(12-31-2015, 11:24 PM)Yazi Wrote: 6) If the crystal used for a specific carbuncle shatters, would that mean the "death" of the carbuncle? Essentially the carbuncle could not longer be summoned, and the Arcanist must now find a new crystal to create a new carbuncle?
I don't think its ever been shown to happen in game yet, nor has it been talked about, but that would be the theory, yes. If a crystal cracks or shatters, it can no longer contain aether and the crystal becomes unaspected or dies. So yes, they'd likely need a new gemstone to summon a new carbuncle.
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(12-31-2015, 11:24 PM)Yazi Wrote: 7) Does a carbuncle have to look like a carbuncle? In other words, could the Arcanist create the carbuncle with another appearance? Say... a moogle?
All of the arcanist familiars we see in game appear the same, yet vary only in color based upon their gemstone - topaz, emerald, peridot, heliodor, garnet, etc. Just like all elementals and faeries look similar to one another. Most sprites and homunculi seem to vary depending upon their elemental affiliation, however, these particular lesser elementals are entirely elemental based so that may cause the slight discrepancy.
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(12-31-2015, 11:24 PM)Yazi Wrote: 8) So are crystals needed to create your egi as well, using the tainted mist that enters the Summoner's body?
Crystals are not required for summoning that we know of. What is required is the wash of aether from a defeated primal. Then each summoner must undergo a rite to bind the egi to their will.
Y'mhitra Wrote:According to the records we recovered, the summoners of old would perform these rites in a land in which the naturally dominant element matched the aspect of the avatar they wished to call forth. Only in such a place might one sufficiently shift one's aetheric balance in the desired direction.
Now you must focus. Visualize the aether flowing through you, a vibrant current of energy transforming into living fire. Hold this image in your mind, and the raging heat of your life force shall spawn an egi wreathed in flames! Be aware, however, that this nascent entity will appear before you unbound and hostile. It is your charge to overpower the avatar, and establish yourself as its master.
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(12-31-2015, 11:24 PM)Yazi Wrote: 9) What is the significant difference between an Arcanist and a Summoner? Obviously the Summoner has the soulstone, but why can a Summoner create an egi and not an Arcanist? Does the soulstone give the caster's body the tolerance needed to absorb the primal mist and use that to create the egi?
For starters, "egi" is an Allagan word and summoning is an Allagan* art.
Y'mhitra Wrote:In the ancient tongue of the Allagan Empire, it would be known as “Ifrit-Egi,†where “egi†translates approximately to “pure†or “the essence of.†In short, you have tamed a willful manifestation of Ifrit's raging fires.
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In any case, the summoning soulstone seems to have little to connection to the actual practice. Instead, it performs only the basic function of the soulstone, which is that of a crystal that contains the memories of former summoners - hence why the Ascians want it. They can likely draw upon the memories to "remember" long forgotten primals to summon.
Further evidence that soulstones have little to do with tolerance is that Y'mhitra does not gift the PC with a soulstone until just before the Austerities of Flame ritual, well after the PC has already faced the relevant primal and became washed in their aether. She quickly mentions it merely contains memories of past summoners and that such memories may help guide when fighting/binding the egi. So, theoretically, one should not require a soulstone to summon, it just might be helpful to have one.
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(01-01-2016, 01:04 PM)Shoshopu Wrote:(01-01-2016, 12:48 AM)Sounsyy Wrote: According to K'lyhia of the Arcanist questline, a unique geometry is still needed, in addition to the gemstone, to summon your Carbuncle familiar.
K'lyhia Wrote:The arcane entity given form by the topaz geometry excels in defensive techniques.
Couldn't "the topaz geometry" just mean "the geometry of the topaz"? As in, geometric aspects of the gem itself? Like, say, a gem cut with certain facets and angles would make this specific kind of carbuncle? I never paid much attention to the cutscenes after the first time but it's not like they actually point to a grimoire page and go "this, right there, use that" is it?
You're probably right but I'm very much attached to the idea that the geometric shapes of the crystals Matters and that would be downplayed by the requirement of a grimoire or additional glyph.
I like the headcanon, personally. But the text would probably say "topaz's geometry" instead of "the topaz geometry" where geometry is most often used in the questline to discuss arcane spells. Also that we don't see variations in the carbuncle's cut of jewel, all seen in game have the same shaped gem on their forehead, just of varying colors based on the specific gem. Y'mhitra describes the topaz carbuncles as a whole by saying they excel in defensive techniques, and does not further categorize varieties of topaz carbuncles that have varying traits. Which, unfortunately, all seems to point to a topaz gemstone = a defensive topaz carbuncle.
However, I was having a conversation about why in all of the arcanist's casting animations the only spells that are written into the book are the summoning spells for familiars. My speculative thoughts/headcanon is that traits like Personality, Aspect, Sentience must be added to the base summoning algorithm. For instance, the geometry to summon Eos and Selene may be exactly the same, but an addendum must be written in to the book to further describe the traits of the chosen familiar. Something similar could also be the case for the carbuncles. While the gemstone dictates its aspect and abilities, perhaps personality/self-awareness must be written in?
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Camate Wrote:Many grimoires can be wielded by arcanists, scholars, or summoners. However, each grimoire is tailored to a single profession, which can be determined by examining its contents.-Source
Arcanist grimoires contain geometric symbols that shape and direct the power of arcanima; summoner grimoires contain incantations used to call forth and command primal egi; scholar grimoires contain a wealth of tactics and stratagems which can be applied during battle.
Each grimoire will display one of these three patterns when opened. However, we’ve heard your requests for more variety, and will relay them to the art team. Thanks for the feedback!
Hope this helps! ^^
