Part 10: Chapter 9
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Figures that the only route in the game would be the tougher (or at least more annoying) route. Not to mention we'll have to snag Lyn a few levels somehow. The good news: I get to hear the excellent Ephraim route theme for most of it, not to mention FE7's battle music is used whenever monsters or an FE5 map aren't around.
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Another FE1 map! Or FE3? Either way this map's loaded with goodies.
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But first: Tana. She has, of course, been captured, but she actually has a Steel Lance and two Vulneraries in her inventory. Would be nice if not for the fact...
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...that there's no safety zone for her. And the Steel Lance is a heavy weapon, so unless you discard it both of those enemies can double her. The solution is to move her to the top-left corner so the mage attacks her and heal every turn until you take out the Archer - THEN she's safe.
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The first enemy has a Killer Axe. So scary...
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WHAT THE. She crit me. Wow. Wasn't expecting that.
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Sigh, now it's slightly used. At least I have a Christmas gift for Echidna now.
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Wait Guinevere that's the wrong way where are you going
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A Steel Lance gets lifted on the next turn, and the enemy by the door drops another Door Key.
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Lyn takes out a weaponless enemy and gets...this. Wow. There's hope!
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This enemy suicides on Fiora and drops...a Heavy Spear. Those are about as useful as Luna.
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The following enemies aren't much to speak of so have another round of Limstella failing to get MAG.
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NOT ENOUGH STEEL BOWS IN MY INVENTORY
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Darn it she was doing so well before.
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Hey, I could use one of those. Yoink!
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No there is no hope after all. Dammit Lyn!
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Here's a shot of the Falcoknight healing animation, which...now that I think about it...I think I've seen this elsewhere? Can't be sure. Anyways, I mentioned Falcoknights can't equip staves, right? Well, if any other class used a staff, they'd equip it and be unable to counter on the following enemy phase because staves can't counter. Falcoknights can't equip staves, so they avoid this problem. It's a neat thing.
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Priscilla starts work on the stupid Archer who doesn't move unless someone's in range.
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Meanwhile Guinevere picks up the hidden Satori Sign, which unfortunately is not a Touhou spell card. This will turn any magic character into a Cavalier and any physical character into a Mage. There's a reason to do that but I don't think I'll be using it. Oh, and it also sets Lords, Dancers, and Manaketes to level 1. That's something.
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Stop activating Big Shield when it's not even necessary!
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Now that the Archer's gone we can get Tana to break out the usual way.
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Free money? Free money!
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Skill? Really? Well I guess if you get a status staff sometime...
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Oh no. NO. NO. MORE OF THEM. MORE CAVALIERS. They seriously haven't run out of them yet.
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And there's MORE of them from the other side, and these ones have Killer weapons!
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The Mage gives up a Chest Key. What are all the Lockpicks I stole even for anymore?
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The Cavalier problem gets solved by Wendy and Fiora blocking the stairs.
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What'd you think I was going to do about the Killer weapons, let the enemy use them? Hahaha.
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Limstella, I may rag on Lute a lot but at least she TRIES.
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The defense is going all too smoothly.
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Now if only you'd get some defense.
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Now here's an interesting position: Enemies with no weapon will still move towards you to...I don't know why they do that but it stops the enemies with weapons from being able to hit you. I love grid-based gameplay logic.
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Keep it up ladies. Except you Priscilla, you suck.
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So with those guys cleaned up it's time to get more weapons for the pile. And hey, I don't have Elfire yet, I'll take it!
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Wendy, it is your life's purpose to cap STR and DEF, don't disappoint me.
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...This isn't gonna end soon is it.
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You know maybe these chapters would be a little harder without the EXP flood.
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Armor knight by the door has a Door Key just in case you can't break the wall somehow.
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People still use Longbows?
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Reverse Resolve!
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Oh goody, Sleep staves. Don't see why you'd waste it on an expendable Doll, though.
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Now if THAT had landed I'd be ticked.
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Oh hey a Mage Thief. I'll probably end up letting her steal the chest stuff and then cut her off on her way out.
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I'm in luck: There's a Knight Crest in the next chapter.
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You are not the Lyn I remember.
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Okay I distinctly remember Limstella having an entirely separate Sage class in FE7 just so she could break the 60HP cap. This is a disgrace by comparison.
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Clarine: still untouchable.
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Priscilla, stop dozing off in the middle of combat!
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Tana takes a kill, then gets a dance from Ninian. Oddly enough Tana's the one that has to recruit Amelia now.
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What'd you expect? At least the free Speedwing is nice. Maybe I will take her to the tower later.
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The Mage Thief then steals...4920 gold? That's what's in there? That's a wierd amount. Oh well, we can't really get it back, not that we need to.
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And...GOD DAMMIT those are MY Physics, stop wasting them! Durability is only restored if an item is dropped, not stolen!
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This enemy had an Axereaver. Will I ever use it? Who knows.
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The other chest has...a Restore? We can already buy those but okay.
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Now just as long as those stupid Clerics don't use up the Physics...
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She's gotten Magic TWICE in about ten levels.
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I get that Thieves aren't built for combat, but just compare her to any other unit.
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And now to cut off the other Thief's escape.
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DAMMIT THAT IS MY PHYSIC WAND AND YOU er wait why is Fire effective against the healer...?
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Hey, it's free money, why not?
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There also happens to be a Hero Crest in the next chapter. Guess where that's going.
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You know, aside from Limstella I don't really have a single notable Dark user. Do I care? Of course not.
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Everything but the good stats, of course.
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We get the Restore back...and...sigh.
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I'm curious so I decide to see if Tana does any better. That isn't too bad.
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Now, the Mani Katti seems to have an odd quirk to it. Notice how it's doing less damage than the Slim Sword here. Very odd.
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Whatever it was, we steal a single-use Sleep staff which I'm probably just gonna sell and a Physic that has at least half its uses.
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...of course, I make the mistake of stealing the Sleep first, which causes Physic to be equipped...ugh...
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And...what the heck? Why did the Mani Katti's damage suddenly go down...? I know if Sleep is equipped your RES goes up by 2, but...huh...
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Anyways, we steal the Physic and the other Cleric's Mend.
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Lyn overkills one of them.
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Echidna hits level 20 from the other one.
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This chest waaay over here has another Master Seal.
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Now then...the boss. Try not to imagine Gheb's head on the female Warrior's body, it's disturbing. Anyways, he...that is, she...fuck it, Gheb has a Killer Axe, Killer Bow, and what I believe is a Short Axe. However the AI never equips the bow, either because Gheb's bow rank isn't high enough or the AI is that dumb.
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So there's no way to manipulate what item you get. Also, axe magnetism makes a comeback.
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We chip at Gheb for a bit, Lyn profits nicely, and we close down the chapter with our heads still intact.
Coming up next: A former crap character becomes competent. Who'd have thought?
Tana's growths:
HP: 70%
Str: 45%
Skl: 45%
Spd: 50%
Luk: 65%
Def: 25%
Res: 40%
Amelia's growths:
HP: 65%
Str: 45%
Skl: 45%
Spd: 45%
Luk: 55%
Def: 35%
Res: 20%
...those are almost Guinevere's exact growths. Huh.