How often do treasure chests appears throughout the series

[Armchair General]

So I'm playing the first level of Verdant Wind, I'm actually getting my ass handed to me by the bandits because it's just me and Claude. Got the rest of the gang showing up...And I realized that I forgot to buy some keys, again. While resetting isn't that big of a problem, it's kind of hit me that this game can be heavy-handed with the chests.  At least, early on, you usually get a free key or two to open them; not that it matters much on account on how rich that I am, at this point.

 

I would reclass Ignatz into a thief or assassin, in the future, but it's not really worth it since 3H is revolves around small unit tactics as opposed to dropping 20 of your dudes in a war.

 

But hey, at least the entire game wasn't a complete  cakewalk. Lystehia one-shotted the Death Knight in the previous level, had to deal against Edelgard with a stacked spreadsheet... And it also turns out that mage Byleth breaks the game with Lorenz's deluxe

 

Oh, wait. It IS a cakewalk, because of the unpromoted unit spam.

 

[Shadow Mir]

50 minutes ago, Armchair General said:

And it also turns out that mage Byleth breaks the game with Lorenz's deluxe

With Lorenz's deluxe... what?

By the way, the chapter you just played is considered one of the worst designed chapters in 3H, especially in the context of Maddening.

Edited April 17, 2021 by Shadow Mir

[Interdimensional Observer]

Let me think...

Shadow Dragon:

Spoiler

1. Chapter 6- 5 chests.
2. Chapter 9- 3
3. C10- 2
4. C12- 6
5. C14- 2
6. C15- 2
7. C17- 7
8. C17x- 5
9. C19- 9
10. C20x- 6
11. C23- 2
12. C24- 1
13. C24x- 2

Gaiden/SoV doesn't really count because of chests are dungeon-exploration mode there.

New Mystery:

Spoiler

1. C6- 3
2. C9- 2
3. C10- 4
4. C13- 3
5. C13x- 1
6. C14- 3
7. C16- 7
8. C17- 1
9. C20- 7
10. C20x- 2
11. C22- 2
12. C23- 2

Genealogy is all outdoors, so no chests.

Thracia 776 (I didn't count how many chests, just the chapters with some):

Spoiler

1. C3
2. C4
3. C4x
4. C8x
5. C11
6. C12x
7. C18
8. C20
9. C21x
10. C24
11. C24x

Binding Blade:

Spoiler

1. C3- 2
2. C6- 8
3. C7- 2
4. C8- 8
5. C12- 6
6. C12x- 12
7. C16- 10
8. C20 Ilia- 8
9. C20 Sacae- 6
10. C21x- 5, two of which are traps that don't give anything and summon enemy Manaketes
11. C22- 6

Blazing Blade:

Spoiler

1. C6- 2
2. C7x- 1
3. C11 Hector- 1
4. C15 (Hector numbering from here on out)- 2
5. C17- 4
6. C19XX- 3
7. C20- 5
8. C22- 2
9. C23X- 3
10. C27 Kenneth- 3
11. C27 Jerme- 4
12. C28- 4
13. C28X- 4
14. C30- 3
15. C31- 3
16. C32X- 2

Sacred Stones:

Spoiler

1. C3- 4
2. C5X- 2
3. C8- 3
4. C9 Ephraim- 3
5. C11 Eirika- 3
6. C14 Eirika- 6
7. C14 Ephraim- 5
8. C16- 4
9. C19- 6
10. Final- 2

Tower of Valni and Lagdou have chests too:

• V3- 1
• V5- 2
• V6- 4
• V8- 1
• L3- 3
• L4- 2
• L5- 3
• L7- 1
• L8- 1
• L10- 1

Path of Radiance:

Spoiler

1. C7- 3
2. C10- 5
3. C13- 7
4. C16- 6
5. C18- 3
6. C21- 8
7. C22- 6
8. C27- 7

Radiant Dawn:

Spoiler

1. P1-C2- 3
2. P1-C4- 3
3. P1-F- 6
4. P4-C4- 6
5. P4-F-1- 1

 

 

Not going to do Awakening, Fates, and 3H for now. But this should help answer your query.

I'd add that 3H feels like it forced chests into a bunch of maps. They don't seem as "naturally" present to me.

[Acacia Sgt]

Awakening Ch11 be like...

Chests just... there.

[Armchair General]

2 hours ago, Shadow Mir said:

With Lorenz's deluxe... what?

By the way, the chapter you just played is considered one of the worst designed chapters in 3H, especially in the context of Maddening.

I meant his Relic, I've been missing out on sleep, lately.

 

So, what's wrong with that map? Aside from the first two turns?

[Shadow Mir]

2 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said:

Awakening Ch11 be like...

Chests just... there.

Now that I think about it, Awakening is likely one of the only games that actually had chests in an outdoor map.

 

14 minutes ago, Armchair General said:

I meant his Relic, I've been missing out on sleep, lately.

 

So, what's wrong with that map? Aside from the first two turns?

It helps any mage, really (albeit with HP loss for crestless mages).

The fact you start with only two units. Also, the part where your units start scattered. And then there's the part where you're restricted to your-in-house units, which sucks extra hard, especially since every house has units that are just terrible relative to everyone else. The Golden Deer have it the worst by far imho, largely because with the exception of Claude, the Deer boys are just... not good, and the fact that the other houses at least get a Physic user in the first wave of reinforcements, whereas Marianne doesn't show up until the hard part is over. Also, you have 9001 mega speedy enemies.

[joevar]

10 hours ago, Shadow Mir said:

Now that I think about it, Awakening is likely one of the only games that actually had chests in an outdoor map.

 wasnt 3H also had chest outdoor?

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but to sum it up about the OP question, chest appears quite often. once every two maps on average i think? since theres dedicated chest opener class

Edited April 17, 2021 by joevar

[Shadow Mir]

1 minute ago, joevar said:

wasnt 3H also had chest outdoor?

Yes. Which is why I didn't say "the only game".

[Armchair General]

17 hours ago, Shadow Mir said:

Now that I think about it, Awakening is likely one of the only games that actually had chests in an outdoor map

Strangely enough, it's the only outdoor map in the main campaign with chests.