Silver-Haired Maiden

Agreed but I've had a really hard time of coming up with a different way to force the conflict that wasn't either similarly contrived or relatively easily worked around. Sure it may be contrived and forced but at least it pushes them into a really hard to escape from spot. Then again there are always going to be those that believe Micaiah should have just let everyone in Daein die instead of fighting so you just can't make everyone happy lol.

In largely the same way that it was, just with more chapters, allowing part 3 to be split more evenly in half with the first half being Ike and the Laguz Alliance and the second half being Micaiah and Daein and how they handle the whole war situation. I feel that with more explanation and evidence on what Daein's going through that many of the complaints about Daein's involvement could be solved. How exactly to go about that though I'm not entirely certain of, though I do know I'd like more buildup here to Part 4 and the whole Ashera/Yune thing. Part 3 is more complicated to change than the other parts as it's a transition part and I want to balance Ike and Micaiah's sections while still allowing Micaiah to be the main character. I'm open to suggestions though :) Edit: I forgot a huge thing in my original post. I hate how they handled Yune in Part 4. HATE IT. In a game where Micaiah was already shafted for the main character spot they went and shafted her FURTHER by having Yune take her body! This though could be handled in several different ways. One solution is simply adding more scenarios with Yune in Micaiah's body but allowing them to share the scenes evenly between them. Another solution is letting her take Mist's body as Mist doesn't do anything in the story anyway. The final solution is letting her take that spirit form as there was never really an explanation as to why she has to be in Micaiah's body?

You quite literally just explained my idea better than I myself did xD It was originally intended to work as a parallel and a foil to their similar situations and how they handled them differently by giving them a far more direct link than just occupying the same continent. I never intended to take Elincia's moments from her and in fact intended for her to continue to handle Ludveck while Micaiah and the DB discover Izuka's role in this and go after him but he manages to escape them and Daein. Ludveck used this to help his cause in Crimea, Izuka used it to help weaken Daein and make them more susceptible to Begnion, and Sephiran gets the added bonus of MORE conflict to help weaken the seal on the fire emblem!

Well the point was for them to be able to get to know each other and start down the path of repairing relationships between the countries. Micaiah wouldn't take any of those moments from Elincia, she'd still get them because Ludveck is still a thing. It would just be a way of trying to tie the plot of part 2 into the rest of the story considering that as it is, Part 2 is written insanely well but just feels incredibly out of place. It's like Plot is here and part 2 is way over here. As it stands the only story purpose that Part 2 serves is introducing Ike and the Greil mercs and that could still be done while tying Part 2 into the plot. It would still mostly be told from Elincia and Crimea's side, it would just involve Micaiah and Elincia working together in a couple places to help quell the fighting at the border at the beginning (and start to help repair relationships between the countries and seriously it's stupid that Micaiah and Elincia never talk to each other ONCE in all of RD) as well as help establish that Izuka is a traitor and not just a "Bad Person" as anyone can tell by looking at him but that isn't really given much buildup.

Izuka works for Lekain. All Izuka would need to do is help stir up tensions on Daein's side while Ludveck takes care of tensions on Crimea's side. The discontent was due to Daein regaining it's sovereignty after the war 3 years ago, it wouldn't have taken much to stir that up into a small scale border conflict that caused a lot of trouble for both sides. Not to mention that Ludveck obviously doesn't care about anything but power so I doubt he would mind working with Izuka, especially in secret.

I'm glad you like my ideas ^.^ It's something I've put a lot of thought into even though I didn't go into a lot of detail here on all of it. No offense but considering I didnt elaborate on plot details here and just offered the basic idea, I don't know how you got that. If you'd care for me to elaborate I don't mind, I didn't do so originally because the post was already long and I was on mobile.

Aha! My time has come! (Bear in mind that most of this is gratuitous wish fulfillment and I'm just saying what I personally would want). Okay! First thing's first! Changes to character's gameplay! Haar is amazing, 10/10, we are blessed by his presence, best character, just getting that out of the way now. Micaiah I have had a few ideas for. The first change I'd make is to give her access to dark tomes as well as light tomes. After all it's not like we're swamped with dark tome users so it might help! (For that matter the whole second playthrough stuff would be removed and added into the first playthrough because it makes no sense that saving Pelleas and *boss character* is restricted to a second playthrough). I'd also give her an endgame prf tome that is better than Thani. As for her stat line I'd do one of two things: either majorly buff her speed or give her Thani tome a brave weapon effect. Personally I think those changes would help Micaiah massively, especially buffing her speed, which would essentially turn her into a glass cannon nuke, eliminating the complaints about her gameplay. Now the DB. Leonardo needs something done with his stat line so he's better than a below average chipper. Nolan could stand a buff to his defense, Aran as well, in order to give them some more front liners. I'd also change Meg to a pegasus knight to better fit her stats and growths and make Fiona not mounted until promotion as well as decrease her join level. Also Tormod's group needs more screentime. Elincia's chapters are amazing but I personally feel they're superfluous to the story so I will get to that in my story change section! For her characters I'd essentially just buff a few, keep others the same. Now comes part 3 and 4 and to understand what I'd do here I need to get into the story changes. Story changes! First thing: change the support system. I'd like characters to interact with each other in a more personal way please and thank you! Make Part 1 longer. Not too much longer but add a couple chapters to help with leveling and character development. Either make Part 2 a bonus part or (and this is my personal preference), change it into a minor conflict between Crimea and Daein. Make it so Izuka was secretly supporting Ludveck, it escalates into a minor border skirmish so that Micaiah and the DB show up to help settle things. Micaiah and Elincia end up working together to stop Ludveck and Izuka after figuring out both parties are traitors. Boom, you get all the greatness of Part 2 with extra levels for DB and character development AND interaction between two characters who get NONE in RD! Part 3: Split it in two. In Part 3-1 we get Ike and his support of the Laguz Alliance. In Part 3-2 we switch back to Daein and Micaiah's POV. This will allow more time to see Daein's struggle as well as preferably keep Micaiah from being so vilified AND allows Ike and the Greil mercs their time to shine in the story. Still technically on the right side of things but this way they don't steal all the attention to the detriment of the DB. It's worth noting that this would require adding a few chapters but I think it would be worth it overall. Part 4 really just needed more time and setup. This is getting very long so I'll sum up by saying add a few chapters and let Micaiah kill Ashera. Ike can be a major supporting role, even an encouragement and binding source between the two warring sides but the final battle should focus on Micaiah.

As a member of a lot of cosplay groups, let me assure you that 500 bucks is honestly about right if not a little low for what most invest into costumes. Body proportions and physical characteristics do not have to match. Do not worry if you're too tall or too skinny or anything else for how the character is, because cosplay is meant to be fun and it is for everyone! ^.^ Accessories, clothes, and hair are usually all you need to identify the character, seriously. When it comes to eye color most people either get colored contacts, photoshop eyes in pictures, or just simply don't worry about it. If you do decide to go the contacts route, PLEASE talk to your eye doctor as contacts are not for everyone and using them incorrectly can cause permanent damage to your eyes. As for how much to invest, it's honestly up to the individual. If this is just going to be a non serious hobby, I'd recommend having a couple of really good costumes that you wear. If you're going to get more serious about it then there's a lot involved, including considering if you want to learn how to make your own costumes and props.

I'm afraid not :( Thank you for looking though! I appreciate it :) Edit: For anyone that's curious, I found it! https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Dragon-Dragonships-Vindras-Novel-ebook/dp/B003BQZ834

So several years ago I read this book that I really loved. However, after letting someone borrow it and never getting it back, I have forgotten the title and the author so I can't just search the book anymore. I've tried entering what I know into Google to see if I could find anything but so far nope, which is making me wonder if maybe I just imagined reading it? Anyway, I was hoping maybe someone here had read it and maybe recognized what happened in it so I could get another copy. I recognized at the time that it was part of a series but I hadn't read the other books. It involves being able to like summon dragons by using their ancient bones. The girl who can do this has bad eyesight but squints because she has no glasses and I think she has a (to her) much prettier sister. The main cast of the book is attacked on their ship and sold into slavery and the main guy ends up befriending this little girl who is very sickly and can't walk so he has to carry her everywhere. I think she ends up helping them escape? Anyway at the end of the book they use this really ornate golden dragon bone encrusted with jewels to summon this huge world ending ancient dragon and it ends with the main guy on a ship that's half shifted into a dragon on his way to stop the ancient sky covering beast. If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it!

Personally I don't really use it but it seems like a great tool for raising a unit if you want to show some major favortism.

This is accurate. No one needs to debate this as it is fact lol. (Also grew up in the southern states)

Welp while I didn't really care who won, not letting us pick is something I'm sending feedback on. I don't like this trend one bit and don't want it continuing.

Agreed. She always turns out really good for me too but that's because I actually spend the time to raise her. Sure she's not as easy to use as Ike or Haar but she's definitely the best of the mages you get to me. I even used her to take out a number of part 4 bosses.

This may be an unpopular opinion but I really don't like Nailah's art at all. Can't say exactly why, but it's something about the way her face is drawn, which is a shame since I love her original art so much.

In terms of the weapons bear in mind that each con has different rules in terms of what's allowed. Most bows aren't allowed to be stringed and most arrows cant be tipped. Also many places don't allow metal props period. Make sure to check con rules before building or taking your prop weapons :)

Thank you for the suggestions ^.^ For me it was less of a concern about them mage tanking (OG Micaiah especially does that really really well), but more wanting to improve their nuking capabilities. If I get a bad IV Nailah I plan to sacrifice her skill to Micaiah so that was part of the plan... eventually. I may try out a blade tome build on one and see how it works out. Thanks :)

So I have a question. I show Micaiah some pretty major favortism and as such I've given her several builds but kept her base tome. If I were to give either OG!Micaiah or Festival Micaiah a new tome what should it be? Or would I be better off just leaving their tomes as is and not giving them a different one?

Most of the mages in RD could use a boost in my opinion (barring Soren as I refuse to use him). However my personal pick would be Micaiah. She's one of the main Lords and needs a massive boost to keep up with the other big characters in terms of combat utility, as much as I love her. One thing I would do is add dark tomes to her, as well as fiddle with her bases and growths. If she's gonna be frail as all get out at least give her a speed boost so she can double. A personal tome that isn't Thani for the tower (akin to Ragnell or Amiti) would be great for her as well. I also have to say Lucia. I adore her character and design so it's sad that she's a lackluster sword user when compared to others that had time to be trained.

My first pull netted me a Summer Gaius... which is okay I guess? I like his art? My second one actually had 1 red orb. Red being the color I most wanted for NY!Hrid or a Festival Micaiah merge. I got a +Atk -Spd Hrid! So I'm very happy with how this turned out ^.^

If you battle on the highest level you should get her 4* after a battle or two even without a bonus unit thanks to the bonuses.

The first that comes to mind is Soren but I refuse to use him. So Takumi. Awful personality, amazing archer.

Well I decided to do one more circle hoping for some results. I got Zelgius (he shall now be +4, he likes me) and Ike on the same circle! Ike is +Atk -Res! I am officially done with this banner I got who I wanted ^.^

For some reason this banner doesn't want to give me red stones.... but I did get a Mist and a Reyson out of about 50 orbs so there's that. I've got a month to save to try for Ike again. I will trade you Mist for one of your Greils xD

After seeing the datamine I feel really really bad for my orb count. Here's hoping I can get Ike quickly because WOW I really want him. Greil would be great too but I have enough Hectors not to have to worry about him too much...