Hydaelyn Role-Players

(03-16-2016, 03:01 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: [ -> ]@Sounsyy: I swear I saw at least two references during the MSQ. But I may be misremembering so I'm going to go thru the cuts cents again tonight when I get off work.

I think I know where the misconception stems from actually. In 1.0, there was a lot of confusion surrounding what the Archons were and several quests likening the twelve Archons of the 5th Astral Era to the Twelve. Also a couple misinformed NPCs saying Archons such as Urianger, etc were immortal Mhachi from the Great Flood. As ridiculous as this sounds, Fernehalwes actually came in and confirmed that the Archons are not immortal beings like the Ascians.

Walcher Wrote:Perhaps you, too, have heard the legend of the Sixth Umbral Era, and how the great deluge that ushered in the dark age was in fact conjured forth by a band of immortal mages who forged a blood pact with the demon lords of the seven hells to deliver a thousand thousand souls in exchange for sole dominion over Eorzea. I believe that the false prophet Urianger is one of those mages, awoken from fifteen centuries of slumber to complete the fell pact left unfinished so long ago.

Tyago Moui Wrote:Caught wind of all this Archon talk yet? Some folk make them for the very incarnations of the Twelve, come to Eorzea. Old prophecies and wives’ tales say they descend from their heavenly seat whenever disaster threatens Eorzea, see. Needless to say, many believe the Archons to have otherworldly powers─both of mind and body.

Fernehalwes Wrote:That’s right! Like it was brought up earlier, the Archons aren’t the same person, but there’s always people out there that read their history and realize the destruction is in cycle and if you study the books you know it’s in a certain order and you know something is coming and the people find that, gather books and tomes and they have these societies that bring this information together and then they realize its gonna be bad and they have this information that before there was a group and so we’re going to be the ones that go out and try to convince the people. Of course there are the legends, fairy tales and songs that talk about these Archons. To normal people they think they’re these people sent by the gods but actually its just these people that have learned about what’s going to happen and are going to warn them. Of course people are gonna be like ‘Moon is coming down? You can’t expect me to believe that, no way!’

I forgot i did a similar post about it here if you're interested, but it's essentially what I laid out above.

Quote:If I remember correctly, the HW guy is even referenced as a rare instance of combining techniques. Don't quote me on this, I might be misremembering.

As the lorecat showed in the quote, it is indeed a unique ability he created. However, that means people can, and do create their own methods. I'm sure others have made similar techniques in other lands. In Ishgard, that gentleman was the one to coin the idea. To be fair, I had A'rklonn using magic swordsmanship in a similar method before Heavensward came out as part of the character's roleplay canon, so seeing that it is possible in terms of someone in the game doing it just cemented it was lore-possible, which kinda makes me happy.

You don't have to be a WoL or have a shiny job crystal to be a badass and good at a class or three. Just study, have talent, train, and have great teachers. Just cause apparently a lot of people like to play the powerless everyman a lot of the time out of preference, does not mean they *have* to. You can do a LOT of clever, good things with even basic magic if you consider it a fluid art. Lore is a guideline, not a religious doctrine.

(03-12-2016, 08:51 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-12-2016, 05:08 PM)Sarina Alyne Wrote: [ -> ]I've been debating a White Mage story for some time now, however, I almost feel as though the job is too taboo in roleplay lore at this point. I'll write a few drafts, taking into account the lore behind White Mages and see if I can come up with something plausible.

Well, consider this for a moment...if your character were to become a White Mage, that would likely be an extremely well-guarded secret.  The magic is forbidden, after all.  But then, how many people actually know what Succor looks like when it's used?  It would take someone with very specific knowledge to be able to say in-character that they know you were using Succor (if, indeed, you ever did use it in-character).

The other thing that I was going to point out is, some people would say, "Oh, well, if I can't be open about it, what's the point?  If no one knows, I might as well be a Conjurer?" But that's not entirely true.  Sometimes the internal story of a character is every bit as important as the story everyone else sees.  Imagine holding the hope of all mankind, and having the power to use it, and having to choose not to do so for the greater good.  Or knowing that you could save your friends from some fate, but knowing that you absolutely must not because of the circumstances.

There's a lot of character growth and development that can be structured around something like that.  But, of course, there are those who will have a problem with you playing a White Mage the moment they find out OOC.  Then again...they would probably have a problem with you playing a Conjurer if they didn't like the exact way you go about doing so.  Or a problem with your healing actually working on other people (which is a really strange issue I've run into recently - people seem quite hostile to the idea of magical healing working...in a high-magic setting with magical healing ).  So, really, it's a question of what you're willing to put up with, and what you really want.

But if you want to play a White Mage, I do recommend that you become one in-character as part of story, not in your background before you entered the game IC.

Becoming a White Mage through story development rather than backstory seems like a great idea, and given recent developments in my character's story, I might actually try to move in that direction. Thank you for that tip!

Also, I apologize for the extremely late reply.

(04-02-2016, 01:53 AM)Sarina Alyne Wrote: [ -> ]Becoming a White Mage through story development rather than backstory seems like a great idea, and given recent developments in my character's story, I might actually try to move in that direction. Thank you for that tip!

Also, I apologize for the extremely late reply.

Glad I was able to help! I hope you're having fun.