One-Handed Caster Weapons and Shields?

[SovereignAegis]

Healers with shields look badass in my opinion.

Like I mean I know we have tanks and all that, but a wandering healer wouldn't just use a staff. They'd likely have a shield to protect themselves from oncoming arrows, spells, etc WHILE healing others. I always found healers with shields and something else (typically in old lore would be a sword not some magic item) to be super realistic and awesome.

I just like it a lot more. Like I love plate-cloth combinations like what dragon age 2 had stylized as it's end-game gear along with shields and some melee weapon on a healer.

[KokonoeAiyoko]

Healers with shields look badass in my opinion.

Like I mean I know we have tanks and all that, but a wandering healer wouldn't just use a staff. They'd likely have a shield to protect themselves from oncoming arrows, spells, etc WHILE healing others. I always found healers with shields and something else (typically in old lore would be a sword not some magic item) to be super realistic and awesome.

I just like it a lot more. Like I love plate-cloth combinations like what dragon age 2 had stylized as it's end-game gear along with shields and some melee weapon on a healer.

Absolutely. I also like the ideal of my healer class getting added defense from wearing the shield.

[Evangela]

Healers with shields look badass in my opinion.

Like I mean I know we have tanks and all that, but a wandering healer wouldn't just use a staff. They'd likely have a shield to protect themselves from oncoming arrows, spells, etc WHILE healing others. I always found healers with shields and something else (typically in old lore would be a sword not some magic item) to be super realistic and awesome.

I just like it a lot more. Like I love plate-cloth combinations like what dragon age 2 had stylized as it's end-game gear along with shields and some melee weapon on a healer.

nah... we're in a world that has magics. wizards don't need heavy armor or shield. we have magic shield like Protect, Stoneskin, Manawall/ward.

[Bigcat9715]

nah... we're in a world that has magics. wizards don't need heavy armor or shield.

Actually, wizards in this world do wear armor. We just never got that option, but look at Ser Charibert. He's a wizard that has both cloth and armor.

[Allyrion]

Actually, wizards in this world do wear armor. We just never got that option, but look at Ser Charibert. He's a wizard that has both cloth and armor.

1) That's just because he's a Knight of the Round first and foremost. His magic usage is secondary.
2) We get the option in some sense with some of the Coil gear. Not full armor but definitely has metal.

Shield-wise, that's not something FF's WHM or BLM would have.
They have a more traditional caster look.
It's just a hold-over from CNJ and THM, but it could be moved to a new class later on that would be more suited to it.

[Bigcat9715]

1) That's just because he's a Knight of the Round first and foremost. His magic usage is secondary.

So, because he's an Knight of the Round he gets to wear armor. I'm sorry, but that sounds like an excuse.