Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) TTRPG

[cyan path]

Have you heard of the critically acclaimed TTRPG Final Fantasy XIV with an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn up to level 50 for free with no restrictions on playtime?

[digital delta]

woah no way

[runic aspen]

big simp for this game so ill post some resources

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVTTRPG/comments/1d3yl2t/comment/l6bpue9/

https://www.square-enix-shop.com/ffxivttrpg/en/freetrial.html
NOTE: the free trial books are not the full version of the rulebooks

[cyan path]

WE RIDING HOOOOME

[runic aspen]

starter boxes are having a second wave in october i think

player book and gm book will be avaliable for sale...whenever SE decides

[digital delta]

do we know if there even is a player/gm book beyond the starter box

[runic aspen]

i find it highly unlikely they would only release 1 job for each role

especially since they already showed off versions of BRD and SMN

and a bunch of other jobs

in livestreams

[digital delta]

yeah alright that's sufficient evidence

[runic aspen]

my current speculation is the books will have the ARR jobs and a beastiary

maybe some scenarios

for reference the ARR jobs are

• paladin
• warrior
• dragoon
• monk
• bard
• black mage
• summoner
• white mage
• scholar

with ninja included in a post MSQ patch

dark knight was shown off in a live stream which is a part of heavensward which adds: dark knight, astrologian, and machinist

so at bare minimum thats 2 tank jobs, 2 melee dps, 1 ranged dps, 2 magical dps, and 2 healer

so absolute best scenario theres 3 tank, 2 melee dps, 2 ranged dps, 2 magical dps, and 3 healer

which seems ideal imo

[cyan path]

uhhh...what is Black Mage's rotation at level 50 lol?

[runic aspen]

fire fire blizzard

sometimes thunder

[cyan path]

i'm too used to the mmo's lv.60+ version that has fire iv

[runic aspen]

i actually quite like BLK's mechanic

it can forgoe movement to cast another spell

[cyan path]

yea that i saw and like a lot

ain't movin out of this AoE

[runic aspen]

im actually like

really fucking into some jobs getting touch ups in terms of mechanical complexity

for the trpg

i was talking about this earlier but

[digital delta]

neat little stance system too

[runic aspen]

like surging tempest is no longer

"uhhhh 10% increased dmg"

same thing with power surge on dragoon

theres actual texture

and jump is no longer like

a rotation ability

[digital delta]

ooooooh

[runic aspen]

ALL OR NOTHING RAGGHHHHHH

[cyan path]

jump is mega damage or die

[runic aspen]

man its so cool

[cyan path]

are there raid buffs in a sense?

[runic aspen]

not yet

but i dont think most jobs get raid buffs at this level

[ionic fractal]

i don't think raid buffs were really a thing in ARR, yeah

[cyan path]

i only saw whm, blm, and war's cards so far

got it

[runic aspen]

BRD is the only one that might

since it gets its songs at 30, 40, and 52

though battle voice is 50

[ionic fractal]

SCH might get sacred soil? do we count that as a raidwide?

[runic aspen]

lemme check the TLs

yep SCH gets sacred soil

but mitigation buff not a dps raid buff

[ionic fractal]

oh right, it's just a defence thing

do they still get art of war

[runic aspen]

art of war is the aoe thing right

[cyan path]

oh yeah are DoTs a thing lol

[ionic fractal]

yeah

[runic aspen]

yeah they get it

[ionic fractal]

as it should be

[runic aspen]

i cant imagine how BRD would look without dots

[cyan path]

I can

[ionic fractal]

well, it'd be simple at least

[cyan path]

It's bad

and duh me, thunder is a dot

[runic aspen]

BLK dots are WEIRD

[ionic fractal]

hell, DRG gets a dot at 50

[runic aspen]

yep

mah boi MNK...

bring him home...

if they come out with a HW and it has King Thordan (Extreme) im gonna go crazy

[ionic fractal]

nah

nah

DSR

[runic aspen]

dont say that

[cyan path]

i'm excited for ultimates at some point

i can get a ttrpg group together for that at least 🫠

[runic aspen]

i wonder if theyre actually gonna do 8 mans

i feel like they'll wanna keep to dungeons cuz its 4 man content

[ionic fractal]

i wonder if they're going to let you unsync

[runic aspen]

nah thats in the rules

u level sync to every scenario

so no unsyncing

[ionic fractal]

i guess if 8-mans are out, i shouldn't even bring up alliance raids

there are probably ways to make it work

[runic aspen]

3 tables of 8 players

oh im sure they could figure something out

[ionic fractal]

i mean, my idea for 8-mans is "one player plays both tanks, one plays both healers, everyone else gets a dps"

but my group averages around six anyway

[runic aspen]

i feel like u could two head in this game kinda easily

but they could also scale down raids

[cyan path]

alliance raids sound like adventurer's league/pf society play lol

[runic aspen]

holy

[ionic fractal]

yeah if you want a strict 1 player == 1 character that's about the only way you're going to do alliance raids

but god, it's already herding cats to do alliance raids in the video game, can you imagine how bad it would be at a table

[cyan path]

oh yeah wasn't there some sort of crafting/gathering downtime?

[runic aspen]

the poster on reddit said the full book has a bunch of stuff

a full replay

comics illustrating play

all sorts of sidebars

[ionic fractal]

pretty standard for jttrpgs as far as i know

[runic aspen]

i imagine crafting and gathering is part of that

[runic aspen]

yep

[cyan path]

yippee

also, cure III buffed the fuck up on whm >:]

[runic aspen]

i need to see what AST is like

give me SB astro

[ionic fractal]

AST requires a physical tarot deck (sold separately)

[runic aspen]

i appreciate the gal square...

u gotta respect the hustle

[ionic fractal]

i doubt they will, WAR has the circular overpower

[cyan path]

gib astro

[runic aspen]

i still wonder what it will be

[cyan path]

there's conveniently 6 cards so likely a d6 roll for Draw

[runic aspen]

evens for ranged, odds for melee?

[cyan path]

i really hope it's old astro cards with different effects other than dps up

[runic aspen]

yeah same

at the very least roll d6, each result gives a different effect

at best old astro stance swapping

since it'll be the third healer

[cyan path]

maaaaaybe, but since Sage exists now it might not be a stance swapper since Sage fills the shield role in now

but we shall see

[runic aspen]

they might never release sage since its like

4? 5? expansions away

[cyan path]

but they can make so much money with more expansions.....

(i half joke at this point)

i'm hoping a good VTT implementation gets made cause otherwise i might have to do it

[runic aspen]

as we all know square makes only the best buisness investments

yeah i hope theres some VTT support

get on it foundry wizards

prob once the full rulebooks come out

[cyan path]

i'm gonna have to learn someday

[deep surge]

Haven’t got mine in yet but I’m disappointed by the lack of character creation

[runic aspen]

we've known there will be no chara gen for a while

[cyan path]

yeah there isn't something mechanical, you just make your wol however you like, assign a ffxiv race to them, then throw em into a scenario

hey! i can make a 7ft au ra girl at least

[runic aspen]

its not ffxiv has much customization begin with

considering the base theres not much they couldve done

[deep surge]

Did we?

[runic aspen]

ill be real the communication from SE was ass

but in JP streams they basically said as much and thats what seemed to be shown off during events

but they didnt communicate this to foreign audiences i will agree

[cyan path]

yeah a few people (including jas) just manually translated what was shown on stream

https://vxtwitter.com/Gahostan/status/1780310009034707281?t=Y1irCF1pdUiqPsDhl_Mlfg&s=19

[deep surge]

I knew we were getting sone pregens I just assumed the rule books would come with char gen

[runic aspen]

i mean like, i think its fair to assume the ffxiv trpg wont have customization like ffxiv

[deep surge]

Not surprised there’s no options but job, nor entirely against that, but expected at least all the ARR jobs

[runic aspen]

my prediction is that the full book will have all the ARR jobs

they showed off DRK on stream which gives me hope the HW jobs will be included in it

but im not expecting it

they showed off SCH, BRD, MNK, DRK on stream iirc

some at multiple levels

no NIN or PLD tho

[cyan path]

i think PLD exists? i swear i saw it once

[runic aspen]

👀

if u find it pls post

i wanna know its mechanics

[cyan path]

yeah level 30 PLD is translated in matara's drive folder

[runic aspen]

oh yeah 30 isnt much

i think 50 or smth is when most jobs get their mechanic

[cyan path]

yeah

i know DRK, SCH, MNK, and DRG got shown at level 50 so those should be tl'd

[deep surge]

got mine in the mail

that box art is beautifull

[runic aspen]

👀

pics?

[deep surge]

Images you can hear

[ionic fractal]

oh god it comes with stack and spread markers

[digital delta]

yoooooooo

[deep surge]

Comes with a bunch of maps too

Basically it comes with all the paraphernalia you’d need to run the three pre made dungeons out of the box

[ionic fractal]

what are the brackets for

[cyan path]

yoooo

[deep surge]

It seems very board gamey with ‘I go you go’ for players then enemies, I also suspect that many of the markers are things you have to navigate around with bosses dropping them on their turn then resolving at the start of their next

But I haven’t seen that in the rules yet so I could be wrong

[deep surge]

I’m honestly not sure yet

[deep surge]

They’re corners to build aoe markers if you want special or large shapes or don’t want to move a lot of pieces around to put them underneath

[deep surge]

Yup, that’s exactly what they’re for

Kinda like it, encourages mobility

If anyone has anything they’d want to see a pic of just ask

[runic aspen]

im sorry i missed this

i heard there was a replay report in the book

are you able to post pics of that?

[runic aspen]

found some pics on reddit!

and it wouldnt be a ffxiv product without

[cyan path]

oh those books are a lot smaller than expected

[deep surge]

yeah, the players guide is filled with comics and examples of how to run the game

[cyan path]

good

i think they have form and function

[runic aspen]

hell yes

[cyan path]

game was scheduled to come in today for me but usps lost the tracking number

[runic aspen]

😒

usps....

[cyan path]

okay it's out for delivery today. for sure. definitely

[runic aspen]

copium.jpg

[cyan path]

GAME GET

kleenex box for size reference lol

[runic aspen]

beeg

[cyan path]

i'll compile my pics in one post so there's less spam

ok, so the full player's guide is only missing the tutorial comics, and specific Titles that adventurers have. otherwise the content is identical

[runic aspen]

full as in

free trial vs the book in the starter box?

[cyan path]

yeah free trial pl guide vs. the starter box guide

[runic aspen]

could u post the tutorial comics?

or are they the same ones that were posted to insta?

ooooo could u post the titles?

[cyan path]

the starter scenario titles are:
Cellica's Brave Adventurer: Recover 1d6 HP at the start of each new encounter phase.
Mine Drinkin' Buddy: You know how to feast and make merry, even in the company of strangers. This title has no effect during encounters.
Lazy for Lawrence: You may ask the GM to reveal the defense of any seedkin characters on an encounter map.

[runic aspen]

nice

this bodes well for new titles

[cyan path]

yeah titles are basically a bonus

[runic aspen]

thats cool

do u get those by finishing scenarios?

[cyan path]

the comics are the same ones found here, but officially translated in the PL

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVTTRPG/comments/1c4dwip/ffxiv_ttrpg_tutorial_manga_translated/

[runic aspen]

oh okay yeah im familiar with these

if u find any graphs that showcase gameplay please post em

[cyan path]

yeah they're the same comics, no new ones in the PL

yuh

moving to the GM guide now

oh but there's mentions of a Standard Rulebook to refer to in the PL....

lemme see if that's just what they refer the GM guide as

• chocobo companions gain +10HP at level 40
• +10HP, +1 to all attributes and a damage/heal increase for each ability at level 50

okay, this is what i wanted to see

[runic aspen]

u should post this in #tabletop-discussion i feel like this hasnt been entered into the discussion

[cyan path]

yeah, you can get titles from completing scenarios or from certain milestones within scenarios

lol one title from a scenario doesn't have a function

[runic aspen]

just like in ffxiv!

[cyan path]

hm. hey square. where's my dark knight. where's my monk. where's my-

they only have WHM, BLM, DRG, WAR in this box

so that reddit thread of the box contents is really all this has

[runic aspen]

yes

[cyan path]

welp gotta wait for the Standard Rules + GM Rules books lol

but as of right now the box has enough for setting it up digitally

[runic aspen]

👀

[cyan path]

there's not any i've seen that haven't been posted here https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVTTRPG/comments/1d3yl2t/final_fantasy_xiv_ttrpg_tokens_maps_aoe_markers/

they have battlemap setups for beginning encounters, but that's about it

[runic aspen]

very sad

[cyan path]

you can get this though heh (scenario 3 spoiler)

[runic aspen]

now this is good shit

[cyan path]

i'll say though, this game is extremely dangerous for ending the last scenario at the gates of ||The Praetorium||

now all the fucked up GMs will make their own

hm. now do i suffer in foundry's custom system builder or do i do simple worldbuilding first

[runic aspen]

i prefer simple worldbuilding

personally

[cyan path]

i considered that more since the game doesn't do too much outside of standard d20 or d6 rolling, but i did mess with CSB more because of fabula

[runic aspen]

i think either works personally

the game relatively easy to track

[cyan path]

both are version 11 still

[runic aspen]

u just need to put in ur abilities

[cyan path]

i'll have to ask matara if i can use their TLs from the stream for other non-box jobs

[runic aspen]

do we know if the stream version of the jobs were changed?

like if lv 50 DRG from stream and lv 50 DRG from the box are different

[cyan path]

hmm

[runic aspen]

lemme see

does not look like it

MNK is back on the menu boiz

[cyan path]

aww yeee

[runic aspen]

okay now the question is

how fast will people be to make the expansion jobs

especially AST

[cyan path]

given reddit, very quickly but not very well made

just ports ICON Seer

bet: someone homebrews Viper/Picto before Dawntrail releases

[cyan path]

i would've really loved if they had cutouts of each job's job gauges with little pips to put on them :>

homebrewers: makes the rest of the jobs left out of the starter box
me: makes Zenos fightable

[runic aspen]

broke: homebrews all the HW jobs
woke: makes alexander extreme
bespoke: create a zenos raid in SB

[cyan path]

we at CBU3 are closely in tune with the community. we will ignore stormblood ultimate and go straight to eden ultimate

[runic aspen]

we are closely in tune with the community. this is why we are making our trpg a full 5e conversion.

[cyan path]

excessive brainrot, go!

[deep surge]

I somehow missed these were a thing

I want to play a game of it but so far I can only find one person who is interested

[runic aspen]

hopefully virtual tools are made

[deep surge]

Ttrpg are more fun in person to me as well

[cyan path]

super understandable

[runic aspen]

i have gotten my hands on a vtt for the ffxiv trpg scenarios...

if anyone wants to play i would be more than willing to run it for folks

[cyan path]

https://tenor.com/view/-gif-4470566

[runic aspen]

going through and doing data entry for all the jobs

even though i prob shouldnt

[cyan path]

lol at the tabletop black mage being "old content" now that Sharpcast is removed

[cyan path]

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bard is here!

er, here soon™️

[runic aspen]

interesting!

all in jp im assuming?

[digital delta]

Just checked the English site, no translation there yet

[runic aspen]

it isnt on the jp site either

[digital delta]

perhaps the bard is some manner of ghost

[cyan path]

yeah it's later, in 4 hours

jumped the gun too fast

[cyan path]

https://www.square-enix-shop.com/ffxivttrpg/en/freetrial.html

ok it's here now

[runic aspen]

nice very cool stuff

i wonder if theyre planning on releasing more

[cyan path]

i would hope so

pls give Astro...

[runic aspen]

well i moreso mean like

releasing more jobs for free

[cyan path]

oh

unsure

[digital delta]

i'd think so, it would be odd to stop at one

[cyan path]

they'll probably release all the ARR jobs (paladin, scholar, ninja, monk, summoner) for free, idk about heavensward (dark knight, astro, machinist) but since dark knight has already been streamed i assume it's gonna be free too

as for later expansion jobs unsure if they'll put them in the full core book, or continue with the free splats

[runic aspen]

ninja....

[cyan path]

soon™️?

[deep surge]

It wouldn't surprise me if ARR ones are free but HW ones are behind another expac

the game needs needs a monster manual for actual encounter building

[runic aspen]

we wont know until we see whats contained in the gm book

[cyan path]

https://vxtwitter.com/ffxivttrpg_sqex/status/1814150123644924385

deluxe edition????

(still no core books though)

WAIT THAT HAS THE CORE

[runic aspen]

oh are those inserts?

they look very nice

detective time

[cyan path]

congrats for those who didn't buy the first edition lol

[runic aspen]

handouts for dark knight, scholar, black mage, and monk

[cyan path]

yippeeee

[runic aspen]

yeah description says it comes with the standard rulebook

[cyan path]

also some acrylic waymarks lmao

that seems almost unnecessary for a physical game but i like their dedication

[runic aspen]

theres also a mp tracker die

yeah acrylic marks for turns i think?

[cyan path]

they have ABCD and 1234

so like the game's waymarks

[runic aspen]

makes sense

that is a bit extra

[cyan path]

oh the store page got updated

[runic aspen]

link?

[cyan path]

we get odd levels too!

[runic aspen]

yep HW confirmed

[cyan path]

https://www.square-enix-shop.com/ffxivttrpg/en/index.html
full site if you want the store link etc.

[runic aspen]

huh, why 55?

[cyan path]

i think the preorders come soon since the links to the store are dead

https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item_list.html?siborikomi_clear=1&x=0&y=0&keyword=TTRPG

the japanese site's links do work though, so you can get a rough estimate for costs

apparent release date November 23 for the core book and deluxe set

[cyan path]

noooo idea

i guess the Aery is the cutoff point?

[runic aspen]

just an unfortunate circumstance of designing around an mmo i feel

[deep surge]

Organized a game for tomorrow then it fell apart

Oh wow both arr and hw?

[deep surge]

Is there a way the rule book can be purchased separately?

[cyan path]

yeah i think so soon! the links are just dead atm

it's just like the original wave of preorders going up too early

[cyan path]

https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantasy-xiv-ttrpg-standard-rulebook

preorder up now! pricey as shit but expected from square...

[runic aspen]

70 buckos

lmaooooooo

• Playable Jobs x13

one moment

we are back

Items, shopping, augmentation, personal quests, and more

okay we're cooking

[digital delta]

ohoho?

[runic aspen]

so since the mcdm rpg is my only frame of reference for Physical Releases For The Average TRPG Gamer...70 bucks seems par for the course actually

[digital delta]

It's on the expensive side

but i don't know about once you account for the board, etc.

[runic aspen]

no this is just the book

i also dont know how many pages the book is

[cyan path]

$70 plus shipping (it was $10 for me)

this is only the player's handbook, the deluxe with all the bells and whistles is $198

[runic aspen]

.....

my lord

oh god right it has a gm guide too right

how much are the dnd books

[cyan path]

uh

GM guide isn't part of the deluxe :^)

that's still under "coming soon"

[runic aspen]

oh my lord

[cyan path]

dnd books go for $60 msrp but when i bought them i always got them off amazon for like $35

[digital delta]

I'm comparing it to a Call of Cthulhu hardcover that's thicker (if not heavier, since we don't have that stat), and the listed price for that one is $55

[runic aspen]

square enix tax

[cyan path]

yeah definitely a tax for a book that i doubt has more pages than the lancer core

[runic aspen]

consider: it has pretty art

[cyan path]

consider: it's art reused from the encyclopedia eorzea collection

:(

[runic aspen]

[cyan path]

https://www.square-enix-shop.com/ffxivttrpg/en/freetrial.html

square updated the free trial to include the starter box's lv 30 sheets (WAR, WHM, BLM, DRG)

and a level 30 fate scenario

[runic aspen]

🧐

[cyan path]

the fate is new!

actually a good framework for single encounters

[stoic otter]

is this game new? because it flew off my radar, i really did not know aboutthis

[digital delta]

Came out just a few months ago

[stoic otter]

makes sense

also makes sense to take XIV for a ttrpg

wish I could return to playing it ;-;

[runic aspen]

ive ran it before if u got any questions

[stoic otter]

how is it? is it basically fabula ultima with the squenix logo attached to it or it's straight up the mmorpg but pen an paper? what mechanics does it use?

[digital delta]

nah it's way different from Fabula

Majority of mechanics are in its grid combat system

which I have heard compared to a patched version of the MMO combat

In the starter box, you pick a class and a level, and that's basically your whole character sheet
i think there was some mention that the full game will have more customization but I don't expect the linear class system to change

[stoic otter]

ah I see

it's cool nontheless

[digital delta]

ye I enjoyed it

[stoic otter]

might take a look at it

can't wait to have cloud face off Kafka in the XIV setting

[runic aspen]

it is not like fabu

general combat mechanics are you choose a job to play and roll d20+mod

if u beat the enemy's defenses u do some additional damage

but ur always hitting

[stoic otter]

so it's like d&d mechanic wise?

[runic aspen]

not really

in dnd u miss if u dont beat the ac

in ffxiv trpg ur never missing

thats just the general roll mechanic too

each job is just like the mmo, no itemization or customization

tanks handle aggro

dps do damage

healers heal tanks

some enemies will put out aoes that u have to stack or avoid

and some jobs can interupt or cancel

[stoic otter]

i have to read the manual now

[runic aspen]

been thinking about this

i would say this trpg is closer to the ff jrpg experience than fabu

[digital delta]

Ohoho?

[runic aspen]

just purely on techhnicality

since fabu is more BD than FF

ffxiv trpg's linear jobs are more inline with FF's progression

[digital delta]

Ahhh okay

[cyan path]

we got preorders for the standard rules now

https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantasy-xiv-ttrpg-standard-rulebook

oh it was already here...

[runic aspen]

70 bucks

lmao

i would say "thats fair" if it wasnt using a lot of game assets

though i suppose the presentation is a big sell of this game

[cyan path]

the big collection doesn't even have the gm guide....

[deep surge]

tried out the ttrpg tonight with friends, it went well and they enjoyed it

the quick speed and presece of a large amount of interactivity was particularly liked by the players, as well as the speed of setup. While it's probably not great for a massive ongoing campaign it is solid for oneshots or a mini series

[digital delta]

very nice!

[cyan path]

yep i agree!

i'm excited for if they do add more longform play but it's likely going to be just single-session bashes

[cyan path]

oh yeah the standard core is supposed to come out at the end of Feb, but it might be delayed

the japanese one was supposedly released in Nov 2024, did we get translations for that?

[frank apex]

I just wanna know if they're doing a digital release of the main rulebook as well

[cyan path]

it should be, i think?

[cyan path]

according to EU customers, shipping is delayed in the EU until April 25

[frank apex]

Well, today’s the day the full rulebook is supposed to release stateside, at least

Anyone gotten theirs yet?

[cyan path]

none reports yet

[cyan path]

we are so back, i got an email saying the core book is shipped

[digital delta]

WOOOOO

[cyan path]

core book is IN

already off to a good start on a random page

contents

astro is here.........

(phone dyin brb)

[cyan path]

very important for this game

[cyan path]

that is...not the front facing view of the armor lol

so for character creation, we got your appearance, "profile", and job

appearance is standard, there's a few examples of what you can choose to look like or use as an aesthetic, with a larger section about the ffxiv races after character creation

"profile" is coming up with your character's background + personality, with a roll table for origins, motives, and npc bonds/bond types

profile has your profile trait, which are player-created ways to apply advantage dice to rolls in narrative encounters. you got two choices to create a profile trait:
1 major restriction & one minor restriction
or
3 minor restrictions

profile also has Titles, mechanical traits where only one can be equipped at a time

(also love the character select bg used for character creation hehe)

all the xaela clan names!!!

thank god...we have a good naming convention chapter...

say it louder for the people in the back

god the steppe clans get their own spread of descriptions. it's probably a reprint of what we got online already but i'll take it

no femhroth name conventions..........we got a roll table at the very least

odd that they separated the races's descriptions from the naming conventions for each

never change, squeenix

"leveling up in the ffxiv ttrpg is quite simple!"
step 1: make a new character sheet

a lot of the lore stuff is reprinted from the encyclopedia eorzea books, so not much new

ok job time

all the tank primaries inflict enmity, which is nice

DRK is the only tank that targets m.def, interestingly. PLD targets def only

we have TBN at home

abyssal drain and carve&spit are still ductaped together

interesting choice for square to have WAR in the starter kit when PLD is really meant to be a tank

hm i don't like their format of abilities upgrading without a name change/indicator other than through the text

had to squint to see that PLD's Fight or Flight gets upgraded at level 55

WHM assize

no AST cards.

just throw the whole book out

monk's got stuff

ninjas got ninjutsu

personal table rule to do the hand signs irl

oh my god there are food buffs

gear augmentations exist, acting similarly to a lancer reserve for reference

minions and mounts are mechanics...

DOL/DOH do matter!!!! they're session in-betweens you can choose to do to make some money (called fortune here) or craft items for the actual session

last one before i sleep, starter set errata (spoilers for the adventures in it)

[runic aspen]

i must ask

where anything that people were hoping was in this book

in the book?

(intentionally broad question)

[digital delta]

Wow this is a lot of setting material
That's really cool

[fiery pivot]

Xaela superiority (they had to split the goddamn thing in 3)

[cyan path]

the rest of the unreleased ARR/HW classes are in here, we get some lick of character creation, there's 3 more scenarios (scen. 4, 5, 6 in this book), DOL/DOH mechanics, items

i was skimming it at 4am earlier so there may be more i missed

[fiery pivot]

if it's only a sentence or two per, it's probably the existing descriptions

[cyan path]

ye it is

[fiery pivot]

Ah well, at least it's recorded someplace other than a forum post or ad-riddled wiki lmao

[runic aspen]

does the book hint at making your own?

oh right theres a gm book right

[cyan path]

no, it does hint at "flair" which is reflavoring the job for different aesthetics

GM book is sometime soon™️

[cyan path]

at your discretion, you can walk over to the subreddit to find people's homebrew classes lol

[runic aspen]

lol based

i was just curious how much i was right about

in my predictions for what would be in the book

[cyan path]

yeah there's not a whole lot more to it

[deep surge]

how are the three tanks differentiated from each other mechanically?

[runic aspen]

from my recollection, dark knight has a risk/reward mechanic with darkness, warrior lowers its damage floor, and paladin has the typical magic/physical swapping

they all effectively do the same thing (like the mmo!) where they defend, get aggro, and do their damage thing

generally the jobs do the same thing as their mmo counterparts but have different mechanical texture

[cyan path]

ye i can post some screens of em in a bit

warriors are big damage, they funnily enough are the only tank with a combo path lol

paladins get clemency to heal others

[deep surge]

I would want to see drk yeah, if you are willing

[cyan path]

dark knights have magic attacks (read: target m. def)

yeah i don't think there's any issues with sharing pages, if so then square can sue me

tanks at lvl 60

pardon the phone shadows

[deep surge]

How do the stats differ?

I kinda wish they’d made the classes more distinct, I’ve been playing a bunch of hero shooters recently and bringing that niche mentality could be interesting in a ttrpg with the trinity

[runic aspen]

iirc theres not much stat variety

the trpg strictly emulates the mmo

[cyan path]

tank stats

healers at lvl 60

ast caught lackin

melee dps

implications of beast chakra being different outside of the core rules, crossing my fingers that we get more books 🤞🤞

ranged dps

casters

[frank apex]

…even in the TTRPG, SMN heal is pathetic? 😛

[cyan path]

yeah idk why they bothered but sure lol

not like anyone who doesn't play ffxiv is gonna know that SCH and SMN are mechanically connected, there's no arcanist

[runic aspen]

peak simulation

[cyan path]

https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantasy-xiv-ttrpg-scenario-_-gamemaster-guide

GM guide preorders are live

ooh they got trial encounters (called "challenge duties" here)

includes a list of enemy data too

release date: january 2026

[runic aspen]

ARGGGHHHHH

[cyan path]

hey it's emulating the source material well lol

[runic aspen]

like u gotta admit

the game emulates its source SO WELL

in all the ways

[wild burrow]

waiting on them releasing free demos

[runic aspen]

they have!

u can download it on the site

[wild burrow]

oh pog, time to modify the demo copypasta

[frank apex]

Thanks for the heads up, preordered… but oof, almost a year away?

[cyan path]

yerp

[frank apex]

Still haven’t seen any word on when they’re restocking the player book either

[cyan path]

oh those are still sold out?

damn

[frank apex]

Eeeyup

[frank apex]

Finally managed to find the player handbook… in a game shop

[cyan path]

niiice

[cyan path]

oh yeah i forgot to say that my GM guide is shipped lol

uhh i need to check if there's a pdf literally anywhere

finally. i can play the ffxiv ttrpg uhhh checks notes 2 years after it released

[cyan path]

okay wow it came in fast

will report my findings

[runic aspen]

wow! i cant wait to play the Final Fantasy XIV TTRPG™!

[copper latch]

I just heard about the critically acclaimed TTRPG Final Fantasy XIV™! With an expanded sourcebook, I can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award winning Heavensward campaign up to level 60 with only a GM!

I can't wait to play this critically acclaimed TTRPG!

[runic aspen]

exploding you with my mind for that one /j

[copper latch]

I draw steel to parry this mind attack!

[digital delta]

hehehe

[runic aspen]

good tech

[cyan path]

several cutscenes will play in sequence

[runic aspen]

LMFAOOO

[cyan path]

time to play a 600hr mmo story to understand the material

time to create the absolute worst timelines

https://tenor.com/view/sneaky-plotting-evil-patrick-spongebob-squarepants-gif-3484138

"we have clocks at home"

[cyan path]

we are so back

[frank apex]

Oh nice, I thought it was going to be in January for some reason. Just checked and mine’s on the way too

[cyan path]

yeah it was slated for a february 2026 release iirc

[cyan path]

stormblood expac announced

https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantasy-xiv-ttrpg-advanced-rulebook_-stormblood

240 pages of swimming rules /j

[runic aspen]

The Final Fantasy XIV TTRPG Advanced Rulebook: Stormblood includes new level 65 and 70 abilities

woah 2 new abilities!

im so excited!

[cyan path]

i hope it comes with zenos monologue advice

[frank apex]

August 2026 🙃

[frank apex]

Looks like I just got my copy