Competences

Competences are OFF's equivalent to special attacks, spells, etc. that are typically found in other RPGs. They vary significantly in terms of power and effects, depending on the particular character and situation. The Competences of most main characters and Guardians each tend to revolve around a theme or motif.
== Competence Points & Effects ==
In battle, the Competences of The Batter and Add-Ons is shown with the abbreviation CP, which stands for Competence Points, along with a numerical value. Said value displays how much CP each party member can use at that time, for varying attacks and status effects. Should CP run out, and there are no items to restore it, one has to resort to attacking normally.
A gauge below each member's CP value is the battle meter, which begins filling the moment the Attack option is selected at the start of battle, prevents any further attacks until fully restored. When another member is selecting their own move within their own menu, the refill for all others is paused. The speed at which this meter refills depends on one's agility in-game. 
Most Competences used have a status effect or two tied to them, which can affect The Batter, Add-Ons, and vice versa. Below is a list of the status effects that one can encounter in-game.
* Blinded: Target's accuracy is reduced
* Furious: Target attacks at random, ignoring command inputs
* Madness: Target attacks itself and other party members
* Muted: Target is unable to use CP
* Palsied: Target is unable to attack and battle meter refill is paused
* Poisoned: Target takes repeated amounts of 50 damage each until death, even outside of battle
* Asleep: Target attacks much more sporadically, leaving itself open to further damage
*Hasty: Target's battle meter fills quicker
Unless otherwise specified, most times the status effects will clear up on their own. Other non-status effects include lowering or restoring CP, buffing or de-buffing stats, and attacking multiple targets at once. All the information about enemies competences listed bellow was substracted from the 3.0 version of the game via RPG Maker 2003. The words and phrases that appears in the Effect cells are visual effects of the competence, and now states if the competence deals damage or not.
== Enemy Competences ==
Competence 	
Effect 	CP Cost	Target 	Base Effect/
Damage	Accuracy	Elements 	Stat Influence	Stat Influence	Stat Influence	
Users
Competence 	
Effect 	CP Cost	Target 	Base Effect/
Damage	Accuracy	Elements 	ATK 	ESP 	Variance 	
Users
??? (Help 1)	
H E L PBoosts ESP stat 	0 	All Allies 	1 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Critic-burnt
??? (Help 2) 	H E L PBoosts DFS stat 	0 	All Allies 	1 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	Critic-burnt
??? (Help 3) 	H E L PBoosts AGL stat 	0 	All Allies 	1 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	Critic-burnt
笑 	
Spawns “笑” 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
Dedan
ah, ah! 	
Spawns “ah, ah!” 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
Fat Spectre
Alto 	
Deals DamageInflicts Mute 	5 	Single Enemy 	60 	100% 	None 	0 	4 	4 	
Japhet (Valérie), Japhet
Alto Clef 	
Restores CP 	0 	Single Ally 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Ipsilon
Aneurysm Rupture	
Deals Damage 	25% 	Single Enemy 	950 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Aspirating Suzerain	
HealsRemoves Poisoned 	5 	Single Ally 	90 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Crown of the Dead, Pastel-burnt
Attack 	Deals Damage 	- 	Single Enemy 	??? 	N/A 	N/A 	- 	- 	- 	Crown of the Dead, Pastel-burnt
Atypical Sclerosis	
Deals DamageDrops AGL statInflicts Blind	8 	Single Enemy 	80 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Ball Gun 	
zap!Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	300 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Ballman
Ball Ray 	
bang!Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	200 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Ballman
Blind Mask 	
Boosts ATK stat 	10 	All Allies 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dummie
Castling King	
No dessert for you.
Deals DamageInflicts Furious	5 	Single Enemy 	150 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Castling Queen	
He loves you not.Deals DamageInflicts Poisoned	6 	Single Enemy 	150 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Chronic Migraine	
Inflicts Blinded 	5 	Single Enemy 	0 	60% 	Smoke 	0 	2 	1 	
ah, ah!, Magnolia
Domestic Socket(Classical Taking)	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	30 	100% 	None 	0 	10 	4 	
Arpagon, Fat Spectre, January
Climax 	
Deals Damage 	5 	All Enemies 	80 	100% 	Metal, Smoke, Plastic, Meat	0 	3 	4 	
Enoch
Conniving Aneurysm	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	70 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Critical Aneurysm	
Deals Damage 	26 	Single Enemy 	400 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Dame Blanche (White Lady Sundae)	
Deals DamageInflicts Madness	5 	Single Enemy 	90 	90% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sugar
Dance of the Nails	
Deals DamageInflicts Asleep	5 	Single Enemy 	140 	100% 	Smoke, Meat 	0 	3 	4 	
Obese Spectre
Defend 	Reduces Damage 	- 	Self 	??? 	N/A 	N/A 	- 	- 	- 	Secretary (Zone 2)
Derivation 	
Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	200 	100% 	None 	0 	5 	4 	
Secretary (Zone 2)
Division by zero	
Deals DamageInflicts PoisonedInflicts Asleep	0 	Single Enemy 	100 	100% 	None 	0 	4 	5 	
Secretary (Zone 3)
Double Attack	
Deals DamageHits Twice 	- 	Any Enemy 	??? 	N/A 	N/A 	- 	- 	- 	
Enoch
Dramatic Crescendo	
Lowers CP 	5 	Single Enemy 	15 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Enoch
Dramatic Irony	
Deals DamageInflicts Furious	5 	Single Enemy 	130 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Enoch
Empathetic Mask	
Boosts AGL stat 	10 	All Allies 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dummie
Fool’s Mate 	
You’ve been wrong since the beginning. Absorbs CP	5 	All Enemies 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	4 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Forejudgment(Hasty Judgement)	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	95 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Blind Spectre
Furious Homerun	
None 	7 	Single Enemy 	70 	80% 	Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Hard Caramel	
Deals DamageInflicts Palsied	5 	Single Enemy 	250 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sugar
Head-Voice 	
Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	180 	100% 	None 	4 	9 	7 	
Japhet
Heavy Silence	
Deals DamageMultiple impactInflicts Mute	5 	Single Enemy 	50 	100% 	None 	0 	4 	4 	
Massu, Mute Spectre, Upside-down Spectre
Hour Hand 	
Inflicts Asleep 	5 	Single Enemy 	0 	75% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dedan
Immediate Forfeiture	
Deals DamageInflicts Madness	5 	Single Enemy 	120 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Abstract Spectre
Immediate Sclerosis(Staggering Sclerosis)	
Deals DamageLowers CPInflicts Palsied	8 	Single Enemy 	80 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Immortal Anderssen	
You don’t even know his first name.Deals DamageMultiple impact	5 	All Enemies 	120 	100% 	None 	0 	4 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Inhuman Decadence	
Deals DamageInflicts FuriousInflicts Poisoned	5 	Single Enemy 	40 	100% 	Meat 	0 	4 	5 	
Calvary-burnt, Pastel-burnt
Law of Causation(Law of Causality)	
Deals DamageInflicts Poisoned	5 	Single Enemy 	80 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Enoch
Logical Value	
Deals DamageInflicts FuriousInflicts MutedInflicts Poisoned	0 	Single Enemy 	20 	50% 	None 	4 	3 	4 	
Secretary (Zone 1)
Long Silence	
Deals DamageMultiple impact	5 	All Enemies 	50 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Delta
Loose Mask 	
boosts ESP stat 	10 	All Allies 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dummie
Love Game 	
Deals DamageInflicts Furious	0 	Single Enemy 	130 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Infernal Spectre
Magical Amnesia	
Deals DamageInflicts Blind 	5 	Single Enemy 	65 	70% 	None 	0 	2 	1 	
Bear
Magic Homerun	
Deals Damage 	30 	Single Enemy 	400 	80% 	Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Major Chord 	
Boosts ATK stat 	5 	Single Ally 	5 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sigma
Malicious Aneurysm(Malignant Aneurysm)	
Deals Damage 	13 	Single Enemy 	160 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Mille-Feuilles(Napoleon Cake)	
Drops ATK statInflicts Furious	5 	Single Enemy 	12 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sugar
Minor Chord 	
Boosts DFS stat 	5 	Single Ally 	5 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sigma
Minute Hand 	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	85 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dedan
Mirror Play 	
There is nothing but the void after me.Deals Damage	5 	Single Enemy 	230 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Murmur of the Flies	
Deals DamageInflicts Muted 	5 	Single Enemy 	80 	100% 	Smoke, Meat 	0 	3 	4 	
Valzong-burnt, Whale
Natural Logarithm	
Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	95 	100% 	Metal, Smoke, Plastic, Meat	5 	5 	8 	
Secretary (Zone 1)
No Action 	Depletes gauge/Wastes turn 	- 	Self 	None	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
Oblique Asymptote	
Absorbs HPInflicts Poisoned	0 	Single Enemy 	60 	100% 	None 	3 	4 	5 	
Secretary (Zone 2)
Paradise Smile(Heaven's Smile)	
Drops DFS stat 	5 	Single Enemy 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Troquantary
Parfait au Chocolat(Chocolate Sundae)	
Deals DamageMultiple impact	5 	All Enemies 	100 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sugar
Purulent Sclerosis	
Deals DamageInflicts Poisoned	8 	Single Enemies	80 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Quatre Quarts(Pound Cake)	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	400 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Sugar
Run with Courage	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	40 	100% 	Metal, Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Run with Dementia	
Deals Damage 	10 	Single Enemy 	90 	100% 	Smoke, Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Run with Grace	
Deals Damage 	7 	Single Enemy 	60 	100% 	Plastic, Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Scholar’s Mate	
I am gravely disappointed.Deals DamageInflicts Asleep	5 	Single Enemy 	150 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
Se défend(Defends himself)(Defend)	
Reduces Damage 	- 	Self 	??? 	N/A 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
Hugo
Self-Destruct	Deals DamageUser dies at use	- 	All Enemies 	??? 	N/A 	N/A 	- 	- 	- 	Junior Spectre
Short Silence	Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	200 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	Delta
Sick Mask 	
Boosts DFS stat 	10 	All Allies 	10 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Dummie
Soprano 	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	100 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Japhet
Special Homerun	
Deals Damage 	15 	Single Enemy 	160 	80% 	Bat*, Special* 	4 	8 	3 	
Bad Batter
Square Game(Partie Quarrée)	
Lowers CP 	5 	Single Enemy 	10 	100% 	None 	3 	7 	4 	
Tiburce
Swan Dive 	
Deals DamageInflicts Palsied	5 	Single Enemy 	100 	100% 	Metal, Plastic 	0 	3 	4 	
Von Gacy
Sweep Hand 	
Furious 	5 	Single Enemy 	70 	75% 	None 	0 	7 	4 	
Dedan
Swing 	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	40 	100% 	None 	0 	10 	4 	
Arpagon, Burnt, One-eyed Spectre
Tenor 	
Deals DamageInflicts Poisoned	10 	Single Enemy 	100 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Japhet
Treble Clef 	
Heals 	20 	Single Ally 	100 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Ipsilon
Trigger Element(Inciting Incident)	
Deals Damage 	5 	Single Enemy 	200 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
Enoch
Unknown Sclerosis	
Deals DamageDrops DFS statInflicts Muted	8 	Single Enemy 	80 	100% 	Special 	0 	3 	4 	
The Judge (Pablo)
Vertical Limit	
Deals Damage 	0 	Single Enemy 	350 	100% 	None 	3 	5 	4 	
Secretary (Zone 3)
White Fianchetto	
Have you filled your life with beauty?Deals DamageInflicts Blind	7 	Single Enemy 	150 	100% 	None 	0 	3 	4 	
The Queen (Vader Eloha)
== Trivia ==
* Several Competence names are different in the OFF English 3.0 translation. It's unclear as to whether or not these are placeholder names, or if there were translation errors in past versions:
** "Forejudgment" is called "Hasty Judgment"
** "Law of Causation" is called "Law of Causality"
** "Paradise Smile" is called "Heaven's Smile"
** "Square Game" remains untranslated, and is called "Partie Quarrée"
* It's not entirely certain as to whether "Classical Taking" is actually called "Classical Talking" or not. Furthermore, it seems that this competence has been replaced by Domestic Socket (as of version 3.0).
Category:Game Mechanics