Crusade Boi / Fanatic - Meritus

• "I have a hammer, a sword and a spoon and I shall create the work of god, slay his enemies and feed those in need."

• "The food is the life, and may god nurture us all."

• "Eat, pray, slay the unbelievers - what a lovely afternoon!"

Background

Meritus joined the Fratelli di Cucchiaio as a young boy, when he was picked up from the streets by a brother called Giovanni, who took him in, fed him and gave him a big spoon - the first ever possession he had received in his life. As he grew to a young man he was mesmerized by the work of god and was drawn deeper and deeper into the lessons given by the monks and he was taught to create the work of god with his own hands, to construct tools and buildings, to cultivate the land, till the soil and grow crops and finally, the highest virtue of all - feed the people. As the time came, he was also taught the way of the sword as a means to defend.

As the unholy wars raged he implored upon his elders to let him join, but they would not have him raise the sword in aggression. Finally, as word came in that there would be an enourmous joint effort for a triumphant march against the unbelievers he could no longer hold back and he joined the ranks of the fanatic battle monks where his hatred toward the unbelievers could finally be unleashed. 

Background for the different specs:

• Tank: As his initial training focused on defending himself and those around him with sword and shield he is adept in staying calm under pressure, observing his surroundings and defending himself and those around him.
• Healer: just throw around food packages?
• Damage dealer: Unleash all the hatred against the unbelievers.

Cleric, but with a big sword. Probably a shield for tank spec. Legally distinct from paladin, I swear. Need to give proper class identity. Kind of a crusader, really. Fanatic, aggressive, catholic. Maybe some desert themed things. A holy desert crusader.

Big CD: Deus Vult

• maybe not really a cd, but a buff to be maintained as best as possible
  
• little temporal variance in power level, so strong sustained damage
• requires slightly higher average damage than burst specs to compensate for lack of burst

Defensive:

• beefy, maybe by having an absorb shield built by damage => high EHP
• possibly tied to Deus Vult uptime
• would make spec very dependent on active time to maintain offensive and defensive power
• maybe make range spec have low range to make this matter for range spec as well

Movement: Some desert shit, check wind patterns in deserts

• Permanent? Would fit with other abilities
• Small boost, maybe activate for larger boost to make class very mobile
• High mobility would fit with focus on active time

 

=> High mobility, focus on active time, different specs have different ways of increasing buff uptime

• Tank: Absorbing damage maybe, not sure if good idea though. 
• Heal: Damage skill, such that buff needs to be built up before healing intensive sections. Would require proper planning of the encounter, which is good.
• Melee: Some melee skill, but a melee skill that is empowered by other skills to incentivize using it sparingly, tradeoff between easy uptime and strong hits with that skill
• Range: 

Heal CD: Have shield gained from Deus Vult buff defensive component go on party