Saint Rubenio

Oh my god, it's so hot here... stupid desert! Desist from your intent to give me a heat stroke! But you're still inside a building. I can see a pillar behind you! And how come you are in a forest? You sent me to the rearguard forever, remember? I'm defending the entrance to the desert with the others. I'M BEING USEFUL! Is that what benchwarmers do while the others hog all the glory? Good to know. Don't change the sub-- Ruben, the vanguard would very much like to leave this desert as soon as possible. Very well! CHAAAAARGE! ... Part 20 - The Sages were right. Gotcha. I didn't plan to. I find it quite hilarious that I was worried about the double didn't being incorrect, while I'd made a grave mistake in the previous sentence. So much for wanting to have a clean first LP. Oh well, nobody's going to care about a typo or fifty. Or five hundred.

Damnit, every day it's harder to think of something funny and original to place here. Eh, that's just fine, I'll do the typical "I can't think of anything funny" joke and that'll do. That's the oldest trick in the world, are you sure you want to do that? I'll throw in my axe as well! You are a failure of a comedian. ...why do I do this to myself? I could be doing something productive. Like driving tests. ...on second thought, I'd rather die. Well, not that much, but this sucks less that studying. ... Part 19 - I refuse to use the same units as everybody else. I'm a special snowflake. Snort snort. Also, this title is far too long. As I did with the hat, I've decided to accept the mask and go with it for one chapter. Hopefully, somebody will vote this time. Personaly, I like it, Pretzel's not worthy of Etzel's monocle. But as always, it's up to you.

... Hey, Ruben. What's up? ... ... Looks like he's still angry. Hmm... Guys guys! Look overthere! It's a cute-- Gaaaagh! Hah! I'm so tired of you all and your shenanigans. My balls... ... That felt good. Shall we go to war now? We need to slaughter some helpless Clerics. ...may I remind you that we need them in order not to have to LTC Elrean? Mm. Shame. Oh, well. ... Part 18 - The crab syndrome. (Vote for the masquerade ball mask. I'm a little ahead of the LP, so if you vote now I'll be able to get both 10x and 11 out of the way tomorrow).

Sit down, everybody, it's story time. Must we really go through this? Yey! Story time! Is it about me? No, it isn't. Oh. Is it about cute ladies? No, it isn't. ... Please begin, my friend. (play "divine dragon ~ old saga" while reading) Once upon a time, there was a man of great wisdom and a heart of gold. This man's name was Wendell. Wendell was a man of great magical power, and he was renowned for his swift, powerful strikes across the entire world. But Wendell had no love for war, and each life he claimed weighed heavily on his soul. He would have been content with healing the wounds of his allies, but tacticians all over the world continuously forced him to take up arms and participate directly in the onslaught of many, taking advantage of his astounding might. And Wendell wept, and in prayer, he asked Naga "Why, after all I have done to avoid needless bloodshed? Why, after I've tried my best to be kind to my fellow men? Why have I been cursed with this great power of mine? Why me, when I've no love for war?". And Naga took pity on her dearest subject, and decided to grant his wish, for she judged him worthy of her favour. And so, that fateful day, a new menace was born. A man was granted a power that was said to match even that of Wendell. A man was granted such potential, it was said even the most promising mages of Khadein would never surpass him. That man's name... was Etzel. But Etzel lost his loved one in a tragic skirmish with the evil Dohlrian empire. Having lost the will to live, he wandered, alone, for a long time, until the Altean army found him well into the war of shadows, and took him in. As Etzel struggled to find a reason to stay, to press on, he overheard a prayer. And the words he heard changed him forever. "Why, after all I have done to avoid needless bloodshed? Why, after I've tried my best to be kind to my fellow men? Why have I been cursed with this power of mine? Why me, when I've no love for war?" It was then that Etzel realised his true purpose. Etzel was not keen on warfare, either. But he knew what it was to suffer dearly because of it. And the man's voice was filled with a pain he knew well. When he returned to his chambers that night, he had come to a realisation: while his own, greatest regret was that he'd been too weak to protect his loved one, the cause for Wendell's sorrow was the opposite: he was too powerful for his own good. And so, Etzel followed the Pontifex and remained at Khadein after the end of the war of shadows, believing he would find his way by Wendell's side. He helped his disciples carry out their missions in his behalf so the old Archsage would not have to use his beloved magic for warfare again, and quickly became a revered figure in the city-state. And when the war of heroes began, the cruel tacticians lost interest in Wendell, and turned their pragmatic eyes to Etzel and his tremendous power, relegating Wendell to more minor roles in the battles, such as ensuring the well-being of his allies. And Wendell was thankful, and said to Naga "Thank you, o Naga. I will not let Etzel's and your efforts be in vain. I will see the mission Lord Gotoh entrusted to me through to ensure the salvation of mankind." And Etzel, too, was thankful, and said to Naga "Thank you, o Naga. I will not let Wendell's and your efforts be in vain. I will fight to the best of my ability to ensure the salvation of mankind." And at last, Wendell and Etzel had both found their true purposes, and within them, happiness once more. ...that story seems... awfully familiar to me. Yeah! Both Wendell and Etzel are members of our army! This isn't a story! This is a history lesson! Booooooooooooring! Y-you... how dare you! I spent a long time creating that story just for you! And it was a great story! Would you mind writing about me and the children of my monastery next? Like that one time they were playing, and one of those naughty ne'er-do-wells made me trip and I fell on top of-- I hate you all. I hate you all so much. Let's just go to war already, shall we? I need the sight of blood. ... To be entirely honest, I think we could've been a little more polite. Perhaps so, my son. Perhaps so. Whatever. If you need me, I'll be looking for some fine ladies! Part 17 - Revenge.

If your Sergei is anything like mine, he'll stop getting speed and skill forever. I do hope he turns out differently, though. I'd say this is like the boss of FE12's chapter 5, the Ballistician Toras, whose battle quote is something like "projection 44.5 degrees! Fire!". Considering this guy's deal is being a Ballistician and not much else, I bet his quote is something similar. Yeah, Elina's fine. Certainly finer than the guy in the screenshot. An asshole, that's what. Good update. Looking forward to the next, as usual.

...no votes yet, I see. Well then, I guess it is time for me to choose by myself. Later on Look, Ruben. Votes. Why does nothing ever go my way? I do believe it begun when you messed up your calculations and thought Roger would survive the Hero onslaught. Poor guy. He chose poorly. I would've done the same! Sheeda is so h-- No-- Fine looking hips, I know. Do go get her, Luke. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah! The Paladin of Dawn shall accomplish his greatest conquest yet! ...why, Ruben? A lesson needs to be learnt here. I pray Marth won't be as merciful as he was with Roger. ... Part 16 - Plot, plot and more plot. I must say, I feel rather honored that your first post in this site (with that account, at the very least) was made in my thread. I'm more important by the day! World conquest is almost within my grasp! You know, when I noticed I had two new notifications I feared you'd both vote for the Hat. 'Cause I pondered the matter for long, and decided that Pretzel was not worthy of the Hat. It's fine, though. With two conflicting votes, I can use my own vote to break the tie. Pretzel shall keep his vagely-resembling-Etzel's-hair hair. One last thing, this update'll be shorter than usual. I was away from home all day, and I can barely keep up with the whole "one chapter per day" schedule as it is. So, I think I'll just get the plot out of the way today, and get to the real stuff tomorrow (read: my failures and slightly over-the-top and below average death edits).

I must say, I expected you to do badly but... not this badly! Four kills already? ...I think I'd best kill you before this part begins. What is that supposed to-- PERISH! Nooooooooooooooo! ...Luke, how dare you defy me? My defense is still pretty good! Fight me! ...damnit Luke. Part 15 - Hardin's had enough of us.

Ruben, Sir Sirius is more powerful than Sir Arran. You'd do well to bring him to battle in his stead. Don't be ridiculous, Arran is a great General, and a worthy warrior. Sirius barely surpasses him. I'm serious, you shouldn't keep pushing Sir Arran like this, he isn't in any condition to fight. But he DOES want to find his end in battle, does he not? Perhaps, but... Guys! There seem to be two cute girls in that forest overthere! We ought to help them! Damnit Luke, Rody and I were finally having a friendly chat without me trying to kill him! Back off, Ruben. He's my oldest friend. You're the old geezer who's tried to murder me countless times. ...why do I talk to you before every update? I can't think of anything. How about you, Luke? OH GOD ONE OF THE GIRLS IS A GUY WITH LONG HAIR AAUUUUUAAAAARRRGH! Part 14 - The price of greed.

You're so melodramatic. Yesterday's update couldn't have been that bad. You do not know what it is to lose half an update. Here, I'll give you a visual representation of myself last night. This was me before losing everything, ready to write the last few paragraphs. This was me after getting to the end of the update again. I... find that hard to believe. What's the difference? They have the same hair and baggy eyes! ... Part 13 - Jagen is a strategical genius. Ohhh, of course. I knew about the suffix, but it didn't occur to me that the adjectives might already have an L at the end. That should come in handy, I won't have to look all of these words up, meaning it'll take me less time to write an update, lowering the chances of Firefox shitting itself before I can submit the update. Speaking of which...

I hear you hail from Ecclesia, old man. Why yes! It is a beautiful land, indeed. The forests, swamps, rivers and seas... it's a good place to live. Mm yeah it does look cozy in this map here... what about the dark, ominous-looking castle overhere? We... do not talk about that. That said, if you wish I can give you a tour around. I've a couple of disciples over at Ecclesia! We wouldn't be alone, so I wouldn't have a chance to stab you in the back! ...I think I'll pass, thanks. Ah, it hardly matters. You won't live to see the end of this war, anyways. Stop picking on my friend already! Or what? ... Part 12 - The cold truth of war. I'm glad you're liking it. That's what I was going for, God knows I do not have the skills to make this an impressive no-death no-reset run. Please, guys, tell me what you think of the edits. I'm no artist, but I think they came out okay. You better like this update. Mozilla bugged and turned pitch black when I was almost done, and when I reloaded to fix it, I lost half the fucking thing. I really like doing this LP, but things like these infuriate me.

Wow. I think this might actually be it. This might be the FE8 tweaking hack I've been looking for all this time. Still, I learnt with Master Version not to judge a hack before finishing it. For all I know, you might've pulled the same move and the last chapters will be unbeatable without hours upon hours of extensive grinding. But so far (all the way up to "turning traitor"), I'm really liking the hack. The skills and changes give the hack a very different feeling to your ordinary, run-of-the-mill rebalance hack. It's obviously not a difficulty hack, not for the moment at least, but that's alright. I've only noticed a couple major-ish problems so far: Vanessa's saviour skill doesn't seem to work. Whenever I rescue someone with Vanessa, this happens. Every single description for Vanessa's stats, skills, etc. is replaced by this bugged text until she drops whoever she's rescuing. And, as you can see, the rescuing penalties are applied. The second bug concerns Duessel. I don't know if it is intentional (considering the changelog says Duessel's issues have been adressed several times already), but he's got no move in chapter 10. This is really annoying, because it more or less forces me to deploy Tana, as Duessel can't move to speak with Cormag. And for the record, I've double-checked and I do have the latest version. Other than that, this is a very fun hack.

I've nothing to say. Running out of ideas already? Don't be silly, I've plenty of brand new ideas for the LP. Oh really? Enlighten me, then. Look! I now have a sword! ... ... I tried. Part 11 - It was all going so well... Ah, Lord Hippoman's LP. That was actually my introduction to this game. It is an honour for my LP to be compared to his, even if it's in pretty much the worst way possible. I still have some hope for Pretzel, though. Unlike Steve, he's gotten a lot of magic. He better get up to speed soon, though, for Wendell draws near. No, I don't think Linde can be considered enough of a threat to him. As for Etzel, I believe he's Canas done right. And this is coming from someone who likes Canas' appearance very much. Etzel is just on an entirely different league.

Time for continue Marth's quest. Let us see the latest chapter. Early bandit map? Eh, shouldn't be very remarkable-- Argh! My eyes! There's too much light! Oh dear, a desert chapter?! This early?!?! ... HAH HAH HAH HAH HAAAAH! ...may I ask what your plan is, now? I... I'm sure... I'll find a way to do something about this with my axe. Now I wonder why you aren't fighting alongside us. There wasn't an option to make the avatar old. ...? Part 10 - The redhead bros. Yeah, I considered that, but couldn't think of anything. Feel free to suggest something. Not that I plan to have any more of them, I already feel bad enough. I really need to double-check the part numbering. I keep messing up and releasing two part 6s for some reason.

Hey, Luke! What? You're gonna complain about me again? No, not in the slightest. You see, I just thought you'd like to know, our next mission will be to save a helpless cleric! Damn straight I'm interested. Who's the girl? The name's Wrys. Ring any bells? ...I refuse to participate in this mission. Bwah hah hah hah hah! Come now, Luke, there's no need to be timid. I'm sure he'll be happy to see you. Maybe you should try sticking to your own rules before you go mocking others. Rody, please do tell me, because I seem to have forgotten. Who, exactly, asked for your opinion? ... Part 9 - Shame. So you might be wondering, what is this all about? Well, let me tell you a little story. Today, I went hiking with a friend. I wouldn't have gone, but everyone else bailed and well, she didn't want to go alone and I didn't want to let her down. First, I had to wake up early. That wouldn't have been such an issue if I wasn't on holiday sleeping 10 hours a day, so the abrupt change of schedule was awkward to say the least. It also just so happened that I couldn't catch any proper sleep last night for some reason. Moreover, I severely understimated the difficulty of the route, and since I don't have any sport clothing that isn't way too warm for this time of the year, I just went for my usual unconfortable jeans, thinking it wouldn't be too hard. The result, when I got back home, I was tired as hell and my entire lower body hurt like I'd bathed in a pool of rusty nails. I tried to take a nap, but I am the kind of person who can't take a nap during daylight to save their life. And to top it all off, I have my driving exam tomorrow, so I knew I'd have to get out of bed and go study at some point. Now, if this was any other chapter, I would've said "fuck it, I'll give the guys at the forum their update another day". But since it was "just a cute little gaiden", I decided to go for it. Why did I tell you this story? Mostly, it's my excuse for resetting. Because, yes, I broke the rules for real this time. Between the exhaustion and the pain, I didn't think my moves out (I really didn't think anything at all throughoutly), and lost Cecille in the first turn. And, you know, I would've pressed on without her, but then I realised I'd also forgotten to move Wrys, like a jackass. And, of course, he died. And I believe if I continued, there would have been even more casualities, Matthis would've most likely fallen as well before the enemy even turned their attention to Marth. Even if I managed to beat the chapter at all, it would've been abusing Arran and wasting away all of my nosferatu charges. At first I thought of just lying like a bastard and move on. But, honestly, if I am to choose, I'd rather remember this LP as a failure than as a big lie. I don't think anybody was expecting this to be professional or anything, anyways. My sole intention is that my deaths are the result of a strategy not working as intended, or my luck failing me, or me making a mistake even after thinking everything through because something unexpected happened. A slideshow of stupid mistakes because I tried to play when I clearly wasn't up to the task would, in my humble opinion, just suck. So, considering the situation, I decided to go for another solution. I'll add a "dishonorable reset" counter at the end. I will NOT be using this as an excuse to just breeze though this as your run-of-the-mill reset run, but as more of an insurance for this kind of situations where I try to do the best for the LP, but it ends up being the worst. ...seriously though, me, you're such an idiot, couldn't you have waited a day? Tell me what you guys think about this. After my exam, I'll hopefully have the rest of the month free. With any luck, it'll be enough to finish this without any more cop-outs on my part. Anyway, have an update. Oh, and one last thing, for reasons that should be obvious if you've read that wall of text, I most likely won't be updating tomorrow. I'm truly sorry for all this.

The time has come. Thanks to my excellent performance in the Prologue, I won't have to LTC this chapter. Why are you still alive? Oh, right. I'm just waiting for the perfect occasion to make your death entertaining. ...either that, or you are bad even at having people killed. You are worse than Matthis. Part 8 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Warning: this update contains graphic violence that might disturb some. Viewer discretion is advised. (mostly I was bored and decided to throw in a few edits. Tell me what you think).

Time for a new update. Let's see the map! ...that's... a lot of trees. Well then... My axe was starting to feel too sharp. Worry not! YOU'LL BE ALL DULL SOON ENOUGH! Gah! Oh, sorry, man. You're usually the target when I start screaming and flinging this thing around. It's just a reflex by this point, I apologize. ... Part 7 - The desert fox.

HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH! No, that's not it. MWAAAAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAAAAAAH! No, no, way too over the top. Hm hm hm hm hm hm... Close, but no cigar. Almost sounds like I'm humming some random song. I'm definitely on the right track, that much I'm sure of. What are you doing, old-timer? Just practicing for when I "accidentally" move you into the range of a dracoknight or three. ... Part 6 - In which I unlock my true potential as a magnanimous artist. From now on, I'll be putting a death/reset count at the end of each update. The reason I haven't done so before is that the Prologue was my introduction to both Ironman runs and LPing. I'd like to keep the Prologue as, well, the prologue of this LP, the part where I experimented, encountered problems and found solutions for them, blundered like a fool due to not having adapted my mindset to death being truly permanent just yet, found what kind of style I wanted to go for... what the hell, to be entirely honest with you guys, I didn't think of doing this incredibly basic LP commodity until it was too late. So yeah, starting now, all my deaths/resets will be counted. And with that, let us begin Marth's second adventure. And that's a wrap! I fare thee well until next time.

At last! Imgur now works fine. It is time to finish the prologue! What was the time limit to get into chapter 3x on hard, again? 28 turns? Shut up, Roderick. I will be able to take longer than 28 turns because I won't lose anybody. Really? Not even Est? Will you go back to hell where you belong? I will NOT lose Est or anybody else for that matter. It is only because of your weakness that I lost you. Sure. Anyway, go on. I look forward to seeing you struggle to get to 3x. Oh, don't be silly, you won't live all the way to chapter 3 either way. ... Part 5 - The speed of an elderly snail. Just a little thing before we begin, you'll notice I've edited the OP slightly. I have decided to remove that "growth drop unit becomes a lord" rule. I thought of that one mostly to ensure I would have a Gharnef killer, but then I decided to make MU a mage, so as it stands, the rule is very redundant. I will be using the growth drop, but I won't reset if the unit that gets it is to die. Speaking of which, feel free to tell me who you think should get it. I would suggest an earlygame scrub, such as Matthis, Wrys, Yubello, Bord... but feel free to vote anybody you want. Just, try to make it interesting please, I'm not going to give it to Palla or anything like that. See, my favourite thing to do with it is to give it to Wrys and turn our favourite old fart into a killing machine. Wouldn't it be cool to see one of those AWFUL units being used, for once? With that out of the way, let's see if I'll have to LTC Matthis. And as I was proofreading, this arrived. Awesome! A new replier. Keep it up and I'll be able to stop crossing out the s in viewers. And as always, may you fare well until next update.

...and there we go, all the pictures have been uploaded to Imgur. I'll continue the Let's Play tonight. Now, on to the next thing! ... ...I'm bored. Let's do it NOW! Part 4 - Will I have to LTC Matthis? Hopefully I won't. Let us find out! I'm just happy I could do this little update. Guess that's what being a newbie does to your Let's Plays. I pray I won't have to just abruptly discontinue it, like so many before me.

It means Low Turn Count. If more than one unit dies in the prologue, to access chapter 3x, you have to beat it in less than 28 turns on this difficulty. And that map is long as hell. That's why I am so worried about losing units. Not that I've lost anyone yet. Wink wink. No update just yet. For reasons beyond my comprehension, serenesforest is cutting down the max total size of the files I can upload. Last update it was at 3.91 MB which is why I had to cut the ending out, now it's a measly 880 KB. I'll have to find a mirror to upload the pictures. I've always used Facebook for the odd picture I had to send somewhere, but for this many screenshots it wouldn't be very practical. I'll find a way, and see if I can push the next update by tonight. EDIT: Okay, Imgur looks good. I still won't be able to do this until tonight, so sit tight, viewers.

Another day, another part of my LP. Very well, let's place all the files in the virtual palette, ready to paint the next update. ... Damnit, Luke, you weigh too much. Part 3 - I think I made a grave mistake. And had I known I wouldn't even be able to upload the full update, I wouldn't have done it. To finish this update up and to make up for not letting you vote the Cain/Est matter, I'll let you decide whether or not Pretzel will be wearing Cecille's headband. Please, do tell me what you think. Personaly, I don't like it. The female version looks better and it looks really out of place when put in a Mage with a monocle, but I'll do what you think is best. And with that, I fare you all well.

All right, time to check out my Let's Play! Boy, can't wait to read all the replies-- ... ... Perfect! Now I can choose Athena and fight her instead of Jeorge who has 2 range and OHKOs Sheeda! And to top it off, I'll get a Jeigan instead of Ryan 1.02! ... ...I'd feel better if one of those guys who accidentally click on my thread said something, though. Even if it's just to shit on my Fire Emblem skills... Part 2 - Dangit, Luke is becoming my best unit. That would be all. I'll be seeing you tomorrow. Hopefully, not at 2:00 P.M.

Thanks, man. I really appreciate it. Alright All right, now for real! Without further ado, let us begin this! (one thing I perhaps should have said in the OP, I am going to assume you all know the story of this game, so I'll be pretty liberal with the spoilers. There, now you can't say I didn't warn you). Part 1 - I suck at this game and at naming things. ...I'll see you in the next part.

23:04 P.M., somewhere in the world. A random nerd's room. Man, it's so much fun playing Fire Emblem! I just love it, all of my units have been blessed by the RNG goddess. Look at that avatar. She even started as an archer! No wonder they gave her a 10/10 in that old Rate the Unit thread... My army is invincible. Even Maris can't get killed. Huh. Maris. What's her new official name? Malice? Malicia? Marlacilis? Who knows, I sure don't. Oh man Palla died. I was foolish to place her there. Well, it's just my fourth playthrough. That's better. Ogma isn't sitting on a flying creature, therefore he survives getting shot in the neck with an arrow. ...this is so boring. Where did I go wrong? I was playing maniac like a boss! My stats weren't so good, Wrys hadn't capped anything yet. And Tiki died so easily, having to reload the turn was so annoying... but even with these huge handicaps, I still can't shake this feeling that this is too easy. How strange... what shall I do? ... LET'S PLAY AS KAGA INTENDED US TO! This is more or less how I got the idea to do this. That, and having recently watched Markyjoe's video on Fire Emblem's balancing. So, out of tremendous boredom, I decided to do a LP in a foreign language, taking away the ability to reset which I'd never done before, and publish it for all the pros to gaze upon over the shoulder in disdain. I might not even be able to finish this (I'll try as hard as I can, though), as I begin college in around a month, but hey, I just wanted to try this let's playing schtick out. Please bear with me. Not that I expect this to become anything big, but eh, if I can manage to get a stable replier or two, I'll be happy. The rules are as follows. - Obviously, I won't be resetting. If I lose a unit, I'll have to press on and use a replacement. Hopefuly, I won't have to settle for using Matthis or Frost or anything like that. I'll also try to recruit everyone and get every gaiden. That would be sweet. Units defeated in the prologue won't be considered dead for good, and I'll be free to use them in the main game. I think having to LTC Matthis should be enough of a punishment for leaving Wrys and Caeda in range of Jeorge and his archer buddy. - The only exceptions to this rule will be Marth and MU (whom I have already created, by the way, so I'm afraid I won't do like the good Let's Players and let the viewers participate), as well as the unit who will take the Growth Drop. This is mostly because I don't trust my skills and, well, I'd like to have more than one "permanent" unit to help the seizebot sit on the throne. Now, don't worry, I won't give it to Palla or anything like that. It'll be an early game terribad unit. Place your bets. Once more, because I am a bad LPer, I already have someone in mind. If any of these die, I will reset the chapter. If I lost any of the other units before resetting, I'll disarm them and kill them off as soon as possible. I won't be allowed to change anything in the prepscreen, either. If I have to reset five times because I forgot to give Marth the starsphere the first time, so be it. As of the Bond Drop, the Rainbow Potion, and the lunatic statboosters, I won't be using them. - I will use the reclassing feature. I'll try to have one of each class, though. - I'll be playing on H1, again, because I don't trust my skills. - And, just for the record, with this intro, I don't intend to insult people who use save states and the like. I use them a lot, it would be quite hypocritical of me to do such a thing. I just... figured it was an alright introduction to this thing. - Lastly, I'd really appreciate if you guys behaved like grammar nazis and corrected my mistakes. Partly 'cause I'd dislike to have an ugly mess of a first (and probably last) LP, but improving my english will be of use in college. We could use this chance to turn Serenesforest into a Den of Education and Knowledge. So, without further ado, let us... wait until tomorrow when I feel like typing down another part! And that's when the LP died.

Skang's probably a long lost sibling of Cecilia, considering he shares her problem of having level 5 unpromoted bases as a promoted unit. Hell, genericman is way better than him. He even survives the chapter and returns later! (I'm only partialy joking) Jeff's a fine unit, I'd say give him a chance. And if both him and Diane do well, they've a support together so you can always use them both. Their affinities (assuming the creator didn't change their bonuses) are just perfect for Diane, as they give her some much needed strength and crit for those armors that cannot be one-rounded. Jeff wouldn't be as well off, in my experience he's got speed troubles, and their support wouldn't give them any avoidance. But hey, it's an idea to consider. I'm actually rather curious about how will you handle Theus. In both my runs I kinda forgot about him and just pressed on as I didn't trust either of my fliers to be able to take him. In retrospect I suppose I should have tried rescuedropping (what was I thinking? I did that for Skang but not this guy?) but Fenrir's not a very great tome anyways.