From what I've seen, there are bards, and then there are Bards. The difference being that the first sings and plays music to entertain. The second is as Jehantel describes: A battle-hardened archery who sings in combat to inspire their allies to ever great heights of martial prowess. While they may do the same things as the former, the archery and all that is also a core part of their identity.Â
I was also under the assumption that unless you are trained to be a Bard, you cannot use your music to empower other people. Of course, I am not exactly sure of how bardic music works in FF XIV. I always assumed that the Bard weaves Aether into their song to produce an effect that imbues those who hear said song.Â
Nahli's aspiration is to be a Bard. I have just seen lots of different conflicts stories about becoming a Job. Such as: You must be part of the Godsquiver' or no, you won't even be considered. Or that you need a soul crystal to learn any of the songs in a reasonable amount of time.Â
So far, I have RPed that she is learning Swiftsong (The ability to use song to grant allies a burst of speed) and has abilities that are shown by most Archer NPCs. I've left it open so that if the need arises, she can be given a Soul Crystal should the story progress. My original intentions were that she learns without one.Â
As far as her total abilities, I like to keep her within NPC range. Which brings up another question. Every Bard NPC seen in game has an ability called Voice of Valor. Is it possible for a character ICly to learn this ability? Sorry for all of this. I just wanted to make sure to iron out any wrinkles in my character's story. I do want her to be a Job, but I want it to be well within reason.
P.S - Thank you Sounsyy! So enlightening!
P.S.S - It would seem that the songs of eld have their own words, verses, and refrains. So you would need to have a soul crystal. Does this mean that abilities such as voice of valor would need a soul crystal as well? It isn't explained if the other bards have one or not.
I was also under the assumption that unless you are trained to be a Bard, you cannot use your music to empower other people. Of course, I am not exactly sure of how bardic music works in FF XIV. I always assumed that the Bard weaves Aether into their song to produce an effect that imbues those who hear said song.Â
Nahli's aspiration is to be a Bard. I have just seen lots of different conflicts stories about becoming a Job. Such as: You must be part of the Godsquiver' or no, you won't even be considered. Or that you need a soul crystal to learn any of the songs in a reasonable amount of time.Â
So far, I have RPed that she is learning Swiftsong (The ability to use song to grant allies a burst of speed) and has abilities that are shown by most Archer NPCs. I've left it open so that if the need arises, she can be given a Soul Crystal should the story progress. My original intentions were that she learns without one.Â
As far as her total abilities, I like to keep her within NPC range. Which brings up another question. Every Bard NPC seen in game has an ability called Voice of Valor. Is it possible for a character ICly to learn this ability? Sorry for all of this. I just wanted to make sure to iron out any wrinkles in my character's story. I do want her to be a Job, but I want it to be well within reason.
P.S - Thank you Sounsyy! So enlightening!
P.S.S - It would seem that the songs of eld have their own words, verses, and refrains. So you would need to have a soul crystal. Does this mean that abilities such as voice of valor would need a soul crystal as well? It isn't explained if the other bards have one or not.