Quote Originally Posted by ZReport View Post
It's not a dead art, and she may very well delegate some of the Ninja training to her associates. It makes absolutely no sense at all for Yugiri to be around before the 2.2 storyline if you are a new player. The player character doesn't know of her existence or the fact that Ninja exist. You can make the argument for Rogue however, as it is an art that was refined in Limsa Lominsa.
Yes! You have exactly supported the point I was trying to make, that a player doesn't need to have met Yugiri in order to learn to be a Ninja. There are other practitioners of the art, and it is not impossible that a player earlier in the storyline could meet one of those practictioners to unlock the job. Neither becoming a Rogue nor becoming a Ninja necessarily has to depend on one's progression through the storyline.

Thanks for the dialogue snippet!

Quote Originally Posted by Giantbane View Post
Not all of the jobs have teachers that show you new techniques. Those powers are usually granted by the Job Stone itself which stores the memory and spirit of past practitioners. You could even just *find* a ninja stone and run around doing ninja-y stuff to unlock the latent power in the stone. Don't even need a direct teacher.
Another good lore-safe alternative. Though there would have to be SOME kind of NPC you interact with to start the quests, I'd think. Someone who's heard of Ninjas and studies them. Wants to BE them? Wants to totally flip out and kill everybody in the room??? And that's Real Ultimate Power!