I’ve always had a soft spot for channeled spells, so this is my take on how to make a channel-focused healer.

Job Name: Aetheric Manipulator
Job Weapon: Aetheric Focusing Crystal

I. Background/System Changes

Turning while channeling a spell does not break the channel, but any movement does.
Channeled effects are calculated/applied every 1.0 seconds, independent of spell speed.
First tic of channeled effects is applied at time of cast (frontloaded)
Channeled spells MP usage are broken down and charged each time effects are calculated/ applied.


II. identity

Aetheric Manipulators were once a great healing force of the First, having studied and learned that one can heal the great injuries of another by focusing to change the flow of the target’s own aether. The Flood which decimated the First also wiped out the nation which hosted the Aetheric Manipulation Corps, leaving only those on field work near what is now the Crystalarium as the last of the Aetheric Manipulators.
Following the Flood, the demand for healing saw many pretenders to claim Aetheric Manipulation abilities, only for the pretender to rob the vulnerable of their Gil and move to their next mark. Also, there are others which have, through necessity, used Aetheric Manipulation to cause harm to their enemies. Thus, there is currently a very low regard and mistrust for those claiming themselves to be Aetheric Manipulators.


III. Unique Mechanics

Aetheric Manipulators heal or damage by focusing on their target completely. By default, that requires they not move in any direction or activate other actions to not break their current effect. A Focus Gauge will be introduced, which will allow an Aetheric Manipulator to bank some time in which they can move while channeling or weave an additional ability.
For instance, while the Manipulator channels a heal, the Focus Gauge will increase, allowing for a future channeled heal to be performed on the go, or for an additional action to be performed.
When focused on an enemy, an Aetheric Manipulator will not allow damage from that enemy to interrupt their channel.