Phoenixwing

Thanks for the link! Lot of good info there.

I didn't know any of that about the assets/flaws. I was unaware of how it affected Morgan (I thought it mostly only affected Robin). Think I will go +Mag and give Morgan TomeFaire, that sounds better to me than having an already adequately strong Lucina get stronger by weakening an already less damaging Morgan. As for All+2 on Sumia, it was/is just a filler skill because I couldn't think of anything else right off lol. Your Chrom!Cynthia!Morgan x Ricken!Gerome was from your 100% DS team right? Last post of yours I read on that you were mentioning you hadn't figured out what you wanted Chrom x Sumia and Katerina (IIRC) to do (I could be misremembering all of this though, I have read a lot haha). I must admit I am curious about what you decided, if anything. Anyways, thank you for all of your help!

I was actually debating just not using one set of Nah/Yarne/Laurent/Noire because of the lack of GF, dunno how good a fathered by Donnel Nah/Noire would be though. So, I could go with six combat pairs, unless you have any suggestions for the seventh pair, classes/skills/etc. I like the idea of having Morgan be a Valk as that provides some variety from having a second DF x Sage pair . Also like the idea of using swords with Inigo, adds more variety than a third axe user as well. Mad at myself for not thinking of that haha. So, with the changes that would look like: There, that would give six combat pairs (seven if Nah/Noire x whomever) and I suppose a lot of room for Olivia/Rallybots/Stavebots as well lol. I see that you mention keeping Tomefaire for Morgan if Robin has +mag asset. Is that what you'd recomend? I'm not sure on the asset/flaw myself. I was thinking either +Str/-Def or +Skl/-Def because he is a 'Zerker but would the boost Morgan gets from the +Mag be better? Furthermore, is -Def even the right flaw to pick? lol Also, do the skills for Sumia and Chrom look OK or could they use some tweaking? Thanks for all your help, by the way.

I'll definitely try a sort of "test run" first (probably starting in the next few minutes lol) to get used to the new mechanics Awakening introduced (my previous FE experiences where PoR, Radiant Dawn, and Shadow Dragon). However, I always like to try and play through as optimal as I can even on first playthroughs (It's the completionist in me, I suppose. Hence the desire to wait until I get the DLC) so I probably won't play till the very end with the "test run" (that way I can experience the bulk/remainder of the story in my "real" first run) and will start over with my previous mentioned team (with any suggested changes, of course) once I get the DLC. As for pairing who I like together, that's sorta what I did (the bold pairs, at least). I do see your point about being able to see the difference in "optimal" pairs vs unoptimal and will therefore use different ones than are in my "real" first team. As for the "real" first team, I would definitely appreciate any and all advice/suggestions/changes that you could provide for it.

Darn, I missed it live. Glad you're going to highlight it. I've been watching your vids and it's gotten me really pumped up to finally play the game. Great work man!

Hello everyone, been lurking here for a few days and finally decided to sign up haha. Anyways, after a lot of reading of this thread (and a few others) I have come up with some pairing/team ideas for my first playthrough (I have the game, just waiting on starting until I can get all the DLC; that way I can play the "full" game, so to speak) and was hoping for some critique/suggestions/help/etc. These are the pairings I have so far: Which would result in the following pairings for the "final team": NOTES: This is a team I want to work toward during the main game and eventually tackle the tougher DLC with. Grinding is no problem for me, I'm a grinder at heart lol. Since this is my first playthrough, I definitely want to go with the bolded "final team" pairs. I have no idea what to do with Noire, Nah, Laurent, and Yarne so definitely need help with those. I'm also not sure what asset/flaw to pick for Robin, I'm guessing +Str/-Def or +Skl/-Def but not sure which would be better. Also not sure what Sumia and Chrom should be to best help/synergize with the party. Note that while I'm set on the pairs (Chrom x Sumia, Lucina x Robin, Severa x Gerome, etc); everything else: their classes/parents/skills,etc. I would love suggestions on (ie. Is WyvernLord Kjelle and Hero Inigo good?, Would Hero Severa be better if I already have Wyvern Lord Kjelle or is 2 Wyvern Lords better? [probably, better/freer movement, just making example questions here lol], is Fred a good father for Inigo in that role?, and so on and so forth. ie.trying to make the best team with the bolded pairings I have selected and the leftover ones). One thing I'm already thinking about is swapping Henry to Nowi for Nah (not sure what she then should be, but then I don't know that now either lol) and having Stahl (or someone else if they would be better) father Gerome , though I'm not sure what that would do to his final class/usefulness to Severa. Anyways, I would appreciate any and all suggestions for improvements.