One thing I would like to point out, and this may have already been discussed before, is that really the only thing that is required to play a job ultimately is a Soul Crystal and a bit of training/research.
In a sense, I always saw the Soul Crystals as something similar to Holycrons from Star Wars, since they are described (I believe specifically in the Summoner story) as being the crystallized memories of someone who once wielded that power. In the Scholar story when the character touches the Soul Crystal is manifests into a fairy almost immediately, which could also imply that the dormant powers become awakened through prolonged exposure as well, though in the case of the Ninja you are trained in each of the different mudra and what have you.
Just because Dragoons typically only come from Ishgard does not mean you couldn't come up with a story where your character uncovers an ancient Dragoon Soul Crystal (Ishgard has been at war with the dragons for what was it, a thousand years now?). The same can be said about pretty much any job, so long as you can come up with a reasonable excuse for how you came into possession of the Soul Crystal.
In a sense, I always saw the Soul Crystals as something similar to Holycrons from Star Wars, since they are described (I believe specifically in the Summoner story) as being the crystallized memories of someone who once wielded that power. In the Scholar story when the character touches the Soul Crystal is manifests into a fairy almost immediately, which could also imply that the dormant powers become awakened through prolonged exposure as well, though in the case of the Ninja you are trained in each of the different mudra and what have you.
Just because Dragoons typically only come from Ishgard does not mean you couldn't come up with a story where your character uncovers an ancient Dragoon Soul Crystal (Ishgard has been at war with the dragons for what was it, a thousand years now?). The same can be said about pretty much any job, so long as you can come up with a reasonable excuse for how you came into possession of the Soul Crystal.
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