(07-23-2013, 10:48 PM)Callipygian Wrote: I'm not too familiar with bards in Final Fantasy settings, but they seem very similar to D&D bards. Â In that system, a bard gets several different types of songs for buffing their allies. Â The general explanation given for the songs and their effects is that they raise the morale of affected allies, inspiring them to spectacular feats. Â Kinda like "Eye of the Tiger" in the Rocky movies. Â It just gets you pumped up and ready for a fight. Â Most of the D&D bardic music abilities are spell-like or supernatural effects, so they are magically based and don't work in areas where magic is blocked.
Also, what's the point of playing such a pretty game if you're going to skip all the cutscenes?
I play D&D (mostly 3.5 and Pathfinder) with my buddies at college all the time, so I know exactly what you mean ^^
The idea of "supernatural songs" was what I was learning towards because of D&D, but I just wanted to make sure that FFXIV didn't explain it in detail somewhere.
And, as for cutscenes, I don't know. I always had half a mind to defy them, but I was worried about the fight starting without me and people getting killed/wiping because I was afk watching the scene. Thankfully 2.0 keeps the party inside a blue barrier until everyone it done watching the scene, so I can watch them to my heart's content ;D
And, thanks again for replying, by the way~
