Squee's lore is completely at odds with their own mechanics, as usual.
But anyway, I explain (common) dragoons uber-jumping powers the same way I explain why a pugilist can hit a magitek golem with his fists and win: aether (or chakra, if you are technical about monks). Basically, all skills beyond the auto-attack are magically enhaced attacks. That's why they are so flashy. A man with a small sword fighting a rock golem isn't just attacking with a tiny blade: he's using aether to improve it. In a way, this implies all weapons are magical foci, but some are better than others depending on their purpose. This also explains why cross-class skills exist (thought there's the old "gameplay balance" to take into account for that).
So I see no reason why an IC dragoon couldn't use their jumps ICly. It's just aether and maybe carefully constructed boots or armor to allow the aether to flow correctly into a jump and not kill the wearer when they come back to the ground. The Azure Dragoon can jump much, much higher (and maybe faster). But since he is not any particular PC as far as the roleplaying community is concerned, we don't really have to worry about it. This is more fun and interesting than Squee's LOL u r speshiul! plot that contradicts its own game mechanics, anyway.
But anyway, I explain (common) dragoons uber-jumping powers the same way I explain why a pugilist can hit a magitek golem with his fists and win: aether (or chakra, if you are technical about monks). Basically, all skills beyond the auto-attack are magically enhaced attacks. That's why they are so flashy. A man with a small sword fighting a rock golem isn't just attacking with a tiny blade: he's using aether to improve it. In a way, this implies all weapons are magical foci, but some are better than others depending on their purpose. This also explains why cross-class skills exist (thought there's the old "gameplay balance" to take into account for that).
So I see no reason why an IC dragoon couldn't use their jumps ICly. It's just aether and maybe carefully constructed boots or armor to allow the aether to flow correctly into a jump and not kill the wearer when they come back to the ground. The Azure Dragoon can jump much, much higher (and maybe faster). But since he is not any particular PC as far as the roleplaying community is concerned, we don't really have to worry about it. This is more fun and interesting than Squee's LOL u r speshiul! plot that contradicts its own game mechanics, anyway.
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