Let's Battle Ogres! (Ogre Battle 64)

Important Notice

I consider this LP to be a work in progress. I was thinking of ways to make it easier to read and I’ve decided to get rid of the whole “addendum” thing. I think it’s a good idea in theory; have all the story bits first and then put all the optional unit tinkering in it’s own section. But with a game like OB64, the optional unit tinkering is so intertwined with the story that it’s stupid to separate it. So instead of using the addendum, I’ll be dividing each episode into sections with titles. Then you can just read the title and see if you want to read that section or not.

It was also a little lame to put my responses to other people’s posts at the end, when sometimes I wanted to address them in the main part of the update. That said…

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I’m not going to lie to you; he might.

This is a really, really good idea.

Erm…so is this. Hmm. I’ll flip a coin on this and let you all know how it works out next time.

Dynastic made a comment about Saradin’s mistranslation of Saladin and said something about how it’d be funny if we named a unit Lichald the Rionhearted, so that’s where that came from.

What you’re saying is very true, Mike. Lichald is super powerful by himself, but his unit is game-breakingly strong because of the combination of him, Maxwell and Pancake (or Eriszabesu), and Wario/WhiteMage. They’re all pretty damn strong in their own right and the combination of their pretty-damn-strongedness (it’s a word, look it up) makes them into the most Godly unit ever created.

I feel the same way. I remember the story being pretty good, and it is. But the writing is so god damn awful that it’s almost a bit too much to handle.

And, dude, fucking werewolf. He’s gonna bite people. It’s gonna be awesome.

Also he’s one of the most unique characters in the game, so I figured it’d be fun to show him off. But more importantly, he’s gonna bite tons of people.

No, it’s not just you. Keeping units neutral is damn hard. Although, I’ve somehow managed to keep Goofus’ unit completely neutral. I have no idea how I’ve been doing it. Indalceio’s advice is spot on though, so be sure to make a note of it.

Upgrading Golems is a really long and annoying process. For those of you who don’t know how to do it: first you need a Golem. Then you need to get its stats to a certain point. Then it needs to get hit with a Petrifying attack. Then it turns into a Stone Golem. Then the Stone Golem has to get its stats to a certain point. Then it needs to get hit with a Wind/Fire combination spell. Then it turns into a Baldr Golem.

Then I fucking shoot myself because that is such a huge pain in the ass.

Indalecio is right. It’s muuuuch easier to recruit new ones. I’m toying with the idea of actually trying to legitimately upgrade Domino…but I probably won’t.

I don’t have anything to add to this.

Semi-decent Proposal

Some of you have mentioned that you’re playing along at home. I don’t know how feasible this is but if you have a method of taking a screenshot of your game, do you think you could take a screenshot of your battalion at the Organize screen and then I can compare and contrast your battalion with mine? This game is so extremely open-ended that I think it’d be cool to show everyone just how differently the game can be played. If you’re interested, send an email to Alixsar@gmail.com with the picture attached, and I’ll upload it to my Photobucket account and take care of the rest. But anyway, let’s get on with the show!

The Update Proper

Hugo: I received some interesting information from our scouts.



Oh shit! It's go time, baby!

Hugo: Well, since that thrashing you gave him earlier...he'll want some payback.

Right, yeah...that's...that's what I was just talking about. Try and keep up, Hugo.



This map is pretty similar to the last time we fought on it, only it's a little bigger and there are no more neutral strongholds. Same plan as always; split everyone up, some units go north and some go south.

Hugo: They've settled into a castle in the Highlands of Soathon.

That's where he can get some Pumpkinheads, by the way. We’re almost there!

Hugo: To keep them from amassing power, we will have to retake the castle quickly.



Whoa, a flying unit is headed our way already? Yeah, we'll definitely want to leave someone behind on this one. Rhade is pissed.



Goofus takes the lead on the northern route, with Leia and Dio in tow. Zinc and Tim are still new, so Beef Jerky and Rumpus are backing them up. Lichald will guard our HQ. After all, he's as strong as a man made out of boulders. Goofus runs into the Knight unit…



Knight: Fear not the pain! Fear not death! You have no other choice, but to defeat them! Now, go!



See? I told you they were black. They're also basically the same as Ninjas which explains why they’re about as strong as wet cheese. They do have one big difference, though. Their back row attack is a multi-hit attack called Fatal Dance that hits multiple times and does good damage. So we should actually be afraid if we see a backrow Ninja now. Everyone is busy wearing down enemy units when...



Whoa, whoa, whoa! A wild Hawkman?! Uh...sure, why not? Save state, away! After three tries, the Hawkman joins and now all that time I spent balancing our units has been completely wasted. Le sigh.



Alright, we've got our first two strongholds...we've got two leaderless units that need to be finished off, three (one is off screen in the north) flying units that need to be dealt with, and we need to protect our HQ. Okay. The flying units are the only real threat here. They can move much faster than regular units and if we leave our bases unprotected, they'll quite literally swoop in and screw us over.



After a lot of fighting, the flying unit from the north makes his appearance. And, what a shock, he's headed for our HQ. Luckily we're prepared for this.

Alex's Thought Process: Okay, so we'll put a picture of Lichald completely destroying this unit here...okay, so Zinc is fighting this guy, okay...eh, better retreat. Okay so now Lic...WHAT THE FUCK?



Alex's Thought Process: A Wyrm!? Two encounters in one mission?! What the fuck?!

What the fuck is right, Self. But hey, now we've got a Wyrm! That's two flying units on one map...I guess we're making a flying unit after all…? Well, we’ll figure that out later. Let’s stay focused.

Here's the promised picture of Lichald's unit ruining worlds. The best part about it is that Lichald wasn't able to finish it off, but it was so exhausted from the flight that after the fight it set up camp directly next to our HQ. Lichald murdered them while they slept; it was beautiful.



After maybe 15 minutes of fighting, here's what we’re looking at. Goofus and Dio have the northern route under control. All of the flying units have been removed as a threat, but Asnabel died in the process. Tim needs to head to the Witch's Den to get him back. Leia and Zinc (Girl Power!) will travel over the mountains in the south, take the stronghold that’s nearby, and then head north, which will place them behind the Ninja Master and Wizard units. Dio and Goofus will come down from the north and head for the boss in the west. BJ will stay at his post (he's under Tim in that screenshot) in order to trap them if they start heading east. Got it?

Everyone: No.

Uhh...don't worry, it'll make sense.



Ugh, look at this mess! It keeps getting worse! Dio is heading towards the end but there's a flying unit so I can't leave any bases open, and there's seven units in total that need to be killed (one is off screen). Looks like I'll be needing Lichald's help after all. Some of these units are aggressive/going after Dio/Goofus, so the best thing to do is wait for them to come to us and finish them off at our own pace.



It took a really long time, but the Beast Master and Fencer units eventually got worn down. Operation Complete Rape is still going in the south at the time of this screenshot.



Operation Complete Rape…um, Complete! Now it's up to G&G and Dio to finish off the Paladin unit, the Vultan unit, and the Witch unit. Will this map ever end?!



Oh SNAP. You just got owned. Think you're gonna cast Paralyze on me? Fuck that. Deneb don't play that.



Can you spot the enemy in this picture?

Because I can’t, and that is very, very bad. Goofus was able to eliminate the Paladin and Witch units, but the Vultan unit got pushed backwards and started to run away. Its leader is still intact so it's likely it'll head to a stronghold to heal...and I left all of my bases open. Luckily, we're right at the end so if we leave really quickly and kill Rhade, we can still win without losing anything. The Vultan unit was tired so it'll probably need to camp before it reaches anything…but as a precaution, I sent Lichald back to try and find him and I'm going to go ahead and kill Rhade to play it safe.



Rhade: You not only turned against us, but made enemies with Lodis. You still think you'll win?



Dude, you didn't even let me guess! Now I'm really pissed!

Rhade: Why don't you think about others, and not just about yourselves...huh?
G&G: What right do you have to say such things!? You force everything on the weak, while you do nothing by yourselves. You only take part in things that benefit you with no risk involved.
Rhade: Don't you realize that you're doing exactly the same thing? You see us as the only reason for your so-called suffering! You blame us for everything! What have you done about it? Nothing! Nothing but constant bitching...learn how powerless, selfish, and foolish you are, and accept your fate!!

Oh yeah?! We'll see about that!!!

Oh. Um...maybe we are powerless after all.

Rhade's actually pretty damn strong. He guarded a few of my Knights' attacks, Resisted Deneb's Ray of Paralysis, and guarded a few of the exploding salamanders when I summoned a pedra. Goofus barely made it out alive, but Beef Jerky wasn't far behind and he was able to finish Rhade off.

Rhade: I'll let you go for now...but don't forget! You brought this suffering to the kingdom! If not for you, Lodis...the Bolmaukans would never have been involved in this war!



Oh Rhade. *roll eyes*



A new shield? We've got two Knights and a Phalanx that can use that. We'll give it to Mario since he has slightly worse defense than Badguy, and Troi already has a special shield. There's no post-battle story this time, so that's it for this mission.

But right now we’ve got two new characters and nowhere to put them. Zinc’s unit needs a bit of work as well. While having those two dragons’ upgraded forms will work wonderfully later in the game, right now it just isn’t working. I haven’t quite figured out a way to fix this yet but I’ve got some ideas (Hint: it involves Pumpkinheads). By the way, Rumpus only needs one more MEN point before he meets the requirements for turning into a Cerberus. So look forward to seeing Rumpus’ new form pretty soon! Oh, and Troi’s alignment is back to Neutral, so I decided to make him a Knight. He’ll be in that Lawful unit for the foreseeable future, so why not make him go full tilt Lawful? Phalanx/Cataphracts aren’t that good anyway.

Expect to see an update sometime tomorrow. Also, it appears that I’ve already used up 29% of my montly bandwidth for Photobucket. That’s not a big deal, but I may need to slow down my updates towards the end of the month. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it, though.

Yeah, I wondered about that Dragon unit. The hits are powerful, but with only three characters in the unit, you only get five attacks per round, and you'll lose a lot of fights just on pure volume.

Well... As for me...



Here's my current team. I'm about two missions ahead of Alixsar. I'm also doing a high-CF run, but it's still early in the going so the paths haven't diverged much yet.

Dio and Leia are two of the most Lawful units I have. Magnus's unit is pretty Lawful too, although Magnus himself is only a Lawful-leaning neutral. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the Archers in these units; they're leaning too Lawful to become Dianas and I don't really have much of a use for Freyas.

The other two units seen in this shot are Chaotic. The first has Asnabel, Mulder the Beast Master (the upgraded form of the Beast Tamer), Scully the Cerberus (the upgraded form of the Hellhound), and Rincewind the Wiz(z)ard. The other Chaotic has Ken and Ryu the Berserkers, Dr. McNinja, and two generically-named Sorceresses. I'll think of something. (For the record, Mulder and Ken are generic names tossed out by the game; I added in the other theme names myself.)



The other two units, I'm more worried about. The highlighted unit contains Liedel, a special character I just picked up in the last mission. (She's a high CF-only character, so I don't know if Alixsar will be able to get her.) She starts out neutral, so I put her into a unit with a bunch of my most Lawful-leaning neutrals with the hopes of driving them back to the Chaotic side a little. (Notice they've got the "Attack Weakest" strategy.) I'm not married to this unit, however, and I may break it up before proceeding.

The other unit is a Dragon unit -- Thunder Dragon, Dragon Tamer, Archer, and a platoon of Soldiers. This unit, too, is growing too Lawful for my tastes, but I don't know what to do about it.

I also have a Lawful-neutral Blue Dragon that's currently on the bench because I don't have space for it. My other reserves are severely underleveled.

My current plan is to start work on a third Chaotic unit once some other special characters join. I think I'll put one Dragon in that unit and the other in the current unit, then swap them whenever their alignments start to lean too far to one side. My problem is that I'd really like to generate another generic unit before this happens, but Soldiers are starting to feel distinctly underpowered...

well for this matter and so that i can show you how im doing on my own and ahead a few episodes now here is the non official status report of my progress

If any suggestions arise please do communicate them.
Also i want to rename all of em.

so names please

i have 11 units and 49characters and 3 beasts currently under use.

I have changed my nomination for Future Princess. I think she should be Serenity.

I can't think of any other names right now. :/

Status Report

I made some changes to the PANTS Platoon. Right now I have a set up in mind, but I won't be able to meet that goal until a few missions from now. Let me give you a hint.



I plan on making one more unit and on shuffling a lot of members around. When all is said and done, we're going to have a dedicated flying unit, a revamped dragon unit, and a hodgepodge unit. I can't make them quite yet...but I can very soon, so look for it. Also, after that last unit gets created, I'm not going to make any more units. We'll have nine units at that point, with more on the way when certain characters join. That's a lot to manage, so we're going to start replacing characters pretty soon.



Right now, Zinc's unit and Waffles new unit are too shitty to do much of anything, so they're on permanent base defense (this is actually the reason why I made them now, rather than wait a few missions). In just a few levels, they'll actually be good and then we can start putting them on the front lines. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. I think.

Comparing Time

Tanto:

I approve of your overall layout. In fact, it seems like a bizarro version of mine (or is mine a bizarro version of yours?). Your version of Asnabel's unit is exactly the same as Tim's unit but with a Beast Tamer and Cerberus instead of a Doll Master and Golem.

You've got a lot of Knights though...while Knights are outstanding, you might want to consider making one or two a Fencer just so you won't be so strapped for good weapons. Have you done Audvera Heights yet? Because if you have, then it looks like you didn't take Aisha, which means you can't get Destin...which means that every 2h sword you find will be going to waste. Unless if you have Fencers/Sword Masters, that is. Even if you haven't missed her yet and you do get Destin, he's only one character and you'll be finding a lot of really nice 2h swords as the game goes on. So I recommend having some characters that can use them to take advantage of that.

As far as Liedel goes, I wouldn't even use her. She's just an Archer. She's nothing special. Keep her for now but if you have to get rid of her don't feel bad for doing so. I'm probably going to be kicking a few of my Archers to the curb in the future.

Re: the "I" formation. That works, but be careful when they start using AOE spells. AOE healing spells offset the damage somewhat, but it can still cause problems sometimes.

Witsu:

I'd do something about those Sorceresses and Wizards quick. They're Chaotic characters but you have them in Lawful units. That works for a little while but they're going to get outclassed eventually. I recommend restructuring your units and creating some more Chaotic-centric units. That's going to be extremely difficult since you have so many Lawful fighters, so you might want to consider dismantling a unit or two and focusing on improving the rest. Only until you can promote them, that is. Once you get your Wizards and Sorceresses into Archmages and Sirens, put them wherever you want. Just make sure you watch the unit's overall alignment when you're trying to liberate a stronghold.

That Dragon unit seems pretty good, I'd leave them in service. Leave Ankiseth's unit alone too. Ankiseth is the strongest character in the game hands down, so make sure you keep him leveled and you'll be fine.

Anyway, I'm going to go play a bit. Update either way later tonight or (more likely) tomorrow. And don't worry about me having shitty units right now guys, there is a method to my madness, I assure you.

No. I've just gotten to the part where the path splits three ways, and I did the Sable Lowlands first. Audvera Heights is next, then Mount Ithaca.

You're a sick man.

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Then it's not too late. Still, I think it's a good idea to get some Fencers in there at some point. Or maybe just wait until later and make some of the Knights into Sword Masters.

Honestly, I'm a little jealous. I would've done the same thing if I had gotten the generic name Mulder for one of my units.

The Update Proper

Let's get right into it, shall we?

G&G: Were the Bolmaukans dragged into the war because of us? Are we to be blamed?
Hugo: Are you worried about what Rhade said to you? Unfortunately...it's true that we contributed to bringing them into the war.



So it's our fault, but it's their fault. Um, right. Got it.

G&G: ...

What's the matter, Goofus? Need some exposition about why the Bolmaukans are enslaved? Don't worry. Ol' Hugo's got you covered.

Hugo: Nirdam was defeated by the Brigade of Radiant Cross...they've become slaves to their conquerors...okay, Goofus. Do you use your weapons to bring harm to people or protect them? It's all in what you use your weapon for...don't you agree?



Wh-what the hell does any of that even mean?!

Hugo: We may be the reason why they were dragged into war. Is that something we can allow? Who gave them the right to do that? Does anyone have that right? This is our status...stay focused on your task.



Hugo makes a point to mention that the Western Division has flying units in the briefing, so it's good that we have units to protect our base. G&G/Dio will take the eastern path, Leia/BJ will take the middle path, Tim/Lichald will take the west path, and Zinc/Waffles will stay at our HQ. We should be fine.

Hugo: They established a base in this area to invade Alba. Push all of your worries out of your mind. Are you prepared?

Everyone splits up the way I said they would, and Leia's unit encounters a black unit near the neutral stronghold.

I'm sorry, did I say black? I meant Bolmaukan.



I really like showing screenshots like this where both speech bubbles are on screen at the same time. Technically Leia spoke first (you can tell because of where the “press button” icon is) but if you just read it from top to bottom, it’s hilarious.

Bolmaukan: Do you know what it feels like...to have fellow countrymen held hostage, and be forced into battle? Of course not!! You're nothing more than bloodthirsty beasts who fight among yourselves!!

So, we're bad guys too? But so is Lodis? And so are the upper class of Palatinus? Man, there's no Bolmaukan or white in this game.

I'm sorry, did I say Bolmaukan? I meant black.



Oh geez, this is gonna be ugly. Two of the Phalanx units and the Fencer unit are aggressive, so it’s probably best if we put everyone on hold and wait for them.

After a few fights...



Hugo: They're going to destroy it. Hurry!

Like Hugo said, the bridge to the south of the eastern path is about to be destroyed. Dio and G&G need to get there pronto. In the meantime, ASNABEL FUCKING DIED AGAIN. I'm getting sick of this. Well, luckily the Witch's Den on this map is where I was going to send Tim's unit anyway...but still, he dies too damn quick.



I don't have any good reason to show this picture other than the fact that the Fencer's name happens to be Musashi. Get it? Fencer…Musashi…? I bet he’s Brave, too. Get it?!



Okay, so this is a bit messy. That Raven (greenish Hawkman) on top of the mountains in the middle is headed towards Dio and G&G. If that Black Knight makes it to the stronghold he's about to enter (which he will), he'll destroy that bridge and G&G/Dio will have to go around. At least this gives them the chance to take care of that Raven unit in the process. Tim needs to revive Asnabel (again), Leia's unit is badly beat up, and Lichald is about to fight three thousand people.

Alright, I've got this.

Dio found a set of Baldr Armor when he killed off one of the Phalanx units, and Tim found a Robe of the wise when he killed off the Grappler unit. Those are both pieces of starting equipment for the Paladin and Priest respectively. In fact, we found a few Baldr Maces last map so we already have all the starting equipment for Priests! All we need now is to get our Clerics' stats high enough and we'll have some hardcore healing going on.



I was too slow to get the screenshot, but Lichald one-shotted a Sorceress. Yes, it was a critical hit and and yes she's a mage...but still, one shotting a unit is pretty rare in this game unless it's an instant kill attack like Petrify. He is SO BROKEN. To make the victory that much sweeter, we just found a Baldr Helm on this unit's corpse. That's a piece of the starting equipment for Paladins! We're that much closer to getting them!



Okay, now I'm pissed off. Lichald wiped out that one unit and then fought off the Vultan (red Hawkman) unit...which got pushed right into Tim's unit, and now Tim is cornered. He'll be alright but it's still frustrating.

After finishing off a few more units, we've got a bit of a problem. Each flying unit is hurt and looking for a stronghold to stay in. They're both headed towards the neutral territory and we don't have anything that can stop them...unless if Zinc can do something? Go Zinc, go! G&G is on his way, and Dio is staying behind to protect our investment.



Haha, awesome. Right as the Raven was about to encounter Zinc, he passed out. So did the Vultan unit. Now a fully powered Tim unit can get his revenge, and our HQ and neutral stronghold are safe. Thanks, Fatigue Gauge!

Fatigue Gauge: You're very welcome, Alex!

A real class act, that Fatigue Gauge.



After cleaning up a bit more, we've only got one more stronghold to pick up and then we can tackle the…b...oss...is that Ankiseth?!



Aww shit. This is going to be hard.



Hey, what the hell do you think you're doing, Dragon Tamer? Get 'er Tim!



Whoawhoawhoa! So... we already have Kite Shields and now we have a Baldr Helm/Armor and a Blessed Sword...holy crap! We can make Paladins! Well, as soon as everyone's stats get to the right point anyway. But still, it's good to know that we can do it ASAP.

Tim and BJ finish off the last units, and it's time to take on Ankiseth. I'll be having BJ do this since I've done the math and in one more level, Beef Jerky will stats-wise be ready to change into a Beast Master and Rumpus should evolve into a Cerberus. They're both only 14 exp away from their next level, and beating Ankiseth should be more than enough for that.

Ankiseth: Who gave you these orders!? Answer me! Whose orders are you following!?
Knight: Sir Rhade…told us to use the Nirdamese troops…
Ankiseth: I see. That is all. You are dismissed.
Knight: B,but, sir...
Ankiseth: Leave!!
*BJ and Rumpus enter*
Ankiseth: I am Ankiseth Gallant, the second-in-command of the Western Division! Who is your commander? I would like to know his name.
Beef Jerky: ...
Ankiseth: What's wrong? You don't even know the name of the person who gives you orders!?
Beef Jerky: Palatinean Revolutionary Army, the PANTS Platoon...





Man, I hate this background glitch thing. It ruins all the good scenes.

It ruins scenes like this, too! *rimshot*

Ankiseth: This is a good opportunity. I will test the Revolutionary Army myself!

Ankiseth is really strong, but Kotake and Koume's attack is able to put him asleep and Rumpus and BJ are strong enough to wear him down pretty easily.



I know the background kind of ruins it, but don't worry. You'll be seeing a lot of the new Rumpus.



Well, nothing wrong with getting another Blessed Sword. We have more sword users now that Troi is a Knight, so the more swords the better.

G&G: FAAAAAAAAAAAAATHER!?
Ankiseth: Never give up. Trust your instincts.

Wait, wrong game.

Ankiseth: But you are still not strong enough to change this kingdom.

Yeah, you've got to be level 50 for that.

Ankiseth: I am not the only one standing in your way...
G&G: What do you mean?
Ankiseth: To rebel against Palatinus means that you make enemies with the Holy Lodis Empire. And the commander of the Western Division is...Prince Yumil. You knew that, did you not? You made your decision; you cannot back away from it.

At this point, Goofus lets Ankiseth leave. He doesn't even say anything or try to stop him or anything. He just takes off. Go figure.

Goofus: What should we do? Should we follow orders...and free the Bolmaukans? So that we can use them to our benefit!?



I'm ANGWY and…CONFUSED!?!

Hugo: You have three choices. They do include defying your orders...
G&G: I don't care, just tell me!
Hugo: Alright, then. The first choice is to follow orders and liberate the mining facility in Audvera Heights. We will most likely encounter the enemy garrison. The problem is that we'd involve the people working there as well. I've no doubt that there will be a large number of casualties...the next is to ignore orders and head north to Mount Ithaca. This way, we can avoid making contact with the Bolmaukans. The drawback is that battle with the Western Division would take place sooner. And our last choice is to head west toward the sea, and liberate the Sable Lowlands. The Bolmaukans have lived there for a long time. We may be able to find a good solution to our problem, and at the same time, the situation may improve...but you never know.



Hell yeah, I’ve got this. Don’t worry Goofus.

Hugo: That would be nice, but life's not that easy. What to choose, and what to sacrifice...it's all up to you Goofus.

Narrative: Western Region, Castle Talpaea

Yumil: Enough! I understand...I will talk with Ankiseth about the details when he returns. You are dismissed.



Hahahahaha



Whoa, shit! Who the hell are you?!

Mari: Who are you? How did you get in here!?
Old Crone: Don't worry your pretty little head about that. Say, Mari? Do you want to help your prince?
Mari: What are you saying? Begone!! I'll call the guards!!



Catfight, mrrreeeooowww!!

Crone: You can help him! What more do you want?
Mari: I, I can...be of help to Prince Yumil...?
Crone: Yes! You can...you're the only one who can help him! That is your's and the Prince's destiny...the blood that courses through your veins...my lord's blood...will lend you strength.

This is, like, super mega important. Read it again if you have to.

Mari: ...?
Crone: Now...let me awaken the sleeping power within you.



I am sooooo not transcribing that.



I'm sure she's fine!

Well, we have all the right gear to make Paladins, Priests, and Beast Masters but we can't quite make them yet because of alignment and/or stat issues. But that's okay. We've got a Cerberus now and several different maps we can tackle. The order doesn’t matter as long as we go to Mount Ithaca last. Heading there closes off the other options, so let’s take care of the other two maps first. But before we do that...let’s go Pumpkinhead hunting! Let's head back to the map we just finished and run around in circles in Forest areas.



Damn right, this took me four days to find! Alright, so that's one...time to get another one. Ooooh yes, I have big plans for these fellas. Haha...hahahahah.....HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHA!!!!!!!!

It took me another three in-game days, but I got a second one. I can now reveal phase one of my unit restructuring plan.



Waffles is back in his rightful place in Tim's unit. G&G's unit now has a Pumpkinhead in the back. A Pumpkinhead's back row attack hits six times, and each time it lowers the victim's HP by half. This will make it incredibly easy for G&G, Mario, and Badguy to finish off whatever's left. The downside to this attack is that the Pumpkinhead loses half of his HP, but that's what Clerics are for. Zinc has a Pumpkinhead too, and she has a Soldier in her unit. Once the Soldier turns into an Amazon, we'll promote it into a Cleric...but for now this unit will be EXTREMELY item dependent. Deneb was pushed out of G&G's unit, but she has her own unit now. It's only temporary, though. Deneb's current unit will eventually become our flying unit and Deneb will head up our hodgepodge unit. We're still a few missions away from that becoming a reality, though.

In the meantime, check out Rumpus! He grew an extra head!

Anyway, I'm pretty drunk right now and spellchecking has been a bit of a chore, so that's it for tonight. Check back in a few days when we head to the Sable Lowlands and Audvera Heights! That's right, a special double length episode coming up...uh, soonish!

Names

First thing's first: I flipped a coin; heads for Pancake and tails for Erizabesu. Heads won, two out of three. Let's all welcome Pancake the Sorceress to our gang! We've also got two Hawkmen who need names, a Wyrm that needs a name, and two Pumpkinheads. Anyone have any ideas for Pumpkins? Or Hawks? Or…pseudo-dragons? ‘cuz I don’t.

Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum for the Pumpkinheads assuming there's space.

I say name one of the Pumkinheads Linus. Not sure about the other, Schroeder? Pig-Pen?

One of the Pumpkins should be named Pie.

I vote Hawkman be named either Hawkman .

If there are multiple Hawkmen, I could really go for a Harvey.

Pumpkin - Jack

Hawkman - Peanut

Carter Hol is an obvious choice for a Hawkman.

TOO obvious.

How about Katar then?

In any case, I nominate Bill Rizer and Lance Bean for the two Pumpkinheads on account of how badass they sound.

One of the Pumpkins must be named "Stirfry," for it is a tradition.

I think we need an army of pumpkins and nothing but pumpkins.

Name the wrym "Fluffy"

In most of my runs of the game I've had a Pumpkinhead named "Mr. Flibble."

And now, responses that had to wait until I got back from vacation:
Soldier advancement is tied to the leader of the unit, not the unit itself.

Hunting down random encounters is probably the worst thing about this game.

In my experience, monsters are more likely to join if you attack them first. I think the idea is you have to teach them who's boss.

This thread makes me wanna play this game. But I know that's a bad idea because it's an evil evil series. Somebody (Alixsar or otherwise) should plan to do an Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen LP after this one. I'm nostalgic for more suffering. *never got past the first flying island bs*

Just like Pokemon!

Well thanks for the suggestions, actually my biggest problem right now is the lack of chaotic units which is a pain cause i can only use the flying and Asnabel�s unit for liberating towns with low morale, and also i have no unit for liberating main strongholds (since all strongholds in the game are 50 morale, which means a neutral unit must liberate it), i have drakkonite spellbooks so i dont really worry for the sorceress and wizards.
FYI: the vultan in the flying unit is chaotic just so you know
and here is the missing unit from the last status report


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im currently on episode 21 and trying to get the zenobians and the high CF ending.

I want the wym to be called Nazgul!
yeah im a lotr fan

This.

I don't know much about this game, but it's Saradin vs. Lichald, right? Just a thought.

Pumpkinheads: I can get behind Jack for one. For the other...Pear? Okay, no idea.

Dragons: "long" is dragon in Chinese I think. Thunderbolt for the electric? Sparky?

Okay, I have no idea.

Dragons should be Ryu and Ken.

No. HELL no. I'm already losing my grip on reality because of this one. There's no way in hell you can convince me to do an LP of March of the Black Queen. I'd love to see it though, if someone out there is brave enough to do it. I just don't think I'll have it in me to do another one like this.

Also...um, wow. That's a lot of names in a short period of time. I absolutely love the idea of Harvey, so we'll go with that one. And if we have a Harvey, then Peanut is a natural choice for the second Hawkman. As for the Wyrm, I'll name him Ken. Jormungandr is a really cool name so we'll leave him alone, but I'll change Fafnir's name to Ryu. I only named Fafnir because I had to name him something and no one suggested anything at the time, so this is a good excuse to give him a new name.

Now, as for the Pumpkinheads...that's a bit tricky. We've got a lot of names here, more than the others combined. Even though it's cheesy, I like the idea of having one named Jack. And Linus seems wildly appropriate, so we'll use those. Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone!

I'm already done with Audvera Heights and I'll be moving on to the Sable Lowlands tonight. I'll be putting up a double length update sometime in the next few days.