A Blue Mage Beastiary

[Dyne_Fellpool]

Photoshop Sorcery

Blue Mage? You sir, are a Photoshop Mage.

[shintashi]

Blue Mage? You sir, are a Photoshop Mage.

Thanks!

Blue Mages have obvious Powers: Enemy Powers, no matter what edition of Final Fantasy with the class.
Where they differ is weapons: Swords, Shields, Knives, Rods (including the star dust rod), Whips, Lances, Forks, and Guns

I suggest giving most of these weapons to the item list for blue mages, with the following break down:
one hand weapons: Sword, Whip*
two hand weapons: Lance, Fork*
off hands: Knife, Gun*, Shield
* = best choices
Example Forks: Mancatcher, Pitchfork, Trident, Bident, Moogle's weapon, and liberator
This would make some new crafting options available for various classes:

Carpenter: Fork, Lancet (to avoid confusion with Lancer Weapons)
Armorer: Shield, Gun (as an offhand, to avoid confusion with Machinists)
Blacksmith: Sword, Knife
Leatherworker: Whip

I think the most promising is the Whip, in terms of crafting, followed by off hand guns.