Super General Discussion 2.0 - Always offering a happy, fun time~!

[Creltis]

I just realized there was a tag on this thread which says, "keith_x_hesty_love". I doth approve.

I am also pleased to see my home return to me. I was devastated for a time, convinced I had caused the end of yarns.

But yes...yes...I must talk of FFXIV!

@Vergil: I simply adore what you are doing with that wardrobe(s)!

Now, I really enjoyed the CNJ storyline and I am equally intrigued by the WHM one (not yet finished there).

Was anyone else pleased with their class quests? Which class? Why?

I've really enjoyed the Arcanist / Scholar stories. Don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't done them yet but I did find the information that they gave concerning Tonberies both sad and interesting.

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

I was so blown away at turning in a guild class quest item and then having the npc actually look at it in a cutscene, I didn't know what to do with myself. The personalities of the Guildmasters are brilliantly done and I look forward to turning in my next items as I level my crafts. Just the way things are carried through in this game makes it so much more realistic. Like having things visually be there when you are looking for them in a quest. I am enjoying arcanist the most without saying why spoilers.

[Vergil_Renata]

I see we're close to the 1k post/100 pg mark. :O

Lol, sorry if I asked so many questions! Shame on me for not visiting this thread. orz

[Aldora]

After months of planning and tons of proof reads, I'm ready to share the back stories for my characters, Astella and Buster. What was originally planned to be short bio's turned into something bigger. I didn't write it in a full, detailed story format, which would've probably tripled the story lengths. I used a lot of transition words, so my apologies to hard core book readers xD I will probably switch to that style when I delve into their parent's story.

I did the same with my Character's backstory. I wanted to "explain" why my characters name changed from Caitlyn Aldora to C'rysta Zeith. I've posted the story on my Character's blog as well:

C'rysta Zeith's Lodestone blog

I haven't counted the words though... (^_^; )

Excellent! You really cheered me up and this thread is amazing thank you all!

You're welcome. (^_^ )-b

[MrADC]

I did the same with my Character's backstory. I wanted to "explain" why my characters name changed from Caitlyn Aldora to C'rysta Zeith. I've posted the story on my Character's blog as well:

C'rysta Zeith's Lodestone blog

I haven't counted the words though... (^_^; )

Ah, I was trying to read that but lost the link when the board change. Thanks for reposting ^^ I'll try to read it tomorrow or in the next couple of days at work.

[Catapult]

Hmmm... my favourite new zone music...

I'm inclined to say the Binding Coil, Turn 1, but I'm not sure if that counts.

And Haukke Manor is also a dungeon.

Failing that, let's go with Silent Arbor.

[Wolfwood_Belmir]

Wow this topic moves fast when you miss a day or 3 O_o

Haven't gone far enough to decide on my favourite area or music just yet... Although the whole snow area might be my favourite right now since I'll occasionaly dye all my stuff a mix of red and black so I can slowly walk the fields singing 'Red Like Roses' :P
On that note, a Scythe using class please? ^_^ lol

On the name talk topic: Do most people have a backstory to why they choose their name? or was it a whim or something you've just used everywhere for so long it stuck?
Also, do you, like me, try to avoid numbers in your name at all costs ^^;

[Valan]

Biggest achiement?

Only completed the BLM story, in the 1.0 I was only lev 20 with thaumaturge.
Never completed the end game stuffs, because farming castrum it's too boring.


Speaking of backstories: I wrote a short story about the transition from Valan to Meru, but I never translated from italian... Do somebody whant translate it for me?

Also, do you, like me, try to avoid numbers in your name at all costs ^^;

I usually try to avoid numbers and simbols in the name of my character, because I want play a unique character, not a stupid clone of something more famous. I want play something mine.
Exception: when I play Age of Empires I use name like "Matteo III" because they gave the feeling of playing a king of a Dynasty ^^'

Random stuff

[Wilksha]

As for my name, it's half on a whim and half use the name before. The first name Rosetta, is a name I use often in game where you create a main female lead or a female lead requires a name. Went the game does let me use seven letters I'll use Rose. The last name Rouge was just on a whim to make my name roll of the tong and follow the red-pink theme.
As for a back story, I didn't really have a very involved one. Now because I created an alt I have a deeper back story for Rosetta. In short in kinda goes like this: When Rosetta was young she was found severely injured by the Rouge family whom then nursed her back to health. After Rosetta had recovered the Rouge family tried to find her Miqo'te tribe but were unable to as Rosetta could not remember her tribe. Rosetta was the name given to her by the Rouge family as she couldn't remember her name either. Doctors said this was likely from trauma of the injuries she had. A year after Rosetta was found, the Rouge family officially adopted Rosetta. Rosetta grew up along side her younger sister Scarlett. At the age of eighteen Rosetta went out to become an adventurer, dispite the pleads she received from Scarlett to stay. Five years ago Rosetta was lost in the calamity, but Scarlett wouldn't believe it. A little over five years Scarlett trained in martial and magical combat. On her twentieth birthday, Scarlett set out to be an adventurer to find her beloved sister. This is a Tale of two sisters who a distend to never meet again, but will always know their sister is out there somewhere.

[Talis]

Name and backstory origins huh? My favorite things about making characters!

Talis's name is actually a collection of different things, a little different than my usual naming methods. I read the Keepers of the Moon name conventions and found that the females keep both their own name and the name of their matriarchs and whatnot. Since the Miqo'te came from overseas if I remember correctly, I wanted her name to be both mystical and ocean-related. "Talis" is came about just by chopping the "man" from talisman, and "Nenmyr" is a combination of "nen," which if anyone has played Dungeon Fighter Online it's basically a sort of spiritual energy, while "myr" is my stylized take on words that mean "sea" or "ocean" in many languages.

The backstory still needs some work, but the main theme is that Talis became slightly unhinged in her fervor for seeing Hydaelyn at peace. After the Calamity, her thoughts went thus: Why try to protect a world through peace and kindness when its enemies won't do the same?

Complete destruction was her revelation, so she turned to developing her natural capacity for aetheric manipulation and started on an isolated path toward leaving Eorzea's enemies, and anyone sympathizing with them, floundering in a roaring inferno or trapped in frozen tombs.