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A draft with a difference! This is a draft for an as-yet indeterminate number of players. Most likely 3-6 depending on signups. The two key catches on this draft will be that 1) Everyone will be playing simultaneously, completing the game in a single sitting and 2) The goal is the lowest time, NOT lowest turns (that is, real time not in game time!) The draft is tentatively set to start at 10pm GMT/6pm GMT EST etc. on September 28th (that's next Saturday). The current plan is that we will draft characters first, and then go straight into our runs. As nothing like this has ever been attempted, we aren't certain on the time it'll take, so I'd suggest having 5 clear hours (it probably won't take that long, but better safe than sorry). While it's not necessary, it's highly recommended that you're able to stream your play during the draft - e.g, it would be good if you have a Twitch account you can stream to. If you've never streamed before, but are interested in doing so for this draft, there are various pieces of free software you can use to do this, such as Open Broadcast Software (OBS) or Xsplit. Experiment etc. and work stuff out. Rules (note: Some of these may be subject to change depending on how many people we have etc. - I intend to finalise them like Thursday next week or something. Anything which I'm especially happy to take feedback on making minor changes to will be in italics (which isn't to say I won't take feedback at any other time) Drafting: 1. This draft is for 6 players. Signups will close Wednesday 25th September. The draft starts at 10pm GMT on 28-09-13. 2. Eirika, Ephraim & Orson are free for all to use. 3. Seth may not be drafted. 4. Seth is free during the prologue and chapters 1-3, and from then on counts as undrafted. 5. Each player will draft 5 characters. The drafting order will be reversed during the final round. 5. The game will be played on Hard Mode. 6. A race using the Speedrunslive channel (and their racebot) will control the race. For those unfamiliar, it's a fairly easy system to wrap your head around, and gives a communal system for timing the draft. Rules: 1. Undrafted units may recruit characters, rescue undrafted units and NPCs, trade, visit Shops and Armories, Meatshield without a weapon, dig up items in the desert, open doors or chests using keys 2. Undrafted units may not do anything not listed above, including but not limited to causing damage, building Supports, and using (lock)pick/steal/dance etc. 3. Map shopping is allowed. 4. Skirmishes/use of the Tower or Ruins is allowed. Remember that this draft is judged on your final time, not turns. 5. Timing stops the moment Formotiis is reduced to 0 HP. 6. If (AND ONLY IF) all players are using an emulator with savestate function, then savestate use will be allowed. 7. No other emulator functions may be used. Penalties: 1. Undrafted units have a 15 minute penalty, per unit per chapter. 2. Seth has a special 45 minute penalty per chapter. 3. Penalties only apply if the chapter is completed from where a penalty would apply. Rule 6 probably needs a small explanation: Savestates make things much easier and let you take riskier actions successfully, but this is a real time draft - anything you do between saving and loading a savestate will be lost time. They can still save some time, but mostly they're there for safety and to make things work more quickly (again, the time this will take is currently unknown - we'd rather not have it take TOO long). However, if anyone objects to their use but wants to join, the rule will be removed. Signups: Tables Kirbymastah Vykan Refa General Horace Mar Mar

This is going to be more or less the same concept as the FE8 live speedrun draft, with a couple tweaks here and there. As before, the race will be hosted on speedrunslive and ideally those who join the draft are able to stream on twitch, although it's not a requirement. I've set the date of the race to this sunday at 6pm eastern time, although I can push back the date to whenever if this turns out to be too short notice. The race last week was a blast and if this one is successful, I hope to turn these races into a weekly event. As for the rules, I'm going by the ruleset I found in the sticky, with a couple of exceptions: First, I'd relax the penalty exceptions as follows: 1-P to 1-2: Use whoever the hell you want 1-5: Volug (same as before) 2-P to 2-3: Use whoever the hell you want 3-1 and 3-2: Can use two undrafted non-mount units As for the penalties itself, you won't be punished if you make a couple accidents here and there, such as forgetting to unequip an undrafted unit for 1 turn who then faces an enemy. Egregious or intentional mistakes such as having an undrafted Titania solo a difficult map will cause a self-inflicted penalty of 15 minutes per chapter, although you kind of have to run by the honor system for what penalties you impose on your final time. The drafting itself will be done on-stream. I'll organize a spreadsheet on google drive that all the draftees can access and edit and we'll pick the teams that way, same as last time. Make sure to join the srl channel or contact me via skype about an hour before the race so we can get everything organized properly. Sign-ups 1. Vykan12 2. PKL 3. Gwimpage 4. Paperblade 5. 6. 7.