(08-02-2014, 08:59 PM)Roswyn Wrote: Bard is a bit of an interesting job because the main dividing line between it and normal archers is the songs. It's debatable if the bards of today will ever be the same as the bards of yore etc. Also, if I remember correctly, you PC would have to have a certain relationship with the moogles of the shroud who can be very very picky. They would need a reason to like your PC besides "they wanna be a bard."
Bard is one of the more lax ones I think. It's more strict with other jobs. From my understanding, certain jobs in game are just plain unaccessable to a PC (WHM/BLM) and others your PC would have to craft a whole story around to attain and it would likely take many many years to to accomplish assuming they don't die/get tempered in the process. (SMN/MNK)
As always, if anyone can shed more light on this I'm all ears. I really enjoy the lore behind the jobs and how they affect PC lore.
PC wise, Lillith was raised in the Shroud from the day she found, and she was abandoned at only a few months old. She holds very close to the ideas and culture of those in the shroud, even though she herself has experienced scorn at being an outsider, which in turn has made her a bit bitter, she was raised a Gridanian and does not like being treated in such a way. It's a fun story
Ultimately, I feel that the lore in regards to many jobs, maybe not all, but many can be a bit ambiguous. While some can definitely take more story crafting, as you pointed out, I think that if our characters were meant to be the one and only <insert title here> we wouldn't have seen all those other implied PCs flying about Hydaelyn when she showed herself to us.
But, I am rambling I think. My biggest concern really is if my character will end up upsetting the community, and if it does, should I continue or just remove myself? I don't like causing people stress, but at the same time, I personally don't feel that lore has been horribly bent.