They focus on Heavy Armor and defensive buffs. An effective team typically consists of 3 roles which are pretty self-explanatory Tank, Healer, and Damage. For those new to RPGs there are a few components to a functional party that you should consider while building your team. Players can play with three characters at a time, so you can think of it as building one big team or two teams.
Basch - Swords 2 / Shields 1 / Heavy Armor 1 / Libra.Fran - Bows 1 / Light Armor 2 / White Magick 1 / Black Magick 1/ Steal.Balthier - Guns 1 / Light Armor 2 / Steal / First Aid.Vaan - Daggers 1 / Light Armor 1/ Steal.When you unlock your second board, any shared tiles that were unlocked on your first board will automatically be unlocked on your new board, regardless of the position on the board. When contemplating your class combinations you should consider the base stats that your characters start off with.