Rune Fencer, Tank Concept [Dysfunctional Gambit]

Story Scenario

[A Dysfunctional Gambit]

Job: Rune Fencer

Class: Tank

Weapon: Dual Swords

-Names to the Two Blades:

• Igis
  
• Noctis

Sub Weapon: [Gambit Trinket]

Type of Tank: [Hybird Caster / Parry / Magic Shield]

Armor Type: Heavy Armor

Expansion: Final Fantasy Uphaven

[The Gambit Trinket]

• The Gambit Trinket is a special catalyst that's attached to the hilt of whichever Sword the Rune Fencer is casting from, that allows the Rune Fencer to cast special kinds of forbidden magic, due it's manipulated nature, that isn't "Natural" Magic.

The Gambit Trinket hovers around the Rune Fencer until it begins casting spells, it attaches to the base of either the Igis or Noctis.

History and Lore

The Rune Fencer's Trinket was once a Red Mage Catalyst Crystal (The Crystal that balances the White / Black), but has been warped and corrupted by the Rune Onnaul Sphere, a special aurora that derives from the Mother Crystal powering all of the Garlean Empire, making it Defused.
This "Defused Catalyst," allows the Rune Fencer to somewhat hone in on the unbalanced magic of white and black, allowing them to cast these morphed versions of ancient magical spells to help them stand up against any foe.

[How did a Rune Fencer get a Red Mage Catalyst Crystal]

The first Rune Fencer, a Garlean Guard, also known as a Judge: before bonding with the catalyst, bested a Red Mage in battle, took the Catalyst and made it his own.

The powers granted to Judges by the Mother Crystal warped the Red Catalyst even further, empowering it with a radiance that wasn't foreseen, or seen, of even heard about.

*My Rune Fencer Concept has seen quite a few changes from Previous Iteration, this is thanks to the Feedback from the community and a few little choices I made to sort of make it it's own unique "Caster Tank."
-Also, for Simplicity Sake I broke it down below on abilities, sort of playing from the three tanks we already have.

Rune Fencer
Tank Stance: [Solace Sphere]
Attack Stance: [Hyper Sphere]
Attack Bonus [Ability: Crusade]

[The Rune Fencer's Mechanics]

The Rune Manashield has a 20% chance to activate, when the Rune Manashield activates, it negates partial damage, sort of like a shield[/I].

*I know I talk about a manashield all the time; but what other way can a magic tank block extra damage without using a shield? A magic shield! That way he has a Parry / Mana Shield %.

The Rune Fencer, when performing it's Combo's, is given Runic Overcharge Points, either Red / Blue, allowing them to fill their gauge.

The Rune Fencer's MAGICAL SPELLS do NOT use up Magic Points, the Rune Fencer uses the Runic Overcharge Gauges to perform its magical spells; and the spells are correspondent on the specific Rune.

Only two spells that use MP are:

• Aspir: 480MP - Single Target Ranged Spell for Enmity
• Banish: 1080MP - Multiple Target (AoE) Effect Spell for Enmity

The Runes, attached to the Base of Each Swords must be charged in order to be used, but the Runes are broken down by: Red / Blue;

The Igis and Noctis are the dual blades that the Rune Fencer named; each sword has elemental Runes engraved on the base of the blades:

• Igis: (Ignis / Gelus / Sulpor / Tenebrae)
  
• Noctis: (Unda /Flabra / Tellus / Lux)

On the Spell list, there's a number next to the Spell that shows HOW MUCH of the Gauge Points the Spell Will Use up from the Overcharge Gauge.

So if the Rune Fencer activates the Water Rune: [Aquavail], which uses 15 points of Red Gauge, and the Gauge on the Red Side is 20, it will reduce the Gauge down to 5 Points.

When a the Rune Fencer ignites the Rune, the Gambit Trinket attaches to the Hilt of the Sword and begins casting the spell that's utilized by the current Element.

The Weapon Skills Combo grants Runic Overcharge Points, not the Spells.

The Rune Fencer must perform its combos in order to increase the Rune Charge Gauge.

White Runes / Spell Casted

[Level Learned / Cast / Recast / Cost / Effect]

• (15) Banish [MP1080] [2.5s / 2.5s] Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to enemies within range. Adds 10 Points to Blue Runic Overcharge Gauge.

• o Additional Effect: Increased Enmity
• o Combo Bonus: 20% Chance to Trigger: Enhanced Aspir

• Enhanced Banish: [MP: 1080] Enhanced Banish will be instant cast.


Water Rune

(38) Aquavail [15R/ 2.5s /[180s]: The Rune Knight surrounds itself with water to reduce physical damage by 30%

• Duration: 10s
• If Solace Sphere Up: Magical Damage reduced by 15%

Wind Rune

• (1) Void Aero [12R /2.5s / 2.5s]: Delivers a powerful gust of wind with the potency of 60 to enemies within range

• Additional Effect: Increased Enmity
• Additional Effect: has a 25% to trigger Enhanced Stoneshear

White Rune

• (50) Shell [20R / 2.5s / 60s]: Surrounds the Rune Knight with a vibrant aurora that reflects 10% of damage back to enemies and 10% to HP.

• Duration: 21s

Earth Rune

• (24) **Earthen Barrier [13R] / [6s]: Surrounds self and party members within range with a stone barrier that reduces frontal damage by 60%, and damage from other angles by 30%.
*Earthen Barrier only accessible if Blue Gauge is 50% or Higher

• Duration: 10s
• Solace Sphere Additional Effect: Damage Reduction 80%

Black Runes / Spells

• (15) Aspir [MP 480] [2.5s / 2.5s] - Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150. Adds 10 Points to Red Runic Overcharge Gauge

• o Additional Effect: Increased Enmity
• o 10% of Damage Transmitted to MP
• o Combo Bonus: 20% Chance to trigger: Enhanced Banish

• Enhanced Aspir [MP:0] Enhanced Aspir will have a reduced Cast Time and cost no MP


Black Rune

• (5) Void Nova [15B] / [14s]: Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 380 to target.

• o Additional Effect: Darkness Damage Over Time with the potency of 15 per 2s
  
• Duration: [lasts 30s]

Ice Rune

• (50) Ice Spikes [20B / 2.5s / 60s]: Surrounds the Rune Knight with icy crystals that reflects 10% back to enemies and 10% to MP Pool.

• Duration: 14s
• If Hyper Sphere is Up: Reflects 12% back to Enemies

Thunder Rune

• (15) Void Thunder [13 / 2.5s / 2.5s]: Delivers a burst of lightning that hits enemies within range with a potency of 60.

• Additional Effect: Increased Enmity
• Additional Effect: has a 25% to trigger Enhanced Flametongue

Fire Rune

• (42) **Radiant Flame [15 / 2.5s / 2.5s]: Ignites self and party members within range with a Radiant Flame that increases overall potency by 5%.
*Radiant Flame only accessible if Red Gauge is over 60%

• Duration: 10s
• Hyper Sphere Additional Effect: Attack Potency +7%

[Rune Fencer Abilities]

*Rune Knight's abilities have seen a HUGE overhaul
*Also NOTE, there's levels next to the Ability; they maybe out of order... =D

• (50) Aetherial Infuse: [Instant / 420s] Ignites the Magic Shield around the Rune Knight that negates all damage until Magic Pool is exhausted.

• Duration 10s

• Crusade [Instant / 2.5s] [Effect Ends upon Reuse] Increases overall Magical and Physical Potency by 20% at the expense of reducing Overcharge Meter by 2 points per second, until Meter is completely empty. If Overcharge Meter is at 0, Crusade will have no effect.

• (20) Anti-Sphere: [60s] Deals massive magical damage with a potency of 240 to all enemies in a cone shape ahead of Rune Knight that transmits 1/4th of damage to the Runic Overcharge Gauge.
If Overcharge Gauge over fills beyond capacity, all spells cost 0 Gauge Points to cast for a brief moment.

• Duration: 10s
• Magical Potency: +25%
• Physical Potency: -50%

• Enlightened Overture [Instant / 45s] Begins converting MP into Overcharge Gauge. 2MP a second = 1 Overcharge Point for Blue and Red Gauge.

• Duration: 15s

• (42) Osmose Catalyst: [Instant / 2.5s] Delivers unaspected damage with a potency of 150 (Combo Bonus: 380).

• Combo Bonus: Entropy MP Absorption Potency +18%
• Combo Bonus Execution during: Solace Sphere: MP Absorption +20%
• Combo Bonus Execution during: Hyper Sphere: HP + MP Absorption +15%

• Solace Sphere [2.5s / 2.5s] Reduces damage taken by 20%, increases Enmity, and increases Runic Overcharge Generation Rate by 10%, while reducing damage dealt by 20%. Effect ends upon Reuse.

• Hyper Sphere [2.5s / 2.5s] Increases damage dealt by 20% and increases cast time by 20%, while reducing Overcharge Gauge Generation Rate by 10%.

[Rune Fencer Sword Weapon Skills]

• *Double Slash: Delivers as A twofold slash attack with the potency of 150 that generates aggression: Increases both Blue and Red by 4

• Excalibur: Delivers a cross slash with the potency of 100 (Combo: 220):

• Excalibur damage affected by Magical Potency.
• Increases Red Charge by 8.

• Banesteer: Delivers a forward slice with the potency of 100 (Combo: 220):

• Banesweep damage affected by Magical Potency.
• Increases Blue Charge by 8.

• Reductropy: Delivers a fourfold attack with the potency of 160 that converts 10% of damage into MP:

• Increases both Blue and Red by 6

• Flametongue: Delivers a twofold slash attack, engulfed in flame, with the potency of 110 (Combo: 300)

• Increases Blue Meter by 12

• Stoneshear: Delivers a threefold slash attack, covered in stone, with the potency of 110 (Combo: 300):

• Increases Red Meter by 12

• Judgement Slash: Delivers a fourfold attack with the potency of 320 (Combo: 520): increase Red by 8

• Combo Bonus with Reductropy: 5% of Damage dealt restored to MP

• Divine Ruination: Delivers a 2 fold slash with the potency of 320 (Combo: 520): increase Blue by 8

• *Cataclysm: (3500 MP/ 120s) Striking the ground, the Gambit Trinket ignites its stored energy, to deliver a powerful Quake or Burst that strikes enemies within range with a potency of 480, for the first enemy, and it decreases depending on enemies within range.

*Cataclysm has a recast of 120s, so it's not available every rotation.
*Cataclysm reduces Overcharge Gauge by 50%.

Rune Fencer's Rotation

General Combos:
R = Red Overcharge
B = Blue Overcharge

*Also remember, the Rune Knight's Magical Abilities come from the Overcharge Gauge.

MP Rotation:

Aspir >> Reductropy >> Osmose Catalyst >> Judgement Slash

Red Combo:

Aspir (R:10) >> Double Slash (R/B:4) >> Stoneshear (R: 12) >> Void Aero (-12R)

Blue Combo:

Banish (B: 10) >> Double Slash (R/B: 4) >> Flametongue (B: 12) >> Void Thunder (-12B)

[Enmity Combo w/ Tank Stance:]

Solace Sphere (Tank Stance) >> Banish (AoE) >> Double Slash >> Excalibur >> Judgment Slash >> Void Aero >> *Void Stone (If triggered)

[Attack Combo w/ Attack Stance]

Hyper Sphere >> Double Slash >> Banesteer >> Divine Ruination >> Void Thunder >> *Void Fire (If Triggered)
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Finisher Rotation: Runic Overcharge Gauge 100/100

• Double Slash >> Excalibur >> Stoneshear >> Judgment Slash >> Cataclysm (Quake)

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• Double Slash >> Banesteer >> Flametongue >> Divine Ruination >> Cataclysm (Burst)

*Cataclysm leads a powerful burst of whatever Gauge you accumulated the most of to finish the chain combo.
[Quake or Burst]

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Thanks for reading

I want to see a magic based tank!
Hope you enjoy, I had fun just writing this on my spare time.
What ignited this?
Had a conversation with my brother-in-law earlier this morning discussing FFXIV and tanks in general, and what fun unique things they could do.
He also played FFXI and we sort of bounced off ideas on how it could play out as a fun caster tank.
ALSO, I did some searching on Mystic Knight and took some ideas off it too.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy…

[Did some Minor adjustments to the Gauge, somewhat giving it an Overcharge Gauge, rather than a manameter like the Red Mage]

[The Overcharge Gauge is Kinetically charged by the Weaponskills the Rune Fencer uses. each Weaponskill has an element, and that element charges the Red or Blue Gauge]


Thanks ahead of time to those that read it and thanks for all the feedback!

Pat out.

-Shout out to and thank you to Taique, for allowing me to envision it with two swords, sort of returning it to it's "Fencer" way =D

ps. I still want Blue Mage to be the next tank!!

Cool concept dude. I’d like to see it deviate a little more from RDM but still good.

This has some potential. Could probably move away from Red Mage origins but there's definitely something good.

I'm not sure how I feel about a job with the word fencer in its name using a scythe.

And shouldn't rune fencer use... runes? Why does it have the same kind of mechanics red mage has.

Rune fencer using scythe? Doesn't that by itself go against lore

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Originally Posted by Derio

Rune fencer using scythe? Doesn't that by itself go against lore

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Well, didn't think that part through, just liked the name "Rune Fencer," (Bringing homage to FFXI, really had fun with Rune Fencer there) it could be changed to a Runic Mythic, or Rune Knight. Idk, it was just a concept, and I didn't want to bog down the Swords category.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

I'm not sure how I feel about a job with the word fencer in its name using a scythe.

And shouldn't rune fencer use... runes? Why does it have the same kind of mechanics red mage has.

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So in it's lore, a Rune Fencer was once a Judge, for the Garlean Empire, the Judges have a Runic Onnaul Sphere that gives Judges powers, that derives from the Mother Crystal powering the Garlean Empire, they use the same Crystal the Red Mage does, but it's been twisted and warped by the Onnaul connection to the Mother Crystal, defusing it into a new state. Allowing them to utilize those RDM mechanic. Again just a fun little concept I made =D

I gotta admit, the Rune Fencer neither fencing nor using runes puts me off quite a bit here.

It almost sounds like Arbiter or Vindicator or the like, something akin to a bit more of an offensive spin on the Judge (or, just Judge itself) would be far more fitting.

Alternatively, if you wanted to move away from the Garlean lore, which don't typically use light wheel magics apart from Stoneskin (and I haven't even seen that since 1.x), you could go with something like... Dervish, and really bring out the wilder or twisted sides to its aesthetic.

It’s probably worth pointing out that the “rune fencer” label has been used for other armour in the game already. Lv69 dragoon set if I remember correctly.

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Originally Posted by Iscah

It’s probably worth pointing out that the “rune fencer” label has been used for other armour in the game already. Lv69 dragoon set if I remember correctly.

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Rune Fencer can be a dps that uses Maiming gear then. Problem solved!

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Originally Posted by Iscah

It’s probably worth pointing out that the “rune fencer” label has been used for other armour in the game already. Lv69 dragoon set if I remember correctly.

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We've retitled plenty of armor sets already, and it wouldn't be the first to remain as a misnomer, either.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Rune Fencer can be a dps that uses Maiming gear then. Problem solved!

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Fair point. I do have to think that if they’re looking for new classes to put into the game, finding second classes to use the ‘maiming’ and ‘scouting’ gear sets might be a good starting point.

I’ll do some tweaks to the concept a little. Where the Rune Fencer has to Elemental Runes that are connected to the Spell; so
Stone Skin: would be the Rune Fencer activating the Earth Rune, etc. Void Fire is his Fire Rune.

As far as the lore, I’ll adjust the gauge to be a Runic Overcharge Meter where the weapon skills contribute to the charge of its elements, based on which element the WS is.

Thanks for all the feedback y’all!

Very interesting concept. Rune Fencer would make a good magic tank, like it was in FFXI. Only change I would make is instead of Scythes, I'd have them use Great Swords like DRK, but different kinds like design, etc to match what it was in FFXI gear wise. RDM and Rune Fencer could share interesting interconnected lore and could possibly tie into the RDM storyline and (hopefully) we see a certain miqote making cameo appearances.

An intelligence based tank would severely upset gear distribution and balancing, I'd rather we keep the main stats for tanks and healers as is.

Also, aside from NIN that eventually branched out of MNK gear, all jobs that were released with expansions use already available gear sets. DRK shares gear with other tanks, AST with other healers, MCH with BRD, RDM with caster DPS and SAM with MNK.

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Originally Posted by Usho

Very interesting concept. Rune Fencer would make a good magic tank, like it was in FFXI. Only change I would make is instead of Scythes, I'd have them use Great Swords like DRK, but different kinds like design, etc to match what it was in FFXI gear wise. RDM and Rune Fencer could share interesting interconnected lore and could possibly tie into the RDM storyline and (hopefully) we see a certain miqote making cameo appearances.

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In the lore I presented, they once were a "Judge," and in my vision, I see a Judge, if it ever were a Job, to be a wielding a Scythe, sort of like a Grim Reaper, ready to cast judgement.

Thus why I chose a Scythe... even though, cool looking Curved GSes would be killer!

And yes! I would love to see them interconnect the RDM storyline in some way! In a way sort of like Geomancer is entwined with Astro; they'll share similarities, but still be different.

As someone who particularly enjoys dabbling in these fictitiously created concepts, I don't particularly like this concept:

• I don't think Scythe is the right weapon for this. I get the notion of the Judge (but that doesn't fit with Fencer, change one or the other IMO)
• I understand that you like RDM, but it seems way too thematically and mechanically similar. That's not a good thing
• I gave pretty critical feedback on your BLU, that appears you didn't take it into account. You're overloading the concept with effects. You did the same thing on BLU (and I've been guilty of doing it in the past too). Keep the focus on fewer, but higher impact buffs
• What exactly is "void holy energy". That seems ridiculous to me lol. Light and Dark elements are usually either solo or supplementary to the natural elements, I don't think I've ever seen successful instances where dark and light (antagonist forces) work together
• Some of the naming conventions are decent, but some of them are pretty wonky (but then again, FF14 isn't good at this either IMO)

this actually makes me wonder if the TC played XI since our dark knight plays like it was based off of rune fencer and given a dark knight skin.
Like how AST is basically chemist with an astrology skin

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Originally Posted by PatronasCharm

In the lore I presented, they once were a "Judge," and in my vision, I see a Judge, if it ever were a Job, to be a wielding a Scythe, sort of like a Grim Reaper, ready to cast judgement.

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The Grim Reaper’s scythe isn’t a tool of judgement though - it’s for, well, reaping. (By my understanding, the Reaper isn’t intended to be a judge - he comes for everyone in the end.) It’s really a farmer’s tool - and indeed is already in the game in its mundane form as a botanist’s secondary tool. Plus the novelty Edda ones of course...

A Couple of quick answers to questions:

Why a Rune Fencer without using a sword? Hence, Fencer;

-Well, just for the name, sadly wielding a scythe isn't conventional with the use of Fencer, but I didn't want to bog down the sword category by giving him an épée or some sabre.

So I chose to give it a Scythe. If anything, it could always be called a Rune Knight.


I want to thank everyone for the all the replies / critiques / and recommendations, I enjoy writing these little "Fan Fictional" job ideas since I really enjoy FFXIV and look forward to what the future holds for jobs.

Hey FFXIV Community, finally completed my final tweaks to the Rune Knight.

-Changed his name of course lol; since he's not wielding a sword
-Redid his Rotations
-Redid his Abilities
-Polished up the Overcharge Gauge mechanics to make it more of a game

Thanks again for all the feedback, and let me know what you think of the polish up.

I know SE more than likely already has chosen the jobs that are coming to the next expansion, but MAYBE, we'll see something along the lines of a community made concept =D

No bueno. You may as well swap out the scythe to Dark Knight, and give its Great Sword to Rune Fencer then. They always traditionally used two hand swords or at least dual wield one handers, and utilize the runes carved on the swords to do their thang, or created runes via magic.

But yea. Gonna be interesting to see how they do it, but ill be honest with ya, they will probably either make them Dual Wield Swords or give them "Rune Blades" that are two hand.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves.

They will obviously release another 2 dps jobs and maybe, just maybe, a tank and a healer. I mean cmon, they made some dumb decisions before.

Rune Knight is better.

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Originally Posted by Tiaque

No bueno. You may as well swap out the scythe to Dark Knight, and give its Great Sword to Rune Fencer then. They always traditionally used two hand swords or at least dual wield one handers, and utilize the runes carved on the swords to do their thang, or created runes via magic.

But yea. Gonna be interesting to see how they do it, but ill be honest with ya, they will probably either make them Dual Wield Swords or give them "Rune Blades" that are two hand.

But lets not get ahead of ourselves.

They will obviously release another 2 dps jobs and maybe, just maybe, a tank and a healer. I mean cmon, they made some dumb decisions before.

Rune Knight is better.

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Yeah, true strike on that; I originally wanted to give them a Curved Sword Glaive, but, Idk I just chose a scythe instead. Even though personally I would have loved to have seen DRK with a Scythe, and RUN with a Great Sword.. But I'm no developer.

I really like that Dual Wield idea you have there; I can sort of see that; have 4 Runes be attached to each Sword, for the elements, and use them to activate his runes with; like a Spellsword.

And as far as what they'll release? It would be a very fun slap in the face if they did just add more DPS lol; I mean, why not right! I just hope whatever tank comes into play, be it Dancer / Blue Mage / Mystic Knight / Something Unique / it would be different from the previous three.

So two things pop out. The first is definitely the overall shared sentiments of it being effectively Red Mage with a different coat of paint. It'd be like taking a White Mage, renaming various skills and then calling it "Geomancer". Another one is definitely the whole thing about using a scythe not just because of the name argument, but because scythes the usual vision as combat weapons simply never existed and never had adequate combat styles to them (war scythe doesn't count either since that's basically a glaive).

The other thing is that although it's nice to see maybe some effort taken into simplicity, it needs to be vastly more so. Again, if you want to make a better tank, please go level a tank for that better understanding of what's needed.

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Originally Posted by Kazrah

So two things pop out. The first is definitely the overall shared sentiments of it being effectively Red Mage with a different coat of paint. It'd be like taking a White Mage, renaming various skills and then calling it "Geomancer". Another one is definitely the whole thing about using a scythe not just because of the name argument, but because scythes the usual vision as combat weapons simply never existed and never had adequate combat styles to them (war scythe doesn't count either since that's basically a glaive).

The other thing is that although it's nice to see maybe some effort taken into simplicity, it needs to be vastly more so. Again, if you want to make a better tank, please go level a tank for that better understanding of what's needed.

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Thanks for the advice as usual Kazrah!

In my current romp through the world of FFXIV I returned for 3.4 and to level the DRK, which has been a lot more enjoyable than I expected; of course, I'm still sort of low, so I haven't seen its complete evolution; but some of its style opened my eyes as to how one has to operate.

• I did a few more changes to my concept, changed it to have dual swords, instead of the Scythe.

Yeah it shares resemblance to a RDM, but I felt it would have been fun to tie it in to the Red Mage Story.

*The Rune Fencer isn't entirely like a RDM, but it does share a Gauge that resembles the Red Mage Gauge, but its Red / Blue, which charge the Runes for each side of the spectrum.

The overall balance that comes with the Rune Fencer is their use of the gauge; which has all its potential: the abilities / and such all have some sort of effect or repercussion towards the Runic Overcharge Meter: so balancing it, or making sure there's a charge is vital to give the Rune Fencer optimal tanking or dps'ing.

As far as complexity; the Rune Fencer has these rotations:

• MP
  
• Red Gauge Combo
  
• Blue Gauge Combo
  
• Enmity / DPS Combo
  
• The Finisher Combo is the exact same as a Red / Blue just only works when both Red/Blue is 100/100

Reading it may look complicated, but to me, there's not much to it than this:

1. Increasing the Red/Blue Gauge
2. Utilize your Aspir / Banish for Hate opener
3. Using Solace Sphere to Tank the enemy
4. Weave a Magic Spell after a Red / Blue Rotation
5. Then use abilities for damage mitigation etc.

• -Don't have enough Runic Overcharge? Use "Enlightened Overture"
• -Or use Anti-Sphere - it extinguishes the Runic Annaul Sphere and damages enemies, 1/4th of the damage is transmitted to Overcharge Gauge.

And of course there's much more in there.

Complexity could be simplified by actually visualizing it; but I'm no graphics designer lol, so I can't just craft, draw out, or make a video! Maybe one day I can, but as of right now, I can only write my visions.

Thanks again; going to let this one fade away into the forums! Thanks again to everyone who replied and gave me feedback =)