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Thanks for all the great responses! I'll check people's info if I'm not sure, but how do you change your own?

Cool, thanks guys! I've gone into the Quicksand tens of times and thought, yeah I'm gonna do some awesome RP tonight! But then thought I may be bugging people haha. Sorry if the title was misleading. I'm not trying to pick people up. :lol:

I'm curious how people, particularly people who hang out in Ul'dah, feel about unorganized RP. Since joining this forum, I have learned how most people have dedicated groups and intertwined story arcs, and it would seem rude or out of place simply strike up conversation. I find it more natural to be IC on the spot. I'm also not sure how being new to RP will be received by RP heavy linkshells. (PS: Whoever was RPing Haurchefant in Ishgard and Limsa, you made my day.)

Thanks for the help. You're right, I ended up with all 190 and a few 200s, walking into 3.1 at ilvl193.

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o man I watched this live last night/this morning, and now I'm falling asleep. It looks pretty good. Knights of the 12 EX hype. :bouncy: Not so happy about hard airship content being locked behind FCs.

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Welcome! Check out the Quicksand. There is usually some kinda RP going on there. (new as well)

Hmm, not a fan of the new gear's aesthetic. Top hat, gilded western-esque themes never struck me as attractive. The Void Ark gear, now that's quite nice in my opinion. The Arboretum looks interesting. Biology and botany are a bit of a hobby, so I can't wait to run it. :geek: It would be amazing if some of the drops included old school botany gear, like glass cloches and unique plants you could decorate your house with.

*pushes glasses up* Damn. That is really.. really good. I've never had work done before, but I would put you on the list of people I would commission.

A salt breeze swept low over the pier, buffeting the young Miqote's hair. Gray wisps danced in an unruly halo around his head. Silk brocade fluttered in red and gold, grasping after the damp wind. One pale hand rubbed the black enamel pommel of his bow. The other ran slow across the bows length, blue veins bright with the sudden chill. Tensing each end, L'sta ground his thumbnail against the taught bow-string, wiggling it off its hooked end. The cord snapped off the bow end across L'sta's wrist, drawing a deep red welt. Silence. Gold eyes opened, light piercing the thin slits of eyes belonging to a Seeker. The bow was young, stiff as obsidian, unforgiving. With the movement of a thousand Bards before him, L'sta gathered the waxed cord and coiled it round his wrist. Moisture is the enemy of a Bard. It causes a noisy arrow and a slow shot. L'sta remembered these teachings, burned into his mind a thousandfold. L'sta stared unblinking at the swelling welt on his wrist, remembering his first kill. The shot was poor, a damp string, and a mildew bow. He had been following the Apkallu through a wet rocky outcrop, waiting for the moment. The noisy arrow flew and burried below the left wing, bleeding crimson across the jagged rocks native to Vylbrand. L'sta remembered. Tears mixed with the white paint, streaking his face as he stumbled after the old bird. The Apkallu had stopped, frozen, chest heaving as it saw him approach. L'sta had looked into that black marble eye, wet against its soft green plumage, before he struck with his knife. A soft release of breath from its tiny chest. The crash of waves poured out into silence as L'Sta choked his breath, bow forgotten. He had stroked the bird's head until the cold and damp caused his limbs to ache. In the distance, stone still, a gray Sahagin had watched. L'sta pulled his long glove above his wrist and the bowstring coiled there. Shifting to his side, he reached into his pocket and smoothed the green feather he kept as a reminder. Another gust of wind whipped across the inlet, lashing violent ripples against the pier. L'Sta gazed across the inlet, the black tiered barricades stamped proud against the skyline of the Rhotano Sea. Scarlet banners snapped from white towers like flames against the sky. The creaks and groans of rigging and wood drifted across the expanse. Limsa Lominsa. This was home. [align=center][/align]

Confession: I am beginning to love my character more and the game more as I piece together my first RP. My entire attitude towards the game has changed. I'm looking for beautiful scenes to collect and doing research on everything from kabutos to white dye to travel routes and major landmarks. Drama, samurai-esque philosophy, miqote tribal issues, war, abandonment, everything. I can't wait to piece together my first journal installment.

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Just saw it. This looks great. I've often lamented the sort of cluttered administrative look on FF pages, so this is a big step forward IMO. :bouncy:

One of the most beautiful FC sites I've seen, and also looks well run. I get a little freaked out about application interviews and stuff, but appreciate the opportunity. (BTW nice tumblr)

Im happy for you! This is a great story. *starts rocking back and forth quietly singing* Cannn you feeeeelllll the loveeeee tonighttttttt...

Thanks! I put in the application about an hour ago. When I log in my character is missing and Balmung isn't on the server list. Is this normal. :bouncy: Uhhh, not in probably the 12 characters I've ever had transfer. But also keep in mind, transfers have been closed off the past week or 2, so it's possible they are swamped with transfer requests right now. I'd wait awhile before getting to worried. I had forgot to change the data centre lol. I'm in BALMUNG! Anyone here have recommendations for Free Companies that are recruiting? This is exciting.

Thanks! I put in the application about an hour ago. When I log in my character is missing and Balmung isn't on the server list. Is this normal. :bouncy:

Personally, I'm hoping for a series of randomly disappearing floor panels that drop into a pit of aggressive, high-level diremites... Truly great idea. Yoshi P implement this now. And give them a snare ability while you're at it. /cough can't take credit, i blame tanaka. Oh wow I had no idea this was actually a thing!

Personally, I'm hoping for a series of randomly disappearing floor panels that drop into a pit of aggressive, high-level diremites... Truly great idea. Yoshi P implement this now. And give them a snare ability while you're at it.

Just set this guy up today. I was like, I never ever use this monitor.. I have an extra hdmi cable.. BAM :lol: Still missing my mechanical keyboard that my sister took to Calgary. *sadface*

Ooh interesting. I too hope that Ishgard doesn't fall apart too much. The whole evil in the church trope is becoming a threadbare plot twist. I love the scholasticate and soaring cathedrals of Ishgard. I have no doubt my man crush will pull them through though. Also so hyped for voidark. I have heard alot of people complaining about it, but aesthetically it's beautiful. I hope Diabollos isn't bringing back any of those door shenanigans though. :frustrated:

Ahhhh I had the same feeling tonight. I made a list of things I still have to do/try and couldn't believe how much I've missed while doing the gear grind. -max my gatherer, create a heal class and tank class, collect a decent triple triad deck, unlock my sightseeing log and complete it, complete the Hildebrand questline, buy a house, help build an airship, and complete 7 Ex. trials I haven't touched. :moogle:

I was trying to find the dialogue text for the Bard soulstone quest. Jehantel the wandering Bard emphasizes the soulstone's past, how it was carried by prior great Bards. There are some correlations in Japanese culture. Gods in Japan are called Kami and their power is linked to a large geographical location, movement, or thing. They can also be focused in small objects such as stones called Shintai. This line sums it up nicely: "Kamidana shintai[2] are most commonly small circular mirrors, though they can also be stones (magatama), jewels, or some other object with largely symbolic value. The kami within the shintai is often the deity of the local shrine or one particular to the house owner's profession." (Basic Terms of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Tokyo 1985) Many Japanese partake in ancestor veneration, which historically is linked to the idea that your ancestors stay very close to the mortal realm, even lending their power to the living, another idea that is pronounced in the Bard questline. These ideas may not be explicit in the soulstone mechanic, but the similarities are enough that I think they played some part, even unconsciously. :bouncy: