Guardian Forces, or GFs, are strange and powerful creatures of unknown origin. Though some live on Earth, many live somewhere else, further than any human will ever go. Some people have learned to use them, or to tame them. The GFs give some characters power, and may be summoned in battle or dire occasions.
There are three types of Guardian Forces, listed as Internal, External and Catalyst. Each is different when the GF is summoned. Internal come into the battle to make their attack, external make their attack from far away, and catalyst use the summoner's body to make their move. When a summoned catalyst GF is attacking, the character is completly unaware of his surroundings while his body morph into the GF.
The GFs level up with XP, which them gain even if they are not summoned (but they must be junctionned/equipped). Guardian Forces Evolution Table :
Element
Many GFs have element. When it's the case, the GF's damage is considered to be an elemental attack of the chosen element.
Summoning Speed
The time needed by the character to summon a GF. During the given number of rounds, the character may not do any action, but is aware of his surroundings. During the GF summoning time, if the character is attacked, the GF lose HP instead of the character, and the damage he takes is reduced by the summoner's vitality.
NOTE: All GFs have the following already learned abilities : Magic and Draw. The ability [GF] isn't used in the ff8rpg, since when you have a GF it means you can use him. [Item] isn't used either, 'cause it just wouldn't make any sense at all.