The Problem(s) with Paladin

[Eagleheart]

Example abilities could include:

- A technique that mitigates physical damage sustained by the party by 10-20% for a given duration.

- A matching technique that mitigates magical damage sustained by the party instead.

These techniques could ignore the Paladin themselves, and only be applicable to the party members, thereby maintaining a degree of difficulty in keeping the tank up, whilst making it safe for close-range damage dealers to cut loose. Costs for such an ability could include: MP/tic upkeep, akin to avatar perpetuation, TP/tic upkeep, reduction in the Paladin's damage output %, or some other arbitrary cost. Could even get fancy, and call them stances. :3

- An ability to reduce the physical defense, or magical resistance, of enemies in range of the Paladin.

- An ability to reduce the critical hit evasion of the Paladin's target.

I am sure that other abilities could be thought up by people more creative than I. (O.o) These are but a few stray thoughts running through my head at the moment.