My own opinion is that it makes sense for people to have talents across a number of disciplines at varying levels. That feels real to me. People who level all jobs and expect to RP as an expert at all of them kind of put me off a bit, however. Eva kind of falls into the same 'healer' category (she's technically a nurse and the more aetherial aspect of the job sort of came into play later), but she is also an accomplished seamstress and capable of wielding a lance fairly well. That's about the extent of her skills, at least as they are based on the jobs. I've leveled stuff like leathercraft and monk but I don't normally RP those skills in any capacity unless to say she's just dabbling with something (the bit of leathercutting she knows was to support her weaving garments, for instance).
It gets Mary Sue to me when someone is not only accomplished at multiple talents, but "the best". Much as I'm a fan of keeping things parallel with regard to job/class levels and actual RP skill, I get put off when I see Mr. Hero who can wield an axe or punch things while casting flare spells and curing his party the whole time as he weaves baskets with his feet.
Summary: Multiple disciplines is fine, even if there's a lot of them, but consider the amount of time it takes to become decent/good/skilled/expert at something, and how many different things, and also upkeep of those talents - training and such. But a healer who can also sing is not such a stretch of an imagination. To me that would be like a Doctor who goes out on karaoke nights with friends, or such.
It gets Mary Sue to me when someone is not only accomplished at multiple talents, but "the best". Much as I'm a fan of keeping things parallel with regard to job/class levels and actual RP skill, I get put off when I see Mr. Hero who can wield an axe or punch things while casting flare spells and curing his party the whole time as he weaves baskets with his feet.
Summary: Multiple disciplines is fine, even if there's a lot of them, but consider the amount of time it takes to become decent/good/skilled/expert at something, and how many different things, and also upkeep of those talents - training and such. But a healer who can also sing is not such a stretch of an imagination. To me that would be like a Doctor who goes out on karaoke nights with friends, or such.
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