SCH is a mess, thematically and visually, and needs streamlining

[ty_taurus]

How I constructed the Aetherflow vs Fey Gauge mechanics, simply put, looks roughly like this:

- ACN's Aethercharge becomes Aetherflow on SCH: a GCD button that generates 1 Aetherflow and 20 Fey Gauge. It also has charges.
- Aetherflow stacks enables 1 use of Libra, an OGCD tool that converts your DPS spells into different spells.
- Miasma spells are returned to SCH as a 2nd GCD DoT with a hardcast and last 24 seconds. Under Libra, Bio spells transform into Pain, a 3rd DoT to manage which lasts 45 seconds.
- Ruin/Broil spells become Fester. In the doc, I listed Broil as being 260 potency while Fester is 500, increasing by 40 for each of the 3 DoTs on your target.
This is the basic Aetherflow gameplay loop, though there's a bit more in the doc.

Meanwhile, Fey Gauge enables two GCD spells that change based on your current Faerie.
- With Eos summoned, you can cast Protraction or Indomitability. These are spells you cast by pulling aether from your faerie. Both cost 20 fey gauge and grant 1 Aetherflow. Protraction can be spread to other party members through Deployment Tactics.
- With Selene summoned, you get Retaliation and Expedient. Same deal as above on the fey gauge cost and Aetherflow generation. Retaliation is similar to Eye for an Eye--taking physical damage reflects a physical damage down on the attacker while taking magical damage reflects a magical damage down onto the attacker. This can also be spread through Deployment Tactics. Expedient is just the sprint.

You can store up to 100 Fey Gauge so there's little concern about overcapping. Shadowflare also generates Aetherflow when used, which it has a cooldown, and Recitation causes your GCD heals to generate 1 Aetherflow as well.

[RyuDragnier]

How I constructed the Aetherflow vs Fey Gauge mechanics, simply put, looks roughly like this:

- ACN's Aethercharge becomes Aetherflow on SCH: a GCD button that generates 1 Aetherflow and 20 Fey Gauge. It also has charges.
- Aetherflow stacks enables 1 use of Libra, an OGCD tool that converts your DPS spells into different spells.
- Miasma spells are returned to SCH as a 2nd GCD DoT with a hardcast and last 24 seconds. Under Libra, Bio spells transform into Pain, a 3rd DoT to manage which lasts 45 seconds.
- Ruin/Broil spells become Fester. In the doc, I listed Broil as being 260 potency while Fester is 500, increasing by 40 for each of the 3 DoTs on your target.
This is the basic Aetherflow gameplay loop, though there's a bit more in the doc.

Meanwhile, Fey Gauge enables two GCD spells that change based on your current Faerie.
- With Eos summoned, you can cast Protraction or Indomitability. These are spells you cast by pulling aether from your faerie. Both cost 20 fey gauge and grant 1 Aetherflow. Protraction can be spread to other party members through Deployment Tactics.
- With Selene summoned, you get Retaliation and Expedient. Same deal as above on the fey gauge cost and Aetherflow generation. Retaliation is similar to Eye for an Eye--taking physical damage reflects a physical damage down on the attacker while taking magical damage reflects a magical damage down onto the attacker. This can also be spread through Deployment Tactics. Expedient is just the sprint.

You can store up to 100 Fey Gauge so there's little concern about overcapping. Shadowflare also generates Aetherflow when used, which it has a cooldown, and Recitation causes your GCD heals to generate 1 Aetherflow as well.

As good as that sounds, it's likely going to be shot down by the devs since they're trying to simplify healers. Btw I do like several of your ideas on how to work with Fae Gauge and AF, but I think we may need to cut the middle man out here and make things flow a bit better.

AF is removed, and ED becomes a 2 charge oGCD attack.
ED generates 20 Fey Gauge and gives the SCH 1000 MP. This keeps the "do damage" mentality, but also makes it a tactical decision. Make Dissipation drop 50 gauge but buff all of SCH's healing (gauge heals included), Fey Union a small healing pulse from both the SCH and fairy (while still locking out Embrace and draining gauge), and make it so the gauge goes up by 2 for every Embrace and by 20 for each Fairy ability (Fey Illumination, Whispering Dawn, Fey Blessing).

Overall that would help synergy within the job, fit SE's silly "heal centered" mindset, and gives them a base for things they can add for SCH in the future since SCH's abilities will actually synergize.