As the title says, I'm doing an LP of WotL, but with some special rules and changes to hopefully make it a bit more dynamic and set it apart from all the other LPs of it. Firstly, I added special characters to my party from the get go. None of the sword skill users (Beowulf doesn't count and you know it). Beowulf, Reis, Balthier, and Rapha. However, I'm setting two fairly major restrictions to the run. Firstly each character gets access to exactly 1 other job they can pull abilities from. So no having 5 abilities from 5 different jobs, or having Auto-Potion on all members or any of that fun stuff. Secondly, grinding is being kept to the bare minimum needed to plow through the game. The rule I set is I have to lose a stage 3 times before I'm allowed even a single random battle, and then only one random battle. After that I can choose to take a random battle after every loss until I've succeeded and then it's back up to 3 times. The class choices are as follows:
Ramza: Dark Knight
Beowulf: White Mage
Reis: Monk
Balthier: Chemist
Rapha: Samurai
((They've all been given access to the classes from the get go to preserve the integrity of the challenge, so Rapha doesn't end up as every class under the sun with temporary access to other skills, Reis doesn't spend time as a knight with knight equipment, etc. This also puts Rapha in an awkward spot as she essentially doesn't have a 2nd class until late chapter 2 when Katanas become available, and I think that's pretty interesting actually.))
This should get me a fairly good mix of offense, defense, and utility while making sure every character has a unique role in the party. The only thing it really truly lacks is a reliable means of aoe damage, with Rapha being the only one to get access outside of Reis's awful Holy Breath and of course Shockwave. Side note, Ramza's getting a special restriction. Dark Knight is only going to be accessed from the 2nd chapter on for story purposes, and to make sure the 1st chapter can't be plowed through *too* easily. On that note, please enjoy the Let's Play, and I'm very welcome of critiques or suggestions!
[youtube]4qB-r1uvHvg[youtube]
Ramza: Dark Knight
Beowulf: White Mage
Reis: Monk
Balthier: Chemist
Rapha: Samurai
((They've all been given access to the classes from the get go to preserve the integrity of the challenge, so Rapha doesn't end up as every class under the sun with temporary access to other skills, Reis doesn't spend time as a knight with knight equipment, etc. This also puts Rapha in an awkward spot as she essentially doesn't have a 2nd class until late chapter 2 when Katanas become available, and I think that's pretty interesting actually.))
This should get me a fairly good mix of offense, defense, and utility while making sure every character has a unique role in the party. The only thing it really truly lacks is a reliable means of aoe damage, with Rapha being the only one to get access outside of Reis's awful Holy Breath and of course Shockwave. Side note, Ramza's getting a special restriction. Dark Knight is only going to be accessed from the 2nd chapter on for story purposes, and to make sure the 1st chapter can't be plowed through *too* easily. On that note, please enjoy the Let's Play, and I'm very welcome of critiques or suggestions!
[youtube]4qB-r1uvHvg[youtube]