What happens when you change Grand Companies?

[Magnesium02]

Do you keep your seals to spend on the new GC (If you do lose them, could I buy up some skill point respecs to use later on?)?

No. Seals from each company are unique and can't be transferred. However, they are not lost. If you change back to the previous company at a later date, all seals earned will still be there. If you go to your currency tab, you can still see the value of other GC seals earned, but they wil be greyed out. If you aren't planning to return to that GC, then by all means, spend the points on something you can use elsewhere

Will the weapons and armor I bought from the Twin Adders still be useable or become locked?

Locked. You won't be able to equip items belonging to a different GC. But you can trade them in to your new GC for seals when you unlock the option.

What about barding and the minion? Anything else?

Thanks!

You can not equip barding belonging to a different GC, but if you already had a piece of gear equipped it will still be there. Say you had the Twin Adder feathered helm on and you went to Flames, You could equip the Flames Body and legs, but so long as you don't overwrite the helm with another one, it will still be wearing it. Minions you can summon regardless of GC affiliation.

You can switch back at any time (for a 50,000 gil fee - only the first transfer is free) and wil be able to use the seals and items for that GC, and you will retain the rank you reached prior to switching. You can hop to all 3, collect the barding and minions and get the easy GC achievements done before returning to the one you most like.