Board 8 > ITT I play Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (spoilers)

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Let's try this again now.

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Chapter 18: Crimea Marches (2nd Attempt)

I kept my same team, but I did a few things different. First, I left the squad of Boyd, Kieran, Ilyana, Astrid, and Soren to deal with the Wyvern Riders. It went much more smoothly and I got Rhys, Astrid, and Marcia promoted too, and Gatrie on his way! I had Marcia tank the Tornado from the boss and basically tore him down with Javelin.

In other news, when I finish Shinon is lamenting his loss and calls Ike "little lord Ikie." That is awesome. Ike wants Shinon to come back, but Shinon is being a D. Ike mentions all the mean things Shinon has said about him, only for Shinon to say "Sounds like me."

"Pah! It's enough you beat me, now you gotta talk me to death?"

Shinon only agrees to join the company again if Ike beats him, but if Shinon wins, Shinon gets to be leader! I'm guessing that Shinon lost. So it turns out Nasir sold his ship and fired his crew. ...Wtf does Nasir even do now then? Apparently nothing but spout facts, since he informs Ike that since we won here, Gallia might fight back against Daein now. Naesala tells one of bird men to go send message of their defeat to Petrine. He changes his mind though since Petrine would probably kill the bird man in a rage, so he tells him to send a human instead.

Soren CALLS OUT Nasir and asks him wtf he's up to. Soren thinks he's working for the enemy, but Nasir has some dirt on Soren that he hasn't revealed. They talk to a stalemate before going to sleep. Ruh oh.

Levels:
Tanith: Level 10+
Muarim: Level 9+
Stefan: Level 8+
Janaff: Level 8+
Ulki: Level 7+
Lethe: Level 4+
Devdan: Level 4+
Boyd: Level 4+
Kieran: Level 4+
Oscar: Level 3+*
Ike: Level 3+^**
Reyson: Level 3+
Mordecai: Level 2+
Titania: Level 2+
Rhys: Level 1+*
Astrid: Level 1+*
Marcia: Level 1+**
Volke: Level 20^^
Gatrie: Level 20**
Nephenee: Level 18
Mia: Level 18
Soren: Level 18*
Jill: Level 18^*
Ilyana: Level 17*
Makalov: Level 15
Zihark: Level 10
Brom: Level 10
Tormod: Level 7
Mist: Level 2
Rolf: Level 2
Sothe: Level 1

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Chapter 19: Entrusted (Pre-Battle)

Petrine is here and she mad. She sends Homas to work with Naesala to stop Crimea. After she's done b****ing, Soren gives us our battle stats:

Earned: 40G
Spent: 3830G
Current: 56,165G
Combat Exp: 1293P
Bonus Exp: 330P
MVP: Ike

And... that's it. Huh, that was short. So I have Wrath and a Full Guard to toy with. I'm not sure who to give Full Guard to though. Wait, Shinon is back to level one!? What is this crap!? Let's do some support convos though!

Gatrie talks with Marcia! Gatrie puts some sweet creeper moves on Marcia, who is unimpressed. Marcia wants to do something for Gatrie, but he tells her that just being in their group is enough! Marcia said that she didn't know she was that important and that she'll try to keep doing what she's doing. lolz Gatrie now wants her. In a very creepy way. Dude, what's wrong with you bro?

I have a dilemma with Gatrie now. I want to have him talk to Shinon and, uh... pretty much everyone else in my group. Unfortunately, I only have two conversations left. So who is best for Gatrie to talk to? Ilyana, Astrid, Marcia, or Shinon?

I finally let Soren talk to Ike too. Soren bores him by telling him statz. Soren says that Ike is too tired and ought to sleep, and that he'll take care of things. Ike calls Soren a big softie. So Soren tells him not to let the bed bugs bite. Hah.

Then to regular conversations. Jill is bonding with Mist when suddenly Haar shows up! Haar warns Jill that they'll meet in battle soon and she ought to rest up for it before peacing out. Uh oh. Ike thinks he shouldn't let Jill fight against her daddy. Funny, because I think she ought to murder him in cold blood. FOR CRIMEA! Then we talk to Janaff, who is upset that Ike doesn't get his jokes. Multiple times. It's pretty funny. I think I like Janaff. Ulki and Ike have a conversation about STRENGTH. And they agree that leaders should be based on strength and not by kinship.

I give Gatrie an Adept, since I think a second attack with him is sometimes nice. Shinon has a Provoke skill which I... really am not sure is worth it. I give Jill Wrath. Still not sure what to do with Vantage, Guard, or Counter though.

And I might try using Janaff and Reyson. I'm not exactly sure why I'd use Janaff though. I mean, what is his advantage over any other units? But that's it for now. I may do the next fight later.

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From: PrivateBiscuit1 | #453
Funny, because I think she ought to murder him in cold blood. FOR CRIMEA!

That's actually a bad idea.

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I'm pretty sure you can attack him with Jill, but you have to finish him like right away.

I could be wrong though.

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Anyways, this is the chapter with that one boss that you're not supposed to fight. The thing is, you can get a very good item. But to get it, you have to do something that's conceptually stupid: bait that boss to essentially attack you. However, just post a high res unit on one of the farthest points of his attack range. He'll attack you, but using his wind based attack, which will deal like no damage at all since said attack is magic and, as you know, wind magic sucks when it comes to strength. Now, while he's accessible, talk to him with Janaff or Ulki and then Reyson. Just make sure to eliminate all possible threats before attempting this first.

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Actually, he has to come to Reyson. It's a bit complicated, you have to get Reyson in the boss' range after he attacked with wind and you talked to him with Janaff. The annoying thing is that you have to keep an eye for the ballistas, especially when it comes to Reyson.

A button to check the enemy's range is your friend in this one.

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When you get to that fight, don't move Jill anywhere even remotely close to her dad. Don't ever have her within movement range of him. Just trust me on this.

If Jill has a support (I think it has to be B, I'm not sure) with Mist or Lethe you can ignore this advice. That said, judging by your unit levels, I kinda doubt you do. So yeah, listen to Ulti.

Myself I usually have them fight because I'm a jerk. (I also usually use Mist instead of Rhys because of the horse.)

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What happens if they fight? I never tried because i have a heart
One should probably put extra spoilers tags around this if they answer

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From: special_sauce | #460
What happens if they fight? I never tried because i have a heart

It depends on if you have an A support with her or not.

*SPOILERS*







If you haven't got her to A support, even moving her within movement range causes her to see her father and break down, unable to fight him, and she defects to the enemy side and you have to kill her.

If you do have her A support, she won't do this, and you can have her talk to her father and tell him that she's finally found something to believe in and fight for, and that Daein is wrong. He tells her that he's glad she has broadened her views, but that he can't betray what he's fought his entire life for. They can then fight, and say something about how they're proud of each other even though they've taken opposite paths.




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Chapter 19: Entrusted (Battle)

Jeez, another short series of dialogue. Basically, Janaff suggests talking to the Crow king, but Reyson is a b**** about it. Unfortunately, I can only go with 13 people now! I go with Ike, Rhys, and then Janaff and Reyson since apparently they're required for me to have another character. I go with MY BOY SHINON for ranged, Gatrie for meaty tanking. I won't go with Marcia or Jill because there's waaaay too many ballistas. I pick up Nephenee and Oscar for lance use, Soren and Ilyana for magic, Boyd for a bit of axe support, Mia for extra swordsmanship, and then... Astrid. Ike talks with Nasir about sending the birds to talk with Naesala, and Ike doesn't want to. TOO BAD HE'S GONNA!

So I advance forward while I learn Shinon can't dodge every single attack like he could early in the game. :( And then eventually GATRIE EVOLVES! YES YES YES YES YES! And then Shinon crits on his first attack and I remember why he's so awesome.

...But then Oscar is murdered by Naesala. Wtf? Restart!

So Janaff convinces Naesala that he ought to quit being such a prick and talk to Reyson who... turns into a swan? Anyway, he flies over and says "Hey, Reyson! Look at you! You look sharp, kid!" lmao What an icebreaker. Naesala and Reyson argue until Naesala convinces him it was a good thing he sold him or else Reyson wouldn't have found Leanne. Wtf? XD However, Naesala pulls his troops from battle so Reyson can forgive him! And we get a Knight's Ring for our effort! Good, because Reyson takes damage like a b****. The crows all run away from battle and everyone is happy and alive!

Until f***ing Reyson and Shinon die in the same turn because of a Ballista and a Wyvern Lord with idiotically high life. Done for now.

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From: PrivateBiscuit1 | #465
Janaff and Reyson since apparently they're required for me to have another character

They're needed to get a rare (and useful under certain circumstances) item, not another character.

Edit: Nvm

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Also tons of bonus exp.

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I dunno, I enjoyed using the flying units for this chapter. IIRC, their movement range is larger than the ballista's attack range.

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Peace___Frog posted...
I dunno, I enjoyed using the flying units for this chapter. IIRC, their movement range is larger than the ballista's attack range.

I think you also get the Whatever-shield-that-protects-flying-units-from-their-weaknesses before this chapter. You basically equip Jill with it and have a field day with the ballistas.

Alternatively, you put Janaff to use and have him kill the ballista guy at some point.

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SuorGenoveffa posted...
Peace___Frog posted...
I dunno, I enjoyed using the flying units for this chapter. IIRC, their movement range is larger than the ballista's attack range.

I think you also get the Whatever-shield-that-protects-flying-units-from-their-weaknesses before this chapter.

Full Guard. Wasn't it in the desert?

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You also only get the knight ring if you let them all live, IIRC.

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Chapter 19: Entrusted (2nd Attempt)

So after another few restarts with the game making no f***ing sense and the worst luck with the RNG in terms of hitting attacks, I'm done with this one. (Shinon's Provoke skill only works... some of the time, I guess.) It sucked, but I ended up getting Naesala to retreat by turn two. Then I just had Gatrie tank the ballistas until they ran out of ammo and proceeded to murder them with Janaff. Then I had Ike destroy the boss at the end.

And then they find a lot of gold-- and Ike wants 50,000 of it. Iiiii know where he's going with this! Petrine is mega pissed off about the birds betraying her. I can kind of see why. And then Volke and Ike have a chat. Apparently Volke had no report after Ike paid him. lmao Volke says he was supposed to tell Ike a secret when he was older, and that the gold was his idea to see how resourceful and responsible Ike was. That's great. But apparently Lehren's Medallion is that thing Mist carries that makes people all nutter butters. Daddy Greil touched it and went berserk, and Volke was supposed to kill him if he ever did go completely berserk. Greil killed everyone including his wife when he went crazy before. Daaaayumn. He cut the tendons in his hands before Volke would agree to watch over and kill him if needed. That explains why he refused to use a sword before. So Ike hires Volke and he evolves into an ASSASSIN. Yaaaaay.

And that's it for this annoying chapter. So what happens if you never hire Volke or Volke dies? Do you just not get this story?

Levels:
Tanith: Level 10+
Muarim: Level 9+
Stefan: Level 8+
Janaff: Level 8+
Ulki: Level 7+
Boyd: Level 5+*
Lethe: Level 4+
Devdan: Level 4+
Kieran: Level 4+
Oscar: Level 4+**
Ike: Level 4+*
Reyson: Level 4+*
Mordecai: Level 2+
Titania: Level 2+
Rhys: Level 2+*
Astrid: Level 2+*
Marcia: Level 1+
Gatrie: Level 1+*
Shinon: Level 1+
Volke: Level 1+^
Nephenee: Level 19*
Mia: Level 19*
Soren: Level 18
Jill: Level 18
Ilyana: Level 18^
Makalov: Level 15
Zihark: Level 10
Brom: Level 10
Tormod: Level 7
Mist: Level 2
Rolf: Level 2
Sothe: Level 1

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I don't think Volke is allowed to die in the story (just becomes permanently injured) and will show up to give that story no matter what. But I'm not certain about that.

And yeah, Provoke/Shade don't work all the time. In fact, on the FE boards there was some significant research done that failed to conclusively prove Shade even does anything. (Which is to say, it might do something, it's just hard to prove!) Provoke definitely does something, but don't count on it.

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From: PrivateBiscuit1 | #479
So what happens if you never hire Volke or Volke dies?

If you never hire Volke, Volke shows back up and the scene happens anyway, and then he leaves.
Volke can't die, only get 'permanently wounded', as any story important character has happen to them.

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You always get the story. If he's dead, he leaves before he tells you he's an assassin. If you didn't hire him at the beginning, he just yells you he's an assassin, without actually getting a promotion scene. He only tells you he's an assassin/promotes if you choose to hire him again, otherwise he sort of says "Well I'm done here then, call if you need me, I may come help."

He gets injured rather than dead if he "dies" before then.

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