That's the white mage's abilities. They can even use the sword in the bladed lantern shield like a bonesaw.
Hmmm, a white mage with glasses.
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The gunner class in the monster hunter series has this feature as well, they shoot bullets packed with herbs and other items that cause an effect such as healing and status effects while still having bullets that do just damage. If this idea was put into the game you would pretty much have a red mage that uses arrows instead of a sword.
i am all for it