Class Concept -- Blue Mage

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Blue Mage focuses on using weapon skills to build up stacks of Bestial Corruption. Upon reaching maximum stacks, the Blue Mage can release The Beast Within to unleash deadly Blue Magic to slay their foes.

The Blue Mage will receive cross-class abilities from Rogue and Thaumaturge.

Class Mechanics

Bestial Corruption - Upon using a Weapon Skill, the Blue Mage acquires 1 stack of Bestial Corruption. Bestial Corruption increases the TP cost of your Weapon Skills by 5% and increases magic damage dealt by Blue Magic by 5%. Upon reaching 10 stacks, the Blue Mage unleashes The Beast Within. Bestial Corruption stacks last 20 seconds. The duration is refreshed each time a stack is added.

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Burst Affinity - Burst Affinity activates the secondary effect of certain Blue Magic spells, allowing them to be used in a three-chain combo while under the effects of The Beast Within. An example of such would be something like: Savage Blade -> Expiacion (Combo: +damage; +Magic Damage Taken) -> Charged Whisker (Add. Eff: Paralysis).

Blue Magic - Unlike the Aetherial Magic practiced by Thaumaturges and Arcanists that draw from the aetherial well within, Blue Mages forcefully draw upon the wells of aether within their foes. By slaying beasts and beastmen alike, the Blue Mage captures this essence and takes a fragment of their foe into him/herself. By absorbing this essence, the Blue Mage can draw upon the shared knowledge of his foes, granting unto him their abilities. (Bomb Toss, Charged Whisker, Acid Spray, etc etc etc)