(01-03-2014, 01:43 PM)Sounsyy Wrote: Gae Bolg - Multiple exist in lore. This is the functional and ceremonial weapon of the Dragoon throughout history. As such, one exists per Dragoon, along with the Drachen armor. In the Dragoon and Relic storyline your character has to pillage the Gae Bolg and the armor from previous dead real Dragoons.

Quote:Legend holds that the dragoon tradition was born a millennium past, when the founding fathers of the great nation of Ishgard were journeying to the land promised them by the Fury. Upon arriving in Coerthas, the intrepid settlers were set upon by the great wyrm Nidhogg, the then master of that demesne, and a fierce struggle ensued.
The confrontation came to an end when a young man named Haldrath, taking up his slain sire's lance, landed a mighty thrust that prized out Nidhogg's eye, prompting his colossal adversary to take wing and flee.

From that moment forth, Haldrath became known by the epithet of the Dragonseye, and is to this day revered by all Ishgardians as the first dragoon.

Patch 1.21 saw the introduction of jobs to FFXIV, which allows you to become one of the traditional jobs from the FF series after completing a quest. A Lancer can become a Dragoon by equipping the Soul of the Dragoon item after completing the first quest. The details for this quest are below.

(11-20-2014, 04:35 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: My pleasure.

On the flip side of it, the Lancer's guild is dedicated to discipline with a spear and teach the epithets of determination and fearlessness. The questline basically sets you up as an unshakeable spearman capable of facing down any threat (which was amusing because my under-leveled under-geared sorry self finished one quest fight by running around and using Throw Spear to kill something after being left without enough HP to survive fighting one-on-one) and falls in line with your vigilante concept. Plus, Gridania's far enough away that he could conceivably make the trip and begin learning there without causing much of a commotion.

Or at least, as little of a commotion as a rich businessman in Ul'dah can make. The Syndicate does indeed have eyes on all of its resources, after all...

(11-20-2014, 04:35 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: My pleasure.

On the flip side of it, the Lancer's guild is dedicated to discipline with a spear and teach the epithets of determination and fearlessness. The questline basically sets you up as an unshakeable spearman capable of facing down any threat....(snip)

(11-21-2014, 11:31 AM)Knight Kat Wrote: Besides, Lancers are way cool and way underrated. There are plenty of cool Lancer characters already in the lore to show you how to can be a Lancer and still be quite bad-ass.

(11-21-2014, 11:31 AM)Knight Kat Wrote: I actually think most of the classes are overshadowed by jobs because the game mechanics make the jobs the next step to power for you character.

However, you have Raubahn who is a Gladiator, not a Paladin. Thancred is a Rogue, not a Ninja. The sole survivor of the Darklight Raiders was a Marauder, not a Warrior.

(11-21-2014, 11:31 AM)Knight Kat Wrote: It could be just me, but I am getting the feeling that a lot of people tend to think a character is weak or underpowered if they are ICly a class instead of a job. But I reject such a notion because clearly there are renown characters who are classes, not jobs.

NOTE: I have nothing against those who ICly play as jobs, I just argue that the job is not necessary to be a strong combat character. IMHO jobs should be played only if such a thing fits the character. For example, Sultansworn should be Paladins, Dragon slayers should be Dragoons, ect.

/endrant....

(11-21-2014, 01:21 PM)Knahli Wrote: (.....only.......... to me, Paladins are practically the same as Gladiators, except that they get special armour which I would assume is unique to their faction, which as a 'free Paladin' I would highly suggest you're not really a part of(?))


Please don't feel offended by my opinions, anyone ;w;

(11-21-2014, 01:28 PM)Gegenji Wrote: As an odd addendum, I have to say I like straight classes because of the increase of cross-class abilities, which I find amusing to think about in an RP-kinda way. I find odd enjoyment in weaving the class abilities into the narrative for whatever reason.

Like, I can totally see Chachanji using Goad to cheer up an ally and bolster them in battle (not unlike Ramza's Cheer in FFT). It seems thematically appropriate and I have it plugged onto his bars along with Physick, which is a "bookmagics" healing trick he learned from his brother when he hurt himself.

If I had him with his Paladin soul crystal (which I'll be getting eventually, of course, but have been putting it off to dork around with Rogue and RP in general), I would be limited to solely the abilities allowed for the Job. Sure, I could refluff Cure to be "Physick", but being able to actually use the ability his brother taught him is much more fulfilling from a role-play angle.

... Is that strange of me?