Time to "Assize" the Situation!

[Cedane]

Yeah let us talk about this ability. I mean, I do love it. I can use it to heal in emergencies and the DPS is fantastic with cleric stance. Its also great at MP costs. I love it.

So what is the problem?

... When I use the name, I... uh, the party stops. Mostly in laughter. Or butt jokes.

Why IS it called Assize? People see it and think of, um, the posterior, and start laughing. Any reason why its called that? Does it need a name adjustment? Figure I'd get the thoughts from other White Mages.

[Remilia_Nightfall]

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You are going to be eaten alive in this forum atm.

[Raminax]

English stuff sounds foreign and arcane enough for the Japanese, so that's how it is. You know we're being silly when our Lvl60 skill is practically invoking the name of God! ...And little else.

That said, I suppose the name makes sense in a way. An assize is a judgment, inquiry or session during a legal court. So, you're helping out the just (healing your allies) and punishing the wicked (damaging your enemies). The MP restoration could be chalked up to... I dunno, your salary as the judge/lawyer/prosecutor or something. MP is serious business.

And for your plebeian party members, it's pronounced more along the lines of uh-size, not ass-size. Laugh at Asylum instead, what with being pronounced ass-I-lum(inous).

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You are going to be eaten alive in this forum atm.

omgwtf a scholar in my whm thread go home lizardgurrrrl

[Ghishlain]

For giggles, I Google'd Assize and this is what I got:

Assize - from Merriam Webster Dictionary

Definition of ASSIZE
1
a : a judicial inquest
b : an action to be decided by such an inquest, the writ for instituting it, or the verdict or finding rendered by the jury
2
a : the former periodical sessions of the superior courts in English counties for trial of civil and criminal cases —usually used in plural
b : the time or place of holding such a court, the court itself, or a session of it —usually used in plural

I'm still not sure what to think after reading this.

[KisaiTenshi]

I'm still not sure what to think after reading this.

It plays into what the White Mage is, but really, think of it as more of a sequel to Holy, eg "Divine Judgement"

[Ghishlain]

It plays into what the White Mage is, but really, think of it as more of a sequel to Holy, eg "Divine Judgement"

I can see that. I just see all these judicial references and sorta feel like it suits a PLD more than a WHM, but I get the train of thought you're working with.