White Mage - a few ideas from an outsider

[Mightyg]

Yeah I'd like a pray effect, kind of like a mini benediction, and absolution would be a good sch ability.

[Alderin]

I dare you to cast reflect on your tank when fighting Apademak.

But yah I have always thought Reflect would be great.

Could make it similar the Blink spell - has a random chance of actually reflecting, and goes away after 1-2 spells have been reflected.

[Alkimi]

Can't see reflect happening. If anything it would be probably best served as a PLD self-target only spell which lasts for 1 spell.

[Bubeeky]

Yeah I'd like a pray effect, kind of like a mini benediction, and absolution would be a good sch ability.

isn't the bene we have now kinda like a mini-benediction already? there's a growing number of status effects it can't cure and it doesn't raise the dead....these days bene isn't even in the realm of 2hr-worthy imo....

[Economizer]

Agreed. Benediction's claim to fame is that it is instant. That's it.

On Pray in general, the AF3+2 pants duplicate this effect. If you can hit every party member including yourself, curing 100 damage with Cura or 150 with Cura II will get you a free spell, and the Afflatus Misery cap for this isn't hard. Likewise, with full cure potency gear, a Curaga I, II, III or IV spell hitting for enough healing on enough people will net you free healing, but only if you cure enough to make the cost of your spell.

Certainly not overpowered or a situation that comes up very often, but a very nice tool if used right.

[Llana_Virren]

To me, "Pray" should be a JA.

While active, prevents you from taking any action (immobile and all actions are locked out, except for Item usage). In exchange everyone in your party (within a 25' radius) would recieve 20HP/tic, 2MP/tic, 2TP/tic.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

To me, "Pray" should be a JA.

While active, prevents you from taking any action (immobile and all actions are locked out, except for Item usage). In exchange everyone in your party (within a 25' radius) would recieve 20HP/tic, 2MP/tic, 2TP/tic.

The bonus isn't worth the loss of the WHM.

[Llana_Virren]

Nor should it be. The idea is that you would still have another support job capable of an emergency, or of course as whm you can simply "take action" such as moving or casting to cancel the effect.

I know my previous post said "prevents" but I misspoke, I meant that moving or casting would cancel the effect.

The idea is that with Regens, enhanced Def, etc, a potent over-time boost to party members in range at the expense of another action. Similar to how in previous FFs, "Pray" was considered an action that took a full attack round. I'm simply suggesting that it be a perpetual effect until cancelled, rather than just another spell.