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RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Chris Ganale - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 03:33 PM)Nero Wrote: As for the subject matter, curiously enough I don't believe I see much of artisan-centric or gatherer roleplay. There are plenty of player characters who are adventurers, merchants, and self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, but a dedicated alchemist character? A dedicated armorer? A dedicated weaver? A miner who wants to strike it rich? A botanist who wants to cultivate rare flora? Hell, a travelling fisherman? Sure, these mundane aspirations aren't too interesting on the surface, and having a character who is a noncombatant can make certain situations awkward, but I think there is a good amount of material to build a character off of these concepts.
Not my character, but my friend's character Satomi Hakase is a very prominent alchemist. Such that when a fight descended on us, she was in over her head the entire conflict.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Suviyo Viyo - 06-17-2015
Interesting to know and thanks for the quick reply. I guess I'll just have to continue to keep my eyes open as I play the game and explore the lore more. I do admit that, asides from the vocational crafting guilds, I haven't seen much in the way of schools or academies in-game either... then agian, I haven't been playing long.
It's good to know Dunesfolk would likely be more educated since bookish little Suviyo is a Dunesfolk Lalafell and all.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - BroodingFicus - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 02:53 PM)Lilia Lia Wrote: I have been thinking lately of how rare it is that I see people playing illiterate characters, even though literacy is considered rare in Eorzea. It made me wonder generally whether there are other aspects of Eorzean life that are underrepresented in RP.
So just a general question, what are some things about Eorzean life that you wish you saw people RPing more?
I can get behind you there. I have an Ala Mhigan who is in his 30's and can't write or read much beyond his own name. He has a midlander teen teaching him but I haven't run into too many others with that sort of thing either. Granted I think some races may be more literate than others. I would expect a higher percentage of illiterates among refugees and the more nomadic races like Miqo'te etc.Â
Personally its travel that I'd like to see more of. Most of my people live on ships or travel continuously but I often here people talking about traveling very long distances in a days time (Ul'dah to Gridania etc). Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like teleporting/airships are not common use items going by the opening scenes of the game consisting of us traveling to the city by ship/cart etc. Walking, chocobos, boats and the like seem like they are more common in Eorzea for adventurers and merchants to get around. I'd like to see more people who crew ships or ferries, who travel between towns with supplies and good and the like or even just everyday adventurers on the road.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay... - Gone. - 06-17-2015
Just because places of learning aren't frequently shown in-game doesn't necessarily mean they don't exist; they're just unimportant on a mechanical level outside of the class guilds and thus no development time was spared on it just for the sake of minor immersion.
Final Fantasy XIV may be the most RP-friendly MMO I've ever played, but some things are still on the onus of our imaginations to fill in. This would be one of those times.
(06-17-2015, 06:14 PM)BroodingFicus Wrote: Personally its travel that I'd like to see more of. Most of my people live on ships or travel continuously but I often here people talking about traveling very long distances in a days time (Ul'dah to Gridania etc). Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like teleporting/airships are not common use items going by the opening scenes of the game consisting of us traveling to the city by ship/cart etc. Walking, chocobos, boats and the like seem like they are more common in Eorzea for adventurers and merchants to get around. I'd like to see more people who crew ships or ferries, who travel between towns with supplies and good and the like or even just everyday adventurers on the road.
Heh, I drag pretty much all my RP partners out into the game world, but given the expansiveness it's rare for us to bump into anyone else outside of the odd silent on-looker or two.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Kellach Woods - 06-17-2015
Non-Miqo'tes.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Zyrusticae - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 06:27 PM)Kellach Woods Wrote: Non-Miqo'tes.Hyur are still more popular than Miqo'te. Try again.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Kellach Woods - 06-17-2015
Not in the RP community. The question was RP community.
Overall, there's more Hyur than Miqo'te - I'd wager from the fact that before 2.0 you couldn't roll Miqo male. Had that been in from the start we'd probably be seeing reverse numbers (More Miqo than Hyur).
In the RP community though? Way too many.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Nako Vesh - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 03:51 PM)Hammersmith Wrote: Actual injury and respect for pain that comes with it. Â This gets Setsu Beaned out of existence via magic and healing potions most of the time, No one needs to every worry about it in an RP setting. Â This is also not a complete surprise since injury takes you out of the game and limits how you can play on a platform you're paying to...play on. Â Crippling injury really isn't fair to force be played, especially if it's the years/months length recovery most of those entail.
The reason I allow my character to get somewhat Senzu Beaned through healing magic is because I don't want to hog the spotlight too much. Getting stabbed is, I'm sure, blindingly, insanely painful, but to have my character writhing on the ground, or passing out in the middle of a scene sometimes feels a little grabby. It depends on the scene of course though.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Kellach Woods - 06-17-2015
There's even a negative RP trope about that behavior.
Honestly, if the healing is applied shortly after the injury is sustained I'll just have the character stand up. It's RPing the injury when NOBODY knows how to heal around, or all you have is a measly X-Potion (nevermind just a high or a regular potion!)
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Gone. - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 06:27 PM)Kellach Woods Wrote: Non-Miqo'tes.
But I love having so many cuddly catgirls to potentially snuggle with.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Griffith! - 06-17-2015
Combatant characters who aren't good at combat? It seems like every other lancer, gladiator, marauder and dragoon is super elite or teh bestest evah. You almost never see a struggling soldier or a fresh recruit Red Badge-ing it up out there. Just lots and lots of hyper-competency.
I know it's a power trip thing - who wants to be weak, after all? - but it does stretch suspension of disbelief when the sixteen year old paladin is just totally undefeatable with a long string of victories against unrealistically large and rare adversaries. Like dragons.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Virella - 06-17-2015
More racism. No really, I want to see people spit at my hyur/elezen couple. So far everyone has been surprisingly okay with the two.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Gegenji - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 07:22 PM)Griffith! Wrote: I know it's a power trip thing - who wants to be weak, after all? - but it does stretch suspension of disbelief when the sixteen year old paladin is just totally undefeatable with a long string of victories against unrealistically large and rare adversaries. Like dragons.
You would've loved to have seen Chachan repeatedly failing at the Grindstone, then.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - Asmodean - 06-17-2015
(06-17-2015, 07:22 PM)Griffith! Wrote: Combatant characters who aren't good at combat? It seems like every other lancer, gladiator, marauder and dragoon is super elite or teh bestest evah. You almost never see a struggling soldier or a fresh recruit Red Badge-ing it up out there. Just lots and lots of hyper-competency.
I know it's a power trip thing - who wants to be weak, after all? - but it does stretch suspension of disbelief when the sixteen year old paladin is just totally undefeatable with a long string of victories against unrealistically large and rare adversaries. Like dragons.
This is one of the things I have to agree with. I always see it as with age come the experience to handle combat. So I don't care how good someone thinks there character is, if the opponent training is more then twice then long as yours, at least make it a hard up hill battle. Asmodean has 4 or so year with his ax, if I was to fight a hellsguard with more then ten years under his belt, you better believe it would be luck not skill that makes Asmo win.
RE: What are some things that are common in Eorzea, but rare in the roleplay community? - McBeefâ„¢ - 06-17-2015
I wish there were more struggles about money and food and such.
It's one trope I've liked about a lot of adventure anime. The heroes are often, hungry and poor. Sometimes that's why they're adventuring, trying to get some food in their bellies.
Good examples are things like Cowboy Bebop, Gintama, or Slayers. Most RPers I know (including mine, to be fair) have no issues finding food, money, or safe housing. However in a world like Eorzea, and especially in RP hotspot Ul'dah, that sort of security would be rare.