(10-21-2015, 01:04 PM)Smagon Wrote:(10-21-2015, 10:50 AM)Zoya Wrote:(10-21-2015, 10:41 AM)Hammersmith Wrote: Out of those only BLM requires a soulstone since it's said, explicitly, not using a BLM soulstone while using BLM sets -you on fire and kills you-.And then you're left to wonder how a BLM soul crystal can even hold any kind of black magic knowledge.
I mean, in order for the empty crystal to be filled with knowledge, you need to perform the art.
In order to perform the art, you need a soul crystal filled with knowledge.
That doesn't quite work out.
I assume that's where the soul stone comes in. There are probably countless memories of people blowing themselves up so you can know what not to do.
Alternatively, some Soul Crystals work differently than others. It's entirely possible that BLM soul crystals are literally just special foci, and don't hold memories, or are focusing crystals that end up holding memories as a side-effect of being glued to people's pockets. This may be backed up by the fact that spellbooks are very important over the course of the BLM storyline; the people that give you the Gem play it up as more of a prophecy item, and they themselves learned from books and other sources. Stuff you learn in the 50+ quests are Dank Spells straight from the Book of Nald, too.
