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I have Astra on all my units who can get it and they're very consistent in activating it, plus they tend to critical on at least one of the hits. Where as my only character that activates Lethality consistently is Morgan who's got capped skill and Rightful King tacked onto him. I know player experience differs between each person, but statistically, you're more likely to activate Astra. Also I'm surprised people lose 5 durability points, Owain activated it for me with one weapon usage left and his weapon broke after he hit all five times?? Odd. (He also didn't have access to Armsthrift since his father was Stahl in this file) Anyways, there is seriously nothing wrong or disappointing with a character model having more than one weapon attached to it, but being able to equip only one. It's been done in older games, this is nothing new. All three GBA games had pirates duel wielding axes in their sprites, and assassins doing the same. Swordmasters are the one who do it in this game is all it is. They're swordmasters, so it seems cooler that they're carrying all of them in my opinion, also it kind of makes sense when you've got them loaded up with multiple swords anyways, hahaha

I'm up to 157 hours in my play log. I already deleted a file in game to start up another one (It was like 47 hours), but my file I'm leaving as my streetpass team alone has over 60 hours on it.

If you take Frederick into EXPonential growth, he makes a vague breaking the 4th wall reference to him being a Jeigan/Oifey archetype, regardless if you've already reclassed him to a base class or not. His exact quote is: 'An unusual enemy like this ought to yield ample experience. Perhaps these foes should be left to units with more room to grow than me. But that doesn't mean I'll hold back if they stand in my way! Normally I'd just think it was him referencing him being a senior knight, but he actually says the word 'units' in his quote so yeah, he's definitely breaking the fourth wall there.

But outside of manipulating glitches and having Holyn be their father, any other time it's limited to Shanan. But there's possibly more than one major blood carrier in two of their generations... I think it would, given how Jurgdal seems to be working, and also with Leif's new DLC in Awakening mentioning he never had the brand but Altenna did. At least when you take into consideration how FE4's game mechanics work, in that you have to have a character with major blood in order to wield their respective weapons. It's possible that neither Galzus or Mareeta even tries to wield Balmung, since Shanan is it's default wielder.. I think I want to give up understanding their bloodline, it's breaking the perceived normal workings of the others, ha.

Hm, then Odo's bloodline works differently than the others. According to that gene tree, every other family operates under the 'once per generation rule'. I wonder why that is... maybe they just do more in-family marriages than any other tree?

From what I remember/saw in the Jurgdal series, it seems like only one descendant from each generation gets Major Holy Blood so only one person can wield their holy weapon. Characters with siblings show this best: Lief (Minor) vs Altenna (Major) Raquesis (Minor) vs Eltshan (Major) Adean (Minor) vs Briggid (Major) But I know you can manipulate Ayra's children's blood if you have her marry Holyn to get Larcei and Ulster to have major blood, but they still lock Balmung to just Shanan I think. Anyways, the point I'm making is, I think Jurgdal's bloodlines are way more exclusive compared to the Exalt's bloodlines. While a lot of characters in the Jurgdal series carry minor blood, major blood resulting in a brand is much more rare than the Exalt's brand, seeing as both Emmeryn and Chrom in their generation, and then Lucina and Owain (and possibly Lucina's sibling) all inherit it. I'm not very clear on if Mananan and Maricle both had major Odo blood though, so they might dispel what I just said if they do. But I know in the other cases mentioned above, it was once per generation and seemed to be directly affected by who has the major blood in the previous generation.

The only actual thing they said about Lissa not inheriting it was that it was completely by chance her's never surfaced, which was mentioned in Owain's recruitment I think... They never went into detail over it, so I guess Lissa was just a fluke if every other descendant of the Exalt in the game has the potential for or already has the Brand.

I think the general principle behind the Brands in each universe is the same, albeit work differently. Jurgdal's Holy Markings are passed down in their family lines and allow their hosts to wield the legendary weapons of that world. (Granted to them by Naga) The Mark of the Exalt and the Mark of Grima seem to have the same idea as Jurgdal's. At least the Exalt one, since it allows it's bearer to wield Falchion.. (also from Naga) The Brand in Tellius is the only one that's different, though it still grants it's bearers stronger power over at least humans, it just doesn't follow the concept of weapon exclusivity with them. Though, didn't Altina's line have some special gift only those with the Brand could perform? Like singing the Galdr of release, or could any heron do so I can't remember.. If so then at least in that instance it's similar to the other worlds brands. Fire Emblem has a tendency to repeat concepts in each game, so it wouldn't surprise me if all the Brands work with similar concepts through each series. Awakening especially ties in a lot of things from other series.

Since it's not claimed and I've got most of their supports, I'm going to lay claim to Libra x Brady parent support EDIT: And here it is. It's pretty much similar to the Gaius version I transcribed, though they did change around some of Libra's phrasing at least. A nice contrast between his and Gaius' speech pattern. [spoiler=Brady x Libra (Parent Support)] [spoiler=C Support] Brady Tea's ready. It's the, uh... The whatsit kind. From that place. You know, the expensive junk. Libra Um... Brady Well...? Whaddya waitin' for? A royal invitation? It's all set and ready to go-just the way ya like it. Libra Uh, Brady? Brady Let's step it up, old-timer! Tea ain't gettin' any hotter! Libra Oh, right. S-Sorry... *sip* ...But, Brady? Brady Yeah? Libra What did you mean, "just the way I like it"? I'm not much of a tea drinker... Brady Whaddya mean? You drink it every day. You never miss teatime. Libra I've had the odd cup here or there, I've never had a "teatime" in my life. Brady ...WHAT?! Ma told me to join ya in your daily tea ritual! Even gave me detailed instructions! Wait... Did she make it all up? Libra Considering I don't even know what a "tea ritual" is, I suppose she did. Brady That dirty... I bet she's laughing her head off right about now! Libra Er, what exactly did she tell you? Brady Oh, don't you worry. I'm gonna have me a nice, long chat with dear ol' Ma! You just sit there and drink your damn tea. So long, old-timer! ...Oh, and set this on top of the pot. It keeps the tea warm. Libra ...When did my life get so odd? [spoiler=B Support] Brady Sorry about last time, old-timer. Libra What, the tea? Hardly something to apologize for. I was happy for the chance to chat. Brady Well, good. But I still feel bad you wound up drinking alone. Anyway, I brought my violin by way of apologizin' Libra ...I'm sorry? Brady Yeah, exactly. I wanna say I'm sorry, and I heard that requires a violin performance. Libra It...does? Brady What, were ya born in a barn? Course it does! I gotta tickle the catgut for three songs, then do a backflip. That's when you stand up and start clappin' and cheerin' and throwin' roses. ...Er, at least, that's what Ma said. Libra Brady, listen to me. No one has ever apologized to me that way before. ...EVER. Your mother's having fun with you again. Brady What, AGAIN?! Oh, that tears it! I'm gonna- Libra Brady, wait. Brady What?! Libra As long as you're here, let's just enjoy a nice chat and forget about Maribelle. I'm almost thankful, really. If not for her japes, you'd probably wouldn't have come by. Brady Forget Ma? But she's been playing me like a dancin'-monkey organ guy! Aw, heck. Fine. I guess I can put up with her horseplay a bit longer... It'd be nice to just sit back and chew the fat a bit. Libra It's settled then! Pull up a seat... [spoiler=A Support] Brady And then Ma pulls out that li'l umbrella of hers, and she says- Libra Heh heh... Brady ...What are ya laughing for? I ain't even at the punchline yet. Libra I'm just glad we're able to talk like this, Brady. I'll admit, I was a little shocked when I first saw you. You seemed kinda...scary. Brady Yeah, well. Sorry I'm all scary. I guess if you don't like it, do a better job of raising the real deal. Libra What, you mean the Brady of this era? Brady Yeah. I ain't your real son, anyway. I mean, not exactly. Libra ...... Brady, I... Brady Aw, what? What's with that face? I don't need no pity. Unlike some of the other kids, I ain't jealous of the Brady from this timeline. We're two different cats, yeah? No hard feelings. Once the real one's born, you can forget about me. I'll bow out all graceful-like. Libra Brady, how can you say that after we've gotten so close? You think I'd just cast you aside once my son is born? I would never do that. You're my friend, Brady. ...And my son. Brady Pop, I... *sniff* Aw, damn. I decided not to cry, and then ya go and say crap like that... *sniffle* I was lyin' about what I said before, Pop! It does matter to me! Please don't forget me! Just...remember that we were good pals once, yeah? Real chums. Libra I could never forget you, Son. I'll remember you until the gods call me home and love you as my future self would. Brady Okay, no more talk of dyin'. If you go boots up before me, I'll douse your grave in more tea than ya can stand. I'll play my voilin and do a backflip if I have to. Don't try me, old-timer! Libra Ha! Then I suppose it's settled. I can't very well die now, can I?

I make sure that any mother who can reclass to the peg knight tree that has a son passes down Galeforce, also working on the same opposite with Counter and father's with daughters. Outside of those, Aptitude is my must pass down from Donny. Other than those, Renewal, Lifetaker and Vengeance (if the child is naturally in a melee class and won't inherently make a good magic user at all) are some of my favorites to pass down. Or if I just want a handy skill right off the bat for the kids, I've passed Deliverer down to Yarne and watched him speed across a field when paired up almost instantly, that was handy. Other good skills would be Aegis, Sol and Luna definitely... There's a lot of good skills but I mostly make my decisions based on 1. gender exclusive skills 2. whether I think the kid will be good in the class that has the skill I want for them to have (for example, I just powered Cordelia to a level 5 sorcerer to get vengeance so I won't have to waste time with severa in that class since Gaius is her father and I think she'd be just as bad in the class) and 3. in the case that option 1 or 2 isn't a big factor, whatever skill I think would be useful from the get go.

Aah, I have three Avatar's going, one of which is completed, one I'm half way through with and one I just started up for the sake of creating him. The first one, Helina. Married Stahl, had Morgan. Kind of a sloppy playthrough since I just wanted to power through the story and beat the game. Current one, Sterre. Married to Chrom, has Lucina and Morgan. Her file is going to be my streetpass team so I'm investing way more time into maxing out everyone's stats and skill harvesting. And then my inevitable male file that got delayed because I wanted to marry Chrom. Hoping Emmeryn's spotpass will be out before I take him up seriously, otherwise he'll marry Cherche in the meantime.

All the spotpass characters should have supports with someone other than the avatar. Especially Emmeryn, you think they'd have given her supports with Chrom and Lissa, maybe even Frederick? Also Gangrel and Aversa seeing as they have a history (also Yen'fay and Say'ri come on IS). Not sure about who I'd flag out for Priam and Walhart specifically to support with other than maybe Chrom, but Priam especially lacks in development so it would have been nice if they had included more for him. Also in the camp that thinks Sumia's romance options shouldn't be limited. I get why Chrom's are, but the choice to pair him with maybe Miriel (they are both Shepherds) or Cordelia (give the girl a break) would have also been nice. Anyways, besides those obvious beefs that everyone has, I'd like to have seen more interaction between the original Shepherd boys. Like Stahl x Frederick (I assume he taught Stahl too since Sully was mentioned to have been his student before?), Vaike x Frederick, etc. Same applies to all the girls in the Shepherds too. I like to imagine them as a close knit group so I would have liked to see more development between the lot and not just the 2 same gender supports per character that seems to be in there. Also more supports for Tiki, Say'ri and Anna, the girls are lagging in them since they're not viable romance options for the rest of the boys.

I don't know about that part actually. In his support with Panne they talked about how his people think he abandoned them and fled for his life but really he took a risk and left thinking that enemy soldiers would follow him and leave his people alone (They all refused to turn him in and were getting slaughtered is what I remember of it). The soldiers were after him so he was hoping they'd solely focus on him and he got labeled a coward and traitor for it. Poor guy

I adore a lot of ships in this game but I do have a few stand outs. Chrom x Sully because I just like their dynamic. Two strong people and old friends who like to look out for each other, plus I think Sully would make a good Queen (Chrom needs someone equally as strong support him through losing Emmeryn so that's my logic behind this). Lissa x Donnel is just too freaking cute for me. Donny's quite the charmer. Lon'qu x Cherche for the background it gives him. Also him being Gerome's father and getting into a glaring contest is great..... Gaius x Maribelle for background too. Gaius is surprisingly willing to go far out of his way for someone he doesn't even know. Fredrick x Sumia is probably my favorite support for her. He's very patient. Male Avatar x Emmeryn will be my depressing favorite once I'm able to make it happen augh. And on that note, Female Avatar x Stahl was my favorite for her even though I think she's cute with a lot of people.... And I don't really have any major Gen 2 ships other than Lucina x Gerome. This game supports my desire for multi shipping though so really, everyone x everyone is my favorite ship of all.