Talk Skill

No Parameters - Returns Nothing

Hard coded : effect depends on ability ID 

If The Ability is not a talk skill one, it will jump to the Apply status routine (default section)
Otherwise it will handle the stats/gil modification (See #Hard coded mechanics)
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00186c04: 3c028019 lui r2,0x8019            |
00186c08: 944238d6 lhu r2,0x38d6(r2)        |r2 = Current Ability used Ability ID
00186c0c: 27bdffe8 addiu r29,r29,-0x0018    |
00186c10: 2443ff8b addiu r3,r2,-0x0075      |r2 = Used Ability ID - 0x75 
00186c14: 2c620007 sltiu r2,r3,0x0007       |r2 = 0x01 if Used Ability is between Persuade (0x75) and Negotiate (0x7b)
00186c18: 1040002d beq r2,r0,0x00186cd0     #If used Ability is a Talk Skill Ability with Stat alteration  Death sentence Adress send to Status Ability section
00186c1c: afbf0010 sw r31,0x0010(r29)           |
00186c20: 00031080 sll r2,r3,0x02               |r2 = Used Ability Offset (Jump Address Table)   - (Ability ID - 0x75)*4
00186c24: 3c018017 lui r1,0x8017                |
00186c28: 00220821 addu r1,r1,r2                |r1 = 0x80170000 + Used Ability Offset
00186c2c: 8c22427c lw r2,0x427c(r1)             |r2 = Jump Adress for used Ability
00186c30: 00000000 nop                          |
00186c34: 00400008 jr r2                        |Jump to dedicated section           Talk_Skill_Ability_Table
00186c38: 00000000 nop                          |

 --- Negotiate --- 
00186c3c: 0c0619d1 jal 0x00186744               |-->Steal Gil Calculate Stolen Gil (Speed * Lv), update Target and Attacker Action data (gain or loss)
00186c40: 00000000 nop                          |
00186c44: 08061b3c j 0x00186cf0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186c48: 00000000 nop                          |

 --- Persuade --- 
00186c4c: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186c50: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r2 = Target Current Action (TCA) data pointer
00186c54: 3402007f ori r2,r0,0x007f             |r2 =  0x7f (CT0)
00186c58: 08061b38 j 0x00186ce0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186c5c: a0620013 sb r2,0x0013(r3)             |Set TCA CT change to - 127 (CT00)

 --- Praise --- 
00186c60: 3c028019 lui r2,0x8019                |
00186c64: 904238fa lbu r2,0x38fa(r2)            |r2 = Current Ability used Ability Y
00186c68: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186c6c: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r3 = TCA data pointer
00186c70: 34420080 ori r2,r2,0x0080             |r2 = Y with bonus flag
00186c74: 08061b38 j 0x00186ce0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186c78: a0620016 sb r2,0x0016(r3)             |Set TCA Brave change to +Y

 --- Threaten --- 
00186c7c: 3c028019 lui r2,0x8019                |
00186c80: 904238fa lbu r2,0x38fa(r2)            |r2 = Current Ability used Ability Y
00186c84: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186c88: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r3 = TCA data pointer
00186c8c: 3042007f andi r2,r2,0x007f            |r2 = Y without bonus flag
00186c90: 08061b38 j 0x00186ce0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186c94: a0620016 sb r2,0x0016(r3)             |Set TCA Brave change to -Y

 --- Preach --- 
00186c98: 3c028019 lui r2,0x8019                |
00186c9c: 904238fa lbu r2,0x38fa(r2)            |r2 = Current Ability used Ability Y
00186ca0: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186ca4: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r3 = TCA data pointer
00186ca8: 34420080 ori r2,r2,0x0080             |r2 = Y with bonus flag
00186cac: 08061b38 j 0x00186ce0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186cb0: a0620017 sb r2,0x0017(r3)             |Set TCA Faith change to +Y

 --- Solution --- 
00186cb4: 3c028019 lui r2,0x8019                |
00186cb8: 904238fa lbu r2,0x38fa(r2)            |r2 = Current Ability used Ability Y
00186cbc: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186cc0: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r3 = TCA data pointer
00186cc4: 3042007f andi r2,r2,0x007f            |r2 = Y without bonus flag
00186cc8: 08061b38 j 0x00186ce0                 >>Jumps to Set Attack type as pseudo status
00186ccc: a0620017 sb r2,0x0017(r3)             |Set TCA Faith change to -Y

 --- Invitation, Death Sentence, Insult, Mimic Daravon --- 
00186cd0: 0c061fc9 jal 0x00187f24               |-->Apply status (to action)
00186cd4: 00000000 nop                          |
00186cd8: 08061b3c j 0x00186cf0                 >>Jumps to END
00186cdc: 00000000 nop                          |

                                             Set Attack Type to pseudo status section  
00186ce0: 3c038019 lui r3,0x8019                |
00186ce4: 8c632d90 lw r3,0x2d90(r3)             |r3 = TCA data pointer
00186ce8: 34020001 ori r2,r0,0x0001             |r2 = 0x01
00186cec: a0620025 sb r2,0x0025(r3)             |Set TCA Attack type to pseudo status (disables other flags)
00186cf0: 8fbf0010 lw r31,0x0010(r29)       END
00186cf4: 27bd0018 addiu r29,r29,0x0018|
00186cf8: 03e00008 jr r31
00186cfc: 00000000 nop

Hard coded mechanics

Jump Address is determined by Ability ID  - see Talk_Skill_Ability_Table

0x75  Persuade        CT = 0x00
0x76  Praise          Brave Bonus
0x77  Threaten        Brave Malus
0x78  Preach          Faith Bonus
0x79  Solution        Faith Malus
0x7a  Death sentence  Jump to default section - (Apply status)
0x7b  Negotiate       Steal Gil

Return locations

Battle.bin
00189a80: 2A_Hit_(MA+X)%_//_AffectBraveOrFaith(Y)