Multi-discipline quests: Crafter/Gatherer Defence!

[Raldo]

Love your ideas, I just wanted to expand on the options available for gathering. I still want a monster that I can gather from during a fight.

MIN could mine the back of a Coblyn, mine a column in a cave causing a localized cave-in near/above the monster, or flatten the feet of something with their sledgehammer.

BTN could chop the roots of a Treant/Malboro, or scythe off the whiskers off of a Coeurl.

FSH could hook the tongue of a Gigantoad, hook the tail of something that was partially submerged (such as a sandworm halfway in the ground, if his tail happened to end in some water...), fish in a pond granting temporary fish items to throw at the boss that do various things (blowfish temp item to cause paralysis/poison?), or perhaps spearfish the tail of something.

These actions would probably only be available during miniboss/boss monsters, since trash mobs rarely live long enough. These actions could cause a debuff (either permanent or temporary), increase (or force) the drop rate of 1 or more items, grant your party members a temporary item to use in battle, etc.