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Doing It the Bard Way
Final Fantasy XIV
Type
Job
Reward
12,420
EXP
Rewards
Rain of Death
Class
Bard
Level
45
Prerequisites
BRD
Lv.45,
Bard's-eye View
Starting NPC
Jehantel
Area
South Shroud
Location
Upper Paths (21, 21), [Instance 49] - North Shroud - Gelmorra Ruins
Coordinates
(X:23 Y:24)
Compare Doing It the Bard Way to other Quests
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Monsters: Encountered in Doing It the Bard Way – 4 shown
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Special monsters
are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests;
instance monsters
appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances;
notorious monsters
(NMs) are unique monsters of particular note;
high notorious monsters
(HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior
Drops
Areas
Special monsters
are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests;
instance monsters
appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances;
notorious monsters
(NMs) are unique monsters of particular note;
high notorious monsters
(HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior
Drops
Areas
Ixali Fogcaller
Ixal
Conjurer
41
Hostile
-
-
Ixali Sabreur
Ixal
Gladiator
45
Hostile
-
-
Ixali Swiftbeak
Ixal
Lancer
3–46
Hostile
-
-
Scout Wolf
Wolf
41
Hostile
-
-
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Monster Locations: In Doing It the Bard Way – 4 shown
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Monster
Family
Level
Monster
Family
Level
Ixali Fogcaller
Ixal
Conjurer
41
Ixali Sabreur
Ixal
Gladiator
45
Ixali Swiftbeak
Ixal
Lancer
41
Scout Wolf
Wolf
41
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Abilities: Earned in Doing It the Bard Way – 1 shown
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Shared abilities
can be used by classes other than the one that learns them;
quested abilities
are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards;
main commands
are available to all characters
Name
The class or job that learns this ability
Class
The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level
Level
Type
Range
Radius
The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast
Cast
The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear
Recast
Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost
Cost
The classes and job that can assign this ability
Affinity
Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar
Category
Shared abilities
can be used by classes other than the one that learns them;
quested abilities
are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards;
main commands
are available to all characters
Name
The class or job that learns this ability
Class
The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level
Level
Type
Range
Radius
The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast
Cast
The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear
Recast
Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost
Cost
The classes and job that can assign this ability
Affinity
Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar
Category
Rain of Death
Bard
Q45
Ability
25y
8y
Instant
15s
-
BRD
Job
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Quests: Prerequisite for Doing It the Bard Way – 1 shown
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Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
Bard's-eye View
Job
Bard
-
40
11,270
-
Army's Paeon
-
BRD
Lv.40,
The Archer's Anthem
Jehantel
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Quests: Follow-up to Doing It the Bard Way – 1 shown
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Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
Pieces of the Past
Job
Bard
-
45
12,420
-
Bard's Chapeau
,
Bard's Ringbands
,
Bard's Tights
,
Bard's Sandals
-
BRD
Lv.45,
Doing It the Bard Way
Jehantel
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NPCs: Involved in Doing It the Bard Way – 1 shown
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Name
Area
Location
Coordinates
Whether this NPC is the starting or ending NPC for this quest; some NPCs will both start and end the same quest
Role
Name
Area
Location
Coordinates
Whether this NPC is the starting or ending NPC for this quest; some NPCs will both start and end the same quest
Role
Jehantel
South Shroud
Upper Paths (21, 21), [Instance 49] - North Shroud - Gelmorra Ruins
(X:23 Y:24)
Start/End
Pieces of the Past
Bard's-eye View