~My First MMO Journey~

[chionos]

Nope, doesn't matter. Just have them at those levels and the quest to unlock Black Mage will come available to you. You can bounce back and forth all you want. Get one all the way, then the other, whatever you want to do.

[Pumpkin]

Oki so some update, I am getting all 3 characters up to level 20 in their main attack job thingies (I don't know proper terms yet, sorry) and I have each of their crafting ones up to level 15. Next I'm doing more main storyline which I think means airship pass, which means I'll be able to get their second battle jobs (which are pugilist, archer, and thaumaturge, if I remember correctly) and I'm also going to get them a second crafting job.

So I think my schedule will go something like this:
-All up to level 20
-Start 2nd craft, get to level 5
-Do main storyline quests until I get airship tickets
-Do level 20 guild quests
-Get second battle classes
-Get to level 5 second battle classes

Those are the next short term goals

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I don't think I've done any crafting stuff in the game. I should look into that.

[Loony BoB]

Oki so some update, I am getting all 3 characters up to level 20 in their main attack job thingies (I don't know proper terms yet, sorry) and I have each of their crafting ones up to level 15. Next I'm doing more main storyline which I think means airship pass, which means I'll be able to get their second battle jobs (which are pugilist, archer, and thaumaturge, if I remember correctly) and I'm also going to get them a second crafting job.

So I think my schedule will go something like this:
-All up to level 20
-Start 2nd craft, get to level 5
-Do main storyline quests until I get airship tickets
-Do level 20 guild quests
-Get second battle classes
-Get to level 5 second battle classes

Those are the next short term goals

Definitely go crazy with quests (particularly story quests), they're the fastest way to level up your first job, they unlock all parts of the game such as grand companies/dyes/material/dances and they often give you gear as a reward, too. Win-win-win!