Aliments and elements

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What are they and what do the stars in the field guide mean?

[Lostac]

stars mean higher weakness.
Ailments>More prone to them (para/sleep/blast/etc)
Elements>more hit values to them (fire/drag/water/thunder/etc)

Do note that elements have certain conditions like for this "part" it needs to be broken first for the element to be effective

[Stefe]

They're effects that can translate into bonus damage or faster application depending on how many stars of the element that monster has on the field guide; more stars means they're more susceptible to that particular element or ailment.

[Suzaku]

Elements are things like fire, ice, thunder, water, and dragon. These are simply additional damage that weapons can deal, and the more stars there are the more damage a monster takes from it.

Ailments (statuses) are things like poison, paralysis, blast, and sleep. After enough damage has been done, the status will take effect. If you use a poison weapon, a monster will become poisoned. Each time the effect triggers the monster becomes resistant to it, so it becomes more difficult to apply again and may have a shorter duration. More stars means it is easier to apply the status, or it may do more damage.