― FFXIV : PHYSICAL DPS QUESTS.
a collection of starter prompts taken from the physical dps role quests in ffxiv - there may be spoilers for these quests. change pronouns and gender as needed.
wait. you wouldn’t happen to be…
you're just the sort of man i’ve been looking for!
w-wait! i have money! lots and lots of money!
i daresay this is the beginning of a beautiful partnership!
let us commemorate the occasion with a feast! eat, drink, and be merry!
whether or not they were heroes or villains or whatever a hundred years ago doesn’t matter to me.
i can see it now - you and me in the heat of battle, fighting side by side, the picture of courage and camaraderie!
...oh? is the reward lacking? my apologies.
wait… it’s you! it’s really you! you actually came -
nothing for it but to roll up our proverbial sleeves and do the dirty work ourselves!
finish it, you bloody bastard! finish me!
i’ll not let it end like this. i promise.
i have heard this tale before, i know it…
there’s really nothing quite like a hearty meal after a job well done.
i am prepared to fund our activities as needed - no expense shall be spared! none whatsoever!
don’t tell me you’re the little lordling’s newest “bosom companion”?
hate to say it, [ name ], but it seems we’re late to the party.
unlike you, i’m not all talk.
how much did it cost you to buy his “friendship”? do tell.
when it all goes wrong, don’t say i didn’t warn you…
now then, how much do you require this time? out with it.
that is why you are here, is it not? another handout?
don’t play coy. you’ve never been any good at it.
i have enjoyed a relatively privileged upbringing. privileged... and unbearably boring.
for all the good they had done in life, none could deny the chaos they sowed in death.
when you wanted to hear tales of adventure and heroism, i couldn’t help but share with you the ones nearest and dearest to my heart.
even if the tales were a little embellished over the years, they were rooted in truth.
she was and will always be a hero to me - and to you, i hope.
don’t just accept what others tell you as good and true.
listen to your heart and decide for yourself.
the way she carries herself even now bespeaks a confidence i cannot help but envy…
i wish you were all here with me… but i know it’s better that you’re not.
we have a score to settle, you bloody bastard - and this time, i’m ready for your tricks…
if i’d only been this strong back then, they’d still be alive…
the lone wolf just had to do it on her own terms…
i’ll tell you all about it after we kill this bloody bastard, aye?
i’m sorry for trying to go it alone.
why, pray tell, did you even try to do something so foolish?
i swore vengeance, but had no idea how to go about pursuing it.
i never intended to keep it all a secret. it’s just… you never asked, and since i’d rather not talk about it…
easier to live in the moment, you know?
are we or are we not comrades? through thick and thin?
these bonds of fellowship between us must come before all else. otherwise, they may as well not exist.
you say the thought of losing us pained you?
what of our feelings? what of our loss? what if we had not arrived when we did!?
you've saved our lives more times than i can count - how dare you refuse to let us do the same!
ignorance is not bliss, let me tell you!
honestly, i don’t know why i ever placed my faith in you.
i think you may have been the only friend he has had for some time…
call me a coward if you like, but my cowardice saved my life!
good luck, friend… but have no doubt that you’re going to your doom.
why are you here? don’t tell me you came for me?
i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for all the things i said.
i’ve regretted my behavior ever since the day we parted ways. it was stupid and nonsensical and utterly pointless.
i’m not sure i could even tell you why i did what i did…
[ name ], my friend, my partner - i trust you are ready?
i struggled to conceive of how even to broach the subject…
i will do whatever must needs be done to see this through to the end!
he said he found my industriousness… endearing.
i’m sorry you’re dead but you don’t have to be such a bloody arse about it!
i should’ve never betrayed your trust. never again, i swore. never again.
that’s what it means to let someone into your heart, knowing full well that nothing lasts forever.
what else could we do but offer up that tiny remainder in a final, futile effort?
even knowing, deep down, it was worth but a few moments more…
you gave me fear…and that fear gave me strength…
it’s not right. it’s not fair.
heroes sacrificing themselves for nothing. becoming villains. being forgotten…
she was hero to me too, and it broke my heart to know what had become of her…
at least i can take comfort in knowing she can finally enjoy a long rest.
that… that is so preposterous a tale that i have no choice but to assume it is true.
i would like to think that if you were in mortal peril that i would fly to your side without hesitation…
if i were challenged to offer up my life for others, without even knowing if it would amount to aught… i doubt i could rise to the occasion.
i cannot recall a time i have felt happier and more alive than when i have traveled with you.
you have countless other journeys ahead of you, don’t you?
for you are destined for greater challenges - whereas i am suited to rather more pedestrian affairs.
i can scarce begin to imagine the horrors you have witnessed there.
we remain very much in the dark as to the precise nature of the threat we face.
despite our differences, we cannot abandon our kin to such a cruel fate.
they walk this path of their own free will.
together, we will weather this storm, and usher in a new age of harmony.
‘tis a daunting task that lies before us.
should the talks deteriorate and things come to blows, i cannot be seen to bloody my hands.
prolonging this conflict any further will lead only to needless suffering.
you would call this a blessing!?
what happiness can be found in giving over their hearts and minds to a false god?
if i didn’t know better, i’d think you’d been leading us for years.
they sound more like mortal enemies than old companions…
watch as i get him talking without so much as lifting a finger.
do you have any words for your men on the eve of battle?
there it is… the dread beast i saw beneath the waves…
oh, for a blessed moment, i felt the faintest touch of hope…
you tell then that we have no future…?
when no path to victory can be found, flee and fight another day.
to defeat your enemy, first you must know your enemy
why’d you have to go and bloody whistle…
quite the view, wouldn’t ye say?
i often come here to admire the sea.
rush in blindly, and it will go as poorly for you as it did the first time.
forgive us for what we must do.
it is not her - it is not. remember this always. you must.
i will not ask you to shoulder the burden of matricide.
when the time comes to strike the final blow, i will do the deed.
you’ve grown into this role quite well, haven’t you?
you mustn’t sully your hands with the blood of your mother!
i prefer to think of myself as… fashionably late.
not to worry - unlike you, i’m not a baby.
i will not ask for your forgiveness.
but no more - i would break the cycle.
i daresay we have a lot of talking to do as well
we can take pride in the respite we’ve won, but we must never forget those who could not be here with us to enjoy it.
let’s hear your excuse - and it had better be a good one.
but i’ve got you now, and i will have satisfaction!
there i thought you were too much of a coward to face me in battle.
any parting words before we go our separate ways?
speaking of wine, i’ve always preferred the older vintages.
slipping away again, are we? you are a creature of habit.
i resented you for it at the time, you know.
i'm a creature of whimsy - a man who lets the tailwind carry him where it will.
if you hadn’t been there for us both, i don’t know if i could’ve pulled the trigger…
it is clear we are united more by our similarities than we are divided by our differences.
i fear this may be a hunt she cannot undertake alone.
no doubt she will be grateful to have someone familiar with our city and customs at her side.
what’s more, eerie accounts have begun to circulate amongst the residents.
now, what say we see if there’s any trouble afoot?
you dare add insult to injury by calling her a liar!?
if anything out of the ordinary has occurred, no doubt they’ll be aware of it.
the waters will flow red. of that, there can be no doubt.
if you ask me, they’re the ones thirsty for blood…
if we do this, we won’t just be starting a battle - we’ll be starting a war!
i say we give the bastards what they deserve!
they’ll go for their neighbor’s jugular to save their own skin.
for a blessing, all has been peaceful.
‘tis all we can do to hold onto peace while it lasts.
she was fearsome, that one, right up until the moment i drove my blade into her back.
exceptional talent? exceptional egos, more like…
just once, i wanted to be acknowledged. i wanted to feel pride…
more importantly, i apologize for deceiving you.
i thought with someone as strong as you at my side, maybe…just maybe, i could avenge her.
i thought you might resent me for lying to you.
what i’m trying to say is… i can’t do anything on my own.
i’m reckless, and impulsive, and… i’m just really glad to have you by my side.
i’m sorry, you must be completely bewildered.
all my life, i thought this was simply how nature intended for me to be.
i don’t know if i can properly describe this feeling to you.
finally, i don’t feel like a burden.
i feel as though i have just woken from the strangest dream…
in the shadows will you scream, yet none will hear.