(05-07-2015, 10:00 AM)Warren Castille Wrote: Hypothetical panic thread!
What do we do when the grey areas we write in suddenly get a spotlight shown on them and then eradicated? Do we retcon ourselves to avoid the fallout? Do we ignore it and march on in the face of exceptions? What's your worst-case scenario that would force you to respond in big, sweeping changes?
Find a different way to explain your character being what they are. I don't call Ciel a Bard, she's either a songstress or a bard (note the -little- b). This sets her apart from the in-game canon just enough since Bard (note the big B) is very specific and is spoken of in limited terms just as some other jobs are (only one Warrior or White Mage, etc). Anyone can be a warrior, even if they can't be The Warrior. And as others have mentioned, SE has said there are other ways people are trying to access white magic through nefarious means. I suppose this would make them off-white mages.
As we see in some of the dungeons, there are NPC Voidcallers. Although, as stated, void-touched people have their souls consumed etc, this doesn't necessarily have to be the case with a Voidcaller unless they dig too deeply. This could be a cover for someone who is, job-wise, a Black Mage but can't justify calling themselves that IC because of hard canon.
Personally, I have no problem with people saying they're one job or another, regardless of a difference in capitalization, but there are a few concepts I struggle with seeing some folks play. I can't say much, though, so I tend to not criticize.
