Hi Food,
This year, we're looking into reviewing a lot of our sub rules, and this spring we've been focusing on our title rule. It's one of our largest barriers to users posting, and currently, it's a bit confusing.
Starting this weekend, the below title rule will come into effect:
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Image Title Rule: The majority of your title (over 50%) must specifically describe the food. Avoid vague descriptions, excessive use of emojis, and include one [square-bracketed] tag. Do not use personal appeals or emotionally compelling details, like hardships, to influence votes. Posts are removed at moderators' discretion.
Example: "[Homemade] Chicken and rice for dinner" ✔️ - "[I Ate] Tonight's dinner" ❌
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At a glance, the new rule should be easier for users to understand. In our mod team, we're also going to look at relaxing how we approach post title removals. This will allow things like locations in titles (as long as it's not a business trying to advertise) and events in titles (New Year's, Christmas, Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Vesak, etc.) to have a bit more leniency. For example, we would now allow both "[Homemade] Roast Turkey with trimmings on Christmas day with the family" and "[I Ate] Risotto Al Pesce Persico at La Darsena, Lake Como, Italy."
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Short FAQ:
Q - Why do you have to state what the food is in the title? A - It's been part of our sub's "theme" for a long time and allows the sub to be easily searchable both on Reddit and via Google. We want your posts to be as visible as possible, not just currently but for years to come.
Q - Why don't you remove the tags? A - The tags are like a frame for the post. They frame what the setting to the food is using just a word or two. At a glance, you can tell if a dish is made at home, purchased, or if they're a pro/chef sharing stuff they've made as part of their work. You're going to be more successful asking about how something was made in a [Homemade] or [Pro/Chef] post than you are in an [I Ate].
Q - I've had posts removed under the old rule, but they would now be allowed. Can you approve them? A - Although the rule has changed, if we were to approve an old post now, no one would see it. If you haven't already reposted the image with a new title, feel free to resubmit it now with the title you wanted originally.
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I'll be available to answer any additional questions in the comments.

Imagery: Prompt: Choose a setting (real or imaginary) and describe it using detailed sensory imagery. Imagine the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create a vivid scene, just like a painter with words.
Metaphor: Prompt: Compare a personal experience to an everyday object or phenomenon in an unexpected way. For example, "My heart is a compass that always points to the north of your laughter."
Simile: Prompt: Write a series of similes to express intense emotions. For instance, "As brave as a lion facing the storm, as fragile as a petal in the wind."
Rhyme: Prompt: Craft a short poem or lyrics with a consistent rhyme scheme. Experiment with different rhyme patterns (ABAB, AABB, etc.) to enhance the musicality of your writing.
Meter: Prompt: Compose a poem with a specific meter, such as iambic pentameter. Pay attention to the syllabic beats in each line to create a rhythmic flow.
Alliteration: Prompt: Create a tongue-twisting line using alliteration. Focus on the repetition of initial consonant sounds to add a playful or musical quality to your writing.
Assonance: Prompt: Write a passage where the vowel sounds within words echo each other. Experiment with different vowel combinations to create a melodic effect.
Personification: Prompt: Choose an inanimate object and personify it. Describe its actions, thoughts, and emotions as if it were a living being.
Symbolism: Prompt: Select an object or element and explore its symbolic meaning. Connect it to broader themes or emotions in your writing.
Enjambment: Prompt: Write a poem where the thoughts flow continuously from one line to the next without a pause. Explore how this technique can create a sense of movement or urgency.
Repetition: Prompt: Repeat a word or phrase throughout a poem for emphasis. Consider how repetition can enhance the overall impact and meaning of your writing.
Free Verse: Prompt: Embrace the freedom of expression by writing a poem without adhering to rhyme or meter. Allow your thoughts to flow organically, exploring the beauty of formless verse.
Stanza: Prompt: Divide your writing into stanzas to create distinct sections with varying themes or tones. Explore how the organization of lines contributes to the overall structure of your work.
Theme: Prompt: Choose a universal theme (love, loss, freedom, etc.) and explore it through your lyrics. Delve into the nuances and perspectives associated with the chosen theme.
Tone: Prompt: Write a poem that conveys contrasting tones. Explore how shifts in tone can evoke different emotions and responses from the reader.
Connotation: Prompt: Select a word with strong connotations and use it in a poem. Explore the emotional baggage and cultural associations tied to the word within the context of your writing.
Irony: Prompt: Craft a poem with elements of irony. Create situations or lines that convey a meaning opposite to the literal interpretation, adding layers of complexity to your writing.
Allusion: Prompt: Reference a well-known song, book, or historical event in your lyrics. Explore how the use of allusion can enrich the depth and meaning of your writing.
Syntax: Prompt: Experiment with sentence structure to create different effects. Play with word order, sentence length, and punctuation to convey specific emotions or rhythms in your writing.
Diction: Prompt: Choose a specific mood or atmosphere you want to convey and carefully select words that evoke that feeling. Pay attention to the impact of your word choices on the overall tone of your writing.

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Dumb question but I've been wondering it for quite some time
When I saw Arknights for the first time I honestly had low expectations for it, until I saw videos calling it "the best gacha game" or "a masterpiece" so I got curious and wanted to play it, however life happened and 4 years have passed since then.
My only gacha is Honkai Impact atm, but lately I feel like I have more free time than usual, so I remembered that I wanted to try Arknights but Honkai Star Rail has piqued my interest... so who's better?
No I can't play the both of them
I know they look apparently two completely different games, but they have two similarities: the both of them have strategic gameplay, and both have really high quality story set in a vast world
Maybe you would think "well you play Honkai Impact naturally you should play Honkai Star Rail too", but you see, I'm more than happy to open my mind to new franchises
About the content:
I know it's unfair to compare them since AK is four years older than HSR, but comparing them in their first year of life is fine
Yes I know that Arknights has bibles worth of content to catch on, that's why I am hesitant to play it (and regret not playing it sooner)
What I know and don't know about them:
I know the basis of AK themes but know nothing about HSR's story, I trust in AK gameplay (from reviews) but I'm skeptical about how fun the gameplay in HSR is
One of the things that interests me the most in HSR is the depth of the characters so I was wondering if AK has that level of depth too

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Intro:
Ever since the trailer for SotE dropped and we got our first look at Messmer, coupled with the info that Miyazaki has provided in interviews since then, people have theorised that Messmer is the child of Marika ( confirmed ) and Radagon. At first I couldn’t really see this being the case even with the supporting evidence, such as Messmer aligning pretty well aesthetically with the smouldering butterfly, completing the trio alongside Miquella’s nascent butterfly and Malenia’s Aeonian butterfly, as well as the initial letter M in his name suiting the twins’ naming convention along with the obvious red hair.
The reason was simple; if Messmer exists in the Land of Shadow as an already well-established historical figure who seems to have been wiped from the histories of the Lands Between then how could he exist as a sibling to Malenia and Miquella who were born well after the establishment of the Golden Order? Everything about Messmer visually as well as what little we know about his character seems to suggest a strong connection to the twin prodigies, or at the very least Radagon, yet his very place in the word of Elden Ring seems to contradict the idea of him being born any later than Marika’s campaign to become God of the Lands Between. In other words, Messmer’s very existence which seems to only be acknowledged within the confines of the Land of Shadow suggests that he was likely born there and has either been bound to or willingly decided to preside over the Land of Shadow (or possibly even been assigned the Land of Shadow as his domain by Marika herself). There may very well be something concrete I’m overlooking that could explain this discrepancy, if so please let me know.
So how do we reconcile this contradiction? Basically what I’ll be positing is that Messmer is the result of Marika’s first foray into the world of asexual reproduction, the same process that would eventually result in the births of the Twin Prodigies, Miquella and Malenia.
Radagon
One of the biggest mysteries in Elden Ring ever since it’s release has been Radagon. Whether it be his origins, powers or emphasised significance in the Lands Between despite very little information regarding his past, Radagon has been shrouded in mystery. What little info we are given regarding his character only serves to complicate things further, as his statue in the Royal Capital reveals that Radagon is Marika. We know that he was once a champion of the Erdtree Faithful and waged two wars on Liurnia on Marika’s behalf, and that soon after he would fall in love with and marry the Carian Queen Renalla, bringing an end to the conflict and establishing peace between the Carians/Academy of Raya Lucaria and the forces of the Erdtree. As some point after Godfrey’s exile from the Lands Between Marika would call upon Radagon to essentially abandon all his duties/responsibilities in Liurnia and return to the Capital to serve as King Consort and Second Elden Lord. Radagon, being the (in Marika’s own words) “leal hound of the Golden Order” he is, does this without question, but not before leaving an an amber egg behind as his parting gift for Queen Renalla. We don’t have too much to go on from this point on aside from minor interactions/tidbits of info regarding the relationship Radagon seems to have had with his children, as well as the fact that he seems to have been the most ardent supporter of the Golden Order. His story would ultimately culminate in the shattering of the Elden Ring with his role being that of a doomed servant, slaving away in an attempt to repair the Elden Ring despite the futility of it, minding the Elden Ring until the arrival of the next Lord.
I believe that Radagon’s story begins much earlier than initially expected. It was commonly assumed that Radagon was active, at the very least, as a loyal supporter of Marika as far back as Marika’s genocidal campaign against the Giants, but I believe his story begins much earlier than that. I believe that prior to even marching on the Mountaintop of the Giants Marika may have come into some kind of contact with the Fell God, or at the very least an avatar of some kind for the Fell God’s power, and that this encounter left Marika marked with some kind of curse and that this curse would manifest physically. It was this vestige of the Fell God’s influence that had forced Marika to resort to most unusual means of expelling the influence of an Outer God; to simply carve out the piece of her that has been ‘tainted’, so to speak. In order to do this she would need to take full advantage of her power to give life by physically expelling/carving out the part of her that has been cursed by the Fell God and, rather than letting even a piece of her being be taken by death, sprouting that piece of herself into a unique life form in itself. A life form whose sole purpose is to serves as the vessel for a curse. This being would eventually go on to serve Marika and even become her most loyal follower, a natural development given that they are literally a part of her. This part of Marika would eventually go on to become a well established figure among the Erdtree Faithful despite their mysterious beginnings, the only clue to which being his burning red hair; a constant reminder that he was born of a Fell God’s curse.
Messmer
This is where things get a little complicated as we don’t have sufficient enough info to properly speculate imo on the circumstances surrounding the Land of Shadow, but I’ll try anyways. I believe that at the time of making contact with the Fell God, Marika had still been residing in what is now the Land of Shadow. I believe that, prior to marrying Godfrey and securing his might in support of her genocide on the Giants, Marika had already given birth to a child. A child who was marked with the same curse as his father, a burning mane of red hair. As to why Marika would decide to have this child, it could any number of reasons (early attempt at birthing an Empyrean to succeed her, deciding to have a child in case Hoarah Loux wasn’t chill like that and deeming Radagon the only one worthy of being father to the Queen’s son for whatever reason, etc.) but I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch given Marika’s heavy association with the power of giving birth/life, both literal and symbolic. I believe this child to be none other than Messmer.
Seen as this part of history is very murky it’s unclear just how long Marika had stayed in the Land of Shadow. For the sake of speculation I’m going to assume it was long enough for Messmer to have grown into an individual in his own right, perhaps even standing out as a truly faithful servant of the Erdtree just like his father, and a Demigod who might one day be worthy of Empyrean in the eyes of Marika. As Marika’s ambitions eventually led to her union with Hoarah Loux/Godfrey and the establishment of a Royal Line, it was becoming increasingly clear to her that Messmer could not be allowed to exist in a world where his lineage would undermine the claim of her child(ren) with her now-husband and King Consort Godfrey. Marika’s solution was rather blunt yet undoubtedly cruel; if Messmer couldn’t exist in Marika’s New Age then he simply wouldn’t. Prior to embarking on her final campaign, Marika would grant Messmer dominion over the region that is now called the Land of Shadow and would bestow upon him the task of punishing those who are without Grace.
This is where I am yet to decide whether I think Messmer is carrying out Marika’s wishes loyally, completely oblivious to the fact that his mother has virtually erased him from the hearts and minds of all inhabitants of the Lands Between, or if he is aware of the fact that Marika abandoned him in the Land of Shadow and holds some degree of resentment toward her for it but still deciding to ultimately be Lord of the Land of Shadow.
Just a few more things regarding Messmer specifically: - He seems to have heavy association with/control over flames in general, whether this comes down to a connection with Dragons or the Flame of Ruin is anyone’s guess. I personally believe it to be both given that he has the red hair synonymous with Giants in the world of Elden Ring, as well as seemingly draconic features such as his eye and the dragon-like wings on his helmet and all over his snakes (also his drip which many people have compared to the Drake Knight set). - Messmer’s snakes seem to indicate some connection Messmer may have with the Serpent that has only ever been described as an ancient enemy of the Erdtree. If this is the case then not only would it give us an idea of why Messmer might hold some kind of animosity toward Marika/the Erdtree but it would also parallel the biblical serpent (who is Lucifer in disguise) in the Garden of Paradise who leads Adam and Eve to stray from obeying God and eating the forbidden fruit. In this case Messmer would be Elden Ring’s Lucifer; he who was once the most faithful, now the very icon of blasphemy. At this current point in time we can only speculate on his motives, though I suspect he may have been punished and ‘veiled’ beneath the Erdtree/in its shadow (his own ‘hell’ that he claims rulership over) as punishment for embracing things that Marika sought to eventually cull (after the Giants had been slaughtered maybe) despite himself being not only her son but an enforcer of the Golden Order. - Then there’s the case of the butterflies. I still believe there’s a chance that Melina could be matched with the smouldering butterfly though I can’t ignore the glaring possibility that this could very well be Messmer’s butterfly; not only for the visual similarities but also because of the fact that Messmer seems to have a unique relationship with flames, with an NPC even commenting on his flame in particular in the trailer for SotE. There’s also the fact that, despite being present almost anywhere in the Lands Between that has fire, the smouldering butterfly seems to bare connection to and might even come from the Mountaintops of the Giants, further tying Messmer to the Giants/Fell God. Butterflies are also symbols of metamorphosis, transformation and rebirth, and each sibling born of Marika and Radagon seems to experience a “hatching from the cocoon” represented by their butterfly; Malenia Aeonian butterfly representing her blossoming into the Goddess of Rot, Miquella’s butterfly representing his premature removal from his cocoon, and perhaps Messmer’s butterfly represents being born of the Fell God of Flame or maybe it’s just meant to visually represent him. It is possible that Messmer also shares the theme of rebirth through his father Radagon who had gifted the Rune of Rebirth to Renalla, indicating that Radagon was the very least interested enough in rebirth that he decided to extract the rune that was rebirth manifest. I personally think Messmer’s butterfly (if it is indeed his) could symbolise any hope of Messmer’s ‘second life’ in the Lands Between going up in flames as a result of Marika’s actions and subsequent reign.
That’s about all I have for now, feel free to point out anything I may have missed in-game that could reduce my entire theory to smithereens.
TLDR: Marika at some point during her time in the Land of Shadow encountered the Fell God and was marked with a curse. She expelled this curse through what is essentially mitosis in a way, splitting herself in two and having her other half (Radagon) carry the curse (red hair). She then proceeds to have her first child (Messmer) with Radagon before marrying Hoarah Loux/Godfrey and abandoning Messmer in Australia and making sure he never sees the light of day.

(Reposted because the first post was breaking some rules).
My post doesn't have proof; but to me it makes sense.
The early leak translation left a lot to imagination and wasn’t as clear. But now we with a better fan translation of the panel I think we know what’s going on.
https://preview.redd.it/vyrd4y02561d1.png?width=936&format=png&auto=webp&s=a1c12d51cd3d829340e82d844f809f2e15aee935
The first explanation by mya and co. led me to believe the words used just meant sukuna thought/knew he killed gojo; and it was along the lines of “why’s the dead guy standing right here” But now the more recent translation uses “A VISION OF a man he had buried with his own hands” and “the departed SPIRIT of the strongest”.

I think this means gojo is not back physically; he has ascended, he decided to come back from the airport and he is now fully enlightened. He doesn’t return with his actual body but in spirit form. In short, HE RETURNS AS A FORCE GHOST (as in Star Wars).
Well, not literally a "force" ghost. Since he was killed by jujutsu, safe to say he can't be a vengeful spirit. But this doesn't rule out he might return as something we haven't seen yet. Something like, enlightened spirit.
Please forgive the ai attempt (gojo satoru as a force ghost)
As pointed out before, by , in chapter 236 during Gojo's flower analogy, a specific type of flower was depicted - a blooming lotus.
From ch. 236
In Buddhism, the lotus flower is a powerful symbol of purity, enlightenment, and spiritual awakening. Its connection to resurrection or revival comes from its unique life cycle:
· **Born in mud:**The lotus grows in muddy water, representing the challenges and impurities of the world.
· Rising above: Despite its origins, the lotus flower rises above the mud and blooms beautifully, symbolizing the potential for spiritual growth and overcoming obstacles.
· Unstained by the world: The lotus petals remain pristine, untouched by the mud, signifying the possibility of achieving spiritual purity even in a messy world.
Therefore, the lotus flower is a metaphor for rebirth and transformation. It represents the ability to rise above adversity, achieve spiritual enlightenment, and emerge as a beautiful and pure being. It's a reminder that even in the midst of suffering, the potential for awakening and renewal always exists. This is perfectly in line with force ghosts in star wars, which is basicly nirvana for jedi.
Lastly, a final mention of the airport scene:
https://preview.redd.it/osy7vcqm561d1.png?width=1368&format=png&auto=webp&s=2dc93f23aa4e5f378fdd7aa3c1647a254c2a24b0
For some time, Gojo hasn’t been the person that just wanted to enjoy a fight. That may be the real gojo, that may be the gojo as nanami knew him. But this wasn’t actually the case for us readers: He cared about his comrades and students. He cared for the innocent nobodies around him. So his final enlightenment is about going north and finally internalizing the change he has been going through. He is not the strongest, yet he is gojo satoru.
Yes, in the airport scene, just for a while, he felt relieved that it was over. That he was free of the burden of his responsibilities. That he can let everyone else handle whatever. But I think he decided to go north: He is not gojo satoru because he is the strongest. He is gojo satoru, because he cares. More than he ever admitted to himself. He realizes he is not just gojo satoru anymore, but he is everything he cared for. Therefore, enlightened. To keep the star wars theme going, like Yoda said, failure is the greatest teacher.
In short, FORCE. GHOST.
So, what can we expect from this? He could do a final bravado, as a spirit, to inflict some sort of damage to sukuna or just a distraction; to enable yuji to finish the job. Then he becomes one with the universe.

Just for fun, I was curious to see the classical compositions with the most streams on Spotify and decided to make a list out of it. There's no exact master list that I know of, the closest I've seen being on Chosic.com. This, MusicMetricsVault.com, and Kworb.net helped me out as I resorted to manually checking through many classical composers and their compositions. I believe I did a pretty good job in getting the majority of the most streamed ones, but feel free to point out any I happened to miss.
They are:
1.) Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - 301.4 million
2.) Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor", Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto - 179.4 million
3.) Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 1 - 161.6 million
4.) Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan - 154.6 million
5.) Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune, L. 32 - 127.5 million
6.) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato - 116.9 million
7.) Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 - 106.2 million
8.) George Frideric Handel - Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande - 105.6 million
9.) Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude - 99.7 million
10.) Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise, WoO 59 - 98.1 million
11.) Giacomo Puccini - Turandot, SC 91, Act III: Nessun dorma! - 92.2 million
12.) Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth - 90.5 million
13.) Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon - 87.1 million
14.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - 86.5 million
15.) Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria - 86.3 million
16.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa - 84.6 million
17.) Charles Gounod - Ave Maria, CG 89a - 80.6 million
18.) Claude Debussy - Rêverie, L. 68: Rêverie - 75.1 million
19.) Franz Liszt - Liebestraume, S541/R211 : No. 3: Nocturne in A-Flat Major - 71.1 million
20.) Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 1 - 70.1 million
21.) Philip Glass - Glassworks: I. Opening - 69.1 million
22.) Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse - 67.5 million
23.) Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - 65.1 million
24.) Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile - 63.0 million
25.) Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" (summer): III. Presto - 60.1 million
26.) Jean-Philippe Rameau - The Arts and the Hours - 56.1 million
27.) Johannes Brahms - Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 - 55.3 million
28.) Dmitri Shostakovich - Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2 - 55.0 million
29.) Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro - 53.6 million
30.) Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "L'inverno" (winter): I. Allegro non molto - 52.8 million
31.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro - 52.7 million
32.) Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7 in F Major, Träumerei - 52.5 million
33.) Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 - 51.5 million
34.) Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse - 51.0 million
35.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio - 49.8 million
36.) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers - 48.5 million
37.) Johannes Brahms - Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118: II. Intermezzo in A Major - 47.9 million
38.) Franz Liszt - 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (Lento, placido) - 47.6 million
39.) Maurice Ravel - Une Barque Sur L'océan - 47.6 million
40.) Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltz, Op. 314 - 47.1 million
41.) Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending - 45.6 million
42.) Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1 - 44.8 million
43.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia - 44.2 million
44.) Jules Massenet - Méditation from Thaïs - 43.3 million
45.) Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 - 42.1 million
46.) Franz Schubert - Minuet in A major, D. 334 - 41.3 million
47.) Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 18 Andante cantabile - 41.0 million
48.) Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: Nocturne - 40.5 million
49.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio - 39.3 million
50.) Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato - 39.1 million
51.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio - 37.6 million
52.) Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 - 36.1 million
53.) Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse macabre in G Minor, Op. 40 - 36.1 million
54.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397 - 35.8 million
55.) Frédéric Chopin - Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4, Largo - 35.8 million
56.) Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto - 35.1 million
57.) Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 - 35.0 million
58.) Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights - 34.5 million
59.) Erik Satie - Enfantillages pittoresques: II. Berceuse - 34.4 million
60.) Johannes Brahms - 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 In A Flat Major - 34.4 million
61.) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II Tableau 3: Variation 2: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - 34.2 million
62.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade In G Major "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", K. 525: I. Allegro - 33.8 million
63.) Frederick Delius - 2 Aquarelles: Lento, ma non troppo - 33.4 million
64.) Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata / Act I: Libiamo ne'lieti calici - 33.3 million
65.) Edvard Grieg - Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 29 - 33.1 million
66.) Frédéric Chopin - 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop" - 32.3 million
67.) Franz Schubert - 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899: No. 4 in A Flat Major: Allegretto - 32.2 million
68.) Felix Mendelssohn - Songs without Words, Book 2, Op. 30: No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 30, No. 1 - 31.8 million
69.) Claude Debussy - Préludes / Book 2, L. 123: 5. Bruyères - 31.4 million
70.) Sergei Rachmaninoff - 12 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs - 31.4 million
71.) Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: Badnlat - 31.0 million
72.) Gabriel Fauré - Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 - 30.9 million
73.) Jean Sibelius - 13 Pieces, Op. 76: No. 3 Carillon - 30.5 million
74.) Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel - 30.1 million
75.) Franz Schubert - Ständchen, S. 560 (Trans. from Schwanengesang No. 4, D. 957) - 29.9 million
76.) Richard Wagner - Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries - 29.7 million
77.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - 29.5 million
78.) Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam - 29.0 million
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I finished another Radiant Dawn run on the hardest difficulty and felt the bug to talk about tier listing again. Thanks for indulging me. My list:
https://i.imgur.com/8d4aPNg.png
Some commentary, from worst to best.
F Tier:
Lyre - This character has literally nothing going for her. Lyre has terrible bases, the worst class in the game, bad growths, and no endgame potential beyond being a mediocre filler unit. I can't imagine a worse character in Fire Emblem. Maybe Sophia. Even if you wanted to do an all-Laguz run, she can't crack the top 10. She isn't even force deployed on any maps. I cannot think of a single positive thing to say about Lyre.
Fiona - With even worse bases than Lyre and a baffling availability schedule, Fiona should be the worst unit in the game, but at least her class is solid. Female Silver Knight has bad caps overall, but good weapon types, speed, and a top-tier mastery talent. If you can endure the grind, you can make a unit with real contributions in the endgame. I feel like the game designers hate this unit, though; they make her arrive in a map themed around rescuing, but don't even let you recruit her to do any rescuing. The very next map is indoors. After that, we go to a swamp which is once again themed around rescuing, but Fiona isn't even available! After that? Another indoor map! Then another swamp! Then more cliffs! 3-13 is considered an indoor map and penalizes horse units! Literally the first map with wide open spaces to take advantage of cavalry classes that allows you to deploy Fiona is in Part 4. Her class level and bases are even bugged (allegedly). I can't believe how this game is engineered to ruin Fiona, and it's a miracle that she isn't the worst unit in the entire game.
Kyza - While he can be crafted into a tolerable lategame unit (better than many on this list who rank higher), there just isn't any reason to do so. He's got a terrible class (only cat laguz are worse), bad bases, and joins in a big pile of units that are a hundred times better at everything he can do. Need a tank? You've already got Brom and Gatrie on the team, and they don't untransform halfway through enemy phase. Kyza has the crown for most forgettable, pointless unit, but at least if you do train him for the experience, you get a unit that can kind of do something late game.
Makalov - Easily the worst of all cav units, any chance Makalov has to be good late game is betrayed by his poor class caps. He nearly escaped F tier by having a few useful turns in Part 2, but after some consideration, I honestly think he's more of a liability than helpful. The only units he can reliably hurt in Geoffrey's Charge are the ones that give you bexp if you spare them. I don't even like putting out fires with him; let the yellow units do it, so they don't run off and get themselves killed. Makalov is just a trainwreck of a character. At least he gets Sol.
Pelleas - As a secret character with a completely unique weapon type, you'd think unlocking him gets you access to some outstanding lategame growth unit with a big payoff for all your hard work. Nope. You get the worst mage in the game instead. While I give him a glimmer of usefulness for the potential to learn staves, you have to invest heavily in him to get there and it's just pointless when even Tormod can do the same thing for cheaper. I can't imagine a run where I'm relying on Pelleas as my 12th string healer for the tower. If you haven't really looked into the numbers, and you decide one day "I'm doing a Pelleas run!" you're going to find his bases shocking. What were they thinking here?
D Tier:
Sephiran - Kind of an easter egg at the end of the game, I considered not rating him at all (like the Burger King), but eh, he contributes something against Ashera I guess. Can't say much more here. Maybe, in an ironman, if you've lost all your non-Micaiah staffbots, you'll be glad when he joins? For barely squeezing out a microniche he escapes F tier.
Sanaki - Maybe I'm underrating her, but I just don't see the point. She needs heavy investment (particularly in seraph robes) to be able to survive the bosses of the tower. When she joins, she's just another subpar mage who doesn't even have the decency to learn staves. Her one saving grace is that she doesn't count against your 10 tower selections, so if you slap a paragon on her and get her battle ready, she can bless Meteor or something and make some contributions. The resources (including combat xp) you pour into her are better used on your real tower units.
Astrid - I considered dumping her in F tier. What the heck happened to the star paragon unit of Path of Radiance? Somehow, she's turned into a turd of a growth unit with atrocious bases, mediocre growths, and wacky availability. I only pulled her out of the gutter because of her class, and even with really awful strength and defense caps, she can turn into a solid tower unit. I've used her before and found she was legitimately not a waste of space as early as 4-1, where she was popping falco knights. I could see her be a good bird sniper in the Izuka map. Still, like all bad growth units, she's just not worth the effort.
Kurthnaga - While he can be fun to train, again, why? He provides the least useful of all dragon auras and just takes XP from your many units who still need it. Maybe make a Kurth juggernaut once for the experience, and then never again. If he joined at the start of Part 4, I can imagine him getting boosted a couple tiers, but nah, you can't be picking up new projects this late in the game.
Meg - Often times called the worst unit in the game, she is...somewhat underrated... as a midgame tank. A project unit for sure, and not worth it, but Meg does grow into a strong unit around 1-E and for all of Part 3. She can solo Ragnell Ike and the field of laguz in 3-13 pretty easily. You've got better options for that, but I do recommend experiencing a Meg run once just to see that it can be done. Ultimately, though, Meg can't escape D tier because her awful class caps betray her in the end, and her best attribute (speed) gets cut off at the knees.
Vika - The Tormod Squad all suffer from the availability curse, but Vika has it worst, since she desperately needs training to be viable at all. As if laguz weren't bad enough already, they can't take Discipline or upgrade weapons by any means other than the long, dark strike rank grind, and Vika has no time at all to do it. That leaves only her joining maps to recommend her, and she can do things like poke-canto or rescue villagers in the swamp, so that's something. If you force yourself to train her, she does gain incredible speed, but hitting twice for 0 isn't impressive. Her class also has cat-like gauge drain, and she can't gain any experience in part 1 due to bizarre laguz xp math, leaving Vika no angles to improve.
Stefan - Thrown in at the end like an afterthought, Stefan is (I would argue) the worst of all the Tower Gotohs, that is, the units that just join at the very end to make sure you have high level units for the tower. With bad luck and a fairly bad class, the only reason I can recommend bringing Stefan is if you want an Alondite unit and you don't like Renning for some reason. He just doesn't serve any purpose. He even joins in a map that locks down his movement. Take his sword and bench him.
Ena/Gareth - I put them together because they fill the same role: buffing your units to fight Ashera. While Gareth is legendary for getting wrecked by magic, Ena is arguably worse, as Ashera's physical attack can kill her too. While that's not nothing, I can't justify taking someone out of D tier when their entire purpose is to help a faster clear in one map, and you don't even really need them.
C tier:
Tauroneo - I had a hard time rating Big T. He pops in to dominate just a couple of chapters before disappearing until part 4. He's the worst Marshall, but gets boosted a tier over Meg because of his efforts in part 1. Marshall is a pretty bad class, but if you want one anyway, you've got two much better options that have tons of availability, so don't bother.
Heather - In a game that doesn't care much about thiefy stuff, Heather just doesn't have a key role to fill. She gets you a couple of stat boosters, which you can promptly feed to your units that cap everything anyway. I'll give her a leg up out of the worst tiers because she can rescue you in Oliver's Mansion if you ran out of chest keys, and the Fortify Staff is really, really good.
Muarim - Unlike Vika, he dominates his few part 1 maps, and he's still viable in Part 4 with his bases. Not bad! Unfortunately, with so little time to train him, you really have to invest heavily to get him tower-ready, and why bother? He's got an awful class and competes with much better units. I suppose he gets a slot in an all-laguz run.
Tormod - He kills that obnoxious wyvern rider on the swamp map. I give him a whole tier for that, because man, that thing is annoying. Beyond that, he's helpful for several part 1 maps, and he can be trained up to use staves for the tower.
Leonardo - The worst member of a great class, Leonardo will absolutely wreck with Double Bow, but the road to get there is harrowing. Only his prf bow's speed boost gets him out of D tier. Maybe even F. He's just such a liability for so long that I can't recommend him.
Ilyana - Strange that in a game where availability is so restricted, the number one most available character is so bad! She was great in PoR, too, but thunder magic has been substantially nerfed. I give her a lot of credit for her join map, which is arguably the hardest map in the game, and if you really work hard to level her, she gets staves with an excellent magic score. As with most units this far down, though, she's just outclassed by all the better options who do the same thing, and you don't need that many backup staff units.
Ranulf - Force deployed for what feels like a dozen chapters, Ranulf mostly hangs around to shove people and occasionally do some damage. He's got the worst class in the game, but unlike Lyre, has great bases that give him a nice little midgame role and then not much else. If you manage to feed him experience in Part 4, he's somewhat endgame viable, as long as you don't have much competition for the laguz gem.
Nealuchi - Like Ranulf, the old bird has a bright spot in the middle of the game where he's got some utility, but is best ditched when his time is up. I find him essential for 2-P and 2-1, a good contributor for 2-E, and then...well, that's a C tier unit.
Kieran - Bummer that he's so reduced here versus PoR, but at least his class gets better caps than most cavs, and he's viable as Geoffrey's sidekick for those odd chapters in Part 2/3. I can't hate him. He's easy to train and turns into a viable, if underwhelming, tower unit, but joining Ike's crew so late in Part 3 hurts him, as he is immediately outclassed by like two dozen people that you've been training for ages.
Lucia - She gets a big boost for being essential for 2-1 and viable in Part 4. If I was going to train a bad trueblade, I'm picking her over Stefan at least, but her lack of availability and bad class push her to the middle tiers.
Renning - An unfairly hated tower gotoh, Renning is your best freebie Alondite user, and has tolerable enough bases to hang out and contribute with your actual good units. He's just mediocre compared to anyone you've actually built up yourself, and he's clearly worse than Giffca and the royals. Many people do their ironmans with all royals banned for the challenge, and if that's you, Renning suddenly becomes a valuable backup unit that I would maybe bump another tier. As-is, he's just mid.
Volke - Ditto what I said for Renning, except he uses the Baselard instead, doubles auras without help, and can instakill people. I usually take Stillness off and give it to Micaiah, though, so his durability is a problem. Volke is like a super-trueblade and worth considering if you are low on viable tower units.
Giffca/Mufasa - The lion king and his shadow are virtually the same unit, except that Giffca has to use a laguz gem to transform for some reason (Guess he was borrowing his boss's formshift scroll last game?). I usually refuse to use them on principle, but I can't count that against them. They absolutely wreck the Tower but serve no other purpose. As the best of the Tower Gotohs, I can't justify higher than C.
Nasir - The best of the dragon auras, Nasir enables some aura one-rounding strategies that make a big difference. Still, we're talking about one dang map. When I made this I struggled with whether or not he should be down with Gareth and Ena, but I'm giving him a lot of credit for his special aura and his invincibility versus magic.
Sigrun/Tanith - The lesser two of the three Seraph Knights, they have one of the best classes in the game, but mediocre bases and growths. There's only one Wishblade, unfortunately, and while Seraph Knight is the best class to use it, that just means there's no reason to bring multiple of them unless you want to goof off with triangle attack. If Marcia turned out poor or you didn't use her, I recommend grabbing Sigrun (higher base level) for the Wishblade and training her up in Part 4. If you aren't training these units, they still get credit for flying utility in the desert.
Ulki/Janaff - Can't decide which of the twins are better here. With insane bases and no xp gain at all, these guys show up in part 3 to help shove people and generally help out when someone is in trouble. While they stay viable to the end (to the delight of the zero percent growth community), I don't get too excited by their lategame contributions. The laguz gauge is their Achilles Heel in part 3; I just can't justify relying on them.
Bastian/Oliver - My hottest take of this tier list, I have argued for a long time that Oliver is underrated as your Renault/Yoder character; that is, your staffbot gotoh who fills in to rescue ironmans. Bastian serves the same role, but slightly better. If your Micaiah is bad or untrained and you haven't leveled any of the project mages, these guys are your strongest staff users.
Devdan - Just as forgettable here as in Path of Radiance, Devdan suffers from bad bases and availability, and as the worst member of a meh class, there's just no reason to invest in him. I give him a lot of credit for major contributions in two key chapters without being a liability, and if you do train him, his superior caps make him arguably better than Kieran in lategame. Oh, and in part 3, he can climb that one ledge to keep it open. That's...something.
Calill - Helping out on a couple more midgame maps than Devdan, Calill is never good, but she can chip a bit here or there and usually isn't a liability. Anyone who can do anything in Elincia's Gambit gets a push in my book. If you do wind up making good use of her and slap on a crown, she's another backup staff unit with okay stats.
Lethe/Murderkaiser - The cat and tiger duo once again shows up midgame with good stats, bad growths, and a spot waiting for them on the bench. I find that they make a great contribution in part 2, remain viable in part 3, and...well, they exist in part 4 I guess. Mordecai can be built into a viable tank thanks to having vastly more time to grow compared to Muarim, and better everything compared to Kyza. Lethe has dramatically better strength than her idiot sister. Too bad the bad classes keep them out of the good tiers.
B tier:
Edward - We're getting out of the riffraff and into some viable units. While Edward is one of the weaker Dawn Brigade growth options, he is super helpful in numerous key early chapters where you desperately need it, and he can grow into a complete powerhouse. Just watch his growths as he naturally levels throughout part 1, and if he fails to pop off, bench him. If he crushes those strength and defense growths, though, he's an excellent choice for a Part 3 carry, as he's on the shortlist of units who can solo 3-13 - not the best one, but much easier to level than Meg, for example. His luck sword is I guess the worst of the DB prf weapons, but it's still decent for a long time, before you toss it for Alondite. If he didn't fall off in late part 1, he'd be A tier. Also, he's got a bad class and competes with at least one or two better units for that precious Alondite.
Soren - With magic nerfed in this game, Soren has no chance of breaking into the highest tiers, but he sure tries. I'd argue he is the best mage in the game. He's not too difficult to train, hits high magic numbers, and turns into the game's best staffbot (arguably) by endgame. While I'd rather bring a free Bastian than a high effort Soren to the tower, Ike's BFF gets a big boost from his super high availability. I never feel like he's a drag on the party.
Rhys - Like Soren, but you don't need to wait for staves, alright, Rhys probably snatches the prize of lategame staffbot from Soren, but not by much. He's hurt by awful physicals, which can make him seem like a liability, but your list of part 3 staff units is sparse, so he's going to contribute a lot every run, no matter what you have planned for him.
Mist - She's much weaker than Rhys in every way, but when she promotes, she gets Canto, which is wonderful for a frail unit. While Florete is bugged (or sucks by design, depending on who you ask) and there is no Sonic Sword, Mist is still viable as a mobile healer who won't let you down through the entire game. I know I keep saying different people are the "best lategame staffbot" but I swear this is the last one, it's really Mist.
Zihark/Volug - I paired them for nearly identical availability and the legendary earth/earth affinity, which gives them a niche in certain difficult part 3 maps where their contributions are invaluable. Neither character scales well into endgame (there are better options for trueblade) and they aren't invincible like Big T, but at least they show up for work. Use them as Jeigans in part 1 and tanks in part 3, then say goodbye.
Micaiah - Often called the worst lord in the game, she...probably deserves it. Oh no, I'm about to call her the actual best staffbot, aren't I? No, she's difficult to raise up due to being such a frail liability all game and having forced promotions. She gets big credit for a couple key Thani nukes early game, and she's a force deployed physics bot from 3-13 onward. Have I overrated her? Maybe, but I like healers.
Geoffrey - With a couple chapters designed to make him look good, Geoffrey is essential to clear the game, but his class caps keep him from getting into the elite levels. I find that he levels quickly in part 4 (without paragon, even) and holds his own. I really wish he joined with Kieran and the others. By endgame, he's a viable filler unit.
Nolan - A godsend in the early chapters, the Dawn Brigade would have died in the cradle without Nolan. He gets an amazing prf weapon and is easily viable as a part 3 carry, but I find him inadequate to solo 3-13 or reliably fight Ike. His strength and defense growth is just too poor, and he lacks the avoid to make up for it. Still, he has the best beorc class caps in the game, and after being reliable and useful for so long, you can reward him with careful bexp abuse to make sure he can slam the tower bosses with 62 attack power. There's something satisfying about seeing a human inflict lion-like damage to gods.
Laura - I always see her at the bottom of tier lists, but your only healer in part 1 (Micaiah doesn't count) deserves some love. She's a huge liability on the field, but think about how much harder Part 1 gets if she dies. She stays viable in part 3 (I usually savior backpack her with somebody) and is, yes, another top tier lategame staffbot. For being an essential unit for so long, and for having endgame potential, I can't see lower than B tier.
Simba - The lion prince needs paragon and some effort to get rolling, but boy does he! As an acceptable alternative to those cheating royal laguz, Skrimir is just an unstoppable powerhouse who can solo entire maps in part 4 if you let him. Until the white dragons show up, Skrimir is never in danger from anything other than his own stupid laguz gauge, which is why he's not in A tier. If you haven't tried slapping paragon and adept on Skrimir and letting him eat all of 4-P, try it once, it's hilarious.
Royal Trio - I put Nailah ahead of the bird brains for her availability, but they all have the same role: hold your hand through part 4. Tibarn can actually die to the crossbow guy in 4-2, which makes me laugh, and Naesala is downright mortal by comparison. I like to leave Pass on Nailah from part 1 and give her chest keys for Oliver's Mansion. All of these units are insanely strong and help trivialize the tower, which is why I don't bring them.
Singing Siblings - I know, putting Rafiel lower on the list than the others is blasphemy, but he's barely around through the whole game. He's widely accepted as the best tower bird (though I prefer Reyson), but other than Oliver's Mansion, what hard missions does he help out on? Rafiels' role is to help fight dragons and gods, which is a pretty good resume, so he's up this high. Leanne wins my heart for Elincia's Gambit alone, but she also helps make the bridge and desert maps more tolerable.
Marcia - A hot take here, but Marcia has a lot of availability and a positive, if underwhelming, contribution through most of it. By lategame, she turns into an excellent flier (Seraph Knights are truly amazing) and is, in my opinion, the single best Wishblade candidate in the entire game. Marcia never crushes this game like she does Path of Radiance, but I'm here for her.
Boyd - Notoriously tough to get rolling, Boyd has those insane Reaver caps and a lot of time to reach them. While he's just a project unit in part 3, he does crest that hill eventually and turn into a complete wrecking ball who trivializes the rest of the game. He easily hits 40 strength and isn't that tough to train up to 35 speed with bexp. He's the game's best Urvan user (as his caps are easier to hit than Nolan) and I only don't put him higher because it's a bit of a struggle to get him going.
A tier:
Rolf - People are going to lose their minds over this one. I'm always astonished how many people don't know that Rolf has 75% strength growth! Snipers are easy to level and have a great payoff, meaning that even if Shinon wins your double bow, you'll never regret bringing a second killer deadeye through the whole game. Imagine if Leonardo had Rolf's growths. Little bro is like Dmitri, but in the Wii era. Don't sleep on Rolf. He's amazing.
Nephenee - Sometimes overrated, sometimes underrated, Nephenee has top notch availability and is an essential unit for several chapters, and while she can get lost in the Greil Mercs spam, she quickly turns into a stellar well-rounded infantry unit who can carry the game. She's never bad and turns into another excellent Wishblade user, who I only put below Marcia for the tower due to lack of flying/canto. Due to high availability and never needing particular training attention, though, Nephenee skirts into the top tiers.
Mia - Unlike Path of Radiance, Mia starts viable and quickly takes off like a rocket, turning into your best Trueblade. Lacking only one strength in her final caps versus Edward, she's easier to level and, imo, your best overall Alondite unit. Because she is around so long and always helpful, she gets a bump.
Brom/Gatrie - Brom almost gets the nod for being an essential unit for so Part 2, but his falloff is noticeable, and his endgame potential as a Marshall is worse than, say, Nephenee. Gatrie picks up that slack and remains as one of your best Greil Mercs for the rest of the game. I could see someone valuing Brom's early contributions more and swapping this order. Both units suffer from the usual Marshall problems: bad caps, bad movement, competing with far better units for the best items.
Titania - The stalwart ride-or-die arch-paladin of Tellius, Titania doesn't carry hard like she does in the previous game, but she's immediately dominant and stays that way virtually forever. She has reasonable class caps (compared to other cavs, anyway) and is fine to bring to the tower, but you will notice a dropoff. Regardless of tower viability, she's so damn strong for so long that I can't rank her any lower.
Oscar - While he starts weak and is imprisoned by truly awful tier 2 caps, Oscar is still solid and provides that lovely earth affinity through a ton of chapters. Once he breaks into tier 3, he's immediately one of your best units, and stays that way for a long time. I almost rated Titania higher, but I think Oscar surpasses her and is a candidate for an early crown. If not for those tier 2 caps, he'd be S tier.
Shinon - Embarrassed by the "9 strength incident" in Path of Radiance, Shinon hit the gym and turned into a powerhouse from the moment he joins until the end of the game. He's never not great, and he only gets better as he gets his outstanding third tier caps and SS rank weapon. While he usually needs bexp to hit str and def caps, that's more a function of the highish caps than any weaknesses in growths. Shinon is almost breaking into S tier. If he was a flying archer, he'd be the next Haar.
Aran - The wrongest opinion in all of Fire Emblem is that Aran is bad. Just wrong, wrong, wrong. Aran starts as a weak unit among numerous other weak units, is easily trainable, and quickly pops off - 75% strength growth, again! - to turn into a juggernaut that surpasses everyone except the royals. By Part 3, Aran has made the rest of the Dawn Brigade redundant, and by 3-13, he's a walking god. I always laugh when I hear commentators talk about how difficult part 3 is, then minutes later, mention how bad Aran is. Well, of course it's hard if you don't use the best unit! I only keep Aran out of S tier because of DB availability and because his class caps keep him from stomping as hard in the tower, where he rarely doubles.
S tier:
Jill - Flying utility gives her the bump into the upper echelons. Slightly harder to train than Aran, she benefits immensely from the str and def items (which are useless to Aran, who caps immediately) and turns into another juggernaut. While she stays weaker than Aran throughout most of the game, the mobility is a factor, and she grows into one of your best endgame units. If you had to average the two games together, Jill is probably the best character in Tellius. Or Titania, it's hard to say, but it's definitely a canto redhead.
Sothe - Play this game: a trickster god deletes one character from your rom, permanently. Seize squares and game over conditions get reassigned, but you now have to play the rest of the game without that unit, forever. What's the absolute worst unit to lose? I cannot think of a worse unit to lose than Sothe. Is the Dawn Brigade even possible without him? I'm sure someone has done it. After making the game playable, Sothe falls off hard, but he can be trained into a sub-par Volke if you want. I contend that Tellius literally could not be saved without him. So why isn't he the absolute top tier? Well, I guess I'm weighing the rest of the game higher, but I'm not 100% convinced that's right.
Elincia - What a glow-up from PoR! The devs nerf her in 2-P to keep it difficult, but as soon as she gets her weapon, she turns into a flying healer who also wrecks things. I think she's a lock for the tower, even if you are dedicating six tower slots to royals and lions. While a weaker staffbot than some others I mentioned, she's good enough. And she flies! Elincia is just awesome.
Reyson - Speedrunners and LTCers prefer Rafiel for a better Turn 1 against Ashera, but I like Reyson's high movement and canto, and you have laguz gems by that point. As for the rest of the game, Reyson has by far the best availability of all herons - which isn't saying much, I know. I just wish this game wasn't so weird with dancers.
Ike vs Haar for the championship - People have debated between Ike and Haar since the game came out. I put Ike 2nd because, while he carries harder with Ragnell, he's still a normal (albeit stronk) infantry swordlocked unit for a long time before then. Haar saves your bacon in Part 2 (twice) and then carries Part 3 just for fun afterwards. He also has the best boss convos in 2-P and 4-E-2. Ike gets the boss convo award in 4-P, so this most critical of category tips the scales toward Haar. The real answer is availability + domination = top of the top tier. As if Haar wasn't stupid OP enough, he gets the best beorc defense cap in the entire game, because why not? He even beats out the Marshalls on Strength! And his mastery skill is better! Honestly, what were they thinking here? While Ragnell Ike is the strongest unit in the game, Totality Ike is only the second strongest.

A few words about Me and the world:
My name is Blackfire and I am 34 years old. This will be my first time DMing and am extremely excited to start. I have a few campaigns under my belt as a player and decided to write my own. This baby of mine has been an idea that has stuck with me for a while. I've wanted to start DMing to create a group of friends that are interested in the game as well as out of it.
This world is a heavily influenced by Firefly with sprinkles of Alien and Star-trek. Technology ranges from simple clubs to laser rifles and ship computers. Magic is universally accepted throughout the galaxy but players are free to flavor how they wish. If your Eldritch Blast comes from a rifle, feel free to flavor that way (there will be actual rifles in the game). This universe is what you make of it.
The campaign:
The plan is to have a longer liner campaign with side quests and encounters mixed in. I'm hoping to have a 70% RP and 30% combat setting. Being new to DMing this may take some time for me to plan based on my personal schedule but will try to have a game every week with at least one every three weeks off to plan.
Our sessions will be recorded for personal viewing and will be available to all players. Due to copyright “challenges” this will not be available to the public.
This campaign will be a version of a Hardcore play-through, what do I mean by that?

Ammo counting
Rolling for stats (including health)
Possibility of being permanently maimed
Ration counting (can't use goodberry)
And anything the players wish to add to increase the difficulty

Players:
I am looking to find 1 player to have a campaign of 6 players all being fairly new to DnD with one or two whom have a bit more experience and are patient and willing to help out a beginner DM. Players should be ranging from 18-45 years old and have under 3 campaigns worth of experience.
Our current campaign is on Session 11 where we will be joining the current party of 5. Each session will be anywhere between 2 to 4 hours and will take place on Roll20 with voice over Discord. Please have at least 2 characters in mind in-case of death within the campaign.
As far as the players backstories are concerned, why would you be joining a group of smugglers? are you on the run? looking for your fortune? or just trying to get off the planet? We can discuss options at the interviews.
Rules:

LGBTQ+ friendly. No homophobia or Sexism (Immediate kick from the table)
Let me know ahead of time if you can't make the session
NSFW themes are allowed but will fade to black
Level start will be lvl 5 to catch up to the party
Homebrew content is allowed with approval

Game info:

Setting: Scifi Homebrew Campaign
Schedule: Fridays at 8pm est. with some hiatus's
Platform: Roll20 & Discord
DM Style: Lots of battlemaps and Token Play. 70% RP, 30% Combat

Please Submit a form and be ready for a quick turnaround for a chat/interview before our next session:
https://forms.gle/dRK2zSaCbidm9xgPA

I've had this idea floating in my head about an animal/monster that would evolve to feed exclusively on pure energy. It would grow in size depending on the energy source it is most prone to consume, ranging from small organisms consuming the light and warmth of the sun to colossal behemoths somehow triggering nuclear explosions within themselves for energy and radiation. Hence the Nuke-Eater nickname.
How would you go about writing such a creature? The main theme with my world's creatures is that most of them are our world's fauna after most life on Earth evolved to make use of magic. Could it be possible to justify any creature or plant evolving this way? Feel free to write your own spin on the concept!

Deep inside everyone knows the sad state of RuneScape and those who used to play it in the glorious days know how legendary and fun it was. But then the fire nation attacked (AKA intense monetization). The game is in a dying state where it temporarily gets somewhat a life during certain events. People taking long breaks from RS is like part of the RS community culture now.
However I think one of the biggest reasons is how divided the player population base is. First you have OSRS and RS3 which are dividing the player population, then it gets even more divided in RS3 between P2P worlds and F2P worlds. The result of that has an isolation effect to RS as whole. And so you are now left with a game that feels more like an apocalyptic theme where finding players is like finding survivors. So I do think they really have shot themselves in the foot by trying to have 3 Different categories of RS (OSRS, RS3 P2P & RS3 F2p) and they probably were better off just having one focused path for RS.
This brings to my solution.. Make RS fully free to play. Its about time. Make money from proper microtransactions and even expansions like some mmos out there.
Anyway, this probably won't happen but this is my 2 cent. Peace 😎

Among other reasons why I decided to leave the Way, I began to notice a change in myself even though I never fully acclimated into it. While others became self-centered, narcissistic, socially isolated and/or patronizing, I was becoming cynical. It seems the Way romanticizes suffering to the point where it’s hard to talk about happiness that doesn’t come from the NCW or even God (because lord knows they love the Jesus card to justify all the heinous things they do). So much negativity, suffering and self-righteous characters one has to listen to & put up with that they become the new normal, a familiarity that eventually makes it hard to leave.
I found that the people in the Way annoyed me, they’re all jackasses and patronizing hypocrites. I hated being in Celebration and Eucharist & people knew I had it out for them. I judged hard so these feelings were signs that I had to leave. I can feel the negativity in me every time I had to sit through 2+ hours of Kiko Argüello’s Extravaganza week after week. Of course, I eventually left and although cynicism still lingers in me, it’s more peaceful for me to be away from the root of the problem. I recently went to a Eucharist as a guest with family members and unsurprisingly, I still despise them all & am thankful I finally have the free-will to walk away as I please
A common theme in the Way is that the people pass judgments on others and it seems like they make it okay, because one can simply “be patient with the Lord.” And then others finding it difficult to change their ways because self-improvement (success, getting fit, etc.) is chastised by the catechists, all of which make communities full of downers & negative people. I have my share of problems but I’m content to be away from the negativity that is the Neocatechumenal Way.

Making a playlist for a 90s-themed event later this year. What else should I add that would fit the same vibe?

Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It from You
Queen Sarah Saturday - Seems
New Radicals - You Get What YOu Give
James - Laid
Sponge - Plowed
Sister Hazel - All for You
The BoDeans - Closer to Free
Toad and the Wet Sprocket - All I want
Better Than Ezra - Good
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Coyote Shivers - Sugar High

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I'm alone 24/7, 7 days a week. People at school, they hate me or at least I feel like they do.
For some reason there's been a building tension within my "friend" group, and it's constantly picking on me for doing something one way, or acting another. Every time I stand up for myself, I'm shot down by 3 of them. Constantly, I'm bullied, harassed, laughed at for things I can't control. Constantly made a laughing stock or made a joke. And it hurts like hell
They only use me for what I can give to them, the second they need help with something I'm there, oh they forgot their bank card for the 100th time and need me to pay for lunch, sure I don't care ill do it. I'm just being blatantly used.
Outside of school I don't exist. I'm not talked to, I'm not asked anything. Only times I do get asked something, if again, it's for their gain.
Before, I used to blame it on my health. I had really really bad eczema which left me septic many times, and hospitalised one too many times. I used to find comfort in the fact that once my health is better ill have friends, ill have people to talk to, but no. I even had a cancer scare, which I had to navigate all alone.
If I leave this group though, I have nobody. Not a "friend" to talk to. Ill spend my days floating around, alone.
Most people can go to sleep expecting at least 1 message from someone, but not me. I'm not in any group chats, I'm never spoken to. People have me on snapchat but I'm not cared about, I'm not loved, I'm not valued. I'm just worthless.
I think daily about just jumping off a bridge. Who would care? Beyond an eyeball prick and a bit of sadness nobody would be bothered or even care about me. And that hurts in of itself. The fact that if I die, everyone would probably be happier.
My parents would have a financial strain released from them. They already tell me im worthless so whats the point. My sister would be able to live her life. My cousins don't talk to me. My brother hates me. My aunties don't actually care what I do.
Nobody would give fuck if I dropped dead. And weirdly that hurts so much.
I'm supposed to take this "group", to a theme park with some free tickets I got. And as usual, I'm under a fuck ton of pressure to let them come.
Truth betold, I took them ast year, and the year before, and I still get mocked about stuff I did there. It still gets brought up. Anything I do is wrong and anything I don't do also is wrong.
I don't even know what I'm writing anymore, I've just got nobody and no one. Sure, I'm only 16, and rhe friends that I make now aren't going to last, but it would be nice if I had someone, someone who actually wants me, who invites me to places.
Disappointment is apart of life I suppose.