Challenge

[nflchamp]

Well, I didn't really mean to make it as a competition, but since I wrote it all up in order to hold myself to it, I figured I'd turn it into one. Sort of. Whatever.

The Rulez

General

• Normal Mode, No Transfers, First Playthrough
  
• Lowest turn count wins
  
• No Battle Saves – ever
  
• All innate skills must be removed ASAP
  
• Supporters cannot have the same affinity
  
• Characters cannot level up using BEXP, only CEXP (or staffs)
  
• 1-2 range cannot be used except by mages
  
• No forge
  
• No stealing – ever
  
• Only one item can be bought from the ‘Bargains’ each chapter
  
• Mages cannot use fire (Fire, Elfire, etc.) tomes
  
• If a chapter is restarted, a 2-turn penalty is incurred
  

Part 1

• SIX characters must be used (no more, no less)
  
• Nailah, BK, and LEA cannot be used (exception: BK can be used in 1-9)
  
• A character that is being used must be fielded whenever possible.
  
• If a character is forced and not one of the characters being used, they must be unequipped and avoid combat
  
• If a chacter that is being used is killed, the chapter must be restarted
  
• Meg or Fiona must be one of the used characters
  
• A magic user (Micaiah, Ilyana, Laura) must be one of the used characters
  
• All used characters must be in the same tier (either tier 1 or tier 2) at the end of Part 1 (Micaiah counts as either, laguz levels = 1.5x displayed level and every 20 levels is a tier {displayed level 15 Volug = level 22.5 or level 20/2.5})
  
• Sothe x Micaiah support must be broken ASAP, even if both are used
  

Part 2

• Elincia cannot use Amiti or ‘Blades’ (Iron Blade, etc.)
  
• Only one of Nephenee or Brom can be used in 2-1, the other must be unequipped and avoid combat
  
• Laguz cannot transform in 2-2
  
• ‘Special’ weapons (Killer, Brave, Hammer, etc.) cannot be used
  

Part 3 GM

• TWELVE characters must be used (no more, no less)
  
• Haar and laguz cannot be used
  
• A character being used must be fielded whenever possible.
  
• If a character is forced and not one of the characters being used, they must be unequipped and avoid combat
  
• If a chacter that is being used is killed, the chapter must be restarted
  
• One of Tanith or Sigrun must be used
  
• One of the CRK must be used
  
• One of Rhys or Mist must be used
  
• If Ilyana was used in Part 1, she must be used in Part 3 GM
  
• All used characters must be tier 3 at the end of Part 3 GM
  
• ‘Special’ weapons cannot be used
  

Part 3 DB

• The characters used in Part 1 must be used in Part 3 DB
  
• If a chacter that is being used is killed, the chapter must be restarted
  
• Beastfoe cannot be used
  
• All used characters must be in the same tier (either tier 2 or tier 3) at the end of Part 3 DB (Micaiah and Sothe do not count, laguz levels = 1.5x displayed level and every 20 levels is a tier)
  

Part 4 – Pre-Endgame

• All characters who were used in Part 1 and 3 must be used and fielded
  
• If any of these characters are killed, the chapter must be restarted
  

Part 4 – Endgame

• Laguz Royals cannot be used (Laguz Royals are laguz with formshift)
  
• One magic user other than Micaiah and Sanaki (Laura, Ilyana, Tormod, Soren, Calill, Rhys, Bastian) must be fielded in Endgame
  
• All characters must be withing 5 levels of each other at the end of the game (characters that do nothing in Endgame do not count, laguz levels = 1.5x displayed level and every 20 levels is a tier)
  

There aren't really a set number of people who can do it. It doesn't really matter. I'll make a list of people doing it, though. Ask questions if you want clarification. Or impossibilities, I don't claim to be perfect.

If you decide to do it, I'd ask for updates on progress. Nothing complicated, just a where you are and how you are doing.

[Anouleth]

I'd just like to point out that Fiona is essentially unusable in this. With no opportunity for forges, no 2-range and no BEXP, she's probably not even going to survive 1-8. Combine with the requirement that she be 2nd tier by the end of 1-E.

Micaiah is obviously going to be used. She's simply better than Ilyana and Laura for the purposes of this challenge (especially since Laura is so unlikely to reach 20/01).

(I think you should just categorically state that all forced characters are usable. 1-P is impossible without Edward, 1-1 is almost impossible without Nolan.)

[nflchamp]

I suppose I should give some leeway so you can have no characters you plan on using in a chapter.

In that case, you can only use counter-attacks to fight.