Okay, I need some help. I'm writing something about Final Fantasy XII but I cannot remember for the life of me when the Quickenings are introduced (as a concept) in the game. At any point does the game tell you, "there are 18 of these, three for each character?" Or is that just something the player is supposed to figure out?

Thanks!

Can there be only one in this game?

@Bobby: Not sure if this will help, but I did find this: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Quickening_%28Ability%29

This reminds me that I still have to play that game, damn it.

As irrelevant as it might be Final Fantasy XIII is so bad it's depressing

@DiscoViking said:

Its been a few years since I last played FFXII, but I don't recall the game having a specific time where it talked about quickenings, nor any point where it tells you there are three for each character. I believe they simply existed as squares on the license board that you could unlock at any point, so I suppose a particularly grind-happy player could get them very early in the game. Again, this is all based on memories from several years ago, so you may want to look for a supplementary source.

That was my memory too. Thanks. I think I'm going to watch some people play on YouTube to see what happens when they unlock their first. But that's going to be a pain in the ass to track down.

I played through all of the game when it came out not knowing how the hell those things worked. Whenever I tried pulling one off, they barely did any damage.