Before I begin, let me explain that my playtime is limited and I can go days at a time without logging in - making it ostensibly more difficult to diagnose potential issues. Prior to today, the only times I would ever have issue with FFXIV is if I was trying to run it in Windowed mode, and would on occasion CTD (Crash to Desktop).

Today, I've attempted logging in and playing three times and on all three occasions, I would suffer either a BSOD (on first two attempts) and a CTD on the last. Breakdown on circumstances in-game: Jumping into Duty Finder on first two and crashing inside - after several minutes of gameplay. The most recent attempt was a CTD while riding through Central Shard. After the initial two crashes, I checked the error and reviewed the forums - leading me to suspect that the reason I was having problems was the most recent Nvidia driver update this past week (After installing Skyrim, consumed most of my time).

Here is the System Clip from the launcher (Wall of Text Incoming):

Code:
-=-=-=-=-=-=- FFXIV Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

MyDocument	C:\Users\Rex\Documents
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn	C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn	Language 1		Region 2
ProxyEnable 0
ProxyServer unspecified
ProxyOverride unspecified


-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

SYSTEM_OS	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9600.winblue_gdr.131030-1505)
SYSTEM_CPU	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM	SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8  SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
SYSTEM_BIOS	BIOS Date: 07/04/13 16:00:32 Ver: 04.06.05
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE	English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY	16314.496MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY	2047.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE	16314.496MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE	C:\    SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE    SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 118.898GB    SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 72.534GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE	E:\    SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE    SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 931.511GB    SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 930.647GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION	DirectX 11
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE	\\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP	GeForce GTX 770
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER	NVIDIA
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM	1985.684 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM	2048.309 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC	Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE	1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER	nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION	9.18.0013.3221
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE	12/19/2013 2:33:31 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE	English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER	3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE	SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND	Speakers (USB PnP Sound Device)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID	{E519748A-488A-4957-8B10-83E7FC438AD2}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME	CM10864.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION	8.00.0008.2163
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE	English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE	10/4/2012 1:59:54 AM
SYSTEM_SOUND	E325BV-FMD-0 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID	{611D66EC-11EB-4762-9691-30FD9A2693C2}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME	nvhda64v.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION	1.03.0030.0001
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE	English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE	11/28/2013 7:38:18 AM
SYSTEM_SOUND	Digital Output (USB PnP Sound Device)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID	{D8E63851-0032-426A-B003-00ECC1EF379E}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME	CM10864.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION	8.00.0008.2163
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE	English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE	10/4/2012 1:59:54 AM
SYSTEM_SOUND	Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID	{E8C4BA90-45AA-46D1-BE07-0E8FC5FB34CF}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME	RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION	6.00.0001.6873
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE	English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE	3/29/2013 7:42:42 AM
SYSTEM_INPUT	{6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME	Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS	SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 5  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT	{6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME	Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS	SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT	{69EB6630-65CE-11E3-8005444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME	USB PnP Sound Device
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS	SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 1  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 5  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT	{69EB3F20-65CE-11E3-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME	USB KEYBOARD
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS	SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 3  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT	{69EB6630-65CE-11E3-8003444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME	USB KEYBOARD
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS	SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 24  SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Application Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

FFXIVLauncher


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Install Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

BOSS
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware version 1.75.0.1300
NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver
Steam
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Java 7 Update 45
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
Java Auto Updater
Intel(R) Management Engine Components
7.1 SOUND EFFECT GAMING HEADSET
NVIDIA PhysX
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161
Intel(R) Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010  x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Proccess Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe	000003EC
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) ME FW Recovery Agent\bin\ismagent.exe	0000090C
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) ME FW Recovery Agent\bin\updateui.exe	00000908
C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe	000006FC
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Update Core\NvTmru.exe	000007A4
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\Update Core\NvBackend.exe	00000A20
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot\ffxivlauncher.exe	0000226C
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot\ffxivsysinfo.exe	00001B0C
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorIcon.exe	00000904
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology Agent\iSCTsysTray8.exe	00000E9C
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe	00000EF0
C:\Windows\System32\TiltWheelMouse.exe	00000A14

First thing I noticed was that the driver had last been updated back on the 23rd. However, I know that I've installed the GeForce 332.21 Driver on 1/7/14. There really haven't been any hardware adjustments made in the last week or two. Installed Skyrim and a ton of mods, but nothing that would affect this program. (A Java install earlier this morning maybe?)

In game settings are managed by NVIDIA Geforce Experience and have been adjusted to Optimal Settings. If there's anything specific that I can list to better assist with technical issues, feel free to ask.