My Challenge

With my lack of video games, I turn back to the classics. I talked about doing a challenge a while ago and now I am going to act on my word.
My Challenge: Do not ever go to the Party Roster screen the entire game. If forced there, must quit immediately. No special characters may be used.
I started and got that first battle done but that is it so far.
I'll keep you posted here.

Oh god, this is hard.
On the Dorter City battle and trying to maximize the abilities i pick up. It is not easy. Keeping two chemists alive is very hard in these early battles.

Got through Dorter city just barely and beat Brigand's Den with a hi-potion ability pick up for one of my chemists, a clutch thing

Oy, this sounds hard. Good luck.

This is an interesting challenge. I assume that this means that you will be using Squires and Chemists for the entire game? At least you can learn some abilities from crystallized enemies.

Essentially, the only real advancements I can make in Job is Radd and the Knight Twins, giving a little offensive relief.
Yeah it is crazy hard. First Wiegraf battle=crazy hard because of Delita.

Just beat chapter 1, now i get some relief, the only one of the game

Dumped all of my original squires for Radd and the two Knights, now game is a little easier but I dont know for how long. I was ecstatic when I learned that Radd had Phoenix Down, my only form of revival.

Not to put a shadow on this playthrough, but have you considered how you're going to defeat Wiegraf at the end of Chapter 3?

No, it is going to be a biznatch, I know.

So now I am on the Gallows battle with Gafgarion and just have to say it isnt that bad. Ramza as a squire is nice, Lavian as a knight, Ladd as a squire and my two chemists actually works pretty well ESPECIALLY with the recent addition of guns. The guns kick ass.

I always considered Rad, Lavian, and Alicia as special characters rather than generic characters.

I do not classify them as special characters because they have no special class. They are just a small relief in this case. BTW first Gafgarion fight=pretty bad.

Ok so we are going on the "one-on-one" fight with Gafgarion at Lionel and it is brutal, but I'm trying...

So I got through the fight sucessfully but lost Ladd in the process...picked up his phoenix down ability for one of my chemists and got the other one phoenix down through the summoner. I also got Aim+1 for one of my Knights.

Got lots done, up to the Grogh Flats part, beat it and am fearing the fight with Wiegraf....
My strategem: To have Ramza use a sleep blade and pray it works at least once to get in some other blows, maybe equipping a regen ring or something like that.

Wow. You got much farther than I did with my solo Ramza Squire challenge.

Pretty impressive. I'm curious how you can pull out victories at Riovanes Castle. Those battles are some of the hardest in the games while doing challenges.

I'm hoping for luck and possibly sacrafice but i am making sure that i can sucessfully get through it before saving at any of the given oppurtunities

wow, just reading this makes me squirm. I might to this with war of the lions if my psp screen hadn't been cracked. I solute you.

I've taken a little break right now. I am currently assaulting Besselat so yeah...

Now on sluice battle with all the knights and stuff...I am scared

Got past everything up to Limberry.
In the castle...suprisingly, i got through the Elmdore fight. It was lucky he turned a couple of my guys vampire, i really lucked out on that one. I stragized my reraise to smack him with Ultima too. Now im on Argath fight and actually, it is harder than elmdore.

Got past Argath by splitting my forces to take out everyone but Argath first. At one point, all i had was a female chemist at 10 health
I brought Argath's speed down enough with rend speed (lucky i had it from a couple fights ago).
I keep fearing some of the final battles. This one took, like, 10 tries before I came up with the right strategy. My first was to barrell right at him, didnt work. Then I did the hug strategy and just got bombarded by Almagest. Splitting worked, but I didnt learn Ultima again >.<. Oh well, onward and upward.

Ok, have moved onto the Eagrose, sorry, Castle fight. Lets roll...

Beat that fight with lots of Phoenix Downs...
Tried being cute but never really worked that way...just had to force it.

OK, its been a while, but i beat Zalbaag...
And now its on to the final press, Orbonne

Good luck!