I actually had mappy at one point, and succeeded in creating a map, but couldnt figure out where to go from there. I also had FEditor adv, but couldn't get any of the programs to run.
I was thinking about asking someone if they could make the sprites and portraits for me, but I wouldn't want to waste someones time like that, especially if this fails in the end. In reality, most of the sprites and portraits I need could be simply edited from whats already in FE7. For instance, making Ravens sprite bald with a black shirt and blue pants, as well as using the spike-armored Hero sprite and doing the same thing, would pass good enough for me to use for the character he'll portray. I might even be able to get away with making his portrait bald and squinting his eyes slightly.
It would mostly be simple stuff, I just need the right programs really.