CONSISTENT TERMINOLOGY: FINAL FANTASY V
version 1.1
by Yoshitsune

Changelog:
1.1 - Changed Equip Lances -> Equip Spears, Lance -> Lancet, Pharmacology -> Alchemy, Vampire -> Bloodfeast, Goliath Tonic -> Giant's Drink, Iron Draft -> Protect Drink, Speed Shake -> Speed Drink, Dragon Lance -> Wind Drake Lance, Diamond Bell -> Glass Bell, Sage's Miter -> Priest's Miter, Ninja Suit -> Ninja Gear, Sage's Surplice -> Priest's Surplice, Red Slippers -> Red Shoes; reverted Ice Bow -> Frost Bow and Ice Rod -> Frost Rod; did a major overhaul of elemental equipment names throughout the series; separated "Series-Wide Changes" section out to its own file shared between the various games' mods.
1.0 - Initial version.

One of the benefits of playing the Pixel Remaster versions of the first six Final Fantasy games is that it allows players to see the evolution of the series, specifically the introduction of items, spells, abilities, and various other names that would go on to become series mainstays. However, due to inconsistent translation over the years, it's not always clear that these things carried over between games are in fact the same thing (or occasionally it looks like things are carried over that, in fact, are different items that merely got translated the same way). This mod is an attempt to regularize the terminology used in the Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster to make this evolution more clear to players, with preference for terminology used in official translations that makes that evolution as clear as possible while keeping ambiguity to a minimum.

This currently extends to all six Pixel Remaster games:
- Consistent Terminology: FFI (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasypixelremaster/mods/73)
- Consistent Terminology: FFII (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy2pixelremaster/mods/50)
- Consistent Terminology: FFIII (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy3pixelremaster/mods/43)
- Consistent Terminology: FFIV (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy4pixelremaster/mods/67/)
- Consistent Terminology: FFV (this mod)
- Consistent Terminology: FFVI (https://www.nexusmods.com/finalfantasy6pixelremaster/mods/84)

It's a work still under construction, as I have no doubt that there are things I've missed that I'll discover later.

Note that this mod is NOT:

- A retranslation of FF's terminology from scratch. I've stuck to official translations wherever possible; often I've chosen the most commonly used translation, sometimes - if there are multiple translations - I've chosen the one that reduces ambiguity the most, and very occasionally, the only official translation(s) creates enough confusion that I've gone back to the original Japanese. For the most part, however, this is not a retranslation for accuracy; I will choose to use a looser translation that the series has consistently stuck with for many games over a more accurate translation that loses that sense of continuity.

- A gameplay mod that reverts any gameplay changes added in various remakes or the Pixel Remaster. This is merely regularizing the Pixel Remaster terminology. However, for a full view of the series' evolution, you may want to find a mod that removes these later additions to keep your experience of the games as close to the original experience as possible. (I'm not aware of any such mod at the moment, but hopefully one will arise at some point as FFV PR hacking becomes more advanced!) As an example of one of these additions, while Hi-Potions have been added to the various remakes of the first Final Fantasy starting with the GBA Dawn of Souls, and are included in the Pixel Remaster of the first game, this item didn't originally appear on the NES until FFII. The first three Pixel Remasters, in particular, have had a lot of changes from the later remakes kept in for quality-of-life reasons.

Also keep in mind that this mod only changes the English-language text, as I'm unfamiliar with the translation conventions for other languages.

Installation instructions:
This mod requires Memoria. Once Memoria is installed, unzip this into the "Mods" directory created by Memoria.

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= FINAL FANTASY V CHANGES =
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JOB ABILITIES
- Changed "Barehanded" to "Brawler" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Check" to "Analyze" to reflect consistent modern translations (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Dual-Wield" to "Dual Wield" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Equip Lances" to "Equip Spears" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Flirt" to "Entice" to reflect that it has the same name as the enemy ability Entice
- Changed "Gaia" to "Terrain" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Iainuki" to "Iai Strike" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Image" to "Mirage" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Lance" to "Lancet" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Learn" to "Learning" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Mineuchi" to "Blade Bash" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Pharmacology" to "Alchemy" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Rapid Fire" to "Barrage" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Scram" to "Flee" to reflect consistent modern translations (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Smoke" to "Smoke Bomb" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Zeninage" to "Gil Toss" to reflect consistent modern translations

SPELLS
- Changed "Banish" to "Warp" to reflect consistent modern translations

SUMMON EFFECTS
- Changed "Choco Kick" to "Chocobo Kick" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Mega Flare" to "Megaflare" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Tsunami" to "Megatsunami" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)

BLUE MAGIC
- Changed "Aera" to "Aerora" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Flame Thrower" to "Flamethrower" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Pond's Chorus" to "Toadsong" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Vampire" to "Bloodfeast" to reflect consistent modern translations

DANCES
- Changed "Jitterbug" to "Jitterbug Duet" to reflect consistent modern translations

MIX ABILITIES
- Changed "Bacchus's Cider" to "Bacchus's Wine" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Balm of Gilead" to "Half Elixir" to reflect consistent modern translations (and reference to other items)
- Changed "Dragon Kiss" and "Toad Kiss" to "Dragon's Kiss" and "Toad's Kiss" to reflect the pattern of Lamia's Kiss
- Changed "Goliath Tonic" to "Giant's Drink" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Hero Cocktail" to "Hero Drink" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Iron Draft" to "Protect Drink" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Speed Shake" to "Speed Drink" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Succubus Kiss" to "Drain Kiss" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Triple Ether" to "Dry Ether" to reflect consistent modern translations

SONGS
- Changed "Swift Song" to "Hastemarch" to reflect consistent modern translations

TERRAIN ABILITIES
- Changed "Ignis Fatuus" to "Will o' the Wisp" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Twister" to "Cyclone" to reflect consistent modern translations (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)

ITEMS
- Changed "Flame Scroll" to "Katon"
- Changed "Iron Draft" to "Protect Drink" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Lightning Scroll" to "Raijin"
- Changed "Water Scroll" to "Suiton"

WEAPONS
- Changed "Great Sword" to "Greatsword" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Long Sword" to "Longsword" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Murakumo" to "Ame-no-Murakumo" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Sasuke's Katana" to "Sasuke's Blade" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Wind Slash" to "Kazekiri" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Dragon Lance" to "Wind Drake Lance" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)

- Changed "Titan's Axe" to "Giant's Axe" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Elven Bow" to "Elfin Bow" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Flame Bow" to "Fire Bow" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Hayate Bow" to "Aeolian Bow" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Magic Bow" to "Antimagic Bow" to better reflect its use and be closer to the Japanese

- Changed "Fire Lash" to "Fire Bute" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Flame Rod" to "Fire Rod" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Thunder Rod" to "Rod of Thunder" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Magus Rod" to "Wizard Rod" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Diamond Bell" to "Glass Bell" because it is not actually diamond (which is ダイヤ/ダイヤモンド/DAIYA/DAIYAMONDO in FF parlance), but ギヤマン/giyaman (which does literally mean "diamond" but is actually used to refer to glassware)
- Changed "Rune Chime" to "Rune Bell" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Tinklebell" to "Tinkerbell" to reflect consistent modern translations and also for the reference

ARMOR
- Changed "Headband" to "Twist Headband" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Hypno Crown" to "Hypnocrown" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Plumed Hat" to "Feathered Cap" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Sage's Miter" to "Priest's Miter" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Crystal Armor" to "Crystal Mail" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Diamond Plate" to "Diamond Cuirass" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Ninja Suit" to "Ninja Gear" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Sage's Surplice" to "Priest's Surplice" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Silver Plate" to "Silver Cuirass" to reflect consistent modern translations

- Changed "Flame Ring" to "Fire Ring" (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Hermes' Sandals" to "Hermes's Sandals" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Power Armlet" to "Power Wristlet" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Red Slippers" to "Red Shoes" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Silver Specs" to "Silver Spectacles" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Thief's Gloves" to "Brigand's Gloves" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Titan's Gloves" to "Giant's Gloves" to reflect consistent modern translations

ENEMIES
- Changed "Achelon" to "Acheron" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Gil Turtle" to "Gil Snapper" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Jackanapes" to "Garchimacera" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Lamia Queen" to "Brand Lamia" to reflect original Japanese and reduce ambiguity with actual Lamia Queens in other games
- Changed "Nutkin" to "Nut Eater" to reflect consistent modern translations, and also to match with its counterpart, Skull Eater
- Changed "Rukh" to "Giant Bird" to reflect original Japanese and reduce ambiguity with actual Rukhs in other games (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Wendigo" to "Stalker" to reflect original Japanese and reduce ambiguity with actual Wendigos in later games

ENEMY ABILITIES
- Changed "Barrier Change" to "Barrier Shift" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Critical Attack" to "Critical" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Digestive Acid" to "Bile" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Earth Shaker" to "Earthshaker" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Feeler" to "Tentacle" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Frost" to "Frost Blast" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Giga Flare" to "Gigaflare" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Ice Storm" to "Snowstorm" to reflect consistent modern translations (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Image" to "Mirage" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Knife" to "Kitchen Knife" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Knock Silly" to "Jarring Blow" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Magic Stick" to "Rod" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Mineuchi" to "Blade Bash" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Panacea" to "Treatment" to reflect consistent modern translations (see "Series-Wide Changes" for more info)
- Changed "Punishment" to "Possess" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Vanish" to "Return to Darkness" to reflect consistent modern translations
- Changed "Web" to "Thread" to reflect consistent modern translations

MUSIC PLAYER
- Changed "Reina's Theme" to "Lenna's Theme" to reflect consistent modern translations