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Gonna be brutally honest here, when people have issues of this nature, they tend to just shake their head and walk away before you even get a chance to explain. Like the Ishgardian Lalafell Dragoon thing? Most people are not going to ask how in the world you accomplished that, they're going to go "Uh-huh, and I'm the Miqo'te King of Ishgard. Pull the other one, it's got bells on." But hell, those probably aren't people you care to play with anyway, and that just means you've got to find folk who are amicable to your whole concept and all that. Finding the right FC will help a lot with that. I'm sure you'll find one in due time. Absolutely! You'll find one. Hardcore RPers have a tendency to be okay with retcons when they find out something about their character isn't possible. There are a lot of HC RPers in this game (many of them post in these forums) which equates to rigid attention to lore. But you don't have to be a HC RPer. It's a lot of work. I personally enjoy the lore-Nazi attitudes because I share the same values and they help me as a relatively new player. There are numerous guilds out there, and some will be more than happy to have you and your interesting Lalafell because they are genuinely interested in helping your character blossom. Just make sure you take those first steps to apply to a few places and see what happens. ALSO! You might try speaking with the players who do the IC recruiting and see if there is a way to arrange ICly for your Lala to be sought out and invited rather than him applying. Perhaps someone has a super friendly Miqote who would befriend him on the street and say, "Hey, I'm a recruiter for a Free Company. You should join."

Everything we are telling you right now is important when it comes to finding a guild. Part of applying to join an FC is Marketing your Character. This does not mean you have to make your character the way everyone tells you to. You can do whatever fills your fancy. What you do have to do is market your character in a way that will make a person reading your application want to accept you, or have a reason to accept you. This means filling holes. If there is something particularly important that makes your character nonstandard or special, you can't just state the fact and move on. You need to elaborate just a little bit to provide the avenues with which others can work. TL;DR There are two ways to market yourself for an FC: 1. Tailor your character to suit their needs and expectations. or 2. Provide the information the leaders need to know so they can justify accepting your character. This doesn't mean spoiling secrets.

You're missing the key point in that THE DRAGOON JOB QUEST DOES NOT MAKE YOU AN ISHGARDIAN SOLDIER. A Gridanian Dragoon is based on a type of Ishgardian Lancer that specializes in taking down dragons. Based on. It does not get you acceptance into Ishgardian society, or qualify you as a Dragoon in their eyes because you were not trained IN Ishgard. You are a farce as far as they are concerned. Race matters entirely in Ishgard. Ishgard is not an open and accepting place. They have racism, elitism, sexism, and religious extremism.

1) Lalafell should be able to tell each others' ages, so age appearance does matter between lalafell. As for Riku's actual age, I consider that to be backstory-plot-based spoilers. 2) Race doesn't matter during the dragoon job storyline. If a lalafell can become a dragoon in the job quest, a lalafell can become a dragoon through RP. There is no lore more canon than the game itself. And whilst I'd never claim my character has the same 'specialness' to them as that storyline insinuates, Riku has had the capacity to wield a lance skillfully enough to be picked up by the knights of Coerthas. And as the knights in coerthas serve Ishgard, Riku did by extension. Furthermore, back then, I'd seen plenty of people RPing as dragoons in full-armour. Whether or not this fits the RPC standards nowadays, who knows, but that was the way of things. 3) Riku's name is also related to spoilers. I'm not stupid enough to have not thought about naming stuff after playing FFXIV since... 1.6-ish. 1. Okay. Then his apparent age is not 10 years old. His apparent age is whatever a Lalafell his age looks like. Age appearance isn't measured by how a Hyur looks. You don't look at a pug dog and try to guess its age based on how a human baby looks. 2. Are there any Lalafell in the ranks of the Knights of Coerthas? As far as I know every one of them is an Ishgardian Elezen. Ishgardians view other races as lesser beings. 3. Nobody called you stupid, and the length of time in which you have played is about as relevant as the color of your hair IRL. It is good that you are aware of Lalafell naming mechanics. Some long time players may not know the difference because they simply did not notice the pattern difference. It's an easy mistake. I'd suggest highlighting such a prominent thing and explaining, "Hey, other people especially Lalafell might notice his name is off. There is a secret behind this that is yet to be revealed!"

Also, because they are highlighted points in the OP: Riku Toiiku is a young lalafell who appears to be about 10-12 years of age. His actual age, however, is a lot more complicated than that. What does this mean? All Lalafell look incredibly young almost their entire lives. Some wear eye masks to be taken seriously. It isn't complicated. Just say how old he is. •Riku used to be a dragoon and served Ishgard for a time, but after tiring of civilisation and living in the wild for a year or so, his discipline has become dulled and he has grown in favour of using small blades. How did he manage to serve Ishgard as a highly appointed individual when they treat non-Elezen like shit? No Lalafell would be allowed to serve Ishgard in any capacity other than a scullery maid. The gates haven't even been open for a year, so he can't have joined since then. You've also given a Dunesfolk a Plainsfolk name. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/61151-Lalafell-Naming-Conventions

The thing with this is that I want to get involved with a community such as an FC as it means easier access to RP and events, but my character is someone who doesn't really care about whether he's part of an organisation or not. And it's not really a case of changing things with Riku's personality to fit my OOC need, because I've been RPing him for years so it's already pretty established. That's not to say Riku can't go out and visit an FC for whatever reason (it could be he has a freelance job to deliver something to an FC or whatever); it's just he's not ICly seeking employment (though he wouldn't turn down an offer that seems attractive to him). On an OOC level, this is me taking an initiative (possibly not the highest level of initiative possible, but I'd still think of it as some form of initiative action). I'm essentially asking FCs if any of them have room for a character like mine. They don't have to do all the work setting up the RP or anything, all I need is to see what kind of FCs would accept my character and once contact is made, things can than be set up on both sides. Easier to write one message down on a public area than send many off to multiple FCs - this isn't job seeking after all, it's RP, and it's meant to be fun . It's me getting my name out there for those who are interested, and at the same time, taking names of FCs who are interested. And even if all the FCs fail to ICly recruit Riku or none have the time for an RP based around the idea, I'd have still made contact with members of the community whom I can then potentially keep in contact with for future RPs. This is probably going to sound overly-negative and I apologize for that in advance, as well as the potential derail in your thread. You're not taking an initiative. It's the opposite. You're doing that thing in the Quicksand where someone emotes that they're drinking something and waiting for someone to swoop in and pluck you up for RP adventures. By your own acknowledgement your character doesn't care if he's in an FC or not, yet you're asking other people to track you down ICly and coerce your ambivalent character into joining them. It isn't a job seeking for you, but it is job recruitment for everyone else. You're asking for multiple groups to spend time making you the center of their attention for even just a short while. All the same, I do hope you find what you're looking for. I just wanted you to be aware of how you potentially sound. This. This is absolutely on point. In addition, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and take the initiative. It is up to you why your character is joining, but ultimately no FC wants to hire a kid who doesn't want to be there. Give him a reason to care. You can even think of it after the fact. I play a merchant who already has a shit ton of money and hates the Twelveswood. I joined an FC because my friend was in it. That FC is stationed in the Twelveswood, so I had to think of a reason why my guy would ever in a million years want to join. So I brainstormed, compared what he has to offer with what positions are possible in the guild, and found the motives based on past RP and side stories I had going on.

These scenes in Crash It's hard to create emotional scenes like this because you don't have the ambiance of music.

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To branch these topics together, I have no interest in Supergirl innately. I think she's a stupid character that was only created to "female empower" and does not fit the Superman story naturally. With that in mind, I have been bombarded with Supergirl the past few weeks. Ads, billboards, people talking. Have I chosen to acknowledge those ads? No. I have skipped, scrolled past, glanced, and just been generally uninterested in the topic since it started. But the inescapable fact is that I was made aware that the show exists. Like it or not, the existence of the show has been registered by my brain some way some how. Eventually I see a topic on it, and even though I will never watch the show by choice (no cable, and I don't series binge on Netflix unless I wanted to see it from the start), I checked to see if it was good. This very thread is marketing the show just by discussing it, which in turn markets all the things the show markets.

Heeh. I had a marketing professor in college that said once that ppl who say that persuasion through media holds no power over them are typically the ones who are persuaded the most because they feel that the choices they have been subtly guided to are their own :evil: Straight white American gun loving Republican who will vote for Donald Trump. How else may I prove you wrong today? [...] Did not mean to offend. Like I said, it was what a professor in college lectured on once - not an opinion i conjured up myself just to contradict you. Still, I'm not certain how claiming any of those things can be used as empirical evidence that you are impervious to media suggestion. It was a jok, I was not offended in any way:) And for instance, because everyone is all "ohhhhh guns are bad" owning a gun would prove that media does not have a hold of me. But everything was meant in joking Actually, it wouldn't. Because people who like guns and the companies that want to sell them also do the same thing. Marketing is not just "YOU CAN BUY THIS FOR 19.99!!" Marketing is also me paying someone attractive yet relatable to wear a certain thing and walk around where people who will probably like that thing hang out. Marketing is you going to a bar, having a good experience, and then bringing your friends next time. Your forum avatar and signature are marketing. The layout of this website is marketing. Everything on every search engine is marketing. Basically everything on the internet is in some way marketing. Reddit and Imgur are marketing for hits, and their users are marketing for upvotes. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr users are marketing for attention, which in turn makes the companies money. They WANT you to go there. They WANT you to load another page, because each page that loads even the tiniest ad makes them money. You don't have to click the ad. The ad loading is enough because you the ad is now visible to you. You can scroll past it, but for a split second it passed your field of vision. This website does not have advertisements...or does it? It advertises FF14 in its entirety, but the transactions taking place here are increases in the size of the RP community. RP is the prduct, activity is the currency. Supergirl is marketing DC comics, the Justice League Franchise, the Superman Franchise, the Supergirl Franchise. Adding feminism gains them the support of millenials and tryhard parents who, unfortunately, have money and will buy DC things. Companies don't toss concepts in your face poorly when they actually care about them (unless they have an annoying staff member obsessed with the topic), they do it so that the message is very clear: FEMINISM GIVE US YOUR MONEY.

The trailer for 3.1 made me cry. That .5 second view of Aymeric might as well have been my future husband getting hit by a truck tire.

By the end of the fight, I had checked everyone's gear. We were all good. She wasn't in any stance in the first half of the dungeon, and finally went into Defiance close to the second boss. I know nothing of Tank mechanics other than rotating hate, so I can't say for certain what was wrong. It must have been CDs. But after dying the 4th time, I couldn't figure it out and just said, "I don't know how, but it has to be me." they unanimously agreed. Bye bye. Actually, I had CS on for the first pull, but turned it off after that.

I've always considered myself a GOOD Scholar. Never not been able to carry even the narbiest BLK. It's probably the ability to use Adloquium as a trampoline... But the other day I was running The Vault and something I can't explain was happening: I couldn't keep up. The tank was a WAR, and had great gear. My gear is optimized for mind with some spell speed, and usually I can get a tank to full health in a flash. But...though she was taking regular sized pulls, my heals were not enough to maintain her. I wasn't sure if she was taking an abnormal amount of damage or if my heals were weak, but I realized early on that, huh...something isn't right here. I was having to keep physic on spam and never had her at 100%. We made it all the way to the last fight, where the problems really started. With the inability to break from healing, I kept getting delayed on telegraphs. Even going back and forth from Adlo to Phys wasn't helping, and each time we wiped, the tank and deeps were telling me "You are doing (insert thing) wrong" so I'd try to change it, and still end up with a wipe. Both of us had great gear and nothing had changed on my end since the last time I ran it. After the 4th wipe, they kick-voted me. Has anyone ever experienced something like that in a Primal or a dungeon? I can't for the life of me figure out what I was doing wrong. [edit] It was more like the effectiveness of my heals was reduced, and the effectiveness of her defense of reduced, so it was constantly me spamming heals until I could get some Aetherflows going to jumpstart her health, which still seemed less effective.

Solmund folds his arms, staring the poster over with amusement. "Suppose some men don't have it naturally. More power to them." He chortles and continues on his way.

I've...never had this issue. I wiped once on my first run because I didn't know she changed the location at which she fires Mistral...but I've never had any issues. Maybe it's because I have Succor and Selene on tap? I don't understand what the big deal is... why are people dying? For that matter, why do people leave the giant whale immediately after entering the instance? What could be worth a half-hour ban from dungeons? I have NEVER seen a party wipe in there, and have never felt it was any harder than any other Primal fight. FYI I main SCH.

TIL I classify as a heavy RPer

I have a feeling these are two of the twelve known by other names. The title of the Expansion is Heavensward. The Twelve are said to reside in a palace in the heavens according to the Moogles...perhaps we will learn more of them in the time to come.

I need a men's undercut that DOESN'T have a ponytail or a manbun. Alternatively, the second one.

"Defense Against The Dark Arts" -Use Protect -Don't Die

Hmm, this seems fun. Problem is, the class guilds are all pretty accessible. While it can be convenient to study by private instruction, the guilds are the best places to learn. The guild leaders might take a very dim view of someone stepping in on their territory and creating an alternate source for instruction. Those who have dedicated themselves to the guilds may also harbor some resentment. "She's not a -real- Pugilist. She wasn't a student of the guild." This is true. Pugilism was invented by the founder of the guild, and thus should be taught and learned at the guild for authenticity. Outside of the guild its just kickboxing. Other exclusives are Ninjutsu, which is meant to be very secret, and Conjury, which has roots in White Magic and thus needs oversight and permission from the Padjal. There's a lot of particulars each class has. Now if you want to focus on theory, history, and literature, you wont have any problems. Modern Eorzea could do with a place to raise the next best and brightest scholars.

My first game was this: There were like 30 pages, and there were things to collect on each page as well as several puzzles. Often clues for each puzzle were found spread out through the rest of the book, so ultimately it was incredibly challenging. Most puzzles had no instructions. It was actually difficult even for adults. That's how we discovered I'm fucking smart.

That is because Lalafell do not age in the same way as other races. Their bodies stop growing very young, and because of this do not experience the tug of gravity in the way a Hyur might. Signs of aging in Lalafell are often little more than graying of hair and bags under the eyes. They are forever childlike, and have have evolved to cope with this. Personally, I take Lalafell seriously when they are adults and not being RPed like Tataru. Ul'Dah was at one point -exclusively- Lalafell. They are keen businessmen, adept mages, and can be as strong as any Roegadyn can be. They have also been shown in the MSQ not to be the cutesy chibis they appear to be. They are cutthroat, hardworking, and innovative. You can actually find a prime example in the Sultana Nanamo Ul Namo. In the vanilla game, Nanamo's voice acting was saccharine and childlike. It made little sense for the sovereign of a nation to speak like a little girl. Enix came to realize this, and altered her voice acting in the subsequent patches to be much more regal and professional. They needed to show that she is of sound mind and is equipped to hold the position she does. Having a baby voice compared to the likes of Teledji Adaledji and Lolorito made her seem inferior.

NO. Nononononono *star wars scream* Queen Padmé Amidala. As far as Padjal go, I highly advise against it or anything related to it. Padjal are extraordinary beings of white magic chosen as children by the elementals of the Twelveswood. They are highly regarded mentors and political figures, and are known by name by the NPCs of the Twelveswood. Playing one is not recommended and will probably get you some backlash. It would be like trying to tell people you are a daughter of Nymeia.

Can pureblood Garleans follow the classes of Eorzea? I thought they were incapable of channeling aether. But I'm pretty sure I've seen healers...hmm

PANTY AND STOCKING WITH GARTERBELT "Die, motherfucker!"