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Leviathan is on the Primal data center, which is not ideal for finding a community. There are roleplaying and raiding on every server, but on Primal your best bet for finding people and events cold is probably to hang around Behemoth, particularly near city aetherytes or in city pubs, and watch the Party Finder. Not so very long ago, the North American data centers were split from two into three, creating the Crystal data center, and the players redistributed themselves. Many roleplayers stayed on or switched to a Crystal server to stay aligned with Balmung and Mateus, which had a chilling effect on roleplaying on Aether and Primal. It is there, but it will take effort. It takes effort everywhere, to be honest, but yes, starting on Leviathan is kind of hard mode. Good luck!

Speaking specifically to the difference between MMO and tabletop roleplaying, it is a quite different experience. Some FCs run more scripted events, and some of these even use the /random command to simulate die rolling, but the vast majority of MMO roleplaying is, as you say, spontaneous. There's a lot of casual interaction with folks you know, some running of game content in character, and a lot of more informal events like tea shops, pubs, open mic nights, and... well... other social outlets, that give folks an excuse to get together, be someone else, and meet other people. All told, the whole melange feels more like a protracted in-character mixer than a tabletop game, to me, but I personally really enjoy that. If I'm going to roll dice, I've got other outlets for that. Roleplaying in FXIV gives me an opportunity to just live in a different world for a while and talk about what that's like. That being said, if you are looking for a more tabletop-like experience in an MMO, you can absolutely find it, it just might take some digging. I concur with Faye and Shev that the first steps are finding a compatible server and a compatible FC. You can do without, but if you can find them they will act like force multipliers on your efforts.

Hi! So, of my three mains, one is a pacifist aetheric engineer with a sideline in arcanima healing, one is a semi-retired performer, and one is a hellsguard lady (sort of) with experience fighting for imperialistic bastards. I can't say I'm particularly looking for romantic roleplay, but hey, life happens! Long-term friendships are definitely my style, though. Feel free to hit me up!

Hi! Two of my mains, Epsilon and Tanz, are research mages, and while they are both weird, I don't think anyone could accuse them of being introverts. My style is more conversational than trading paragraphs, but if you'd like to see about forming a long-term acquaintance, feel free to hit me up!

I look around and see white mages everywhere. Pretending they are not white mages seems like a lot of work. Feel free to hit me up.

The lore on mixed couples in the setting is known: offspring resemble the mother, but you very occasionally get kids that blend traits, like Hilda Ware. I see no reason why the same wouldn't apply to half-Garleans. Third eyes would be extremely rare in cases where the mother was not Garlean, but could occur, explaining both Severa and the other half-Garlean NPCs.

The game doesn't use the phrase "corrupted aether" very often (as opposed to "corrupted crystal," which pops up all the time), but when it does, it is generally synonymous with over-aspected aether, which is broadly defined as unstable aether in a state of out-of-control elemental change. Its effects vary based on the circumstances, but it is always more powerful and dangerous than regular aether. So if part of X'enik's aether was "corrupted," it would not prevent him from using abilities associated with that type of aether, but make those abilities more powerful and risky. It might prevent him from using abilities associated with other types of aether, though. From there, I agree with what Faye has said about X'enik being in a bad spot. An aetheric imbalance is something to be immediately treated, for fear of injury or death, but in the short term he would be more powerful, in the way that a crashing airship is powerful. Take from that what you will. I do really like the idea that he is an early casualty of resonance research. I think the timing lines up, and I'm not sure we know very much about resonance in general, yet, so feel free to play with it so long as you don't mind getting jossed later. I have a feeling we'll learn a lot about resonance in Endwalker. Regarding aethervision, I am not sure what the causality is around Y'shtola's ability. She enters the lifestream, becomes blind, and begins to see aether currents, but I'm not sure the how or the why are well explained. It was not clear to me from the in-game dialogue that her aethervision is a direct result of her experience with the lifestream and not just because she is a badass conjurer making up for her own blindness. I agree with Faye that there's nothing in the game that suggests it is related to the Echo or the Blessing of Light, neither of which Y'shtola have, to my knowledge. As an aside, one of the very first things we see Y'shtola doing in ARR is examining the aetheric currents around her -- using her Sharlayan goggles. I find myself wondering if her blindness and aethervision were an excuse to be able to remove those goofy goggles from the Scions' design. Take this with a grain of salt, but I have seen second-hand statements that the reference to Y'shtola consuming her own life force to see aether currents is only present in the English translation of the game.

I. Basic Info Primary character: Epsilon Vaincrebornes (Balmung) Secondary characters: Tanz Granjaa (Balmung), Shell Shock (Balmung), others (Balmung and Mateus) Linkshells: none Primary RP linkshell: none II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): I'm something of a mixed bag; I am always in character until someone else isn't, but the kind of roleplay I'm looking for is social interaction: like-minded conversation with other Disciples, talking about current events and how they impact the adventurer's life in Eorzea and beyond. I'm interested in deep immersion, but of the ale, bread, and cheese kind rather than the apocalyptic events kind. Views on RP combat and injuries: I try to keep my violence aimed exclusively at NPCs. If a conflict between one of my characters and yours ever rises to combat, I'd prefer to write it out. Views on IC romance: I'm not looking, but if it occurs organically, that's part of the adventuring life, too. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): I'm generally of the view that PCs are welcome to be a Warrior of Light, but not the Warrior of Light. If you care enough to disagree, that's cool, maybe we shouldn't hang out. Views on lore: I try to stay within the bounds of canon, but I do consider that canon to include the entirety of the Final Fantasy series, as the designers of the game seem to. Epsilon (and a lot of other folks) own a replica of a flying car manufactured in Lucis. My style is to avoid cognitive dissonance whenever possible, and it is easier to accept that all the white mages running around are actually white mages, or that the First is accessible to anyone with the aether to spend, than it is to cling to quest text and deny in-game reality. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): I'm always IC in public channels, and I tend to assume /whispers are also IC unless they are explicitly not. I happily adapt to a linkshell or FC's preference in their channels. III. Other Info Country: US Timezone: EST Contact info: dmz2112#4205 at Discord

Hello, RPC; I'm AZ. I've been playing FFXIV on and off since the launch of ARR, and have been roleplaying in a handful of MMOGs (mostly WoW) since the early 2000s, but for some reason I've been very slow to engage any roleplaying communities in FFXIV. I'm primarily on Balmung, where I play Epsilon Vaincrebornes, Tanz Granjaa, and Shell Shock, among others, but I also have a few alts scattered elsewhere on Crystal. Epsilon is an aetheric engineer, with a carrd at: https://epsilon-v.carrd.co/ Tanz is a Keeper dancer, which is a bit like saying the Black Shroud is a forest. Shell is a SOLDIER, 3rd Class, from Midgar, but she's been living in Limsa long enough to get used to being mistaken for a Hellsguard warrior. I've been tabletop roleplaying since 1986, and I'm a forever gamemaster, but my approach to MMOG roleplay is very different from my style at the table -- I'm deep into crunch and simulationism at the table, but in MMOGs I'm looking for good conversation. I've done the guildmaster grind, and I respect the hustle, but these days I'm just interested in being a Disciple in Eorzea and beyond, and talking about what that's like with other Disciples. I try to stay canonical, but I define that pretty broadly, and include all of Final Fantasy, not just XIV (the way I think the designers do). I'm looking for deep immersion, but the ale, bread, and cheese kind, rather than the epic journey kind. I'll participate in a scripted event here and there, but I've seen too many of them collapse into heavy drama to ever feel really comfortable in that space. Hope to see you around the Drowning Wench!