(FE7) Drafting Tourney III

[Parrhesia]

This is the third draft of the Drafting Tourney for FE7.

Credit goes to Life for bringing it over from Gamefaqs. The following is copy-pasted from BigBangMeteor copy-pasting from the original:

Credit to i_eat_tables for the idea. Originated at GFAQs and was pretty much a hit.

Basically, five people will enter in a drafting pool. One by one (in predefined order), each participant in this pool will choose one character from the list of selectable characters. There will be 40 characters available in all, so each participant will be able to select a total of 8.

Once this is done, the real tournament starts. The objective is to complete Hector Hard Mode (no Lyn Mode beforehand) as fast as possible (in terms of total turns used) using ONLY your drafted team of characters and a choice few that are allowed for everyone. The other characters you may not use (not even to support your characters with) except for:

- Meatshielding (without weapons)

- Rescuing non-drafted characters (but NOT characters you have drafted; this is basically so you can protect frail characters)

- Holding weapons and items

- Recruiting other characters

Another exception is that Matthew (and only Matthew) is allowed to open chests and steal items even if you haven't drafted him. You can still draft him normally to be on your combat team.

If you, for some reason, fail to abide by these rules, then you have to incur a four turn penalty for every character you've used for a purpose other than one listed above per chapter. As in the previous drafting tournament, this is four turns regardless of the importance or frequency of the foul committed. Like Kent can solo a chapter (4+ turns) or can rescue Lyn once (4+ turns).

During your run, you are expected to keep track of your total turn count and report often on your progress in some detail. If you don't, it might be mistaken for inactivity and thus grounds for disqualification. You are also expected to play fair. If you cheat, shame on you!

Gaiden chapters are, of course, completely optional, but since they will probably cost you quite a few turns, they're generally avoided.

Characters allowed for everyone to use are Hector, Marcus, Merlinus and Athos.

FURETCHEN: Priscilla, Kent, Fiora, Dorcas, Ninian, Legault, Farina, Useless Child TEAM COMPLETE

MIST: Raven, Guy, Lucius, Harken, Dart, Rath, Nils, Renault TEAM COMPLETE

CORE: Serra, Eliwood, Florina, Heath, Canas, Lyn, Jaffar, Geitz TEAM COMPLETE

JANISSARY: Oswin, Lowen, Pent, Hawkeye, Karel, Louise, Vaida, Wallace TEAM COMPLETE

CHOCOCOKE: Sain, Erk, Bartre, Matthew, Rebecca, Isadora, Wil, Karla TEAM COMPLETE

IMPORTANT

This is a one-try run and you can't restart unless a character dies or something. In the words of Life,

Umm, technically you guys weren't supposed to restart chapters to see how fast you can do them. And by technically, I kinda mean that you're not supposed to restart unless a character dies (that you want alive). It's a one try run.

Edited July 16, 2010 by Yossarian

[Deliriyum]

I am signing up, even though I expect I'll fail enormously.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Core

[Grace]

Sure, I'll give this a shot. I'll need to unlock HHM again...

Quick edit: Position 2 is my preference.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Mist

[Parrhesia]

I am signing up, even though I expect I'll fail enormously.

Don't worry, this is my first HHM XD Well, I expect I'll pick it up as I go along.

Edited myself, Chococoke and you two into the OP. One more slot open.

[Jaybee]

First time on HHM, but what do I care? Sync will sign up, and will proceed to fail even harder.

And Position 3 is my preference.

[Janissary]

I'm so in, and totally declared interest in the other thread, so I should totally get a spot (DAMN YOU TIMEZONES!)

Edited July 14, 2010 by Janissary

[chococoke]

I'd personally enjoy having a spot.

[Deliriyum]

I've never played HHM before, and my tactics usually involve being thorough rather than efficient.

Edit: So the five playing are Yossarian, Chococoke, Core, Mist, Sinc? How do we determine the order of drafting?(I'd prefer spot 4)

Edited July 14, 2010 by Core

[HongLei]

Just claim your spot first come first serve and u don't want spot 1 or 2 unless u go for geitz or Karla because you will wind up with a useless unit

[Janissary]

Pick 2 for me please

Edited July 14, 2010 by Janissary

[-Cynthia-]

I'd like to try this.

Edited July 14, 2010 by -Cynthia-

[chococoke]

Er... Janissary kind of requested a spot before the topic was made, so I think he should be included. And I'll take spot 5.

[Parrhesia]

Er... Janissary kind of requested a spot before the topic was made, so I think he should be included. And I'll take spot 5.

That is true. It's kinda you and Janissary who convinced me there was interest. And DarkCybaster, also, however Core and Mist signed up ridiculously early so I couldn't really kick one of them...*cough*hypocrisy*cough*lackoforganisation*cough*

Sorry, Sync, DarkCybaster, Cynthia...although, if you can scratch two more people together, we can have 3.2 of these things running at once, which is exactly what this forum needs. And I believe some guy who posted in DT1 was interested...

And we have five people up. As nobody took first, I shall, and Priscilla is mine.

FURETCHEN: Priscilla.

MIST:

CORE:

JANISSARY:

CHOCOCOKE:

Edited July 14, 2010 by Yossarian

[Deliriyum]

Since sinc was the last one to sign up then I guess he is out?(sorry bud)

Yossarian: 1

Chococoke: 5

Janissary: wants 2

Core: 3

Mist: wants 2

I want 3rd spot now since sinc isn't playing. Either Mist or Janissary needs to take spot 4.

[Parrhesia]

The positions are equal regardless. I'll swap you and Janissary, but this will be the last change of positions.

[Janissary]

Works for me. I actually originally wanted 3 anyway, so I lose to somoeone's early activity no mattter what XD

Edited July 14, 2010 by Janissary

[Deliriyum]

lol, okay. I also suggest we copy and paste the whole list in each of our drafting picks so we can avoid confusion.

[Janissary]

We should almost just list, in order of most desired, all 40 characters and turn them in to Yossarian. He can go through a conduct a draft in like 10 seconds and then publish the teams and lists (to ensure that no one was cheated). Hell, any of us could do that. I bet it would go faster.

[Deliriyum]

The only problem I see with that is, you might only want one healer, but you don't know if anyone else is going to take that healer. So you might end up not getting a vital character, and since you don't know that, you cant make changes that adapt to that.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Core

[Parrhesia]

EDIT: Janissary's suggestion is making more sense the more I think about it. Up to you people, though.

EDIT 2: However, Geitz will likely end up in limbo. I'll probably just give Geitz to whoever has LynWood at the highest priority.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Yossarian

[Janissary]

Core makes a fair point. Your call, other people.

[Deliriyum]

My vote is no, it gives too many 'what ifs'

while if we draft it one by one we know exactly what we're getting.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Core

[chococoke]

My vote is no, it gives too many 'what ifs'

while if we draft it one by one we know exactly what we're getting.

This. Lets just take turns like the tourney usually does, all the while crossing off who has been taken in the OP. Makes things a lot less confusing, especially since I kind of planned on picking based upon who exactly was available, who I needed to do certain things, etc.

[Parrhesia]

Okay. That's 2.5 votes, and the default option, so let's roll with that. *waits patiently for Mist*

[Grace]

I pick... Raven. And now, to watch as all my other picks disappear.

Edited July 14, 2010 by Mist