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| - Rune Affinities determine how much damage a character does with a rune. Higher affinity means more damage, and a lower affinity means less damage. Suikoden II has one extra affinity, which makes the rune caster do more damage, but they also have a chance of backfiring. Rune Affinities in Suikoden 1 are still not determined, but are believed to be the same for all characters. The basic elements of Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and Lightning have been in every game the system has appeared in but some games add elements based on which runes are available like Light and Darkness in Suikoden II or the Sun element in Suikoden V. Some Runes are also treated differently across the series like the Pale Gate Rune. It receives it's own affinity and skill set in Suikoden III; but in games like Suikoden II and V, the individual spells are separated by element and the rules of rune affinity affects each one.
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