[Karinya]

However, if you look at the rest of that thread, you'll see some of the problems the BRD/NIN was causing... since he wasn't /WHM himself, he didn't bother ballading the healer either. Don't do that. The healer still needs ballad even if you don't.

Given that fact, I don't think the MP cost of stoneskin is significant, although you may have a point about the casting time.

But in a party full of /NINs, why is the bard pulling anyway? Get one of the warriors to bring a bow or something. I understand why bards pull for manaburns, but what's the point of having them pull for TP parties? There's pretty much guaranteed to be 2-3 better choices for puller - more HP, better DEF and VIT, going to sub NIN anyway. And it doesn't force the bard to split his time between singing and pulling while the WAR/NINs stand around waiting for the monster to come in.