(06-17-2017, 09:13 PM)Valic Wrote: I also wonder if you "need" the soul stone to perform red magic or understand it. Or is it possible you can just pick up the method on your own and the soul stone is just basically a cheat sheet of how to use spells and etc?
You generally require a soulstone to correctly use a job skillset. You can try without though, and depending on the job, it can end up with more or less catastrophic or awkward results (cf Black Mages).
I'm sure you could eventually pick up the art on your own, but keep in mind it would be like creating a full martial art in itself by yourself, and that kind of things takes many practitionners and centuries. Soulstones are repositories of memories and skills. A mentor can help you learn a new job. A soulstone can do that and at the same time impregnate you by the know how, if your understanding and base level is sufficient that is.
Balmung:Â Suen Shyu
