(07-30-2014, 06:26 AM)synaesthetic Wrote: There are ways you can make Summoner work.
The lore states that summoning magic was a legacy of the Allagan Empire. Finding some records of summoning magic in functional tomestones probably wouldn't be too unlikely, considering how Eorzea is essentially covered in the contents of every Allagan dumpster and wastebin ever.Â
XIV's lore regarding magic is pretty clear--the modern, "accepted" schools of magic are conjury, thaumaturgy and arcanima. The lost/"forbidden" schools of black and white magic are also a thing, but arcanist magic extends to the "style" of arcanima used by different lost civilizations.
Arcanist - uses Limsa Lominsa ("modern")Â style arcanima
Scholar - uses Nymian style arcanima
Summoner - uses Allagan style arcanima
It's very probable that even though the Allagans killed a lot of primals for various reasons, one would assume that it wasn't something your average Allagan could do since they went to all the trouble to build the Ultima Weapon in order to, y'know, deal with the primal threat.
You unlock SMN 10 levels (or 25, if you count the 15 THM levels you have to pick up!) after you fight Ifrit on story mode. Â So the first Egi you get is Ifrit. Â So it's not a plot hole at all. Â In fact, the fight with Ifrit plays into the desire of the NPC to find you and speak to you about Summoning, if I remember the questline correctly.