(09-25-2014, 03:58 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: While I don't disagree, these are all fictional places loosely inspired by a combination of real life cultures. We can guess all day, but never know for sure unless lore is released telling us specifics. But even when said lore is released, you're going to find a good population of roleplayers who aren't aware of it or just don't follow it. Which was my point. So I guess I think it's a tad unfair to caution a would-be Amdaporian on lack of lore, when (just using an example don't hate me this isn't an attack!) there may be say a Sultansworn RPer who doesn't know pertinent Ul'dah lore that may or may not relate to being a Sultansworn?
Like I'm sure most Sultansworn know who the founder of the Sultansworn is, and how long ago that was... but how many would be able to name the Sultan in charge before Nanamo? If your character has been a Sultansworn for at least a decade, that's pertinent to you. Likewise, not many people know who writes the laws by which the Sultanate is bound.
The trouble is that much of the pertinent lore that most roleplayers miss is either: A, not included in 2.0; B, passing mentions made by NPCs or in item descriptions; C, information made available online by developer comments, developer artwork, or in Lodestone releases. Â
For example, there is no one single source that one can refer to for Ul'dahn history (if there is, it is so poorly advertised that I'm not aware of it), let alone an inclusive "encyclopedia" that roleplayers can refer to for all things XIV-lore-related. Were there such organized, advertised, and readily available sources, learning - and remembering! - such details as the name of the sultan who preceded Nanamo would be a lot easier.
The RPC Wiki seems like an excellent resource for this sort of thing. If I had the time and energy to spare I would have liked to spearhead a collective effort from lore buffs to compile this information into pages and then provide a "Lore Table of Contents"... alas.
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