Foie

Foie or Foi (Japanese: フォイエ, "Feuer") is a basic damage technique common to Phantasy Star games.

Background

The Foie series of techniques work by drawing the surrounding oxygen in the air around a target and compressing it until it ignites, ruthlessly setting enemies ablaze with powerful flames. Despite their destructive capabilities when applied offensively, these techniques were originally intended for oxygen therapy in the medical field.

Etymology

Foie is possibly derived from the German Feuer or "fire."

Phantasy Star series

Phantasy Star II

Rolf casting Foi in Phantasy Star II.

In Phantasy Star II, foi costs 2 TP to cast. It deals 12 to 17 damage to a single enemy, with a 90% chance to hit.

Rolf, Anna, Amy, Hugh, Kain, and Shir are the only player characters who can use foi. Rolf, Anna, Kain, and Shir already know foi when they join the party. Amy learns foi at level 5, and Hugh learns foi at level 9.

Phantasy Star III

In Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, Foi is a part of the Melee techniques set, and thus costs 2 TP to cast. It deals heavy damage to a single enemy, and can target an enemy on the back row. Power is determined by technique's level, which can be altered in Technique Distribution shops.

Wren, Lyle, Thea, Kara (fighter version), and Sean are the only player characters who can use Foi.

Phantasy Star IV

In Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, foi costs 3 TP to cast. It deals fire damage to a single enemy equal to 24 plus the caster's mental stat, modified by the enemy's fire sensitivity and mental defense stat. Slugs, clawed flies, mermen, zombies, rappies, and monsters in Dezolis and Myst Vale are especially sensitive to fire damage.

Foi can be combined with a zan type technique or a hewn skill in any order to do a fire storm combo, or with a wat technique and Chaz's tsu technique in any order to do a triblaster combo, or used after Wren's burst rockets skill to do a shooting star combo.

Alys, Rune, and Kyra are the only player characters who can use foi. All three already know foi when they join the party.

Phantasy Star Online series

Phantasy Star Online

Foie takes the form of a ball of fire that shoots out from the caster's weapon or hand and flies straight forward until it strikes its target. As technique levels increase, the damage the tech deals increases, its range increases, and the speed at which the tech travels increases.

All beginning forces start with level 1 foie.

All foie spells, being fire-based techniques, deal increased damage but offer no bonus status effects.

Some weapons, such as the Hildebear's Head and Elysion, fire a foie blast as their special attack.

The Fire Scepter:Agni and Red Merge boost all fire techniques by 20% when equipped. Clubs of Laconium and Foie Merges boost foie by 30%. The Hildebear's Head offers a 40% boost to foie. FOnewearls get a 30% boost to foie, except in the Dreamcast versions.

Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution

See also: Action Cards in PSO Episode III

Foie has an obtainable card in Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution. It can be obtained from card booster packs. The rate of obtaining it will depend on the player's card level when opening the packs, with higher levels having a higher chance of obtaining rarer cards.

Some ability descriptions may have been modified from their listing in-game in order to clarify their usage.

Card #	Picture	Resistance color	Combo color left Cost Combo color right	Rarity	HP	AP	Range
		Name			TP	MV
#352		▬▬▬▬ Foie	▬▬▬▬ ◌◌◌◌◌●●	N4	—	—
					+2	—
———————————Single target attack Attack Technique

Phantasy Star Online 2

Main article: Foie (Phantasy Star Online 2)

Foie is a fire elemental damage technique in Phantasy Star Online 2. Only characters with force or techter as their current class or sub-class can use techniques.

Phantasy Star TTRPG

Foi is a technique available to the Guardian, Hunter, and Thaumaturge professions in the Phantasy Star Tabletop Roleplaying Game. It is a rank 1 technique that can be cast instantly. It costs 4 TP to cast and can strike a single target within 120 feet of the caster.

Upon successfully being cast, a beam of flame shoots forth from the caster, striking a single foe with fire damage. If the target fails the following Constitution saving throw, it will have disadvantage on the next attack roll or saving throw before the start of the caster's next turn.

Quotes

Phantasy Star II: At the End of the Restoration Japanese manual, page 34

Foie series A technique that gathers oxygen from the air around an enemy and ignites it. Originally intended for medical use, this technique was designed for oxygen therapy. Foie: Using this technique causes the enemy's body to burst into flames. Gifoie: An even more powerful technique than Foie. It is feared for its ability to set even metal ablaze. Nafoie: The most potent technique within the Foie series, leaving most enemies completely incinerated without a trace.

フォイエ系 空気中の酸素を、敵のまわりに集めて発火させるテク ニック。本来は医療用として、酸素吸入のために開発さ れたものです。 フォイエ:このテクニックを使うと、敵の体は燃えあ がります。 ギフォイエ:フォイエよりもさらに強力なテクニック。 金属ですら燃えあがると恐れられています。 ナフォイエ:フォイエ系の中では最も威力があり、ほと んどの敵は、あとかたもなく燃え尽きてし まいります。

Phantasy Star II US instruction manual, page 36

Foi Magics Available in three strengths: Foi, Gifoi, and Nafoi. All three compress the oxygen in the air until it ignites, enflaming the enemy it's directed at. Gifoi also burns through metal. Nafoi incinerates an enemy to ashes.

Successors of Time: Phantasy Star III Japanese manual, page 40
Foie A fire technique. While it only affects one enemy, its power is great, setting most enemies ablaze.	〈フォイエ〉 炎のテクニックです。敵1匹にしか効きませんが威力は 大きく、ほとんどの敵を燃え上がらせます。

Phantasy Star III: Successors of Time Official Guidebook, page 82
Feye A fire technique. Deals damage to one enemy.	フェイエ 炎のテクニック。敵1匹 にダメージを与える。

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom English manual, page 21

Foi: Creates enormous flames that inflict damage to one enemy.

Phantasy Star Tabletop Roleplaying, page 101

You hurl a beam of flame at a creature within range. Make a ranged tech attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 fire damage and must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or have disadvantage on its next attack roll or saving throw before the start of your next turn.

References & Notes

Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1, 2, & 4
Character Classes	HUmar - HUnewearl - HUcast - HUcaseal - RAmar - RAmarl - RAcast - RAcaseal - FOmar - FOmarl - FOnewm - FOnewearl
Important Characters	Alicia Baz - Ash - Bernie - Calus - Elenor Camuel - Elly Person - Heathcliff Flowen - Kireek - Montague - Red Ring Rico - Rupika - Sue - Ult Camuel
Locations	Pioneer II - Forest - Caves - Mines - Ruins The Lab - VR Temple - VR Spaceship - Central Control Area - Seabed Crater - Subterranean Desert
Weapons	Sabers - Swords - Daggers - Partisans - Slicers - Handguns - Rifles - Mechguns - Shots - Canes - Wands - Rods Katanas - Claws - Double Sabers - Twin Swords - Fists - Launchers - Cards
Items	Weapons - Frames & Armour - Units - Barriers & Shields - Mags - Support Items
Techniques	Foie - Zonde - Barta - Gifoie - Gizonde - Gibarta - Rafoie - Razonde - Rabarta - Grants - Megid Resta - Anti - Reverser - Shifta - Deband - Jellen - Zalure - Ryuker