Training Facility - Located at Fisherman's Horizon, this facility will teach your guardian forces the magic of Water as well as give them 1 level in a week's time. For an extra 6 weeks, your guardian forces will gain two more levels and learn Typhoon. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
Kilika Training Facility - A facility started by a man who wanted to teach the power of Fire to his guardian forces. It's located on Sintopia in Brimstone. Training your summons here to gain one level and learn Fire in a week. Stay for an additional 4 weeks and your summon will gain two more levels and learn Fira. Stay another 3 and gain 1 more level and your guardian forces will learn Firaga. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
Djose Training Facility - A facility start in outer space on Colony L-3 X18999 by a woman with a passion for electricity. Train your guardian forces here for one week and have them gain one level and learn Lightning. Stay for an additional 3 weeks and gain another level and learn Thundara. Stay for 4 more weeks and your guardian forces will gain two more levels and learn Thundaga. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
Macalania Training Facility - Located in the icy regions of Mars outside the Ice Prison, a released prison convict started the facility when he learned how to summon the guardian force Shiva. You can train your guardian forces here for one week and they'll gain one level and learn Ice. Stay an additional 3 weeks and your guardian forces will gain 1 more level and learn Blizzard. Stay 4 more weeks and they'll gain 2 more levels and learn Blizzaga. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
Remium Training Facility - A Training Facility started by a real muscle head. It was said that he was so strong that he could shake the ground with a punch, and he wanted his guardian forces to be able to do that too. Located in Kalm on Jurai, train your guardian forces here for one week and they'll gain a level and learn Earth. Stay for an additional 4 weeks and they'll get 2 more levels and learn Quake. Saty for 6 more weeks and they'll gain 2 more levels and learn Magnitude. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
St. Bevelle Training Facility - A Training Facility start in the name of a great priest in Baron on Gaia. If you have your summons stay for four weeks, they'll gain two levels and learn the priest's signature magic Tornado. May train two guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using two different guardian forces each time. The guardian forces must have the stats to learn the moves before it can enroll or stay the extra time. Staying extra time must be right after the normal time was completed, not at a later date.
Besaid Training Facility - A Training Facility located in Melcaster on Sakroth. A tough Training Facility, if your guardian forces can make it through, they grow in strength quickly. You are also trained through this facility. Staying for just two weeks give you a level and your guardian force 2 levels. May train one guardian force at a time here and may train there twice using a different guardian force each time.
Cavern of The Stolen Soul - A cavern located outside Outlaw Village on Blue Heaven. It is said that all who enter lose their soul. After staying for about five weeks, you and which ever guardian force you brought in gain 2 levels each. You may train only one guardian force here.
Battle Arena - A battle arena started in Gold Saucer. You may take in three guardian forces and battle your way through a number of enemies. You stay for two weeks and each of the three guardian forces you bring in gain one level. May train three guardian forces at a time here and may train there twice using three different guardian forces each time.
