Any general tips for a newbie?

[Triumph]

He's right.

However, we get very poor from buying skills later on in game. I'm not sure if it's because clerics have more skills to get or whatnot, but I always get broke from buying skills while my friends don't seem to complain about that as much (or maybe they're just naturally more rich than me!). But we all somehow manage in the end. xD

It's around 17s or so per skill X_X

[Yosei]

D: mages get skills almost every other level.

[Triumph]

D: mages get skills almost every other level.

You get one every other level...

MM/LB -> IB -> FB -> MM/LB

And repeating up the levels.