Jana

Jana learned the very basics of literacy over time by knowing what the symbols on signs stood for and matching those squiggles to sounds-Can't be an adventurer and take jobs without knowing what the job offers say. But she really developed her ability while studying at the Arcanists' Guild in Limsa Lominsa.

YES THEY DO, THEY SERVE THE PURPOSES OF THE HUG AGENDA. It's up to Jana to stand up for the personal space of all!

I'll be home from work early next week, so I'd like to sign up for number 3!

I draw my inspiration from action video games and fighting games more often than not. Jana's fighting style is loosely based on Wei Shen's from Sleeping Dogs, a fast combat system with a lot of light punches leading into heavier attacks and a strong emphasis on countering. Jana may not use the latter very much in RP because it'd require the other RPer to let their character get grabbed, but she'll happily do it to NPCs. Speed and reaction time matter more than power, but it isn't as if she's lacking in it; big knockout punches and kicks and Power Geysers Howling Fists wait until the enemy's been suitably knocked off-balance. (Not the best video, but skip the first few minutes to see how it goes against more than 1 opponent.) In terms of fighting with weapons, Jana has no real style, but carries what she knows fighting unarmed with her in that it usually boils down to "be fast enough to hit the other guy and not get hit yourself." Like with the fighting style in Sleeping Dogs, there is some martial artistry but a lot of it is improvised movement. She's more than happy to surprise an enemy by throwing out a punch with her shield arm, or swing at them with the butt-end of her spear instead of the tip when they get too close. And in terms of archery, Jana usually uses a shortbow at short ranges in cramped conditions, so she's more focused on putting out a lot of shots quickly than taking a long time to aim and fire, as with a more powerful longbow. She can fire fairly quickly with a compound bow as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOwjwuMMFF4 Despite being such a spaghetti monster, Jana seems to attract people from time to time.

I don't really regret stuff I've had Jana do IC in the sense that she wouldn't have one so-and-so, but sometimes I regret playing such a chaste character... Especially when people around are all getting on the Eternal Bond hype train. :V On the topic of Natalie's death, it's possible that she could have been saved if Jana had treated her first on their boat ride to Thanalan from the warehouse raid. But Jana thought she was doing what Natalie wanted by checking on their "prisoners" first. Even if I OOC-ly would have preferred Nat alive instead of dead, it's what made the most sense for Jana to do.

It's hard to commit to scheduled events with my job, but this sounds just peachy. Count me in too!

What happened with that lore wiki thing people were working on before?

The tanned keeper went from her usual toasty brown to a bright pink even as she read the first sentences in the paper, thankful in the back of her head that she was alone in her Quicksand room. As she read on, that pink became red, scarlet, and crimson, with every rouge in-between. "That woman- Was she really this famous 'Sex Queen' in the tavern that evening? And... She needs workers?" She swallowed hard, an empty gesture in the room alone, and crumpled the paper into a wad with her clammy hands. "...I wonder if they need guards. So no one does anything improper to the innocent women working there, of course..."

That I'm afraid I can't really help, it's just how I am. I lack a filter between my brain and my mouth, so what I think is what I say regardless of social taboos or etiquette. Trust me, if I could change it I would. There's plenty of filters between your mind and the game screen: Having to type something out and hit "Enter." I'm a very blunt person, so disciplining myself by having to read everything as I type it is usually enough for me to second-guess some of my habitually toxic (even if unintentionally so) kinds of messages.

Hello, welcome to the RPC! Don't feel like you can only level in-character classes for yourself; if you don't want to roll separate characters for RP and for PvE, you can always level every class you want on the same character without acknowledging them in-character. In fact, I'd say the practice is commonplace in this game more-so than others due to the lore behind Jobs and the game's systems inherently making alts a bit of a hassle.

Welcome~ Feel free to visit the user settings and add your server/character name to your profile. It'll help others find you in-game for RP.

Brass Blades, Immortal Flames, Sultansworn... Ul'dah Rangers, assemble!

For those with adventuring characters or other fighters, and even for those who aren't adventurers since a lot of guilds have a secondary function, do you consider your characters to be associated with any of the guilds IC? What about the guilds for the crafting and gathering disciplines? I think it would be interesting to find other characters that might have guild memberships in common, especially if it leads to more RP! Jana knows a lot about fighting with different weapons, but the only guilds she has in-character membership with are the Pugilists' Guild and the Arcanists' Guild (Mealvaan's Gate), in addition to the Adventurers' Guild. She didn't spend much time training in the PUG guild IC because she fought in street fights and really just wanted to be able to join the Adventurer's Guild and be able to take a room in the Quicksand, but Jana spent an extended time away from Thanalan studying and working at the ACN Guild. Where do your characters fit in? Do they only join one guild, maybe not even one with a combat discipline attached?

A lot of shitter lowbie GLDs see Riot Blade's higher damage and think it's the go-to DPS combo. To be fair, Rage of Halone is level 26 and I think story mode Ifrit is 20? But they won't be keeping aggro without the usual Fast Blade -> Savage Blade combo anyway. Some people just need to have their jobs hammered into them.

Drone Cannon is something Jana would probably do. I do RP her as carrying more than one weapon at a time when she's outside of town or in uniform, but it's not come up very often. After being "ambushed" while minimally armed, she might have to start packing heat in more situations though. Just because the model can't show it doesn't mean you can't have sword on your hip and a weapon on your back, knife in your boot, etc.

I suppose Jana could try to collect the Lakshmi cards, though she'd need someone to explain to her the significance... Of both the design and the advertisement.

i just got back from a booze run, Happy Nw Year!

Great, a drunkard. And a loud one at that. Jana lifted her leather helmet a little bit to get a better look around; some Elezen woman was shouting. ...Now Ser Kage had joined in, and he was passing around candy or something. She thought to herself for a moment; Jana didn't think she had actually fallen asleep. Did they get so deep into their cups before coming to the tavern? The Miqo'te simply crossed her arms as she waited near the counter for a chance to order her own drink, not saying anything as the activity around her grew in volume.

Jana hears familiar voices nearby, shaken from near-sleep. Leaning against a wall in her dusty Flames uniform, she gave a glance around; it seemed she just couldn't escape Evangeline lately. But she also saw Sers Chachanji and... Kage? It had been a long time since she'd seen him, for sure. Still, it was getting more and more crowded, and Jana self-consciously tugged on her helmet, as if she could pull it down over her face... Certainly something cowls did better. Curiously looking on from afar, she started sliding towards the bar. Something cool to drink would keep her awake for a little longer if things stayed slow.

Your backup for a lot of the Marauder class quests is a ladyRoe CNJ, though that's the only such NPC that immediately comes to my mind.

Oh, I knew there was an event today! ...Unfortunately, I was out doing family stuff so I missed out. Good job!

Part of the reason I picked up Tera was because (at launch) all classes were available to all races and genders. I personally really like the contrast when a small-framed character gets a big weapon or a large-framed characters gets to be speedy and agile. I don't have any real "preference" for matching races with classes in this game either; game NPCs tend to fill in the blanks anyway.

Well, I've always felt more comfortable with my mouth, and I needed to practice more- It's a book of funny Victorian pictures with cutout sections that you put your hands underneath to make them LEWD. Something like the creases of your fingers making a man's bare butt in the picture or parted legs, that kind of thing.