The Roots That Bind
| The Roots That Bind | |
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| Created by: | Alusq |
| Showcased in: | Ragefest V: The Enragement Ring |
| Engine: | FE7 |
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| Playthrough: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 | |
This is a very basic submission aside from one unique gimmick, and it's also the only submission so far to show Markyjoe1990 as he appears in real life. FE7's internal sound font was also altered for extra flavor, as well as using the name entry to name an item, rather than a character.
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The gimmick of this chapter is that on odd-numbered turns, the game shifts from day to night. At night, Lyn units spawn, and at dawn, they vanish. The Lyns that spawn wield Moonblades, which ignore defense, however they are generally very weak regardless. From turn 11 onwards, Draculyn spawns with them. She uses a 2-3 ranged Bow that sucks HP, but it's still not that strong. Kill her to get a Moonblade of your own, you'll need it to stand a chance against the boss.
From the start there are two important points of interest: The village to the south contains a healer, as well as an NPC General Marc can recruit. He's a good kitty, so get to him quickly. Meanwhile, the western House holds a special 1-3 range sword for Marc, which is important, because Marc can't fight very well with just his Steel Blade, even if it does give plenty of weapon EXP. Recruit the General and start fighting off the initial enemies, including the Lyns. From there, it's a pretty basic chapter, aside from the boss. At some point, Florina and Wil should have joined you. Get Wil into the southern house to obtain the Titan Spear, a very powerful weapon for Wil. The northern village contains an item that takes whatever name you input at the start; it gives +2 to every stat. Only Marc can make it to the chest, and he needs the healer's Chest Key to get it. It contains the Boots, which aren't too great, so they and the Blue Gem can be sold to pay for whatever you want from the Vendor.
Unless you use the Warp staff, only Marc can access the boss, but before you attack him, take out his healers using Marc's 1-3 range sword or the Steel Longbow. Once they're gone, the boss is easy to take out the normal way with the Moonblade. Be sure to heal the attacker afterwards, or Rescue them, since the boss never heals. Once he's gone, seize the house with Marc.
