first Job

[kiagenwa]

Note about expansion jobs' MSQ requirements: SB, ShB, and EW job quests do not themselves have MSQ requirements; however, practically speaking, players who start in Limsa Lominsa will only be able to unlock Dancer and Sage, while Ul'dah and Gridania players will only be able to unlock Red Mage, Samurai, Gunbreaker, and Reaper because travel between Vyllbrand and Aldenard is locked behind the Lv15 MSQ Envoy quests. Players who want to unlock jobs on the opposite land mass will need to progress the MSQ at least to the Envoy quests so that they can physically reach the other job unlock NPCs. This only really affects the unusual case where someone starts a new character and immediately purchases a job boost but not a story skip.

Wait. Can't we just take a ship from Vesper Bay?

[Rongway]

Wait. Can't we just take a ship from Vesper Bay?

No means of travel between Vyllbrand and Aldenard will work until the Lv15 Envoy quests. The ferrymen will turn you away. But as I said, the people affected by this in reality are quite few. Only people who buy job skips will be a high enough level to unlock expansion jobs without progressing the MSQ that far.