Gergeshwan

I haven't gotten all that far yet, but for starters... Avatar (+Spd -Lck) Tactician Level 18 34 HP, 17 Str, 18 Mag, 15 Skl, 23 Spd, 9 Lck, 11 Def, 9 Res Sumia Pegasus Knight Level 16 27 HP, 15 Str, 7 Mag, 22 Skl, 24 Spd, 18 Lck, 9 Def, 12 Res Chrom Lord Level 13 31 HP, 13 Str, 1 Mag, 16 Skl, 18 Spd, 15 Lck, 13 Def, 3 Res I'll go try and level up some less used characters and add them in.

I see, it's a .7z. You open those with 7-zip, which is a more powerful compression program than Winzip, but it's basically the same idea. You should be able to extract that then, and the emulator will be inside.

First off, you'll need an iso of the game. If you have the physical disk and a Wii, you can rip this using Homebrew, if not, you'll have to find it yourself. Then, you'll need the Dolphin emulator, which runs GameCube/Wii isos. Once you have that, you just run the emulator and open the FE9 iso, and then it should be running. That was just a general overview, but if you need help with something specific, I can explain in greater detail. Also, make sure your computer is powerful enough. Dolphin is very CPU intensive.

A 4 turn on 3-4 is possible, but you'll have to rig an Adept with Ike since you don't have the Brave Sword. Not sure about 4-E-5.

This might be useful to you. Basically, the character and item data is in a different location compared to the console, so you have to account for that in the code. You shouldn't need to use the button activators as you can manually activate the codes in Dolphin. I would assume that is the problem, if not it might be that the characters weren't in the same locations as for whoever made the codes. In that case, just mess around with adding or subtracting increments of 0x3F0 until you get the right character.

That 1-E strategy was absolutely brilliant. I noticed you didn't bother with the 2-3 Speedwing. I guess the Haar transfer kind of eliminated the need for it, but I was wondering how you planned to handle the 3-5 boss. I had originally thought Crown at 24 speed + the Speedwing but it looks the DB still has the 1-E one and of course 2-3 is out. Is he in OHKO range with the Horselayer?

This is really impressive. Excellent job. I'm curious to see what you did for 1-E if Ilyana took Pass already, always thought that was pretty much essential to clear some of the later ledges. Would Thani help at all with the bexp needed for Micaiah for 1-9? I'm guessing not, since she gets plenty of magic anyway, but I recall being able to get that in a 5 turn clear of 1-2. Although it has been a while, maybe it wasn't actually 5 turns.

At the current pace of a year between updates, this is going to take a very long time. Chapter 28 16/132 Turns Since this one can't be sped up at all, the goal here is pretty much just to gain exp. Raven got most of the focus in that department in hopes that he'll be able to double some of those annoying Valkyries. The treasure here is also quite important, and all of it was obtained. 6:47- From here, Ninian is just outside Ursula's Bolting range. 7:02- The square Marcus is on is just outside Maxime's range. Saving him for later is a good idea, as he can be tough to kill and fighting him gives Jaffar more time to do something stupid. 9:42- This was a positioning error that fortunately worked out. 22:00- Letting Ursula live for a while allows more reinforcements to spawn for better exp gain, but she does have to die before you get overwhelmed. Unit Level HP Str Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Hector 16.25 33 16 11 10 7 15 3 Eliwood C Marcus 11.59 38 18 20 13 11 13 11 Sain 10.14 38 21 14 15 11 11 4 Kent C Kent 5.09 39 16 16 17 5 11 6 Sain C Isadora 4.67 37 14 13 17 11 8 6 Raven 8.32 46 19 22 23 7 10 7 Pent 8.69 34 19 21 18 15 12 16 Louise A Priscilla 2.85 23 11 11 11 14 6 13 Heath 2.29 42 17 15 13 7 12 4 Ninian 8.97 20 0 0 17 16 7 9 Nino 5.00 19 7 8 11 10 4 7

I went back and redid chapter 17 in order to cut a turn off 17-2. The new videos were added to the old posts. I didn't record 17-3 because it doesn't matter anyway and due to the time it would take to record and upload.

Chapter 17 Part 3 10/84 Turns Another long defend chapter. This video was from my first attempt, not the one where I cleared 17-2 in 2 turns. I could record it again but it's just a defend chapter, and I don't feel like waiting 6 hours for it to upload. Part 4 1/85 Turns 722 BEXP Enemy Phase has to play out here due to the positioning set up for 17-2. Marcia needs 3 shoves this time to reach Oliver. 3:54- Marcia has 80 display hit on Oliver with the Short Spear. She pretty much broke the thing in this chapter, but with forged Javelins coming up, that's not a concern. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 1.00 44 18 7 18 19 13 16 9 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 9.22 40 16 5 18 18 15 14 10 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 3.81 41 18 6 19 21 10 16 8 B Ike, B Kieran Boyd 18.73 40 17 0 13 16 9 9 3 C Titania, C Mist Marcia 8.40 38 23 6 21 24 13 17 16 C Kieran Kieran 3.37 40 19 4 17 20 10 16 6 B Oscar, C Marcia Astrid 13.26 26 11 4 13 16 8 8 6 Lethe 3.28 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mordecai 2.23 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 C Mist Muarim 9.16 45 16 4 13 15 11 12 5 Rhys 9.54 24 0 13 10 6 11 1 17 Mist 3.21 17 2 6 5 8 7 2 8 C Mordecai, C Boyd

Yeah, it would be. Killing either the Mage or the Pegasus Knight would clear the way. I ended up skipping enemy phase (it's not like Marcia really needs the experience) but there's no reason that wouldn't work. I wanted to do this all at once, but Part 3 will take a few more hours to upload.

I think I actually will let Rhys use Rescue and see how it turns out. More BEXP for the combat units. Chapter 17 Base- Ike and Astrid got some BEXP. I forged a max mt +15 hit Steel Sword. 22 BEXP Ike 19.00 40 15 5 16 17 12 12 7 B Oscar, B Titania Astrid 7.00 23 8 3 10 11 5 6 5 Part 1 2/72 Turns Pretty simple. Marcia takes care of the farthest enemies, and everyone else clears out the rest. 4:42- Marcia had to use the Spear here. She was 1 HP short of the ORKO with the Short Spear, and the Halberdier has a Vulnerary, so he would go heal if he wasn't killed. The mages prevent stronger 1 range weapons from being used. Part 2 2/74 Turns Marcia needs 6 shoves to clear this in 2 turns. The plan to get Mordecai forward to reach Marcia came out of a conversation with Raijectra on GameFAQs, who is also doing an efficiency run over there. 3:06- Mordecai was supposed to be able to reach Marcia after one shove, but I put her in the wrong spot. Not that it made a difference.

I really do hate to be a hater, but since Ike needs to kill Ashnard, he's getting the leftover BEXP so he doesn't promote early and miss out on some levels. Tormod might get some later though. It's either him or Astrid. Mist will need a pretty large amount as well in order to promote, unless I have Rhys use the Rescue staff instead. Which I might do, since he can at least be carried around. Chapter 16 Base- Oscar and Kieran promoted. Ike used the remaining BEXP. Marcia got the boots (they'll help with a 4 turn here and a 1 turn of 17-4). I forged a max mt/hit Steel Axe. Boyd and Mist built a C support, and Oscar built a B with Kieran. 10 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 16.00 38 13 4 14 15 11 11 6 B Oscar, B Titania Oscar 1.00 40 17 6 18 20 10 16 7 B Ike, B Kieran Kieran 1.00 39 18 4 16 19 10 15 6 B Oscar, C Marcia Boyd 17.39 40 17 0 13 15 8 8 3 C Titania, C Mist Mist 2.32 17 1 5 5 7 6 2 7 C Mordecai, C Boyd 4/70 Turns 410 BEXP I was only able to get one chest opened, so I picked the Full Guard. Devdan was not recruited. 2:42- Titania actually only needs 4 shoves to reach the treasure on turn 4, but because she would end up on the same space as Marcia this turn, she gets an extra smite. 2:49- Ike has to survive a Sniper, 2 Knights, a Myrmidon, and a Mage. Their display hit rates range from ~45 (Sniper) to 70 (good bio Knight). Since that combo could easily kill him, Ike uses a Pure Water to remove the Mage as a threat. 4:52- Titania's positioning here is important. If she ended her turn on the lower side of the hallway, a Knight could come down and block the path to the door. 5:05- There's no real need to drop Mordecai in the front. I actually was going to drop him with Kieran but forgot. The only thing that matters is that Mordecai can smite Oscar on turn 4, as he needs 2 shoves to break the door open for Titania. 6:27- The crit was not necessary. Actually, it forces Ike to survive another attack, which is more unhelpful than anything. Normally, Ike would be surrounded by Knights here, but his path is still blocked, and Kieran still has to clear the way. 7:40- A Pegasus Knight ORKOs a General boss. Something is odd with this picture, can't quite put my finger on it. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 16.70 38 13 4 14 15 11 11 6 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 8.27 39 16 5 17 17 14 14 9 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 1.16 40 17 6 18 20 10 16 7 B Ike, B Kieran Boyd 17.40 40 17 0 13 15 8 8 3 C Titania, C Mist Marcia 6.28 37 22 6 20 23 12 17 15 C Kieran Kieran 1.15 39 18 4 16 19 10 15 6 B Oscar, C Marcia Astrid 4.88 21 7 2 8 9 4 5 4 Lethe 3.21 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mordecai 2.16 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 C Mist Muarim 9.03 45 16 4 13 15 11 12 5 Mist 2.54 17 1 5 5 7 6 2 7 C Mordecai, C Boyd

May as well do another since it's short. Chapter 15 Base- I forged a max mt +20 hit Steel Lance. Mist built a C support with Mordecai. 351 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Mist 2.21 17 1 5 5 7 6 2 7 C Mordecai Mordecai 2.15 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 C Mist 2/66 Turns 1711 BEXP I got the Boots and Physic, and Marcia happened to pick up Shine as she went by. No laguz were killed and maximum BEXP was obtained. 1:38- Bio was not on my side here, but it only takes like a minute to redo this anyway. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 11.14 34 10 3 12 13 9 9 4 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 8.27 39 16 5 17 17 14 14 9 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 15.41 33 12 3 13 14 8 12 3 B Ike, C Kieran Boyd 17.39 40 17 0 13 15 8 8 3 C Titania Marcia 5.61 36 21 5 19 22 11 17 15 C Kieran Kieran 17.69 33 14 1 12 15 9 12 2 C Oscar, C Marcia Astrid 3.18 21 7 2 7 9 4 5 4 Lethe 3.15 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mordecai 2.15 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 C Mist Mist 2.32 17 1 5 5 7 6 2 7 C Mordecai Rhys 7.57 23 0 11 9 6 10 0 16 Volke 10.00 25 12 0 13 13 7 7 3 Sothe 1.02 20 5 1 7 11 5 4 0

It's unfortunate for Ike that he gets stuck being the lord. Good thing there's BEXP. Chapter 14 Base- Oscar and Kieran got some BEXP. I forged a max mt/hit Steel Axe. Marcia used the Energy Drop so she can ORKO the boss with an Iron Sword forge. I didn't want to give it to her because she'll ram her strength cap, but she would have needed 2 levels of BEXP to hit 20 strength, and BEXP is at a premium right now. 51 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Oscar 15.00 33 12 3 13 14 8 12 3 B Ike, C Kieran Kieran 17.00 33 14 1 12 15 9 12 2 C Oscar, C Marcia Marcia 4.56 35 21 5 19 22 11 16 14 C Kieran 2/64 Turns 351 BEXP Makalov doesn't seem to be recruitable in a 2 turn clear, so I skipped him. 0:23- I'm intentionally getting Oscar hit here. Mist needs to work on her staff rank. 4:16- Marcia starts 4 spaces away from reaching the boss on turn 2, which is why she needs 2 shoves and a smite. 4:24- It is possible to kill the boss here. Volke or Sothe using their full move twice from the front deployment slot then using a torch will reveal the boss and allow Marcia to kill him. Since that would mean missing the Laguz Lance, I don't want to do that here. 6:57- Marcia needs 20 strength to ORKO the boss with an Iron Sword forge. The option I chose was to give her the Energy Drop, although BEXP would have worked as well. In addition, I could have given her an Arms Scroll and then used a Steel Sword forge, but I wanted to use the forging opportunities for more useful weapons first. Titania could have killed the boss as well, but since he has 50 crit, I went with Marcia to get WTA and increase the chance of success. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 11.14 34 10 3 12 13 9 9 4 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 8.27 39 16 5 17 17 14 14 9 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 15.41 33 12 3 13 14 8 12 3 B Ike, C Kieran Boyd 17.25 40 17 0 13 15 8 8 3 C Titania Marcia 5.29 36 21 5 19 22 11 17 15 C Kieran Kieran 17.69 33 14 1 12 15 9 12 2 C Oscar, C Marcia Astrid 3.18 21 7 2 7 9 4 5 4 Lethe 3.15 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mordecai 2.15 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 Mist 2.21 17 1 5 5 7 6 2 7 Rhys 7.57 23 0 11 9 6 10 0 16 Volke 10.00 25 12 0 13 13 7 7 3 Sothe 1.01 20 5 1 7 11 5 4 0

Hopefully Tanith will be enough. If not, I'll still lose less than the 6+ turns it would take to wait for Jill, so I'm not really that bothered by it. Chapter 13 Base- Ike and Titania built their B support, and Oscar and Kieran got C. I sold the Blue Gem and finally forged a max mt Iron Sword for Ike. No BEXP here, I'm waiting for the KW to dump some on Oscar and Kieran. 666 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 10.46 33 9 3 11 12 9 9 3 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 7.65 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 12.40 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 B Ike, C Kieran Kieran 13.01 31 11 1 10 12 8 10 1 C Oscar 7/62 Turns 666 BEXP I was able to open all the chests without using any Chest Keys, so that was nice. 5:03- Titania and Marcia are the only ones who can ORKO the Halberdiers blocking the planks. Not that they necessarily need to be ORKOd, it's just simpler that way. 10:58- I'm going to try and trade around the KW so that the units gaining a lot of experience will have it equipped. In this case, since Kieran is getting a Halberdier kill, he gets the KW. I'm probably going to miss opportunities as this goes on, but for the most part, I plan to trade it. 16:39- Opening the last chest causes the Ravens to retreat, completing the rout. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 10.59 33 9 3 11 12 9 9 3 B Oscar, B Titania Titania 8.18 39 16 5 17 17 14 14 9 B Ike, C Boyd Oscar 12.80 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 B Ike, C Kieran Boyd 17.04 40 17 0 13 15 8 8 3 C Titania Marcia 4.56 35 19 5 19 22 11 16 14 Kieran 13.87 31 11 1 10 12 8 10 1 C Oscar Lethe 3.14 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mordecai 2.15 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 Mist 1.99 16 1 4 4 7 6 2 7 Rhys 7.46 23 0 11 9 6 10 0 16 Volke 10.00 25 12 0 13 13 7 7 3 Sothe 1.00 20 5 1 7 11 5 4 0 Astrid 2.58 21 6 2 7 8 4 5 4 Gatrie 12.49 34 13 0 8 5 5 16 0

Fear not, citizen! Though the great airborne cyclops god may not be with us, a new hero descends to save the hapless player! Oh great Brom, with your exquisite move and speed, go forth and trivialize the game! I think I'll kill Haar when he shows up later. Unless he doesn't since Jill never appeared.

Nope, no Jill. Assuming I'm reading WoD right, the earliest Jill could be recruited would be Turn 6, which is a pretty big difference. Looking at the future maps, I'm not sure she'd really save any turns before chapter 18 since Marcia is in play, at which point Tanith and the hawks are around for more flying. Jill might be nice on chapter 13, but it can't be improved past 7 turns anyway. 14 and 15 are just rushes to the boss, I plan to have Oscar and Kieran promoted for 16, and Marcia rushes should be sufficient for 17-2 and 17-4. I originally thought she would do more, but after closer examination of the chapters, I changed my mind.

Chapter 12 Base- Ike's level was finished with BEXP. Marcia used the Dracoshield. I forged a max mt +15 hit Iron Axe. 466 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 10.00 33 9 3 11 12 9 9 3 B Oscar, C Titania Marcia 1.27 34 18 5 17 20 10 16 14 2/55 Turns 666 BEXP Pretty simple as long as Marcia is strong enough to ORKO the boss. That requires 29 attack and 20 AS, which Marcia can reach here with an Iron forge. Not really much to say about this one. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 10.46 33 9 3 11 12 9 9 3 B Oscar, C Titania Titania 7.65 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 C Ike, C Boyd Oscar 12.40 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 B Ike Boyd 16.53 40 15 0 12 14 8 8 2 C Titania Marcia 2.74 34 18 5 18 21 10 16 14 Kieran 13.01 31 11 1 10 12 8 10 1 Lethe 3.01 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mist 1.44 16 1 4 4 7 6 2 7 Rhys 7.13 23 0 11 9 6 10 0 16

Chapter 11 Base- Marcia was BEXPed to promotion. I forged a max mt +10 hit Iron Lance and bought some Hand Axes. Ike and Oscar built a B support and Boyd and Titania built a C. 6 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.49 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 B Oscar, C Titania Titania 7.24 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 C Ike, C Boyd Oscar 12.03 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 B Ike Boyd 15.80 40 15 0 12 14 8 8 2 C Titania Marcia 1.00 34 18 5 17 20 10 14 14 3/53 Turns 506 BEXP Marcia needs to be promoted for the 3 turn clear to succeed. Fortunately, I had just enough BEXP to get her there. Titania also needs to be able to ORKO the sword Cavaliers, and she also has to aurvive a pretty large number of attacks. All the houses were visited, Zihark was recruited, and all but one of the vigilantes survived. 0:16- After the shove, Marcia can reach the arrive square in 3 turns. After the smite, Titania can reach the adjacent space in order to kill the Knight. Neither of them can be impeded at all. 3:53- Though one vigilante needs to die to clear the path to Zihark, Lethe is out of range of all the others to keep casualties to a minimum. 4:25- This needlessly complicated shove chain was an oversight on my part. One of my original (later edited) plans had Oscar visiting the Elwind house, which is why he went north with Kieran. Even though he's out of the way here, he still can kill the Myrmidon in Ike's way and make this only need one shove. That's something I should have figured out before the recording since Oscar kills him anyway, just later. And if he was where he probably should have been, Oscar could have visited the house himself. 5:48- Marcia's job is to lure the boss out and make sure he can't get in Titania's way. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.61 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 B Oscar, C Titania Titania 7.65 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 C Ike, C Boyd Oscar 12.24 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 B Ike Boyd 16.53 40 15 0 12 14 8 8 2 C Titania Marcia 1.27 34 18 5 17 20 10 14 14 Kieran 12.40 30 11 1 10 12 8 10 1 Mordecai 2.15 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 Lethe 3.01 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7 Mist 1.33 16 1 4 4 7 6 2 7 Rhys 7.02 23 0 11 9 6 10 0 16 Volke 10.00 25 12 0 13 13 7 7 3 Zihark 10.00 25 10 1 13 15 6 7 0 Nephenee 7.30 22 8 2 10 11 6 9 3 Brom 8.01 28 10 1 9 7 4 13 2

Chapter 10 Base- I dumped a ton of BEXP on Marcia and finished Titania's level. I forged another max mt +15 hit Iron Axe, and bought a few Steel Axes. Ike and Titania got a C support. 18 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.38 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 C Oscar, C Titania Titania 7.00 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 C Ike Marcia 18.00 28 14 2 14 18 9 11 10 3/50 Turns 338 BEXP This took a bit of figuring to come up with, but I did manage to recruit everyone in 3 turns. I only got one of the Chest Keys though, as I didn't have time to stop off in the boss's room. I currently have 5 uses, and should be able to ration them from here on out. 1:06- In order to get the cell doors open in 3 turns, these Door Keys need to be used. The doors have 60 HP, so breaking them isn't viable, and Volke is just too far away. I had Titania open Nephenee's cell, although Oscar had a window as well. The cell with Kieran and Brom is a little more difficult. 2:11- Lethe has to take Ike at this square. Lethe is the only other 9 move unit since Titania has to kill the Halberdier, and you need 9 move to escape from here. 2:22- These two Knights pose a problem. If left unchecked, they will block the path to the cell. Since Titania was needed to clear the path to the exit, the best option here was Marcia. By weakening the one, she will kill it on enemy phase and prevent them from blocking her. 5:34- Titania cleanly ORKOs this blocking Halberdier, so Oscar's chip wasn't really important. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.49 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 C Oscar, C Titania Titania 7.24 38 15 5 16 17 14 13 9 C Ike Oscar 12.03 32 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 C Ike Boyd 15.80 40 15 0 12 14 8 8 2 Marcia 18.54 28 14 2 14 18 9 11 10 Mordecai 2.13 41 15 2 8 8 10 13 4 Lethe 3.00 34 12 4 10 12 15 9 7

That Canas drop was amazing. The way he jumped in before Kishuna and rained death on the hapless Knights while using those meaty terrain bonuses brought a tear of joy to my eye. These seem to keep getting better the more behind your units get.

In retrospect, I would do that. I haven't played this game in quite a while and thought she might do something useful, but I was mistaken. Chapter 9 Base- I finished Titania's level, sold the Red Gem, bought Javelins and a Steel Lance, and forged a max mt +10 hit Iron Lance. 1104 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Titania 6.00 38 15 5 16 16 13 13 8 7/47 Turns 1404 BEXP 7 turns should be the shortest possible completion while recruiting Marcia (without promoting Boyd). From the spot where Marcia recruits herself before turn 5, if she rescues Ike, there are 31 spaces until the seize spot. Even with Marcia carrying 8 spaces, Titania taking and using her full move for 10 spaces, Oscar taking and dropping for another 2, 2 shoves from Boyd and Rhys for 4 spaces, and Ike using his full 6 move on Turn 6, the total is only 30 spaces, which is really unfortunate. If Boyd would be promoted, he could take and drop Ike in seize range for turn 6, but that would be a really large amount of BEXP that would be put to better use on Marcia. 2:00- If the RNG works in Boyd's favor, he can make it to the Restore village before grabbing the Talisman. In order to get there, this Bandit will need to die. Boyd couldn't stop in the end because he needed to heal, but at this point, I was still trying to get there. 7:28- This Knight needs to be taken care of before the rescue chain starts, as Titania needs to fight the boss the turn after that. Titania can also clear out the other enemies while she's down here. 8:52- This was a positioning error, I forgot about the Fighter. 9:04- Ike needs to be in range of Marcia to recruit her ASAP and start the rescue chain. Since the best one I could come up with fell a square short, Marcia will just carry Ike for the first turn. 9:57- I gave up on the Restore village after this. It's buyable, so no big loss. 16:55- Titania falls 3 damage short of a ORKO, so almost anyone can combine with her for the kill. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.38 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 C Oscar Titania 6.99 38 15 5 16 16 13 13 8 Oscar 11.78 31 10 2 11 12 7 11 2 C Ike Boyd 15.42 40 15 0 12 14 8 8 2 Marcia 5.00 20 8 9 7 11 4 8 6 Rhys 6.90 23 0 11 9 5 9 0 16 Soren 5.18 19 0 8 9 9 5 2 9 Mia 7.67 22 8 0 11 13 6 7 2 Ilyana 6.23 20 1 8 10 9 6 3 10 Mist 1.11 16 1 4 4 7 6 2 7 Rolf 1.01 18 5 0 8 6 4 6 2

Apparently this is alive. Looking through the maps, it does look like recruiting Jill won't gain me a whole lot compared to all the time spent waiting for her to show up, so I'm going to skip recruiting her. I probably will end up training someone else instead, since I'm betting there will be a bunch of BEXP lying around. Chapter 8 Base- Forged a max Mt +15 hit Iron Axe. I bought some Hand Axes and Steel Axes, sold an Ashera Icon, BEXPed Boyd until he could ORKO armors with the forge, removed Tempest, got Ike C Oscar, and capped off some levels. 1132 BEXP Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 8.00 31 8 2 10 11 8 8 2 C Oscar Oscar 9.00 30 9 1 10 11 6 10 1 C Ike Boyd 11.00 37 13 0 9 12 6 7 1 8/40 Turns 1132 BEXP This was pretty much just made up on the fly since it's just a defend chapter. 7:37- This was a stupid move. I wanted Boyd in front because he dishes out more damage, but since I blocked Oscar off from the Mage, Boyd ended up sitting behind him. 11:12- Instead of healing Oscar, Rhys should have been in position to heal Titania next turn. She risked dying to a 26 display hit Poleaxe Fighter next turn, which wouldn't have been an issue if she was healed like she was supposed to be. Unit Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Support Ike 9.07 32 9 3 11 12 9 8 3 C Oscar Titania 5.84 37 14 4 15 16 13 12 8 Oscar 10.64 31 9 2 10 11 7 10 1 C Ike Boyd 14.16 40 15 0 11 14 7 8 2 Rhys 6.56 23 0 11 9 5 9 0 16 Soren 4.36 19 0 8 9 9 5 2 9 Mia 6.41 21 7 0 10 13 6 7 2 Ilyana 6.00 20 1 8 10 9 6 3 10

I don't think I saw the 1 turn drop in a video anywhere else, but I'm pretty sure I heard someone mention it a while ago. Can't remember where off the top of my head, but I think I stole it from somewhere. Can't wait to see what you do with chapter 29, that should be really interesting.