"I swear.. you are the single most infuriating man i've ever met. If you run off like that again a dragon isn't the only thing you'll have to worry about."
"Ah.. yes because the tiny lizard gremlin clutching to me as we kiss is so scary..~"
i am trying to speak "FFXIV FFX-themed summoner/guardian AUs" into existence. do you understand? do you see the vision. "only you can handle these summoned beasts and save the world" already baked into both settings. wolfilia summoner/guardian (works both directions). ysaylestinien (she is a summoner with no guardians; he is about to carry immense guilt for the rest of his life for what he will fail to do). but also unukalhai is a summoner whose guardians all died and is now posing as your guardian, right?
the scions are basically almost textually already your guardians. thancred already has ffx guardian-flavored problems. urianger's whole subterfuge and loyalty angst schtick. the shock and betrayal of y'shtola mistaking you for an enemy. alphinaud coming to ishgard wracked by grief and regret but forced to pull himself together because he's the last support you have left in a foreign land. alisaie with a serious hangup about feeling like you're stronger than her despite her trying to be your defender. krile and tataru's frustrations about being vital support but unable to join you on the front lines. the fatal rift when azem's guardians must choose between personal loyalty and the greater good. do you get it. do you See.
on some level it's just formalizing the "chosen savior and their pals who have all silently agreed that they are less important than their savior and would die for them" dynamic that the echo and being the warrior of light already creates, but formalization makes it much easier for characters to engage with directly. also the fact that designated hero status comes with a high measure of fame and scrutiny and also requires a performance of public grief (the sending; "for those we have lost, for those we can yet save"). they're very thematically simpatico.
I started lvling dancer, and tbh I love it so much. I’ve basically only played WHM, so it’s been nice to have a break from healing everyone! Its so fun to just run around and kill things without having to worry about everyone's healthbars.
Running Sohm Al in Trust has revealed that 1) Estinien somehow gets Blood of the Dragon as an ability/buff at level 53 (as opposed to the level 54 the players once got it at) and 2) he just straight up sucks at fighting during that dungeon
He was rank 4 on the aggro list against Myath. Alphinaud was rank 3
Alphinaud.
The squishy healer.
Was number 3
Also Ysayle is. Really bad at tanking. She does not use aoes aside from an initial bit at the beginning of a pull. I literally watched her use the single target combo while dealing with 3+ enemies (hell I even ended up with yellow aggro a few times)