SE it's time for A new Job Please. (Tank)

[Aicasia]

Going to break my word here just to say thank you for responding civilly, and that there was really no need to report anyone. I also understand your points, but White Magic is different than traditional Holy magic in fantasy. But that doesn't matter, I know what you're trying to say. This time for real no more responding though.

[XanderOlivieri]

Going to break my word here just to say thank you for responding civilly, and that there was really no need to report anyone. I also understand your points, but White Magic is different than traditional Holy magic in fantasy. But that doesn't matter, I know what you're trying to say. This time for real no more responding though.

No...Holy Magic and White Magic are one and the same. They come from the same source and cast all the same spells. All White Magic is sub classed as Holy Magic, that's why Cure, Regen, and Life deal damage to the undead, in traditional games, since they are creatures of dark magic. I think you are confused with Black Mages Black Magic which is different from Dark Magic since Black Magic pulls from the destructive forces of Nature while Dark magic stems from the underworld. But White Magic and Holy Magic are one and the same.

If you want to look at it from a church point of view, those who cast White Magic by itself (the white mages or priests) are the messengers of the holy order while the Paladins are the knights that defend the priests. They take a more physical role and still have access to the same holy magic that the White mages do, though usually at a much lower level due to needing to split their focus between wielding magic and learning the sword. They'd belong to the same group but both have different roles.

While no Paladins are not meant to be healers, they have access to the same powers that a healer has. This makes it easier on them as they can just patch themselves or others up with meager healing spells until a real healer gets there and allows them to prolong their time on the battle field.