 In addition to leveling up , players may improve their characters via the License Board . The License Board is an array of panels that contain " licenses " which allow a character to perform certain actions . The board is split into two parts ; the upper part comprises Magick , Technick , Accessory , and Augment ( stat increases and other permanent buffs ) licenses , and the bottom part comprises mostly Weapon and Armor licenses . To use a Magick , Technick , or piece of equipment , the character must obtain its corresponding license by spending the required amount of LP ( License Points ) . LP are earned in battle along with the experience points . Like the Sphere Grid in Final Fantasy X , all characters may obtain all licenses on the board ; however , each Quickening and Esper license may only be activated by a single character . 
