Zerxen's hypothetical class tree.

[Zerxen]

I am posting this mostly for myself, though I would like others to give me some feedback on how this class tree would play out if it were hypothetically used for a game and how I can edit it. Just some notes:

-I nerfed mounted units by having them weapon locked in their base class. In addition, they would have a movement penalty indoors by 1.

-No reclassing.

-When I unit reaches level 21, he/she instantly promotes. The promotion is split like in FE8.

-Units learn skills as they level up, but because there is a lack of reclassing, their skill sets are ultimately tied to their class. Personal skills work like in FE4 so a unit who happens to be a gambler can have the Gamble skill despite being a Myrmidon totally not Josuha.

-Hidden weapons are nerfed in terms of Might and exist mostly for debuffs.

-An asterisk * means that I do not know what to add for their alternative promotion

-Assume that the classes without quotations are weapon locked or use the same weapons they used in past FE games.

-Some Dark Magic debuff stats. I was thinking of bringing back Light Magic and making them focus on buffing stats to counter Dark Magic but I don't know how to make a proper class tree for them.

-I was thinking of adding a Raider class that uses Axes and have them promote to Marauder class, gaining a mount and Bow usage, though I realized that there would be too much Axe users in this tree in comparison to Sword and Lances and I am not too sure how to implement them to Cataphracts. Had this stayed, it would have served as an alternative promotion for Nomads.

-I also thought about adding a Diplomat class for one of the Lords that would eventually promote to Ambassador, no idea what weapon I would give but I wouldn't give it Sword out redundancy.

Sword users

-Mercenary <-> Hero or Bow Knight

-Myrmidon <-> Swordmaster or Rogue (uses Swords and Hidden Weapons)

-Cavaliers (Mounted sword users) <-> Paladin or Great Knight

-Guardian (Sword armors) <-> Templar (Uses Swords and Lances) or Great Knight (Uses Axes,Swords, and lances)

-Griffon rider (Flying sword units) <-> Griffon Lord (uses Swords and Axes) or Wyvern Lord (Uses Axes and Lances)

Lance users

-*Soldier <-> Halberdier

-Knight <-> General or Great Knight

-Pegasus Knight <-> Falcon Knight (uses Lances and Swords) or Kinshi Knight (need a new name for this; maybe Phoenix Knight?)

-Highlander (Mounted lance users) <-> Duke Knight (Uses Lances and Axes) or Paladin

Axe users

-Fighter <-> Berserker or Hero

-Barbarian <-> Warrior or Berserker

-Wyvern Rider <-> Wyvern Lord (uses Axes and Lances) or Griffon Lord

-Sergeant (Axe Armors) <-> Lieutenant (Uses Axes and Swords) or General

-Cataphract (Mounted axe users) <-> Great Knight or Duke Knight

Others

-Archer <-> Sniper or Kinshi Knight

-Hunter<-> Bow Knight or Warrior

-Thief (uses Hidden Weapons) <-> Rogue

-Dancer (uses Hidden Weapons; does not promote)

Magic users

-Mage <-> Sage or Mage Knight (Uses Anima Magic and Swords)

-Shaman <-> Sorcerer or Mage Knight

-Cleric <-> War Monk (uses Staves and Bows) or Sage

-Troubadours <-> Valkyrie or War Monk

 

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by Zerxen

[Enaluxeme]

2 hours ago, Zerxen said:

-Griffon rider (Flying sword units) <-> Griffon Lord (uses Swords and Axes) or Wyvern Lord (Uses Axes and Lances)

Wyvern Lord can't use swords. Perhaps the Griffon Rider should use axes instead?

-Highlander (Mounted lance users) <-> Dragoon (Uses Lances and Axes) or Paladin

Isn't Duke Knight a better name than Dragoon?

2 hours ago, Zerxen said:

-*Nomad <-> Bow Knight

You may have "Hunter <-> Bow Knight or Warrior" instead.

2 hours ago, Zerxen said:

-*Outlaw (uses Hidden Weapons) <-> Rogue

Why isn't this simply "Thief <-> Assassin or Rogue"?

2 hours ago, Zerxen said:

-Knight <-> General or Great Knight

Great Knights can't use lances...

2 hours ago, Zerxen said:

-*Soldier <-> Halberdier

I'd say General. Otherwise, whatever uses lances.

[Zerxen]

40 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

Wyvern Lord can't use swords. Perhaps the Griffon Rider should use axes instead?

I like the idea of having some sort of Sword flier to parallel Pegasus and Wyvern Riders. And didn't Wyvern Lords use swords in earlier games?

 

42 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

Isn't Duke Knight a better name than Dragoon?

Now that you mention it, yes.

 

43 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

You may have "Hunter <-> Bow Knight or Warrior" instead.

Duly noted.

 

44 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

Why isn't this simply "Thief <-> Assassin or Rogue"?

I liked Outlaw's name more, but Thief sounds more fitting.

 

45 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

Great Knights can't use lances...

Now they can!

46 minutes ago, Enaluxeme said:

I'd say General. Otherwise, whatever uses lances.

Yeah, I thought so.