Levels

Within the game, there are 4 different leveling systems: Exp, JP, Weapon Lv and Otomo Lv.

Exp Leveling
Exp (Experience) is gained by defeating enemies in the Sortie. Exp levels are shared between each of the player's characters. Gaining a level through experience increases all of your Statuses listed on the 'Status' tab and also increases your maximum Action Power.

JP Leveling
JP (Job Points) are also gained gained by defeating enemies in the Sortie. JP levels are not shared between each character, but when the player reaches max Job Level (Level 5), all of that characters abilities are shared to all other characters. This means that if all characters are max level, then all characters have the others Job bonuses.

Weapon Leveling
Weapon levels are gained by spending Gold at the Blacksmith to increase the stats of the weapon. Doing this is very important, as winning a battle could be decided by how much durability your weapons have or how quickly you can build up enough BP to use them.

Otomo Leveling
Otomo levels are, like JP and Exp, gained by defeating enemies in the Sortie. For every new Otomo you equip, it will start with only half (1/2) of one heart (Level 1), and for every level they go up, another half of a heart is added to their bar. An Otomo reaches max level at 3 full hearts (Level 6). Increasing a level on your Otomo will also mean that it can use it's ability more often during a battle.