Carmine Sword

The barrier staff in Chapter 13 probably costs less turns than trying to get to the secret shop in Chapter 14. I don't think I can even get the Member's Card anyway, since I'm pretty sure I have to kill Rennac to get the Spear that he stole, and if he drops the Spear then he doesn't drop the Member's card. The bigger problem with Chapter 14 is trying to figure out how to deal with Vigard. He is both bulky and oddly dodgy for a General due to the throne bonuses. I'll probably have to rig a pierce with Heavy Lance!Vanessa or something.

Likes Pokémon X Version. Y is superior you fool.

Hello everyone. After watching General Horace's most recent Sacred Stones LTC, I felt compelled to LTC Sacred Stones myself. However, to make things slightly more interesting and not just a total copy of what Horace did, I'm going to try and complete this LTC on Ephraim Route. Now, there is very little information around on this or other sites about Ephraim Route LTC, most likely due to the fact that Ephraim Route takes more turns than Eirika Route, and as such is not the optimal route for a true LTC of Sacred Stones. So I'd like to take this opportunity to come up with LTC strategies with the assistance of you fellow Serenes Forest members, most of which probably have more experience with LTCing this game than I do. With that said, the first thing I would like to know, and one of the most important, is whether it is possible or not for Sage Artur to reach A staves by Chapter 16. With Saleh arriving too late to be used as a warper on Ephraim Route, Artur is the only choice we have for an endgame warper (Moulder won't have the magic stat required for 1-turn clears of Chapters 17 and 20). Whether Sage Artur can hit A staves or not is very important, because otherwise Chapter 20 has to be cleared in 2 turns due to Bishop Artur lacking the necessary warp range. For reference, here are the projected turncounts I've come up with through theory-emblem: Chapter 9: 8 Turns Chapter 10: 3 Turns Chapter 11: 5 Turns Chapter 12: 3 Turns Chapter 13: 3 Turns (2 turns might be possible by skipping the Barrier staff village) Chapter 14: 5 Turns Chapter 15: 4 Turns Chapter 16: 2 Turns EDIT: Current Turncount: Prologue: 1/1 Chapter 1: 3/4 Chapter 2: 4/8

Curse Duessel for being too fat to be carried by any promoted mounted unit besides Great Lord!Ephraim. EDIT: I feel like I'm derailing Horace's topic so I might make a separate topic to discuss Ephraim Route LTC strategies at some point later today.

I think Rennac gets the Spear chest on his own, although he might have to die if I need it. The issue with using the Spear is that I want to have enough uses left on the Spear for Leon in Chapter 17, although I guess I could just rig a javelin crit if I really needed to.

Well for the desert, Saleh can handle the top-right corner well enough, and Vanessa can fly up to the top-left corner and deal with Callech and his mooks. The main problem is all those javelin-wielding wyverns over by Valter, as they are generally durable enough to avoid being ORKOed by javelins and hand axes (Artur will most likely be too busy trying to just barely reach A staves to deal with them). Even Duessel has trouble ORKOing the wyverns, although RNG-blessed Duessel looks like a good candidate for dealing with wyverns, especially since he'd probably have to go over there to kill Valter with Garm since Vanessa would be busy dealing with Callech. Eirika can get the swiftsole I guess.

Well, if Chapter 16 isn't being 1 turned, then the lack of a 3rd Energy Ring isn't a huge deal, since Moulder wouldn't need to hit 14 magic anyway on Ephraim Route. Well, Artur would probably have to staff spam every turn he has, but I think he should be able to reach A staves even as a Sage given the extra turns Ephraim Route provides. From some theory-emblem I've done, I see there being at least 8 turns lost compared to Eirika Route between Chapters 9 through 11. In addition, Chapter 13 will definitely lose turns (there's no way that entire map is getting routed on turn 1) and Chapter 15 might lose a turn as well. So there should be enough extra time to get the required staff exp. My theory-emblem turncounts are below. Chapter 9: 8 Turns Chapter 10: 3 Turns Chapter 11: 5 Turns (maybe 4 Turns) Chapter 12: 4 Turns Chapters 13-15: Still need to plan these out. Chapter 16: 2 Turns

This run is making me want to try and LTC Ephraim Route. The biggest problem is see with Ephraim Route is trying to get Artur enough staff exp to reach A staves as a Sage, since Artur will need to be the endgame warper due to Saleh showing up too late on Ephraim Route. Later access to the Barrier Staff and Tethys compared to Eirika Route don't help in that regard. I'm also wondering if Tana would contribute anything meaningful on Ephraim Route when Cormag exists.

Can Chapter 6 be 1-turned with the enemy control glitch?

Your reaction was far too deadpan for us to think that you were joking.

No one ever does Ephraim Route LTC. Probably because of later Dancer and not being able to use Saleh for Warping. I'm also pretty sure Chapter 16 on Ephraim Route can't be 1-turned like it can on Eirika Route due to the different starting positions. Actually, I'm fairly confident that Ephraim Route takes more turns than Eirika Route overall.

Has ninja'd me in the past.

Those level-ups are insane. Also, Kyle is better than Forde at killing enemies, which I find hilarious. Will Moulder ever make it to promotion? Not that it matters at this point, I'm just curious.

Changed her theme.

Didn't know CPUs could share stocks in Team Battles in Smash Bros.

Is my friend now.

Was Sockmaster.

The Eternal Question: Does a waifu love you back? As a fictional character, can they comprehend the feelings of affection that some person beyond their realm of existence and understanding has towards them?

According to my notifications, Vermilia and I have just reached C rank. EDIT: And Draco-kouhai is B rank-ish.

Fellow lover of gargantuan idioms. If we're going to complain about wonky RNG in Fire Emblem, then FE6 is the best to accuse.

May enjoy Pokémon. What do you mean by "off RNG"?

Class: Sage Asset: Magic Flaw: Defense Skillset: ~Vengeance ~Vantage ~Filler ~Filler ~Limit Breaker Married to Chrom or Lucina equipped with Dual Strike + Both the Avatar and his/her spouse are equipped with brave weapons. After taking a decent sized bit of damage, nothing will be able to kill you on enemy phase except for the 99 HP enemies in Apotheosis due to Vantage and 100% Dual Strike. PavGis + Sol is a rather outdated tanking strategy.

Feels my pain of being ninja'd.

Is my only friend on Serenes Forest.

Unsure of Draco's laziness.