XIV needs a Shaman like role for a Job

[DamianFatale]

Shaman is a missing niche style of class in this game. Other games often have this role, but the only thing close to it is Blue Mage, and Conjurer. Nothing else really fits.

And for people who might suggest Beastmaster, I do not mean that. I mean a real shaman, but to talk about that we have to first discuss what that even is.

According to the google definition it is: "a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing."

Astrologian does divination, and healing, but it does not fit the bill at all. Conjurer only fits the theme because it works in nature, but it is far from being a traditional shaman in an rpg.

No, I'm talking about something that has a relation to animal spirits, and primal magic. Something related to Native Americans, European druidism, and Asian mystics.

Oracle is an old job in the series that MIGHT work for that, but I don't think it quite fits. I do hope we see it someday though.

Still, nothing we have in game really nails the shaman vibe. It would be a good opportunity for a brand new job design. :L

The closest thing I could find in Final Fantasy is from a mobile spin off. https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki...rborne_Brigade) I still think it is worth exploring however.

[VirusOnline]

Something tribal and shamanistic would be nice, but the SMN rework arguably fits this role in the XIV universe imo.

[DamianFatale]

Something tribal and shamanistic would be nice, but the SMN rework arguably fits this role in the XIV universe imo.

Nope, too logical, and math like magic to be shaman magic. It has nothing in relation to a shaman at all.

[VirusOnline]

Well, SMN can...

summon deities - spirits/gods worshiped by the beast tribes of ARR that we also call primals
phoenix demi has a aoe regen heal when summoned - healing
these summons also have direct relation to the elements (earth, wind, fire) that then allow us to harness said element's power - this could be interpreted as primal magic
we have an ability literally called dreadwyrm trance - trance

sounds very shaman too me. where are you getting maths and logic from ?

[fulminating]

Arcanist/summoner/scholar's whole deal is they do maths/geometry hard enough that spells/constructs come out.

[dspguy]

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sounds very shaman too me. where are you getting maths and logic from ?[/QUOTE]
Their weapon is a book. Shaman would use totems or some such.

I could see their being room for it. However, it certainly wouldn't be called shaman. I don't think there's been anything called a "shaman" in the history of FF.

[Silver-Strider]

I'll take a Druid or Shaman.

[SassyAssassin]

I'll take a Druid or Shaman.

Yeah Id be more up for a druid than a shaman too, but neither ideas are bad

[Kranel_San]

I'm open to the idea of new original jobs or jobs that have barely been used in the entire franchise, and after searching a bit for any info regarding a Shaman job in the FF franchise or anything else related to it. I have found out that a Shaman job could possibly be either a supporter caster or a Dark arts caster similar to Necromancer but minus the Undead part.

If you're looking for something similar to WoW's Shaman then look no further than Black/White mages, as they're the elementalists.

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Something tribal and shamanistic would be nice, but the SMN rework arguably fits this role in the XIV universe imo.

I do agree but can we summon more then titan, ifrit and garuda? I like to be able to summon ramuh, leviathan, and shiva as well. Summoner needs more summons