MisterIceTeaPeach Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Chapter 17a Part 2 Spoiler The boss is defeated, but this chapter is not over yet because Leif must visit the church. Karin escorts him to this place. Linoan level up - con! Dean finishes off the last remaining dark mage. Safya level up - useless Priest: Oh, are you with the Liberation Army? Did this young woman say something to you? Please, don't put too much stock into it. The girl sometimes blurts out the strongest nonsense... She's a bit touched in the head, I'm afraid. Sarah: ...Go... Priest: Go? Go where? Sarah: ...Go... I'll go with them... Priest: B-But they said they were with the army. Ah, Sarah, wait! Sarah: Go... Take me with you, you have to take me with you... Sarah Sarah joins. She's the only character who's recruitable in both paths. If you look at her stats, movement stars and skills, you will notice how ridicilous insane she is. Her only issue is her terrible base HP. She will get oneshotted by some enemies, so she cannot procceed miracle, but a life ring and scrolls which raise the defense can already fix. She will become a fantastic mage counter and a great staff user. The bolting sage is captured. Dean brings Leif towards the throne. Lara level up After a certain turn, this is going to happen: It's Saias, the man who resurrected Mareeta. Apparently this conversations only triggers once Nicolov is dead. Announcement of the reinforcements. backround information about Saias Multiple things are going to happen: 1. A bridge has been established. The former stationary knights in the bottom right corner all are going to move automatically. 2. Saias appears as an enemy... ... who does this. Tbf this is not the worst about him. ... But having ten leadership stars make this chapter painful. Every remaining enemy has +30% hit and avoid. Make sure to clean out all the enemies in the way towards the boss before he'll show up. I can only assume from that conversation he'll only appear after the boss has been defeated, but I can't say it for sure. Maybe he still will join at the time as he does now, but the conversation is slightly changed. It's about time to seize as soon as possible because the Gelbenritter will appear shortly who, of course, also will benefit from Saias's authority stars. Let's see, what will happen after he got attacked. He dodges as expected. He remains. I'm fairly sure he cannot be killed. Same what applied to Eyvel till chapter 5 and Kempf in chapter 11. Things get even worse ambush dark sages. They all have a rewarp staff, but this one decided to attack since Dean was in his attack range. Better not messing with these guys... Olwen's hitrate is pretty decent though. next kill for her The meteor sage is also captured. TIME TO SEIZE! We won't see the Gelbenritter, but seriously I don't care. Escaping safely has higher priority. I had to play this chapter three times overall because I made this mistakes. In my first run I forgot it's not impossible to talk to asleep people. I put Misha to sleep in the first turn. Karin could not talk to her anymore which is required for letting her join. I seriously forgot to visit the church and missed Sarah. That's really dumb, isn't it? Dorius: The man inside, Marquess Gustav, is King Blume's right-hand-man - and he's been ruling Leonster with an iron fist. Leif: How many people have been died at his whim... ? Augustus: Kill Gustav and hang his head from the castle gates. Don't waste your mercy on him - you must fulfill your duty as ruler! Dorius: Prince Leif, we've captured the commander of the Silessians. What shall we do with her? Leif: Let her through, please. I want to have a look at her. Dorius: This isn't going to work, Prince. The Pegasus Knights of Silessie value honor above all. After leading her troops to their death, the shame would be too much to bear, especially as a prisoner. We should grant her death, as she wishes - that would be mercy. Karin: Lord Dorius, don't say something so stupid! Captain Misha, you have something to protect, don't you? How will you do that, if you die here?! Those poor kids of Silessie are depending on you! You haven't thought about them! Misha: Ah! How do you know about that? Karin: I asked one of your troops. I saw her lying on the battlefield and tried to help... that was when she told me. I didn't know how many people were going hungry in the places where the Empire is still in charge... So many children, thin as a blade of grass... Just wasting away... She told me she'd hired on with the Empire just to buy food. Misha: ... Augustus: Lady Misha, don't you see the irony? It's almost funny, in a macabre way. By helping the Empire, you're sacrificing the children to another country to save the children your own country. The Empire is conducting child hunts in Thracia - and it won't be long until they do the same in Silesse. Who will protect Silesse's children then? Misha: Child hunts... ? What in blazes are you talking about? Leif: So you don't know... Then I want you to live a little longer and see the truth for yourself. I sentence you to live - to bear witness to our pain and suffering! Misha: ... I'm sorry. I'm a little overwhelmed, here. Just give me some time. I need to think... Important update Spoiler I replayed chapter 16a and 17a because I need that sleep sword for chapter 18. I did not only get a the sleep sword, but I also could capture the boss of chapter 16a (master lance, master bow). In chapter 17a I saved one warp use and played it chronologically as it has to be. Only needed eight turns in total. Edited February 8, 2020 by Falcom Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: I can only assume from that conversation he'll only appear after the boss has been defeated, but I can't say it for sure. Maybe he still will join at the time as he does now, but the conversation is slightly changed. He shows up on turn 10 regardless, although with different dialogue. I have always waited Saias out, and never saw the alternate dialogue for what happens when the boss is already dead. Saias leaves after five turns, with Reinhardt and Ishtar taking him away to help the mysteriously ill Julius (Ishtar is seeking out Saias specifically as she doesn't trust the Loptians to help with this...) 9 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: We won't see the Gelbenritter, but seriously I don't care. Escaping safely has higher priority. Fair enough. The Gelbenritter arrive without Reinhardt (as he is with Ishtar) so they aren't as scary as they sound, but the arrive with a couple of turns worth of Saias leadership boost so the safe option was probably for the best. 9 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: I replayed chapter 16a and 17a because I need that sleep sword for chapter 18. I did not only get a the sleep sword, but I also could capture the boss of chapter 16a (master lance, master bow). In chapter 17a I saved one warp use and played it chronologically as it has to be. Only needed eight turns in total. That is a bit unfortunate. Recruiting Xavier is so much easier if you put his adjutants to sleep (thankfully NPC can talk to sleeping enemies) as if any of the green units kills one of the those that are still red and need to be talked to its all over, and with half having hammers, and skills that make it even more RNG reliant you are at the mercy of wild RNG. If you somehow have a thief that can nab hammers they can also make things safer, but that is unlikely and the thief has to be able to live against those armors. Two pieces of advice for trying the sleep sword route, make sure to leave an empty space between each sleeping enemy, that way the civilians have a space to talk to the next armor as they can pass through the space of the converted npc armor, but the armor doesn't wake up. Second be careful that whoever goes to said empty spaces can talk as the npcs can be kinda dumb, but if they convert their armored knight they start retreating. Than again if you have a hero that can rescue those heavy armor knights that is less of a problem. This patch made the civilians that need to talk to armors have the first letter the same to make things easier (although the font makes capital N and M almost indistinguishable making two of the sets a little complicated to figure out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) Chapter 18 Part 1 Spoiler Map Commentary Battle Preparations One thing in advance: Chapter 18 of Thracia 776 has the most difficult recruitment in the entire franchise imo. You have to prepare very well for this. Here are some things I highly recommend: sleep sword (alternative: >= eight uses of sleep staff) Nanna and the kingmaker because charisma will be essential some warp, rescue and rewarp staves Tina with thief and unlock staff at least one thief lockpicks on a thief or chest keys Xavier is the guy who gets the title Hardest recruitable unit in Fire Emblem. Gustav: An understanding that I'm the only general who will tolerate your worthless life. I could've killed you at any moment over these past several years, but I didn't. In fact, I made you my right-hand man. I trust you won't forget my generousity. Xavier: Right-hand man? I... I've merely done what I could to aid you, nothing more. Gustav: Yes, you've been quite the asset. And, if you'll recall, I've reciprocated that - I've granted your every request, within reason. Now, how many lords do you think would do that? Xavier: Hah... Gustav: What? Is something funny? Or, is there something else you want, princess? Well, let's hear it! Out with it, now! Xavier: ... Unless you can bring the dead, I don't think you can help me. Gustav: Ah... Funny... Very funny. Though it doesn't compare to your greatest joke: the knighthood. Look at yourself - you're every bit the fiend as I. Worse, perhaps, as the rebels resent you as a turncoat and traitor. Even if you were to betray me offer them your sword, they'd never accept you. Xavier: I know that, damnit! I've prepared myself for this... After so long, perhaps I can finally show my face to them, even if it's from across the field of battle... Bah, enough! I'm just another soldier! I'm not afraid to face death! Explanations what to do in this chapter. Augustus: With great difficulty, I imagine. If you're determind to save him, however, I'd try having the hostages speak with the eight adjutants. Perhaps they'll see reason. Just take care that they're not spotted by imperial soldiers - Gustav's men catch sight of an escaped hostage, the plan is ruined. Leif: Understood! All right, everyone! Take breaching positions. By day's end, the flag of Gaé Bolg will fly from Castle Leonster once more! Map Note: This units's formation is not the one I'm using for this map. The map does not look hard on paper, but if you want to get Xavier, this chapter will be a pain. Even if you're 100% prepared, there's still enough room to screw up. Enemies Killer lance is a bit scary, but also nice to get. On the right side are four dancers who all have some gooies: x2 A few of the thiefs also have some good weapons like the killing edge. Of all the chests the one on top left and the right part of the map (next to the thief) are very good. The ones next to the stairs in the bottom center are not. Gustav is the boss, another master weapon general. In this case he is a baron which would allow him to use thoron. His mend and especially adept scroll must be taken off from him. Since he's not capturable with his 20 con, a thief is needed. Again Asbel is the best way to take him out although he can survive a critical hit by him. Xavier Xavier is the recruitable unit in the game. In the paragraph below it's explained how to get him. He's a decent filler unit with some good skills, three leadership stars and very nice weapons, but if you read his recruitment, you'll see he's not a good payout for all the needed ressources to get him. In an ironman run he's a 100% no. The way how to recruit Xavier: In the big room below Xavier are twelve knights in total. Eight of them have a portrait. The four generic ones can be ignored and should be taken out at once because they would only cause more trouble otherwise. All the eight civilians have to talk to their eight adjutants. Each cilivian has their default adjuntants. It's mentioned neither in the character screen of the civilians nor in the character screen of the adjuntants, who has to talk to whom. The game does not tell it directly! The only hidden hint the game gives, is that the civilian and their correct adjuntant share the same first letter of their name. PS: I never would have figured it out, if someone had not told me about it. However this is not even the part which makes Xavier's recruitment that difficult. All the portrayed knights will attack everyone aside of the civilian who can talk to them. This means letting the civilians go to all the eight knights won't work at all. They must be lured out one by another. The way to prevent it is to use the sleep sword or sleep staff. Usually this game is so clever that asleep enemies cannot be talked to by any ally, but for NPCs this game made a decision here: The civilians can still talk to these knights once they're asleep. However they won't move once they're green. And this causes the next problem. Once the knights are NPCs, all the non green knights will attack them, and by having no stats, they're instantly dead. All knights must be asleep, before the first civilian can talk to them, to have an easier time. Using the sleep sword causes another problem: Once they're asleep the sleep sword user is trapped because asleep units cannot move logically. So the sleep sword user must be rescued and warped to another place to get attacked again. Since there are eight enemies, it's possible only to use one rescue and warp (getting attacked 2 x 4 at best). Still the four generics must be taken down first (by long range magic) to make this possible. Facing with the portrayed knights is no child's game at all. Some of them carry a killer lance, so a scroll is a must have. They all have movement stats and... they all have continue... means they have the chance to attack multiple times. None of my potential sleep sword users can take more than three hits of them. Miracle on them is good actually because it can prevent fatal hits on them. There's even a more difficult task to do in this chapter: Letting all the level 1 soliders alive (capturing counts too). If you can, you'll get a member card. I never did it, and never will, because dealing with Xavier's recruitment will make stream my brain enough. Ralph will put the knights to sleep for a certain reason I'll explain in a bit. Turn 1 Player Phase Tina uses her unlock staff because otherwise I won't let the thieves get any chance to get that chest and escape. This is very important item for this chapter. Ralph has to get it because with the +3 con, he would have enough to rescue some of the portrayed knights and make room for the civilians. Spoiler He did not need it at all. move again As I said before I don't care for the member card in the slightest. That's what I rely on. Enemy Phase Lara is captured (as wanted). That's what I wanted to see as well. magic, skill, speed, luck Despite these soliders are level 1, they give tons of exp. to Sarah. It's a great way to give some levels to her. Turn 2 Player Phase bleh ok no fighting enemies in this area Enemy Phase reinforcements from all the four stairs The dark sage has a rewarp staff. Leif can block the stairs in the next turn. Turn 3 Player Phase Capturing the luck ring. Thank you! thanks to move again The stairs have to be blocked quickly because the same reinforcements who have been shown will appear over and over. And they will become even stronger. Iirc a dark sage with fenrir will show up. Seriously!? Enemy Phase Forgot to equip the Bhuj on Orsin... Turn 4 Player Phase In the next turn all relevant stairs can be blocked. Capturing pure water. Enemy Phase The poison is a bit unfortunate, but whatever. Turn 5 Player Phase No reinforcements go on my nerves anymore. First step's done for Xavier's recruitment. Linoan level up Lithis will get these chests and take Orsin's place after that. Next step for the recruitment. great scroll on any physical unit Asbel blocks the stairs. Enemy Phase good job! First decent level up for him iirc. Turn 6 Player Phase Sarah lures out another solider, after she was healed. Enemy Phase Turn 7 Player Phase Magic, skill, speed and luck will be capped before promotion. Turn 8 Player Phase ... wow My plan is prepared, so time to let the civilians in freedom. I'm ready for Xavier's recruitment! Edited February 21, 2020 by Falcom Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Chapter 18 Part 2 Spoiler Enemy Phase From this stairs a thunder mage appears from now on. Turn 8 Player Phase Orsin can leave his place now and get back to action (he will not see anymore likely). Now there's no turning back anymore! I don't know, if they will move automatically. Let's find out! Sarah Orsin might be able to do something from this position. Turn 9 Player Phase They did move. I have to play it very carefully from now on. Asbel kills a generic one... ... as Leif does. Two generics are left. Ralph is warped to this place which allows him to get attacked by threeenemies. As I mentioned before no one can take more than three hits It sucks that Nanna is on the other side and Leif's kingmaker is out of Ralph's range, so his accuracy and evasion are not great at all. Schroff Linoan Enemy Phase First enemy who attacks Ralph is a generic. Ralph dodges and hits the first one. If the sleep sword hits, it inflicts guaranteed sleep. The two portrayed knights hit Ralph, but he hits back which is the main thing. Turn 10 Player Phase Orsin can kill a generic knight. All the generic ones are dismantled. The last remaining one is asleep. using rescue and warping to this place The reason for this place is that at least one tile gap must be between the stuck knights, because if not, they would block each other from letting the civilians reaching them. It happened in my first attempt. No one could rescue them. Also this time Ralph benefits from Leif's kingmaker support. Enemy Phase not good fuck The worse is that this knight may move again. Ralph dodges and counters with a crit. Thankfully not enough to take ot this guy. Still it's not over... Good Ralph, I'm proud of you! Turn 11 I need a deeeeeeep breath right here. Everything worked out somehow. Only three more knights are left. If things really do not mess up, I should be able to do it. Ralph can survive them unless they activate continue or move again. Player Phase Since he is trapped, he must be rescued once more. Mareeta Better attacking him in player phase not to let him give any chance to proc anything which could ruin my plan. Now I am certain, I will make it! I still have Lara. Excellent! The last one shall attack Lara. Mareeta's promotion Enemy Phase perfect not perfect Turn 12 Player Phase final knight Yessssssss! The placement of the knights is nearly perfect. They are all scattered far enough to let the civilians reach them. It will take some turns however. A few turns later... The knight becomes green. If he was not asleep, he would flee with the civilian. But as for Xavier's recruitment it does not matter. Letting each civilian talk to their adjuntant is the recruitment requirement. Their survival does not matter. It took me some rescuing and turns since the wrong civilians moved first and blocked the ones who could talk to them who stood in my way. Linoan Sara I will show all the conversations: Some of the knights have portrayed of former bosses. Anyways I did it! I can recruit Xavier now! Lara Xavier also would recruit himself, if Leif's in his movement range. Xavier: Mm, good. This is how it's suppossed to be. I wanted to see you one last time. I've no regrets left, now. Leif: General, what are you saying... ? Xavier: Ah... Need I spell it out? Regardless of my reasons, I betrayed the crown. I owe the kingdom a terrible debt, and that cannot be changed. But the guilt rests on my shoulders, and mine alone. My adjuntants are innocent, and mereley followed my orders. Their only crime was placing their trust in me. Spare them for justice, I beg of you... Leif: General... The way you've had to live... Please, raise your head. I'm the one who owes you a terrible debt. I fled the castle thinking it would protect the people, but all I really did was abandon them. I failed the highest duty of a ruler, and left you to shoulder this burden. For years, you've carried the weight alone... Xavier: Prince Leif... Ah... I... I... I'm glad I lived to see this day. Dorius: Prince Leif needs men like you, Xavier. It's time to come home. Serve him once again. Xavier: Hah... If these old bones can do you any good, they're yours. To fight against the Empire is all I could want! Only Gustav is left... 2,56 % is the chance to die, so let's do it! Gustav activates great shield once against Asbel's first attack. Second attack is a crit. ... If he misses, it can be Game Over. But he has to do it! Make Leonster great again, Leif! I believe in you!!! YAAAAAAAY!!! HP, skill, defense He is level 20 now - capped. He has an auto promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Accidently I skipped the end of chapter 18 with Leif's promotion. I will search up the footage and upload it later. Chapter 19 Spoiler Map Commentary Leif received the sad news. Leif: No, this can't be happening... Augustus: Prince Leif! Snap out of it! If we will lose our troops now, Duke Dorius will have died for nothing! We owe it to him save as of our own people as we can! Blume Blume: I'll leave the rest to you, Wolfe. Know that House Friege expect nothing less than Castle Leonster's recapture! Wolfe: It shall be done. These are two armies with their leader who are recruitable depending on which route was picked. For playing the A route Almada can be recruited. Map Chapter 19 is a defend map. Since the party is far apart distributed into two group and there's no way to switch the starting position of an ally, it is a pain to The thing in FE5 is that each starting point is connected to a number in the units's selection. The first picked unit right of Leif is #1 and starts on spot #1. As for this chapter uneven numbers start next to the enemies and even numbers start next to the castle. Since I want to have mounted units next to the enemies and foot units, especially staff users, next to the castle, I have to set it up by even skipping units to have a number order to give staff users an even number. It took me about 15 minutes to find a decent deployment. Like I had to skip Orsin to let Olwen start next to the enemies and Asbel next to the healers near the castle because he needs to be warped. Keep in mind that the battle formation has to be done before you can see the units's starting place. As for the map it's a defend map, but also an escape map more or less for the people who start in the middle of the battlefield. There are few civilians in the battlefield who must have been carried back safely to Castle Leonster. If all civilians make it there, you'll be rewarded with a master seal. The enemies do not attack or capture them, so you can focus on the enemies. Enemies There are three different groups of two parties: Alster Alster features all kinds of paladins who carry really strong weapons. They can be really dangerous. Their leader, Conomore is recruitable, if you picked the B route. He's an okay paladin at best. Charge is a nice skill to have combined with his master lance. Four leadership stars are annoying. Friege Friege features troubadours who all have miracles and powerful mage knights. Their leader, Almada, is recruitable, if you picked the A route. Schroff can do it. She's definitely the better one of the two mainly because she has access to staves. C is not best, but it's workable and possible to bring her level to A in time to let her use (re)warp etc. Since her level is also lower than Conomore's she has more room to grow. I think Almada has no leadership stars because she's recruitable. If I picked the B route, it would be the other way around. Almada is a bit trickier to recruit since she starts farer away than Conomore who could be recruited in the second turn, if things go normally. I forgot to show Wolfe and his squad who also fight for Friege. He's another general with a master lance, his classskill great shield and leadership stars. Around him are three more knights with a master lance each, two bolting bishops and two 15 range ballistas. This chapter features tons of villages. Some of them cannot be visited before the thieves destroy them unless by using (re)warp staves. Since most of the villages don't offer something great, I will save the staves and let them burn down. Turn 1 Player Phase First thing to do is to warp Asbel to Wolfe to kill him. He needs at least one crit and may not get hit twice. nice, and magic is capped Asbel will be healed and stay there since this is a safe spot. There's a slightly chance that Almada can die, but only if she can move twice in enemy phase. Olwen becomes even more monstrous than she already is. Karin can visit all these villages in this area. one of the best items Schroff rewarps to be close to Almada. I let some cavaliers minus Conomore let come to me. Enemy Phase bandit reinforcements The troubadours are hard to kill thanks to miracle. Asbel kills about a half dozen of enemies. More enemies survived than I hoped for. Almada and Conomore are naked now. Turn 2 Almada moved towards Asbel, so I have to rescue him now. Player Phase After he has taken out a ballista. capped strength and weapon level This Karin is a beast! the end of Conomore Con...... and it would have been perfect. the end of Alster Fergus missed. Three troubadours survived. I formed a wall against them. Safiya rescues Asbel who remains next to Castle Leonster. level up for that Misha is going to visit the two villages. ... wow As I said most of the items in these villages aren't great. Enemy Phase more bandits and first paladin reinforcements The troubadours retreat and heal each other. except for ths one great level First villages are gone. I don't know if and what I missed... Turn 3 Player Phase The troubadours are really fast. Karin can barely double them. crit Brave Lance can ORKO. I don't know what the brigands are going to do - either going for the villages or going for the civilians - so I better take them out instantly. Time for retreat. Hopefully Almada will move to a spot, Schroff can reach in the next turn. That's not worthless actually because I'm lacking on wind times. This village is important, not because of the item, but because of this: The Thracian song Tina is using her thief staff on of the two knights. A javelin with brave effect is definitely nice to have. I was hoping for magic and skill though. Enemy Phase more brigand and cavalier reinforcements A rank Almada is in range of Schroff, excellent! Turn 3 Player Phase Schroff talks to Almada: Lady Almada, lower your sword! It's me Schroff! Almada: Father Schroff?! What in blazes are you doing here? Schroff: I came to meet with you. Prince Leif of the Liberation Army has been waiting for you. Almada: You... want me to betray my country? That's not even in the realm of possibility, Father Schroff. If it was, I... I wouldn't be living in such torment. Schroff: Lady Almada, a country ins't the plaything of a king or nobleman. If a country has lost its way, it's a knight's duty to lead it back. Will you stand idly by and allow evil to consume your home, all out of the fear of being called a traitor? Almada: It's not that simple! I have to consider what will become of my troops if I defect! Schroff: They can decide for themselves. Buy your foremost duty is to your country - follow your heart. Almada: Mm... I understand. Father Schroff, I shall fight with the Liberation Army. I know what I must do: rescue the children stolen by the Empire! Not only Almada is recruited, but all the remaining troubadours have become NPCs. They are perfect decoys for the reinforcements. This is a really important staff for later. All the civilians are taken and will be brought to the exit. The chapter is pretty much over. Karin is going to visit the remaining villages and everyone else is going to move to the castle. Enemy Phase None of the NPCs died. ugh... that's a waste Thanks to miracle they have a long lifespan. About ten enemies were required to kill this one. Sarah level up last village Dean needs more luck. I have done everything important. It took about three more turns till the last NPC was defeated. The enemies never were close to the castle. I leave Ralph on the map for a good reason which will be explained in a few chapters later. Augustus: You don't have the luxury of wallowing in regret - not now. There will be time atone to Duke Dorius after you've defended Leonster. Summon all your patience and discipline - you'll need it for what lies ahead. Leif: ... You're right. Augustus: Come now, I do bring some good news. I've heared multiple reports that a large rebellion is taking place in the eastern reaches of Isaach. They seem to be putting up a good fight against the Empire, by all accounts. Do you know who their leader is? Leif: If the rebellion is in Isaach, couldn't it be Prince Shanan? Finn told me about him... He has the most gifted sword-arm in all the world, and he's beloved by his people... In short, he's a far greater man than I... Augustus: Of course, Prince Shanan is with the rebels, but their leader is someone else. Leif: That being... ? Augustus: Lord Seliph of House Chalphy. The people of Isaach and Grannvale alike hail him as the "Scion of Light". Leif: L-Lord Seliph?! Can this be true... ? Augustus: I believe it is - and his father, Lord Sigurd, was your uncle. The Crusader Sigurd... As recently as a decade ago, he was reviled as a traitor, but nowadays he's a popular folk hero. He saw through the Emperor's schemes from the beginning, and died trying to protect the world from his machinations. Bards spread his tale across the land, and it captivated the hearts of every man, woman, and child suffering under the Empire's rule... And so he's become more legend than man. Now, that child of the legend is fighting to realize his father's dream... The people feel hope once again. And blinded by that hope, they wouldn't hesitate to die for his cause... This is a bounty from the gods. We couldn't be crafted a more perfect opportunity ourselves. Leif: What exactly are you saying? Augustus: I'm saying there's a reason so many people are ready to die for Lord Seliph. It's not just because he's a strong warrior. Our era demands a hero. The people clamor for one, and so... someone has crafted Lord Seliph to be their hero. Forged him, if you will, in much the same way one forges metal into a blade - taking a man and sculpting him into what the people the need. No one chooses to become a hero. Leif: Augustus... Does that mean... the people in my life crafted me to be what they needed, too? Augustus: Mm. You'll have to come to your own conclusions on the matter. Though I will say this... Recall the Duke Dorius lost an arm protecting you - and now he's traded his life for yours. Have you ever stopped to wonder why he did that? Why do so many people keep sacrificing themselves for you? Why do so many hail you as a hero? Think on it, and think well... This conversation is shown, if all civilians could escape. master seal as reward Edited March 1, 2020 by Falcom Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 17 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: First thing to do is to warp Asbel to Wolfe to kill him. He needs at least one crit and may not get hit twice. Now that is a dramatic way to start this mission which is completely different from how I generally play this map. I tend to use warp recruit one of the commanders turn one and let the red and green army fight it out while we make our escape. 16 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: First villages are gone. I don't know if and what I missed... Nothing big, a Killer Lance and Silver Sword? (I think, its a Silver something at least), they aren't worth a warp use, and the only time I have gotten them was due to very lucky movement stars after dancing. 17 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: Not only Almada is recruited, but all the remaining troubadours have become NPCs. The way that was going I wasn't sure any of Amalda's group would live to become green units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Chapter 20 Part 1 Spoiler Map Commentary Battle Preparations Door openers are recommended. The first time you can see the most powerful warrior of Judgral. Reinhardt: A battalion is on its way here from Alster. They should be arriving shortly. Bharat: Hmm... Yes, that should do it. We're already seized most of the castle. Those few halls are the rebels' last refuge. Reinhardt: Normally that would be good news, but... Bharat: Hm? What do you mean? Is something amiss? Reinhardt: This siege has gone on for a half year, yet Leonster still stands. King Blume is... displeased. I don't meant to speak out of turn, especially to one of my elders, but... I'd suggest you hurry. Bharat: ...You're not telling me anything I don't already know. Reinhardt: The king's temper worsens by the day. The loss of Prince Ishtore at Fort Melgen has been taking its toll on him... Bharat: What of the Isaachian rebels? Reinhardt: I hear they've already crossed into the Thracian peninsula. But they're not entering unopposed: Cohen and the 26th battalion, Banba and her sisters, as well as Lady Tinni and her unit of red mages, are all moving to intercept them. Still, the rebels were able to beat Lady Liza... I feat the coming battle will be a most arduous one indeed. Bharat: And what does His Highness himself intend to do? Reinhardt: I believe the king plans to personally take command of the troops of Alster. Should the Isaachian rebels break through to the city, I imagine he'll send for you. But if Leonster still remainin enemy hands by that time, your future will be... most uncertain. Bharat: Ah. Very well. You've made yourself clear. Reinhardt: Then I must be returning to Connaught. If you'll excuse me... Bharat: Send word to all the troops: we're launching an all-out assault on Castle Leonster! There will be no retreat! Fight with your soul if you want to live! Soldier: Ah! At once, sir! Augustus: I've already ordered as much. Everyone can stand upright is fortifying the castle. If we fall here, we have nowhere to run. Leif: We've done quite well against such an ernormous army, considering everything. Holding out for a half year, under siege... But we'll reach our limit before long. Augustus: Bah. You've become overfond of such feeble whining. It's unseemly for a prince of your stature. If you're not willing to fight to the last breath, you're betraying the memory of all who have sacrificed themselves to get us this far! Don't forget the bigger picture! We're keeping the bulk of the enemy's forces busy here, which frees Seliph's army to match through Thracia unimpeded! You musn't give up before we're able to merge our forces! Leif: I'm sorry Augustus. I know... And I do want to meet Seliph myself, but how else do you expect me to feel, having to watch our soldiers die one by one? Augustus: If it pains so, that's all the more reason to their memory by fighting to the last man! Map Chapter 20 is a defend map. You have to defend in 15 turns, but you are forced to kill the boss in the mean time. Some allies are start in enclosed buildings, so having some door keys and Lithis a / o Pan helps to get out quickly. But they are not entirely needed. The walls of the buildings will be destroyed by the knights, so they help my allies to get in "freedom". All the knights have a door key who will open all the doors. All the generals around the boss have a master lance as they have a great shield. They definitely can be a threat. The more the boss is: Another armored boss with a master weapon, so very dangerous. Since he has scroll equipped, only the armorslayer can be a guaranteed ORKO. Putting him to sleep is the way how to steal his scroll and beat him without taking any risk. The Thrud's scroll gives +5% HP +5% strength +5% magic +5% luck +10% skill my team Turn 1 Player Phase Lithis is going for the single chest. Pan can open up the cell for Asbel. Otherwise nothing to do here right now. I'll let the enemies come to me. Enemy Phase In the first enemy phases more armor knight reinforcements appear. Turn 2 Player Phase Thanks to move again Pan can open two more doors. Enemy Phase The armor knights do the job for me by opening doors. Now I can finall fight. Turn 3 Player Phase I'm looking for the offense. This defend mission is easier to rout than chapter 14 since all enemies only come from one direction. There's no real possibility to get surrounded badly. Also no enemy ballistas are here (yet). I'll grab the chest later. Enemy Phase Two bishops appear. They destroy the first cells. Orsin does his job as tank once more. The reinforcement bishops have an unlock staff and help me to let Leif get into action. I would like to steal or capture that staff. Turn 4 Player Phase They have more good stuff than that and thankfully no long range magic. Nanna walls. Schroff used physic on Orsin. Enemy Phase The bishop opens this door to allow the killing edge knights leaving the cell and going for me. This could become tricky since they will go for Lithis. The enemy's army becomes slightly smaller. These knight cannot all do that much despite benefitting from leadership stars. On 3/2/2020 at 5:08 AM, Eltosian Kadath said: Now that is a dramatic way to start this mission which is completely different from how I generally play this map. I tend to use warp recruit one of the commanders turn one and let the red and green army fight it out while we make our escape. I know I could have cut this chapter, but I wanted to give my units as much experience and weapon level as possible. Also recruiting Almada (most likely) means to use two rescue staves, on Schroff and her, since she hardly can take hits. The way that was going I wasn't sure any of Amalda's group would live to become green units. I didn't even remember of that. Though they were perfect canon fodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: Also recruiting Almada (most likely) means to use two rescue staves, on Schroff and her, since she hardly can take hits. It would cost one at most, as Almada gets a turn when she recruits, and can use her horse to grab Schroff meaning only one rescue needed to grab both. If you recruit her first turn there should be enough green units to distract all of the dangerous red units, which lets Almada escape (unless Conomore is both alive and procs a movement star, in which case she might be in trouble, but so will most of the troops in the south). 5 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: ...That is such a good Karin 5 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: The first time you can see the most powerful warrior of Judgral. Do you mean Reinhardt? He can also show up in a cut-scene in 17a when you wait until Saias leaves the map, but you beat that map before the cutscene with Reinhardt could trigger. I will also note, that once your mounted troops get out of the castle and onto the ground (or the castle tile they are in gets broken enough to see the ground) they can mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Chapter 20 Part 2 Spoiler Turn 5 Player Phase This will go to Tanya. ... I forgot to mount her. Though she could not capture the bishop without a crit anyways. At least her level up is great. I am preparing the assault on the boss. Enemy Phase mage reinforcements - no good for low magic units like Mareeta The more turns are passed, the more dangerous the reinforcements will be. I take it. Xavier is an excellent pick against all the knights. God damn it, Karin is captured! I forgot to give a sword to her. Letting her dismounted had its reason Spoiler because I was afraid of ballistae reinforcements. Though they'll appear later, I did not remember. I also forgot to equip him an hand axe. This could become dangerous for her. For some reason they go for Nanna, even in close combat - silly but good for me! Has Mareeta shade? Why the hell do the mages kill themselves on enemies they cannot hurt anyways? This is really poor A.I. right here. This mage is a bit smarter at least. The left side needs way more work. Turn 6 I have to recapture to get my (great) stuff back. Player Phase Defense is good, but I am looking for con. Asbel can capture him. Enemy Phase no reinforcements..... for now I can say it short: No enemy could hit me. Turn 7 Player Phase Pan stole Bharat's scroll who does not move btw. Attacking with Asbel is dangerous since Bharat has good hit despite having Nanna close by. So Mareeta is dealing with him with her personal sword. Unfortunately I forgot to capture the combat screen. She ORKO'es him by activating adept and dealing a couple of crits. HP, strength, skill Bharat has no death quote. The enemy is screwed now. Enemy Phase Once Leif is promoted he gets a massive experience boost. I don't know much, but it's a fixed number added to the regular experience. I would say about 50 extra experience. Eack killed knight gives him a level up. It's a great opportunity to put some scrolls on him to let him gain tons of stats quickly. Turn 8 Player Phase Pan detracts this knight. As bad Lithis is in combat, as great he is in stealing thanks to his good con for his level. Xavier kills him. Enemy Phase This is a sign to retreat which means you should have defeated the boss in turn 7 at thr latest to avoid the upcoming crap. These 3-15 ballistae are nothing you want to face with. Turn 9 Player Phase more strength Enemy Phase meteor mages....... who can reach and kill Finn ..... but thankfully they don't. A level 16 mage with two magic!!! What did you just smoke to do this, Kaga!? Turn 10 Player Phase There's no way Finn can die since he has miracle. Thanks to that 2 magic Olwen can oneshot him with bolting. This is really good. I remember I looked this house in my first run. I am skipping the upcoming five turns since nothing is going to happen. Of course Finn survived. Augustus: Because Seliph's army has arrived! They've already surrounded Alster, and are mounting an assault as we speak! This is our salvation! We're done it! We're saved! Leif: Truly... ? Lord Seliph... has... Hold a moment, Augustus. How do you know this? Augustus: Ah, listen to me go on... I've forgotten myself. Just now, an emissary of Lord Seliph has arrived. He awaits you inside the other chamber. Leif: Lord Seliph's emissary?! I must meet him! Please, send me him in! Dermott is Nanna's older brother. Dermott: I am. Lord Leif, this is a letter from Lord Seliph. Give it a read, if you would, sire. Leif: Very well... It states that seizing Alster shouldn't take very long at all. Dermott: Indeed. It will fall to our army within a few days. Leif: Then there's no reason to delay. We must meet Lord Seliph as soon as possible! We head for Alster! Dermott: I'm pleased to hear it, sire. I can guide you there. Leif: Was there anything else you needed to tell me on behalf of Lord Seliph? Dermott: No, sire. Leif: Then now that that's done, it's my honour to introduce you to Nanna. I'm not sure, if this dialogue triggers if Nanna is dead. Dermott: I'm so sorry it took me such a long time to find you... If I had just known you were here from the start, I'd have dropped everything to be by your side. I only finally learned of you through Lord Lewyn... Nanna: Lord Lewyn... ? Dermott: He's Lord Seliph's tactician. There's nothing this man doesn't know. And he told me about your mother, too... How she way trying to reach Isaach, but vanished in the Yied Desert... Nanna: Ah! She's... not with you? I... I see... I had resigned myself to the fact that I'd likely never see her again, but even so... Mother... Oh gods... Dermott: I'm sorry, Nanna. Mother was traveling all that way for me... Nanna: No, don't think like that. I used to resent her for leaving but now that I'm older I understand how mother felt... All women feel the same deep love for their children. I've seen as much... Dermott: I haven't given up, Nanna. Lord Lewyn said mother was still alive. We can search for her together when the war is finally over. So... don't cry anymore, OK? Dermott only joins if Nanna is alive. 17 hours ago, Eltosian Kadath said: It would cost one at most, as Almada gets a turn when she recruits, and can use her horse to grab Schroff. ... Oh yeah, this is true. Still I didn't want to waste a rescue staff for that. Though I wasted one for killing the general boss. ...That is such a good Karin I gave all the scrolls to her from the chapter she joined. She was already blessed in early game. I will also note, that once your mounted troops get out of the castle and onto the ground (or the castle tile they are in gets broken enough to see the ground) they can mount. I know....... but I often forget to click on mount. Edited March 5, 2020 by Falcom Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 42 minutes ago, Falcom Knight said: God damn it, Karin is captured! I forgot to give a sword to her. Oof, that is a scary oversight. 43 minutes ago, Falcom Knight said: I have to recapture to get my (great) stuff back. That Master Lance would be a huge loss. At least with those stats it should be easy to recapture that nice equipment (and the extra door key from his starting inventory is a nice bonus as well) 46 minutes ago, Falcom Knight said: Pan stole Bharat's scroll who does not move btw. He starts moving if you haven't killed him before the turn 15 time limit, as a way of getting it to end if you are really playing it too much like a defense chapter. 55 minutes ago, Falcom Knight said: This is a sign to retreat which means you should have defeated the boss in turn 7 at thr latest to avoid the upcoming crap. These 3-15 ballistae are nothing you want to face with. I like to have people within 1-2 range of them to kill them the turn after they spawn (I think you can spawn block these as well if you really hate them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Chapter 21 Part 1 Spoiler Map Commentary Battle Preparations Note: Bring Linoan. Also fliers are helpful. Introduction to more second generation characters from FE4. Unfortunately these two are not playable. Leif: I pray you forgive my selfishness, Lord Seliph. Seliph: Nonsense, you're not being selfish at all! I understand your feelings perfectly. You can head to Manster with a clean conscience - I'll see you soon. Leif: Yes, in Manster! You can count on it! Julia: I'll be praying for your health, Lord Leif... If your fortune begins to wane, perhaps one of your own clerics could appeal to the gods. I believe there's a church on your route... I've heared it was built to receive the prayers of the Ducal Family of Tahra... Leif: Thank you, Lady Julia. Just don't forget to take care of yourself, too. Augustus: Indeed. He commands an army ten times the size of ours, and he was able to lead them across the Yied desert. He's certainly not your ordinary youth... Leif: But you said before that he was "made" into a hero, did you not? Augustus: I did say that, yes - and in one sense, it's true. But I'm not discounting that Lord Seliph himself prossesses outstanding talent. I suspect he'll eclipse the legend of his father, Lord Sigurd, by quite some measure. Leif: And meanwhile, I'm still just an embarassment to Leonster... Augustus: You've grown much over the past year, my prince - in another year; I'll expect you'll be the same caliber of a man as Lord Seliph. Now, putting that aside, what did you and he agree would be the plans of our armies, going forward? Which frees our army to head for Fort Danzig, correct? Leif: Indeed. Lord Seliph readily granted my request. Leaving Connought to Seliph means we can focus all our energy on seizing Manster - I want to head there as soos as possible. Augustus: We'll have to claim Fort Danzig regardless - it controls the inland route to Manster. Map Chapter 21 is one of the warps you can and actually want to warpskip since it features a shitton of ballistae including a new ballista type: Poison ballistae are less powerful, but they inflict poison status if they hit. They're as deadly for fliers as regular ballistae. Though they can oneshot no one aside of Tina. The other two already known ballista are featured too naturally. 30 attack is ridiculously insane. These knight aren't much of a threat. These draco knights are nasty because they all have miracle. Same goes for the boss who moreover has nihil and adept. Still Grafcalibur can oneshot him unless miracle is activated. The main boss is way less a problem to deal with. Since he has the blizzard tome equipped, it's pretty easy to take him down, even with melee weapons like armorslayers. Though I would like to grab that blizzard tome. Dermott Dermott joins, if Nanna is alive. He comes with his personal sword, Beo Blade. It gives vantage and wrath for a reason. If you remember, this skill combo cannot be activated simultaneously. Or maybe the game made an exception for him!? Anyways he also comes with charme which is a helpful support skill. As Julia mentioned, a church is on the map, people of the royal family of Thara have to visit. Linoan, for being the Princess of Tahra, has to do it. If she visits the church, she'll get her (auto) promotion. It's the only way and chance to promote her. Linoan is the only character besides of Leif who has storybased promotion. She cannot use a master seal. Last note, the next chapter will be another gaiden. To get this gaiden at least one unit has to be captured till the end of this chapter, not being dead. Ralph did not escape in chapter 19, so he counts as captured. That means I fulfill the requirement to get access to chapter 21x. Anyways 21x is a goldmine for getting tons of good staves, so be sure not to miss it! Let's go! Turn 1 Player Phase This is unfortunate! ... I still have a dancer to fix it. I don't warpskip this chapter because I'm lacking on warp staves. I need them for the upcoming chapters. It wouldn't be enough warp staves left to let visit Linoan the church and Leif the throne in turn one anyways. Turn 2 Player Phase FE5 is not only the game, staves are at their best, but also long range magic. Same goes for fliers. FE5 is quite the superlative on its own anyways. ... I was a bit too optimistic right there. You see, the placements of the ballistae is very intelligent. I have no rescue staff, so I have to pray. Enemy Phase soldier reinforcements Nanna kills all the armor knights. It goes for Dermott for some reason. Karin never would have survived a shot. Thanks to poor A.I. right here. The priest, one space below the boss, has a sleep staff. Turn 3 Player Phase excellent Time for a little "Karin-show"... Baiting the dracos. Tanya can ORKO the reinforcement soldiers - not bad! Enemy Phase Tanya can gain some levels on them. Surprisingly she cannot ORKO all of them - not that it really matters though. ... I forgot to give scrolls to her. Tanya kills both soldiers and gains more strength and weapon rank - sweet. She has B now, not enough to use the master bow yet. This is a bit annoying since I needed him to kill the dracos with his effective lance. This is bad! She had like five scrolls. At least she could kill two. All the others including boss move towards an area I did not hope for. Turn 4 Player Phase two less Thankfully Dean can be restored. Lara level I can make progress to the church faster than I expected honestly. Enemy Phase Final sleep staff on Dean again. not quite OUCH Turn 5 Player Phase Asbel is baiting the leader. He could die in the worsr case, but it's absoultey unlike to see happening. Nanna level Tina level Things have become hairy right here, especially for Dermott. There's no way to get rid of this ballista in this turn. Since I forgot to bring a physic staff, I have to use this. nice He kills that one. Though he could not get close enough to the ballista from not getting attacked. Enemy Phase as expected as this stupid miracle Also I forgot nihil also prevents from taking effective damage, so Asbel could not oneshot him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Chapter 21 Part 2 Spoiler Turn 6 This guy flies in the wrong direction. Player Phase That should do it. Yeah, thankfully! One major threat is gone. If this draco is gone, Linoan can visit the church safely. Dermott will be fine. Tanya kills more soldiers. not enough by five Problem solved. Tanya got enough levels, so. Enemy Phase New inforcements - including a bow knight - bad news for Karin! He may hit. She dodges the right one! The one remaining draco is returning to the castle - not to call reinforcements like in FE4, but to flee. Once their leader is dead, they are going to leave the map. Turn 7 https://i.imgur.com/5U79aPK.png[/img Checking out the new reinforcements: ] bad new for cavs Hits hard...... if he hits. a joke The other two who were killed by Karin have a silver bow and tornado, so they can deal some high damage. I am almost 100% the same wave of reinforcements will appear for the next turns, so my progress will be slowed down from now on. Player Phase Linoan can take one hit. Enemy Phase As forecasted. ..... unlike this They teleport next to the cavs. This will slow me down even more. Oh yeah, Linoan absorbs taken damage. Karin, the tank coward Turn 8 Player Phase She still cannot reach the village. ugh ok Let's start the Leif-show. You'll see a lot levels for him from now on. Enemy Phase He'll handle it! Nevermind....... the majority did not even attack him. Turn 9 Player Phase of course visit Bishop: I grew up with your father. He and I didn't know each other particullary well, but I was also good friends with your late mother. I nearly mistook you for her when you walked - in the resemblance in uncanny. Linoan: Oh... Is that so... ? Bishop: Oh heavens! I didn't mean to upset you. Er... I take it you're with Prince Leif? I saw you fighting together outside. Linoan: I am with the Liberation Army, yes. Bishop: Mm... It seems the blood of crusaders is drawn to conflict... Linoan: Blood of the crusaders? You don't mean... I have holy blood? Bishop: Eh? You father didn't tell you? The Ducal House of Tahra is descended from Saint Heim, the first of the Grannvale Kings. Linoan: I have... the blood of Saint Heim... ? Bishop: You mean to say you never realized you bore the power of Naga herself... ? Follow me. I can awaken the holy blood that lay dormant in your veins. Linoan: Very well. Linoan's promotion Tanya's promotion Using it to silence the boss. Well, I hope they decide to go for Leif this time. Enemy Phase I did not pay attention. They block the cavs from attacking Leif - sigh... ... no comment Turn 10 Player Phase Another ballista which ia bolt'ed. more of this please! last promotion for this chapter Seriously it takes way too long. Leif shall solo more of less the remaining enemies to gain some levels. I will only show the levels from now on. Finn Lara Olwen - another terrible one Lara Olwen - another terrible one Leif's levels: capped strength and speed, four con and two movement levels - can't complain! Safiya warps Leif towards the boss. Also for some reason she can neither sleep nor silence him despite having more magic than him. I am not aware that bosses are immun to status affecting staves Spoiler Since it does not go for the boss in chapter 22. In the next turn I can take out the 30 attack ballista. nv, move again - prefect! the last ballista Leif did his job! HP-sauce #3 by Karin Olwen is asleep. Want to capture bolting. Oof, that could've killed her, I think. Since he has a range tome, I should capture him without combat. ....... or not!? Are bosses still immune to that? All right, then no blizzard for me. Not enough for a level up. There are still some cavaliers left. Grab the final experience before Leif seizes. Pan Leif seizes: Leif: What?! Then there's not a moment to lose! We have to rescue the prisoners! Augustus: Our forces are already exhausting themselves, Prince Leif. Besides, we have intelligence that a batallion of Loptian mages are on route. Please, we need to withdraw while we can! Augustus: No, Augustus! I won't! I'll not abandon my comrades-in-arms to the enemy's clutches! I'll free them alone if I have to! Augustus: *sigh* I supposse this is unavoidable... At least limit yourself to a small handful of troops, and let the others rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: Using it to silence the boss. The Gate/Throne he is sitting on will prevent status from effecting him, but a good idea otherwise. That Blizzard Tome is particularly scary due to it causing sleep. 9 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: capped strength and speed, four con and two movement levels - can't complain! Wow what a great Lief you are getting out of this training. 10 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: Oof, that could've killed her, I think. Yikes that could have gone badly. 10 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: ....... or not!? Are bosses still immune to that? Its that he has a 1-2 range weapon he can use in his equipment list, so theoretically he could defend himself. There are a couple of other siege tome users earlier in the game that have to be fought to be captured for similar reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Chapter 21x Part 1 Spoiler Battle Preparations As for this map you need as many staff users and silence a. / o. sleep staves as possible. prison break Augustus: It's extremely likely that troops was captured from our army are in this very camp - yet this chance will be squandered if you don't hurry. Leif: What do you mean? Augustus: Have you already forgotten? We've a report that clearly states a batallion of Loptian mages are on route. Leif: Could it be the Welkenrosen... ? Well, let's not stay and find out! We must make haste to rescue the prisoners! Map Chapter 21x is my favorite gaiden. I'll come to the reason in the bit. To get to this quest at least one ally has been captured by an enemy or did not escape in an escape map. The position order of imprisoned units is fixed. It's an escape mission. The easiest way is to use a rescue staff on the imprisoned unit and escape with everyone in turn one, but it's not the purpose of this chapter. This chapter is a goldmine for warp staves and other goodies, so I want to dip in for sure. Enemies some axe armors promoted enemies with stats and silver weapons This is the threats you have to deal with. These bishops can warp a promoted unit on you and kill your defenseless healers. These priests also have a warp staff and warp powerful thoron mages to you. You musn't give them any chance to do it, so you must silence or sleep them in turn one or steal their warp with Tina's thief staff. All in all you have to silence / sleep / steal six enemies with a warp staff. It's the one of very few chapters enemies can use warp against the player which makes silence and sleep extemely relevant. It's a more elegant way of ambush reinforcements. Turn 1 Player Phase Tina needs a magic boost to use to steal warp. dismantled BTW these long range enemies will attack prisoners, so keep them away of them. The half is silenced. I hope the boss will not use warp. The two remaining priests could warp, but I hope at least one will miss since their skill is pretty bad. Enemy Phase reinforcements I am not sure, if it could have oneshotted her. The boss moves and attacks Lithis. Blizzard puts him asleep and brings combat stats down to zero. If only one of the mages will be warped to him, he's dead....... as the prison break would because I need a thief to open all the cells. Turn 2 Player Phase The priests did not use warp on the mages. My big luck! Also the boss in a spot I could attack him. Silencing the boss. Linoan is the only one with a restore staff, she rewarps next to asleep Lithis. Safiya repairs Tina's thief staff. Only one more enemy who can warp someone at me which is fine because everyone can survive a hit. Lithis is healed at least. move again Enemy Phase Again to javelin soldiers appear. haha Nothing happens otherwise. Turn 3 Player Phase Lithis is restored. Silencing the last of them. Tina level up Oof... I hope the remaining one decides to use the battle axe on her. This looks more comfortable. Leif solos. Enemy Phase mage reinforcements - who can do nothing aside of waiting for me opening the cell Turn 4 Player Phase This knight was clever and attacked Xavier who could not counterattack. These soldiers can become a threat since they can oneshot units like Tina. I want to get rid of these mages to steal the warp staff from the bishops without having disturbance. She looks like perfect. She just needs scrolls which fix her defense. unlocking this door Safiya can take a hit by this knight. Enemy Phase Awesome, he might cap defense too. Linoan does what she was supposed to do. Turn 5 Player Phase blose to the boss Xavier has helped a lot so far. Leif shall bait the promoted enemies. I don't expect to kill them since they're quite fast, fast enough not to get doubled. Safiya as "meatshield" once more. Enemy Phase This stings. Leif misses. Turn 6 Player Phase maybe a lucky crit? nah It would have been better to put the boss to sleep, so he would have been dead for sure. Lithis finds a safespot. why not... Enemy Phase Mages who can't damage her, don't attack. almost Turn 7 Player Phase attempt #2 nice (not the level up) Though she better shall not stay there because otherwise she'll get oneshotted. Problem solved. Tina uses physics on Lithis. Two knights can attack Lithis, means he could die... Enemy Phase good! also taken no damage I have issues with the left side since only Leif can encounter the coming soldier reinforcements. Safiya's tome broke, so she would have been captured. Everyone who gets captured from now will be dead! Turn 8 Player Phase Linoan helps out. Crit? ... no crit only one more level to go Mareeta will tank the soldiers. Xavier can tank. No safespot for Tina. She'll be captured. Enemy Phase Sigh... he uses a vulnerary. Aw... he decided to attack her. Good for me he missed! close Edited March 14, 2020 by Falcom Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Chapter 21x Part 2 Spoiler Turn 9 Player Phase Finally can open the cell. Again no safespot for Tina... She can take a hit from the other hero. nothing again I hope this guy decides to capture her. Safiya level... ... for warping Lithis to the other cell. Lithis has not enough con to steal a warp staff. Linoan level Enemy Phase good Xavier is an armor knight who doesn't suck. I forgot to mention: One hero with a hand axe appears from the stairs in every turn. still more mage douches here Oh no - this is BAD!!! Turn 10 He has tons of good stuff I need to get back, especially silence and rescue. But seeing his con of 11 makes it impossible for me. A mage with 11 con is another WTF-moment for me in this run. But it will become even more hilarious in a little... Player Phase no more heroes Have to kill unfortunately. The loss of the rescue staff will hurt in the next chapter. Tina also was captured, but in this case I can recapture her. Leif solos the remaining knights. bleh Enemy Phase Noooo Wouldn't have happened, if Linoan had kept her place. Turn 11 Player Phase Ralph is freed... ... and can help out immediately. The way to the chests is cleared. Since Safiya can't do anything anymore, Mareeta must retreat to a safespot. This doesn't look good at all here. Enemy Phase Thank you, Mareeta! Thankfully no more reinforcement mages appeared, so I can take a little breath. Turn 12 Player Phase This is CUTE, isn't it? Princess Linoan, a tiny squishy mage, just can capture a bishop. I never ever could imagine to see that ever happen. The last needed proof that enemies's stats in Thracia 776 have a huuuuuuuuuuuuge range. Let's enjoy this likely one time event in this game! Just have gained six warps and ten boltings - not bad! Safiya is freed once more. From now on I only will show you the chests and the level ups. This chapters features awesome stuff everywhere. Mareeta Sara got no stats but movement. It takes about ten more turns till the great escape. I could not grab one of the bishops's warp staff, but overall 12 warps and 15 boltings is more than enough for now. 😉 I love this chapter because of its difficulty, but also for the rewards, if you play it correctly. Either you enrich yourself, or you die! After Leif's escape: Ishtar and Julius once more Julius: What a spectacular family of failures... House Friege is a joke. Ishtar: I... I apologize on behalf of my kin... Julius: Heh, heh. You're hardly at fault, Ishtar. There's no need for you to apologize. Yet having said that, I can't allow you to join the battle in Connaught yourself. I need you with me. Ishtar: As you wish. But where are we go to instead? Julius: Miletos. Hilda has been pestering me to come. Ishtar: Mother...? What ever for? Julius: To see the results of her harvest, of course. I must say, she's been quite delighted with governing the city since I gave her the throne. Ishtar: Mother... has... Do you mean to say... she's been conducting child hunts? Julius: You know, Miletos's climate is quite pleasant this time of year. I think it would be an ideal place for two people to spend time together. Yes, that sounds perfect... I'll buy a dress of fine silk, Ishtar. And what else would you go nicely with it... ? Ah, I know just the thing! A ruby tiara. Hilda is already arranging a most splendid banquet for us, I'm sure. Ishtar, you can dress up and take everyone by surprise with captivating beauty. I'm dearly looking forward to it... Oh, Ishtar, I'm so glad to have you by my side... Ishtar: L-Lord Julius... Julius: Ishtar... That man, Reinhardt... I don't want him near us anymore. Ishtar: Reinhardt?! He's watched over me since I was a child! I rely on him every day! Julius: I don't care! I hate the way he looks on you! If I see him, I'll pluck out his eyes myself! Ishtar: Ah... I... I understand... Forgive me, but I must ask this of you: let go Reinhardt home. Please!. Julius: Heh, heh... Very well, we'll leave him be. Let's be off! Oh, Ishtar... how I love you! They disappear. 14 hours ago, Eltosian Kadath said: The Gate/Throne he is sitting on will prevent status from effecting him Its that he has a 1-2 range weapon he can use in his equipment list, so theoretically he could defend himself. There are a couple of other siege tome users earlier in the game that have to be fought to be captured for similar reasons. Ah, I see. Would be a bit cheap to put status ailments on a boss, so I can see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Chapter 22 Spoiler Map Commentary You remember Saias, right? He's the one with the shitton of authority stars. Bishop: If you value me half as much as you claim, be silent and listen! Have you already forgotten how my only daughter, my Aida, gave her life to protect you from that fiend Manfroy? Surely your lonely childhood in that isolated monasty cannot have left your memory so easily... Yet hiding you in such a remote place was I could do to shield you from him. I could sincerly contain my laughter when you finally came of age and were appointed a military officer at Manfroy's own suggestion - the fool didn't realize who you really were, having lost your trail years prior. Yet his mistake was your gain, and you set to honing your skills as a tactician with a passion that not even I knew you possessed. So obvious was your talent that it only took you a decade to rise from a lowly officer to a royal bishop of House Velthomer. And for a brief time, you were so trsuted by Emperor Arvis that Manfroy couldn't dare harm you, and I was able to rest easy. But that sanctuary has come to an end: with the power of Prince Julius behind them, the Loptian Order now wields more influence than the Emperor himself. You bear the brand of Fjalar, Saias - neither Prince Julius nor Princess Julia inherited her mark. That is way Manfroy fears you so. For the sake of Fjalar, for the sake of House Velthomer, you must live on to preserve that holy bloodline. The fact of the matter is this: you cannot die here, and so you must hide your true strength. More than just my life is at stake here! Reinhardt is here too - no good news! Saias: I'd heared Princess Ishtar had returned to Miletos - weren't you with her? Reinhardt: I worry for my little sister... I've stayed behind to see her in safety. Besides, Lady Ishtar has no need of me any longer. Saias: ... Did the princess really tell you that? She did. With a man as powerful as Prince Julius with her, she says, there's no reason for me to escort her as well. ... Commander, this is difficult for me to ask, but... I've heared Lady Olwen has defected to the rebels. Is this true? ... It is. But she's little more than a child. I'm certain she's being deceived by the enemy, somehow... If I can just speak with her, I know I can bring her back to her senses. Mm.... I know that you'll always see her as your little sister, but she's not quite so little anymore. She's a grown adult, Commander! She wasn't going to be that little girl chasing her big brother's coattails forever. How she lives her life is her choice to make. You must accept that. How Olwen lives her life... Do you mean to say that her part has split apart from mine? Indeed... Though I do agree you should speak with her, if the gods give you a chance to do so. Augustus: True, the river has granted his land many blessings, but it also stirs greed in the hearts of men. Countless battles have been fought for control of this river - and now we find ourselves about to fight another. Take head, my prince. The last king of Leonster - your very own grandfather, King Kalf was slain here. Leif: That's right... My lord grandfather met his end at this very spot... Ah, at the risk of sounding pedantic, King Kalf didn't perish exactly here - he died on the bridge just south of here. He fell in battle when the Knights of Connought - Raydrik's men - suddenly turned against their army, shattering their formation. Now, bear in mind that the river is notoriously easy to defend, but near impossible to attack. The enemy has likely stationed powerful battalions here to halt our advance. I expect this battle will be our most difficult yet, Prince Leif. Steel yourself for what lies ahead... Map Chapter 22 is a seize mission. It can be done easily in one turn, and this is what you actually want to do! Though you should do several things before seizing. The warp staves from chapter 21x become very handy right here because they are needed to get extra stuff. Enemies Master bow is very nice to have but unfortunately no one can use it yet. The only obtainable paragon sword in this game - a must have! Not only it doubles combat experience, it also gives a nice defense boost. A couple of bolting sages. I have bolting for days, so I skip these. more good stuff Also there are two houses which have a warp and rescue staff - get them! Since I have enough warp staves I only will try to go for the resuce staff. Also you might have noticed that the enemies have an absurdly high hitrate. How did this happen? Answer: The enemy has 19 authority stars in total which makes +57% hit / avoid. Basically each enemy can easily hit, even inaccurate stuff like bolting. Now for the bosses: Saias has the same stats as in chapter 17a, but I think he also has a silence staff now besides his sleep. He cannot be killed again. Ignore him! Cohen is not too threatening. With his equipped blizzard tome, it's not too hard to kill him despite his massive evasion. You want to kill him at once not to let use him his berserk staff. He's the biggest meme in Fire Emblem, aka Reinhardt. Not gonna lie, the most threatening enemy in Fire Emblem. He has his Brave Tome Dire Thunder and tons of good skills like adept and charge. If he's on low health, he will attack first with his vantage. I think the only way to beat him is with Mareeta and Mareeta's Blade when Reinhardt's on full health. If she can land a crit with her two strikes, he's dead. Anyways there's a cheap way to beating him: using thief staff to steal his Dire Thunder and Master Sword. Tina needs 14 magic and a magic buff (pure water or barrier) to steal his stuff. Stealing his Dire Thunder would be enough since he wouldn't be able to counterattack anymore. Though if Reinhardt's disarmed, he'll leave the map. However you don't want to do it before Olwen has talked to him because she'll get a final gift from him. Facing 19 authority stars is a pain in the ass, but there's a way to get rid of some. Since the boss has a few and he's not too scary, you have to take him out at once. Turn 1 Planning turn 1 needs some very good preparations because there's so much stuff to do. Player Phase Buffing Asbel's magic to let him deal more damage to the boss. Tina has by not enough magic to steal anything by Reinhardt. Another Dire Thunder would be awesome, but I can live without it. Lara dances Tina Sarah warps Asbel to the boss. 65% with Grafcalibur - 65% with the most accurate weapon in the game - that says how brutal the enemy is Anyways if someone attacks the boss, some events will happen after this turn. Since I will finish it in the first turn, I have to tell: Saias will leave and so his authority stars. The enemies lose 30% hit / avoid, so they are by far less intimidating. Saias would also leave on his own after 60 turns. This is the command for everyone to move out (including Reinhardt) The bridge would have been dropped. You need a flyer or warp users to reach the exit. I'm really lucky and Asbel can ORKO him with a crit. This saves me a rescue use. By Cohen's defeat the enemies lose 12% more hit / avoid. I could warp Leif to the castle and finish, but I have to do some tasks before: Olwen has to talk to Reinhardt. So she will be warped next to him. Olwen: Brother... I... Reinhardt: Come now, there will be time to tell me about all that's happened once you're safe. Heh, I'm sure you have plenty of good stories to regale with them. Olwen... Let's go back home together. Olwen: Home... No, I cannot go back to Castle Friege. I can't show my face there until I right the wrongs I helped commit, and rescue the children taken by the Loptians. Don't try to argue - I've already made up my mind. Reinhardt: Olwen, listen to what you're saying! We're family! You're my darling little sister! I couldn't bear to lose you! Olwen: I'm more than just your little sister! I'm my own woman! This is the decision I came to after thinking it over on my own. I know what it means for me.I've prepared myself for the anguish it will bring. Not even the words of my older brother could sway my mind now. Reinhardt: Then... Then that makes us enemies. Do you have it in you to raise your blade against me, Olwen? Olwen: If you stand in our way, Brother, then... I have no choice. Reinhardt: I see... So you're really serious about this... It's exactly as Bishop Saias said. You have indeed grown up - that's clear to me now. You've become a formidable woman, Olwen. I'm proud of you. This is the last time I'll be able to treat you as my little sister, and not as my enemy. But as your older brother, I have one last gift for you. Olwen: This is...?! I recognize this sword! It's your most prized weapon, Brother! Reinhardt: A token of better days... Princess Ishtar gave me that sacred blade, but I've no need for it now. You can put it to better use. Olwen: But why? I know how important it is to you. Reinhardt: That's... That's none of your concern! Now ride back to your army, Olwen! The next time we meet on the battlefield, I'll show no mercy, sister of mine or no! Am I clear?! The Blessed (Holy) Sword is an awesome sword only for Olwen. It's an effecitve weapons against cavaliers with Brave Effect. Also it gives 10 magic, in this case rather 10 resistance. If she has this sword equipped, spells like Jormungand or even Fenrir won't do much to her. It's not as great as another Dire Thunder tome because it has no two range, but still good enough especially in late game when a lots of dark mages will be faced. Next step is to steal the paragon sword. Then Sleuf warps Leif to the castle. I have no more staff users left to let someone visit the house with the rescue staff. Nevermind! Sleuf activates his movement stats, means he can warp someone to the castle. He warps Xavier to the house with the rescue staff. Great! Dean also may move again and can visit this (less important) house. why not Now I have done everything important. It would have been a perfect run of this chapter, if I was able to steal Dire Thunder. Though I'm very little satisfied overall. Getting the rescue staff was not expected either, the more glad I am that I still got it. Time to seize! When I played this chapter for the first time I needed four hours and like 80 turns. For this run I needed about three minutes for one turn. Augustus: ... Blood that has been spilled can never be returned. Wise men accept this, and see to it that blood is only spilled for a worthy cause. Bah, enough of my ruminations. Come along, Prince Leif - we must hurry to Manster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 19 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: It can be done easily in one turn, and this is what you actually want to do! I prefer the the warp Olwen, talk to Reinhardt for the awesome sword (and to trigger Saias's escape), rescue her back, and finally ward or holy water+dance someone to berserk Reinhardt. Berserk Reinhardt is outright hilarious and effective at clearing out the scariest parts of this map (and the ballistae will take him out eventually, so you don't have to deal with Reinhardt) so you can take it at your leisure. 19 hours ago, Falcom Knight said: Anyways if someone attacks the boss, some events will happen after this turn. Since I will finish it in the first turn, I have to tell: Saias will leave and so his authority stars. The enemies lose 30% hit / avoid, so they are by far less intimidating. Saias would also leave on his own after 60 turns. This is the command for everyone to move out (including Reinhardt) The bridge would have been dropped. You need a flyer or warp users to reach the exit. You don't have to actually attack the boss for these to trigger, just having a unit end their turn sufficiently close will trigger them. That weird little open spot you can warp Olwen to talk to Reinhardt is actually close enough to trigger these events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Chapter 23 Spoiler Map Commentary Battle Preparations No certain is forced for a special event. However again you want to bring a warp user because it's another easy warp skip. Also rescue is recommended, I will elobarate later. Ced is back! As Saias is. Saias: A simple traveler, nothing more. I heared about the fighting that had broken out here. If you wish to spirit the children away, from this foul place, perhaps I could help. Or are you unwilling to trust me? Ced: Hmm... I sense your heart is enveloped in a gentle wind. You don't seem to mean us harm. Just who are you, exactly? You wear the robes of the royal priesthood... Saias: We haven't the time for me to explain my little story, I'm afraid, but I give you my word that I'll see the children to safety. You can either trust me or not. Choose now. Ced: ...Very well. I have little alternative but to believe you. Ah, one more thing. When you flee with the children, please, you must make sure this sword escapes the city as well. Saias: A sword... ? Ah, I'll gladly smuggle it out of Manster, of course, but do you realize what this weapon is? It's Bragi's Blade! I'd heared it was being kept in Manster Castle, under heavy guard. Ced: It was, but I saw to that. You see, Raydrik is protected by an enchantment upon his own blade, the Loptian Fang. Bragi's Blade is the only thing that can breach its foul magic. Saias: I see... So what would you have me do with it? Ced: The blade can only be wielded by a swordsman of holy blood. A rebel leader, Prince Leif, is marching his Liberation Army here as we speak. He can use it - I want you to deliever it to him. Saias: I understood. I'll see that it reaches his hands. Ced: You've my gratitude. Oh, Sir Priest! You must give me your name, at least... Ah, forgive my rudeness. I am... I am Saias of House Velthomer. Saias leaves the castle and moves to Leif... without being spotted somehow. It gets tight for Raydrik... Raydrik: That's unacceptable! Those cattle are the only bargaining chips we have to get the Empire to overlook this mess! Faden, cut them down in the streets! Slay every last little brat! Let's show every damn peasant in Manster what the price of fleeing is! Faden: Leave it to me, milord! Raydrik: I hear Leonster's stray mutt in marching on Manster, and the Magi have already breached the castle once... They must not be allowed to seize control of the gates as well! Alphand: Of course, sire! We'll take every measure to secure the city! Augustus: Things have escalted since last we were here. The knights seem to be weaker than before, but they're still a force to be reckoned with. Without the Magi's aid, I fear seizing Manster will be nigh-impossible. ...Oh? What's this? Look, there's movement around the city! Whole groups of children are fleeing Manster! Leif: What?! There's no time to lose! Let's move! Map The goal is to seize once more. It's another easy warp skip, but again a few things must be done before. Saias Saias is playable now. Though he's not near as broken as before anymore since he lost all this authority stars. Still a very good filler because staff users are welcome all the time. He carries the Bragi's Blade which is not shown in his inventory. Anyways Leif has to talk to him (or the other way around works too) to get this sword. Saias will stay or leave after this chapter, depending what's going to happen in this chapter. Chapter 23 is the final map which takes place outside, so it's the final time all the cavaliers and fliers can shine. Logically it's also the final time dealing with ballistae... thankfully. The lonely placed general has tons of good weapons, so it'd be wise to capture him. Since I don't need any of these weapons, I won't do it. The castle is guarded by some cavaliers and their promoted version, including miniboss Faden who carries a flame sword. Two sleep staves. They are by far less annoying than two silence users would have been. Since I have way too many units for this chapter, they can do whatever they want. Alphand is not too bad since he has no fenrir. Turn 1 Since I plan to warpskip the chapter, I will not bring the kids to safety. I think they only would give something like a master seal, I don't think. It was not anything really valuable iirc. That also means I will skip some events in this chapter like the appearance of some draco knights reinforcments including Altena. I will not end this chapter in the first turn for a good reason, I explain right here: I mentioned Saias's remain is crucial by (not) doing something. If someone is placed very closed to the castle - in this case four tiles away - something is going to happen after the first enemy phase. Tina rescues Saias. He doesn't have to stay on this spot till the end of the turn to trigger upcoming event. Leif: A... priest?! You're the one that led the children to safety? Saias: Indeed. I did so on behalf of Sir Ced of the Magi. Thank you for taking us in. Think nothing of it! If anything, you deserve all the thanks for seeing the children out of the city. Leave the rest of the fighting to us. You should get somewhere safe, Father. Ah... Now that I get a good look at you, I take it you're Prince Leif? That I am. How did you know? There's no time. Listen closely: you must take this sword with you, and keep it close at hand. This is Bragi's Blade. You'll need it if you're to defeat Raydrik. Bragi's Blade?! You're... giving this to ME? Make no mistake: Sir Ced wanted you to have this. I gave him my word that I would deliver it to you. It's a sacred blade that can only be wielded by someone of holy blood - but Sir Ced knows little of swordplay himself, you see. A sacred blade. The holy weapon of Bragi himself...! The gods themselves must have sent this sword as an act of providence... I'll see that it meets Raydrik's neck before long. Thank you for everything, Father! I'm... just happy to have played my part. But remember: when the time comes to face Raydrik, you must bring that sword with you - it's the only thing that can breach the enchantment which protects him. May we meet again, Lord Leif! The Bragi's Blade doesn't look as impressive as other holy weapons like Holsety, but it's good for what it is. It's the ticket for Raydrik. Also miracle is always nice to have, especially on someone whose death would cause a Game Over. Only Leif can wield it. The two houses only give information about the might of the Loptian Order. The three houses on top right of the map give an item each. Otherwise there's absolutely nothing to do. Enemy Phase This dialogue is shown, if an ally comes close to the castle. Ced appears and kills the boss for you. And seizes the castle. It's auto-play from now on. The enemies all do suicide on him. They have no chance to kill him. Even if they can hit him - with their probably 1% hitrate -, the throne boost gives him enogh defense to take some hits. Congrats for hitting him! Faden follows his squad... In this chapter you don't have to fight at all, if Ced is shown. Turn 2 Player Phase Leif is warped to Ced to talk to him. Be sure: Once Ced is recruited, Saias will leave after this chapter. It's nowhere mentioned. So make sure to take of all of his weapons and staves. The other way around, if Ced isn't recruited, Cyas would stay. But seriously who doesn't want to have Forseti!? Leif: Aren't you... Sir Ced?! Ced: Prince Leif?! Hah, so you've finally arrived! Leif: Sorry to have kept you waiting. I never did a chance to thank you for rescuing me, Prince Ced... Ced: Ah... So my secret is out, I see. How did you learn that I'm a prince? Did Karin tell you? Leif: She did. If what she said is true, you stayed behind here to protect the people of Manster instead of returning to your native Silesse. I'm sorry I've been proven to be such a worthless prince... Everything you've gone through all comes down to my own weakness. I had a chance to liberate the city when last I was here, but all I could do was run. That was unforgivable of me. Ced: There's no need to apologize, Prince. It's no fault of yours - my plan was doomed from the start. I had intended to liberate much more of the city and its people, but not even my holy weapon, the Tome of Forseti, could overcome the power of Raydrik's Loptian Fang. Because of the miscalculation, I lost many of the very people I'd come here to save. I'm to blame for all of this, not you. Leif: Even so... I envy you, Prince Ced. The people hail you as a hero, and they're not wrong. You're everything that I'm not: holy blood runs strong in your veins, and you can wield the very weapon your namesake once used. And I... I have nothing. I'm a world apart of the likes of you and Lord Seliph. I... I'm no Crusader... Ced: Prince Leif... How could you say such a thing?! Being a Crusader means more than just happening to inherit the right kind of blood. For centuries, Judgral was ruled by the Loptian Order and its Empire - the Crusaders were the ones who overthrew their rule. And that's exactly what you've been doing for a whole year now, Prince Leif! You've fought and bled to liberate the people of Thracia. You walked a path that would've broken lesser men. But on you marched, waging your own holy war to free countless souls from the grip of the Empire! Neither Lord Seliph nor I have any right to call ourselves better than you. You're the youngest of us. You spent your childhood being hunted. And you've never stopped fighting. In fact, you've been fighting for longer than any of us have! If you're not a Crusader, then who the hell is?! Take heart, Prince Leif! Your soul sings with the voice of Njörun! You've done her legacy proud! Leif: Prince Ced... I don't know how to thank you. I look at you and Lord Seliph, see the scale of what you've accomplished, see the enormity of your armies... and then I think of my own mistakes, of the people I've failed, and I feel so... small. Small and weak. Like a sickly child standing besides giants. Heh. Perhaps I am still a child, in many ways. Ced: Then that would mean I, holy weapon and all, needed to be rescued by a child. Do you mean to insult me? Leif: Ah...! N-No, that's not what... Ced: Hah! I was only joking, Prince Leif. Though this is hardly time to fool around... Ahem. Back to the matter at hand. My men and I have Raydrik pinned down in a small wing of the castle - with no way for him to escape. Alas, there's a complication: he's using the few remaining children in the castle as hostages. The Magi doesn't have the manpower to both storm the castle and keep fighting the knights of Manster on the streets. Prince Leif, will you lend me your strength and lead your forces into the castle while the Magi keep order in the city? It would be my honor to fight alongside you! I've a score to settle with Raydrik. Leif: How fitting that the Twofold Traitor will meet his end at the hands of the Prince of Leonster... Gods be with you, Prince Leif! Ced joins and by that Saias will leave after this chapter. Ced still has his awesome Forseti tome. All of Saias's stuff is taken off. Lara is warped next to Leif to let her make Leif seizing the castle. If you want to have Ced, you need two turns at least. Augustus: Then we have our work cut out for us... Ah, there's something you should be aware of, my prince. I have intelligence stating that Raydrik's blade, the Loptian Fang, is enchanted with dark magic that shields him from all harm. If we're to defeat him, we must prepare some kind of countermeasure before we enter the castle. Ah, I'm one step ahead of you. I receiced a sword, Bragi's Blade, from the priest that fled Manster with the children. It's a holy weapon, that's every bit the equal of Raydrik's blade - and importantly, it can breach the magic protecting him. Hmm... That's quite fortuitous, for once. Just make absolutely certain you have Bragi's Blade in hand before the next battle, my prince! Saias's farewell Leif: ...Can you tell me more about your circumstances? How exactly did you end up here? Saias: I can't say. Not now. Leif: I see. I don't suppose there's any chance you could stay with us any longer? We could use your help for liberating Manster. Saias: I've seen enough battle for one lifetime. I already fear that my heart may have grown too accustomed to warfare... But know that I'll be praying for your good fortune from the Tower of Bragi. Be well, Lord Leif. Next time Leif finally will kick Raydrik's ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Chapter 24 Part 1 Spoiler Map Commentary Battle Preparations Mareeta has to be deployed since she can recruit someone. Besides her staff users are highly recommended (as for most other maps). It's finally time to Rayrdik's ass! Veld: Don't promise more than you're capable of. It's obvious to anyone with eyes that the rebels have the overwhelming advantage. Raydrik: ... Even for you, this is pathetic. I thought you'd at least be more useful this this, but it seems I overrestimated you. I wash my hand of you, Raydrik. Our alliance has come to an end. Wait, Bishop Veld! Please! If you abandon me now, I... I... Not above begging, are we? Oh, very well. I'll consider this a dead man's last request. I shall spare you a batallion of sorceres from the esteemed Welkenrosen. Veld leaves. Ced: There aren't many of Raydrik's men left, but he's made up the difference by hiring a slew of sellswords. The most dangerous of them is a swordsman by the name of Galzus. Challenging him directly is suicide. Leif: Galzus, you say? Hmm... What should we do about him, then? Ced: Our only option is to lure him close enough for me to ambush him with the tome of Forseti. Yet even I don't know if that will defeat him... Leif: We barely have enough troops to stage such a diversion... Augustus: As their tasks are a race against time, that was all the more reason to send them in ahead of us. Leif: Rescuing the children goes without saying, but why bother with the Loptian bishops? Augustus: There's a place of warship in the east wing of the castle where the Loptians congregate. The bishops there pose a grave threat to our army, as they wield berserk and sleep staves. Leif: I see... So the task of defeating Raydrik falls solely to our group, then? Augustus: Indeed. There won't be time for the others to circle back around and rejoin us. Ced: We're certainly in for a difficult battle, Prince Leif... Leave the weaker foes for me. You just focus on Raydrik! Leif: Understood! No matter what it takes, I'll cut him down! Map Chapter 24 is the second last main story chapter. Finally Leif has the chance to defeat Raydrik! Though there are some obstacles in the way. First of all the party is split in three groups in isolated areas. Merging the groups impossible without using (re)warp and rescue staves. Each group has its own task: The left group has to save the children from the Loptian bishops: All of them have Jormungand and a few of them even hel which reduces HP to 1. They all prioritize the civilians first to escape with them. Keeping the cvilians alive has its purpose. One of the civilians, a male one, has a door key (not shown in the inventory overview of this person) which can open the big door at the top of the map. This opens a room with a chest where the Kia staff is inside. If you remember, it's this staff which can restore stone condition. Only Sara can wield the Kia staff. If she's alive at the end of this chapter and you got that Kia staff, you have access to the last and by far, I say it most controversial, gaiden of this game. Once the door to the Kia staff is open, you can ignore the civilians. You don't get anything, if they all escape. The right group has to deal with the Loptian bishops Augustus mentioned: All of them have different weapon or staff and very most of them can be very dangerous. annoying, but not dangerous Can be ignored for now, but getting the rescue staff unused would be great. Same goes for this one. Has to be dismantled at once since he can reactivate any asleep or silenced ally. Same goes for him. Berserk has a way more target range than silence since most phyisical units have lower magic than the berserk's user. Same what goes for the rescue user. The biggest threat by far besides the restore user! No threat. Just kill him. A bit more annoying than silence since it can target more of allies as the berserk staves, but it's not the bishop to give highest priority to. So the enemies you want to get rid off at first - better to silence / sleep to grab their staff later - are the fenrir restore berserk users. Dismantling the silence and sleep users in the first turn would be perfect, but these are only minor threats. This chapter is a good example how to create a battle between staves. Usually battles are decided with physical weapons and magic, but as for this chapter staves play a major role. Seriously it's the only chapter when staff wars is going to happen. The upcoming gaiden has it too, but the framework conditions are different, simply worse. The two heroes in this area have status affecting swords, so keep an eye on them! So the central group with Leif is left: They have to fight two snipers, two bishops, four heroes with all different equipment and Galzus. Both snipers each have a master bow. Both bishops are not threatening, but they have nice staff to capture. All the heroes have either a range weapon or a master weapon, so they can be very dangerous. Note: If you play an older translation, clicking on one of these heroes will crash the game. As you can see the Project Exile patch solved this issue. Galzus is still the same as in former encounters. You don't have to face him! He's recruitable with Mareeta. If you have managed to get rid of all these guys and recruited Galzus, only Raydrik is left: His stats are rather bad for being maxed level, but his stats don't really matter two much aside of being not very strong. Loptian Fang gives 20 magic boost, so mages can't do too much on him. However the main thing about this weapon is, that disables any attacks aside of the Bragi's Blade. I think dealt damage is halved if I remember right, but I have not attacked him with any other weapons of the Bragi's Blade yet. Anyways Bragi's Blade is a must have to defeat Raydrik. Turn 1 Player Phase Sarah silences the restore user. Fortunately she may act again. She dismantles the berserk user. Safiya dismantles the last of the big theats. I don't remember, if which staff she used, but the result is the same. Tina rescues Pan since he has the door keys. Furthermore more manpower for protecting the kids is welcome. Pan also may move again. Good RNG so far! The race against the bishops begins. Seriously this is the hardest part of this chapter. Linoan will get rid of all these bishops in enemy phase. Enemy Phase The bishops do what they can do best. ;( Unfortuantely these bishops are "clever" enough not to suicide on Linoan since they can't hurt her. It will slow down my progress. Nanna is silenced, the only real remaining target. Using staves and items for fun. I mean it's not entirely dumb, since they try to break these things before I will be able to capture them. It's the only chapter where you can see "staff combos" on an enemy. I really wished more chapter had them... Turn 2 Player Phase amazing Why not? The only real opportunity to get this weapon. It was a mistake actually since by losing the sword the hero has way higher AS now and so it's harder to defeat him now. The recapturing was successful. Pan activates move again in the second turn too. great level Mareeta is still able to finish the hero off. This area is cleared. Though I want to grab some of these staves. Enemy Phase F*****k...... reinforcements! And this at the worst possible time on the worst possible place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Reisalin Stout said: It's the only chapter where you can see "staff combos" on an enemy. If you get bogged down fighting Veld in the last room of the game the dark mages with him will use ensorcel staff to increase the magic of the silence staff users, and silence your magic capped units. 5 hours ago, Reisalin Stout said: F*****k...... reinforcements! And this at the worst possible time on the worst possible place! Oof, here is hoping Lara is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Chapter 24 Part 2 Spoiler Enemy Phase I was in serious trouble. As always game keeps me Lithis is captured which is not too bad honestly. Jeez... again I barely escaped death. Turn 3 The lockpicks are gone for good likely - not the end of the world. I have the knowledge now that soldiers appeared, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't the only turn they showed up. They will spawn over and over again. I have to get the situation under control. Not only that I have to kill the two, but I also must make sure to give Lara a safespot at least. I do the easy things first: Getting rid of all the Loptian douches. The civilians are safe! missed Maybe not anymore... 1/2 down Hoping for a crit... not happening 2/2 down The way to the goldmine is free now. Enemy Phase ... I moved Lithis. Don't ask me why. You can guess what will go to happen... ...I'm an IDIOT!!! I NEED MY DANCER!!! Have to replay from turn 2 all over again since it's the turn when the ambush soliders appear for the firs time. Turn 2 Player Phase Bad playing is rewarded. This time I gave Lithis a weapon, so Nanna and him will block them. Ambush spawn never really bothered me in this game... until this chapter. Enemy Phase Here they come! WTH!? He gets ONESHOTTED!!! At least Lara did better. Turn 3 I don't care for Lithis. I don't need him anymore. He'll stay dead. Also leaving him dead will unlock a little cookie in the last chapter. I have to admit these guys are really strong. Didn't expect that at all. Player Phase Mareeta barely can take two hits. She also is the best to kill the disarmed hero. Again 1 HP away. But this time she crits. Ugh...Nanna can be 2RKO'ed. And she can get attacked three times. She definitely needs heal. Schroff does it. Nothing has been changed in this area. All bishops are defeated, so the NPCs are safe. Let's open this door. I don't remember what was behind of that. I can say: absolutely nothing! The most pointless door in Fire Emblem. Enemy Phase I'm a bit worried about Nanna. There goes the hel. No, please! Oof...these guys are superscary. Turn 4 Player Phase very nice Xavier has the magic now to tank a few bishops. With happing the paragon sword equipped, nothing can happen to Mareeta. Enemy Phase ouch ...Shoot...He could reach Pan. I have tons of close calls so far yet... Holy... another one! This guy had move movement that he should have. Mareeta can settle this easily. Turn 5 This chapter is way more stressful than I expected to be. Two deaths (one of them resetted) and at least in four more situations someone could have been died. Player Phase Misha's levels ups have been really great so far. Misha may move again. Also be careful and don't place anymore near the wall because the master bow sniper and the heroes (including Gaius) can attack there. ...*sighs* The downside of staves in FE5... ...Though it's not that I have not been prepared for this case. This is the berserk sage who gets captured. Lara will not be only the dancer, but also the Merlinus. So far, so good! All the bishops have been disabled. Now I have to wait for the civilians. However it will take some time since they have only two movement. Enemy Phase Linoan shall "tank". He HP and defense should be barely enough to take a hit. ...or not.........DANG IT!!! NOOOOOOOOOO; NOT HER, NOT BEST FE5 GIRL!!! cries Quote Oof, here is hoping Lara is ok. Everything will be fine... Spoiler ... at least I try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Reisalin Stout said: Let's open this door. I don't remember what was behind of that. I can say: absolutely nothing! The most pointless door in Fire Emblem. That is the hiding place of the only secret shop in the game. If you managed to not kill (although capturing and releasing is OK) any of the Leonster soldiers in chapter 18 you get a member card, and if someone warps/rewarps to that door with the member card they can buy stat boosters from it for 8000 a pop, and you can only buy until your inventory fills up. I have only ever bother with it once, and it wasn't worth the effort. 1 hour ago, Reisalin Stout said: Holy... another one! This guy had move movement that he should have. Yeah, its one of those odd things to note about how wildly generic enemy's stats can vary, that they can proc movement growths, although I have never seen an enemy with more than one extra move. 1 hour ago, Reisalin Stout said: ...or not.........DANG IT!!! NOOOOOOOOOO; NOT HER, NOT BEST FE5 GIRL!!! cries Ouch, that is tragedy. Her death also triggers Dean to leave your army just to make her death even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Chapter 24 Part 3 Spoiler Sorry, but I mustn't let Linoan die. I can't bring it over my heart. Turn 3 Player Phase I simply underrated the enemy. I never expected that the soldiers have >_ 30 attack. Nanna can take two hits when she has the paragon sword equipped. So Mareeta can capture the bishops one by another. This is the fenrir bishop. Since I don't need this time, he may be killed. Enemy Phase Nanna does splendid. Turn 4 Player Phase It goes faster when they're rescued. The next turns will become a bit monotonous: Nanna kills the reinforcements, Mareeta grabs some staves and everyone on the left side brings the civlians to the big door. grabbing Once again I get the totally undeserved reward. Nine movement for a dancer is just delicious. If I just knew, which bishop it was... Turn 5 Player Phase nice Turn 6 Player Phase Getting all the goodies. Enemy Phase Oho...dark bishop spawns. Since he spawns in an isolated area, he has rewarp for sure. More nice stuff to capture. No, he has an unlock staff to open the door. Everyone starts to move now. I'm not too concerned about that. I just need Mareeta here in time to let her talk to Galzus. Also I wouldn't be sad at all, if Galzus activated move again because so he could get out the attack range of the other enemies. His recruitment would become a lot easier. Turn 7 This is just a stationary door opener. Means that the fight with Galzus will be brought to the player automatically. Player Phase Dropping the first kids next to the door. Grabbed everything important (berserk, ensorcel, rescue, fortify). Enemy Phase This is good! Turn 8 Player Phase Have to kill him to give the NPCs a safe spot next to the wall. Linoan warps Mareeta next to Galzus. Mareeta: It's you...The swordsman that rescued me... I always hoped I'd see you again. Galzus: What'd you come back here for!? You're still just a little girl... Swords ain't toys, you know! Mareeta: Back then, when I was possessed by that cursed blade, I had a vision of my father. We were separated when I was very young, but I still remember him clearly. He was a towering mountain of a man, strong as an ox, and yet... gentle. Galzus the sellsword... You're... It's you! You're my father! Galzus: Ah...! Mareeta: Why aren't you sayin' anything?! Please! Please, just answer me! Galzus: I... You don't blame me...? Mareeta: I'm the one to blame... Those slavers only caught hold of me because I didn't listen to you. Besides, I wasn't their prisoner for very long.Commander Eyvel rescued me just after it happened. I never held a grudge against you, Father! Galzus: ...I'm sorry. I searched for a long time, but you never turned up... Besides, with the man I am now... with all the blood I've got in my hands...I figured it was better if you didn't have anything to do with me, wherever you were. Mareeta: Just like that...?! It doesn't matter what's happened since then! We'll always be family...! Galzus: ...That lady, the swordsman who got turned to stone... She's the one who rescued you from those slavers, right? The one who's raised you ever since? Mareeta: That's right... Galzus: ...Then there's no way I'm leavin' her behind. A man of Isaach always repays his debts! Enemy Phase Two dark sages appear next to Raydrik. Not only a phenomenal unit joined my party, it also makes Mareeta even more awesome than she already is. Turn 9 Player Phase The complete rout in one turn. And even Tanya could ORKO an enemy! The way to Raydrik is free. Sarah Turn 10 Player Phase Leif capped defense! No more fighting enemies left - aside of Raydrik. Enemy Phase Oh well, thankfully first one missed. Turn 11 Player Phase awww... she has capped everything important yet After chapter 21x my favorite chapter for capturing. This doesn't look bad at all! Leif can easily ORKO him, if he hits twice and Raydrik doesn't activate great shield. Leif can make advantage of a pillar which gives him a slight defense and evasion boost. LET'S DO IT!!! Famous last words!? REKT!!! ...what a pathetic guy. On Raydrik, Leif becomes level 20. He level skill. Enemy Phase Even after Raydrik's death reinforcements still appear. NPC Phase Turn 12 Player Phase The door to the Kia staff is opened. Tina, please! At least her level up is good. Guess I need another turn... ... maybe not! Here we go! Open this chest, only if you're absolutely confident! This will unlock the last gaiden of the game, and this one is not fun to play, if you play this game for the first time. The Kaia staff is the only staff which can restore Eyvel and it's also the only staff which can restore Veld's stone attack, but you don't entirely need it because Veld can easily be defeated without giving him a turn to attack. The only reason to play 24x is for the plot because of re-recruiting.......and maybe if you're low on (re)warp staves. Otherwise don't do it! 24x isn't worth the effort. It's more pain, than it's beneficial. Time to celebrate the victory! Apperently Raydrik's wish was granted... Augustus: Some wicked force is at work here, of that I have no doubt. The whole castle is enveloped in a foul energy... I suspect it's connected to that secret temple of the Loptian Order, which lies underneath this very castle. Until that vile place is reduced to rubble, we cannot consider Manster truly liberated. Leif: A secret temple... So this is Loptians's stronghold in Thracia. Indeed. The man in charge of the temple is a bishop named Veld - he's a close friend and confidant to Manfroy himself. Bishop Veld... What kind of man is he? He leads the parish of Loptians that infest Thracia with their presence. It is his responsibility to oversee the region's child hunts - and to sic the Welkenrosen on any villages who resist. Raydrik was little more than Veld's pawn. And according to the prisoners we've rescued since, it was he who turned Lady Eyvel to stone. Wh-What?! That's unforgivable! This man, Veld... He's the spider at the center of it all... Speaking of which, Augustus... Now that Eyvel's rescue is within our grasp, what can we do to cure her? As I mentioned before, the staff of Kaia could free her, but only those of Manfroy's bloodline can wield it. We're no closer to finding a solution to that dilemma than when we first fled Castle Manster... So after all this, we're still just as powerless?! We can't save Eyvel... ?! Argh... Was all this just a waste?! That's when Sarah comes in game. Since she's the only one who can use the Kaia staff, she has to be kept alive till chapter 24. Next chapter...oh boy... I could write an essay about it. Quote Ouch, that is tragedy. Her death also triggers Dean to leave your army just to make her death even worse. For the story it is, but Dean isn't needed anymore since remaining chapters take place only indoor. PS: I am speaking in active incorrectly since I couldn't bring it on to let her be dead. Edited April 2, 2020 by Reisalin Stout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltosian Kadath Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, Reisalin Stout said: On Raydrik, Leif becomes level 20. He level skill. What perfect timing, capping level just when he killed Raydrik. 40 minutes ago, Reisalin Stout said: This will unlock the last gaiden of the game, and this one is not fun to play, if you play this game for the first time. The Kaia staff is the only staff which can restore Eyvel and it's also the only staff which can restore Veld's stone attack, but you don't entirely need it because Veld can easily be defeated without giving him a turn to attack. The only reason to play 24x is for the plot because of re-recruiting.......and maybe if you're low on (re)warp staves. Otherwise don't do it! 24x isn't worth the effort. It's more pain, than it's beneficial. There are some tricks that make it a little easier, for example the warp tiles only trigger when you chose the wait command, so if you can end your unit's turn some other way you wont be warped. Good luck its a tricky chapter. 32 minutes ago, Reisalin Stout said: For the story it is, but Dean isn't needed anymore since remaining chapters take place only indoor. He is alright indoors thanks to a base A rank swords, but he is much than when outdoors, so fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Chapter 24x Part 1 Spoiler Battle Preparations I might repeat when I say bring staff users, but this appliers more now than ever before. If you want to save Eyvel - which is not obligatory I'm pretty sure - bring Sarah with the Kaia staff equipped. There are a few chests, so bring a thief or door / chest keys. an Eyvel statue in the darkness Leif: It certianly looks how you'd expect a hidden Loptian enclave to. Everything is so dark, I barely can see past my own nose. Where could Eyvel be? Augustus: That I don't know, I'm afraid. We've little choice but to search until we find her. But be wary: I have intelligence stating that the Loptians have worked their foul magic to place invisible traps throughout this area. They can be walked across safely, but once one stands on them for too long, they are teleported to a nearby execution chamber. Once used by the Loptians to eliminate dissidents in their ranks, they've repurposed it as a line of defense against us. I know not exactly where these traps are, but we should not linger for too long near doors, on staircases, or in narrow corridors. If one of our own should happen to be teleported to the execution chamber, however, there's no exit - we must use our teleportation magic to retrieve them. In fact, we'll have to use the Loptians's own magic against them to find Veld: an enchanted circle in the center chamber teleports one directly to the altar he's retreated to. After we've rescued Lady Eyvel, we should make our own way there and use the circle to finally confront Veld. Above all else, my prince, stay calm and advance slowly and carefully. You've come too far to get careless now. Map The party is split in two groups. You have to go a non straight path northwards to rescue Eyvel. Stone brings each stat to zero as sleep does. The difference is just only the Kaia staff can restore it. In the center chamber you have to go around is the exit. It's an escape mission. I already mentioned in chapter 24, you should skip this chapter if you are playing this chapter for the first time without using a guide. Augustus mentioned what the deal of this chapter is: There are invisible traps, spots which teleport the unit directly to an isolated area. There's no way to escape aside of being rescued. If you're out of rescue staves and a non rewarp user falls for the trap, it's the equal to death. I don't know who made this thought to bring such an idiotic gimmick like this to Fire Emblem. Anyways these traps are not the only issue. Like chapter 21x and chapter 24 there are enemies with status affecting staves and even warp. It's the only main story chapter you have to deal with warp staves on an enemy. And they can warp a hero on you. Though thankfully - as in 21x - the warp users only start to become active in turn 2, so you can focus on the other threats first. Turn 1 Player Phase This turn also requires some preparations. Olwen will take the main role. 1.Using ensorcel on Olwen. 2. Warping Olwen to a space next to the exit. Welcome to hel! I forgot to this dude - he has a berserk staff, so get rid of him at once. Also in this champter these purple tiles give +10 magic to everyone which means the enemies hit harder, but they also can use their status affecting staves on high magic staff users. First major threat is dead. great level up The Loptians left and right of the bishop both have fenrir and silence / sleep. These are the next enemies who have been disabled. You can see the buffed magic. No one can use a status affecting staff on him without having a magic boost. Almada who makes a guest appearance uses ensorcel on Linoan. Time for some fun! Asbel gives the sight. You see berserkers and two Loptian Bishops. These berserkes hit hard and they all have wrath. Don't face them with someone who has vantage. The two Bishops are the warp users I mentioned before. They can't use warp yet because no physical enemy is around them. This will change once reinforcements appear which will happen after the first turn already, but I never saw them using warp in the first turn. This would take the cake! They are placed in this execution chamber. There's still one reason to get land on one of these warptiles: for capturing the warp staves Safiya can put this guy to sleep without a magic buff since he has <10 magic. All important things are done. I could have waited for one more turn, but better too early than too late. Sarah can move again. a perfect first player phase I could dismantle all staff users who have the potential to cause much trouble. So far this chapter is not too bad. Similar to chapter 24 just with the difference that you wouldn't know what to do since it's a FoW map. end of turn Enemy Phase reinforcements Mareeta capped several stats already. Killing a beserker gives tons of experience. I never mentioned it: Once someone is berserked, their allies automatically target the beserked unit. It's superfun to watch making sucicide on each other. The main reason I used berserk, was to save uses of Olwen's Dire Thunder. She has only ~15 uses left. more rewarp crap I'm not opposed to see them because it means more rewarp to capture. Four of them spawn in each enemy phase. too late, my friend! Turn 2 Player Phase Tbh these enemies aren't that threatening. The reinforcements all have hel which is not cool if it hits. This went well! Not only that all enemies have been eliminated, even one rewarp could have been captured. Olwen will stay there till the end. The two groups are close of being reunited. No one has been fallen for the trap. Enemy Phase Another fun fact is that the enemies poison on each other which means they'll eventually die automatically. The next wave of reinforcements rewarps to Olwen, so she's trapped. It doesn't bother me at all. Also I think it's only three reinforcements per enemy phase. The four who spawned in turn 1, don't have to be reinforcements. WHAT!? The berserked silence staff mage uses silence on me. Turn 3 Player Phase By using the Holy Sword, her resistance is even higher now. You get an impression how far the way to the exit chamber is. Safiya warps Galzus to the execution chamber to let him grab the warp staves. Unfortunately he doesn't activate move again, so he'll have to deal with halved stats in the enemy phase. Though I'm fairly sure he'll survive. Nanna restores silenced Sarah. Linoan has the chest keys. Of course the berserker could oneshot her, but I trust the 66% evasion! Enemy Phase Oh no! The other promoted enemy in the chamber has a sleep sword, so Galzus is defenseless now. At least Linoan does fine. Waaah - he could double her. I forgot that tomes have no weapon weight buffer in this game. Not half as bad! This is funny: Since the venin bow hit Galzus, his status ailment changed from sleep to poison which is much better for me. Of course by having the sword equipped, she can't kill much. And again berserked enemy targets me. Though I should not complain: Can be happy that Linoan survived. Turn 4 The reinforcements warped to Galzus. Player Phase Hel has 56% - WHAT!? At least she has 99% with Dire Thunder. Even with halved stats Galzus has no issues to wreck the mages. Sarah rescues him and may move again. Uses ensorcel on Ced. 😞 😄 Safiya warps Ced to the exit chamber to let him support Olwen. Still no end in sight... And still no one got trapped. Enemy Phase Five mages spawned here. I'm not sure I'll be able to take them all out in the upcoming turn because not everyone is in their attack range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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