Hey all. First post to the forums, so here we go...

A thought hit me today. I have all these friends I've been introducing to the game yet they have to go through so much content just to get to where I am and I don't have the heart to tell them to pay their way through it because there's so much good story content to explore.

Quite a dilemma, I think.

So it got me thinking about something SWTOR did once upon a time that I think we've reached a point in the MSQ where it could be worth exploring:

An Alternative Start

Imagine if you will, a new adventurer of some repute arriving in Sharlayan, perhaps to become a new member of the Students of Baldesion. They're accomplished, but not around Eorzea per se. But they're one of the many gifted with the Echo, and perhaps a unique variation of it.

This "newfound adventurer," if you will, is seeking fame and fortune and perhaps hearing about a certain treasure hunt. He gets acquainted through a tall elven man bearing a lance who says he knows some people who can help with this treasure hunt. The hijinks will ensue, but now you're asking... where's the Warrior of Light?

That's the unique thing about this adventurer's Echo. They can see into the past of the Warrior of Light and witness their many accomplishments across Eorzea, from the humble beginnings to where they are now. The Warrior of Light is busy for sure tackling many problems and going on many adventurers, but this Newfound Adventurer seeks to follow in the WoL's footsteps and help the world in the same way they did, while also learning what feats they have accomplished.

Through this rather tenuous connection to the WoL, they draw the interest of some of the WoL's major associates and they decide it'd be worth including them on their escapades into Eorzea's next chapter.

So what does this mean mechanically? Read onto the next post (that had to get cut from here due to maximum character size) to find out!