(04-16-2014, 11:29 AM)Sounsyy Wrote: Well, the way I see it, there would be nothing more terrifying to a mage than a mad-man with an axe charging at them wearing heavy armor.
Actually, I firmly believe that lorewise a BLM is more than capable of beating a Maruader. Heck, they could probably decimate an entire army with a well placed Flare. Remember how Terra roasted 50 Imperial soldiers in just a few minutes with her fire magic? And then there's Shatotto from the Relic quest who accordng to legend destroyed an entire star with her power and the fragments were used to create Stardust Rods.
But yes, the storyline implies that it was not just the Scholars' unique protective magics, but also their extensive knowledge of battlefield tactics, that really did the trick as far as allowing Nym to hold its own.
