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<blockquote data-quote="Z. H. Darkstar" data-source="post: 6788634" data-attributes="member: 6746780">Yeah, but it did lightning-based damage, not thunder. The original FF1 NES localization used the names Lit1, Lit2, and Lit3, with Lit being short for Lightning. Switching it to Thunder/Thundara/Thundaga was a horrible mistake in localization history. It should have been Lightning/Lightnara/Lightnaga instead. It's not the thunder of a storm that can electrocute you, but the lightning.The Red Mage (FF1) could wear most of the Fighter's armor, save for some Knight-exclusive armor. That includes a good deal of what D&amp;D considered heavy armor. Starting out, you could get Chain Mail for the RM.In D&amp;D terms, a RM is a Fighter/Cleric/Wizard. Since Arcana Domain condensed Cleric and Wizard, it was the perfect fit for the bulk of the levels. The Fighter aspect of the RM is represented by its armor and weapon proficiency. Thus, keeping the Fighter level in my build is to keep it in the spirit of its inspiration. At this point, I'm simply trying to optimize the spell selection. The rest of the build is locked in place. I'm not trying for overall optimization, just optimizing within the box I've chosen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Z. H. Darkstar, post: 6788634, member: 6746780"] Yeah, but it did lightning-based damage, not thunder. The original FF1 NES localization used the names Lit1, Lit2, and Lit3, with Lit being short for Lightning. Switching it to Thunder/Thundara/Thundaga was a horrible mistake in localization history. It should have been Lightning/Lightnara/Lightnaga instead. It's not the thunder of a storm that can electrocute you, but the lightning. The Red Mage (FF1) could wear most of the Fighter's armor, save for some Knight-exclusive armor. That includes a good deal of what D&D considered heavy armor. Starting out, you could get Chain Mail for the RM. In D&D terms, a RM is a Fighter/Cleric/Wizard. Since Arcana Domain condensed Cleric and Wizard, it was the perfect fit for the bulk of the levels. The Fighter aspect of the RM is represented by its armor and weapon proficiency. Thus, keeping the Fighter level in my build is to keep it in the spirit of its inspiration. At this point, I'm simply trying to optimize the spell selection. The rest of the build is locked in place. I'm not trying for overall optimization, just optimizing within the box I've chosen. [/QUOTE]

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