▁with ▁the ▁Fre el ancer , ▁the ▁party ▁can ▁gain ▁additional ▁Job s ▁by ▁obtain ing ▁g ems ▁called ▁A ster is ks ▁from ▁defeated ▁human ▁b oss es . ▁Tw enty - four ▁Job s ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁ag ile ▁V alk y rie , ▁and ▁White ▁and ▁Black ▁M ages ▁that ▁respectively ▁special ize ▁in ▁he aling ▁and ▁fighting ▁magic . ▁Each ▁Job ▁has ▁different ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁in ▁battle . ▁Out side ▁battle , ▁characters ▁can ▁be ▁assigned ▁any ▁available ▁Job . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁the ▁equ ipped ▁Job , ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁Job ▁can ▁be ▁learned , ▁allowing ▁for ▁free ▁custom ization ▁of ▁parties ▁and ▁the ▁mixing ▁of ▁Job ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁battle . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁Sum mon er ▁Job , ▁characters ▁can ▁use ▁sum mon ed ▁mon sters ▁to ▁launch ▁attacks ▁that ▁deal ▁high ▁damage ▁on ▁all ▁enemies . ▁Friend ▁characters ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁sum mon ed ▁from ▁other ▁players ' ▁games : ▁the ▁more ▁a ▁friend ▁sum mon ▁is ▁used , ▁the ▁more ▁effective ▁their ▁actions ▁become . ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁defeated ▁enemies , ▁along ▁with ▁story ▁rec aps ▁and ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁locations , ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁an ▁item ▁called ▁D ' s ▁journal . ▁ ▁Within ▁certain ▁conditions , ▁characters ▁can ▁perform ▁Special ▁Mov es , ▁custom izable ▁powerful ▁moves ▁tied ▁to ▁Job s : ▁after ▁a ▁Special ▁Move ▁is ▁performed , ▁the ▁entire ▁party ▁is ▁granted