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Why not be a really strong *insert class here*?
Well, there's job specific abilities. Thaumaturges can't cast Flare. They can't consume part of their blood or body to fuel their aetheric capacity (Convert). Conjurers can't cast Holy, or Benediction.
And the lore around the jobs is very, very interesting. If I were to RP a white mage, I would follow the lore as closely as possible while also disregarding the Super Speshul Snowflake nature of it. My character would be a white mage, who isn't supposed to know what she knows. She would avoid Gridania, be fearful of the intercession of the elementals, and hide her access to Succor...
... just like my black mage character, Aeriyn, wears plain robes or other outfits to hide her traditional black mage attire, doesn't use her black magic where it would be recognized as such, and tries her damndest to avoid attracting attention of any shady characters who might want to use her knowledge for their own personal gain. Or any do-gooders who might want to put a stop to her for the crime of using "forbidden" magic.
Fortunately for me, the black mage lore is not Super Speshul Snowflake. There are at least five other black mages in the BLM quest line, and it's strongly hinted at that the guildmaster of the Ossuary is also a black mage. But if I were to RP a WHM, I would disregard that Super Speshul Snowflake-ness, just like I disregard killing Gaius van Baelsar, destroying Castrum Meridianum and saving all of Eorzea.
Anything that could edge your character toward Mary Suedom, even if the game's storyline encourages it, should be thrown away.
Well, there's job specific abilities. Thaumaturges can't cast Flare. They can't consume part of their blood or body to fuel their aetheric capacity (Convert). Conjurers can't cast Holy, or Benediction.
And the lore around the jobs is very, very interesting. If I were to RP a white mage, I would follow the lore as closely as possible while also disregarding the Super Speshul Snowflake nature of it. My character would be a white mage, who isn't supposed to know what she knows. She would avoid Gridania, be fearful of the intercession of the elementals, and hide her access to Succor...
... just like my black mage character, Aeriyn, wears plain robes or other outfits to hide her traditional black mage attire, doesn't use her black magic where it would be recognized as such, and tries her damndest to avoid attracting attention of any shady characters who might want to use her knowledge for their own personal gain. Or any do-gooders who might want to put a stop to her for the crime of using "forbidden" magic.
Fortunately for me, the black mage lore is not Super Speshul Snowflake. There are at least five other black mages in the BLM quest line, and it's strongly hinted at that the guildmaster of the Ossuary is also a black mage. But if I were to RP a WHM, I would disregard that Super Speshul Snowflake-ness, just like I disregard killing Gaius van Baelsar, destroying Castrum Meridianum and saving all of Eorzea.
Anything that could edge your character toward Mary Suedom, even if the game's storyline encourages it, should be thrown away.
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