Potential AST Rework: Cards = Heals

[Reynhart]

A thing that, in my opinion, could be more interesting is having a "card reading" system. Basically, you choose a party member, and you draw up to three cards to buff him/her.

The first card would dictate the damage bonus, the second card the duration, and the third, how far the effect would spread. The catch would be that drawing the same card multiple times would decrease the overall effect, so it would be for the player to decide if s/he want to draw all the cards, of if s/he want to apply an incomplete buff at full power.

Example : Basic buff is 4% damage, for 12 seconds, on 2 yalms.
Balance, Arrow and Spear would add either 4% damage, 4 more seconds or 2 yalms, and the effect would be doubled on melee jobs (So, 8% dmg, 8 seconds or 4 yalms)
And the other three cards would work the same for ranged.

Now, if you draw the three cards, you end with a fortune :
3 different cards, good fortune, effects are applied as they are (So, at best, 12% dmg boost for 20 seconds on 6 yalms around the target)
2 of the same cards, mild forturne, all effects are reduced by half
3 of the same cards, bad fortune, all effects are reduced by 3/4th

And the arcana system (With increased CD) could be used to make sure that you wouldn't draw the same card by converting it to Lord/Lady. You could even have an ability that would ensure that the next card would be properly aligned with the job of your target.