Changed rules:Character creation, stats&weapon ranks:-Two Affinity rolls made by GM; Player chooses one of them.
-Characters start at Trainee classes.
-Personal Skills change: Weapon QL saving, MOV bonus, and +5 HP healed via staves are no longer allowed.
-When the Handbook says 'Your Choosen Weapon (S)', FEF treats it as 'Your Choosen Weapon Subcategory (S)', for the sake of simplicity.
-Automated Weapon Rank Progression: When you reach Level 10 in First Class, you choose one subcategory, either already ranked or from general category, and it gains 1 Rank up. The same happens when you reach Level 10 in Promoted Class.
-Class Skills are changed/removed in several classes, look into spoiler above for full listing.
-Dark Magic, Druidic subcategory:
'Triumps': Weapon Triangle advantage (no +1 DMG due to ->) AND Effective Damage against their specified target.
'Loses': Weapon Triangle penalty.
-Performances: Dancers can perform only one unit at range 2, Bards can perform only 2 units at adjacent range. Lore Masters perform depending on their first class.
Class Skill Legacy&ReplacementUnless stated otherwise, the skill from First Class
is retained by Promoted Class. Exceptions:
Wyvern Rider - > Wyvern Knight:
'Dragon Scales', Wyvern Rider version replaced by 'Dragon Scales', Manakete version.
Lvl Up's:-Performed at the end of Turn during which the Exp.Pool counter went over 100 points.
Trainee Promotions Nerf:-Trainees no longer receive whole set of bonuses to their stats; instead, they only receive CON and MOV bonus, as well as +1 bonus to the Preferred Stats of the First Class they promote to (example: Your character promotes to Knight, and gets +1 HP and +1 DEF). All other bonuses (+5% progression, weapon ranks, etc) remain as normal.
Inventory Space:-CON no longer used to determine amount of inventory slots. Every unit have 5 inventory slots, unless special rules are applied ('Bag of Holding' of Rogue class, for example).
KO and Dying:-If you get KO'd on Player Phase, you start with 2/3 counter.
Terrain:-Click here for terrain&weather explanationsCombat specific:-Staff-bearers auto-equip a weapon for combat duration, provided they have any weapon at all and they can use it (similar to Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of Holy War).
-Critical % chance hard-capped at 85.
Gold:-In FEF, gold is distributed as party pool, accessible by all players all the time.
Performances:-Performers cannot be 'revitalized' (given another move) by other Performers.
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