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| Final Fantasy IV Augment Guide/FAQ |
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| Author: Someddrnoob                |
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| Table of Contents |
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* Version Information ----------------------------------------------- [VRINF]
* Introduction ------------------------------------------------------ [INTRO]
* What are augments? ------------------------------------------------ [?AUGM]
* Basic overview of the Augment ability system ---------------------- [BSCOV]
* Augment Locations and uses ---------------------------------------- [AUGLU]
* Augment/Ability stat increases per level beyond level 70 ---------- [AUG70]
* My personal Augment walkthrough, with max stats ------------------- [PAUGM]
* Frequently Asked Questions ---------------------------------------- [?FAQS]
* Credits ----------------------------------------------------------- [CREDS]
* Disclaimer -------------------------------------------------------- [DSCLM]

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| Version Information [VRINF] |
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Version 1.0 - August 25, 2008
            > Core of the Augment Guide/FAQ established
            > Finished all the finishing touches
            > Guide is sent to FFTogether's Da_Cloud
            
Version 1.1 - August 26, 27, October 4, 2008
            > August 26, 2008
              > Few minor fixes pointed out by kyoopihd of GameFAQs
              > Added the "Frequently Asked Questions" section
              > Removed the "How do I equip the (?) augment" section, and 
                placed it in the "Frequently Asked Questions" section
            > August 27, 2008
              > Fixed who to give Whirlwind augment in the first playthrough
            > October 4, 2008
              > Changed the distribution of the Brace augment to Rydia, Edge, 
                and Rosa.
              > Included a note about some of the stat increases in the stat 
                increases table, along with Safe Travel augment.
              > Attempt 2 in trying to send this update

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| Introduction [INTRO] |
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  I introduce you to my first Guide/FAQ that has been published! I made this 
guide based off another guide hosted on GameFAQs, because I wanted to 
introduce an alternative to the augment guides/FAQs already introduced to the 
website. I was given temporary permission to host my alternative in one of the
augment guides on GameFAQs, which has now been stickied in the Final Fantasy 
IV boards there. Initially, there was a flaw which pointed out a critical 
error which made my alternative void, but I've fixed it after the user pointed
it out. The fix was made, and the guide sat there for a while before I deleted
it because I wanted to post my Augment Guide/FAQ exclusively on Final Fantasy 
Together, a growing fansite dedicated to Final Fantasy which I've become a 
member of.

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| What are augments? [?AUGM] |
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  Augments are a new ability system exclusive to the Nintendo DS version of 
the game. Augments are a variety of abilities that appear as key items in the 
inventory, and can be equipped by anyone when they are used on the character. 
They can be found in many ways, inheriting abilities from characters who leave
your party, going through certain events in the game, and defeating certain 
monsters to name a few. They also offer stat bonuses, which take effect after 
level 70, which is the point that stats stop naturally increasing per level. 
This means that there is no random stat increases/decreases that were present 
in the previous versions of the game, making it much easier to get the stat 
bonuses desired, and maximum stats as well with the right setup. HP and MP 
are drastically affected by this levelling system, as HP gains beyond level 
70 are negligible compared to the other versions of the game, where high HP 
was easily attained.

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| Basic overview of the Augment ability system [BSCOV] |
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  Augments appear in the Key Items section of the inventory, distinct from 
other Key Items since they have a bag symbol representing that it is an 
augment. They cannot be removed once they are used on specific characters, 
so choose wisely on how you're planning your augment setups towards the end 
of the game and New Game + files. Augments carry over to New Game +, whether 
if they were used or not, and there is a limit of 3 playthroughs before 
starting a complete New Game file. Most of the augments received are 
automatically given to you, while some require questing and a bit of 
backtracking in order to receive them.

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| Augment Locations and uses [AUGLU] |
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All augments are listed in chronological order, from top to bottom.

Auto-Potion
Location: Kaipo Village, talk to Rosa.
Use: Uses up a Potion in the inventory when the equipper is hit with damage.

Item Lore
Location: Kaipo Village, after Edward defeats the Sahagin.
Use: Doubles the efficiency of items, including using a weapon as an item.

Counter
Location: Boarding the boat from Fabul, Yang's Wife automatically gives it to
you.
Use: When equipper is hit, he/she counters with the top attacking command 
(eg. Flare spell is placed above Attack, the monster is countered with Flare) 
on the list of commands.

Curse
Location: Mount Ordeals, Crossing area, after defeating Scarmiglione.
Use: Inflicts Curse status on enemies, reducing all attributes by 20%, 
consumes 50 MP.

Tsunami
Location: Ancient Waterway B3, north of the central treasure chest.
Use: Water-elemental damage to all enemies with a chance of Death status 
on each enemy, consumes 50 MP.

Twincast
Location: Talk to the Elder of Mysidia after defeating Cagnazzo. You recieve 
two Twincast augments per playthrough.
Use: When two equippers both select Twincast, they both cast a single spell 
that can affect allies or enemies.

Twincast Pair -------------> Possible outcome

* Cecil and Rosa ----------> Ultima
* Kain and Rosa/Cecil -----> Bubble
* Edge and Rydia/Cecil ----> Bravery
* Rydia and Rosa/Cecil ----> Faith
* Palom and Porom ---------> Comet
* Any other combination ---> Pyroblast
    
All Twincasts have a possibility of casting Pyroblast, or failing, depending
on the sync %.


Bluff
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Palom for this, talk to the Elder of 
Mysidia after defeating Cagnazzo.
Use: Doubles Intellect of the equipper up to 99, expires when a spell is cast 
under the status.

Cry
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Porom for this, talk to the Elder of 
Mysidia after defeating Cagnazzo.
Use: Reduces defense of all enemies by 50%.

Dualcast
Location: Must have given a combined 3 augments to the twins, talk to the Elder 
of Mysidia after defeating Cagnazzo.
Use: Allows equipper to cast 2 spells in 1 turn.

Gil Farmer
Location: Inside the dressing room in Troia's Member's only area, after the 
show.
Use: Increases Gil earned per battle by 50%

Bardsong
Location: Talk to Edward after defeating the Dark Elf.
Use: Sings a song that affects allies or enemies.

  Song          = Effects ---> Level learned

* Alluring Air  = Confuse to all enemies ---> Initially learned
* Hog Call      = Pig to all enemies ---> Initially learned
* Lullaby       = Sleep to all enemies ---> Initially learned
* Silence Verse = Silence to all enemies ---> Initially learned
* Life's Anthem = Gradually regenerates HP to all allies, lasts until the 
                  singer is hit or song ends ---> Level 10
* Toadsong      = Frog to all enemies. ---> Level 20
* Hastemarch    = Increases speed of ATB bar, lasts until the singer is hit 
                  or song ends. ---> Level 40
* Hero's Rime   = All attributes are increased by 10%, lasts until the singer 
                  is hit or song ends ---> Level 50

Salve
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Edward, talk to him after defeating the
Dark Elf.
Use: Enables any item to be used on multiple targets.

Hide
Location: Must have given 2 augments to Edward, talk to him after defeating 
the Dark Elf.
Use: Makes the equipper flee to safety, disabling him/her from any action 
except Throw, Aim, or Return. Equipper may automatically Return after 
selecting Hide.

Recall
Location: Tower of Zot, before talking to Kain.
Use: Randomly casts a spell, consuming the MP that the spell uses up.

Recall magics (Consumed MP)

* Bio      (20 MP)
* Blizzard (5 MP)
* Blizzaga (30 MP)
* Bravery  (50 MP)
* Break    (20 MP)
* Bubble   (50 MP)
* Death    (40 MP)
* Faith    (50 MP)
* Fire     (5 MP)
* Fira     (15 MP)
* Thunder  (5 MP)
* Toad     (10 MP)
* Tornado  (30 MP)

Last Stand
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Tellah for this, inside the Tower of 
Zot, before talking to Kain.
Use: Doubles magic and physical defense when equipper is at critical HP

Fast Talker
Location: Must have given 2 augments to Tellah for this, inside the Tower of 
Zot, before talking to Kain.
Use: Cast time is reduced by 50% when casting a spell.

Whirlwind
Location: Crystal Room inside the Lodestone Cavern, after defeating 
Barbariccia.
Use: Inflicts Wind-elemental damage to all enemies, causes Fire-elemental 
attacks to deal 50% more damage, consumes 60 MP.

Draw Attacks
Location: King Giott automatically gives it to you after defeating Golbez.
Use: All attacks are directed towards the equipper.

Eye Gouge
Location: Only earned once, talk to Mopingway twice in the Lali-ho Pub, and 
defeat Mopingway in battle.
Use: Inflicts Blind status on all enemies.

Reach
Location: Beside Asano in the room downstairs in the developer's room, talk 
to everyone in the Developer's Room, open the chest inside the room to the 
east, encounter every battle in each room, and place either a Ninja Sutra, 
or Lustful Lali-ho item onto the front of the desk in the main room.
Use: Makes physical attacks from the back row effective as attacking from the 
front row.

MP+50%
Location: Inside the northwestern-most house in Mist, after the entrance in 
the Underworld is sealed.
Use: Increases equipper's MP by 50%

Inferno
Location: Cave of Eblan, area just before the Tower of Babil entrance after 
defeating Rubicante.
Use: Fire damage to all allies and enemies in battle, consuming 70 MP.

Analyze
Location: Talk to Cid in the Dwarf Castle after defeating Rubicante.
Use: Uses Libra on all enemies with no MP cost.

Adrenaline
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Cid, talk to him in the Dwarf Castle 
after defeating Rubicante.
Use: Doubles magic and physical attack power at critical HP.

Upgrade
Location: Must have given 2 augments to Cid, talk to him in the Dwarf Castle 
after defeating Rubicante.
Use: Uses up an elemental item  (e.g. Bomb Fragment) to give an elemental 
attribute to the user's weapon.

Darkness
Location: Steal from Odin, must be done during battle, or you will miss this.
Use: Doubles damage at the cost of HP when attacking with the Darkness status.

?????'s Love
Location: Only earned once, talk to Lovingway in Mysidia after the Lunar Whale
is resurrected. Name is assigned when speakingto Mopingway in the Feymarch.
Use: Functions as a normal attack with a bonus (Weapon attack power + Number 
of times Whyt has fought in wireless battle, up to 99).

Focus
Location: Must be gotten before getting Fusoya in the party, use Frying Pan on
Yang in the Sylph Cave.
Use: Physical damage is 2x the norm if used once, 3.3x if used twice, and 4.5x
if used three times, cannot stack further

Kick
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Yang, must be gotten before getting 
Fusoya in the party, use Frying Pan on him in the Sylph Cave.
Use: Attacks all enemies physically for damage.

Brace
Location: Must have given 2 augments to Yang, must be gotten before getting 
Fusoya in the party, use Frying Pan on him in the Sylph Cave.
Use: Reduces damage dealt to the user by 75% once per use.

Level Lust
Location: Hummingway Abode on the moon, in the northeast area.
Use: Increases experience earned per battle by 50%

Safe Travel
Location: Only earned once, talk to Hummingway in any of these 9 locations:
Use: Prevents all encounters when equipped.

List of Hummingway's locations

* Baron Chocobo Forest
* Fabul Chocobo Forest
* Mysidia Chocobo Forest
* Eastern Troia Chocobo Forest
* Southern Troia Chocobo Forest
* Underground Waterway via Damcyan, at the beginning of where the party fell 
  to the no-return zone early in the game
* Mount Hobbs, where Mom Bomb was fought
* East of the Mage Masher chest in Sylph Cave
* Lair of the Father, near the Genji Shield chest


HP+50%
Location: Baron, at the top floor to the east of Cecil's bedchamber, after the
Giant of Babil.
Use: Increases the current HP of the user by 50%.

Piercing Magic
Location: Talk to Whyt's mom in the Feymarch, after defeating Bahamut and 
after the Giant of Babil.
Use: Ignores the Reflect status if a spell is cast on an enemy or ally with 
the Reflect status.

Bless
Location: Inside the Crystal Palace after the Giant of Babil.
Use: Gradual MP restoration to all allies.

Omnicasting
Location: Must have given 1 augment to Fusoya, inside the Crystal Palace after
the Giant of Babil.
Use: Enables any single-target spells to become multi-target spells.

Phoenix
Location: Must have given 2 augments to Fusoya, inside the Crystal Palace 
after the Giant of Babil.
Use: Revives any other fallen party members when the equipper is KO'd in 
battle, consuming all remaining MP of the equipper.

Treasure Hunter
Location: Only earned once, must have 100% completion of all maps excluding 
the world/underworld/moon.
Use: Doubles the percentage of items dropped

Item slot = Initial percentage ---> Increased percentage

* Common Item      = 20%     ---> 40%
* Semi-common Item = 12%     ---> 24%
* Semi-rare Item   = 5%, 1%* ---> 10%, 2%*
* Rare Item        = 0.4%    ---> 0.8%

* Only item in this case is the Rainbow Pudding from the Flan Princess enemy.

Limit Break
Location: Given to you by Namingway when you begin a New Game + file.
Use: Allows damage to exceed 9999, to an upwards of 99999.

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| Augment/Ability Stat increases per level beyond level 70 [AUG70] |
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Augment/Ability....HP..MP..Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi
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?????'s Love.......10...5....1....1....1....1....1
Adrenaline..........0...0....1....0....0....0....0
Aim.................0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Analyze.............0...0....0....0....0....1....0
Attack.............10...0....1....0....0....0....0
Auto-Potion........10...0....0....0....1....0....0
*Bardsong...........0...0....0....1....0....0....0
*Black Magic........0...5....0....0....0....1....0
Bless...............0...0....0....0....0....0....1
Bluff...............0...0....0....0....0....1....0
Brace..............10...0....0....0....1....0....0
Counter.............0...0....1....0....1....0....0
Cover...............0...0....0....0....1....0....0
Cry.................0...0....0....0....0....0....1
Curse...............0...5....1....0....1....0....1
Darkness...........10...0....1....0....1....0....0
Draw Attacks........0...0....0....0....1....0....0
Dualcast............0...5....0....0....0....1....1
Eye Gouge...........0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Fast Talker.........0...5....0....0....0....1....0
Focus..............10...0....2....0....0....0....0
Gil Farmer..........0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Hide................0...0....0....1....0....0....0
HP+50%.............10...0....0....0....0....0....0
Inferno.............0...5....1....1....1....0....0
Item Lore...........0...0....0....0....0....1....0
Jump...............10...0....1....0....1....0....0
Kick................0...0....1....0....0....0....0
Last Stand.........10...0....1....0....1....0....0
Level Lust..........0...0....1....0....0....0....0
Limit Break........10...5....1....1....1....1....1
MP+50%..............0..10....0....0....0....0....0
*Ninjutsu...........0...5....0....0....0....1....0
Omnicasting.........0...5....0....0....0....1....1
Phoenix.............0...0....0....0....0....0....2
Piercing Magic......0...0....0....0....0....1....1
Pray................0...0....0....0....0....0....1
Reach...............0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Recall..............0...5....0....0....0....1....0
Safe Travel........10...0....0....1....0....0....0
Salve...............0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Steal...............0...0....0....1....0....0....0
*Summon Magic.......0...5....0....0....0....1....1
Throw...............0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Treasure Hunter.....0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Tsunami.............0...5....1....0....1....1....0
Twincast............0...5....0....0....0....1....0
Upgrade.............0...0....0....1....0....0....0
Whirlwind...........0...5....0....1....0....1....1
*White Magic........0...5....0....0....0....0....1

* - The sub-abilities of these abilities give the same stat boosts that the 
    ability already gives (eg. Berserk raises 5 MP and 1 Spirit like White 
    Magic)

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| My personal Augment walkthrough, with max stats [PAUGM] |
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First Playthrough:

!Auto-Potion: Porom
!Item Lore: Palom
-Counter: Cecil
!Curse: Palom
-Tsunami: Edge
!Twincast (x2): Cecil and Tellah
!Bluff: Tellah
-Cry: Kain
-Dualcast: Rosa
-Gil Farmer: NO ONE
!Bardsong: Fusoya
!Recall: Yang
!Last Stand: Yang
-Fast Talker: Rosa
-Whirlwind: Edge
-Draw Attacks: Cecil
-Reach: Edge
-MP+50%: Rydia
!Inferno: Edge
!Analyze: Fusoya
-Darkness: Kain
-Focus: Cecil
-Kick: Cecil
-Brace: Rydia
-Level Lust: Cecil
-HP+50%: Rosa
-Piercing Magic: Rosa
-Bless: Edge
-Omnicasting: Rosa
-Phoenix: Kain
-Eye Gouge: Whomever
-Safe Travel: Cecil
-?????'s Love: Cecil
-Treasure Hunter: Cecil

Second Playthrough:

-Limit Break: Cecil
!Gil Farmer: Edward
!Auto-Potion: Edward
-Item Lore: Edge
-Counter: Edge
-Curse: Kain
-Tsunami: Rosa
!Twincast (x2): Kain and Rosa
-Bluff: Rydia
-Cry: Edge
-Dualcast: Rydia
!Gil Farmer: Cid
-Bardsong: Rydia
-Salve: Edge
-Hide: Edge
!Recall: Cid
-Last Stand: Edge
-Fast Talker: Cecil
-Whirlwind: Rosa
-Draw Attacks: Kain
-Reach: Whomever
-MP+50%: Rosa
-Inferno: Rosa
-Analyze: Cecil
-Adrenaline: Cecil
-Upgrade: Kain
-Darkness: Cecil
-Focus: Kain
-Kick: Edge
-Brace: Edge
-Level Lust: Whomever
-HP+50%: Rydia
-Piercing Magic: Rydia
-Bless: Whomever
-Omnicasting: Rydia
-Phoenix: Rydia

Third Playthrough:

-Limit Break: Kain
-Auto-Potion: Rydia
-Item Lore: Whomeever
-Counter: Kain
-Curse: Rydia
-Tsunami: Kain
-Twincast (x2): Edge and Rydia
-Bluff: Edge
-Cry: Rydia
-Dualcast: Cecil
-Gil Farmer: Cecil
-Bardsong: Whomever
-Salve: Whomever
-Hide: Rydia
-Recall: Whomever
-Last Stand: Rydia
-Fast Talker: Rydia
-Whirlwind: Rydia
-Draw Attacks: Rydia
-Reach: Whomever
-MP+50%: Whomever
-Inferno: Rydia
-Analyze: Kain
-Adrenaline: Kain
-Upgrade: Cecil
-Darkness: Edge
-Focus: Edge
-Kick: Kain
-Brace: Rosa
-Level Lust: Whomever
-HP+50%: Edge
-Piercing Magic: Edge
-Bless: Whomever
-Omnicasting: Cecil
-Phoenix: Edge

! - Denotes that these augments must be given to the character before they 
    leave the party.

Cecil:........Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi....Lvl
?????'s Love...29...29...29...29...29...71-99
Limit Break....29...29...29...29...29...71-99
Twincast........0....0....0...29....0...71-99
Default........73...41...70...36...41
Total.........131...99..128..123...99

Edge:.........Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi....Lvl
Tsunami........29....0...29...29....0...71-99
Inferno........29...29...29....0....0...71-99
Piercing Magic..0....0....0...29...29...71-99
Phoenix.........0....0....0....0...46...71-93
Ninjutsu........0....0....0....6....0...94-99
Default........61...72...48...35...24
Total.........119..101..106...99...99

Rosa:.........Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi....Lvl
Tsunami........29....0...29...29....0...71-99
Whirlwind.......0...29....0...29...29...71-99
Inferno........29...29...29....0....0...71-99
Dualcast........0....0....0...19...19...71-89
Aim.............0...10....0....0....0...90-99
Default........48...32...42...22...73
Total.........106..100..100...99..121

Kain:.........Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi....Lvl
Limit Break....29...29...29...29...29...71-99
Tsunami........29....0...29...29....0...71-99
Whirlwind.......0...29....0...29...29...71-99
Curse..........29....0...29....0...29...71-99
Default........71...54...56...12...39
Total.........158..112..143...99..126

Rydia:........Str..Spd..Sta..Int..Spi....Lvl
Inferno........29...29...29....0....0...71-99
Curse..........29....0...29....0...29...71-99
Whirlwind.......0...29....0...29...29...71-99
Reach...........0....8....0....0....0...71-78
Last Stand.....21....0...21....0....0...79-99
Default........36...33...34...72...54
Total.........115...99..113..101..112

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| Frequently Asked Questions [?FAQS] |
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Question:
How do I equip the (?) augment?

Answer:
Go into the Abilities section of the menu, and select an ability in 
the Battle Commands section, and replace it with the the desired augment in 
the Known Abilities section below the battle command menu.

Question:
Why have you decided to put your second Limit Break to Kain?

Answer:
This is purely my choice, because I prefer to have another character 
who can deal really high damage, and Kain is the person who qualifies for this
position. 

He can deal somewhere between ~80000-90000 damage by using this method: Have 
Kain with the following Battle Commands setup: Focus, Darkness, Adrenaline, 
Limit Break, and Jump in the Auto-Battle command. Kain enters battle in 
critical HP (2x damage with Adrenaline), then uses Focus 3 times 
(4.5x damage), then Darkness (2x damage), and then execute Auto-Battle to make
Kain Jump (2x damage). That sums up to 10.5x the normal damage, which will 
deal a very high amount of damage (~80000-85000).

Question: 
Why not give the Limit Break augment to someone else like Rydia or Edge?

Answer: 
Edge is basically worthless for Limit Break, because the Knife item is
a 1-time use, even though it has a base attack of 999. The Knife is not worth 
losing if you're going for a Perfect Game, but it may deal max damage when 
paired with Adrenaline. Other than that, he'll be doing upwards to ~18000 
damage when throwing Fuma Shurikens with Adrenaline. Overall, I think it's not
worth giving Limit Break to Edge because of the Knife being a 1-time use item,
and his damage output after the Knife has been used.

Rydia on the other hand has good potential with Limit Break. When she has 
Adrenaline, Fast Talker, Dualcast, and MP+50%, she can cast Meteor twice to 
deal a combined ~40000-45000 damage (~20000-23000 per Meteor spell), and 
overall it's faster than waiting for Kain to use Focus 3 times, Darkness, 
Jump, and then waiting for him to land (hopefully) on the desired enemy. The 
flaw is that each Meteor spell costs 99 MP, and her MP will not last long 
unless you have an abundance of Elixirs. This is why I didn't give Rydia Limit
Break because of the MP problems that she will come across.

Question:
May I use this guide somewhere else?

Answer:
You may use this guide only for personal uses, not for commercial uses without
my permission. You can ask for my permission by e-mailing me, or sending me a 
private message on FFTogether. My e-mail address is at the very last part of 
this guide.

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| Credits [CREDS] |
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Square-Enix and Matrix Software, for making Final Fantasy IV on the DS 
possible!

Nintendo, for making the system which made this remake of Final Fantasy IV 
possible!

SBAllen of GameFAQs, who made the original Augment Guide that was the basic 
setup for this Augment Guide.

Sailor Bacon of GameFAQs, who came up with the very first Augment plans, and 
gave them to SBAllen!

GauRocks of GameFAQs, who made an alternative to SBAllen's Augment Guide, and 
gave me permission to temporarily post another alternative for both their 
Augment Guides, before moving it all here.

Palom the Black Mage of GameFAQs, who pointed out a fatal error I made in my 
initial Augment Guide, which I've now fixed.

devilman108, for sticky-ing my initial guide on FFTogether, thank you very 
much.

Da_Cloud, for creating the website FFTogether, where I feel at home!

kyoopihd of GameFAQs, for pointing out a few errors that were in my guide.

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| Disclaimer [DSCLM] |
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This Augment Guide/FAQ is copyright August 25, 2008 by Someddrnoob.
Final Fantasy IV is copyright by Square-Enix Co. LTD.

This Guide/FAQ may not appear on any sites other than the ones listed below:

* www.FFTogether.com

Email: someddrnoob@hotmail.com