problems with my copy, or missing directions?

[raum215]

i just bought this - finally. been really busy with other games (10 Atlus titles and a host of others). Now, I rushed to coffee up and slot this as I looked longfully at Devil Survivor as it went in a safe place. NOW:

i am not understanding the nuances of magic. My premade chars were:

Dwf 2War
1/2 2Thf
Hum 2Pr 1Mag
Elf 2Mag

Now, the magic for my two casters is

Elf
Arc Lvl 1 spells 5
Arc Lvl 2 Spells 3

Hum
Arc Lvl 1 spells 3

Hol Lvl 1 spells 5
Hol Lvl 2 spells 3

The problem is I can not select in battle any spells but level 1 Arc for either char. There is no real detailed instructions on how to use spells in combat in the manual. I tried toggling my priest holy spells with the bumpers, the arrow keys, the frigging start button and even the stylus! but they don't work, and then i die. again. and again. Unless I stay right next to the door and grind at the first corner.. groan. (I checked my DS works fine in every other game). I figure it is either my copy is defective or I am simply not getting how to cast them. in fact i go to the guild and i see all my spells there, which I did assign to my chars. i just don't get them in battle or in the field...

any help would be appreciated!

[raum215]

it was just conveyed to me that it is their equipment that is preventing their spell casting.

amirite?

[dungeon_man]

I can barely understand what you are writing, but two things:

1. equipment that makes your class level turn red takes away the abilities of that class. Multi-classed characters have to work with the equipment restrictions of both classes.

2. You have to select your spells in the guild after you level up.