Radiant Dragon

Oh well... I wanted to see how everyone else would do...

All right, I edited the first post, and took Dayan, leaving Silvercrow with Wendy.

So, I suppose everyone else just gave up on this?

EDIT: Just realized I'm a little too late... Sorry about that.

I feel the same way. I don't want to see just how well I do, but also how well everyone else does, what their strategies are and how I compare and can improve. Anyway, update: Chapter 3 (11/30) Whose idea was it to have Dieck start about as far away from the action as possible? Marcus runs up and Javelins a soldier while my undrafted units huddle in the corner. Dieck and Marcus end up leading the charge with Roy and Ellen trying to keep up and not die. Once the eastern threat(if you can call two soldiers a 'threat') was dealt with, the undrafted scrubs ran for the east so they would not be in range of the soldiers coming from the north, with Merlinus going with them. His objective: the Mend village(only healing 11HP is not cool, Ellen). Inside the castle, Marcus and Dieck steamroll(kinda...) the enemies while Roy fails to be very effective against cavaliers and knights even with a 12mt weapon. My over-cautiousness causes me to lose a turn here, because Roy ends up just short of the throne after Marcus kills Slater. Chapter 4 (10/40) I. Hate. Cavaliers. Marcus grabs an Iron Lance and a Vulnerary from Merlinus and charges west. Dieck stands on the western bridge to kill the northern-most cavalier while Roy and Ellen hang back just outside enemy range. Marcus gets rid of the first round of cavaliers just to get mobbed by another one, Dieck runs down to assist him, Roy and Ellen creep forward, and Merlinus runs for the Angelic Robe. Clarine recruits herself, then everyone gets ready to fight yet another cavalier swarm accompanied with Rutger's reinforcements. Clarine recruits him, and runs away. After the dust settles, my party ends up in a plus formation, with Ellen at 1HP in the middle. They stay in this formation, running for the castle while fighting off cavaliers. Merlinus finally makes it to the village around this time. Once reaching the castle, Dieck kills the archer that parked itself in front of Erik and Rutger attacks him with the Killing Edge. Ellen heals him, and Roy rescues her. Next turn, Rutger attacks again, Dieck rescues him, and Marcus kills him, after which Roy seizes. Unit Stats: Name Level HP Pow Skl Spd Lck Def Res Roy 07/-- 22 07 10 09 08 08 02 Marcus --/03 32 11 14 13 11 09 09 Ellen 04/-- 18 02 06 08 10 00 08 Dieck 08/-- 28 10 13 12 06 07 01 Rutger 04/-- 25 08 14 14 04 06 01 EDIT: Last I checked, 30 + 10 did not equal 41...

I haven't actually tested it myself, but I've heard from multiple sources(I forget which they were though, it's been awhile...) that Ilia is the default route. Which is probably why it's known as the A route, just like the default route in the Western Isles(with Echidna and Lalum) is also referred to as A. And I'll take Barth.

If none of the pegasus knights or nomads gain any experience, you should go to Ilia. So, yes.

Going with Igrene.

Don't worry, it happens to the best of us.

Well, I'm pretty sure that the game uses experience earned, and not their level, to determine which route you go. If Thany gained 1 point of experience and the nomads gained none, even if Tate wasn't recruited, you would still go to Ilia. I'm not 100% sure about this though, I just know that once I wanted to go to Ilia, but I had been using Shin and Sue but not Thany, so I used a code to make Thany's level 20, yet I still went to Sacae.

I would assume so, since Shin is higher leveled than Thany.

This is the first time I'm playing this game's Hard Mode, so I'm still figuring things out as I go. Chapter 1 (9/9) Some of the fighters avoid getting doubled by Marcus… What the hell? Marcus goes up to kill enemies and Roy follows. Since Roy is 2HKO'd by every enemy combination except 2 archers, he can't reliably face more than one enemy per turn unless he is on a forest. Even though he can't use his full movement every turn, he is still able to get a couple levels by finishing Marcus's scraps. Marcus got the boss kill and I didn't get the village. Chapter 2 (10/19) I just found out that Ellen gets 1HKO'd by fighters on Hard Mode… Reset. Anyway, Marcus and Roy take on the enemies directly south of them, while Merlinus runs for the Armorslayer village and Dieck solos the otherside on a fort. Merlinus trades the Armorslayer to Marcus and he grabs Roy so they can run to assist Dieck while Ellen tries to keep up. Lot trades Marcus an Iron Axe, and Marcus and Dieck defeat the remaining enemies while Roy provides chip damage. Merlinus buys some Iron Swords, Javelins and Vulneries. Marcus one-rounds the boss, then Roy seizes. This is going to be much more interesting than the Sacred Stones draft. I can feel it. Unit Stats(I'm not going to bother with Merlinus): Name Level HP Pw Sk Sp Lk Df Rs Roy 04/-- 20 05 07 07 08 07 02 Marcus --/02 32 10 14 12 11 09 09 Ellen 02/-- 16 01 06 08 08 00 06 Dieck 06/-- 27 09 13 11 05 07 01

^This. I've been really busy lately and my mind is all over the place.

The auras have weapon levels? Learn something new everyday.

Which enemies are these?

You were the one who brought up the 3 days thing, and I was responding. Looking at it again though, it would seem rude... Sorry about that. I'll get rid of the picked characters as well. Going with Sue.

I'll take Lalum. Let me know if there are any mistakes in the opening post. @Narga: My thoughts exactly. @Everyone: I don't think we'll have anymore problems, but 3 days sounds reasonable, and then your spot is up for grabs. Or you'll just get skipped. Or both. Depends on my mood.

Karel or Yuno? ...Does it even matter? Karel then, because I'll probably end up going to Sacae(I have Tate and Sue, and Shin starts higher leveled than Thany). I don't want to intentionally hold back Sue just to get a character that probably wouldn't even be worth it.

Cath. Thief utility >>> everything that's left.

Why waste the Ring on Sain? His strength is very good as it is. Give it to someone else you will be using.

Are you implying that we have nothing better to do than spend all day on an internet forum? Checking in at least once a day to see if it's your pick would suffice, you know...

Going with Echidna. Former Guest, don't take 5 days to make a pick this time.

I'll choose Tate. Not even an explanation for why you were gone so long, Former Guest? I almost gave your spot away, if you hadn't noticed.

While Sue isn't bad, Shin is probably better though(more strength, enough speed to double everything, HM bonuses).

Matthew should probably stick to fighting bandits because he faces very low hit rates from them. As for my thoughts on the stat-up items, I find that Lyn and Florina are good choices for either/both. Erk and Kent are also good choices for the Ring. In my opinion, while Erk, Lucius and Matthew could do with more HP, they're mages/a thief, so they usually shouldn't face as much action as your other fighters. And while Nils's HP may be awful, he shouldn't be attacked at all, so his HP is irrelevant.