Quote Originally Posted by Mithron View Post
And specifically the White Magic that RDM is known for in the franchise are Cure spells. It's White Mage who exclusively use their offensive spell known as "Dia" (HARM in NES). Red Wizards can even learn Life, but only White Mages/Wizards can learn Heal (AoE cures). Red Mages can also learn Poisona, Blindna and Protect. By late game, Red Wizards are known for using Temper and Haste to buff the other physical hitters (Knights, Masters and Ninja), then using it on them selves for supplemental physical attacks (Thus Embolden). They can do decent AoE damage with tier 2 Black Magic spells on trash mobs, and if the White Mage/Wizard runs out of MP or dies, the Red Mage is there to backup with additional MP pool to draw from.

In FF3, Red Mages could use Aero spells like White Mages, but you didn't typically cast it much outside specific scenarios because you really wanted to conserve their MP for Cure and support spells instead.

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Good writeup. Historically Red Mage has only been able to cast mid tier magic. Holy and Flare gets an ok because the endgame Swords that are exclusive to RDM/RDW can be used to cast high level spells through the use of the Defender, Lightbringer, Deathbringer, Ragnarok. Most of these equippable by the Red Wizard but the spells could be used by anyone by using the weapon as item magic in battle.

So you actually have the spells Flare, Holy, Blink, Scourge, Death at your disposal.

As you say the Red Mage buffs the Party with Temper and Blink and then spams Holy.

Thus far RDM is a very true depiction of the job in the franchise even in XIV.

On the subject of Sage the Sage in this game has nothing to do with the Sage of FF3 which had mastery over all White and Black Magic. Which in XIV RDM kinda already does having access to Flare and Holy.

In XIV it's a shield based healer job with a heavy Gundam aesthetic and I think is a more original job for XIV.

Nothing wrong with original jobs. We will probably need more of them later in the games life.