(09-25-2014, 01:25 PM)Aldotsk Wrote:

(09-25-2014, 01:12 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: Yours is particularly troubling because it relies on a lot of unexplained or vague aspects coupled with amnesia.  Meaning your character will either be forever locked in an amnesiac state (making your background worthless) or runs the risk of having Square Enix contradict and annihilate your entire background in a single patch note.

I'd honestly rewrite it to be more generic and vague, or drop the concept of being a White Mage at all.  A amnesiac conjurer found in the Shroud not only fits directly into lore without any additional work; it also keeps a lot more avenues open for progress that don't carry the caveat of being obsoleted instantly or questioned constantly.

Some spells that were casted between Conjurer and White Mage, there are huge gaps of spells that conjurers cannot use because it leads to white magic. Honestly White Mage is indeed forbidden but despite that it is hero's plot OOCly for WHM chain quest, it is considerably implied that -one- can be a white mage in due time through future possibility. So I am not sure how much Square Enix will forbid anyone from becoming WHM. (Considering the fact that there are no roleplaying servers, and Balmung/Gilgamesh are literally the unofficial RP servers.) 

If we talk about character background story, then we can also look at Paladins, Warriors, and Monks. Paladins can be free paladins to go out on an adventurer, but as Sultansworn paladins, they are limited by their duties in the city to protect Sultana, but there are still people who argue that people who play Sultansworns are rewriting history and lore backgrounds. By how much? Barely.

But if the character background supports it and it doesn't impact a lot to the lore to destroy Eorzea, I don't think it should look down upon >_<

(09-25-2014, 01:41 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: Actually, mentioned before; just -being- a White Mage impacts the lore of Eorzea since you're now a powerful and pivotal player and it meshes you in the times directly between the reign of the elementals and the padjals.  You'd become incredibly important and pivotal simply because of what you are.  

Is this pivotal play between the WHM of the past and the WHM of today and the interactions resulting as such an important and main focus of your character?  If it isn't, it should be since you'd be outed immediately upon casting.  If you can't use the WHM aspect or remember it ever, then it doesn't exist as a background.

These ifs... buts.. and questions are a lot stronger than a Sultansworn's "Why aren't you in the throne room 24/7" argument.  They directly effect the history and future of Eorzea.

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Now don't misconstrue me, you can be a WHM with some proper finagling.  You can be in stasis in Ampador with some proper finagling as well.  But being both at once is what switches this to a far grander story.  Hence why the absolute best approach is to simplify and pick one.  White Mage, or Ampadorian.

(09-25-2014, 01:41 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: Hence why the absolute best approach is to simplify and pick one.  White Mage, or Ampadorian.

(09-25-2014, 01:57 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: By having her as an Amdaporian White Mage, the fact she's a White Mage isn't what makes her special. Amdaporians are canon original White Mages. It isn't special to them. She's special because she's a living Amdaporian, released into a brand new world which has suffered two calamities in the time she's been in stasis. I'd personally not RP amnesia. I'd think it'd be more interesting to find her struggling to acclimate to this new world.

(09-25-2014, 02:11 PM)Erik Mynhier Wrote: "Seek him out... we may all know him as Hildebrand, but to the rest of the universe, he is the Doctor. He can help you get home. Trust him, he has a time machine."

(09-25-2014, 02:11 PM)Erik Mynhier Wrote: "Seek him out... we may all know him as Hildebrand, but to the rest of the universe, he is the Doctor. He can help you get home. Trust him, he has a time machine."

(09-25-2014, 02:10 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: I didn't read Sounsyy's post before I wrote this; but it explains a lot and invalidates the post.

My worry in that regard then, is just how much knowledge do we know about Ampador that if she was asked as a character she'd honestly be able to answer?

(09-25-2014, 02:32 PM)Aldotsk Wrote:

(09-25-2014, 02:10 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: I didn't read Sounsyy's post before I wrote this; but it explains a lot and invalidates the post.

My worry in that regard then, is just how much knowledge do we know about Ampador that if she was asked as a character she'd honestly be able to answer?

Which is why amnesia can be a considerable part of plot because if you think about it, if someone has been sleeping for more than 1000 years, your body is just weak. You are physically weak due to lack of walking, and your mind is very dull and fragile - you only know long term memories by your skills and your adaptations that you were used to. Like event memories are vague, and your eyes vision seem dull because you've been shutting your eyes for a long time. So in term base, you might know your white magic but you wouldn't really remember what really happened to the city because it was literally an event based memory that just happened within flash moment before you are sealed away.

(09-25-2014, 02:32 PM)Erik Mynhier Wrote: Unnamed Mercenary has asked "But where's his lovely companion? The Doctor always needs a companion!"

Is true, and he does. She is always by the Doctor's side.

(09-25-2014, 02:39 PM)Pumpkinweed Wrote:

(09-25-2014, 02:32 PM)Erik Mynhier Wrote: Unnamed Mercenary has asked "But where's his lovely companion? The Doctor always needs a companion!"

Is true, and he does. She is always by the Doctor's side.

The companion had a wild night with Mr. Pumpkinweed... as proven here:

(09-25-2014, 02:10 PM)OverlordOutpost Wrote: My worry in that regard then, is just how much knowledge do we know about Ampador that if she was asked as a character she'd honestly be able to answer?

(09-25-2014, 02:50 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: But to be fair, we don't know many customs or the culture of Ala Mhigo, or Garlemald, or Doma, and yet we see many Roleplayers making characters from those nations. To be fair, there are a large number of roleplayers who don't even know the history, culture, or customs of our current nations. Much less follow them to a T.

My best advice if you wish to go with this concept, is just be general and make up small details if necessary. I doubt SE is going to give us much more to go on than what we have seen so far, outside of more historically important dates and events, which may or may not apply to your character concept.