I like barbequed corn on the cob with margerine and seasoning, and maxing jobs and lvls in FF games, especially before unlocking more jobs.

This is usually how i grind my jobs -

Starter:
Ship Graveyard, just have potions. I spent maybe half an hour here.

Library of the Ancients, Basements. If youve got the multipliers on, and tween 25-40lvl, you can net a minimum of 4 and a maximum 16 *if* you hit hard enough and not hit with Lvl5 Death. I ususlly use lvling my Ninja, Monk, and Black Mage, as Fire spells and physical atks helped me. Also, you want that Lvl5, but you should go research how to get that one! I spend half hour here, because my nxt spot is my favorite early-mid grind:

*DO NOT GO TO CRESENT ISLAND YET! ...yeah, some light spoilers but during your first visit to Cresent Island/city, a plot device kicks off and you have to progress forward. If you never visit, it leaves the map open to grind early, allows enough of an earlt beastiary completion, and a nice easy grassy close location -*

First little island north of Cresent Island, in the SW. You'll meet the Black Flame (#053) they usually arrive in groups of 5, and with Learn, you can pickup the Dark Spark monster blue magic ability... each battle nets 12ap. I use my Summoner with Chocobo Kick or Shiva and a Black Magic water spells. They drop what you can steal/mug from em, a Speed Shake which is Haste in a potion form. These battles when clicking auto battle last less than 30seconds if you have a decent set up (I usually use Summoner class to lvlup here cause a chance of Fat Chocobo can knock em all out in one round. I'll cycle lvling up Black Magic jobs, Monk, Knight, Ninja jobs to hit hard. My trick here is swapping one or two jobs out without sacrificing damage output.) Before going into Cresent Island, Ive often maxed 5+ jobs, per character. (A bong rip and a movie on the phone, you can disassociate and max whatever yah want lol!)


You can also approach a deadly challenge early on and head to Jachol Cave. I do recommend save before and quick save tween fights. It's a lot easier when you have a lvl2 old spell. You can net a hefty 20points if your Skull Eater is attacked with magic and multiplies, but their attacks will eat you up.

Bal's Castle, Basement 2 area. Its called the Objet d'Art, the floating rock statue knight. They drop 4-8, stack in a fight, and crumble when you use Lvl5 Death - hence why yah wanna pick it up. If youre lazy on the lvl5 death aquirement, youll regret not setting up this method. This area and method is one of the most common and quick ways to max jobs (id say about) mid game'ish. I'll polish off a lot of jobs here.

Interdeminsional Rift, Final Floor. Look for the Movers. They can net you bout 199AP, and the best way to make them spawn is to constantly flee from Mindflayers and have a Ninja or Samuri who uses !Smoke or !Flee until they pop. 

The Phoenix Tower - use Ninja !Throw on everything. It says you can net 100+ but im ngl, ive usually grinded elsewhere and maxed a lotta jobs out. Still, a good place!

You can search google, reddit and YT for more!

Thanks for stoppin by!

The photo is of 16ap in one battle at the Library of Ancients, before going to Cresent Isle. 

Ffv - did you have a preferred early game AP grind?