Just to throw another wrench into this, the official site says, regarding the White Mage job:
"Although the art subsequently became forbidden, it is now in the midst of a revival at the hands of the Padjal, chosen of the elementals." (main site)
I think we have very different interpretations of some of the lore bits that I'm not sure are reconcilable. Also, I'll admit I'm rather willing to look the other way on working around lore and quests that establish a single PC as the One True Hero, but that's just my personal stance on handling these matters. So, to me, if a person can have a narrative justification for how they learned White Magic -- bearing in mind that it should be a rare ability -- I'm okay with it.
That said, I'm sure we can both agree that the White Mage (and Dragoon, on the topic) job quest line certainly isn't written to be compatible with RP.
That unfortunately makes the job a dangerous place to be in RP, as some people will accept its use and others won't.
EDIT: Cleaned up the post a bit to clarify what I was getting at.
"Although the art subsequently became forbidden, it is now in the midst of a revival at the hands of the Padjal, chosen of the elementals." (main site)
I think we have very different interpretations of some of the lore bits that I'm not sure are reconcilable. Also, I'll admit I'm rather willing to look the other way on working around lore and quests that establish a single PC as the One True Hero, but that's just my personal stance on handling these matters. So, to me, if a person can have a narrative justification for how they learned White Magic -- bearing in mind that it should be a rare ability -- I'm okay with it.
That said, I'm sure we can both agree that the White Mage (and Dragoon, on the topic) job quest line certainly isn't written to be compatible with RP.
That unfortunately makes the job a dangerous place to be in RP, as some people will accept its use and others won't.EDIT: Cleaned up the post a bit to clarify what I was getting at.
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