Best way to start this game?

[Rocky]

Blue mages have good equipment they can use for the beginning part of the game, giving them the similar build of a Knight. Plus, they come with a built-in class physical evade of 15%. Pick em!

I went Blue Mage/Monk/White Mage/whatever else you want. Black Mage isn't really that great but if you have one it makes boss battles easy peezy if you wanna carry the squishy frail guy around.

and Treize, you trolling man? lol you can learn Aqua Rake before getting the Fire Crystal for Christ's crackers, hell yeah they can get great magic at the beginning of the game.