Chapter 3! I did some poaching here to make things more managable. Noable grabs: Defender, Dragon Whisker, Ice Brand, Reflect Mail, Dracula Mantle, Elixirs.
Goland- One reset. Olan dies before I can reach him; there's nothing I can really do to save him. Oh well. Try two goes much better. I focus a Cure 3 on Olan ASAP. Ramza secret fists a chemist, which the mime of course mimes to hit a thief with. Olan manages to nail several people with Galaxy stop this time (Compared to a mighty one the previous time), and berserk units win the day. My Calculator does her magic as well- She teleports in front of Olan to bodyguard him, and uses Death to frag Hal, who is 2HKOing Olan.
Current setup: Squire Ramza with Punch Art, a Mediator with White Magic and short charge, a Calculator with Black Magic, Samurai and a mime.
Ramza is focusing on healing and revival. A Defender gives him offense in a pinch if he needs it. The Mediator revives/heals and slings status, the Calculator is slinging ID. I am probably going to rotate out Yin-yang and black magic, depending on the map. Mime is mime, thus is always good.
Why Samurai? Raw offenswe. Heavy hitters actually -are- heavy hitters in this game. Knight will be my choice when I need defense (Dracula+innate defenses=haha enemies), Lancer is the heavy spear user. The Samurai is who I'm using right now. ITE is the gift that really keeps on giving (Berserk units can be stymied by evade), and two hands means they will always hit hard. I am going to switch her to Masamune in C4, but for now? It is awesome. I wish I had raised a second fighter, but oh well. I can't afford to give up the mediator's support, or Ramza's healing. Reflect mail helps my Samurai's HP not completely suck, and a Dracula Mantle+abandon gives her plenty of defense even when berserked. The circlet will just be awesome when it gets here. +3PA? Haste? Berserk?! SOLD.
Lesalia- Death+Calculator, abusive? Why yes, yes it is. That and a mime clears the field fast, especially with my samurai around. (She grossly overkilled poor Zalmo). Cheer up means that my Calc is getting enough turns to count. Ramza has turned into an XF sacred slayer, come to think of it.
UBS floor 3- You know it's going to be a long fight when your calculator gets counter magiced to death. This fight was a comedy of errors that included a counter magic death, my samurai not being able to judge height and smiting the church steps several times, and Alex throwing around ten Phoenix downs. I got a mimed mimic daravon that nailed three people to really turn the tide of the fight.
UBS floor 2- one reset. I ranted before about the problem with assassination missions. It's a matter of getting to the target, which with a berserked unit means baiting the boss forward. I deicded to smash Izlude's support and then deal with him. This went perfectly until I got nailed with some massively unlucky status- My calc got stoned, and Ramza got hit with a sleep sword phyiscal. Gaaaaaaaaaaateeeeeeee! Second time, my Samurai went the right way and OHKOed Izlude easily enough.
UBS floor 1- Three resets. Bad sign with Wiegraf=2HKO from Samurai=Annoying fight. How do I get around this? I try manipulating the battle, but Wiegraf likes to hit and run here. I baited him forward, my Samurai smacks him for 200ish, my mime gets a mimed hit in, and my Oracle poisons him. DS on my Samurai makes sure someone survives long enough for poison to finish off Wiegraf.
Grog- I take this fight so seriously that I set no healing *and* berserk my Calculator for the hell of it. She gets three kills on top of her two kills from using death earlier in the battle.
