So it’s no secret to anyone that I started playing FFXIV because I played FFXI first over the span of several years. One thing I like to do is to take little tidbits that I remember from FFXI to apply to FFXIV rp, especially in crafting. I can imagine this stuff isn’t news to many people, but I mostly wanted to write it down so I have something handy to refer back to, and to share with people that might be interested.
Crafting in FFXI was not so streamlined as it is in FFXIV (at least in my experience); crystals of all elements were used regardless of the craft, the process was automatic and had a chance of failure, the day of the week could impact the effectiveness of each crystal, and each crystal had a specific use (all of which can be found on FFXIclopedia). The role of each crystal is as follows:
Fire - Burning or heating Earth - Bonding Water - Diluting, Dissolving, or Liquifying Wind - Carving or Cutting Ice - Freezing or Congealing Lightning- Disintegrating or Desynthesizing
FFXIV’s system is very simplified; each craft predominantly uses two crystals (occasionally using others depending on the recipe). My assumption has always been that this is done most likely for balance, so each crystal type has only 2-3 classes it’s needed for. Here’s the following breakdown of crafts and their respective crystals:
Carpentry - Wind and Ice Blacksmithing - Fire and Earth Armorsmithing - Ice and Earth Goldsmithing - Wind and Fire Leatherworking - Earth and Wind Weaver - Lightning and Wind Alchemy - Water and Lightning Culinarian - Fire and Water
Arguably, the same uses for the crystals can still apply (based on my limited knowledge of the craft, so people are always welcome to correct me):
Fire - used to heat the metals used in smithing and allow culinarians to cook food on the go without fumbling with wood, coal, etc Earth - used to bond materials together for leatherworking, blacksmithing, and armorsmithing Water - used to dilute, dissolve, and liquify reagents and ingredient in alchemy and cooking (or even just to produce water obviously, which serves the same purpose) Wind - used for cutting cloth for weaving or carving up wood and metal for carpentry and goldsmithing Ice - cools the metal for armorsmithing or to congeal the glue used in carpentry Lightning - used to break down materials to make thread during the carding process for weaving or to help break down reagents for alchemy
As far as roleplay goes, characters don’t need to be restricted to just these crystals. There are many ways you can use crystals outside their designated craft. Leatherworkers and carpenters can use heat to help shape leather and wood. Smiths could easily use fire crystals to heat the metal before shaping it, ice crystals to cool it after the metal is shaped, and perhaps a mix of fire and earth to bond the pieces together (people have already mentioned using fire crystals for welding, so here’s a possible example of using both in tandem).
Not a crafter? Fire crystals can potentially heat a home or water crystals could be used to help produce fresh water during a long journey. It all depends on how you want to use them.
Characters certainly don’t have to rely on them, either; it’s simply some added flavor based on how you feel your character fits into the world. There are risks with working with crystals after all, such as potential aether sickness depending on your level of sensitivity, or at worst, potentially creating dangerous entities such as primals. It all depends on how you want to play it for your rp.
With that out of the way, I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m always open to hearing more ideas.
A mini project done on Lakota Identity with some fellow students at Oglala Lakota College.
Project conceived by Elaine Yellow Horse (second photo). Photographs/editing by me (doyoumisterjones). Additional help by Anna Takes Shield (last photo.)
Because I’ve seen other people expressing confusion about this, I figured I should attach my answer to this ask:
Wonderful information on Lakota hair and protocol. Thank you for sharing.
Reminder that s**aw is an extremely harmful slur against Native women, do NOT use this term if you are not Native American.
Realistic Stuttering: “Sorry, I uh… I didn’t mean- I didn’t mean to do that…”
When people stutter, they usually reword what they’re saying as they speak, and subconsciously insert “filler words” such as “uh, like, you know,” and etc.
*puts on speech therapist hat*
ACTUALLY! It depends on why they are stuttering.
A Nervous Stutter results in what is called Mazing, or rewording the sentence. That is the classic “I, um… well I… look it’s just that… so we…” that @hellishhues is talking about. When someone is mazing their words you’re seeing a form of Speech Apraxia where the brain is having trouble forming verbal speech. This can be brought on by brain damage, memory loss, anxiety, nerves, and several other things.
The root cause of a nervous stutter is a disconnect between the mouth and the brain.
With this you will also sometimes see the classic “S-s-s-sorry…” especially if the person has been training to speak clearly and is now at a point of fatigue or stress where they are not mentally capable of forming the words.
The other kind of stutter is a Physical Stutter, sometimes referred to as slurring, and another facet of Speech Apraxia. This stutter is caused when the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and throat are physically unable to form certain sounds. This is most often seen in the very young and victims of brain trauma.
Sounds are acquired at different ages, so a 2-year-old will probably not be able to clearly pronounce certain words (which is why toddler sound so off when they’re written with developed dialogue). These mis-pronunciations are sometimes referred to as lisping, but only if the sounds are run together. If the person starts and restarts the sound because they got it wrong, it can also sound like the classic sound stutter.
But it all depends on why the character is stuttering!
Do they have Speech Apraxia, Audio Processing Disorder, muscle dysfunction, or another medical reason to stutter? (1)
Are they stuttering because of anxiety, stress, or fatigue? (2)
Does the stutter stem from intoxication or blood loss? (3)
All of those will sound different!
1 - Will have mazing, repeated sound stutters, and be the classic stutter that annoys OP.
2 - This is where you’ll see the repetition stutter, mazing, rephrasing, and filler words.
3 - This is where you are more likely to see starts and stops and slurring of words.
My mum has apraxia and I just wanted to say that’s one of the most concise and clear ways I’ve seen it explained, thank you!
^^^
I myself repeat letters when I’m stressed, so my characters do too, but I didn’t know before about the different causes for stuttering. I will refer to this in future. Thank you.
Yup! Can I add: if it’s a stuttering disorder, it changes depending on who they’re talking to and how they’re feeling (eg., being excited and talking to a large crowd makes it worse). You can see:
Phrase repetition (My name is–my name is–)
Whole word repetition (My-My–)
Part-word repetitions (M-M-My)
Stretched or distorted words (Myyyyyy name)
Effortful stops (My n-nameis)
And you can see it anywhere in a sentence (start/middle/end of a sentence), depending on the person. Might also have behaviours that go with the stutter - avoiding eye contact, clenching hands, twitches, etc.
“Don’t do any of this” - a bunch of things you totally should NOT do if adobe says what you’ve got is outdated and you should buy the newer worser version
Always remember, lift with your legs not your back
Cold water washing for getting rid of protein stains, using warm/hot water binds the proteins and will leave the stain.
Blot, NEVER rub to get rid of staining liquids on hardwood. Use baking soda to absorb leftover wetness, then dip a stiff brush in vinegar to lightly scrub the baking soda away.
It’s best to clean those spots before they dry, the sooner the better. This is one of the reasons to keep a nice thick rug under the kitchen table.
An artist : Aw man! I saw my arts were reposted on Instagram. I’ve asked them to take my arts down but they ignored me.
Me : Say no more! Click this link, then click ‘fill out this form’. Fill the form and wait for about 1-2 days, the staffs will remove the image you were reporting from the reposter’s account :^)
hope you don’t mind me adding some more info :’D
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