Realistically, most groups are used to seeing the shaman doing 1/4 of a mage's damage because the shaman's healing/slowing/buffing/etc. Ask one to operate in damage mode he's going to be more like 80% of the magician. It's more work, admittedly, but in truth the shaman's probably doing that much work anyway most the time, just using the mana for other tasks. I'm not suggesting the shaman will rival the magician, just get close enough that the magician is going to have a tough time justifying himself based on the difference. That should be a fairly less objectionable argument.
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