Relm Arrowny may not have been the most significant party member inFinal Fantasy 6, but she’s quickly become a major topic of conversation with the reveal ofthe Pictomancer jobinFinal Fantasy XIV. While we know precious little about this new painter mage in Square Enix’s biggest MMORPG, Relm may give us some valuable insight into what Pictomancer can do in the meantime.
Everything we know about Pictomancer in FFXIV
Duringthe keynote speech in Tokyo, we were shown the video above and given a brief summary of what to expect from Pictomancer. While we weren’t told any specifics about abilities or the Job’s lore, here’s what weweretold:
Pictomancer probably won’t duplicate enemies this time
Additionally, Yoshi P did officially acknowledge the link between Pictomancer and Relm fromFinal Fantasy 6. He said that while the inspiration is obviously there, they’ve greatly expanded upon Relm’s abilities and skills.
Furthermore, the german translation for the job’s title will now be “Piktomant” rather than “Duplikant” as it was in FFVI.Though Duplikant fit Relm’s ability to copy her enemies, the name will not fit the upcoming version of the Job.
Relm Arrowny’s abilities in Final Fantasy 6
Relm’s special skill inFFVIwas ‘Sketch’, which allowed her to brings drawings of her enemies to life in order to attack. When using this skill, a sprite of the enemy would appear over her head before vanishing – very similar to the Moogle which appears in theFFXIVPictomancer video.
Each sketched enemy could use one of two moves, with one being notably rarer than the other. Rather than reflecting Relm’s stats, the attack would reflect the stats of the enemy it was drawn from.
It’s interesting to note that inFFVI, Relm can equip a relic called Fake Moustache, which allows her to take control of the enemy, rather than create a duplicate of it to fight for her. There is already an equippable Fake Moustache item within the game, so I’m hoping that Pictomancer’s level Relic Weapon isn’t going to involve the addition of falsified facial hair.
Relm’s Desperation Attack, which is likened to a Limit Break inFFXIV, was called ‘Star Prism’. This would inflict instant death on its target, which would obviously be pretty overpowered inFFXIV. Still, we could see a nod to this ability name in either the Pictomancer’s limit break or their core rotation.
Theories about Pictomancer in FFXIV
Naturally, the FFXIV community is rife with speculation about Pictomancer’s lore and battle mechanics.Everything below is completely unconfirmed, but current theories involve the following:
