As we all know, Scholars used to be the military strategists of Nym. Which brigns up a number of questions:
1. In the storyline, you pretty much are the one who happens to find the stone to release the fairies and learn SCH magic from, so presumably you would not receive the same level of tactical military training as an actual Nymian Scholar would have. On top of that, in modern day Limsa Lominsa, the bulk of the military leadership is in the hands of the Marauders, even if the Arcanists may sometimes help out with strategy. So for purposes of RPing, would it be acceptable for a Player Character Scholar to be more or less just your typical healer? Could they still be an Adventurer and/or work for the Scions rather than the Maelstrom/Yellowjackets?
2. The Patron Diety of Nym was Oschon, the god of vagrants or nomads. Patron Dieties have always played a significant role in the culture and beliefs of city states; do you think that because of this, Nym was very tolerant of outsiders and Adventurers in its day?
3. The word "Adloquium" is actually Latin for "encouragement" - I looked it up. So do you think the Galvanize barrier effect is a reference to galvanized steel reinforcement, or does the word choice more or less confirm the fact that casting the spell involves verbally motivating the person you cast it on?
4. The war Nym partook in involved magical warfare, which is partly why it was so amazing that its army of Marauders with no magical training managed to hold their own. Do you think it's possible that many of the "would-be conquerers" Nym repelled were actually WHMs and BLMs from the days before those magics were banned?
5. In one of the quests it's confirmed that Scholars took on the role of doctors during times of peace. To me this suggests that most of them were probably very friendly and peaceful folks, because if they were warmongers, wouldn't their activities during peacetime involve coming up with battle plans to invade neighboring city states and expand Nym as a whole?
1. In the storyline, you pretty much are the one who happens to find the stone to release the fairies and learn SCH magic from, so presumably you would not receive the same level of tactical military training as an actual Nymian Scholar would have. On top of that, in modern day Limsa Lominsa, the bulk of the military leadership is in the hands of the Marauders, even if the Arcanists may sometimes help out with strategy. So for purposes of RPing, would it be acceptable for a Player Character Scholar to be more or less just your typical healer? Could they still be an Adventurer and/or work for the Scions rather than the Maelstrom/Yellowjackets?
2. The Patron Diety of Nym was Oschon, the god of vagrants or nomads. Patron Dieties have always played a significant role in the culture and beliefs of city states; do you think that because of this, Nym was very tolerant of outsiders and Adventurers in its day?
3. The word "Adloquium" is actually Latin for "encouragement" - I looked it up. So do you think the Galvanize barrier effect is a reference to galvanized steel reinforcement, or does the word choice more or less confirm the fact that casting the spell involves verbally motivating the person you cast it on?
4. The war Nym partook in involved magical warfare, which is partly why it was so amazing that its army of Marauders with no magical training managed to hold their own. Do you think it's possible that many of the "would-be conquerers" Nym repelled were actually WHMs and BLMs from the days before those magics were banned?
5. In one of the quests it's confirmed that Scholars took on the role of doctors during times of peace. To me this suggests that most of them were probably very friendly and peaceful folks, because if they were warmongers, wouldn't their activities during peacetime involve coming up with battle plans to invade neighboring city states and expand Nym as a whole?
