Sailor

For the monster talent also called mariner, see: Mariner (Talent)

A seasoned seafarer whose abilities come into their own in watery surroundings. --Description from Dragon Quest VII

The Sailor (船乗り, Funanori), previously localized as Mariner, is a vocation that is exclusive to the game Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

Description

The sailor is an experienced and hardy warrior of the sea. They will learn some travel spells that will be useful on the high seas such as Swoosh to propel ships on their own, Eye for Distance to spot any land, and Net Loss to haul in a big catch. In battle, the sailor can utilize learn sea-based techniques. They will also be resistant to sea-based skills like Tsunami. After mastering this class, the Sailor can become a Pirate, provided that they have also mastered the Thief class.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	135 (PSX)/83 (3DS)
Strength	Null
Agility	+5%
Resilience	+10%
Wisdom	-10%
Style	Null
Max HP	+15%
Max MP	-20%

• Sailors will become slightly resistant to Jolly Rager and Maelstrom as they increase in rank.

Rank	Resistance Rate
1	100%
2	100%
3	100%
4	100%
5	100%
6	100%
7	205/256
8	205/256

PSX Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Fishnet	14	One Enemy	If successful, prevents enemy from acting the next turn	0
3	Deckhand	Ramming	25	One Enemy	Reduces user and enemy to 20% HP if successful	0
4	Seafarer	EagleEye	43	Field	When cast, finds the nearest town	0
5	Navigator	nothing	60
6	Helmsman	NumbOff	75	All Allies	When cast, removes paralysis from allies	2
7	Captain	Infermore	95	One Group	Causes 25~55 HP in Wind Damage	4
8	Admiral	Tsunami	135	All Enemies	If successful, causes 30~40 HP in Wind Damage	0

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Swabbie	Net Loss	1	One Enemy	Snares an enemy in a fisherman's net, making them miss a turn.	0
2	Cabin Boy	Body Slam	5	One Enemy	A body blow that deals damage to both slammer and slamee.	0
3	Rigger	Tingle	7	All Allies	Cures all party members of paralysis, sleep and other ailments.	2
		Hornpipe		One Group	A merry jig so infectious, it'll cause jiving enemies to miss a turn.	0
4	Mate	Mean Sweep	9	One Enemy	Adds insult to injury by knocking a damaged enemy off their feet.	0
5	Bosun	Zzz Shanty	10	One group	A sleep-inducing song that will set a group of enemies snoring.	0
6	First Mate	Stone's Throw	10	One Group	Hurls rocks at a single group of enemies.	0
7	Ship's Captain	Swoosh	12	One Group	A whirlwind that wallops a group of enemies.	4
8	Commodore	Lightning	30	All Enemies	Calls down lightning to strike all enemies.	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Bard	WaveSong	One Group	Causes one group to fall asleep	0
Priest	HolyAura	All Allies	Prevents allies from being damaged. However, they can't attack	10
Dancer	ShipDance	One Enemy	If successful, prevents one enemy from acting the next turn	0
Martial artist	BigTrip	One Enemy	Damages the enemy and prevents them from acting the next turn	0
Mage	Lightning	All Enemies	Causes ~40 HP in Electric Damage	0
Warrior	BirdSlash	One Enemy	Causes 25% percent extra damage to Floating enemies, regular damage to all others	0

Usefulness

The Sailor learns Tingle, which is somewhat useful when the player reaches Wetlock. Lightning is also useful for clearing small fry. However, if the player should want a Sailor, make sure to master the Thief class as well to unlock the much more useful Pirate vocation.

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Gallery

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  The Hero as a Sailor in the 3DS version of VII