(07-17-2017, 02:29 PM)PhantasticPanda Wrote: Where did you get this snippets of lore? I can see aether reserves not being as great as before, but I don't think it'd affect much with the ability to manipulate aether. We still see older characters manipulate aether to create power spells such as the BLM in the 30-50 story and Louiseaux using the power in his staff in his attempt to bind and defeat Bahamut.
I think they're extrapolating from this piece from the lore book:
Encyclopaedia Eorzea, page 8 Wrote:It can be assumed that a young man of sound mind and body will possess a high concentration of aetherial energy in his humours, whereas an older man, or one inflicted with corruption, will not.
Which doesn't exactly say that an older person struggles to manipulate aether... just that they will have less aether in their personal reserve. If they have access to high quantities of aether through other means (black magic, white magic, Tupsimati, etc.), then their age should not be a hindrance.
In other words, being old doesn't cause you to be unable to cast spells at all any more (which is the topic at hand). It just reduces your personal aetheric reserve.
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