Atlus has provided a new batch of information and screenshots for their upcoming Japanese RPG Etrian Odyssey V. The information covers the games Master Skills system, including some of the choices that system gives players, as well as more character skills.

Master Skills

-Clearing certain conditions will deem an adventurer a “Master”

-Masters can access more powerful skills in their classes

-Must choose between two titles, with each title giving different benefits

-Fencer class, for example, can become a “Phantom Swordsman” or a “Thunderclap Swordsman”

–Phantom Swordsman specializes in speed/evasion

–Thunderclap Sworsdman specializes in combo attacks

-Players can choose different names for titles

Classes

Cestus

-Warrior that fights with bare fists

-Front-row, offensive type that can block and aim accurately

-Character Skills include:

–Arm Break: Single target attack that tries to inflict Arm Bind

–Blood Rampage: Chance of counterattacking when taking damage

–Demon Fist: Consumes own HP to deal damage to enemies beside target

Reaper

-Front row scythe wielder that inflicts weakness

-Sickens opponents with a power called miasma

-Character Skills include:

–Miasma Armament: Consumes own HP to cloak self in miasma

–Jugon Sickle: Single-target attack that may (if the reaper is using miasma) curse target

–Soul Gathering: Increases encounter rate and experience points for a fixed amount of steps.

Necromancer

-Versatile summoner that calls upon the dead

-Character Skills include:

–Spirit Summon: Consumes own HP to summon a spirit to an empty space.

–Life Compensation: Destroys a spirit to heal all allies

–Fire Bomb: Turns a spirit into a destructive, long-range flame attack against enemies

Hound

-Long-range summoner that uses a bow

-Works with a falcon and hound for bonuses

-Character Skills include:

–Falcon Whistle: Summons a falcon.

–Wings Flash: Single target attack, followed up by an attack from the falcon

–Hound Whistle: Summons a hound.

–Rescue Sign: The hound heals an ally for some HP and status conditions

Shaman

-Back row support

-Specializes in healing

-Character Skills include:

–Prayer: Guard: Increases all allies’ defense power for three turns.

—Duration can be extended by leveling skill

-Gospel: Recovers HP of an ally when using a strengthening skill

-Oracle: Ranbu: Cancels fire, ice, and thunder, unleashes an attack with those attributes, and reduces those attributes until the end of the turn.

Aeolis’ Grand Market

-Buy and sell equipment and items

-Sell materials to increase variety of purchasable equipment and items

-Strengthen items at the Blacksmith

–Smithed weapons are branded with a “+1,” “+2,” etc., increasing attack power

–Weapons strengthened to their maximum amount can be “recycled” to obtain materials