That is a great point--and perhaps Marauder/Warrior would be a bridge towards furthering her move from one discipline to the other to ultimately the Dark Knight. I really do like that idea, so thanks very much for that. :3
The DRK quest in XI required you to use a low-level sword and kill something to the effect of 50 or so enemies and bring it back to the questgiver, so that's rather where the assumptions of the class lie--the point of the class quest was to drive home the point of using power and ferocity to be able to destroy your enemies. Using this general template, and without knowing exactly when or how the class will fit into the lore of Eorzea, I kinda went with that as the line of thinking to follow. Obviously, I might have to adjust my line of thinking if the official release info offers different lore entirely.
Also of note that this plot point of mine would be an eventual sort of thing--I'm not planning on having her drop her sword and shield, shrugging in defeat and going "Welp, I'm dark now! Hai gaiz!". Ideally, this would be done with some other folks in RP, but prior experiences have led me to prepare for the eventuality of running this plot by myself and telling the story through journaling and other media for other people to read and (hopefully) enjoy.
The examples you gave are of people who started out that way. My point, and the point of my asking opinions and questions, is to find a good way to lead Steel towards that eventual end. Emphasis on eventual.
The DRK quest in XI required you to use a low-level sword and kill something to the effect of 50 or so enemies and bring it back to the questgiver, so that's rather where the assumptions of the class lie--the point of the class quest was to drive home the point of using power and ferocity to be able to destroy your enemies. Using this general template, and without knowing exactly when or how the class will fit into the lore of Eorzea, I kinda went with that as the line of thinking to follow. Obviously, I might have to adjust my line of thinking if the official release info offers different lore entirely.
Also of note that this plot point of mine would be an eventual sort of thing--I'm not planning on having her drop her sword and shield, shrugging in defeat and going "Welp, I'm dark now! Hai gaiz!". Ideally, this would be done with some other folks in RP, but prior experiences have led me to prepare for the eventuality of running this plot by myself and telling the story through journaling and other media for other people to read and (hopefully) enjoy.
The examples you gave are of people who started out that way. My point, and the point of my asking opinions and questions, is to find a good way to lead Steel towards that eventual end. Emphasis on eventual.
