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2 minutes ago, Dayni said:

Wait, did I just watch a magical girl transformation?

In a Kaga Saga title?

Well, that's me sick again.

Sorry, needed to fix this but can't edit the post.

Wait, did I just watch a magical girl transformation where the person learned the ability through some traumatic events?

In a video game?

Well that's me sick and upset.

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On 3/2/2019 at 6:07 PM, Pengaius said:

Jeez man it was just a suggestion, lighten up dude, yeesh. 

Hahahahah, oh don't worry, I lightened up all right, imagining Arkis's death at the hands of Morgan! Hwahahaha! Heheheh!

I-it's not like I like your LPs or anything b-baka, you're just entertaining is all. 

This made me lose it. Thanks, man. That was great.

Still uses Julia, likely for that one unique sword Vega could also get for you. 

Base Vega does the job fine, I've done it in the past, so...

Says the man who knowingly and willingly sent her off to be drugged kidnapped and forced to dance, even after being shown a scene warning him of this beforehand. 

Ergh... no?

Drat. Release the Barthnoise. 

All I can think of is Irish men getting banned from Comedy Night servers.

 

On 3/2/2019 at 7:08 PM, Mad-manakete said:

I remember when I had a high-school friend by the surname of Cohen (which, in Israel, one is not allowed to legally change their surname to unless they are Jewish for whatever cultural reasons relating to it being a sign of priesthood). The surname was actually a coincidence, as he wasn't jewish at all. So naturally, when as a joke on it I threw him a "surprise bar mitzvah", he was, indeed surprised. After all, would you expect a Bar Mitzvah if you weren't jewish but had a jewish surname? See, the Lee puns aren't even the worst case of me misusing a name.
Hyahahahah... amazing, indeed! You got some balls.

Funny enough, when I did swimming lessons in primary school, there was a part of the lessons where we had to wear cotton clothes... and keep our heads above water for three minutes. Unsurprisingly, despite it being a controlled swimming pool, some of the others needed saving. Not that I can throw stones. I nearly drowned my first lesson, perhaps because they asked me to demonstrate how well I could swim so they knew where to put me, I told them I didn't know how to swim at all, hence why I was taking the lessons, and like geniuses they proceeded to throw my six year old self into the deep end. Just to be sure I wasn't lying. Fun way to prove I didn't know how to swim.

I have a similar story, but it ended in a vastly different way. Our swimming teacher had the bad habit of just grabbing kids and throwing them into the pool. I absolutely despised that, so one day, I managed to grab on to his finger and it went "pop".

Never again did he attempt to throw me into the pool.

The hell did I just read? Maybe he's better off dead.

Perhaps so. At least he doesn't have to deal with that terrible situation.

Hence why. He's been flat starved for opponents. He'd probably settle for a fight with a highschool bully at this stage. Maybe even a preschool bully.

And he only adds the "competent" because he's edgy and arrogant. Little shit. I'm glad I did to him what you'll see today.

Meanwhile playing Path of Radiance and have an RNG blessed Mia. She got to 20 defense as a level 7 swordmaster (18 at promotion). I didn't even need to waste draco-shields. Swear it's the best using a myrmidon ever felt because she can actually take hits. A lot of hits.

Ah, good ol' RNG blessings. Always nice to have.

I agree. I really would have preferred the arrow in the throat and gurgling as the blood drained thing.

Give it time, man. The game may let him live, but I won't, you, just need to be patient...

He better be after everything he just made me witness. If Chris Hansen shows up to this thread I swear....

He'll just go "hey, it's me, Chris Hansen, I'm relevant" and I'll be like "who?"

Honestly I'm a bit disappointed Stromboli-m'cSlavetrader didn't get it.

Once again, patience is a virtue, my friend.

I'd make a joke about Arkis insensitive lines to women, but Holmes did a better job of that this chapter than Arkis ever did in that he was even conscious of the fact. Damn it. Now I need to make Holmes jokes.

You can't joke with Holmes. Arkis is an idiot. Holmes is a dangerous idiot.

 

On 3/2/2019 at 6:14 PM, BrightBow said:

Sadly the Holmes' variation is probably the slightly less tone deaf of the rescue scene. In Bartz' version it's Plum herself who insist's that she really wants to perform. I suppose this might make actually using her a little less awkward, but having the victim of this abuse herself arguing that she actually really wants to do the stuff she was beaten into doing in the very same scene she is rescued does... not really work.

Right? It's just great.

Also, "love" how they let the slaver just walk away. Up until this point scenes involving him were appropriately dark. But now he just gets treated as an occasional troublemaker who gets to just wall off once his plans are foiled, like Team Rocket or whatever. And yeah, he is gonna show up again. Well, probably. We are already missing out on one girl that he can kidnap.

Yes, the game is oddly lenient with him. He won't have the same luck with me, though.

Also, in Bartz' version of the scene, when he approaches the slaver to ask him what his sister is doing on-stage, the slaver responds with: "Just look, no touch. At least for someone in your pay grade. " So it's implied that she was exploited in that particular fashion too.

Ah, that's right, I forgot about that! Ack...!

After playing this game I have little doubt that Kaga has a fetish for underaged slave girls. This stuff was already weird in Jugdral. Both Sylvia and Lara were like that, girls with a slavery background who really love to dance despite learning the skill in the most traumatizing way possible. But with the way he indulges in this game where he finally had completely creative freedom, there is really no plausible deniability anymore. And while I'm not one to judge you for your fetishes, you should probably keep that shit out of your serious war drama. Especially when it ties into the awful stuff that actually happens as a result of war, like the abducting and exploitation of the vulnerable.

It does seem really suspicious. I've got my kinks, myself, but I would never let them slip into my serious stories, should I ever write any, unless they impacted the plot in any meaningful way. I just don't see the point, if I wanted to make fanservice for myself, I'd just look up porn. That sort of thing is best left to the privacy of one's own home, not a story that you want to have taken seriously by strangers.

At least Berwick Saga doesn't seem to have any of that crap as far as I can tell. Of course I can only judge that game for as far as the current translation goes.

Don't remind me of that, the wait's being too painful. Of course, even when it does get translated I'm not sure if I'll be able to play it because the only PS2 emulator blows dick, but oh well...

 

On 3/2/2019 at 8:58 PM, eclipse said:

. . .still a better love story than. . .

. . .ah, screw it.  Poor Plum.  Why does she suddenly strip when asked to dance?

Because Kaga's mentally ill.

 

On 3/2/2019 at 9:12 PM, BrightBow said:

For the record, they are not related by blood, so it's not too unlikely that such a scenario would occur. And it speaks for Bartz that he tries to deal with his conflicting feelings in a mature manner rather then just using their lack of blood relation as an excuse to throw away their existing relationship like yesterday's trash.

Yeah, in all fairness, I can respect the way Juliattisnacordst handled things.

 

On 3/2/2019 at 10:44 PM, Hawkwing said:

Yeah, I wrote a lot last time. There several plot points to go over, but back then I was wondering if I went overboard.

Eehhh only a little bit.

I see. I am know curious in soaking a dress in water to see how much heavier it would become. I will not actually perform this experiment, however.

Please don't.

Sure, if it covers their privates. Then I could complain how impractical a bra is in a battle with sharp weaponry!

Ah, okay...

This got a laugh out of me. No need to apologize.

Although now I'm curious about what the reference is.

Basically, it's of those guys who upload videos of Ben Shapiro arguing with liberals and they seem to always give the videos titles like "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS libtards with FACTS and LOGIC".

Maybe she could have hopped on one when she fell over-board? Or she could have grabbed on and jumped off the side.

As for where... well, when hasn't a pirate ship not had a barrel somewhere?

Yeah, but in the middle of the deck?

I... will have to look up whether that's true or not.

And what did you come up with?

Please do. I don't mind if it become a Saint Rubenio LP meme staple.

Hah! Maybe. All's possible.

...I just imagined all three happening at once...

...Hey Neatherrealm Studios! I have an idea for Mortal Kombat 11!

Dude, don't. They'd be censored.

My mind is not that dirty in that area. A lot of things fly over my head, and considering my reaction to the ones I do spot, that's probably for the better.

But I wasn't even making a sex joke, it was a flat reference to their boobs, full stop! That's not being pure, that's being blind!

Touché Because Eugen knows how to recruit females into the army without being immediately obvious about his other "interests" or "reasons". Holmes, on the other hand, didn't even bother to hide such things.

Eugen's amazing, it's too much to expect Holmes to even compare.

Yeah, I realized that after posting, but I still wouldn't pass up a chance to use Takei's "Oh my".

I can understand.

I dread if "Read 2" and "Read 5" will be a common occurrence in this story.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell...

Which makes it all the more impressive that he can make excuses for his own excuse that was never the case in the first place.

Can we just leave it at "read 2"?

Just like Katri and hand axes.

In conclusion, this is them.

Hard to refute, not impossible.

Indeed.

The normal phrase is "no offense"

You said:

Oh, wow, that was smart, indeed. I didn't even mean it, but boy am I a genius.

Vega will die as he lived: by the sword.

Or not. More on that later.

Reading all three lines as a conversation, you're right!

That... is impressive and a little scary. Especially since it was accidental.

Like my "no defense" joke!

Richard needed Civilization to satisfy those "conquer the world" dreams of his. Might also have given him an important lesson in how important science, culture, and diplomacy can be. On the other hand, he would be even more weary of alliances, given how many times I've been tricked to do another empires dirty work in a war I was otherwise uninterested in.

You do know he'd just go for the most violent of forceful victories, right?

Right. It seems that Holmes army is made of either stellar warriors or lackluster combatants.

More of the latter, but the former make up for it in flying colors.

...Riiiiiiight he was one of the people who have an option of picking.

No wonder I forgot about him.

It was perhaps a mistake to believe you'd remember him.

This is so accurate it almost hurts.

Sigh... tell me that.

It is astonishing (and ridiculous) how many problems in adult fiction could be solved if they just applied the lessons taught in children's programs.

Yup.

Eugen missed an opportunity to be real badass here.

"I'm sorry Runan, but I can't let that damsel drown! You're on your own with strategy!"

"But..."

"CANONBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!!!"

SPLOOSH!

*One Turn Later*

"She's safe! And you butterfingered pirates bastards better stay on that deck unless you want a piece of ME!

...Wait a second. SOMEONE SEND DOWN A ROPE! We, uh, I-I suppose we can wait until the battle is over.

...So... What's your name?"

He could probably climb back onto the ship, he just wanted to stay in the water holding Renee tightly for a while.

It definitely is a strength of the game.

...

...

...I can say many things about that.

What I will say is that at the very least, Bartz is not acting upon these feelings, and he does seem to be seeking help with the issue, even if the player doesn't get to see it.

The guy did go about it in a very mature way. I can respect that.

...

I will also say...

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...that holy mother of shit is this entire event fucked up beyond all recognition and I can easily see why you called it the games most infamous moment.

Seriously, did NO ONE tell Kaga just how fucked up the entire thing was?!?

Needless to say, I am becoming more and more thankful with IS for downplaying that element of the series when compared to past games.

It's definitely fucked up. So much so, it's almost admirable, in a way. Don't worry, though, there shouldn't be many more moments like this.

Okay, then. I can be patient.

Phew.

Hence his starvation.

And the "competent" is just there because he thinks very highly of himself.

Do you want Vega to go insane and attempt to waste all of its uses before either side dies?

No, I want Vega to die.

I do like how this game actually shows combat when it occurs in the story.

I know that Fire Emblem does the same, but it just works so much better here.

They do use it somewhat more commonly, and it tends to be more climatic, too.

Looks more like they're doing ribbon gymnastics than dueling.

Dang it...!

I like the small blood details you put on the portraits.

Thanks.

Although I guess I can say goodbye to them talking things out...

You can.

I think some of the Tellius myrmidons aren't edgy. And Kamui is laid-back only in it for the money, and is wondering how he got himself into his situation. And Owain... Okay, Owain pretends to be edgy (or at least theatrical), but that's clearly a joke and he's too good hearted to be a proper example.

Half of those aren't even Myrmidons.

Dang, those injuries...

This... I can say many things about this scene. It's surprising and frightening how easily two people can be determined to kill the other once a fight starts. Not just in fiction, but real life as well.

Fury can get people to do some nasty things. Also, Vega's nuts. That doesn't help.

I'm glad that Krishna realizes the error of her ways. It happened pretty quickly, considering what just occurred, I don't blame her.

So... did the two just become friends? Enemies? Rivals? Friendly Rivals?

Benchie and not-benchie.

I'm curious about what Shigen and Vega have to say to each other after nearly slashing each other to death.

Once he gets over his tantrum, Vega'd probably appreciate Shigen's skills. Shigen's a swell guy, he'd probably just put it aside.

That just means more experience for your healers.

Yeah, that's true.

Glad to see the meme got a use. I won't mind if it becomes a staple.

Hahah, we'll see.

I can just picture the double take that happened there.

Not to mention... you said that Plum was Juliattisnacordst's sister, correct? And she's currently in the level as a dancer...

I hope that their grandpa is a strong man when he hears the news...

Ah, shit.

Ahab, huh. One of the kings of Israel (after the kingdoms spilt a short time after Solomons death), and a very wicked king at that. The prophets Elijah and Elisha were present during his reign. After Ahabs death, his entire family was murdered by Jehu, who was anointed king some time before by a prophet (who was ordered to run away after doing so, which he did).

For the record, none of Israels kings were "good", and even though the Kingdom of Judah had several wise and good kings that obeyed God, many more sadly didn't, and had terrible reigns.

Interesting.

So do I, Ruben. So do I.

Only two more chapters...

Looks like the mixture between a tonfa, a hook sword, and a spear/staff.

I insist that it is the String of Death.

Maybe. Or he's just thankful that someone is attempting to solve their bandit problem.

Probably so.

A house under extortion?

Could be.

Lets' see another one of the games high level spells...

What... is... that?

How... how does this spell even work?

So... the Bishop was blown out of existance? Wha...

I have no idea.

We don't even know what she is, and you're asking if she's Leegal. Kaga has really done a number on you, hasn't he?

I mean, you can never trust K-- w-w-w-wait, what?

Leegal

...hwahahahahahahaahahahahaah! Good to see the Lee puns are still going strong! It is positivelee riveting...

I can see what you mean by Garo lifting his weapon so it doesn't get damaged now.

Garo worries a lot for his axes.

Maybe Holmes knows what the dancing skill does, and is interested in hiring one for the army?

Please, may that be the reason. Please, may that be the reason. Please, may that be the reason...

Heheheh, I can just read the desperation...

I agree.

Good thing we don't ever have to see it again. I think. I hope...

...

...Rip the skin off that bastard. Slowly...

Oh no...

No... no... no...

...Does anyone mind if I dropkick Kaga in the face?

I mean, let him finish Vestaria Saga, maybe...?

...

...

Holmes...

If you do ANYTHING to Plum, you will regret having plot armor....

Dang!

Yes, Holmes. Show what you can do with an arrowhead...

Well, you sure went from hating him to cheering him on quickly.

That's... underwhelming.

At least I can imagine that Holmes punched him after every letter and did this:

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Not quite. The slaver has plot armor.

FINISH HIM!!!

The time will come...

Unconvincing "character tells another character what happened, but only has the character repeat what was said" cliche.

This uncomfortably reminds me of the "character that has seen so much crap it no longer bothers them accidentally traumatizes a less experienced newbie" joke (Example), except this one has a bit too much drama for it to be funny.

Yeah...

Thank God.

...This feels like the perversion of a much more innocent trope.

She transformed into an underaged belly dancer. I don't think I'm comfortable with it.

I question how she'd steal something with lightning from two spaces away, but eh. Maybe she gains Raiden's Teleport move temporarily.

I don't think I've ever seen Thieves in this game stealing with the levin sword, so there's that. Although I could just be unlucky.

Very smart move.

At least it makes me feel better about myself.

I...

I have nothing left to say.

Please tell me that the end to this nightmare is in sight...

There's a lot of this game left, but the shitty-ass part is over.

 

On 3/2/2019 at 11:19 PM, BrightBow said:

Well, uhh... the slaver will only show up once more at most. And we may actually miss out on him altogether depending on how things go.

C'mon, both the parties involved are benched, how could I possibly lose them?

But at least from this point on there should be less generic, creepy thugs as things will be more about fighting the empire and monsters rather then bandits or therelike. So it's mostly uphill from here I think.

Yes, that's great, thank the lord.

 

On 4/2/2019 at 5:42 AM, Mad-manakete said:

Yeah. Puts him ahead of some lords I can think of. That said the underage part manages to worry me more.... like a lot more. Besides... I did kind of mean for his own sake. I mean the mental anguish alone.

Yeah, the fact that he just escapes is very telling. He probably hated himself for those feelings.

 

On 4/2/2019 at 8:03 PM, Ruminant said:

Ah. Kaga has outpredicted me again.

At least it was a scripted fight, so nobody could have died anyway.

Yeah, but still, he thought of everything!

In fairness, I think Lee would still be better than promoted Maruj because he gets staves and Maruj doesn't.

I know you just mean statistically, but still.

I know that, but the really worrying part is that he's looking to be better both in utility and in stats. And he can use the Sylphid!

Yikes. 10 levels in and Julia is equal or worse to base Vega in everything except for Luck and Mastery (and personality).

Why did she even get deployed this map? Wouldn't Mel have been a better use of the last slot?

Because I'm biased and want to use her so she can support Garo. That's about it, really, she's really disappointing me in this run.

Consider me impressed. Now she can do more somethings!

Yeah!

Really though, if there's a consistent source of Levin Swords her terrible strength shouldn't even matter now.

And hey, strength can be fixed. In all seriousness, she's been growing a little better than Julia and that's really shocking.

I'm going with the charitable interpretation that Holmes is only saying this as an excuse to get Plum out of there without a fight.

Well, it was the truth.

On the other hand, I'd argue that with this guy there's a strong case for shooting first, asking questions later...

And after all that, he didn't even kill the guy. Damn it, Holmes.

He's got plot armor. Maybe it's Kaga's self-insert...

...wait, no, that doesn't excuse it, MY self-insert died! And then died again! And was the villain! Kaga, please!

So much for that "charitable interpretation"...

That wasn't worth it in the slightest.

Right? I'm just glad we did it. Aren't you?

why, Kaga

Because he didn't have anyone to control him anymore

 

On 4/2/2019 at 8:49 PM, BrightBow said:

It's definitely a problem that Julia is doing so badly. There is a cool thing you can later do with either Julia or Vega. But at this rate things are looking rather grim in that regard.

Ah, that won't be a problem. Base Vega can

...

As I wrote these lines, I stopped right there and realized the humongous mistake I'd made when I played this update. Keep reading to find out more!

 

On 5/2/2019 at 5:18 PM, Dayni said:

Maybe he has to hold it for it to work?

I hope he doesn't toss about in his sleep.

He's a Myrmidon, he probably is trained to remain still and with his hand firmly gripping the Dullahan.

I mean, I could see him in Oblivion.

I should know, I played too much of it.

He certainly is fond of violating the law.

Well, someone has to be the contrarian.

I guess so.

Let's be honest, there might be campaign burnout next time, especially if she's actually in Heroes by then.

I mean, some of the lords being high up is one thing, but F!Corrin? Can you explain that? (I won't even ask you to explain the OCs)

Oh, I can easily explain F!Corrin: she's a hot waifu who satisfies multiple fetishes while at it.

I mean, I think Arran did better than Luke at least (who's in the game mind. :P)

Ah, that's good, that's very good.

Disappoint? For not mentioning it sooner?

You were the only one who didn't read the whole thing, and it shows. For shame!

No, we know what Maruj is trying to do:

J3HvyYn.png"NO FIGHTING! I'LL BLOW YOU ALL DOWN!"

Hahahah, and then you can cue in MLG Maruj.

So is it LP canon that Vega's just been sitting by the convoy, bored that he hasn't had a worthy fight the whole time he's been on side?

More or less.

SEE? I FUCKING WAS TRYING TO PREVENT THIS!

Bah, you worry too much. Shigen's been trained, Vega hasn't.

Is he less edgy than Zihark?

Samto's whole shtick is pretending to be Navarre and he's nothing like him, Hinata isn't all that edgy but Samurai's just the Hoshidan version anyway, Joshua's a bit different and I don't particularly remember him being edgy barring fighting Caellach on Eirika's route. He's not got much competition but it's there for Shigen.

Eh, he's on the "not edgy" side of the spectrum, that much is certain.

Well, sometimes you have to realise you're doing this at the edge of a larger fight.

Also, the How dare you is just great. Like, he's just been sitting there guarding the convoy and the first halfway decent fight he gets he gets Richard-blocked by Holmes. Vega is going to be pissed for a while.

Boo hoo. He should be glad I didn't let the Rogue kill him while he was at 1 HP.

Never Trust Kaga should be put on top of any Kaga title's walkthrough.

Probably, but I was proud of my pun that involved the game's main villain as well, so I made it the title.

Alright, not bad at all.

This one though. That's a real good one. Good to see a cav getting somewhere.

Even if he has to die to ensure he gets a happy end. :P

Nonsense. Leteena's going to die to ensure the happy end. Kreiss will be just peachy all the way through.

I don't think Sylph was ever this powerful in Final Fantasy.

Hah...!

I mean, he could have heard someone else mention it off hand. Ocus seems to be a bit of a shithole at the time he's there.

That's true...

Yeah, this shit happened.

Nope, that's enough, I don't want to be discussing the whole thing.

Smart man.

For the asshole it's probably for the best Runan wasn't involved, we've seen what that smile can get up to.

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Progress?

A little bit...?

Oh, I guess absolutely not.

Yeah.

There's tone deaf. Then there's where Holmes goes after this.

I should make an edit of this. It would involve Shrek in some form. Is that an issue?

Oh, goodness gracious, that sounds absolutely horrendous! Dew it.

Wait, did I just watch a magical girl transformation?

In a Kaga Saga title?

Well, that's me sick again.

Well--

On 5/2/2019 at 5:21 PM, Dayni said:

Sorry, needed to fix this but can't edit the post.

Wait, did I just watch a magical girl transformation where the person learned the ability through some traumatic events?

In a video game?

Well that's me sick and upset.

...well...

As he should be much more than.

Right? But I doubt he's intelligent enough to understand he's an idiot.

Honestly that's pretty cool.

It is.

 

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Last time, we had a boring chapter where nothing exciting happened, other than Kreiss getting an amazing level and Krishna defying everyone's expectations. Today, text. No, I don't know about any dancers, do you?

Muvphmfm oYou wouldn't think this place even had a mayor, what with the condition it's in. I suppose I'd better see what he wants.

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0zfd96rn o Oh, it's Juliattisnacordst's dad. Again. Is this going to be Kaga's equivalent of FE6's Elder of Arcadia? KDIF, again?

Ha0dg21k oAfter deliberating with the townsfolk, we have decided to erect bronze statues of your likeness around the town to honor your heroism!

Muvphmfm oThat's... incredibly unnecessary. We didn't do it for fame or glory.

Ha0dg21k oOho, and modest as well! Truly, you are the worthiest of heroes!

0zfd96rn o He's having a traumatized little girl dance for sweaty men that might or might not be Maerchen. You're profoundly wrong.

Ha0dg21k oBut we cannot possibly let you go empty-handed... I know! Follow me to our treasury, where you may have your pick from what we have to offer.

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Ha0dg21k oYou may take the contents of any five chests you wish. Choose well!

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Really? Any I want? For me?

Mayor of Ocus, you're awesome.

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Ergh, I mean, not statistically, but...

Sooo this is the perfect chance for thread participation, but I'm afraid I won't do it. Partly because there are so many chests, it'd be hard to get anything other than a general draw, but some of these chests contain crap while others contain stuff that can only be obtained here, and I think I'd much rather not lose those. Thus...

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First off, promotional items. This is important if I want Kreiss to be promoted in time for the next indoor map.

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Second off, statboosters. I'm most fond of these. Before you ask, no, there isn't a move potion here. There's only one sure-fire move potion in the game, and it's not that easy to get. I do have a plan for it, but it depends on people surviving and you voting the way I'd like you to vote in the next route split.

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Ha0dg21k oThink nothing of it. I'm sure you must be on your way now, but please come back anytime! You will always be welcome here, Sir Holmes!

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Oh, please, please please please let me see Footballman again.

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0zfd96rn o D'aww-- hey...

P1zzgcas o Man, that woman's hot. Is she legal? I sure hope so!

1pcfv1ay oJust know that Blaad is going to become a battlefield soon, and when that happens, I won't be able to protect her at all times.

Aryzhpbb oYou needn't worry about that. I've taught San how to be a proper knight. I promise she won't be a hindrance.

1pcfv1ay oI heard that you were joining forces with Lord Temujin of Erial. Will you be helping in the current conflict against Istoria?

Aryzhpbb oOur mission extends beyond that, but... For safety's sake, I can't tell you any more than that.

P1zzgcas o Once again, this is part of Richard and Tia's off-screen adventures. A shame, too. This is one woman I would've loved to use. In more ways than o-- okay, I'll shut up before I start to sound like the fatso in green. I'm not the fatso in green. I'll have you know, I only have a slight belly. Ergh, okay, maybe not so "slight", but... let's move on.

Aryzhpbb o...I feel terrible for being so secretive. You've been too kind to us, Lord Lionheart.

1pcfv1ay oDon't worry about me, General Silva. You're just being a responsible leader. Besides, anyone who would challenge the Empire is a friend of mine. You're an inspiration to us all!

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1pcfv1ay oWell then, I propose a toast: To General Silva and the Black Knights, that they may achieve a victory worthy of the memory of Arless!

P1zzgcas o If you remember, Mintz told Runan how the Black Knights had been disbanded and difamed by Gerxel after Prince Arless's death. Seems like we've just met their leader.

Aryzhpbb oAnd to Lord Lionheart of Selba, that Salia will be liberated under his banner!

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0zfd96rn o That was awesome, so of course, the next thing that happens is that we get to see the children talk again. C'mon...

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0zfd96rn o Here's San. Her old name was Sun, which I actually like a little better. Other than that, I'm pretty sure someone asked me to use her. Think it was Tryhard? Do you even still read this LP? If you are, I'm not sure if I'll be able to humor you. I hate getting this girl to catch up, and I've already grinded too much for my liking... eh. We'll have to see.

Magytno8 o She was the one who freed the northeastern Zoan lands from the Empire's clutches. You've at least heard of her, right?

X0i1svla oSure, she's impressive,

P1zzgcas o Heheh, you got that right. Ah, but that's enough, I'm going to start disturbing the audience...

X0i1svla obut the Black Knights aren't the only strong forces around. There's the Sophian Wyvern Knights, and the legions under the Warlord Temujin...

8dxrvcjr o

0zfd96rn o No, they aren't. Much less Verna, what a waste of a unit. I'd take Silva any day over any of those pansies with flying ponies. Heck, I'd take Mintz, too, I love that man, he's almost as amazing as Eugen! Almost.

Magytno8 o The Pegasus Knights are headed to Erial too, right? Just like my mother... She's going to be fighting against the Cultists of Gerxel there, but she left me behind because I'm "still a child."

P1zzgcas o Good call. A responsible woman, that one.

Magytno8 o You don't think I'm a child, do you?

X0i1svla oNo way! My big sisters treat me the same way. They're out fighting in the war, but they told me to just stay and watch the house. They always look down on me like that!

0zfd96rn o Mayhap it's not that they "look down on you", but that they're worried that your dinky little kid arms will break when you try to lift a spear, allowing the enemy to easily break the rest of you? Has that thought ever crossed your mind, you imbecile?

Magytno8 o Sounds like we're pretty similar...

X0i1svla oSan, I have an idea! Let's work hard and train together with Lord Lionheart! We'll show your mother and my big sisters just how great we can be!

0zfd96rn o Or you'll die. If you join me, that'll only be all that much more likely.

Magytno8 o I'd love to, Frau, but will he be all right with training us?

X0i1svla oDon't worry about that. Lord Lionheart might seem like a tough guy, but he's got a soft spot for girls. Besides, he's my uncle, too. There's no way he'll say no!

Magytno8 o Really? Then I'm in! Partners?

X0i1svla oPartners! Hey, let's go ask him right now!

0zfd96rn o I cannot see this going badly in any way. Noooo sir.

Zrucr6td o

We may now leave, but before we do that, I'll buy Maruj a blizzard tome. It's just the second-tier wind tome. Pretty sure this tome has a chance to cancel out enemy attacks, like the Sylphid. I'm not entirely sure what the math behind it is, but I'm certain I've seen it happen before.

F6d0zqac o

All righty, time to visit Lionheart.

Ly2uq8dg o

Oh, it's a chapter? What, is Lionheart going to mistake us for pirates and attack us? That sounds problematically plausible...

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njDtYjkP_o.pngThe breeze is so nice...

muvpHMfM_o.pngWe should go talk to whoever's in charge. Wouldn't want them to think we're bandits.

njDtYjkP_o.pngThe sky is so clear and blue! The birds must love it here. And just look at all the pretty wildflowers! Don't step on them, Holmes! You'll hurt them!

muvpHMfM_o.pngDo I look like I care about flowers?!

P1zzgcas o Heh. Man, these two. I don't know if to call them the "best worst duo ever" or the "worst best duo ever". I think I'll settle for "worst worst duo ever".

Beuy9wmb o

Meanwhile, in the fortress...

Leuyfla2 o

Lionheart has a generic!

9ebnx0gr oThey don't appear to be thieves, but shall we dispatch a squad to meet them and ascertain their intentions?

1pcfv1ay oNo, that won't be necessary. I heard from our contacts in Ocus that a group of benevolent pirates was headed here. Order the men to stay put and let them pass. I will meet their leader here.

9ebnx0gr oAs you command, milord.

Crioq2cv o1iu9rhh5 o

If you were wondering about San's weird portrait, here it is. For whatever reason, San has about a thousand alternative portraits. I don't know why. Guess she was the artist's favourite character.

X0i1svla oAh, one for me, too!

Cpgk3bmm o

0zfd96rn o Not sure if I trust this portrait after what happened to Plum... also, milk, again?

Magytno8 o I'm already taller than Frau, so I'm not worried about that. Hee hee!

X0i1svla oHuh?! You are not! ...She's not taller than me, is she, Madam?

69ztplb6 o

Ctmximdg oOh dear, oh dear... Well, girls, you heard the man. Go on home and find a safe place!

X0i1svla oSan, this is our big chance! We can take care of a band of thieves!

Magytno8 o Are you sure? I think we should at least tell Lord Lionheart before we do anything.

X0i1svla oIf we tell him, he'll just send his own knights to take care of it, and we'll never get to fight. But if we surprise him with our skill like this, he and the other knights will stop treating us like kids!

Magytno8 o Yeah, you're right! Let's do this, Frau!

Q4alhya1 o

It's rather disheartening when you realize that these two would have just signed their death sentence if we had turned out to be real bandits.

Aps4nvex o

That looks like... a church! Yes, it's got to be Footballman!

Htvk9iyb o

0zfd96rn o You're not Footballman...

5rrutzqm o

F4aswdy8 o Yes! There he is! Bwahaaaaaaahahahahahahah, he's even funnier the second time you see him!

0zfd96rn o Anyway, to address the elephant in the room... yes, this girl is called Lyria. Sounds familiar, right? Now the question is, do I care about her at all? Well, when I named my OC, I completely forgot that this girl existed. Then, when I made all the portraits for this update, I completely forgot that this girl existed. Do you need to hear more?

Ctmximdg oOh, it's Mr. Priest! A very good morning to you!

0zfd96rn o Before you ask, no, this isn't Kaga wasting yet another unique Cleric design on an NPC. This is the first of two healers you need Attrom to recruit, and since Attrom is pushing up daisies, Lyria is nothing more than a quirky NPC. A shame. I had a scene in mind with her namesake, but 'twas not to be.

J015avhm o"Morning"?! It's the afternoon! And where have you been all day?!

Ctmximdg o...Why do you ask?

J015avhm oThe other sisters told me.

Po07z9hr o

F4aswdy8 o I just can't get over that. He barely even looks like a human being. It's a good thing he isn't playable, otherwise I wouldn't be able to concentrate.

Ctmximdg oSo what if I was? I love singing! It's much better than being a dumb old nun. But my father told me, "Lyria, being a performer is dangerous business! You're going to do something worthwhile with your life: helping people!" And so here I am. But singing isn't worthless! I think it's wonderful to encourage and uplift people with music! Don't you think so, too?

J015avhm oErr... Well, I think there's merit to it, yes. I wouldn't say singing is a bad thing...

Ctmximdg oHooray! Then please, persuade my father! I'll be the best singing priestess ever! I'll travel around the world so everyone can hear my voice!

F4aswdy8 o This whole scene's just cathartic.

J015avhm oHmm... All right, I'll talk to yor father. However, if you start on this path, I want you to devote yourself to it. It will be your particular devotion. See it through to the end, understand?

F4aswdy8 o Man, if you came to me in the past and told me footballs in the Middle Ages of Anime were so wise, I would've thought you were making fun of me!

Ctmximdg oI will, Mr. Priest! I'll do my very best!

J015avhm oHowever, I can't just send you out alone. I know just the companion for you. He's not here at the moment, but he's bound to come back soon. When the time comes, you'll go with him. Be patient until then, Sister Lyria.

0zfd96rn o Ergh... yeah... about that...

7jxhheph o

Anyway, the... map? Yes, this is a playable map indeed! However, the only enemies to be fought are...

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These two. They can be recruited by seizing with them alive, which is easy, or Frau can be spoken to with Martel, which is easier. Honestly, this chapter's so pathetically easy, I didn't even bother to mantain the "no reset" rule and went ahead and reset a few times to change my formation and get items from undeployed units.

Call me names if you want, but it just doesn't make a difference, because on top of this being a really easy chapter, Blaad has the distinction of being one of the two maps that you can actually enter from the map at any time you wish. I could've just finished the map in two seconds and then gone right back in and it would've been the same thing.

That's all irrelevant. What matters is that this map is filled to the brim with skill academies. We'll see what they teach shortly.

Kbn0mktc oL6tromzx o

For now, it's time to wait for the two dumbasses.

Jtrhl10u oQ1vftzz1 o

Frau and San both have Army of Darkness in this map. For whatever reason.

9kh8vqqo o

Yeah, no.

65c5jus9 o

I could just recruit them right now, but why not get some free experience out of them first instead?

1obf2wki oQcavoioo oUdtoa29g o

Shut up.

Jezkkrzr o

X0i1svla oM-M-Martel! Er... I was just...

Rzfzyvym oOh, never mind that. We'll discuss this later. Put down that weapon right now and come with me!

X0i1svla oYes, Sis...

Rzfzyvym oAnd tell that other girl with you to stop fighting, too. Honestly, what were you thinking?!

Vth1g8d4 o

I could've had Frau attack and even kill San right now. Ah, good ol' FE shenanigans. Always a riot to witness.

Magytno8 o Oh... Whoops. I guess we should go apologize, huh?

X0i1svla o Yeah... I bet Lord Lionheart is going to be furious with us...

Isprftma oS0mb8cgy o

Frau: HP 50% - Strength 25% - Skill 40% - Speed 45% - Defense 20% - Magic 25% - Luck 40% - Mastery 35%
San: HP 55% - Strength 30% - Skill 55% - Speed 35% - Defense 24% - Magic 20% - Luck 25% - Mastery 40%

Yeah... these two. I'm... not too fond of them, honestly. They're both hopelessly underleveled and pretty much require grinding. San's definitely my favourite of the two, she promotes to Black Knight and gets a new portait out of it (for whatever reason), but more importantly, she learns Paragon at level 5, which helps her case a little, and Flurry upon promoting, which is cool, but Mintz can already do that at base and with Wrath and instant pilums on top of it. Still, if I could just get her those 3 levels she needs to get Paragon, I might be able to do something with her.

Frau's decent, she has Canto, flies, has decent-ish growths excelling in speed, blah blah blah. Frankly, one of the most boring units in the game. You just grind her and she becomes Martel 2. But why use her or Martel when you can use the Murderprincess.

7f8fxsok o

Now that they have joined me, I can visit this building with San.

Ga4hwkjo o

Whoa! What do you want!? If it's money, I'll have you know, I'm an unemployed student who lives with his daddies.

Mifx0fiw o

Oh, so you just want to give me ludopathy? Sure, I'm all ears! And pockets!

Fjdcauam o We'll flip a coin, and you guess heads or tails. Winner has to pay the other 1000G. You game?

Sure, let'sa go!

Jqjkv5l8 o

C'mon, heads, heads, heads heads...

E09irymc o

Piece of--!

Avwbzcr8 oPtcab1zy o

I'll be back, you son of a gun!

Fx9bbvas o

Now, you might be thinking "Ruben, you bastard! You're going to grind until you have unlimited cash and break the game!". To which I respond... yes and no. I have a very specific purpose for all the cash that I'm going to get. I'll get just enough to do what I plan to do, and no more. Mainly because it's so goddamned boring and time-consuming, I wouldn't have the patience to grind more than what I absolutely need. Let's see if you can guess what it is.

2lkmfq1t o

While Krishna gets to the gambler's den (it would appear luck influences the coin flip, and Krishna's my luckiest unit), San will visit Footballman.

Dvj1iyw9 o

Shut up and take my wallet.

5xzjsb49 o

I'm pretty sure I had a screenshot of the full line, but I think the world's better off this way. Seriously, just take a look at this. Here, I'll post it again.

5xzjsb49 o

I don't know about you, but I think this is art in its purest form.

Wcjdkabb o

...oh, please. Now I can't gamble!

E2wizoph oB4vb4il1 o8xezkvkh o

Let me play already! I actually reset just so I could open all of my money bags, since Julia had one of them!

Jxx2hn24 o

And it's back to gambling. While Krishna does her thing, allow me to explain my plan to you.

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You see, all of this map's academies teach terrain skills. Not only that, but they can be used multiple times. However, I don't need multiple times. I just need one. To compensate for the infinite uses and the easy, permanent access, though, these teachers demand gold in return for their services. Fair enough, I suppose, but there just so happens to be a source of endless money in town, provided you've got the patience and the save states. Yeah, I did go all out on the cheating that day. But before you get mad, let me show you just who's going to be enjoying the fruits of all my unholy practices...

H4kkvxep oWlkcswbc o

It's THE TOM THE TANK MOTHERFUCKING ENGINE, bitches! He's going to be getting every terrain skill in the game, thus effectively gaining 4 movement, same as Generals, Mages, some dismounted folks and Garo. Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but with 4 move, he'll actually be able to keep up, and we won't have to wait for 10 maps to get the move potion.

Not to mention, this isn't exactly going to break the game or anything. Tom having 4 move will not ruin the difficulty curve, so it's not like my mild cheating's going to make the LP boring or unbearable. If anything, it's going to make it less boring! I mean, when was the last time you heard of anyone going to such lengths to use Tom? And continue playing after losing warp? Yeah, given the sort of absolute bullcrap that I'm going to have to subject myself to, I think I deserve a little slack for wanting to use my man Tom.

Gxrxhzoq o

There's also an academy for gladiators here, but I don't care much for the arena, so who cares.

Fr5pa0hl oKjubiyao o60okv5ce o9ordygoe oOaf8nqpa o

You know, when you look at these nice, tidy pictures placed one after the other, this looks like a really easy and fast endeavor, but I shit you not, I probably spent like half an hour on this chapter, painstakingly manipulating the RNG until it decided to finally take pity on me and give me some damned money. I think the tedium was enough of a price to pay for Tom's 4 move.

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Beautiful. A work of art. +10% avoid and hit permanently (which is cool, but not gamebreaking, exactly) and the +1 move he needs oh-so-badly. The true TRS begins now!

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The last of the chapter's academies is one that teaches Slayer, but... egads, it seems Tom cannot learn anymore skills! Yes, this game has a limit on how many skills you can learn. Pretty sure it only affects the teachers, though, he'll still be able to learn Adept at level 30, for all the good it'll do him. This means that, in order to get him the one point of move, I'll be unable to get him any other funny skills, like Canto. Affordable losses, if you ask me.

8nex7py9 oV2bmztnh o

Before we go, let's check out the rest of the buildings. These two just kick us out.

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The fancy one with the round, pink roof is the forge. You bring this guy an extremely rare and valuable item, and he gives you a plain good sword. Not worth it, in my opinion.

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It may seem like that's all there is to Blaad, but something interesting happens if you have Plum visit the inn. No, she does not get kidnapped, avert your suspicions.

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Xxpglhid oI don't want any milk!

Ctmximdg oWhoa there, no need to get upset! You got a phobia of milk or something? Well, I won't pry.

0zfd96rn o Please, don't.

Ctmximdg oYou know, little missy, you look an awful lot like an old friend of mine. She was a popular dancer back in the day. Can you dance?

Xxpglhid oYes, a little... Was that dancer's name... Lan? That was my mother's name. I heard she used to live around here.

Ctmximdg oYes, it was! You're Lan's daughter? Boy, does this bring back memories! Your mother was so beautiful and graceful... She was just a peasant's daughter, y'know, but she was in love with a young nobleman. The happiness they shared would've made anyone jealous.

Xxpglhid oWhat was his name?

Ctmximdg oRaziel, I think? Gosh, it's been so long, I don't even remember his face anymore...

0zfd96rn o When we do find out who this Raziel is, this line's going to make so little sense..

Ctmximdg oAnyway, after Ahab started taking over, he went off to fight in the rebellion. Lan was waiting here for him to come back, but we were attacked by kidnappers, and the poor thing was taken away. That was the last time I ever saw her. But since you're here, she must've survived! How is she holding up these days?

Xxpglhid oMom passed away five years ago. She got really sick...

Ctmximdg oOh... My condolences, Miss. How dreadful... The poor thing...

0zfd96rn o Hey, in all fairness, at least she died a peaceful death, as opposed to Plum who might or might not get skewered by a moron with a lance because I'm dumb.

Mjizinp1 o

Let's cap, but before that... what turn is it? How long was I here?

Brttnrol o

39 turns! Magnificent. Some LTC pro's crying out there right now. Heheheh... ah, let's just go.

Agprl0jt o

0zfd96rn o You didn't bring anything, guy. We came here on our own. After 39 turns.

1pcfv1ay oThank you, Shirou. That will be all.

muvpHMfM_o.pngOh, he has a name? Cool.

F4aswdy8 o ...bwahahahahah, okay, that's my line, not Holmes's. I was just proofreading the update, and stumbled upon this. I had mistakenly used Holmes's portrait here instead of Barlowe's. However, it struck me as a hilariously fitting line for him, so I decided that some mistakes are best left unfixed.

1pcfv1ay oAre you the commander of this group? Please forgive my subordinates for their actions.

muvpHMfM_o.pngIt's really not a problem. Are you the lord here?

1pcfv1ay oThis town has no lord. It was ruled directly by Viceroy Ahab, but he and his knights were driven out by the citizens whom he had oppressed for too long. Blaad is now a free city, ruled by its citizens.

muvpHMfM_o.pngAn independent city in the middle of Salia? That's kinda odd. Who are you, then?

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0zfd96rn o Sound familiar? Apparently the innkeeper forgot that Lan's lover is the same man who's fighting through thick and thin to protect Blaad from, like, a thousand enemies.

1pcfv1ay oI came here to assist in Blaad's revolt against Viceroy Ahab, but the Empire took advantage of my absence and conquered my home.

muvpHMfM_o.pngA Salian governor, fueling a rebellion against the Viceroy of his own nation... No wonder the Empire saw an opportunity during all that infighting.

1pcfv1ay oHa ha, you have a point there. Regardless, I want to express my gratitude.

muvpHMfM_o.pngTo who, me? What for?

1pcfv1ay oBlaad has been surrounded by enemies on all four sides since the rebellion began. But now one of those sides is gone, thanks to your efforts.

muvpHMfM_o.pngYou're referring to Ocus?

1pcfv1ay oIndeed. Now that we have a safe path to the southwest, we can flee if the going gets tough here in Blaad. And for that I am most grateful.

muvpHMfM_o.pngEven so, there's really no need to thank me. We only helped out Ocus on a whim.

1pcfv1ay oYou're quite the interesting fellow, my friend. What's your name?

muvpHMfM_o.pngI'm Holmes, last of the Granadan privateers. Currently on the run from the Empire.

0zfd96rn o "I also enjoy making little girls dance for my crew, Maerchen included!"

muvpHMfM_o.pngSo, Lord Lionheart, what are the remaining obstacles in your way, if you don't mind me asking?

1pcfv1ay oTo the east is Castle Salia and Viceroy Ahab. He still hasn't given up on retaking Blaad. In Selba, to the south, are the imperial forces led by Lord Carnell. If an opportunity presents itself, I am certain that he will attack at a moment's notice. And finally, the foul creatures of the Mermel Caves press on us from the north.

0zfd96rn o Gee, I wonder which of these sides we'll be covering next time. Also, "Carnell"? I remember one such man...

1pcfv1ay oThey used to be held back at Fort Ligria, but Erial has abandoned it for some time now.

0zfd96rn o Also, that's a lie.

1pcfv1ay oWe can't even hope to go on the offensive when we could be invaded by a swarm of mogalls at any given moment.

muvpHMfM_o.pngWell, you're in luck, Lord Lionheart. We're on our way to Leda Palace for some treasure hunting, and to get there we'll have to pass through the Mermel Caves. We'll exterminate them for you.

0zfd96rn o Wait... we're on our way to Leda Palace since when? If Attrom's alive, Holmes goes there to retrieve the Dakruon, a gem that is said to be one of the tears of the Goddess Miradona, and that supposedly can bring dead people back to life. I was expecting them to come up with something else if Attrom's dead, but I see they're just having us go there because... because that's what the script says?

1pcfv1ay oGoodness me, are you certain? Well, if you're going on a mogall hunt, I should at least lend you some soldiers...

Bb5qmgpe o

0zfd96rn o Oh, please, no, we're fine. We need no soldiers, you need them the most to defend against Carnell and Ahab...

1pcfv1ay oHmm... It's all right with me. You wouldn't listen to me if I tried to stop you, anyway. Just remember: individual mogalls aren't very dangerous, but they're nasty in groups.

4lt3brpp o That's a filthy lie! They're also dangerous alone with their 10~ AS! Lionheart, get a grip, you're gonna kill her!

1pcfv1ay oBe careful out there, Frau.

X0i1svla oI will! Thank you, Uncle Lionheart! And I won't be alone, either. San's coming too, right, San?

Magytno8 o Of course!

0zfd96rn o A part of what makes San so hard for me to use is that mogalls, who we'll be fighting in the next map, double and kill her at base. It's absolutely horrible.

muvpHMfM_o.pngHow did we end up taking in so many kids...?

0zfd96rn o You're one to talk, Holmes. You're not just a kid, you're a shitty kid.

 

 

 

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I'm starting to get really tired, but still, we've got a little more to get through. Firstly, I want to show off that you can just enter Blaad again by pressing "inn", but I've spent long enough in the town, so let's just go...

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...all the way back to Verje, of course, because that makes sense!

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Bvq5e6hp oHello again, Sir Kreiss. Letena is away again today, I'm afraid.

Sjl5htjr oNo matter. I just stopped by to give her these. I don't know when I'll be able to come back and visit again.

Bvq5e6hp oOh, what lovely flowers!

Sjl5htjr oHere, I brought a charm for her as well... now, I'm afraid I must be going. Farewell!

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Bvq5e6hp oAre you quite pleased with yourself, Letena? That man is a knight. He risks life and limb in combat, yet he makes an effort to come here and visit you in between battles. And you won't even give him the time of day!

0zfd96rn o He also carts the whole team off across the continent to do it. I can't imagine Holmes being too thrilled about it...

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muvpHMfM_o.pngAgain!?

Sjl5htjr oI'm truly sorry, Sir Holmes, but I found these beautiful flowers, I'm sure she'll truly appreciate them! I beg of you, we must return to Verje!

muvpHMfM_o.pngKreiss, it's not that simple! There are multiple factors to take into account, not to mention the fact that we'll take weeks to get there, and then some more to get back! We're in a bit of a hurry, you know? Lionheart can't hold the Imperials off forever!

njDtYjkP_o.pngC'moooon Holmes! I think this is really nice of Sir Kreiss! These flowers are amazing, and the scent is so sweet... I'm sure Miss Letena will love them!

muvpHMfM_o.pngSigh... tell me you'll at least get laid, Kreiss.

Sjl5htjr oWell, er... every time I come to visit, she's off at church, and...

muvpHMfM_o.png...you really are clueless, aren't you, Kreiss?

B8qnojud oHah! Don't feel bad about it, Kreiss. There's always a bigger fish. It's not your fault she can't see just how great a man you are!

Sjl5htjr o...she can't see, Arkis. At all.

B8qnojud o...

Ju0m09ko oHee hee...

4ze9boel o...

Bvq5e6hp oThese flowers he brought for you... They're not the kind you can find in a shop. He must've picked them himself... Why do you think he went through all that trouble, Letena?

4ze9boel oEllet... When I take in the fragance of these flowers, I see so many things... The beach, the mountains, the prairie... I see a single figure, hunched over, picking flowers with unsteady hands... Gathering the best flowers he can find...

4ze9boel oThat figure... is Sir Kreiss.

0zfd96rn o Hmmm... you know, I understand that she doesn't really see all those things, but the fact that she can picture them makes me wonder if she really was born blind or rather lost her sight at some point. I don't think it's ever confirmed. Some food for thought right there.

Bvq5e6hp oLetena...

4ze9boel oOh, sister...! I-I don't know what to do!

Nkzckhi3 o

Bvq5e6hp oLetena, you're a wonderful person! No one n the world could take your place. So keep your spirits up. I know Sir Kreiss will forgive you.

4ze9boel oEllet...

0zfd96rn o Forgive her for what, exactly? He's convinced that she really just happened to be away every time he came to visit, and it didn't bother him at all.

L2fzvqst o

While I was returning from Verje, a... ball? invaded Fort Ligria.

Zymxezm4 o

Let's go get 'em. Fort Ligria is a map that is never accessed in a normal chapter, and there's no "inn" feature for it, so the only way to see it is through skirmishes.

Yv1hnwel o

There's a pretty good reason for that, too: there's an arena here. One you can access any time you want.

5jbum2nx o

These are the famous Mogalls. they're fuzzy balls with sky-high speed but low defense who use... ops as a weapon? What the heck is an ops!? Black ops? Are they attacking us with bad games now?

Dupjzrwd o

This is the last thing we'll be doing today, but it's perhaps the second most important thing that'll happen in the update (behind, of course, Tom's ascension). Can you guess what it is? Heheheh... I think you can!

Svjernns o

By the way, remember how Lionheart said the fort had been abandoned by Erial?

Iiu2r6ku o

Well... no. You can talk to these Archers for flavor text, and Samson actually has some special conversations with them, which goes to show the level of attention to detail this game had put into it at times.

86opedt0 oKy4tuiap oU0sjsf5k o

This is the Mogalls in a nutshell. Kreiss crushes them into a fine paste and can take two blows easy, but everyone else? They're either dangerously close to getting doubled, or do get doubled, and they get absolutely demolished as a result.

Nz6jgpmd o

Anyway, Holmes got this level.

Ogrj58xk o

Then I had Martel visit this house. I'm sure many of you are wondering why I've deployed Martel and Vega today. The reason will become apparent in about five seconds.

Rqtpm0ak o

Ey, that's the shop lady.

Ctmximdg oHey, you wanna take my place here? You wouldn't have time to go out and fight anymore, but you could give your friends discounts on merchandise! Sounds like a nice deal, right?

P1zzgcas o You can choose between "I'll try" and "Sorry, I can't" here. Since Martel's got all the time in the world...

Ctmximdg oWow, thanks! From now on, you're in charge here. Hope you have fun! (What a sucker!)

Yvxpkjwm oJg09a2w3 o

Martel heads into the shop and disappears, while Kreiss heads north to take on the Mogalls.

C9mpsfmb o

It's official, boys and girls: the moment he promotes, he'll have superior defenses to both The Roger and Mintz. And he'll keep them and his lances while indoors. I'm so proud. Who needs Raffin when you can just use Kreiss?

Fyo9lzjp oBi623omb o

Same deal here as in the other house.

Ctmximdg oHey, you! How about you work for me here?

Iihtrgyl o

Ohhhh japanese text! The green-haired lady's text is translated, so I don't understand what's up with this man. There are two or three instances of untranslated text throughout the game that I know of. They're not all too major.

Ctmximdg oAll right! From now on, you'll manage the front desk of the armory here. You'd better make the money flow in!

Bk1khbyk o

Aw, yeah. It's the ultimate dishonor: instead of having him killed in the battlefield, I'm going to have him waste his days away as a mere shopkeep. Hahahahahah... this seemed like such a nice idea when I did it. Then I remembered I needed Vega for something later on, and my heart sunk a little. It's not irreparably lost, but, well... suffice to say, now it's vital that Julia doesn't die.

Still, I'll gladly make my own life harder if it means I can take the edgy dumbass down with me. Hahah! Suck on that, you fucker! I gotcha gooooooooooood!

6jfjrzgw oO16meq0r o

After that, Kreiss and Maruj work on the Mogalls, until only one remains.

Go5c5lzi o

Maruj, I'm not going to be able to put up with this for long, you know. If this continues, I'm going to be forced to make a decision I'd rather not make. Think about it.

Yzzlub4l o

You... you can afford this, easy, and less chances of you dying to bullshit critical hits is going to help keep my heartrate stable in the future.

S55bmqxa o

I want to try my luck with the arena, so let's see if Holmes can keep the dodging up.

Xhcuxygg o

Great stats. Not as great as Raquel's, but still, good effort.

Kqmh0umi o

While we're still here, let's check out the houses. The academies only teach terrain skills, which we don't need because I already got Tom all he'll ever need.

Sxrdihun o

Ah, it's this one again. We heard this back in Fort Wellt, thanks.

5aulbcgx oJuroirml o

Whoa... what's that face? Man, Caillou didn't age very well, did he. He looks like a serial killer! What the heck is up with this portrait!?

O2skquz1 oRcwim7xg o

Anyhow, I had Krishna fight in the arena for a turn, and she got this piece of crap, but it's 'kay, she needs the HP.

Bduf7tin o1hqimcp9 o

Then I tried to train San up and, well... no, just no. Maybe another day, I would've done it, but I was beyond sick of these actionless chapters, so I just gave her a couple chances and carried on with my day when she failed. Maybe another day, maybe another day.

Pg67zzks oXlmwgaoi o

Only one more building, the forge. What can I say, I like this guy's portrait and offerings better than the other man's.

P6kieafm o

But none of that matters now. What matters is that the time has come.

Foyeqay9 oD3i1x4di o

Ah-ha! Now he's, uh... ever so slightly different?

5ryy2clc o

OH beautiful stats, just beautiful! Formidable! And they'll stay the same indoors, too! Hahahahahahahah... and you were trying to push me into benching him, Dayni! Fat chance! But of course, I already knew you have no taste when it comes to units since the Dougy incident. Heh!

Setdjloj o

That done, it's time for something that's going to make a lot of you are going to facepalm hard.

Gs5fthx2 o7bz6kxgz o

It's happening, folks. It really is!

Twavwex0 o

Cool duds, girl! I really like her new outfit, even if it doesn't fit her portait at all. All the white makes it one of the Myrmidon sprites I'm the fondest of.

9u4l0svq o

Not bad. Now you surpass Julia. Of course, if I promoted Julia she'd go right back to being better than you, but who cares, you were needing the boost. Now get some nice level ups and perhaps you'll make it to the endgame yet.

Pj5cmdpt o

That's all, no more.

Ugnsyymw oLyb0gnpt o

We've got a ton of chapters ahead of us. We aren't even half-way through the game. 'Nuff said.

Wkxqgf5i o

Before the update is over, let's watch Vega being all positive and nice for once. Also, buy Krishna an iron sword. Those prices are really nice!

Es69eu4v o

I'd get the dialogue for the next chapter, but it's something like, four text boxes. Not worth the trouble. So! Next time, we attack the Mermel Caves and they who roam freely about them. Sure hope noone dies to that nasty AS. See you then, farewell, buh-bye, ciao!

Death count: Attrom
                        Juliattisnacordst

Reset count: 2 (Runan: 1 - Katri: 1)

Dullahan's done with my incompetence: 1

 

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20 minutes ago, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Here's San. Her old name was Sun, which I actually like a little better. Other than that, I'm pretty sure someone asked me to use her. Think it was Tryhard? Do you even still read this LP? If you are, I'm not sure if I'll be able to humor you. I hate getting this girl to catch up, and I've already grinded too much for my liking... eh. We'll have to see.

I lurk.

I actually didn't know they changed her name to San in the translation. I only played "best" translation.

It is a pain to train her at the start, yeah, but very doable. Elite helps at level 5 and I've found she was good after that. Certainly less of pain (at least in terms of tedium) than training Sasha in my opinion.

She's kinda like a Narron that is far less abusable, but still a good unit. I like her.

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Alright, time for the best map in the game. You know after first experiencing these guys in TRS I found there cousins in Echoes to be really pleasant to fight by comparison. Which made it pretty amusing to see everyone else freak out about them.

Also, you didn't really talk about the trading sidequest. Maybe you do not know that these trade offers lead to a whole series of deals? Let me copy some stuff over from GameFAQs.

Spoiler

Brahd Forge:
____________________________________________________
|   Material 1   |   Material 2   |     Product     |
|===================================================|
|     Estoc      |  Silver Shield |   Shield Sword  |
|  Short Sword   |  Magic Shield  |    Holy Sword   |
| Sword Breaker  |    Gold Bag    |   Thief Sword   |
|    Long Bow    |     Elixir     |   Dragon Arrow  |
| Healing Staff  |  Repair Hammer |   Repair Staff  |
|________________|________________|_________________|

Ligria Forge:

____________________________________________________
|   Material 1   |   Material 2   |     Product     |
|===================================================|
|    WLv Plus    | Leather Shield |     DEF Plus    |
|  Silver Sword  |   Iron Shield  |  Silver Shield  |
|  Master Sword  |    Gold Bag    |    Hero Proof   |
|  Healing Drop  |     Amulet     |      Elixir     |
|  Thief Sword   |   Bridge Key   |    Guild Key    |
|________________|________________|_________________|

Cool, all the formatting stuff carried over.
Anyway, the Blaah forge has some nice stuff. The Thief Sword, the Dragon Arrow and the Repair Staff are all very useful. And it's easy to overlook that the Dragon Arrow in addition to fantastic power and accuracy also has 2-3 range.

Ligria by comparison really struggles to be worth the material cost, I'd say. That DEF Plus is easily worth a WLV Plus. Everything after that seems like a bad trade to me. Problem is, some of the items you get there are needed for the Blaah forge.

Though personally I don't actually bother with the trade quest simply because it's too much of a pain. Both with the back and forth and because of all the stuff you have to keep track off. It's so damn easy to end up with one of the items needed on the wrong team. And I'm already not very fond of Holmes' part of the game as is, so I really don't want to make it even more annoying.

 

On other topics, never really felt like Sun and Frau needed any sort of grinding to keep up. Well, maybe Sun a little. Frau is good out of the box though. Also, are you sure you want to make Sasha your only flier? Ignoring the risk of permadeath and that I don't think you can ever have enough fliers in this game in the first place, she can't exactly be on two teams at once.

And good luck with Julia. This could get rough. The Thunder Sword probably won't help either since the Rukuud actually reduces magic damage. But we did actually get the Magic Staff, I think. Well, let's see what options present themselves once we get there.

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2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

He's a Myrmidon, he probably is trained to remain still and with his hand firmly gripping the Dullahan.

I would say but what if he's not realised he still turns in his sleep after all the terrible things he's seen?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Nonsense. Leteena's going to die to ensure the happy end. Kreiss will be just peachy all the way through.

Well that's a bit harsh.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Oh, goodness gracious, that sounds absolutely horrendous! Dew it.

I gave you the chance to not see it:

FFM.png

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Nqtuzhxp o

But will there be a way to get more from here?

And if not what did you skip out on?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

1pcfv1ay oWell then, I propose a toast: To General Silva and the Black Knights, that they may achieve a victory worthy of the memory of Arless!

P1zzgcas o If you remember, Mintz told Runan how the Black Knights had been disbanded and difamed by Gerxel after Prince Arless's death. Seems like we've just met their leader.

So, should Mintz be told?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
1iu9rhh5 o

If you were wondering about San's weird portrait, here it is. For whatever reason, San has about a thousand alternative portraits. I don't know why. Guess she was the artist's favourite character.

Why does she get the other portraits?

Those aren't common in pretty much any FE before Awakening. Why then?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oOh, it's Mr. Priest! A very good morning to you!

0zfd96rn o Before you ask, no, this isn't Kaga wasting yet another unique Cleric design on an NPC. This is the first of two healers you need Attrom to recruit, and since Attrom is pushing up daisies, Lyria is nothing more than a quirky NPC. A shame. I had a scene in mind with her namesake, but 'twas not to be.

Well, sometimes the war never comes.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

J015avhm oHowever, I can't just send you out alone. I know just the companion for you. He's not here at the moment, but he's bound to come back soon. When the time comes, you'll go with him. Be patient until then, Sister Lyria.

So I guess Attralm really is messing with you from beyond the grave.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Isprftma oS0mb8cgy o

Frau: HP 50% - Strength 25% - Skill 40% - Speed 45% - Defense 20% - Magic 25% - Luck 40% - Mastery 35%
San: HP 55% - Strength 30% - Skill 55% - Speed 35% - Defense 24% - Magic 20% - Luck 25% - Mastery 40%

Yeah... these two. I'm... not too fond of them, honestly. They're both hopelessly underleveled and pretty much require grinding. San's definitely my favourite of the two, she promotes to Black Knight and gets a new portait out of it (for whatever reason), but more importantly, she learns Paragon at level 5, which helps her case a little, and Flurry upon promoting, which is cool, but Mintz can already do that at base and with Wrath and instant pilums on top of it. Still, if I could just get her those 3 levels she needs to get Paragon, I might be able to do something with her.

Frau's decent, she has Canto, flies, has decent-ish growths excelling in speed, blah blah blah. Frankly, one of the most boring units in the game. You just grind her and she becomes Martel 2. But why use her or Martel when you can use the Murderprincess.

Eh, Frau could slot in pretty well actually. Why not have two flying murderhorses?

San seems like she'd take too much effort in comparison sadly.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

5xzjsb49 o

I don't know about you, but I think this is art in its purest form.

The Goddess protec

The Goddess protec

All she can do is protec.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Kr8khgeo o

Beautiful. A work of art. +10% avoid and hit permanently (which is cool, but not gamebreaking, exactly) and the +1 move he needs oh-so-badly. The true TRS begins now!

So, permission to use the montage music?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oYes, it was! You're Lan's daughter? Boy, does this bring back memories! Your mother was so beautiful and graceful... She was just a peasant's daughter, y'know, but she was in love with a young nobleman. The happiness they shared would've made anyone jealous.

Well that's a bit of a shame that they'll never get together again, isn't it woman who's telling Plum about hot she became her mother because of traumatic events?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngOh, he has a name? Cool.

F4aswdy8 o ...bwahahahahah, okay, that's my line, not Holmes's. I was just proofreading the update, and stumbled upon this. I had mistakenly used Holmes's portrait here instead of Barlowe's. However, it struck me as a hilariously fitting line for him, so I decided that some mistakes are best left unfixed.

Funnily enough, that means you were treating a PC as an NPC and that went so extensive in the writing you put it in the game. :P

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

"I also enjoy making little girls dance for my crew, Maerchen included!"

Especially Maerchen.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngHow did we end up taking in so many kids...?

Holmes, that doesn't make your actions any better by leaning on the 4th wall.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Yfd13upk o9wtrjo7g oOtqyezvc o

Well that's a shitty thing to have to hide.

Why no eyepatch though?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Jd1zs9vl oQt6xxpio oCl1mqjov o

So apparently she went out with the Man on the grassy knoll.

I knew he had to come from somewhere, dammit Kaga!

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
X1ckvf9o o2pohajwu o93ait0i2 o

That must have been one of the worst rejected proposals ever honestly.

 

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Vrzzu2lj o

Wait, I'm going to need some clarification on this part, sorry.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Iwnovoye o2mm5ezlh o

That answers the brown robes, maybe?

Certainly it's someone who knows Lyria and not her.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Sjl5htjr oI'm truly sorry, Sir Holmes, but I found these beautiful flowers, I'm sure she'll truly appreciate them! I beg of you, we must return to Verje!

muvpHMfM_o.pngKreiss, it's not that simple! There are multiple factors to take into account, not to mention the fact that we'll take weeks to get there, and then some more to get back! We're in a bit of a hurry, you know? Lionheart can't hold the Imperials off forever!

muvpHMfM_o.png"I mean, Runan might but that's only because he learned from me."

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Sjl5htjr oWell, er... every time I come to visit, she's off at church, and...

muvpHMfM_o.png...you really are clueless, aren't you, Kreiss?

Yeah, that's about right.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

B8qnojud oHah! Don't feel bad about it, Kreiss. There's always a bigger fish. It's not your fault she can't see just how great a man you are!

Sjl5htjr o...she can't see, Arkis. At all.

B8qnojud o...

Arkis is still going to hell I see.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Hmmm... you know, I understand that she doesn't really see all those things, but the fact that she can picture them makes me wonder if she really was born blind or rather lost her sight at some point. I don't think it's ever confirmed. Some food for thought right there.

I'd have to assume the latter.

Maybe she had an illness or rare genetic condition that led to her loss of eyesight while she was young.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Aw, yeah. It's the ultimate dishonor: instead of having him killed in the battlefield, I'm going to have him waste his days away as a mere shopkeep. Hahahahahah... this seemed like such a nice idea when I did it. Then I remembered I needed Vega for something later on, and my heart sunk a little. It's not irreparably lost, but, well... suffice to say, now it's vital that Julia doesn't die.

Still, I'll gladly make my own life harder if it means I can take the edgy dumbass down with me. Hahah! Suck on that, you fucker! I gotcha gooooooooooood!

Wait, so you can't get them out of it?

Now that's crazy. (Do they count as dead for the end game roll? :P)

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
5ryy2clc o

OH beautiful stats, just beautiful! Formidable! And they'll stay the same indoors, too! Hahahahahahahah... and you were trying to push me into benching him, Dayni! Fat chance! But of course, I already knew you have no taste when it comes to units since the Dougy incident. Heh!

Okay, in all fairness, I was mostly doing it with Arkiss and Kreiss as a joke to make you use terrible units (I still want to see you main Maerchen)

Dougy's a different beast. Dougy will always be a different beast.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
9u4l0svq o

Not bad. Now you surpass Julia. Of course, if I promoted Julia she'd go right back to being better than you, but who cares, you were needing the boost. Now get some nice level ups and perhaps you'll make it to the endgame yet.

Surpassing Julia isn't hard though.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Wkxqgf5i o

Before the update is over, let's watch Vega being all positive and nice for once. Also, buy Krishna an iron sword. Those prices are really nice!

Which he says through very gritted teeth.

(Also, 666 for an iron sword. How fitting for the reaper.)

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3 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

He's got plot armor. Maybe it's Kaga's self-insert...

After what we've seen this makes an uncomfortable amount of sense.

3 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Anyway, to address the elephant in the room... yes, this girl is called Lyria. Sounds familiar, right? Now the question is, do I care about her at all? Well, when I named my OC, I completely forgot that this girl existed. Then, when I made all the portraits for this update, I completely forgot that this girl existed. Do you need to hear more?

Thanks for clearing that up, I've been curious about it ever since you introduced your Lyria. I thought about bringing it up, but I didn't because I figured it's bad form to discuss future recruitables in someone else's Let's Play thread where most of the audience hasn't played the game (including me, as I've mentioned; I actually knew about Lyria from Void's Blitzarre Adventure of all things)

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o A shame. I had a scene in mind with her namesake, but 'twas not to be.

A shame, indeed. The scrapped scene would have been a lot cleverer than whatever I would have had in mind here, for sure.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I could've had Frau attack and even kill San right now. Ah, good ol' FE shenanigans. Always a riot to witness.

Looks like we found something that Kaga failed to do first (unless Berwick Saga did it). In Radiant Dawn there are certain characters whom you can't have certain other characters fight; the Attack option won't even appear if you try. Not here, though, even if the result is letting you make a fifteen-year-old girl butcher another fifteen-year-old girl. Of course, that's the norm for FE as you say, but that mechanic in RD is a small detail that nonetheless prevents you from completely breaking the story over its head, and something I'm a bit surprised Kaga didn't think of.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Now, you might be thinking "Ruben, you bastard! You're going to grind until you have unlimited cash and break the game!". To which I respond... yes and no. I have a very specific purpose for all the cash that I'm going to get. I'll get just enough to do what I plan to do, and no more. Mainly because it's so goddamned boring and time-consuming, I wouldn't have the patience to grind more than what I absolutely need. Let's see if you can guess what it is.

My first assumption was that there's a statbooster shop somewhere in this game and you want money for that, but based on what you said about the availability of move potions, probably not. (Besides, that would probably be a bit too game-breaky, especially since most of the statboosters in this game are stronger than in later games.)

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Dvj1iyw9 o

Shut up and take my wallet.

Does this change anything down the line or are you just giving him money because he's footballman? Not that I can blame you if it's the latter, mind.

Of course, in real life it would just be a good thing to do (assuming the charity is trustworthy), but it's not real life we're talking about.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Wlkcswbc o

It's THE TOM THE TANK MOTHERFUCKING ENGINE, bitches! He's going to be getting every terrain skill in the game, thus effectively gaining 4 movement, same as Generals, Mages, some dismounted folks and Garo. Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but with 4 move, he'll actually be able to keep up, and we won't have to wait for 10 maps to get the move potion.

This is better.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
5jbum2nx o

I like how absurdly skewed its stat distribution is. 10 magic and speed but 15 HP, 0 skill, 2 defense...

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Also, Blizzard is not chance-based. It will always negate the opponents' attack.

Personally I don't find it too useful since mages generally don't pick a target that can counter them on player phase. And you generally got at least one Sylpheed. But then again, I haven't used Maruj in a while. The other mages always have the option to just use their personal tomes to obliterate just about any target before they get a chance to counter.

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7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

 

Half of those aren't even Myrmidons.

Technically, Kamui promotes to Myrmidon (because for some reason Gaiden/Echoes uses it as the second tier for mercenary), and Owain and the Tellius Myrmidons Zihark and Edward are definitely Myrmidons. And Zihark's less edgy than a guy set on helping Laguz, while Edward's kind of just an everyman. Actually thinking about it, you said yourself Samto isn't edgy, and if we're going as far as counting Fates' Samurai (which is Myrmidon in all but name) there's Hinata who is a goofball. Even Joshua in Magvel and Guy in Elibe aren't that edgy, the former being more of a rogue-ish personality with his gambling and avoiding responsibilities, and the latter being a guy who makes bad decisions and needs money and/or food and ends up fighting for causes he really didn't want to. Going back to Echoes there's Jessie, who again is more of a happy-go-lucky type. Sabre is a gruff drunkard, but he doesn't stray too far into edgy territory seeing as he seems to legitimately care. When it comes down to it, Navarre, Rutger, Deen and, if you count his gynophobia as edginess, Lon'Qu are the only ones who really fit it.. outside maybe Jugdral. After all you did say Myrmidon, and not Swordmaster so I'm excluding FE7 Karel, even though he counts in spades. That said, I still like to call the units that come with a Killing Edge and/or use it well thanks to Swordmaster bonuses and/or skill "Edgelords" in reference to the blade.
 

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

She transformed into an underaged belly dancer. I don't think I'm comfortable with it.

I just hope to God this isn't Shantae's origin.

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Yeah, the fact that he just escapes is very telling. He probably hated himself for those feelings.

Poor Bartztard wasn't meant to be happy. Forgive the use of the nickname, but his real name simply didn't fit a pun.

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Here's San. Her old name was Sun, which I actually like a little better. Other than that, I'm pretty sure someone asked me to use her. Think it was Tryhard? Do you even still read this LP? If you are, I'm not sure if I'll be able to humor you. I hate getting this girl to catch up, and I've already grinded too much for my liking... eh. We'll have to see.

Yeah, but that name would have been uncomfortable for any future husbands. Something about kissing their Sun. (the polite version of the joke)

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Hmm... All right, I'll talk to yor father. However, if you start on this path, I want you to devote yourself to it. It will be your particular devotion. See it through to the end, understand?

How do you see traveling and singing through to the end? Isn't that a very open ended goal unless he means doing so until she dies?

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Call me names if you want, but it just doesn't make a difference, because on top of this being a really easy chapter, Blaad has the distinction of being one of the two maps that you can actually enter from the map at any time you wish. I could've just finished the map in two seconds and then gone right back in and it would've been the same thing.

I would call you a Mendicant just to get the word out of my system, but I beLeeve that is pointless as not resetting for this chapter. AbsoluteLee a waste of time.

 

7 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Kbn0mktc oL6tromzx o

For now, it's time to wait for the two dumbasses.

I know that Maerchen's an idiot, but despite my earlier jokes Martel shouldn't be blamed for her namesake.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Rzfzyvym oAnd tell that other girl with you to stop fighting, too. Honestly, what were you thinking?!

Must resist making jokes about same person.

 

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
H4kkvxep oWlkcswbc o

It's THE TOM THE TANK MOTHERFUCKING ENGINE, bitches! He's going to be getting every terrain skill in the game, thus effectively gaining 4 movement, same as Generals, Mages, some dismounted folks and Garo. Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but with 4 move, he'll actually be able to keep up, and we won't have to wait for 10 maps to get the move potion.

Not to mention, this isn't exactly going to break the game or anything. Tom having 4 move will not ruin the difficulty curve, so it's not like my mild cheating's going to make the LP boring or unbearable. If anything, it's going to make it less boring! I mean, when was the last time you heard of anyone going to such lengths to use Tom? And continue playing after losing warp? Yeah, given the sort of absolute bullcrap that I'm going to have to subject myself to, I think I deserve a little slack for wanting to use my man Tom.

Nope. Not complaining. Any Tom use is good by me.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Hey, in all fairness, at least she died a peaceful death, as opposed to Plum who might or might not get skewered by a moron with a lance because I'm dumb.

Honestlee, I don't think any death can be as bad as the slavery bit.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngOh, he has a name? Cool.

F4aswdy8 o ...bwahahahahah, okay, that's my line, not Holmes's. I was just proofreading the update, and stumbled upon this. I had mistakenly used Holmes's portrait here instead of Barlowe's. However, it struck me as a hilariously fitting line for him, so I decided that some mistakes are best left unfixed.

They need to do an update patch adding that line in. It's too good to Leeve out.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

 

0zfd96rn o "I also enjoy making little girls dance for my crew, Maerchen included!"

"Who may or may not be your daughter". I wouldn't blame Raziel for killing Holmes and taking over.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngHow did we end up taking in so many kids...?

Because you wanted them to dance for the crew Holmes. Damn it, I'm not going to let that go.

 

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

B8qnojud oHah! Don't feel bad about it, Kreiss. There's always a bigger fish. It's not your fault she can't see just how great a man you are!

Sjl5htjr o...she can't see, Arkis. At all.

B8qnojud o...

Kreiss destroys oblivious Arkis with Facts and Logic.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

These are the famous Mogalls. they're fuzzy balls with sky-high speed but low defense who use... ops as a weapon? What the heck is an ops!? Black ops? Are they attacking us with bad games now?

Metal Gear Solid portable ops. Psi-Ops for the PS2. They just attack you with any game they can find in an effort to make you rage quit or switch game.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Aw, yeah. It's the ultimate dishonor: instead of having him killed in the battlefield, I'm going to have him waste his days away as a mere shopkeep. Hahahahahah... this seemed like such a nice idea when I did it. Then I remembered I needed Vega for something later on, and my heart sunk a little. It's not irreparably lost, but, well... suffice to say, now it's vital that Julia doesn't die.

Still, I'll gladly make my own life harder if it means I can take the edgy dumbass down with me. Hahah! Suck on that, you fucker! I gotcha gooooooooooood!

Maybe he can fight with the customers to cure his bloodlust.

8 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
Wkxqgf5i o

Before the update is over, let's watch Vega being all positive and nice for once. Also, buy Krishna an iron sword. Those prices are really nice!

I can imagine him foaming at the mouth after you leave, in anguish over his fate. Martel's own shopkeeper status makes it harder to do a two Martels scene if you ever bring back the dumbass though.

6 hours ago, Dayni said:

I would say but what if he's not realised he still turns in his sleep after all the terrible things he's seen?

Then he wastes a use of the Dullahan or fetches a healer. No big deal.

6 hours ago, Dayni said:

Wait, so you can't get them out of it?

Now that's crazy. (Do they count as dead for the end game roll? :P)

Or maybe just dead inside.

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On 06/02/2019 at 9:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

B8qnojud oHah! Don't feel bad about it, Kreiss. There's always a bigger fish. It's not your fault she can't see just how great a man you are!

Sjl5htjr o...she can't see, Arkis. At all.

B8qnojud o...

Haha! That Arkis what a lovable goofball. He'll be good if you feed him all the mogall kills I swear.

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On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Yes, the game is oddly lenient with him. He won't have the same luck with me, though.

*Hype Intensifies*

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Please don't.

I mean, I still have my graduation gown, but I'm not in the mood to jump into one of my neighbors pools just to test that out. Especially since there's still snow on the ground.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Basically, it's of those guys who upload videos of Ben Shapiro arguing with liberals and they seem to always give the videos titles like "Ben Shapiro DESTROYS libtards with FACTS and LOGIC".

Ah, yeah I've heard of Shaprio before, even if I never watched or read anything about him myself. From what I can gather, he's pretty much a modern day Socrates, where instead of making a grand argument against someone, he instead asks simple questions to see if a ideology or viewpoint stands up to scrutiny when tested.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Yeah, but in the middle of the deck?

You can put barrels in the middle of the deck of the imaginex pirate ship that I had (and still have) as a little kid. So who's to say that there can't be a barrel in the middle of the deck?

That, or there could have been one Mel could have grabbed on the side she fell over.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

And what did you come up with?

They have the same durability as humans, excluding a fictional work here or there.

There's also a more modest yet rarely seen interpretation of them:

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On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Dude, don't. They'd be censored.

...Are you talking about how they'd censor the harpies because Mortal Kombat has been reducing that kind of fanservice with each game after 9, or because that would be too violent even for them?

By the way, this is the most unique method I've seen to rip out someones spine.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

But I wasn't even making a sex joke, it was a flat reference to their boobs, full stop! That's not being pure, that's being blind!

Except that my mind does not automatically go to "chest" when noticing females.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell...

Image result for that isn't very reassuring gif

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Can we just leave it at "read 2"?

Admittedly, that was a leftover from an idea to edit the bottom panels of this comic, with the joke being how Holmes fell for his own excuse, but it didn't work out as well as I would of liked.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Oh, wow, that was smart, indeed. I didn't even mean it, but boy am I a genius.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Like my "no defense" joke!

It's amazing what people can do by complete accident. In other words, most of the jokes I've made on this site.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

You do know he'd just go for the most violent of forceful victories, right?

Point taken. On the bright side, Galactic Civilizations would be a good game to show that that isn't always a good idea.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

More of the latter, but the former make up for it in flying colors.

Couldn't have said it better myself. We'll have to see whether or not that's a good or a bad thing.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

He could probably climb back onto the ship, he just wanted to stay in the water holding Renee tightly for a while.

That is also a very Eugen thing to do.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

And the "competent" is just there because he thinks very highly of himself.

Or he's watching how most of your army is performing, and is internally screaming with each bad level up, failed dodge, and inability to kill the enemy.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Dang it...!

It actually reminds me of how I would not mind an Olympic themed Fire Emblem spin-off, as ridiculous as it sounds. I had fun with some of the Mario & Sonic games, and I think Fire Emblem could bring its own unique flair to it.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Half of those aren't even Myrmidons.

See what @Mad-manakete said.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

No, I want Vega to die.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Benchie and not-benchie.

Makes sense.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Once he gets over his tantrum, Vega'd probably appreciate Shigen's skills. Shigen's a swell guy, he'd probably just put it aside.

I can see that happening, although with a bit more substance than that summation. Then again, even excellent supports can sound simple when described in that manner.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

I insist that it is the String of Death.

I'll compromise that it's the String of Death that is being held like a tonfa and a staff and is shaped like a hook sword.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

...hwahahahahahahaahahahahaah! Good to see the Lee puns are still going strong! It is positivelee riveting...

I noticed that in the middle of writing, and decided "why not"?

The Lee puns shall never die!

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Dang!

I was originally going to go into detail, but decided that in this case, less was more. It was also because it alternated between disturbing  and cheesy a little too quickly for my liking.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Well, you sure went from hating him to cheering him on quickly.

Mutual enemies will do that.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

She transformed into an underaged belly dancer. I don't think I'm comfortable with it.

I don't think anyone is comfortable with it.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

I don't think I've ever seen Thieves in this game stealing with the levin sword, so there's that. Although I could just be unlucky.

Given that the percentage to steal isn't all that high, I'm not surprised.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

There's a lot of this game left, but the shitty-ass part is over.

Thank God

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Last time, we had a boring chapter where nothing exciting happened, other than Kreiss getting an amazing level and Krishna defying everyone's expectations. Today, text. No, I don't know about any dancers, do you?

...I can't tell if you're ignoring Plums flight, or just wanting to get it over with.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Qupeim8t o

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ha0dg21k o

I notice some portrait dissonance.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o He's having a traumatized little girl dance for sweaty men that might or might not be Maerchen. You're profoundly wrong.

Except that Maerchen no longer has that organ, so it's a little less disturbing than what it could be. Key word: Little.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

T0kiemuo o

That's a lot of treasure chests.

Why haven't they used any of their contents to build up a competent defense force?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Sooo this is the perfect chance for thread participation, but I'm afraid I won't do it. Partly because there are so many chests, it'd be hard to get anything other than a general draw, but some of these chests contain crap while others contain stuff that can only be obtained here, and I think I'd much rather not lose those. Thus...

Don't blame you at all for this decision.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

1pcfv1ay oJust know that Blaad is going to become a battlefield soon, and when that happens, I won't be able to protect her at all times.

I can't help but think that the name Blaad ruins the drama of any scene. It's almost like it was intentionally named so to test the actors ability to makes something that sounds cheesy work.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

C2m4ua63 o

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Magytno8 o

Another portrait that's different from each other.

I can't help but picture San alternate between these two positions  on a whim, making it seem like she's always swatting a fly or trying to get rid of a bad smell.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

X0i1svla obut the Black Knights aren't the only strong forces around. There's the Sophian Wyvern Knights, and the legions under the Warlord Temujin...

8dxrvcjr o

Interesting combination of worldbuilding and foreshadowing. I take it we'll meet and possibly recruit several members of said groups?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o No, they aren't. Much less Verna, what a waste of a unit. I'd take Silva any day over any of those pansies with flying ponies. Heck, I'd take Mintz, too, I love that man, he's almost as amazing as Eugen! Almost.

Being almost as amazing as Eugen is definitely a high honor indeed. Especially for an okay tasting candy.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Mayhap it's not that they "look down on you", but that they're worried that your dinky little kid arms will break when you try to lift a spear, allowing the enemy to easily break the rest of you? Has that thought ever crossed your mind, you imbecile?

Well, considering that knights were trained for combat since the age of 8...

I do still see and agree with your point, however.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o I cannot see this going badly in any way. Noooo sir.

Their conversation reminds me of the "two children decide that they can help in a situation people told them not to be in" cliche. Except this example is one in a mature world and setting, which means it will most certainly end badly.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
Ly2uq8dg o

Oh, it's a chapter? What, is Lionheart going to mistake us for pirates and attack us? That sounds problematically plausible...

Considering that no one but Holmes has accepted that they're privateers at first glance, I would not be surprised if that were the case.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

P1zzgcas o Heh. Man, these two. I don't know if to call them the "best worst duo ever" or the "worst best duo ever". I think I'll settle for "worst worst duo ever".

They do contrast each other nicely, I'll give them that.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

1pcfv1ay oNo, that won't be necessary. I heard from our contacts in Ocus that a group of benevolent pirates was headed here. Order the men to stay put and let them pass. I will meet their leader here.

Pfffffffft. Even Lionheart considers them pirates. Now I'm waiting for the day when Holmes gives up on insisting that they're privateers.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

1iu9rhh5 o

NOOOOOOO! DON'T DRINK THE MILK! IT'S DRUGGED!

...I now have a concerned for every girl drinking minlk in this game. That is a rare sentence that should not be. Thanks Kaga!

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
Cpgk3bmm o

0zfd96rn o Not sure if I trust this portrait after what happened to Plum... also, milk, again?

I'm not certain if I trust this portrait anymore either.

Now watch as she turns out to be a kind old lady.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

69ztplb6 o

Oooooooooh... boy...

This can only end well...

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

X0i1svla oSan, this is our big chance! We can take care of a band of thieves!

Magytno8 o Are you sure? I think we should at least tell Lord Lionheart before we do anything.

X0i1svla oIf we tell him, he'll just send his own knights to take care of it, and we'll never get to fight. But if we surprise him with our skill like this, he and the other knights will stop treating us like kids!

Magytno8 o Yeah, you're right! Let's do this, Frau!

It shall be a tragedy of impulsiveness if anyone dies this level.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

It's rather disheartening when you realize that these two would have just signed their death sentence if we had turned out to be real bandits.

It would be especially tragic if that were the case.

Behold! Two young fools are saved by the fortune of meeting the protagonist.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oOh, it's Mr. Priest! A very good morning to you!

0zfd96rn o Before you ask, no, this isn't Kaga wasting yet another unique Cleric design on an NPC. This is the first of two healers you need Attrom to recruit, and since Attrom is pushing up daisies, Lyria is nothing more than a quirky NPC. A shame. I had a scene in mind with her namesake, but 'twas not to be.

Huh, it is a shame. Perhaps you can show the scene later as a bonus or cut content or something along those lines?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oSo what if I was? I love singing! It's much better than being a dumb old nun. But my father told me, "Lyria, being a performer is dangerous business! You're going to do something worthwhile with your life: helping people!" And so here I am. But singing isn't worthless! I think it's wonderful to encourage and uplift people with music! Don't you think so, too?

I'd take a guess that she's a bard?

As uplifting as her little speech is, I can't help but think of Plum when she mentioned "dangerous business".

...That moment will be a black stain against this game, won't it?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

J015avhm oHowever, I can't just send you out alone. I know just the companion for you. He's not here at the moment, but he's bound to come back soon. When the time comes, you'll go with him. Be patient until then, Sister Lyria.

0zfd96rn o Ergh... yeah... about that...

Attroms death makes so many things harder to read.

Amazing what the impact one persons death can have on others, is it not?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

These two. They can be recruited by seizing with them alive, which is easy, or Frau can be spoken to with Martel, which is easier. Honestly, this chapter's so pathetically easy, I didn't even bother to mantain the "no reset" rule and went ahead and reset a few times to change my formation and get items from undeployed units.

This map sounds so pointless, I don't even know why they bothered.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

I could just recruit them right now, but why not get some free experience out of them first instead?

That... is cruel, yet ingenious.

Wonder how Holmes is going to explain it afterward.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Rzfzyvym o

Gah! I forgot about that! Burn it with fire!

On a different note, there seems to be something with this chapter and having interesting portraits.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Fjdcauam o We'll flip a coin, and you guess heads or tails. Winner has to pay the other 1000G. You game?

Okay, you had some fun making that one, didn't you?

Also, 1000 gold to play heads or tails? I can't if that's an ingenious thing to gamble, or an extremely stupid one.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
Jqjkv5l8 o

C'mon, heads, heads, heads heads...

E09irymc o

Piece of--!

Don't you know the rule of always betting tails?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Dvj1iyw9 o

Shut up and take my wallet.

Responding to charity with a meme. Now I've seen it all.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

5xzjsb49 o

I don't know about you, but I think this is art in its purest form.

While I don't understand this meme (even if I do think some of the variants are clever), this is just asking to be altered.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Jxx2hn24 o

See? Tails never fails!

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
H4kkvxep oWlkcswbc o

It's THE TOM THE TANK MOTHERFUCKING ENGINE, bitches! He's going to be getting every terrain skill in the game, thus effectively gaining 4 movement, same as Generals, Mages, some dismounted folks and Garo. Sure, it doesn't sound like much, but with 4 move, he'll actually be able to keep up, and we won't have to wait for 10 maps to get the move potion.

Skyrim had horses that could climb the highest mountains. Tom has a tank that can traverse through EVERYTHING!!!

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Kr8khgeo o

Beautiful. A work of art. +10% avoid and hit permanently (which is cool, but not gamebreaking, exactly) and the +1 move he needs oh-so-badly. The true TRS begins now!

That... is glorious...

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
Wzomoprm o

Xxpglhid oI don't want any milk!

Ctmximdg oWhoa there, no need to get upset! You got a phobia of milk or something? Well, I won't pry.

Yep. Plum is officially traumatized of milk.

Please, may this inn keeper actually be the joke I made earlier...

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oYou know, little missy, you look an awful lot like an old friend of mine. She was a popular dancer back in the day. Can you dance?

Xxpglhid oYes, a little... Was that dancer's name... Lan? That was my mother's name. I heard she used to live around here.

Ctmximdg oYes, it was! You're Lan's daughter? Boy, does this bring back memories! Your mother was so beautiful and graceful... She was just a peasant's daughter, y'know, but she was in love with a young nobleman. The happiness they shared would've made anyone jealous.

As nice as this conversation is, I do have an unfortunate question to ask:

Is Plum wearing her modest clothes in this scene, or her dancer ones?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oRaziel, I think? Gosh, it's been so long, I don't even remember his face anymore...

0zfd96rn o When we do find out who this Raziel is, this line's going to make so little sense..

Does he have a really scarred up face that it's hard not to notice?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Ctmximdg oAnyway, after Ahab started taking over, he went off to fight in the rebellion. Lan was waiting here for him to come back, but we were attacked by kidnappers, and the poor thing was taken away. That was the last time I ever saw her. But since you're here, she must've survived! How is she holding up these days?

Xxpglhid oMom passed away five years ago. She got really sick...

Ctmximdg oOh... My condolences, Miss. How dreadful... The poor thing...

Huh...

Y'know, the characters who often use this portrait aren't exactly on the "likable" side so far, but I am glad that to see a gentler inn keeper after what happened in the past. I am also kind of glad this happened to Plum, to show that even when bad people have taken advantage of their position to do wrong, there are still a good many people who don't.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Hey, in all fairness, at least she died a peaceful death, as opposed to Plum who might or might not get skewered by a moron with a lance because I'm dumb.

Thus is the risk of being a playable character, no matter the game.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Let's cap, but before that... what turn is it? How long was I here?

Brttnrol o

39 turns! Magnificent. Some LTC pro's crying out there right now. Heheheh... ah, let's just go.

Goodness Gracious! How in the world did it take that long?!?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngOh, he has a name? Cool.

F4aswdy8 o ...bwahahahahah, okay, that's my line, not Holmes's. I was just proofreading the update, and stumbled upon this. I had mistakenly used Holmes's portrait here instead of Barlowe's. However, it struck me as a hilariously fitting line for him, so I decided that some mistakes are best left unfixed.

That is hilariously fitting and I hope we get similar golden mistakes in the future.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

1pcfv1ay oThis town has no lord. It was ruled directly by Viceroy Ahab, but he and his knights were driven out by the citizens whom he had oppressed for too long. Blaad is now a free city, ruled by its citizens.

Huh. I'm curious what government style the city uses is called.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o "I also enjoy making little girls dance for my crew, Maerchen included!"

Would that mean that Holmes is making fun of Maerchens castration?

If so, that is simultaneously a Richard move while delivering Karma.

Also, that's said to Plums apparent father.

And I though Katri was relying on her plot armor to make it through the day...

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

0zfd96rn o Wait... we're on our way to Leda Palace since when? If Attrom's alive, Holmes goes there to retrieve the Dakruon, a gem that is said to be one of the tears of the Goddess Miradona, and that supposedly can bring dead people back to life. I was expecting them to come up with something else if Attrom's dead, but I see they're just having us go there because... because that's what the script says?

I guess that Holmes legal pirates go treasure hunting because that's supposedly what pirates do? Despite the fact that only one pirate (Captain Kidd) was known to have buried part of his wealth, and he didn't get to use it because he was eventually hanged.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngHow did we end up taking in so many kids...?

The bigger question is "Why are there so many kids that could potentially die bloody deaths in this game?"

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Plot

Wow. That was... very well done.

I... wish I had something more to say

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

2mm5ezlh o

The hooded duos agenda is ambiguous, and I get the feeling that was the point.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

muvpHMfM_o.pngAgain!?

Sjl5htjr oI'm truly sorry, Sir Holmes, but I found these beautiful flowers, I'm sure she'll truly appreciate them! I beg of you, we must return to Verje!

muvpHMfM_o.pngKreiss, it's not that simple! There are multiple factors to take into account, not to mention the fact that we'll take weeks to get there, and then some more to get back! We're in a bit of a hurry, you know? Lionheart can't hold the Imperials off forever!

Reminds me of the more egregious quests in Echoes, where quests you get early on can only be completed far later in the game, and sometimes you have to travel across have a continent to get to the original location.

Fortunately, Valentia is a pretty small continent, and a number of quests are only a few days walk from each other, so it's not as bad as it could be.

Speaking of which, could this qualify as Kaga Did It First?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

B8qnojud oHah! Don't feel bad about it, Kreiss. There's always a bigger fish. It's not your fault she can't see just how great a man you are!

Sjl5htjr o...she can't see, Arkis. At all.

B8qnojud o...

I can just read the realization and regret in Arkis's face.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
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These are the famous Mogalls. they're fuzzy balls with sky-high speed but low defense who use... ops as a weapon? What the heck is an ops!? Black ops? Are they attacking us with bad games now?

Mogalls are... fuzzy... balls?

...Is this a reference to the Tribbles in Star Trek?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

Aw, yeah. It's the ultimate dishonor: instead of having him killed in the battlefield, I'm going to have him waste his days away as a mere shopkeep. Hahahahahah... this seemed like such a nice idea when I did it. Then I remembered I needed Vega for something later on, and my heart sunk a little. It's not irreparably lost, but, well... suffice to say, now it's vital that Julia doesn't die.

Oooooooooh. You just added more risk to this lets play, and cut the safety net for whatever Vega and Julia do.

Let me get some popcorn again...

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
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Whoa... what's that face? Man, Caillou didn't age very well, did he. He looks like a serial killer! What the heck is up with this portrait!?

Looks like your typical meme face several years before the internet existed.

...KDIT in a meta sense again?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
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Ah-ha! Now he's, uh... ever so slightly different?

Uh... the mane on his horse is a different color? He changed his pants?

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

5ryy2clc o

It is glorious.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:

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What, uh, what kind of position is that?

And why is her sheath positioned like that?

I guess it'll make sense in action.

On 2/6/2019 at 4:43 PM, Saint Rubenio said:
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Before the update is over, let's watch Vega being all positive and nice for once. Also, buy Krishna an iron sword. Those prices are really nice!

I can only imagine that Vega is inwardly screaming.

What a way to rub salt into the wound.

...

On a different note, is there any advantage to doing this? I can understand clearing the selection window of benched units, but it seems like the game wouldn't allow you this option without something in return.

Unless, of course, Kaga is being a Richard again.

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1 hour ago, Hawkwing said:

Ah, yeah I've heard of Shaprio before, even if I never watched or read anything about him myself. From what I can gather, he's pretty much a modern day Socrates, where instead of making a grand argument against someone, he instead asks simple questions to see if a ideology or viewpoint stands up to scrutiny when tested.

Well, not exactly. He is just another warrior of an ideology trying to destroy any possible resistance to his cause. In his case, this is by humiliating left-leaning (by the standards of american politics) in front of a crowd.

I mean, you can have a debate for different reasons: You can have a debate to expand your horizon or to change your partner's mind on something. Or at least find some common ground. Or you can try to "win". Which means that your "debate partner" is a non-issue. You are performing for the crowd. And looking good in front of the crowd does not mean you are actually right about anything. Like how the outcome of a court case depends a lot on the skills of a lawyer and not just on the facts of the case. It's just a performance art. You could potentially be the wisest person on the planet, but if your charisma is bad enough, you would still have trouble to convince anybody of anything.

We actually used to have fairly plenty of debate competitions in the forum, arguing about which character was better. The goal wasn't to find an objective answer to that question, the goal was to sell the character that you represented to the crowd. And with sufficient rhetorical skill, one could successfully argue that Amelia was better then Seth, or something along those lines. You might win, but that wouldn't automatically make you right by any reasonable standard.

But of course the difference to what Ben Shapiro does, is that those were friendly competitions. The goal wasn't to publicly ridicule the opponent and everything they value by association.  And that's really easy to do when you are playing towards an audience that is very big on "triggering" people. Because provoking people is easy. It's what internet trolls are all about, after all. Yet people rightfully consider them annoying troublemakers at best, rather then wise philosophers who "challenge viewpoints".

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2 hours ago, Hawkwing said:

It actually reminds me of how I would not mind an Olympic themed Fire Emblem spin-off, as ridiculous as it sounds. I had fun with some of the Mario & Sonic games, and I think Fire Emblem could bring its own unique flair to it.

I guess the high jump would be a no contest for Marth.

2 hours ago, Hawkwing said:

Speaking of which, could this qualify as Kaga Did It First?

Kind of?

Considering some of those quests are in Gaiden, though certainly not to the extent of Echoes.

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53 minutes ago, Dayni said:

Kind of?

Considering some of those quests are in Gaiden, though certainly not to the extent of Echoes.

I think the only sidequest that actually was in Gaiden was the one with the girl held captive in the Sylvan Shrine, that nets you the Holy Lance. Which has the funny side effect that this is the only sidequest in the entire game that is actually voiced.
I wonder if that confused some people. With only Echoes as a reference, there is nothing about this quest that explains it's special treatment.

But I guess every shrine and various other locations could technically be seen as sidequests.

 

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6 hours ago, BrightBow said:

Well, not exactly. He is just another warrior of an ideology trying to destroy any possible resistance to his cause. In his case, this is by humiliating left-leaning (by the standards of american politics) in front of a crowd.

I mean, you can have a debate for different reasons: You can have a debate to expand your horizon or to change your partner's mind on something. Or at least find some common ground. Or you can try to "win". Which means that your "debate partner" is a non-issue. You are performing for the crowd. And looking good in front of the crowd does not mean you are actually right about anything. Like how the outcome of a court case depends a lot on the skills of a lawyer and not just on the facts of the case. It's just a performance art. You could potentially be the wisest person on the planet, but if your charisma is bad enough, you would still have trouble to convince anybody of anything.

We actually used to have fairly plenty of debate competitions in the forum, arguing about which character was better. The goal wasn't to find an objective answer to that question, the goal was to sell the character that you represented to the crowd. And with sufficient rhetorical skill, one could successfully argue that Amelia was better then Seth, or something along those lines. You might win, but that wouldn't automatically make you right by any reasonable standard.

But of course the difference to what Ben Shapiro does, is that those were friendly competitions. The goal wasn't to publicly ridicule the opponent and everything they value by association.  And that's really easy to do when you are playing towards an audience that is very big on "triggering" people. Because provoking people is easy. It's what internet trolls are all about, after all. Yet people rightfully consider them annoying troublemakers at best, rather then wise philosophers who "challenge viewpoints".

I see. As I said, I've never watched or seen the guy myself, and could only go off second-hand information. From said second-hand information, it sounds like he uses similar tactics of Socrates, where the opposite sides ideology is questioned and scrutinized to see if there are any logical fallacies and/or contradictions. I could be wrong about that. Although it seems that regardless if their tactics are the same, their end goals are different. Socrates questioned these beliefs in a search for the truth, while it seems that Shapiro's goals are more politically motivated.

4 hours ago, Dayni said:

I guess the high jump would be a no contest for Marth.

Is that a Smash Brothers joke? Or does Marth have some ridiculous jumping attack that I don't know about?

5 hours ago, Dayni said:

Kind of?

Considering some of those quests are in Gaiden, though certainly not to the extent of Echoes.

KDIF becomes extremely confusing when it applies to the Fire Emblem games he actually worked on.

4 hours ago, BrightBow said:

I think the only sidequest that actually was in Gaiden was the one with the girl held captive in the Sylvan Shrine, that nets you the Holy Lance. Which has the funny side effect that this is the only sidequest in the entire game that is actually voiced.
I wonder if that confused some people. With only Echoes as a reference, there is nothing about this quest that explains it's special treatment.

But I guess every shrine and various other locations could technically be seen as sidequests.

Huh, I forgot that that quest was the only one with voice acting. Although I'm curious if the lack of voice acting for the rest of the quests was simply a time/money constraints thing. Which is unfortunate, too, as they seemed to be a part of the game that would greatly benefit from having it.

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15 hours ago, Hawkwing said:

Huh, I forgot that that quest was the only one with voice acting. Although I'm curious if the lack of voice acting for the rest of the quests was simply a time/money constraints thing. Which is unfortunate, too, as they seemed to be a part of the game that would greatly benefit from having it.

They probably made all those quests up after the recording sessions, I'd wager. Or at least they wanted the freedom to add or tweak these quests without being tied to an existing recording.

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Part 30 - Balls double my entire team.

So, uh... for whatever reason, Imgbox has started to give me... porn game ads? I don't know what to say, I mean, they aren't super intrusive or anything, but it kinda shocked me, since the first few days I used the site, it didn't put any ads at all anywhere to be seen. I want to keep adblock turned off because if they go broke, I'll have to go image host hunting again, but on the other hand, I really would rather not have scantly-clad maidens gawking at me while I'm trying to drag pictures around.

No, shut up, that's not gay, there's a time and a place for everything, and it's not the time and place when and where I write LPs!

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On 6/2/2019 at 10:56 PM, Tryhard said:

I lurk.

Good to know.

I actually didn't know they changed her name to San in the translation. I only played "best" translation.

It was even worse than Thracia's. There's a fine line between "meme-worthy" and "absolutely unbearable", and the old translation for TRS rammed into that line at full speed and just kept going.

It is a pain to train her at the start, yeah, but very doable. Elite helps at level 5 and I've found she was good after that. Certainly less of pain (at least in terms of tedium) than training Sasha in my opinion.

She's kinda like a Narron that is far less abusable, but still a good unit. I like her.

I can respect that. I'll have to see if I can do something with her. Maybe I'll drop by the Isura Swamp next time I go visit Letena.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 12:13 AM, BrightBow said:

Alright, time for the best map in the game. You know after first experiencing these guys in TRS I found there cousins in Echoes to be really pleasant to fight by comparison. Which made it pretty amusing to see everyone else freak out about them.

Damned Mogalls are horrible. Their low bulk lures you into thinking they're nothing noteworthy, and before you know it BOOM 10 AS 15 ATTACK EVERYONE BUT NARRON'S DEAD

Also, you didn't really talk about the trading sidequest. Maybe you do not know that these trade offers lead to a whole series of deals? Let me copy some stuff over from GameFAQs.

I am familiar with the forges, I just never really cared about them.

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Brahd Forge:
____________________________________________________
|   Material 1   |   Material 2   |     Product     |
|===================================================|
|     Estoc      |  Silver Shield |   Shield Sword  |
|  Short Sword   |  Magic Shield  |    Holy Sword   |
| Sword Breaker  |    Gold Bag    |   Thief Sword   |
|    Long Bow    |     Elixir     |   Dragon Arrow  |
| Healing Staff  |  Repair Hammer |   Repair Staff  |
|________________|________________|_________________|

Ligria Forge:

____________________________________________________
|   Material 1   |   Material 2   |     Product     |
|===================================================|
|    WLv Plus    | Leather Shield |     DEF Plus    |
|  Silver Sword  |   Iron Shield  |  Silver Shield  |
|  Master Sword  |    Gold Bag    |    Hero Proof   |
|  Healing Drop  |     Amulet     |      Elixir     |
|  Thief Sword   |   Bridge Key   |    Guild Key    |
|________________|________________|_________________|

Cool, all the formatting stuff carried over.
Anyway, the Blaah forge has some nice stuff. The Thief Sword, the Dragon Arrow and the Repair Staff are all very useful. And it's easy to overlook that the Dragon Arrow in addition to fantastic power and accuracy also has 2-3 range.

Those old names, jeez. Blaah? Whaah?!

Ligria by comparison really struggles to be worth the material cost, I'd say. That DEF Plus is easily worth a WLV Plus. Everything after that seems like a bad trade to me. Problem is, some of the items you get there are needed for the Blaah forge.

Though personally I don't actually bother with the trade quest simply because it's too much of a pain. Both with the back and forth and because of all the stuff you have to keep track off. It's so damn easy to end up with one of the items needed on the wrong team. And I'm already not very fond of Holmes' part of the game as is, so I really don't want to make it even more annoying.

I honestly never saw the point. Maybe if they gave you a move potion, that'd be fine, but you can get like ten Thief Swords in 26B if you do things right. I don't think it's worth all the trouble just for one. Second Hammerne'd be nice, but not essential at all what with how durable this game's weapons are, and I don't know what the Dragon Arrow is because I never played the old translation.

On other topics, never really felt like Sun and Frau needed any sort of grinding to keep up. Well, maybe Sun a little. Frau is good out of the box though. Also, are you sure you want to make Sasha your only flier? Ignoring the risk of permadeath and that I don't think you can ever have enough fliers in this game in the first place, she can't exactly be on two teams at once.

Come now, Brightbow. I understand this is the first LP of mine that you're reading, but haven't you seen me play? I'm using the tank, do you truly believe I'm above using no fliers? Hah! Be glad I'm fond of the Murderprincess.

...oh shit I just remembered I can't warpskip that one map, grind up Frau and Martel, aaack...!

And good luck with Julia. This could get rough. The Thunder Sword probably won't help either since the Rukuud actually reduces magic damage. But we did actually get the Magic Staff, I think. Well, let's see what options present themselves once we get there.

All I need is to get her to 100% hit and we'll be perfectly fine. And if I can't do that, I'll have to get her a charm or two, but that should be easily arranged.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 12:44 AM, Dayni said:

I would say but what if he's not realised he still turns in his sleep after all the terrible things he's seen?

What terrible things? Holmes's idiocy?

Well that's a bit harsh.

Hey, it's not like she'll see it coming, right? She probably won't even notice. For her it'll be like, darkness, then more darkness, then darkness again, then Kreiss is for whatever reason shocked and overjoyed to see her.

I'm going right behind Arkis aren't I.

I gave you the chance to not see it:

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Can I just say I love how you were so lazy, you didn't even get Holmes's full body portrait and just slapped his face there?

But will there be a way to get more from here?

Nope.

And if not what did you skip out on?

Gold bags, more statboosters, a few crappy weapons. That's about it.

So, should Mintz be told?

He'd probably be happy to hear Silva's all right.

Why does she get the other portraits?

Those aren't common in pretty much any FE before Awakening. Why then?

I don't know, ask the designer--

Oh, right, they died. Ouch...

Well, sometimes the war never comes.

A shame.

So I guess Attralm really is messing with you from beyond the grave.

She is.

Eh, Frau could slot in pretty well actually. Why not have two flying murderhorses?

Because Frau bores me to death.

San seems like she'd take too much effort in comparison sadly.

A bit, yes.

The Goddess protec

The Goddess protec

All she can do is protec.

The Goddess protec

The Goddess protec

But most importantly

The Goddess create Footballman. We must all thank her for that.

You know

So, permission to use the montage music?

Go right ahead.

Well that's a bit of a shame that they'll never get together again, isn't it woman who's telling Plum about hot she became her mother because of traumatic events?

I detect a hint of bitterness. And messed up grammar.

Funnily enough, that means you were treating a PC as an NPC and that went so extensive in the writing you put it in the game. :P

The world's most confusing joke ever. Ah, but hush...

Especially Maerchen.

Dude!

Holmes, that doesn't make your actions any better by leaning on the 4th wall.

He's so dumb, he accidentally broke the 4th wall!

Well that's a shitty thing to have to hide.

Why no eyepatch though?

Eyepatches aren't inconspicuous enough for her.

So apparently she went out with the Man on the grassy knoll.

I knew he had to come from somewhere, dammit Kaga!

Why are you blaming Kaga for this, again?

That must have been one of the worst rejected proposals ever honestly.

There certainly were better ways to go about it.

Wait, I'm going to need some clarification on this part, sorry.

Remember how a handful of updates ago, plot!me nearly got turned into a roasted porkchop? She's referring to that.

That answers the brown robes, maybe?

Certainly it's someone who knows Lyria and not her.

As good a guess as any...

muvpHMfM_o.png"I mean, Runan might but that's only because he learned from me."

Hahah, oh, the arrogant piece of...!

Yeah, that's about right.

Arkis is still going to hell I see.

On a handbasked even!

I'd have to assume the latter.

Maybe she had an illness or rare genetic condition that led to her loss of eyesight while she was young.

Sounds tragically plausible.

Wait, so you can't get them out of it?

Now that's crazy. (Do they count as dead for the end game roll? :P)

Nah, not really.

Okay, in all fairness, I was mostly doing it with Arkiss and Kreiss as a joke to make you use terrible units (I still want to see you main Maerchen)

I'm using the tank. The tank. Please!

Dougy's a different beast. Dougy will always be a different beast.

Dougy's the best beast. Every FE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FE6, because other FEs don't have Dougy in them. Dougy for Heroes would make me actually spend money! But of course, they cannot put Dougy in Heroes, because the community hates good characters he'd refuse to go anywhere without his liege the King, may he live long and prosper, for the glory of Etruria, of whose side he shall never be moved! Hahahah... still love to do that.

Surpassing Julia isn't hard though.

It's Krishna. Most things are hard for her.

Which he says through very gritted teeth.

And I enjoyed every second of it.

(Also, 666 for an iron sword. How fitting for the reaper.)

He probably was slyly smiling, hoping someone would notice. Nobody gave a damn.

Now, if Runan was in this route, I think he'd probably put on his famous smile.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 1:21 AM, eclipse said:

The Esther flavor nailed it.  As usual.

Thanks a lot.

Maruj, GET WITH IT!  I BELIEVE IN YOU!  NOW YOU BELIEVE IN YOU~!

That's all right, I'm willing to cope. Unlike Alicia, I really like Maruj, and want to see him prevail. This is... probably the worst Maruj I've ever had, but oh well, what can you do.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 4:23 AM, Ruminant said:

After what we've seen this makes an uncomfortable amount of sense.

Urgh...

Thanks for clearing that up, I've been curious about it ever since you introduced your Lyria. I thought about bringing it up, but I didn't because I figured it's bad form to discuss future recruitables in someone else's Let's Play thread where most of the audience hasn't played the game (including me, as I've mentioned; I actually knew about Lyria from Void's Blitzarre Adventure of all things)

Hah! Funny way to find out about a TRS character.

A shame, indeed. The scrapped scene would have been a lot cleverer than whatever I would have had in mind here, for sure.

Don't beat yourself up, now.

Looks like we found something that Kaga failed to do first (unless Berwick Saga did it). In Radiant Dawn there are certain characters whom you can't have certain other characters fight; the Attack option won't even appear if you try. Not here, though, even if the result is letting you make a fifteen-year-old girl butcher another fifteen-year-old girl. Of course, that's the norm for FE as you say, but that mechanic in RD is a small detail that nonetheless prevents you from completely breaking the story over its head, and something I'm a bit surprised Kaga didn't think of.

I think I already said this before, but I see it begs repeating: Kaga's first interest is to fuck the player over. KDIF comes second.

My first assumption was that there's a statbooster shop somewhere in this game and you want money for that, but based on what you said about the availability of move potions, probably not. (Besides, that would probably be a bit too game-breaky, especially since most of the statboosters in this game are stronger than in later games.)

Puhlease! I'm not a cheater! I may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a cheater, but I am NOT a pornstar!

Does this change anything down the line or are you just giving him money because he's footballman? Not that I can blame you if it's the latter, mind.

Pretty sure you can get something out of it given the right circumstances, but yeah, I'm only giving him money because he's Footballman.

Of course, in real life it would just be a good thing to do (assuming the charity is trustworthy), but it's not real life we're talking about.

Come now, of course it's trustworthy, he's Footballman! He couldn't possibly lie! The part of the brain that handles lying was probably crashed to dust in whatever terrible accident it was that turned his head into a mossy football.

This is better.

It's great.

I like how absurdly skewed its stat distribution is. 10 magic and speed but 15 HP, 0 skill, 2 defense...

The speed makes all the difference.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 4:41 AM, BrightBow said:

Also, Blizzard is not chance-based. It will always negate the opponents' attack.

I'm not sure that's right, but again, I've never used blizzard extensively.

Personally I don't find it too useful since mages generally don't pick a target that can counter them on player phase. And you generally got at least one Sylpheed. But then again, I haven't used Maruj in a while. The other mages always have the option to just use their personal tomes to obliterate just about any target before they get a chance to counter.

Maruj's better than them all and I'll prove it. Er, when he decides to stop getting fuck all every level.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 7:29 AM, Mad-manakete said:

Technically, Kamui promotes to Myrmidon (because for some reason Gaiden/Echoes uses it as the second tier for mercenary), and Owain and the Tellius Myrmidons Zihark and Edward are definitely Myrmidons. And Zihark's less edgy than a guy set on helping Laguz, while Edward's kind of just an everyman. Actually thinking about it, you said yourself Samto isn't edgy, and if we're going as far as counting Fates' Samurai (which is Myrmidon in all but name) there's Hinata who is a goofball. Even Joshua in Magvel and Guy in Elibe aren't that edgy, the former being more of a rogue-ish personality with his gambling and avoiding responsibilities, and the latter being a guy who makes bad decisions and needs money and/or food and ends up fighting for causes he really didn't want to. Going back to Echoes there's Jessie, who again is more of a happy-go-lucky type. Sabre is a gruff drunkard, but he doesn't stray too far into edgy territory seeing as he seems to legitimately care. When it comes down to it, Navarre, Rutger, Deen and, if you count his gynophobia as edginess, Lon'Qu are the only ones who really fit it.. outside maybe Jugdral. After all you did say Myrmidon, and not Swordmaster so I'm excluding FE7 Karel, even though he counts in spades. That said, I still like to call the units that come with a Killing Edge and/or use it well thanks to Swordmaster bonuses and/or skill "Edgelords" in reference to the blade.
Wow, there really are few edgelords in the series. But the ones that do exist more than make up for the difference.

I just hope to God this isn't Shantae's origin.

Jikes...

Poor Bartztard wasn't meant to be happy. Forgive the use of the nickname, but his real name simply didn't fit a pun.

How dare you use that filthy fake name instead of Juliattisnacordst like the heretic, Dayni!

Yeah, but that name would have been uncomfortable for any future husbands. Something about kissing their Sun. (the polite version of the joke)

If she became a dictator, her supporters would do the Sun Salutation.

Hahahahahahahaha, off to get banned now, goodbye, see y'all.

How do you see traveling and singing through to the end? Isn't that a very open ended goal unless he means doing so until she dies?

I have no idea.

I would call you a Mendicant just to get the word out of my system, but I beLeeve that is pointless as not resetting for this chapter. AbsoluteLee a waste of time.

Come now, because of Attrom's death, I was forced to skip Leeria, who has the staff that increases strength! I think I deserve some leeway.

I know that Maerchen's an idiot, but despite my earlier jokes Martel shouldn't be blamed for her namesake.

Yeah, right?

Must resist making jokes about same person.

I do make it very easy for you, don't I.

Nope. Not complaining. Any Tom use is good by me.

Good to see the people agree with me!

Honestlee, I don't think any death can be as bad as the slavery bit.

Which Lan also went through, if you remember. Gah...

They need to do an update patch adding that line in. It's too good to Leeve out.

Seriously doubt Aethin has the time to waste reading this sort of thing, but somebody still needs to get him to do it.

"Who may or may not be your daughter". I wouldn't blame Raziel for killing Holmes and taking over.

Holmes is too dumb, Raziel's taking pity on him.

Because you wanted them to dance for the crew Holmes. Damn it, I'm not going to let that go.

Can't blame ya.

Kreiss destroys oblivious Arkis with Facts and Logic.

You're doing it wrong. It's "Kreiss DESTROYS libtard Arkis with FACTS and LOGIC"

Metal Gear Solid portable ops. Psi-Ops for the PS2. They just attack you with any game they can find in an effort to make you rage quit or switch game.

Well, they're gonna fail hard. I like this game too much.

Maybe he can fight with the customers to cure his bloodlust.

I can imagine him foaming at the mouth after you leave, in anguish over his fate. Martel's own shopkeeper status makes it harder to do a two Martels scene if you ever bring back the dumbass though.

I don't think I will, but... oh, I must watch my tongue!

Then he wastes a use of the Dullahan or fetches a healer. No big deal.

Dude's got his back covered.

Or maybe just dead inside.

In Vega's case, certainly. Martel could probably take it, she's a reasonable woman, but she's probably so bored.

 

On 7/2/2019 at 10:44 PM, Pengaius said:

Haha! That Arkis what a lovable goofball.

"Lovable" is a way to put it. "Punchable" is another. I do agree he's more lovable, though, compared to some of this game's greatest dicks.

 He'll be good if you feed him all the mogall kills I swear.

I would accept defeat if I were you. By proposing reckless things like this, you're only risking that I actually try them out and get him killed. And believe me, he'd be very low on the revival priority list, even if his only competitors were Attrom and Juliattisnacordst the whole way through.

 

On 8/2/2019 at 7:25 AM, Hawkwing said:

*Hype Intensifies*

Of course it does. I have an idea in mind, I just hope I can pull it off as I'm imagining it.

I mean, I still have my graduation gown, but I'm not in the mood to jump into one of my neighbors pools just to test that out. Especially since there's still snow on the ground.

Don't ruin your gown, you fool!

Ah, yeah I've heard of Shaprio before, even if I never watched or read anything about him myself. From what I can gather, he's pretty much a modern day Socrates, where instead of making a grand argument against someone, he instead asks simple questions to see if a ideology or viewpoint stands up to scrutiny when tested.

Ah, no, I wouldn't say that's a very good description of the man. He speaks very fast and has this famous quote "facts don't care about your feelings", unless it's religion, then Shapiro's feelings are the facts.

Nah, I'm just exaggerating. Frankly, I'm not too fond of him, but I haven't watched that much of his stuff, so I don't really have a real opinion on him. He always struck me as too much of an extremist, so I tend to take what he says with a grain of salt, just like I'll take anything Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says with a grain of salt since her infamous "people are unemployed because they have two jobs" line. I do get what she was trying to say, but she couldn't have phrased it in a more asinine way, and being a congresswoman, that's kinda pitiful (although, our former PRESIDENT once said that we are "feelings" and we have "human beings". I wish I was joking).

What I mean to say is, I don't like extremes, taking sides, making enemies or any of those "nice" things that politics do to people. It's a lose-lose situation for baseline people like us, so why bother? Let's just live and not let politics fuck us over more than they already do.

Besides, I live on the other side of the ocean. I really have no saying in USA politics, which is a fact a lot of people should get through their thick skulls.

Shall we go back to gaming and memes now, before I say the wrong thing and wake up tomorrow to three pages of political rants and a locked thread?

You can put barrels in the middle of the deck of the imaginex pirate ship that I had (and still have) as a little kid. So who's to say that there can't be a barrel in the middle of the deck?

But she wasn't even in the middle, she was on the...

...this argument has gone on for too long. I'm ending this now. Uh... Maerchen's dumb and didn't take any suplies! There, no barrels, and that's perfectly in-character for him. I win. BOOM! Pwned.

That, or there could have been one Mel could have grabbed on the side she fell over.

Mel? Why'd Mel need a barrel?

They have the same durability as humans, excluding a fictional work here or there.

There's also a more modest yet rarely seen interpretation of them:

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Why does it look like a cross between Benjamin Franklin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

...Are you talking about how they'd censor the harpies because Mortal Kombat has been reducing that kind of fanservice with each game after 9, or because that would be too violent even for them?

I'm not familiar enough with MK to talk about its decline, so the latter.

By the way, this is the most unique method I've seen to rip out someones spine.

That was absolutely magnificent.

Except that my mind does not automatically go to "chest" when noticing females.

Neither does mine, but hey. Jokers be jokers.

Fun fact: the entire reply from this point onward was erased from existance four fucking times. I spent a literal hour writing everything over and over.

Man, I love your long replies, but it's starting to get to a point where it's truly infuriating to go through the replying phase. It's the most boring part of the whole thing, because half of the time I can't think of anything good to reply, most people just skip right past it after reading their own replies, making it really unfulfilling, and to make matters even worse, Serenes seems to be completely incapable of properly saving my progress when I'm replying. In the middle of the update it always works, but when I'm replying, for whatever reason, every single fucking time I refresh the page it erases something. It's driving me nuts.

And then it fucking feels like this shitty fucking keyboard has "refresh the page" or "move to another page randomly" shortcuts all over it! I can't fucking press shift for a milisecond longer without my progress being thrown down the shitter, damn! I'll just be writing and the page will refresh out of nowhere because I pressed, I don't know F and U at the same time! Blistering barnacles!

Please excuse the rant, but I'm this close to posting a small "I'm not gonna write replies anymore fuck you all" notice because of this right now. Again, I love your long replies, but I might start to be less detailed in my responses to them, because I swear, it feels like they never end. Especially when Serenes just feels like toying with me!

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This picture is the entire LP in a nutshell.

Admittedly, that was a leftover from an idea to edit the bottom panels of this comic, with the joke being how Holmes fell for his own excuse, but it didn't work out as well as I would of liked.

Let's conceive a "read 6", then: it's read 2, except you replace all the "Holmes"s with "Hawkwing"s!

Nah I'm just messing with ya.

It's amazing what people can do by complete accident. In other words, most of the jokes I've made on this site.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I tend to be funnier when I'm not trying to be which is why my LPs suck and their only redeeming quality is watching me fail at things.

Point taken. On the bright side, Galactic Civilizations would be a good game to show that that isn't always a good idea.

He'd find a way, he's Richard.

Couldn't have said it better myself. We'll have to see whether or not that's a good or a bad thing.

It's bad.

That is also a very Eugen thing to do.

Of course it is.

Or he's watching how most of your army is performing, and is internally screaming with each bad level up, failed dodge, and inability to kill the enemy.

As if he'd do any better. Pah!

It actually reminds me of how I would not mind an Olympic themed Fire Emblem spin-off, as ridiculous as it sounds. I had fun with some of the Mario & Sonic games, and I think Fire Emblem could bring its own unique flair to it.

You do know they'd just use that as an excuse to put Camilla in a swimsuit, right? That's all they ever do these days, put Camilla in things. Meanwhile, all the representation a great character like Arran has gotten is a single cipher card. I adore the art, mind you, I'd love to possess one of that card, but still...

See what @Mad-manakete said.

Heck, what everyone said! You guys can get really persistent when you're set on proving me wrong. I just love reading five replies and finding that four of them have a paragraph explaining that one mistake I made. Like with Alicia's boob window, except I had the last laugh there. Bahah!

Makes sense.

Right?

I can see that happening, although with a bit more substance than that summation. Then again, even excellent supports can sound simple when described in that manner.

Hey, I love Arran, I find him to be a hugely interesting, surprisingly well-written, delightfully designed character who perfectly integrates story and gameplay, all that despite being an Archanean character. That doesn't mean I can't go and describe him as "pink guy who dies" and call that a valid description. Even if it makes me want to punch a wall. Kinda like writing this sentence for the FIFTH FUCKING TIME IS MAKING ME WANT TO PUNCH A WALL... huff... caaaaaaaaaaaaaaalm down, Ruben... Hawkwing's not to blame, the site and the trillion refresh shortcuts are the culprits here...

I'll compromise that it's the String of Death that is being held like a tonfa and a staff and is shaped like a hook sword.

The battle of the nerds.

I noticed that in the middle of writing, and decided "why not"?

The Lee puns shall never die!

They simplee refuse to!

I was originally going to go into detail, but decided that in this case, less was more. It was also because it alternated between disturbing  and cheesy a little too quickly for my liking.

Again, dang! All the dangs!

Mutual enemies will do that.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend much?

I don't think anyone is comfortable with it.

Maerchen might be.

Given that the percentage to steal isn't all that high, I'm not surprised.

Skill + speed, flat. It can get higher than you'd expect it to.

Thank God

Preach.

...I can't tell if you're ignoring Plums flight, or just wanting to get it over with.

The latter, jeez! How could I possibly ignore it?!

I notice some portrait dissonance.

Didn't bother recoloring it.

Except that Maerchen no longer has that organ, so it's a little less disturbing than what it could be. Key word: Little.

What if he decides he wants to see if he can still satisfy himself by rubbing his face all over her--

That's a lot of treasure chests.

Why haven't they used any of their contents to build up a competent defense force?

Because even if he drank every potion in there, he'd still be worse than base Esther by a longshot.

Don't blame you at all for this decision.

Sure you don't.

I can't help but think that the name Blaad ruins the drama of any scene. It's almost like it was intentionally named so to test the actors ability to makes something that sounds cheesy work.

It is a pretty dumb name.

Another portrait that's different from each other.

I can't help but picture San alternate between these two positions  on a whim, making it seem like she's always swatting a fly or trying to get rid of a bad smell.

Pfffft.

Interesting combination of worldbuilding and foreshadowing. I take it we'll meet and possibly recruit several members of said groups?

Possibly.

Being almost as amazing as Eugen is definitely a high honor indeed. Especially for an okay tasting candy.

You great bastard, you made me laugh and I hate it!

Well, considering that knights were trained for combat since the age of 8...

I do still see and agree with your point, however.

That's in the Middle Ages. This is the Middle Ages of Anime. Big difference.

Their conversation reminds me of the "two children decide that they can help in a situation people told them not to be in" cliche. Except this example is one in a mature world and setting, which means it will most certainly end badly.

It nearly did!

Considering that no one but Holmes has accepted that they're privateers at first glance, I would not be surprised if that were the case.

Read 2!

They do contrast each other nicely, I'll give them that.

That much is true.

Pfffffffft. Even Lionheart considers them pirates. Now I'm waiting for the day when Holmes gives up on insisting that they're privateers.

The day he dies. And considering the game won't let him...

NOOOOOOO! DON'T DRINK THE MILK! IT'S DRUGGED!

...I now have a concerned for every girl drinking minlk in this game. That is a rare sentence that should not be. Thanks Kaga!

Urgh...

I'm not certain if I trust this portrait anymore either.

Now watch as she turns out to be a kind old lady.

She kinda did!

Oooooooooh... boy...

This can only end well...

It shall be a tragedy of impulsiveness if anyone dies this level.

It'd take a much worse tactician than me to pull that off, and that's saying something.

It would be especially tragic if that were the case.

Behold! Two young fools are saved by the fortune of meeting the protagonist.

In spite of him being a terminal dumbass. I'm willing to bet he was already taking aim at Frau before Martel ran up to talk her down.

Huh, it is a shame. Perhaps you can show the scene later as a bonus or cut content or something along those lines?

It'd probably require that I replay the game, so... probably I won't. You play the game yourself and find out what happens.

I'd take a guess that she's a bard?

Kinda. She has the sing skill, which is like dance except it only works once in a blue moon. It's not worth it. The best thing she has is her personal staff, really. It increases strength by 10, I think?

As uplifting as her little speech is, I can't help but think of Plum when she mentioned "dangerous business".

...That moment will be a black stain against this game, won't it?

More or less, yeah. Frankly, it's so brutal and twisted, I cannot help but have some morbid admiration for it, in a way. I just can't believe that Kaga had the balls to pull something like that off and got away with it. Heck, I'm pretty sure TRS outsold a bunch of the FEs that came after it, too! If it happened today, he'd have been lynched!

Attroms death makes so many things harder to read.

Amazing what the impact one persons death can have on others, is it not?

Yeah...

This map sounds so pointless, I don't even know why they bothered.

Because they wanted to see if anyone'd get overconfident and would kill Frau and San by mistake, resulting in pain and misery, which is all they were going for.

That... is cruel, yet ingenious.

Wonder how Holmes is going to explain it afterward.

He probably won't even try, given how he is.

Gah! I forgot about that! Burn it with fire!

Hah! I am a winner is me!

On a different note, there seems to be something with this chapter and having interesting portraits.

Cue in Bagman...

Okay, you had some fun making that one, didn't you?

There you go. You betcha I did.

Also, 1000 gold to play heads or tails? I can't if that's an ingenious thing to gamble, or an extremely stupid one.

It's hilarious, that's what it is. Besides, Bagman's rich. He has a whole stock of those bags, and if you remember, in our made-up lore, bags are a really expensive commodity in Lieberia!

Don't you know the rule of always betting tails?

No.

Responding to charity with a meme. Now I've seen it all.

Remember Robbie Rotten? What a shame he ended up losing his war in the end... but you can be damn sure we at least won him a fight or two!

While I don't understand this meme (even if I do think some of the variants are clever), this is just asking to be altered.

I don't get it either, myself, but this was just perfect. How could I possibly alter it? It's art. Would you ask me to try to repaint the Mona Lisa? No, right? This is the same.

See? Tails never fails!

Half an hour worth of failures says hi.

Skyrim had horses that could climb the highest mountains. Tom has a tank that can traverse through EVERYTHING!!!

That... is glorious...

Indeed. I love it. And just you wait until you see what he did in today's update...

Yep. Plum is officially traumatized of milk.

Please, may this inn keeper actually be the joke I made earlier...

Thankfully.

As nice as this conversation is, I do have an unfortunate question to ask:

Is Plum wearing her modest clothes in this scene, or her dancer ones?

I maybe should've shown her, but she was wearing her modest clothes. She wears her modest clothes all the time, we won't see that horrible sprite again except for maybe a couple more times.

Does he have a really scarred up face that it's hard not to notice?

No, that's Sid and he's not from Lieberia.

Huh...

Y'know, the characters who often use this portrait aren't exactly on the "likable" side so far, but I am glad that to see a gentler inn keeper after what happened in the past. I am also kind of glad this happened to Plum, to show that even when bad people have taken advantage of their position to do wrong, there are still a good many people who don't.

Yeah, I wouldn't call her a saint, but it's not like she's bad either. She's just normal, which I'll take after the pedo's partner in crime.

Thus is the risk of being a playable character, no matter the game.

Actually, in other games you just get a game over. Here, you get frustration and tears.

Goodness Gracious! How in the world did it take that long?!?

Once again, half an hour of rigging the RNG to let me get money says hi!

That is hilariously fitting and I hope we get similar golden mistakes in the future.

I sure hope so as well.

Huh. I'm curious what government style the city uses is called.

Lionheartcy. Said of a place where Raziel is the ruler but he doesn't like being called so because he's a nice humble man like that.

Would that mean that Holmes is making fun of Maerchens castration?

If so, that is simultaneously a Richard move while delivering Karma.

Genius! As much genius as Holmes could possibly muster, anyway.

Also, that's said to Plums apparent father.

And I though Katri was relying on her plot armor to make it through the day...

They're truly made for one another.

I guess that Holmes legal pirates go treasure hunting because that's supposedly what pirates do? Despite the fact that only one pirate (Captain Kidd) was known to have buried part of his wealth, and he didn't get to use it because he was eventually hanged.

Yes, we're going treasure hunting because that's what privat-- pirates, sorry, do.

The bigger question is "Why are there so many kids that could potentially die bloody deaths in this game?"

Because Kaga.

Wow. That was... very well done.

I... wish I had something more to say

That's quite enough. Thanks.

The hooded duos agenda is ambiguous, and I get the feeling that was the point.

Nah, I wanted them to be straightforward, mostache-twirling villains, but I'm me so I utterly failed. Hahah... hah... unh...

Reminds me of the more egregious quests in Echoes, where quests you get early on can only be completed far later in the game, and sometimes you have to travel across have a continent to get to the original location.

Fortunately, Valentia is a pretty small continent, and a number of quests are only a few days walk from each other, so it's not as bad as it could be.

Well, we do get a number much later on. Feel free to draw your own conclusions when we get there.

Speaking of which, could this qualify as Kaga Did It First?

Not sure. Echoes is a remake of a Kaga game, but if those quests weren't in the original, then it most definitely would count...

I can just read the realization and regret in Arkis's face.

Or maybe he was just very Arkis and didn't get the hint.

Mogalls are... fuzzy... balls?

...Is this a reference to the Tribbles in Star Trek?

Maybe. I don't know what those are, so...

Oooooooooh. You just added more risk to this lets play, and cut the safety net for whatever Vega and Julia do.

Let me get some popcorn again...

Damn you! You should be heading off to church to pray for my sake!

I know, I've claimed to not believe in God in the past, but still, I'll take all the help I can get. The RNGoddess knows I need all that and more, and she loves it.

Looks like your typical meme face several years before the internet existed.

...KDIT in a meta sense again?

Yup.

Uh... the mane on his horse is a different color? He changed his pants?

Spot the seven three differences!

It is glorious.

And remains so indoors, which is the most glorious part about it!

What, uh, what kind of position is that?

And why is her sheath positioned like that?

I guess it'll make sense in action.

Dude, that's been her and Julia's idle positions for the entire game and you're only noticing now?

I can only imagine that Vega is inwardly screaming.

What a way to rub salt into the wound.

Lovely. Let's throw some more in.

...

On a different note, is there any advantage to doing this? I can understand clearing the selection window of benched units, but it seems like the game wouldn't allow you this option without something in return.

Like the dialogue said, the prices would've been higher if I hadn't send a unit to man the stores. We got discounts on baseline weapons, which is pretty nifty all things considered. Those heal staves are way too expensive.

Unless, of course, Kaga is being a Richard again.

Nah, this time, it's all me. But Vega had it coming.

...

...it's over. Please, God, Satan, anyone, don't let it be erased again...!

 

Update:

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Before anything else, let's enjoy some inventory management with the edgiest shopkeep. Hwahah! I regret nothing, nothing!

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I prepare the crew for fighting indoors. Only half of these people will be deployed.

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And it's time for a cave expedition!

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...the Hedgehog? Oh, goodness, no! I want out!

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It was here that I realized I didn't have enough deployment slots for everyone, so Mel handed the Paces a-Hundred Yet Still I Cure back to Katri.

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Njdtyjkp oIt's so awful... Is this really where the mogall queen is?

Muvphmfm oYeah, they're called arch mogalls. They tend to nest in marshes or other wet places, and they feed off the life energy of others... or so I've heard.

Njdtyjkp oHolmes, you're scaring me...

Muvphmfm oDon't worry so much! Ever seen a queen ant? They're big, but they can't fight at all. I'm sure mogalls are the same way.

0zfd96rn o Hah! You fucking wish.

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Gmhhyxnn oEven if they're weak, they're dangerous in large groups.

4lt3brpp o Why is everyone so overly obsessed with this idea that mogalls are not a threat when they're alone?! They ORKO half the army, and 2HKO the rest! Only Kreiss and Tom could hope to take them on on their own! You'd die miserably if it wasn't for the Dullahan, Shigen!

Muvphmfm oHave you seen me fight? I could kill hundreds of 'em, no sweat!

0zfd96rn o ...How about we try, huh? How about I leave everyone at the entrance and just send you off to fight them all alone? How's that sound, you scoffing braggart?

Gmhhyxnn oWhatever, Holmes.

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Today's map. Looks a little repetitive, does it not? There's a chest in the middle of the swamp, which is just sadistic. Also, seemingly unreachable loot. We'll get to that. Fun fact: the balls have no combat animations, so until we make it to the boss, the action's all going to look the same. Joy.

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This is the boss. It's hilariously good at fighting, and it's surrounded by those fuzzy shitbags, which ensures taking it down is a terrible chore. A mandatory chore, too: the objective of the map is actually to open all the chests, not to rout (which actually makes it so that pros can devise strategies to take less than 10 turns, believe it or not), but the boss's standing on top of one, so you can't avoid it.

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And that's it, there's nothing more to note! Friendly reminder that Kreiss is still amazing even indoors. In fact, in this map, he kicks Lionel completely out of the park, because they both get doubled by the mogalls, but whereas Kreiss takes like, 10 damage per battle tops, Lionel's dangerously close to getting killed in two hits, and Kreiss's accuracy is better, so he gives the enemies less chances to hit him twice.

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First blood.

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And soon enough, second blood! Krishna's, bafflingly enough, better than Lionel in this map, because Lionel gets doubled and his defense is very barely better than hers. Frankly, this isn't Lionel's best map overall.

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Ahhhhh, I can live with this. More dodge is welcome.

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So here's the deal: tanks can't cross swamps, so Tom'll head north along the path, with Krishna and Kreiss as the K-duo to assist him. Meanwhile, the rest will cross the swamp and attempt to approach the boss and his random patch of incave forest.

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Another problem with this chapter is that, since dodge animations in the overworld consist entirely of the unit moving one pixel back, I simply cannot convey dodges in any way. If you don't see the health bar going down, assume the strike missed. Trust my screenshooting skills. Even if I myself don't.

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Skill activation with map animations on makes the unit turn into a beacon. Okay.

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Garo's tomahawk will break any time soon. I should get him another one.

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Man, that Tom movement. So nice. I'm glad I spent half an hour grinding gold.

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Garo's just one point of strength short of one-shotting the balls. Damn...

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He also gets doubled, but since he's Garo, it doesn't matter. He's too good to die like this.

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If you look really hard, you'll notice these are two different moments. Spot the seven differences? Nah, there aren't so many differences. More like spot the two differences.

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Map blizzard. Also, a miss. Could you tell?

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Because Maruj missed, I was forced to showcase map levin. Not bad, I like it.

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And with that help, Julia seals the deal. Her situation's rather hopeless, but not as much as Lionel's, since, like Krisha but unlike the unfortunate pompadour-toting badass, she doesn't get doubled.

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Hoo, boy. Is this what I get for trying to keep a diverse cast? I could've only used the males, y'know.

Of course, that would've meant missing out on the Murderprincess and Kate, and worse even, using Vega. We can't have that, now, can we?

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Perhaps you'll do better than your friend, Garo?

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Ah, yes, perfect. This is something you need as an axeman. Thank you for not disappointing me, Garo. I need you to be good, since Juliattisnacordst's dead!

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You, uh... you can be bad, if you so wish.

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Movin' forward. Kreiss will lead the eastern group.

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Holmes gets doubled while wielding the bowgun. Garo gets doubled, period, but he can take it.

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That tank may only have 4 move, but fuck me if it doesn't feel like 14. Such speed!

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Seriously though, this whole update's going to be me shitting on Lionel, because this really isn't his map. Look at that! 24 damage from one battle and his hitrate isn't even that good.

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Of course, he still pulls it off because he's amazing.

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Nice! It's that one defensive level he lost way back in Attrom's Death chapter. Way to go.

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Garo moves forward, staying within the safety of Julia's 15% support.

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ARGH I went overboard, abort, abort! I should've known better than to move my units too far ahead...!

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Okay, he's alive. Ohh, thank goodness for that one point of strength he doesn't have... a little more and he'd be done for.

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Heal up and retreat. I don't want you to die. Not you of all people!

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That'll be one less enemy. This way, Garo and Shigen will only get attacked twice at most.

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Very good, Holmes, I like it.

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As for these guys, they continue their advance.

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I was wrong, there was a ball up there that could get Shigen. But Shigen's not who worries me.

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Neither is Garo.

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Katri, Katri worries me. Flimsy bitch, learn to take a hit!

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Healing and thinking. Look, Garo can ruin mogalls with the killer axe! Dew it.

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There we go, good man. Let's keep moving.

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Garo and Shigen are the MVPs of the day.

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I'm pretty sure this missed.

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As did his growths. Unnhhh...

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Verdammt! Blistering barnacles! Coño! Enculé, putain! Why?!

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Awesome, it's another one of those low-chance drops! I mean, I just happened to get some of the worst you could possibly get, and the game'll likely refuse to hand over the rare axe or Nosferatu, but hey, a free fruit!

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I know this first part is being boring, but things'll get a lot more intense in no time. Until then, enjoy the calm walk through this literal shithole.

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Finally, some action for Kreiss! He nails two mogalls.

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Bear up, son. Things are going to get a lot rougher in a couple turns.

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As for the northern guys, Krishna'll frontline a bit for experience. Kreiss will be her backup.

By the way, no, they didn't just phase through solid rock. There's a tiny, nearly invisible mass of pixels that barely resembles an opening in the tile Kreiss is standing on. That's how you tell that you can phase through solid rock there and not elsewhere. Personally, I've always just relied on movement tiles to tell where the entrances are.

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Krishna successfully wounds the mogall, but takes serious injuries in return.

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Thus, she uses her 1-use fruit and Tom rolls in to shoot the thing down. Don't cry, Krishna, you'll get another chance or two. I promoted you, I'm going to make sure you're worth the investment.

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Okily dokily, makin' progress.

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Ah, shit. Well, Shigen's fucked.

16lzhiy1 oDcbk509n oKcw4joim o

Why, yes, my whole strategy here was "let Shigen die with Dullahan". If you're thinking that was a cheap tactic, to you I say: screw you, I lost Attrom, I think anything's fair game after that.

Tpi1wrij o

And he's ready for another turn or five of combat. Nice!

Dhgkcj6z oO55mewdt oCm56msvg o

Now we have to get rid of as many mogalls as we can so everyone can step back to firm ground and stop taking 1 HP of damage every turn.

X2qjyjbf oIdlwbtun oYr1ry5lp o

Bad, Katri. Bad. But with only one mogall nearby, Julia should survive easily.

Kdjvcoaf o

Krishna continues luring the enemy forward, one ball at a time.

93ezkns0 oIpterxn2 oVqcgs38z o

Not bad at all.

2htxdpar o

Whoa, holy shit, that's amazing for Krishna! She just got a full 2% more steal! Man, I look forward to having her fight enemies with normal weapons. That 25% chance to steal's going to be so much fun... who needs Maerchen and his bollockless self? Krishna's all we need.

Ppoaepal oUwwd925r o6rhrbjou o

Oh, please, again? That makes two deaths.

Bewwv1cp oAbajgg0m oEf7foii8 o

Krishna heals up again to confront the last ball.

13g11ux5 oUnarmijc o

This is when things get tricky. I cannot turtle this situation out, as the Lord of Mermel spawns four balls around it every few turns. I need to move forward and kill mogalls until I have some sort of control over the area. Therefore, the time has come to throw caution to the wind. 14% doesn't seem like much, but neither did 4~% back when Echidna died, or 7~% when Treck died, or... whatever the rest were.

Nlt3bmho o

You, stop wasting the Dullahan. Iron sword's enough in this case.

R9o6jwfo oPfjgjuci oYyixxc28 o

Good, nailed it. At least Katri's safe.

6bosfmcc o

Garo, Julia, Shigen... do not let me down now!

Lgsosve3 oE5mrykmh o

Ah, doggone it, more balls.

Y9kazgj0 oXyhzp1la o

Gah! That could've been bad. Actually, no, he was at full health, but still... now he can be killed in one round, a fact that I do not like.

Mbv40bce o

So-- oh, come on!

3ptnpls0 o0uyvvkiv o

Oh, it hit? Huh. I was under the impression that the tomahawk missed a bunch in this chapter.

Au2fxdu2 oMomucmmz oLxeh3cli o

While Krishna faces off against the last mogall, the rest of the team moves forward in general.

1ny0nu3a o

Another level for the Shig. Make it better than the last, please...

Nhq6lmfk o

Well, wow, huh... Myrmidon, eh? Sure...

2cnwmpix o

Katri runs south.

Tc41r6qf o58haqhsh oHta04b5m o

And then I fucked up. Ah, but no worries, she's got enough health to take one hit, right?

Nugo7xfu o

...THE SWAMP! THE SWAMP FUCKING TOOK 10 OF HER HP! NO! NO! I DON'T WANNA GO THROUGH THE TEDIOUS PART AGAIN, NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Olajntgm o

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Wait, am I seeing things? Did the other one just waste its turn?

Zmzrhazd o

...

...this would be the perfect time for one of those "retarded soldiers" skits, but I'm fairly sure these balls don't have a mouth, so...

5xzjsb49 o

Guess she did protec! See, it was a good idea to give money to Footballman. Maybe I'll give him some more next time we drop by Blaad.

Gyuozxqf oSnik62vv oAy70rfhm o

I don't know why, but I adore Kreiss's overworld animations. Something about the way he holds his lance sideways just looks so badass to me.

Qvsuvmgg oDkerjabm o

Katri's alive, that's nice, but our situation is still pretty damn dire. I let them surround us... and Garo's not helping anyone by missing!

Ldf2943r oZblwamdp o

Right, so here's a half-assed, last-minute plan. Maruj can take exactly two hits with his 2-use leather shield. Therefore, he can survive this round. Afterwards, we'll pray.

Lpq3flxc oFqcdd9ww o

Uhhh, Sage's Cloak! Meriel might like this, or maybe if we meet some other Mage before the route split, they'll be able to use it.

A5unoccf oHf67cbee o

Julia's fine. She'll keep that one busy for a while.

Zmzt8421 oXfcarfid oMy4kk7p4 o

Maruj's... somehow fine, too.

Zj6jwfs2 o

Then Garo kills a mogall.

Cvnniivz o

Astounding. Why promote when you can just enjoy having some of the best growths in the game?

Xts7cdni o

I got a better shot of levin this time around. It looks downright amazing, honestly.

Mbnyxajx o

This does, too. She's coming dangerously close to her max level averages, and she's not even half way there.

Txrk34ey oPljckxer o

Then again, I only know the max level averages, because those are the only ones listed in FEWOD. I have no idea how she's doing right now. I'd say she's looking like an above average Krishna, but that's just me.

Yngh9usq oJfvcxcmx o

Is it just me, or are there more enemies around now that we've killed a couple of 'em?

1lzhmmc7 o

Well, anyway. Maruj made it through a turn. Let's make that two. If he survives this chapter, a feat he's got a very significant chance of not accomplishing, he'll have earned his spot on the team forever.

Ckms774u o8s6xddwc oEkhdhwn5 o

Ah! No! I didn't take the wounded mogalls into account! They lose HP when they divide in two! AAAAAAAAAHHH THERE ARE THREE IN MARUJ'S RANGE, NO!

Txhy6r7v o

Maruj, that's not helping...! C'MON! YOU'RE EISENBACH'S HEIR! YOU MUST LIVE TO SUCCEED HIM AS THE SAGE OF WIND!

MAY THE HAND OF THE GODDESS PROTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEC!!

Lx58vhqr oUndgwlf5 o

Of course, and one of them went for Garo! This AI, man, this friggin' AI! I don't get it!

A7ahe2ph o

He's alive, at any rate, but I still count over ten flying scrotums.

Nvnpvthu o

Julia finishes what she started a couple of turns ago, and earns herself a level.

Eryml0wn o

More strength! It seems she has sensed that Krishna's more than a match for her and is determined to mantain her spot in the team.

Mrdevs7v oSqqmcqfy o

Maruj got a crapton of experience out of almost dying, so he levels again.

Njy4jqzu o

Magic. He got magic. I am satisfied.

Mt7thvw2 o0wdbjgch o

There's quite literally a single safe spot in the whole area. Everyone else can die, but at least the chances are lower than before, because the mogalls spawned by the Lord are all at full health, meaning Maruj can't kill them in a single breeze.

Nzlkqfsf oNdzulsda o

That being said, the southern team is still badly outnumbered. Time for the tank to come to the rescue! And for Holmes to continue wading through shit to get out of the swamp. That robe was very much worth the trouble.

Pphndrz7 oAmud1qyr oEi94gbg6 o

You know, a lot of how well this chapter's going hangs on the fact that I'm getting extremely lucky with the dodges. Lionel and Maruj could've died a long time ago, very easily.

Wbbfajdi o

Meh... not bad, but Kreiss is a lot better than you right now. I'd think about it if I were you, Lionel.

El9q5tmn oKetjczcb o2aakxpqb o

Kreiss, man. He's just taking on an army of them and they can't scratch him!

Yamm5qgx o

And now they can harm him even less! Oh my goodness, Kreiss is on fire! Must be his will to court Letena keeping him going.

Dmnuk26l oX32zamcc o

Tom and Krishna are doing well, too, but the mogalls are too afraid of Tom to attack, and Krishna has no defense. Holmes's the only Locktoucher I've brought along and it shows, the poor guy isn't going to get to fight at all today.

Mgtv9tcr oXheiisgm o

Hey, but at least he made it out of the crap puddle, at last!

Fcimc21k oCejn6f0a o

That's that for the turn. Things are looking a lot better already. Still a lot of ballsacks left alive, but we're starting to gain some terrain here.

Uhr1ldtt oR7pdwosn oRnv4jw7m o

Kreiss does not give a damn that he's facing a veritable army. He'll just poke them all to death and barely take a few paper cuts on the way there.

Jaafgh0y o

The Lord spawned some more spermatozoids, which sucks, but at some point I'm going to have to talk about how I'm going to take him down. Take a look at that. He two-shots absolutely everyone and can crit half of them as well. Not to mention, because of the Azoth, he'll pretty much always have a chance to fire electricity at somebody twice if I don't plan this right. The longbow's out of question, since Holmes's too far away.

I do have a plan involving Tom and somebody else, and it's actually a pretty clever plan, if I may say so myself. See if you can figure it out.

D5xbm7rx oPshgs1d2 o

Another shot of that beautiful sprite. I cannot stress enough how much I like this sprite, I seriously love it. The "full white plus green hair" color scheme is extremely pleasant, in my humble opinion. I kid you not, it was the reason I tried using Krishna in one of my playthroughs. And one of the reasons I'm using her now, alongside her being the only unit with Steal that has even the slightest hope of ever becoming combat viable. She's getting there, for the moment. Fingers crossed, all.

9vd4p4nm o

In any case, Kreiss has been slaughtering these balls, to the point where he's already earned another level.

4zlg7y4x o

I'm okay with less crit.

Dtrsyvwt o

And what do you know, Tom has gained 100 experience too! Make good use of it. Perhaps you could finally get more strength?

Dwzsykhr o

Ooohhhhohohohohohohohahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Hahahahah! Hehehehahahah! I actually laughed like this in real life when this happened.

Heck yeah, more defense! 10% growth, everybody: he's already surpassed his max level average defense! He's surpassed absolutely everyone else at base! Well, no, that's a lie, there's someone who's still better at base. You know when they join? In the final chapter. Who cares if he hasn't gotten a single point of strength in 14 levels? 19 defense, folks!

Xb6btdc7 oW9hirezs oTbxymrpk o

Holmes is still making for the upper chest. Meanwhile, Garo fails to put the final throw of the tomahawk to good use.

Pzh8gzy3 oBujgh03k oPvv1c1ge o

Enemy phase goes about as well as you'd expect it to. Lionel dodged.

Gyvzwgcd oBp8j3ifz o

Teach 'em a lesson now, boys! Just a little further and the Lord will be vulnerable!

7095hqte o5nxeo2ua oYgl8arle o

There. A level for Julia.

6j4av5na o

Holy shit, is this what they call cat fighting? Julia and Krishna are being fierce! Well, I don't mind, if it means they'll both turn out okay...

3zeo5smw o1limjvao o1xkyqt6c o

Are you gonna let her show you up, Krishna? Of course not!

Uvhpvvnu o

If this was anybody else I'd cry, but more steal's always welcome. Still, get something else next time, will ya?

Iqju7xiw oE02jbf34 o

Look, it's Kreiss's dismounted sprite! It's Lionel but I like the color scheme better. My favourite's Bronze Paladin!Raffin's though. I dig the dark green.

B1ifyzbh oU0eggseq oIg8wmyzm o

Come to us, foul creatures! We're starting to even out the score! Don't let up!

Nvtpumcm o

Hwahahahahahahahahahahah! See, that's the thing with Garo: his caps are a lot lower than everyone else's, since he can't promote, but his growths are so good, he'll get there in no time at all.

Zdpzyh3i o7cp3flxb oLoe6ot9y o

Seriously though, Garo's gotten so many kills in this chapter. It's nothing short of amazing!

I9c3mjwq oXptrcdrs oHzg7y4ix o

The idea opportunity to take on the Lord of Mermel is close. Let's begin the preparations. To that end, Krishna gives Tom her charm, and Maruj moves closer.

Non2ei0n o

The rest continue their onslaught on the enemy.

I1ooawaa o49tqh6tz o

Ah-ha! That's going straight to the Lion. Might even happen today, there's just so much experience to go around.

2keh7hry oW3ukzfbr o

But let's concentrate. Unless he summons balls this turn, the time to face the big baddie will--

91jq7ynv o

Balderdash. Okay, we'll just deal with them.

Qee5lx4r oF8lwdvoo o

Oh, scratch what I said earlier. He didn't fail to put the last throw of the tomahawk to good use, but the second-to-last! Goodspeed, weapon. You served the good Pirate well.

F35bcfq8 oPhvkkvrs oLoi7lb8f o

No time to waste. Sylph that fucker!

24xhf20f oMp5aehuy oLltbzkff o

One more and we may commence. We only need Tom and Maruj anyway.

Kntekhfs oUx7zrizi o

Cowardly scrotums! Come back here so I can beat you!

Kaipzfmv oH0gqeh0y o

Anyway, it's plan time. See, the Lord is a fantastic sorcerer. It can destroy anyone in two hits. However... if I don't let him attack... heheheh... see where this is going?

Gr7evum5 oAuzq7jnq oIann0icg o

There! A foolproof plan!

Gfbduosj oOwah6xht o

And again! Now Tom may roll in and secure the kill.

Zzhdptww oI9j7juak oCwthvxqq o

O O F   5 6   D A M A G E

Suxf4457 oH9r47p12 oOyoicwpo o

The Azoth does its thing, but I was prepared for this. This is where the miracle charms come into play: even if the big eye hits Tom critically, he'll survive. And then we can just blast it with Sylph again.

Xaeydwm1 oHjj1irmf oOy5ywq7i o

The rest of you, cover them! They can take a blow from the big eye, but no more!

Plhy1eye o

Even more skill? Okay, but seriously, get other stats.

Q33x5oog oBcd82mel o

Be as hideous and menacing as you will. It will not save you.

Q9u5diuw oBrmizcbb oCep7q1m0 o

Oh wow. Well, can't deny it, that's one nice-looking spell.

9ruby49a oBve2egb0 o

Ah, but you failed! You have signed your death sentence, you idiot!

9ter4lr7 o

It's screwed, and the only one of its servants who's around didn't stand a chance either!

Zjnw4vcp o

Cool, very cool. I like it.

Rzxofazy oStqdwfir oFcc4d79w o

And with that, we're done. Thanks, Tom. Who needs Holmes with you here?

Gwxldcb8 oEjke0lzu o

Standard Tom level, and we got the Thoron as well. Not a bad haul.

A7ghtrrc oTdwwllhy o

Home stretch now. All that remains is to exterminate the rest of the balls. Again, I could probably devise some sort of strategy to get around them and have Holmes open all the chests earlier for a lower turncount, but who cares? I want those juicy levels!

3j86b7hr o85uf4ebt o

Eh. Not bad.

Npqff4fu oQeiajxpd o94hqwefu o

Lionel, could you stop missing with your pilums?

Qw0s1d0l o

Garo's decided that he's got enough offensive stats, and that he now wants to get some more defense and accuracy. I'm perfectly fine with this.

Fqtbl64c o4ehpepz2 o

'Nother level for Maruj. The rest of this chapter's just going to be killing (assuming I don't get bored and skip this) and levels, so be prepared.

Wzlh7guy o

More magic, fine, fine, perfectly fine. Given how utterly screwed my Maruj is, I'm content with anything that's significant, even if only remotely so.

Oubu766d oSysi3g5o o

Aaaand more killing. Given how the promoted Femyrmidon has a cape, it makes me wonder if there wasn't some sort of promoted sprite that they scrapped.

Wkfycwtp oNq3su1e2 o

Holmes has been missing out on all the action today. Let's let him nail a ball or two.

Bsytszgn o

Excellent.

Fobmt9ca oFulal1wq o

Krishna gets yet another level.

Xt4xihux o

Hwahah! Amazing! Not only did she get strength to keep up with Julia, but one more point of skill or speed and she'll have a 30% chance to steal. Impressive! I'm tempted to give her skill potions, if we ever come across any. Not like anyone else could use the skill.

E3vgvdhz o

This is going to be Krishna for a while, so I'll just skip her action.

D3i2o0mv o

Prove yourself too, Julia, get even more strength!

J21tiyaa o

That's fine too. Now she has more defense than Krishna! These two, man. It's LP canon now that they're fighting to see who the best sword girl is.

Well, I can tell you who it is, and it's neither of you. She's with Runan, alongside the second best sword lady.

Zo4ep2kr oViebqvri oCzomzgsq o

Maruj needs to get to level 19 as a Mage to gain a skill, and then promote before level 20 to get another one. Let's see if we can pull that off. I think there are enough ballsacks left for it.

2mkw3jwt oHhvpcxit o

Nice! Krishna learned Draco!

Bcg7mmoz o

I don't think we've seen this one before, so here's what it does: it multiplies the next hit's might by a factor of three. Not only that, the blow can just as well be a critical one, for a whopping x6 might! It's a pretty cool skill, all things considered, but like most of other skills, you can't really plan for it, so it's just something that happens sometimes and it's nice to see.

Notice that her nickname's changed accordingly. That's a nifty little detail, not everyone's nicknames change upon promoting. Some change for story events, others change upon learning specific skills...

8h4esvvi o

Anyway, Maruj heads towards the entrance to the southern crevice.

Nkohlq4m o

Meanwhile, Holmes comes down and retrieves... the Hammerne staff! Awesome find!

F7zdlczr o2pbez99a o

This is what things are looking like. I don't think I'll feed Krishna all those balls, but some of 'em will be hers. Maybe another level.

0ydvg9k4 oQf1aae4w o

Maruj will take care of those five balls by himself in this manner, with Lionel ready in case he takes damage.

Ng9bkvgk o

Meanwhile, up north, Krishna gets what I think will be her last level of the day.

H9qa5jht o

Aha! One heck of a way to round out one's levelling spree, too! I'm proud of ya, girl. Now hang back and let the others have some experience.

Bx6oyepx o

You too, Kreiss. You don't need experience, you're already awesome.

Dcafjrvp oInhm1fzl o

Maruj levels up and gets shit, as usual. Urgh...

Fbvvk2ta o

To replace Krishna in the frontlines, here's Julia. Do 'em fast, girl!

Ehh1l0ze oCdgfzgyc oGfwmfg58 o

For whatever reason, one of the balls snuck by Julia and went after... Shigen? Who's better than Julia in every way? And who also wants experience to promote today, so it's not as if this is a waste or anything? Okay, then. You do you, TRS AI.

X1x7utyl o

A lot of fighting takes place, which is not worth showing, until Julia levels up.

Zwbmozam o

Hahahah, it's funny how she's so obsessed over keeping up with Krishna in strength that she's completely forgotten the stat that her class supposed to be good at, of which Krishna has four more points.

Hzhixxjo o

Some more dull fighting later, it's another level.

Uh3h0v92 o

A bad one, too.

Vk8wwgja o

OH

7nrdttjg o

That's going in Tom's tank and never leaving it. Holmes might use it better, but who cares! I need me a rapid-firing tank, it's what I never knew I wanted, but I still wanted!

6hh5rbgr oAnravmdm o

Having gotten enough stats for today, Julia let's Shigen get some too.

I1buwlxv o

And, most importantly, Maruj! He's only one level away from learning Adept.

Zjp8gryk o

I mean, it's not the best skill ever, but it's better than nothing.

Ujkki05p o

Also, he finally got more than 2 stats in one level. Who cares if they're neither magic nor speed? It's more than HP! He's looking to be tankier than all my Myrmidons, too, a fact I very much enjoy.

Tsfisgpr oKq6kwcso o

Nifty. I think that'll be enough, level 15 is a good time to promote.

6yfpi6tu o

All right! With so few balls left, I do believe the time has come.

Yvmk0aj3 oYbwjkmf4 oKcjv5deg o8nphcdwv o

Holmes... hand over the goods.

Xdkqjosy oRiabbip6 oI00h7otk o

Lionel gets us started. He gets a yellow cape and nothing else. But at least he got a yellow cape. Roy got nothing at all when he promoted three chapters from the end.

Cxwxm0fv o

7 move. Those stats are also amazing, but... seven move. He can keep up with mounted Kreiss. Hahahahahah... awesome.

Exgr7zvh oMcqu5x1x oIhefbrdn o

Your turn, Julia. She becomes edgier, unlike Krishna who lost her edginess. Interesting.

Ad2pga3n o

Not bad at all. I like those stats, very balanced.

Fj8lfcfb oY9jmib74 oWcjxtfho o

Then there's Shigen, who... also gets nothing new! Well, aside from his palette straying even further from his portrait. He's green now, where did that come from?

Zrkm3uju o

Oh, his headband, I see. Damn good speed, and his other stats are very serviceable too.

Lcdtjhh3 oKzoxrfb9 o

And Maruj wraps this promoting session up. Given the last few promotions, I can only imagine he'll get something like, a white shirt and blue pants.

Cqokxdur o

...goodness gracious, that's a GORGEOUS sprite! Look at that, it's magnificent! It's what Lyon would look like in High Definition! Sadly, he only does the cape flip when he dodges, but still. Damn good sprite.

Gw8lv4ij o

Oh, and that's not all. His promotion bonuses are beastly. Look at that! 4 points of speed, 3 of magic, 2 defense! I badly underestimated his promo gains. He's gone from being hopelessly outclassed by Lee, to either matching him or surpassing him in key areas such as defense. This promotion is so good, it could probably save Alicia, too, but... nah.

Uakqhldp oOdoxbhqe o

Nothing left but to kill these remaining fools. Tom, do the honors!

P02geqqu o

Hah! Of course. Perfect way to end this chapter.

Jzqr6wyu o

And I suppose I may let Holmes get the final kill.

8y3paolr o

'Tis over! I'm not sure I need any more of these, but okay, I'll take it. Now... efficient players, avert your eyes, for it is time to check out how long I took.

Psvhkm5d o

Bwaaaaahahahahahahah! Astounding. Truly a feat.

Well, then, everybody! That was actually a lot of fun. For me, at least. I'm starting to like this team, finally! That's good, really good. 'Twas a good idea to bench Arkis. Hahahahah... sorry. Next time, we go back to Blaad. Until then, feel free to fare well if you so desire. Buh-bye!

Death count: Attrom
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Reset count: 2 (Runan: 1 - Katri: 1)

Dullahan's done with my incompetence: 3

 

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The Dragon Arrow is the strongest bow in the game. 17 might, 80 hit, 2-3 range and effective damage against monsters.

And man, that Thomas. Seeing him like this kinda reminds of the Cobra Car in Age of Empires 2.

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11 minutes ago, BrightBow said:

The Dragon Arrow is the strongest bow in the game. 17 might, 80 hit, 2-3 range and effective damage against monsters.

And man, that Thomas. Seeing him like this kinda reminds of the Cobra Car in Age of Empires 2.

It is called the Blessed Bow in this translation. IMO it is good but you need to trade an Azoth which could be even more valuable for some...

And it requires 14 mastery so probably only raquel would be able to use it for a while and she already one shots monsters with iron bows so it would be a waste to give it to her...

 

I am currently at 2nd route split, and looks like Ruben's team is pretty similar to mine.

I am using norton and tom as well and chose lee and lionel.

Just to brag, my lionel got 10 mov at lv 20 promoted...

Currently my top 5 units - norton, lionel, san, raquel and raffin.

Will give updates at 3rd route split even though nobody asked...

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1 hour ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I think I already said this before, but I see it begs repeating: Kaga's first interest is to fuck the player over. KDIF comes second.

That was to me, about something I forget. So can confirm.

1 hour ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Of course, in real life it would just be a good thing to do (assuming the charity is trustworthy), but it's not real life we're talking about.

Come now, of course it's trustworthy, he's Footballman! He couldn't possibly lie! The part of the brain that handles lying was probably crashed to dust in whatever terrible accident it was that turned his head into a mossy football.

His birth?

1 hour ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Wow, there really are few edgelords in the series. But the ones that do exist more than make up for the difference.

They try extra hard to give the class a bad name. I mean look at FE7 Karel, the man so nuts he killed his own family in a bid to prove himself a strong warrior. Who hunted down and slaughtered powerful foes just to try and be the greatest warrior alive. He really grew up by Binding Blade. Then again so did Bartre apparently, but we don't speak of that, seeing as unlike Karel, who is trying to atone for his past sins, Bartre kind of went from being a pants on-head idiot to someone who wasn't. Navarre's good point of saving Feena is pretty outweighed by his involvement in an attempt to kill Caeda in that one download map, and his initial pursuit of Lena and Julian in spite of his claim he'd never turn his blade on a woman. I honestly don't remember any of Rutger's supports, so I'd have to re-read them to have a better grasp. Lon'Qu's gynophobia is more a fear of getting close to women after the death of a female friend to bandits scarred him for life, so I'd class it as more PTSD than edgelord status in the long run

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

If she became a dictator, her supporters would do the Sun Salutation.

So Wii Fit Trainer's secret is revealed. Explains her friend's name being a German word though.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Man, I love your long replies, but it's starting to get to a point where it's truly infuriating to go through the replying phase. It's the most boring part of the whole thing, because half of the time I can't think of anything good to reply, most people just skip right past it after reading their own replies, making it really unfulfilling, and to make matters even worse, Serenes seems to be completely incapable of properly saving my progress when I'm replying. In the middle of the update it always works, but when I'm replying, for whatever reason, every single fucking time I refresh the page it erases something. It's driving me nuts.

Just for the record, I read it all. It's interesting to see other people's thoughts, and it can result in thread gags like the Lee puns.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I can't help but think that the name Blaad ruins the drama of any scene. It's almost like it was intentionally named so to test the actors ability to makes something that sounds cheesy work.

It is a pretty dumb name.

Blaad reminds me of a piece of graffiti I once saw, that said "If u read this then u no u love Blad man  dick". I assume it was meant to say something more racist, but whoever wrote it had the competence of Martel. The Bishop.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

 

...it's over. Please, God, Satan, anyone, don't let it be erased again...!

Given my parentage, I know someone I could ask. Mind you, not of a mainstream belief system.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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...the Hedgehog? Oh, goodness, no! I want out!

You can't spell "Shadow the Hedgehog" without"Ow the Edge"

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Whoa, holy shit, that's amazing for Krishna! She just got a full 2% more steal! Man, I look forward to having her fight enemies with normal weapons. That 25% chance to steal's going to be so much fun... who needs Maerchen and his bollockless self? Krishna's all we need.

Speaking of, he's lucky he's not here. Not only would he die, all these mogalls would remind him of what he lost.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

That being said, the southern team is still badly outnumbered. Time for the tank to come to the rescue! And for Holmes to continue wading through shit to get out of the swamp. That robe was very much worth the trouble.

Balls and shit. Is this the long lost sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day?

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

 

Heck yeah, more defense! 10% growth, everybody: he's already surpassed his max level average defense! He's surpassed absolutely everyone else at base! Well, no, that's a lie, there's someone who's still better at base. You know when they join? In the final chapter. Who cares if he hasn't gotten a single point of strength in 14 levels? 19 defense, folks!

I love it when low growths proc regularly.

 

3 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Anyway, it's plan time. See, the Lord is a fantastic sorcerer. It can destroy anyone in two hits. However... if I don't let him attack... heheheh... see where this is going?

Pretty good. This is why "cancel" is so good in Tellius when it procs (moreso if you combine it with vantage to get it in enemy phase). Makes any unit a tank if they don't get hit.

3 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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7 move. Those stats are also amazing, but... seven move. He can keep up with mounted Kreiss. Hahahahahah... awesome.

 

And with Urbanite, he's going to be a real fast mover in certain maps.

Forgive the lack of Lee puns, but I've got an idea for an editted image to make up for it. If I get time.

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4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

So, uh... for whatever reason, Imgbox has started to give me... porn game ads? I don't know what to say, I mean, they aren't super intrusive or anything, but it kinda shocked me, since the first few days I used the site, it didn't put any ads at all anywhere to be seen. I want to keep adblock turned off because if they go broke, I'll have to go image host hunting again, but on the other hand, I really would rather not have scantly-clad maidens gawking at me while I'm trying to drag pictures around.

Well, that's awkward.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Can I just say I love how you were so lazy, you didn't even get Holmes's full body portrait and just slapped his face there?

Well, I didn't need a full body portrait for him to begin with.

On the other hand, I was still pretty lazy in which one I did choose.

It does however help make the point that.... Barlowe? Ruben? That guy's in focus though.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Because Frau bores me to death.

Still recommend her in case it goes to hell and you need some last minute units.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Go right ahead.

Sure.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Well that's a bit of a shame that they'll never get together again, isn't it woman who's telling Plum about hot she became her mother because of traumatic events?

I detect a hint of bitterness. And messed up grammar.

You detect the latter. Not the former.

isn't this the woman who's telling Plum about hot she became like her mother because of traumatic events?

Honestly I wrote a mess here.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Why are you blaming Kaga for this, again?

.......

You know, that was my mistake. But now I blame the appropriate target, you!

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

On a handbasked even!

A handbasked is something I've never heard of.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I'm using the tank. The tank. Please!

You could use ALL THE BAD UNITS!

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Dougy's the best beast. Every FE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FE6, because other FEs don't have Dougy in them. Dougy for Heroes would make me actually spend money! But of course, they cannot put Dougy in Heroes, because the community hates good characters he'd refuse to go anywhere without his liege the King, may he live long and prosper, for the glory of Etruria, of whose side he shall never be moved! Hahahah... still love to do that.

I think you've let your love for Douglas overshadow everything else.

Also, there's a possibility that they do the other Etrurian generals in the BB banner that's coming soon and Douglas is in Heroes after all (They specifically told people when it was coming out because people were just sick of waiting for it.)

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Why, yes, my whole strategy here was "let Shigen die with Dullahan". If you're thinking that was a cheap tactic, to you I say: screw you, I lost Attrom, I think anything's fair game after that.

DDWTS: 2

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Oh, please, again? That makes two deaths.

DDWTS: 3

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Well, wow, huh... Myrmidon, eh? Sure...

He got speed. I think it counts.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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I see that's our reaction image.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Ooohhhhohohohohohohohahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Hahahahah! Hehehehahahah! I actually laughed like this in real life when this happened.

Heck yeah, more defense! 10% growth, everybody: he's already surpassed his max level average defense! He's surpassed absolutely everyone else at base! Well, no, that's a lie, there's someone who's still better at base. You know when they join? In the final chapter. Who cares if he hasn't gotten a single point of strength in 14 levels? 19 defense, folks!

19 on 10% growth.

You have the strangest RNG luck.

4 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Holy shit, is this what they call cat fighting? Julia and Krishna are being fierce! Well, I don't mind, if it means they'll both turn out okay...

It's not. It's more like Julia's looking at Krishna getting better and she's responding by going "Oh now, I am not getting left in the dust!)

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Hwahahahahahahahahahahah! See, that's the thing with Garo: his caps are a lot lower than everyone else's, since he can't promote, but his growths are so good, he'll get there in no time at all.

Garo: Knows what I like and levels it often.

I like this pirate.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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That?

Now that's a lot of damage.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Ah, but you failed! You have signed your death sentence, you idiot!

This is some damage.

It is not enough.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Cool, very cool. I like it.

I wanted to see him get something.

Still, it's not mov/10.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Garo's decided that he's got enough offensive stats, and that he now wants to get some more defense and accuracy. I'm perfectly fine with this.

Turns out so am it.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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More magic, fine, fine, perfectly fine. Given how utterly screwed my Maruj is, I'm content with anything that's significant, even if only remotely so.

Maruj must still be mourning with levels like he's been getting.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Hwahah! Amazing! Not only did she get strength to keep up with Julia, but one more point of skill or speed and she'll have a 30% chance to steal. Impressive! I'm tempted to give her skill potions, if we ever come across any. Not like anyone else could use the skill.

There's no way she's not strength blessed.

Still not as good with a levin sword as Sasha.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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I don't think we've seen this one before, so here's what it does: it multiplies the next hit's might by a factor of three. Not only that, the blow can just as well be a critical one, for a whopping x6 might! It's a pretty cool skill, all things considered, but like most of other skills, you can't really plan for it, so it's just something that happens sometimes and it's nice to see.

Notice that her nickname's changed accordingly. That's a nifty little detail, not everyone's nicknames change upon promoting. Some change for story events, others change upon learning specific skills...

So she can stack a lot of damage.

That sounds like something you just might use in this LP, it's that illogical. :P

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Hahahah, it's funny how she's so obsessed over keeping up with Krishna in strength that she's completely forgotten the stat that her class supposed to be good at, of which Krishna has four more points.

And which Krishna already promoted for. :P

Early promotion's a hell of a drug.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Also, he finally got more than 2 stats in one level. Who cares if they're neither magic nor speed? It's more than HP! He's looking to be tankier than all my Myrmidons, too, a fact I very much enjoy.

They at least have their uses.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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7 move. Those stats are also amazing, but... seven move. He can keep up with mounted Kreiss. Hahahahahah... awesome.

How he now introduces himself.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Not bad at all. I like those stats, very balanced.

Is she at the same level as Krishna?

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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...goodness gracious, that's a GORGEOUS sprite! Look at that, it's magnificent! It's what Lyon would look like in High Definition! Sadly, he only does the cape flip when he dodges, but still. Damn good sprite.

I'm disappointed that this is in an obscure SRPG that never left Japan. Imagine if someone like Sety wore it in a remake.

Also, no Lyon wouldn't dare wear a white robe.

5 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Oh, and that's not all. His promotion bonuses are beastly. Look at that! 4 points of speed, 3 of magic, 2 defense! I badly underestimated his promo gains. He's gone from being hopelessly outclassed by Lee, to either matching him or surpassing him in key areas such as defense. This promotion is so good, it could probably save Alicia, too, but... nah.

Well, at least we know if needed Alicia can be force promoted.

If needed.

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15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

So, uh... for whatever reason, Imgbox has started to give me... porn game ads? I don't know what to say, I mean, they aren't super intrusive or anything, but it kinda shocked me, since the first few days I used the site, it didn't put any ads at all anywhere to be seen. I want to keep adblock turned off because if they go broke, I'll have to go image host hunting again, but on the other hand, I really would rather not have scantly-clad maidens gawking at me while I'm trying to drag pictures around.

Let me take a guess: The ads were for a game called "Blade of the Queen"?

I remember having those for a long time, until Google finally decided to listen to the "stop showing this ad" thing. I never knew why they kept popping up, as I've never been to a porn site in my life. I do admit, though, that as annoying as it was, I did find it amusing just how contradictory the advertisements were, and how obvious it was they wanted to add a virus to my computer. Seriously, I was mentally telling them to make up their mind if they were a hyper realistic and violent 18+ game starring females, a game with graphics three generations back and the ability to do "whatever you want", an anime game, and stranger stuff. There are less conspicuous ways to trick someone into installing a virus, y'know?

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Of course it does. I have an idea in mind, I just hope I can pull it off as I'm imagining it.

On 2/8/2019 at 1:25 AM, Hawkwing said:

*Hype Intensifies*

 

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Ah, no, I wouldn't say that's a very good description of the man. He speaks very fast and has this famous quote "facts don't care about your feelings", unless it's religion, then Shapiro's feelings are the facts.

Nah, I'm just exaggerating. Frankly, I'm not too fond of him, but I haven't watched that much of his stuff, so I don't really have a real opinion on him. He always struck me as too much of an extremist, so I tend to take what he says with a grain of salt, just like I'll take anything Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says with a grain of salt since her infamous "people are unemployed because they have two jobs" line. I do get what she was trying to say, but she couldn't have phrased it in a more asinine way, and being a congresswoman, that's kinda pitiful (although, our former PRESIDENT once said that we are "feelings" and we have "human beings". I wish I was joking).

I see. As mentioned earlier, I haven't seen the guy myself, and from the little I've heard, he uses similar tactics to Socrates, where an ideology is questioned to see if there are any contradictions and logical fallacies. Difference being that Socrates was searching for the truth, while Shapiro's goals are more politically motivated.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

What I mean to say is, I don't like extremes, taking sides, making enemies or any of those "nice" things that politics do to people. It's a lose-lose situation for baseline people like us, so why bother? Let's just live and not let politics fuck us over more than they already do.

I agree so much it almost hurts. Doesn't help that most of the issues I'm concerned with are moral ones, and for better and worse, those aren't solved by politics.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Mel? Why'd Mel need a barrel?

To float in.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I'm not familiar enough with MK to talk about its decline, so the latter.

I kinda doubt that. What I meant for the former was that they seemed to take the criticism about how all the females were scantily dressed and how ridiculous the battle damage was to heart, and toned it down in future games.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Fun fact: the entire reply from this point onward was erased from existance four fucking times. I spent a literal hour writing everything over and over.

Man, I love your long replies, but it's starting to get to a point where it's truly infuriating to go through the replying phase. It's the most boring part of the whole thing, because half of the time I can't think of anything good to reply, most people just skip right past it after reading their own replies, making it really unfulfilling, and to make matters even worse, Serenes seems to be completely incapable of properly saving my progress when I'm replying. In the middle of the update it always works, but when I'm replying, for whatever reason, every single fucking time I refresh the page it erases something. It's driving me nuts.

And then it fucking feels like this shitty fucking keyboard has "refresh the page" or "move to another page randomly" shortcuts all over it! I can't fucking press shift for a milisecond longer without my progress being thrown down the shitter, damn! I'll just be writing and the page will refresh out of nowhere because I pressed, I don't know F and U at the same time! Blistering barnacles!

Please excuse the rant, but I'm this close to posting a small "I'm not gonna write replies anymore fuck you all" notice because of this right now. Again, I love your long replies, but I might start to be less detailed in my responses to them, because I swear, it feels like they never end. Especially when Serenes just feels like toying with me!

Understandable. They also take a long time to write, so I've been thinking about cutting back as well. Maybe write out the responses in a google doc first? I know it's repetitive, but it's what I did for my interview a long time back as the site otherwise deleted what I wrote most of the time.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

He'd find a way, he's Richard.

He'd probably be wondering why he's evil aligned and why everyone is rallying against him.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

You do know they'd just use that as an excuse to put Camilla in a swimsuit, right? That's all they ever do these days, put Camilla in things. Meanwhile, all the representation a great character like Arran has gotten is a single cipher card. I adore the art, mind you, I'd love to possess one of that card, but still...

With hope, IS learned their lesson with Camilla alts. And I'd guess that banners taking a few months to create had a hand in that misfortune.

With that said, I honestly wouldn't mind that if it led to seeing Ike do the hammer toss or Panne on a trampoline and other random sports stuff like that. The Olympics are the only sports I bother watching, so I'd like to see them to take full advantage of it in a spin-off.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

The enemy of my enemy is my friend much?

Who said Holmes was a friend? This is more like aggravating two enemies into attacking each other.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Skill + speed, flat. It can get higher than you'd expect it to.

I see. Yeah, that's not a bad percentage rate. Rare, but it can still activate.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

The latter, jeez! How could I possibly ignore it?!

I've often seen the wording as "let us never speak of this again" which... is exactly what it is... kinda...

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15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

What if he decides he wants to see if he can still satisfy himself by rubbing his face all over her--

...If Maerchen even comes close to doing ANYTHING like that...

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15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

You great bastard, you made me laugh and I hate it!

I shall take that as a compliment. I like Mintz as a character and unit, but his name has so much potential...

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

It'd take a much worse tactician than me to pull that off, and that's saying something.

That, or greed for grinding experience results in a critical attack.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Kinda. She has the sing skill, which is like dance except it only works once in a blue moon. It's not worth it. The best thing she has is her personal staff, really. It increases strength by 10, I think?

So, a randomly activating dance? Sounds... usefully useless. 

The staff sounds pretty good, though.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

More or less, yeah. Frankly, it's so brutal and twisted, I cannot help but have some morbid admiration for it, in a way. I just can't believe that Kaga had the balls to pull something like that off and got away with it. Heck, I'm pretty sure TRS outsold a bunch of the FEs that came after it, too! If it happened today, he'd have been lynched!

Honestly, the only thing I can think of that comes close to that is several of the evil actions in Planescape: Torment. Sure, I don't think you can send a underage girl to become a traumatized dancer, but you can mentally destroy all of your teammates in a sickening manner that takes full advantage of being in a fantasy setting.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

It's hilarious, that's what it is. Besides, Bagman's rich. He has a whole stock of those bags, and if you remember, in our made-up lore, bags are a really expensive commodity in Lieberia!

Ah hah hah hah! So bagman's secretly a millionaire, and is so bored that he's willing to waste his cash playing heads or tails!

That is so ridiculous that I love it!

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Remember Robbie Rotten? What a shame he ended up losing his war in the end... but you can be damn sure we at least won him a fight or two!

It's amazing what the internet can do these days.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Half an hour worth of failures says hi.

Tails rarely fails!

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

I maybe should've shown her, but she was wearing her modest clothes. She wears her modest clothes all the time, we won't see that horrible sprite again except for maybe a couple more times.

Thank goodness. I can only imagine how awkward or even downright wrong it would make some scenes if that weren't the case.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Yeah, I wouldn't call her a saint, but it's not like she's bad either. She's just normal, which I'll take after the pedo's partner in crime.

Granted, any character would work after that event, but all the same, I'm actually kind of glad for this scene. It's a nice reminder of "the world is not nice, but it isn't all bad, either".

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Actually, in other games you just get a game over. Here, you get frustration and tears.

Roguelikes, permadeath, and alternative universes say hi.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Nah, I wanted them to be straightforward, mostache-twirling villains, but I'm me so I utterly failed. Hahah... hah... unh...

A happy failure, I find. This is much more interesting...

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Maybe. I don't know what those are, so...

Trouble with Tribbles? These small balls of hair that the actors had to treat as if they were alive? The aliens that reproduced like crazy?

These things:

Image result for trouble with tribbles

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Dude, that's been her and Julia's idle positions for the entire game and you're only noticing now?

Maybe. I suppose the promotion just draws attention to how awkward it looks.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Today's map. Looks a little repetitive, does it not? There's a chest in the middle of the swamp, which is just sadistic. Also, seemingly unreachable loot. We'll get to that. Fun fact: the balls have no combat animations, so until we make it to the boss, the action's all going to look the same. Joy.

I think my eye twitched when I saw the chest in the middle of the swamp.

I can see how no combat animations can be a blessing and a curse. It reduces the repetitiveness, but increases the boredom.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

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I question why the arch mogalls title is a lord of all things, considering there are more fitting names for a giant creature who's main gimmick is to reproduce. And curse the fact that they're hairy and sphere shaped! That last sentence was almost weird because of it!

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Another problem with this chapter is that, since dodge animations in the overworld consist entirely of the unit moving one pixel back, I simply cannot convey dodges in any way. If you don't see the health bar going down, assume the strike missed. Trust my screenshooting skills. Even if I myself don't.

At the very least, we'll get to see what the overworld attacks for most units are.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Skill activation with map animations on makes the unit turn into a beacon. Okay.

Can't tell if that's better than or the same as just having the skill icon appear in the 3DS games (and maybe Tellius, I don't know there).

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Map blizzard. Also, a miss. Could you tell?

So even the spells get different animations on the overworld map? Nice!

I'm beginning to wish IS did the same more an more now.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Because Maruj missed, I was forced to showcase map levin. Not bad, I like it.

I'm starting to see what you mean by IS pretending to be perfectionists while actually being lazy...

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Why, yes, my whole strategy here was "let Shigen die with Dullahan". If you're thinking that was a cheap tactic, to you I say: screw you, I lost Attrom, I think anything's fair game after that.

Interesting to see the atom effect be present on the map.

I'm now starting to wonder if they added this chapter just to show the player that yes, they did work to make the overview animations, and you're going to see and appreciate them.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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So-- oh, come on!

And there are even animations for the hand ax missing.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with the animation team behind this game.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

...this would be the perfect time for one of those "retarded soldiers" skits, but I'm fairly sure these balls don't have a mouth, so...

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Guess she did protec! See, it was a good idea to give money to Footballman. Maybe I'll give him some more next time we drop by Blaad.

This came back in one of the best ways possible.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Of course, and one of them went for Garo! This AI, man, this friggin' AI! I don't get it!

I suppose it's too much to expect tactics from flying hairballs.

For the record, I am not complaining at all about this.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Ooohhhhohohohohohohohahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Hahahahah! Hehehehahahah! I actually laughed like this in real life when this happened.

Heck yeah, more defense! 10% growth, everybody: he's already surpassed his max level average defense! He's surpassed absolutely everyone else at base! Well, no, that's a lie, there's someone who's still better at base. You know when they join? In the final chapter. Who cares if he hasn't gotten a single point of strength in 14 levels? 19 defense, folks!

And you think that watching you fail is the only reason people read your lets plays.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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No time to waste. Sylph that fucker!

So even the more unique spells get map animations?

I gotta praise the animators for this game on their dedication.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

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That... is not a picture I was ever thought I would be seeing in my life.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Once again, it's a good thing this game does not have blood. Eye damage is never pretty.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

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So the revive animation is the exact same, huh? It also does look more like an atom now.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Oh wow. Well, can't deny it, that's one nice-looking spell.

Laser beams of death are always awesome.

Although Duma did that first, if I recall correctly. Funnily enough, he also has an attack called "Eyeball". Coincidence?

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Nice! Krishna learned Draco!

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I don't think we've seen this one before, so here's what it does: it multiplies the next hit's might by a factor of three. Not only that, the blow can just as well be a critical one, for a whopping x6 might! It's a pretty cool skill, all things considered, but like most of other skills, you can't really plan for it, so it's just something that happens sometimes and it's nice to see.

Notice that her nickname's changed accordingly. That's a nifty little detail, not everyone's nicknames change upon promoting. Some change for story events, others change upon learning specific skills...

So... is Draco pretty much a glorified crit? Also, neat to see the attention to detail this game has.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

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That's going in Tom's tank and never leaving it. Holmes might use it better, but who cares! I need me a rapid-firing tank, it's what I never knew I wanted, but I still wanted!

Kaga gives us the ability to add a machine gun tank centuries before machine guns were created.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Lionel gets us started. He gets a yellow cape and nothing else. But at least he got a yellow cape. Roy got nothing at all when he promoted three chapters from the end.

Related image

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15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Your turn, Julia. She becomes edgier, unlike Krishna who lost her edginess. Interesting.

Wonder if they traded clothes.

Also, I can see her idle position more clearly now. It still looks ridiculous.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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Then there's Shigen, who... also gets nothing new! Well, aside from his palette straying even further from his portrait. He's green now, where did that come from?

Man, they put less effort into the promotions than I originally thought.

15 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:
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...goodness gracious, that's a GORGEOUS sprite! Look at that, it's magnificent! It's what Lyon would look like in High Definition! Sadly, he only does the cape flip when he dodges, but still. Damn good sprite.

I have a hard time telling; Is Maruj taller now, or is that just my eyes playing tricks on me?

Anyway, I agree. That sprite is awesome, and I hope we get to see some cape flips!

...Wait a sec, does this mean that Airplane Maruj is now gone...?

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...Wait a sec, does this mean that Airplane Maruj is now gone...?

I hope not. That'd be a tragedy.

Anyway, on an unrelated note, the edit I made to make up for my lack of Lee puns LateLee. I fulLee comprehend it's not quite the same thing, but I freeLee admit I had fun doing this.
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Part 31 - Finally! 

Before we begin, I'd like to ask everyone to keep a minute of silence for the great loss that we've just suffered.

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You will be missed dearly.

Now, a surprise Nintendo Direct was announced for tomorrow. Where I live, it happens at 11 PM on a schoolday, and I don't ever watch these things anyway, preferring to just surf the web the day after and get a quick idea of all the announcements. Everyone's hoping they give news about Three Heroes and that guy from Guy 5 joining Smash (no, Japan, I'm still not over you using spanish words as names, you fuckers. I don't care why you did it, you named your series "person" and I'm entitled to get irrationally mad at it) and shit.

Personally? I just want a release date for Luigi's Mansion 3. I don't give a damn about anything else, just give me a date. I waited for Luigi's Mansion 2 for years (it was the first game I ever actively waited for, too), and it was also the first game (and nearly the last) I ever pre-ordered. I bought the 3DS for it! Before that, I even had my mother order the original from overseas oh-so-many years ago when it still wasn't so easy. If there's a series I'm willing to completely forego all of my gaming principles for, it's that one. FE doesn't get the same luxury, sadly. I don't want to preorder a game for it to turn out to be three games. Or a waifu simulator.

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On 9/2/2019 at 3:09 PM, BrightBow said:

The Dragon Arrow is the strongest bow in the game. 17 might, 80 hit, 2-3 range and effective damage against monsters.

I see. It does sound awesome.

And man, that Thomas. Seeing him like this kinda reminds of the Cobra Car in Age of Empires 2.

Hahahah, nice comparison.

 

On 9/2/2019 at 3:37 PM, ranger016 said:

It is called the Blessed Bow in this translation. IMO it is good but you need to trade an Azoth which could be even more valuable for some...

And it requires 14 mastery so probably only raquel would be able to use it for a while and she already one shots monsters with iron bows so it would be a waste to give it to her...

Actually, pretty sure Kate would either be able to use it or would be very close to.

I am currently at 2nd route split, and looks like Ruben's team is pretty similar to mine.

I am using norton and tom as well and chose lee and lionel.

A wise man.

Just to brag, my lionel got 10 mov at lv 20 promoted...

Why, you...! Give me that Lionel!

Currently my top 5 units - norton, lionel, san, raquel and raffin.

Interesting.

Will give updates at 3rd route split even though nobody asked...

Nobody asked, but I, for one, am happy to hear about it. I'm glad more people are playing this game, it's great. Keep us informed!

 

On 9/2/2019 at 4:53 PM, Mad-manakete said:

That was to me, about something I forget. So can confirm.

Right?

His birth?

Footballman was an accident. That's gotta hurt.

They try extra hard to give the class a bad name. I mean look at FE7 Karel, the man so nuts he killed his own family in a bid to prove himself a strong warrior. Who hunted down and slaughtered powerful foes just to try and be the greatest warrior alive. He really grew up by Binding Blade. Then again so did Bartre apparently, but we don't speak of that, seeing as unlike Karel, who is trying to atone for his past sins, Bartre kind of went from being a pants on-head idiot to someone who wasn't. Navarre's good point of saving Feena is pretty outweighed by his involvement in an attempt to kill Caeda in that one download map, and his initial pursuit of Lena and Julian in spite of his claim he'd never turn his blade on a woman. I honestly don't remember any of Rutger's supports, so I'd have to re-read them to have a better grasp. Lon'Qu's gynophobia is more a fear of getting close to women after the death of a female friend to bandits scarred him for life, so I'd class it as more PTSD than edgelord status in the long run

Good write-up. Just a little thing, Navarre wasn't after Shiida in that one downloadable map. Shiida wasn't even there from the start. Navarre wanted to settle things with Ogma, and then Shiida arrived (and Norne, but who cares about Norne really) and intervened to stop them.

So Wii Fit Trainer's secret is revealed. Explains her friend's name being a German word though.

What do you mean, her friend?

Just for the record, I read it all. It's interesting to see other people's thoughts, and it can result in thread gags like the Lee puns.

I see. Thanks.

Blaad reminds me of a piece of graffiti I once saw, that said "If u read this then u no u love Blad man  dick". I assume it was meant to say something more racist, but whoever wrote it had the competence of Martel. The Bishop.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahah... maybe Lieberia's own Martel is innocent and the Brilliant Dumbass really just moved to your town. Try looking around.

Given my parentage, I know someone I could ask. Mind you, not of a mainstream belief system.

Your family are satanists? Oh, dear, you really are a mad manakete, aren't you?. If you wish to make me sacrifice things in your name, I'll have you know, I am an unemployed student who lives with his daddies. I ain't got no goats.

You can't spell "Shadow the Hedgehog" without"Ow the Edge"

My hat's off to you. Words cannot express how perfect this is.

Fun fact: when I first read this, I was hanging out with a couple of friends, one of which is a fan of Sonic and really likes Shadow. He had to hand it to you, that was genius.

Speaking of, he's lucky he's not here. Not only would he die, all these mogalls would remind him of what he lost.

Such sad.

Balls and shit. Is this the long lost sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day?

Might be, I mean, Kaga had to have drawn inspiration from somewhere, right?

I love it when low growths proc regularly.

So do I.

Pretty good. This is why "cancel" is so good in Tellius when it procs (moreso if you combine it with vantage to get it in enemy phase). Makes any unit a tank if they don't get hit.

Yeah, except Sylph's guaranteed to cancel, so there's no need to pray!

And with Urbanite, he's going to be a real fast mover in certain maps.

8 move with Urbanite. Holy moly.

Forgive the lack of Lee puns, but I've got an idea for an editted image to make up for it. If I get time.

Heheh, lookin' forward to it.

 

On 9/2/2019 at 11:05 PM, Dayni said:

Well, that's awkward.

I know, right?

Well, I didn't need a full body portrait for him to begin with.

On the other hand, I was still pretty lazy in which one I did choose.

It does however help make the point that.... Barlowe? Ruben? That guy's in focus though.

You're lazy, that's all there is to it. You lazy boi.

Still recommend her in case it goes to hell and you need some last minute units.

Why are you always making plans in case I run out of units?

Sure.

I can't even remember what we were talking about or why you'd send me this again, but I'm still glad you did.

You detect the latter. Not the former.

isn't this the woman who's telling Plum about hot she became like her mother because of traumatic events?

Honestly I wrote a mess here.

Very much so. Be ashamed!

.......

You know, that was my mistake. But now I blame the appropriate target, you!

Dang it, you! How dare you blame me? I am blameless!

A handbasked is something I've never heard of.

Handbasket*

You could use ALL THE BAD UNITS!

Or I could be not masochistic and actually try to beat the game, for a change. I'm already using all the middle-tier ones plus Sasha, and Renee's dead, so I think I've earned the right to bench Maerchen.

Man, Renee's just going to be my excuse for everything the whole game long, isn't she?

I think you've let your love for Dougy overshadow everything else.

Also, there's a possibility that they do the other Etrurian generals in the BB banner that's coming soon and Dougy is in Heroes after all (They specifically told people when it was coming out because people were just sick of waiting for it.)

Dougy for Heroes, c'mon IntSys, you know the game doesn't need any more Camillas.

DDWTS: 2

DDWTS: 3

D'oh...

He got speed. I think it counts.

That's true.

I see that's our reaction image.

I love it, myself.

19 on 10% growth.

You have the strangest RNG luck.

Right? It's kinda amazing.

It's not. It's more like Julia's looking at Krishna getting better and she's responding by going "Oh now, I am not getting left in the dust!)

Which is... exaclty what I was trying to say!

Garo: Knows what I like and levels it often.

I like this pirate.

So do I. He's great, don't let Gamefaqs convince you otherwise.

That?

Now that's a lot of damage.

That's what Tom does.

This is some damage.

It is not enough.

That's what Tom does.

I wanted to see him get something.

Still, it's not mov/10.

A shame.

Turns out so am it.

Probably everyone is.

Maruj must still be mourning with levels like he's been getting.

Poor guy... benching him now would be monstrous!

There's no way she's not strength blessed.

Still not as good with a levin sword as Sasha.

Still proud of her.

So she can stack a lot of damage.

That sounds like something you just might use in this LP, it's that illogical. :P

The world "illogical" ceased to mean anything in my LPs all the way back when Matthis took a shot to the face from a silver Sniper as a Dracoknight and lived.

And which Krishna already promoted for. :P

Early promotion's a hell of a drug.

I remember how you screamed because I promoted Hugh at level 18, and not only did it not impact his performance at all, he ended up dying because he was too good. Relax, man, this is TRS. Early promoting usually isn't harmful at all, and here? Much less so. Krishna probably would've been benched if I hadn't promoted her.

They at least have their uses.

Kinda tanky Mage is kinda tanky.

How he now introduces himself.

Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffhahahahahah... joy.

Is she at the same level as Krishna?

A level lower, pretty sure.

I'm disappointed that this is in an obscure SRPG that never left Japan. Imagine if someone like Sety wore it in a remake.

Well... hm.

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There you go. Based the colors on his Thraccia 776 portrait. Gotta say, with all the colors these sprites have, I thought it'd be harder, but it didn't take me much longer than GBA sprites. The main problem here, really, is that there's no sprite database, so for Mages I'm stuck with idle sprites for the most part, as the rest of the frames are obscured by the spells.

Also, no Lyon wouldn't dare wear a white robe.

His attire was still a lot lighter than other black mages from the series. Heck, his shoulder pads were white.

Well, at least we know if needed Alicia can be force promoted.

If needed.

I sure hope it's not needed, because there are only three promo items for Mages. One of them's already been used, and I know exactly who'll get the other two, and it's not Alicia.

 

On 10/2/2019 at 5:15 AM, Hawkwing said:

Let me take a guess: The ads were for a game called "Blade of the Queen"?

I have no idea, the ads only say "realistic game for men".

I remember having those for a long time, until Google finally decided to listen to the "stop showing this ad" thing. I never knew why they kept popping up, as I've never been to a porn site in my life.

Neither have I.

...uh, in this computer. I mean, it's in the living room, too much of a risk to watch that sort of stuff here.

I do admit, though, that as annoying as it was, I did find it amusing just how contradictory the advertisements were, and how obvious it was they wanted to add a virus to my computer. Seriously, I was mentally telling them to make up their mind if they were a hyper realistic and violent 18+ game starring females, a game with graphics three generations back and the ability to do "whatever you want", an anime game, and stranger stuff. There are less conspicuous ways to trick someone into installing a virus, y'know?

Ads are so dumb. I wish I could say "sometimes".

I see. As mentioned earlier, I haven't seen the guy myself, and from the little I've heard, he uses similar tactics to Socrates, where an ideology is questioned to see if there are any contradictions and logical fallacies. Difference being that Socrates was searching for the truth, while Shapiro's goals are more politically motivated.

That's more or less the gist of it, I suppose.

I agree so much it almost hurts. Doesn't help that most of the issues I'm concerned with are moral ones, and for better and worse, those aren't solved by politics.

Yeah.

To float in.

Don't act like you didn't notice the elephant in the room! You clearly wrote Mel's name when you meant to write "Renee"!

I kinda doubt that. What I meant for the former was that they seemed to take the criticism about how all the females were scantily dressed and how ridiculous the battle damage was to heart, and toned it down in future games.

Ah, I see.

Understandable. They also take a long time to write, so I've been thinking about cutting back as well. Maybe write out the responses in a google doc first? I know it's repetitive, but it's what I did for my interview a long time back as the site otherwise deleted what I wrote most of the time.

It did it again today, y'know. But I think I've finally gotten the hang of it.

He'd probably be wondering why he's evil aligned and why everyone is rallying against him.

He's got little self-awareness.

With hope, IS learned their lesson with Camilla alts. And I'd guess that banners taking a few months to create had a hand in that misfortune.

No, they haven't. I can assure you that much. Camilla's popular enough to win the shitty popularity contest again and make money, and that's all IntSys and Nintendo care about.

With that said, I honestly wouldn't mind that if it led to seeing Ike do the hammer toss or Panne on a trampoline and other random sports stuff like that. The Olympics are the only sports I bother watching, so I'd like to see them to take full advantage of it in a spin-off.

Ike? Panne? Nonsense, they wouldn't put those losers in. They need the GBs for Fates royals.

Who said Holmes was a friend? This is more like aggravating two enemies into attacking each other.

Poor guy, he means well deep down... very deep down...?

I see. Yeah, that's not a bad percentage rate. Rare, but it can still activate.

Not so rare, no. Right now, we've got a 1 in 4 chance of stealing. Well, unless the RNG is cheating, which it assuredly is, as usual.

I've often seen the wording as "let us never speak of this again" which... is exactly what it is... kinda...

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Bwahahahahahah!

...If Maerchen even comes close to doing ANYTHING like that...

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Sheesh, calm down, he's safely benched.

I shall take that as a compliment. I like Mintz as a character and unit, but his name has so much potential...

Eh, I begrudgingly agree.

That, or greed for grinding experience results in a critical attack.

Don't even suggest that!

So, a randomly activating dance? Sounds... usefully useless. 

It is. It does have some other effects, but it is.

The staff sounds pretty good, though.

It is.

Honestly, the only thing I can think of that comes close to that is several of the evil actions in Planescape: Torment. Sure, I don't think you can send a underage girl to become a traumatized dancer, but you can mentally destroy all of your teammates in a sickening manner that takes full advantage of being in a fantasy setting.

But can you destroy all of your teammates AND send them off to a fatass pimp?

Ah hah hah hah! So bagman's secretly a millionaire, and is so bored that he's willing to waste his cash playing heads or tails!

That is so ridiculous that I love it!

I need to find a way to introduce Bagman into the fanfic.

It's amazing what the internet can do these days.

Yup.

Tails rarely fails!

They fail very often, step down your high horse.

Thank goodness. I can only imagine how awkward or even downright wrong it would make some scenes if that weren't the case.

A lot more, at the very least.

Granted, any character would work after that event, but all the same, I'm actually kind of glad for this scene. It's a nice reminder of "the world is not nice, but it isn't all bad, either".

Agreed.

Roguelikes, permadeath, and alternative universes say hi.

Those are more frustrating than they're sad.

A happy failure, I find. This is much more interesting...

Oh shit I missed my chance to be praised! That definitely warrants breaking out of the joke and confirming that, yes, it was obviously intentional.

Trouble with Tribbles? These small balls of hair that the actors had to treat as if they were alive? The aliens that reproduced like crazy?

These things:

Image result for trouble with tribbles

Sorry, I'm a nerd, but a young nerd, and a videogame nerd at that. Shows and films were never my greatest interest. Don't think I've ever watched anything Star Treck in my life.

Maybe. I suppose the promotion just draws attention to how awkward it looks.

Probably so.

I think my eye twitched when I saw the chest in the middle of the swamp.

Mine twitched every turn I spent moving Holmes forward one tile at a time.

I can see how no combat animations can be a blessing and a curse. It reduces the repetitiveness, but increases the boredom.

I'd take the repetitiveness, honestly, but to be fair, overworld animations in this game are both fast and fun to look at, which is a great accomplishment.

I question why the arch mogalls title is a lord of all things, considering there are more fitting names for a giant creature who's main gimmick is to reproduce. And curse the fact that they're hairy and sphere shaped! That last sentence was almost weird because of it!

Eh, I can live with it, honestly.

At the very least, we'll get to see what the overworld attacks for most units are.

Small victories.

Can't tell if that's better than or the same as just having the skill icon appear in the 3DS games (and maybe Tellius, I don't know there).

It's different, at any rate.

So even the spells get different animations on the overworld map? Nice!

I'm beginning to wish IS did the same more an more now.

I'm starting to see what you mean by IS pretending to be perfectionists while actually being lazy...

Heh, right?

Interesting to see the atom effect be present on the map.

It does get a lot bigger.

I'm now starting to wonder if they added this chapter just to show the player that yes, they did work to make the overview animations, and you're going to see and appreciate them.

Nah, the main concern was that the player suffered. Then, there was that.

And there are even animations for the hand ax missing.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with the animation team behind this game.

You haven't seen anything yet.

This came back in one of the best ways possible.

Except it to make some more comebacks down the line. That image is just perfectly perfect.

I suppose it's too much to expect tactics from flying hairballs.

For the record, I am not complaining at all about this.

Of course you aren't.

And you think that watching you fail is the only reason people read your lets plays.

Heheheh, well, avoiding top tier losers has its perks!

So even the more unique spells get map animations?

I gotta praise the animators for this game on their dedication.

Again, you haven't seen anything yet.

That... is not a picture I was ever thought I would be seeing in my life.

Right? This game gets really bizarre.

Once again, it's a good thing this game does not have blood. Eye damage is never pretty.

So the revive animation is the exact same, huh? It also does look more like an atom now.

Indeed.

Laser beams of death are always awesome.

Agreed.

Although Duma did that first, if I recall correctly. Funnily enough, he also has an attack called "Eyeball". Coincidence?

KDIF even when KDIF.

So... is Draco pretty much a glorified crit?

This game's critical hits deal x2 might, not x3. So it's not merely "glorified", it's a plain better crit that always has a chance to trigger, unless the enemy has Nihil.

Also, neat to see the attention to detail this game has.

Yeah.

Kaga gives us the ability to add a machine gun tank centuries before machine guns were created.

KDIF, again!

Related image

KDIF

Hahahahah, K always DIF.

Wonder if they traded clothes.

Could be.

Also, I can see her idle position more clearly now. It still looks ridiculous.

Hah!

Man, they put less effort into the promotions than I originally thought.

Some of them. There are some where they did try.

I have a hard time telling; Is Maruj taller now, or is that just my eyes playing tricks on me?

Hahah, I know the feeling. I went ahead and compared the two sprites, and much to my surprise...

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Yup. I think the deal here is that Maruj's Sage attire is a lot larger and his pose is much more confident and upright. This makes him look bigger, when really, it's his ego that's grown bigger, so to speak.

Anyway, I agree. That sprite is awesome, and I hope we get to see some cape flips!

So do I.

...Wait a sec, does this mean that Airplane Maruj is now gone...?

Yeah... about that...

 

On 10/2/2019 at 3:12 PM, Mad-manakete said:

I hope not. That'd be a tragedy.

...well...
Anyway, on an unrelated note, the edit I made to make up for my lack of Lee puns LateLee. I fulLee comprehend it's not quite the same thing, but I freeLee admit I had fun doing this.
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This is art, y'know? Just... pure art. My only complaint is Law, why is he here? He hasn't joined us (yet?). Frost would've been a lot more better, in my opinion.

 

On 11/2/2019 at 9:34 AM, eclipse said:

GO MARUJ!

I AGREE!

Also, good to see Julia and Krishna keeping up.  Esther needs competition!

She does, doesn't she... I'm in a bit of a spot where I want to use her for you, but my team's already too full, so I'm not sure I'll be able to. We'll see.

 

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We finally made it through the balls, so now we get to talk in front of the world's most hellish looking background.

Muvphmfm oNice find! That's a Hammerne staff. Skiller clerics can use them to repair almost anything. I say "skilled" clerics, though, because they're notoriously difficult to use. I doubt you'd be able to.

Njdtyjkp oHmm, I wonder... Well, I'll try my best. I want to be helpful to you all.

Muvphmfm oYou don't need to push yourself. You've been doing great!

P1zzgcas o Oh, wow, Holmes being nice? How curious...

Njdtyjkp oHolmes, do you really mean that...?

Muvphmfm oOf course not, I was joking. Now make yourself useful for a change and go help out the others.

4lt3brpp o Piece of--!

Njdtyjkp oHolmes...! Why are you always such a dick?!

F4aswdy8 o ...okay, no, sorry.

Njdtyjkp oHolmes...! Why are you always so mean?!

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We leave the caves to go back to the caves.

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Njdtyjkp oNo, I'm all right. Don't worry about me.

Muvphmfm oNo, you really should get some rest. You've been pushing yourself a lot lately. Let's return to Blaad for now.

0zfd96rn o Make up your mind, Holmes. Do you want to be a dick or a nice dickish guy?

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Holmes said we're going back to Blaad, so of course, I'm not going back to Blaad. Instead, let's go back to the caves, again. There's a skirmish to show off here.

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We got enemies and chests.

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That's a nasty enemy. The fierce breath pieces defenses, too. That's not very nice.

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That's a nastier enemy. 20 critical? 11 AS? Way better defenses than the balls? Shit...

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It's the B team's turn, and Roger. In hindsight, I should've brought Esther instead of Arkis, but it doesn't matter. The only one who did any fighting was Roger, because I didn't want him to fall behind.

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Arkis Jeigans a guy for Roger. That's all the fighting he'll be seeing here.

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Tom prevents the enemies from coming in to ruin Alicia.

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Okay, Alicia, it's your chance to turn your luck around and prove your mettle to me.

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Yeah... I think you can go screw yourself.

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Anyway, the Dracozombies.

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They look absolutely nasty.

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Their attacks kinda ruin the whole deal, though. The flames disappear as soon as the unit dodges or gets hit, unlike, say, Elfire's flames which linger for a while. It's really dumb to watch.

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A level for Holmes. Decent enough, I guess.

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These guys have animations, too. They do a little backwards loop and then fly down towards the target. I screencapped the worst possible frames.

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Then they do another flip and quickly strike their opponent.

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Ah-hahah... here's another new animation for you folks. Dismounted The Roger crit.

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Magnificent.

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Dismounted Mel's healing, too.

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The Roger's strong.

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Alicia gets this in a desperate attempt to get into my good books, but I've already written her off as a failure, so she's unsuccessful.

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Hoo boy, another The Crit!

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The Roger is lucky.

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And another one!

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The Roger is stronger.

Very well, time to loot the chests. There can be a move potion in them, so fingers crossed!

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Nice. The worst fire tome and the worst bow. Amazing.

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Eh, at least it was some good training for our friend The Roger. Look at them stats! He refuses to be left behind! He's going to love it when he goes back to Runan.

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We get to Fort Ligria and sell the shit we got. With the cash, I buy Maruj a new wind tome, as his was almost broken.

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Nah, but thanks for asking, man. You're just a bundle of joy.

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You're welcome, you grand bastard! Hahahahahahah...

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As promised, Tom gets the good bow. As well, Lionel takes a sword and an axe, just 'cause he can.

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And we're back to Blaad.

Muvphmfm oWhat?! No! We are NOT a couple! Two separate rooms, please!

Ctmximdg oWait, really? I could've sworn you were being all lovey-dovey just a moment ago...

F4aswdy8 o Bwahahahahah! This guy is just the best NPC ever.

Muvphmfm oNow see here, old man...!

4lt3brpp o Oi! Don't you dare hurt Best NPC!

Njdtyjkp oI-It's not a big deal, Holmes....

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Oh! Could it be... is it time, at last?

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Oh, yeah...!

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F4aswdy8 o There! Motherfucking Eugen is back, bitches! I won't even nitpick the fact that apparently all of Holmes's chapters happened "last night", Eugen is back!

Um606rva oThen let us make haste. The sooner we get to Fort Balt, the better.

0zfd96rn o Actually... I beg to differ, Runan.

Ih49ob2i oI agree, milord, but there is one thing that troubles me...

Um606rva oThe Imperial forces in Selba, right? I'm concerned about that, too. Even if they don't attack us directly, it'd be a major blow to us if they captured Senay in our basence. We'd be left without an escape route.

Ih49ob2i oAha! Lord Runan, I just had a brilliant idea!

Um606rva oI'm listening.

F4aswdy8 o Every single one of your "brilliant ideas" has turned out to be a complete botch. I cannot wait, please let us know!

Ih49ob2i oYou know of Lord Lionheart of Selba, don't you, sire?

Um606rva oFather always spoke very highly of him. He said Lionheart is an excellent warrior and is beloved by the people of Salia. The last I heard of him, he was giving the Imperial Army a rough time of it despite having Selba captured from him.

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0zfd96rn o ...you aren't saying what I think you're saying, right, Eugen? Nah, can't be...

Um606rva oYou want me to lie to Lord Lionheart? To use him?

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0zfd96rn o ...Eugen, you... I cannot believe I'm about to say this, but...

4lt3brpp o What the holy blistering barnacles is wrong with you?! You can't just sacrifice a potential ally and great man like that, that's a borderline Richard move! The heck, man?! This is... okay, it's not unlike you, but... c'mon!

Um606rva oOh, I see... Well then, please send a messenger to Lionheart telling him the Champions of Yutona will liberate Selba.

Ih49ob2i oYes, sir! Thank you for approving my plan, milord!

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0zfd96rn o Oh, thank goodness, someone's got a brain and a heart in this fucking game! Holmes would probably have agreed to that plan... thank you, Runan. Thank you for being reasonable. Who cares if that makes you more generic? I'll take generic over psycopathic like everyone else!

Um606rva oInform the soldiers!

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Eugen doesn't even reply. He's probably mad that Runan didn't agree to send Lionheart and his men to their deaths by pretending to want to help them.

Jesus, I already knew Eugen isn't the best when it comes to making plans, but this is an all-time low. The Champions of Yutona's reputation would be in tatters after such a move! Nobody would ever want to help you again with anything! Even assuming it worked and everyone bought whatever shitty-ass excuse Eugen could think up, this would still be a short-term solution, at best! If Lionheart fell, the Empire would have lost one powerful enemy, and we'd be screwed because then we'd be surrounded in all sides, as they'd have an easy peasy time conquering Blaad and then coming back for Senay and us! And even if he didn't die, what if the battle ended quicker than expected, or if our own battle at Fort Balt dragged on? Carnell would be free to hit us from behind! This plan has so many massive craters, it's reminding me of the swiss cheese that was the Brilliant Dumbass's... everything! You could've singlehandedly lost the war for us right there, Eugen! You irresponsible... gah!

Still better than Holmes. I... think. Not so sure anymore.

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Look, a distraction! It's Carnell! He has only just learnt of something we did weeks ago!

Em05vn6l oLionheart to the north and the Champions of Yutona to the south... If they both attack me at once, I'm done for!
 
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That's the worst part, man. This opportunity's perfect. We capture a pivotal point from the Empire, Selba, we make a powerful friend, and Fort Balt isn't going anywhere. We have literally no reason to screw Lionheart over. And still Eugen wanted us to, just for the heck of it, I guess. Maybe if he was a hot woman, he would've agreed to help... urgh!

 

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Speaking of guys who'd help hot women, here's Mintz. Let's talk about Mintz.

HP 85% - Strength 30% - Skill 25% - Speed 20% - Defense 30% - Magic 5% - Luck 20% - Mastery 15%

So, Mintz. Mintz is awesome. Wrath would already be pretty damn good (Roger learns it later on, incidentally), but then he's got Flurry on top of it, and access to Pilums. Sadly, I cannot get him any with my current funds, but I should be able to do it in time for the one chapter I've been hyping up so much. Yes, it is Fort Balt. Thankfully, Carnell showed up to be a distraction, so we get one more chapter before we go there. Anyway, going back to Mintz, his stats are good all-around. He doesn't truly excell anywhere, but his stats work, much like Roger's. Really, he's like a The Roger who comes later and trades off the free support for Flurry. I'll take it, especially since he doesn't have to stay glued to anybody when the armies split up.

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Handing out some weapons before the chapter. Javelin's no pilum, but it'll do for the time being, and Norton'll appreciate the heavy weaponery. Billford... I don't know why I gave Billford that. Guess I'll give the Wild O a shot, since he exists and all.

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There's a location between Senay and Selba. It only exists so they can remind the player that this is a game before cutting back to more zoom-ins and text.

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Yes, no thanks to Eugen!

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P1zzgcas o This image perfectly encapsulates Shirou's character.

9ebnx0gr oHe has already found support in the Free City of Senay. He's leading half of his forces north, and he's suggested that we join him in capturing Selba.

1pcfv1ay oTell me, what do you think of Runan? From what I hear, he's only 17 years old.

9ebnx0gr oHe is no doubt a man of considerable merit. I have heard that Prince Richard met with him as his equal.

0zfd96rn o And proceeded to insult him for no good reason.

1pcfv1ay oAs his equal, you say? How interesting, especially for one so young. I'd like to meet him myself sometime.

9ebnx0gr oSo, shall we depart for Selba?

1pcfv1ay oIndeed. We were a part of the alliance at Fort Balt, so there's no reason for us to keep fighting separately from them. And then there's the issue of Leonie... And that bastard Carnell... We owe him some serious payback.

0zfd96rn o As a matter of fact, you won't get to exact revenge on him. It is I who will kill him. You'd waste the experience, and more than that.

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9ebnx0gr oWhy not ask Sir Holmes for assistance? I'm sure that if we asked, he would be happy to help out.

1pcfv1ay oGood idea! He is likely the only one who could help us on such short notice. Shirou, would you pay him a visit for me?

9ebnx0gr oYes, sir. As you command!

P1zzgcas o I like how Lionheart doesn't leave anything up to chance. He's a good tactician, that man, and a good leader. I like him. Why is Holmes the lord and not him?

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0zfd96rn o It's a sad day when you can say Holmes was less of an ass than somebody else. Eugen, you're breaking my heart here...

9ebnx0gr oYou have my gratitude, Sir Holmes!

Njdtyjkp oSir Shirou, please be careful. I shall pray for your safety.

9ebnx0gr oThank you for your kind words. Take care, Lady Katri!

P1zzgcas o He's so generic. How adorable. It's as if Tomas got more than one non-death line in all of his two games, but traded off his one memorable trait (that being his hilarious hair) for the dialogue. Pretty sure you got scammed, Shirou.

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1pcfv1ay oAll right, let's move out. Shirou, prepare the troops for battle!

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Lionheart exits Blaad and heads Carnell's way.

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Sure, it may seem like he's completely outclassed, but Lionheart alone could probably take on the lower-leveled chumps, and all those level 18s won't actively fight. More on that later.

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Time to send Carnell to see his old pal Pavlov!

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You know, I don't think I've said it before, but Lionheart has one of my favourite designs out of the whole game. TRS tends to be very hit-or-miss with its character designs, in one scene you'll be watching the likes of Silva and Lionheart (both of whom look absolutely amazing) and then you go to Footballman, who's like ten times better.

I wish I knew who was the genius that made Footballman. Aside from the designer who died (I hate to refer to them as such, but I don't know their name. Pretty sure it was a she?), Kaga himself was involved with some of the designing. Do you think he was the one to shit out Footballman? 'Cause I dunno 'bout you, but that'd be enough for me to forgive him for the whole "press O to enslave girl" ordeal.

9ebnx0gr oYes, Lord Lionheart. They have sortied south of Selba Castle.

1pcfv1ay oGood. Then it's time for us to attack as well. We wouldn't want to let tour allies take all the glory, would we? If we can manage to capture Carnell, we might even end this battle early.

4lt3brpp o Don't you dare!

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Time for the baddies. I spy with my little eye, a colored Bishop. Maybe he's recruitable?

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0zfd96rn o No, definitely not. He's way too ugly to be recruitable. Which is a shame, too, I like his robes. They're snazzy.

Em05vn6l oI've been in a similar situation before. I know what we must do, Bishop Marshall.

O1IBui99_o.pngIndeed, our only option is to surrender. Shall I give the order?

Em05vn6l oDon't be a fool! Lionheart is here to wreak vengeance on us. Even if we surrender, he'll have each and every one of us executed! We can't surrender!

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P1zzgcas o Ahahahah... okay, I like this throwaway.

Em05vn6l oDon't act like this is my fault! I was only following the Emperor's orders! Lionheart is the one who's attacking...

O1IBui99_o.pngM-My apologies... I didn't mean to blame you...

Em05vn6l oI'm leaving for Fort Balt with my well-earned riches. You can stay here and surrender, if you want.

O1IBui99_o.pngYou can't leave, Lord Carnell! I don't know how to lead an army!

0zfd96rn o Poor fool. I wish I didn't have to kill him. He seems like an all right guy.

Em05vn6l oYou only have to hold out until I get away. After that, do whatever you want. Just know that if you don't keep them occupied long enough, I'll see to it that you are punished for your cowardice.

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0zfd96rn o He has parents?! He looks like he's 80 years old!

O1IBui99_o.pngI... I understand...

Em05vn6l oI won't leave you all to yourself, though. I'll get my mercenary friends to back you up. Poem and his men should arrive soon enough, and he'll distract the enemy forces.

0zfd96rn o Poem...? What?

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Well, at any rate, Carnell leaves the fort and puts himself between his escorts. We'll talk more about that when we play the chapter next time.

For now, though, the time has come for me to bid you farewell! Next time, we shall see to it that Carnell loses his head. Sadly, Marshall's going to have to fall with him, he's standing on the gate. And perhaps we'll also see who this Poem is and why his name is so stupid! So many nifty things to witness... you wouldn't want to miss anything, would you? Tune in next update to watch all of these events unfold. See ya then!

Death count: Attrom
                        Juliattisnacordst

Reset count: 2 (Runan: 1 - Katri: 1)

Dullahan's done with my incompetence: 3

 

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