No New Races... But New Clans?

[Rongway]

Garlean PCs will never happen. Every job and class available uses magic--even the Disciples of War--to empower and guide their actions. Garleans cannot do this and can only get around this weakness by use of magitek, which has much stricter limits than real magic. Story characters left and right would have to make concessions for a Garlean WoL who is unable to wield the most basic of little magicks. Some game mechanics exist because this is a game and we need certain conveniences, but are sometimes referenced in the game lore, like our unusually abundant Anima that allows us to teleport all over the place while everyone else has to walk or take a boat. These would make no sense for a Garlean WoL, who would need to take the boat with everyone else. Things would just be really wrong if we could make a Garlean WoL.

[Theodric]

It's a common misconception that Pureblood Garleans cannot use magic.

It's very rare for Pureblood Garleans to be able to manipulate aether, but not impossible. There's a passage in one of the lore books that states as much, plus any player character is generally the exception to most rules in the first place. If a new point of entry were every to be made for the MSQ's, I think they'd make a fine addition as a playable option.

[Berkilak]

Garlean PCs will never happen.

That’s just propaganda from Big Garlemald, suppressing the power of the people.

[Lium]

Garlean PCs will never happen. Every job and class available uses magic--even the Disciples of War--to empower and guide their actions. Garleans cannot do this and can only get around this weakness by use of magitek, which has much stricter limits than real magic. Story characters left and right would have to make concessions for a Garlean WoL who is unable to wield the most basic of little magicks. Some game mechanics exist because this is a game and we need certain conveniences, but are sometimes referenced in the game lore, like our unusually abundant Anima that allows us to teleport all over the place while everyone else has to walk or take a boat. These would make no sense for a Garlean WoL, who would need to take the boat with everyone else. Things would just be really wrong if we could make a Garlean WoL.

They could absolutely make Garleans playable by simply saying they are Resonant. They could even write a story about how a group of escaped and then were rescued by the Scions or someone else.

However, they would have to start at a higher level. Similar to some of the jobs starting at a higher level because story-wise, it would have to be after Endwalker when the fate of Garlemald is presumably settled, and we get a whole new story arc.

[KageTokage]

I'm still wondering why they off-handly mentioned there was an ancient third clan of Au Ra a while back and whether or not we'll actually see them.

Though with 6.0 likely delving into the events immediately pre/post Sundering we might finally get a clear answer regarding the origin of the races, and I'm thinking there was probably one original progenitor clan for each of the races that the others were eventually born from.

[Gula]

They could absolutely make Garleans playable by simply saying they are Resonant. They could even write a story about how a group of escaped and then were rescued by the Scions or someone else.

However, they would have to start at a higher level. Similar to some of the jobs starting at a higher level because story-wise, it would have to be after Endwalker when the fate of Garlemald is presumably settled, and we get a whole new story arc.

I think this is a terrible idea.