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Formation System
Formation System
Romancing SaGa 2 has a total of 18 different formations available to you, each with it's own benefits / mechanics.
In the beginning of the game, you start off with free fight and imperial cross. Free Fight is the standard formation for when you're being attacked from behind or when you encounter an enemy while running.
New formations can be researched in the dojo area (upper right hand corner of the castle) when you talk to the drill sergeant with a non-standard character as emperor. (meaning, your emperor is not from the standard imperial warrior set)
Formation properties are only active when your entire team is standing. If one of your characters is knocked out, you lose the formation properties and instead have the formation properties of free fight until the knocked out character is revived.
Keep note, the attack % value are test values and not values extracted from the code itself. Enemy targeting in this game is handled separately via an enemy behavior flag along with position data. So while the formation might make it less likely for a character to get targeted by an attack, enemy behavior data might change the actual chance. (i.e. some enemies will focus on the emperor, others might focus on high HP characters, etc)
Formation Data
Free Fight
Layout | Position
Number |
Attack
% |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 20 |
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2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 20 |
Imperial Cross
Layout | Position
Number |
Attack
% |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 7 | Not easily targeted |
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2 | 3 | Speed - 2 Hard to be targeted Auto-defend until turn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 66 | Speed - 1 Very easily targeted Auto-defend after turn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 |
Imperial Arrow
Layout | Position
Number |
Attack
% |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 4 | +1 speed, defend after action |
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 81 | +1 speed, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 8 | +1 speed, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | +1 speed, defend after action |
Phoenix
Layout | Position
# |
Attack
% |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 70 | Defends before action, counter proc chance doubles |
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2 | 10 | speed -1, defend after action, bonus to melee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 10 | speed -1, defend after action, bonus to melee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | speed -1, defend after action, bonus to melee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | speed -1, defend after action, bonus to melee |
Lightning
Layout | Position
# |
Attack
% |
Notes |
More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 20 |
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2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 20 |
Desert Fox
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 50 | Speed + 1, bonus to melee damage, defend after action, counter proc % x 2 |
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2 | 20 | bonus to melee damage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | bonus to melee damage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 |
Amazon Strike
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 30 | Speed +3, defend after action, bonus to melee |
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2 | 20 | Speed +1, defend after action, bonus to melee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | Speed +1, defend after action, bonus to melee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 15 |
Hunter Shift
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | Speed -1, bonus to ranged attacks |
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2 | 29 | Speed +1, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 29 | Speed +1, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 |
Whirlwind
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 10 | Speed +1, defend after action |
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2 | 35 | Speed +1, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 35 | Speed +1, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10 |
Holy Wall
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 34 |
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2 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 |
Power Raise
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 10 | Speed-2, Magic Power bonus |
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2 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 25 | Speed +1, defend after action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 25 | Speed +1, defend after action |
Rapid Stream
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 20 | Speed-2 |
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2 | 20 | Speed-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | Speed-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 20 | Speed-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 20 | Speed-2 |
Mu Fence
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 20 | Speed-2, defend before action |
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2 | 20 | Speed-2, defend before action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | Speed-2, defend before action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 20 | Speed-2, defend before action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 20 | Speed-2, defend before action |
Dragon Stance
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 28 |
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2 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 8 | Not easily targeted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 28 |
Free Fight - 1
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 1 |
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2 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 25 |
Goblin Attack
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 30 | Speed+1, melee and range bonus |
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2 | 30 | Speed+1, melee bonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 20 | Speed+1, melee bonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | Speed+1, range bonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10 | Speed+1, range bonus |
Sudden Decree
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opportunist (need to get proper name for ninja formation)
Layout |
Position # |
Attack % |
Notes | More Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 |