[Fire Emblem] The Gathering Storm

[Overcast]

Going down with a swordy, fasty, critty fellow. Once I catch up on everything. I may not have read the PDF yet, but I always love Myrmidons.

[Loyal]

RD was strange, in that it started giving out wind swords like they were javelins or something, when magic blades were always rare and special, more or less. They're mainly for troubadors/valkyries and lords, really.

They were, in fact, Javelins in RD, using Strength and hitting Defense. It was a balance issue, fixing the single biggest issue with Sword users in prior games, namely the lack of reliable/affordable ranged options for sword users.

But anyway, thanks for answering my question.

the cain/abel archetype he's going for.

Oh yeah, we need a red and green, don't we. I may end up being one of those.

Point! I've only played one or two of the games. I'm going to read up on the lore a bit tomorrow and work something out when I'm not trying to see through lack o' sleep goggles.

Considering this game seems to take place about 350 years prior to Genealogy, I doubt it'll be an issue.

One last question: How will turn order and player actions be resolved? I ask because having everyone just PM their responses or whatever could result in conflicting actions, and waiting for each player to submit their moves, one at a time, in order, could result in some rather slow gameplay.

[Menarker]

Thinking heavily on mounted archer. Not certain though.

Are the weapons on the primer the extent that exist or are there custom ones with other effects available too?

[PhoenixFlame]

Swords lacking a reliable ranged option was one of the downsides unique to swords, though. I understand why it may seem like a disadvantage, but I feel they were a reliable weapon type regardless, given the popularity of the myrmidon class-set.

I'm not actually setting it in canon-time, but hey, that works? I made up my own setting more or less. The storylines basically go roughly similar anyway, so it's not difficult to do.

As for turn order? That's... A good question...

Overcast: I might wish to con you into being an enemy unit in chapter 1, so you can be our Navarre. You'll get a killing edge for your troubles.

There's others. I'll give stats for them as they become available.

[Teal Mage]

Very interested!

Very, very, very interested, in fact.

I need to read through the PDF, but being familiar with the source material, I'm pretty confident when I say I'd be most interested in playing a Monk, a Troubador, a Bard (or Dancer) or maybe a Pegasus Knight, if a Male one is permitted.

But, since no one else has offered yet (I think?), I'd like to volunteer to play one of the Lords - if I understood the 'required characters' segment of the first post correctly, someone has to do that. Don't mind* stowing my own Magic/Flying Horsie perferences to pick up a Rapier and play a Royal of some kind. They usually have good parts!

*Also don't mind letting someone else do it.

[McTahr]

Yeah, I'd play the lord as a pirate* if you'd prefer to get yo pony on, Teal. I did healer the last like two RPs I've done anyway.

*whatever it would be named, technically, given that a prince probably wouldn't see much fare in pirate-ish things, but naval combat isn't necessarily out of the question in terms of acquired expertise, so it's down to nuances really

[PhoenixFlame]

Pirate... Lord? Promotes to... Pirate... King?

I don't... I don't think that would work, no. I mean, you could play a pirate who is also a lord, but the main character being a pirate...

That said, sure thing, Teal! I'm trying to look for getting a brother/sister pair but it isn't really necessary. We do however need at least the prince, or princess, because someone has to succeed the king in chapter 1 and, well, lead the troupe.

[Menarker]

Can a non-mounted unit rescue a mounted unit?

"I can either save you or your horse!"

or

"No problem! I can carry both of you, one with each arm!"



Seriously though, I'm writing a sheet now.

[McTahr]

Originally Posted by PhoenixFlame

Pirate... Lord?

I don't... I don't think that would work, no. I mean, you could play a pirate who is also a lord, but the main character being a pirate...

That said, sure thing, Teal! I'm trying to look for getting a brother/sister pair but it isn't really necessary. We do however need at least the prince, or princess, because someone has to succeed the king in chapter 1 and, well, lead the troupe.

Well, the way I took it in the wording of the PDF was to mean that basically the implications/name/whatever of the class were basically superfluous when considered against a lord. Basically they were their own, distinct class, which happened to resemble one of the originals as a base. It wouldn't necessarily mean the lord was in fact up and up a pirate, but more that the lord was experienced with axes and had superior movement/speed to the average axe fighter.

Of course, I could be reading it entirely wrong. Oh wellski. Either way's fine by me.

E: Or rereading it just looks like they are their own custom thing entirely, my bad. Me + unfamiliar-ish terminology = flail.

[Overcast]

I am conned! Free killing edge for a while should be fun, and the converted enemy thing needed to happen once.