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    Rinion's Avatar
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    Lapiz Lazuli
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    Phoenix
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    Scholar Lv 80
    Quote Originally Posted by ErryK View Post
    Isn't that just White Mage but with a bell?
    Ish. Historically geomancers can use basically all the elements depending on where they are (but hey, black mages can usually use more than 3 so yeah). On top of the fact that they (iirc) tend to be damage dealers.
    However, in FFXIV, it has been said in the astro quests that geomancers are like astros but they draw their power from the star below (aka. the planet we're on) as opposed to the stars above.
    So yeah, taken at face value, they do kinda sound like white mages but they aren't really =)
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    Nonni Brilante
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    Moogle
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    Paladin Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Rinion View Post
    However, in FFXIV, it has been said in the astro quests that geomancers are like astros but they draw their power from the star below (aka. the planet we're on) as opposed to the stars above.
    So yeah, taken at face value, they do kinda sound like white mages but they aren't really =)
    Lorewise, that was what was explained. Mechanically and philosophically within XIV though, they're just the Conjurer class with a fresh coat of paint. Swap elementals with spirits and boom, "geomancer".

    That's why I've always tried suggesting that the Hingan geomancers we see are kinda like the Ishgardian astrologians: an initial red herring, and if players got the job, it'd be far more appealing than what we see from current NPCs. That's why I'm hoping for if we get geomancers that they be themed around magnetism so they can say "those Hingans don't know $#%&!"
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