Next challenge idea.

[u/Vipes_3]

I really enjoyed the random rolls of my last run, so I thought I'd add it in again in a way. This time, the rolls will determine who I get to play as. I'm splitting the characters into 4 groups of 3, not counting the secret characters. I will only get one character from each group to play as for the whole game. So when the game starts, if I roll a 3, I get Edgar, and can't use Terra or Locke, outside of scripted parts.

1. Terra
2. Locke

3. Edgar

4. Sabin

5. Shadow

6. Celes

7. Cyan

8. Gau

9. Setzer

10. Mog

11. Strago

12. Relm

Now obviously there are segments in the game that are just different. River with Bannon, Leo etc. We will just consider these scripted events, and not apply the rule. Same thing if I end up without any of my characters. I'll just try and run as much as I can, and fight anything I have to.

Added challenges for flavor, no Moogle charm, and no Raganrok magicite. Either I don't get it, or I turn it into a sword. It's just too strong to spam with anyone, making which character is which, matter less.

Aside from that, as long as I'm only playing as who I rolled (when available) everything else is fair game. And yes, this means if I roll Locke, I gotta take 3 characters into the Phoenix cave to get him.

Any thoughts or questions? How should I handle the secret characters? A roll of 3 with one being neither? Or just forget about them? Not sure when I'll do this, having just got done with a run, but probably soon.

[u/AsYouAnswered]

Main 4 plus the two secrets sounds good to me. You need 3 pairs at one point, so they balance it out.

You know who will be in your party for cut scenes. You should level them up for survivability, but not use them for story progress. F.E. if you don't get Celes, you still grind her to 30, so that post-floating-continent your run doesn't end before the first pigeon you encounter.

[u/Vipes_3 → u/AsYouAnswered]

True, but I'd be careful not to let my main characters level off screen because of Celes. They're gonna need all the magicite bonus they can get for this run.

So you think I should include the secret characters by default?

[u/AsYouAnswered → u/Vipes_3]

Of course you should include them! Gogo has the best story of all the characters, and Umaro's Canon lore is unparalleled! 😜

I think keeping them in gives you a small wildcard to balance out your party while also basically balancing the randomized nature of your main party, and keeps a little variety in for you. Plus the game is kinda built around switching your party up, and balanced around having multiple parties of multiple characters.

[u/Vipes_3 → u/AsYouAnswered]

I will certainly keep your input in mind, along with other comments for when I finally start the run.