Useful Interlude distinctions for a healer or support party.
Interlude gives Invocation to Bishop, Elven Elder and Shillien Elder at level 56. It restores MP through stationary meditation, lowers physical defense and ends when attacked. Elven Elders and Shillien Elders possess Recharge but cannot receive its benefit themselves.
Benediction's casting condition changes from low HP to low MP. Mana Burn and Mana Storm wake sleeping targets. These interactions matter when coordinating control and recovery; they do not imply that a support has every later profession skill at the start.
Recharge’s Interlude description excludes classes that possess Recharge. Do not build a plan around an Elven Elder and Shillien Elder endlessly recharging one another. Check the recipient’s class before relying on this recovery route, and reserve available mana for eligible party members. The skill’s power also depends on its learned level; a single displayed power value is not the amount returned by every version of the skill.
Invocation immobilizes the caster, lowers physical defense and is interrupted by being attacked. Move out of danger and coordinate with the party before starting it. If you are the only healer, begin recovery while the group can safely pause rather than after a large pull starts. An enemy reaching you can end the recovery at the moment your defense is reduced.