(11-22-2015, 09:07 PM)2L84U Wrote: So, I've been meaning to find out all I can about the lore on Bards in XIV. So far, it has been a bit of a chore. From what I have seen from the lore buffs here, the bard that we play as a job in game has fallen into disuse 100 years prior to the start of the game. Now, that has changed recently with Jehantel training some of the Godsquiver' to be bards.Â
I am still have trouble with how one would learn how to be a 'true bard'. So far, I have RPed my character, Nahli, as having a mentor who is an elderly man that was one of the few remaining bards. She has just been taken under his wing, though she met him when she was a little girl after her Mother and her moved to the Shroud. She doesn't remember him. Is this even okay to happen? This mentor is not the Godsbow. I RP him as having powers shown by most Bard NPCs. Nahli will have similar skills.Â
I know these things:Â
- Moogles supposedly can teach you to be a bard if they like you.Â
- Being a bard went 'out of style' during the Autumn War 100 years ago.
- Recently there has been a revival thanks to the Warrior of Light and Jehantel.Â
Questions:
- Do you need a soul crystal to be a bard?
- Are there any other bards out there other than the Godsbow?
- Is it alright to RP my bard with the powers of a typical NPC after she has learned to use those powers?Â
Thanks for your time everyone!
Technically, in terms of the canon, there are other bards but it's not explicitly stated that there -has- to be a soul crystal involved. I look at it in terms of capitalization: Bard = the Bard. You were taught by Jehantel and you have a soul crystal. Doing it this way, there would be only one in the scope of the game, but the existence of one of any job within an RP setting like Balmung is something which has been hotly discussed a number of times.Â
If you're just a bard, well... Thancred claims to be a bard as well. We know he doesn't have a Bard soul crystal. Guydelot is also a bard. If he has one, it's never mentioned. So it seems safe to say you -can- be a bard, and have bardly abilities without being The Bard, if that makes any sense.
And I mean, hell, the world would be pretty boring without entertainers. There's a whole troupe of us and no one complains if we call ourselves bards, so the short answer it yes. Sing your heart out. Have fun crafting your own story, you needn't necessarily rely on hard lore to tell you how you got there.
