Death Magic

Yoshida has already said numerous times now they don't want the WoL associated with anything negative in terms of job identity. This is why Necromancer, Thief and etc have repeatedly been shot down. Even Dark Knight's lore in other FF games is a lot, well, darker than the vigilante portrayal XIV has.

So while yes, death magic doesn't have to be evil. The fact most associate it with that connotation means they won't touch it.

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Originally Posted by ForteNightshade

Yoshida has already said numerous times now they don't want the WoL associated with anything negative in terms of job identity. This is why Necromancer, Thief and etc have repeatedly been shot down. Even Dark Knight's lore in other FF games is a lot, well, darker than the vigilante portrayal XIV has.

So while yes, death magic doesn't have to be evil. The fact most associate it with that connotation means they won't touch it.

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I mean they can be made not negative, like they have done with reaper and technically black mage in ff lore. Regardless yes Necromancy is what it technically falls under like my favorite character ever and highly relatable Chloe Saunder, necromancy it just another form of magic that uses the dead. Yes admitly most characters look down on necromancy but that doesn't make it negative or bad, if anything necromancy is the purest form of magic its about the balance completely.