Quote Originally Posted by AceofRains View Post
What if they made it so that Blizzard and Water were available as cross class skills in the way that stone, fire, thunder, and aero are. That way if you wanted to you could have all of the elements available to you as a class, or if your job had both CNJ and THM spells available [Granted if on a job you probably wouldn't set all of them at once.] you could use all of the basic level elemental spells. Just a thought.
I have to object, actually. I really hope that Blizzard and Water are the two elements that remain branch-specific, not to be cross-classed. Seeing as SE seems to be locking magic amongst DoM, it then falls to lore. For a CNJ to borrow Ice powers is ludicrous - ice can never be used for restoration or protection. At least fire and lightning both can, where warmth and ash fertilise and promote growth in the forests. Ice decays and frosts what it touches - it can never provide the duties conjurers have. On the same level, water is too deeply ingrained as part of the regenerative aspects of elements. For Thaumaturges to utilise a regenerative power as a tool for destruction is absurd. Lore wise, I don't think it's good to mix them.