I'm essentially a new player to FFXI: I've played before in SoA, but never really accomplished anything, and I have basically no gil/gear of note. I've spent most of my time idly leveling jobs and capping skills because it's fun to me, but I'm thinking about maybe trying to do some actual group content. My favorite roles in games/other MMOs are usually supports, so I'm drawn to BRD as a main job.
My question to you guys is: where do I start? I have the Eminent Horn (and sold all my old +2 instruments) aaaand that's about it. Where do I, as a fresh player with no geared jobs, begin to acquire gear?? REM is obviously completely out of reach, so where can I more accessibly get +songs/additional songs? I've read the BRD guide which indicates that mostly all I want is the Emp armor +2 supplemented by -casting time, but would I solo proc yellow, let alone kill aby NMs?