Oh hey I hope you don’t mind me asking, this is purely out of curiosity but if you had to picture other duopath runs which characters would you pick and why? :)

Therion & Tressa are such a good combo I’m curious about which other traveler combinations would work well

hm thinking about which ones would be fun…. i think i can think of some that’d be fun

ship ones obvi would be funny, so alfyn/therion Primrose/Haanit, Olberic/Cyrus etc, also i think all of those combos are pretty good and can cover each other, i think Alfyn/Therion probably has the easiest time of it (due to access to steal for equipment and then concoct is just really good) and olberic/cyrus probably has the hardest time of it? i think thats purely because cyrus is frail and might take some investment to make sure he’s not dying every 2 seconds. then again, olberic as a duo is pretty good since he always has incite access. basically cyrus needs saving grace asap i think

Prim/haanit i think mayyybe more middle of the road? you do always get sealticge but its more of a whole thing with just two party members instead of 4, but haanit can hit the big damage and having dancer prim she’s probably easier to minmax damage potential on since you can lion dance her etc… if you run one of them as thief you can probably do some kind of armor corrosive lion dance setup and let haanit just hit the double digit thousands

i think one of the things that would be difficult about both haanit/prim and olberic/cyrus is definitely the lack of path action to acquire npc items, you get literally soooooo much shit out of it it’s super helpful lol.

other ones i think would be fun

Alfyn/Ophilia: healerpath run. while you won’t have to rely on item healing (like i did for the majority of duopath), i think this one would be a fun like, find your damage method one. plus, these two are the ones who usually sit back as supports (at least in their base class roles), but push when push comes to shove- sorry you guys gotta do all the hard work of killing these guys on top of the healing. also the stretch between their ch3s and ch4s would be miserable for them sorry you two

Therion/Primrose: the two traumatized ones with loner streaks, that’s right we’re putting bff bracelets on you and forcing you to work together. i think these two have a kind of kinship friendship that they don’t quite share with any of the others, so they get along quite well, even though i think i’d find it hard to stick them together permanently without the glue of the rest of the party. but as a duopath, i think they could still be pretty fun, and i want primrose to have some help stabbing those guys. gameplay wise, having therion would be a huge benefit for path action reasons, plus thief is like. imo one of the best subclasses paired with anything so i think any duopath he’s in gets some added benefit.

Olberic/Tressa: i always liked their dynamic, as the oldest member and the youngest member they might have an almost parental kind of relationship, and something abt tressa’s plucky enthusiasm and Olberics more stoic, seasoned nature is always fun to me. Tressa is another items-getter path action (though slightly less good than steal, you’ll likely rack up enough money grinding that prices are trivial) which is a help, and merchant is extremely good in duopath due to hired help being one of the best damage options for any character who might not be able to set up huge numbers. olberic however, can set up huge numbers, which means that i think this duo would be super duper set in the damage department.

ophilia/cyrus: i think this is the one i’d do if i really wanted pain, because these two have no hp and will die. this is like, the challenge mode option, because one of the things about duopath is you’re going to be taking a lot of damage on your two characters where you would have that spread across your party. so this duo would require some interesting strategizing to raise those hp stats, figure out how to tank, and then, on top of that, how to dish out the big numbers. while magic is *good* ive always found that when you’re trying to hit big on breaks, you’re better off going for brand or aeber big hits. as well, you get no items path action to work with for them. as for the dynamic, they’re both friendly and agreeable so i think there’d be not much conflict between them, but i think you could have some fun especially by the end if they start to draw the galdera connections between them…

Better question, which villains could she beat in a fist fight?

"Better question indeed, but I do so wish you'd remove the mask. I want to know who's asking for a sparing match."

"Before I answer I do feel as though I should remind everyone of the fact that my usual sparing partners are a dragon tamer, a skilled ninja, a powerful psychic, and a man who wrestles onix for fun. I can keep up with all of them."

"Onto my opinions in the matter."

"Cyrus taken down easily, he may have some tricks with machines, but he is a dark type user as well with an overall frail physique. I know dark types as well as I know myself, and one good hit will likely do him in."

"Lusamine has the bonus points of being a mother which may seem odd but trust me maternal instincts are savage. However I don't believe she has any formal fight training. I maybe wrong, but still Rocket's was in a league of it's own. Also I'd fight her jellyfish form without hesitation, Koga has been training me in resistance to poisons. I'd be hard, but I feel confident in securing a win there."

"Ghestsis is somewhat of a wild card. Do not underestimate the old, I learned that the hard way with Pryce. However he does lack at least some eyesight judging by his monocle. Likely he has some work arounds for it, one does not live to his age in his line of business without some brutal tricks. However I wonder how he'd handle messing with vision such as turning lights off, flashing lights, or other more unusual tricks of the trade. Also if he has one eye depth perception is going to be off, so a well time fake out could decide things. Not to mention his tenacity. I don't know who'd make it out, but I assure you only one of us would be left standing."

"Maxie, well I'd win I know that much at least. I imagine he's got more spunk than one would assume. Both of us would be willing to push the other in a volcano if given no choice, though he may just do it anyway. In any case he’d have advantage if we were in a hotter place since I overheat easier, so I’d have to make sure to keep the environment in my advantage to pull a win.”

“For Archie if we get to a water battle, and I have no way to freeze the water we’re on I’m dead. End of story he has full advantage in water, and that I’m aware of. As for ice I don’t know, but I’d bet on myself after Pryce’s training. If land wasn’t an issue he would be like Maxie although I’d likely be able to wrap it up a bit sooner if I got to his head. Make him think I’m down, or beg to stop, cry a bit after a supposedly incredibly hard hit, praise him for being so strong, and end it there.”

“Giovanni, well it’s almost not fair as Koga has told me a bunch of his moves. One thing I’d know even without Koga’s advice is to keep him moving, throw his center of gravity off, and try to keep him off the ground. He’s a ground type trainer so the more I disconnect him from stability the more advantage I’d have. I think it’d be interesting, I’m not saying I’d win for sure, but we’d both be a wreck. With him the battle would be as mentally taxing as it’d be physically”

“Rose, well he’s all business from what I’ve seen. Not much of a fighter there, but could likely take a few hits. Most steel trainers can take a few good blows.”

“Lysandre if I could get in close quarters then I’d win. I don’t know if he has formal training, but if he has I’d assume from his heritage it’d be something traditional such as fencing which is all about keeping distance. Furthering that he had that multiple arm mechanism, but didn’t show much combat with it likely as another barrier to keep people away. I don’t think he has anything for close quarters, and the taller they are the harder they fall so there’s that. Plus I can always just act completely insane to throw him off. Fancier folks usually get unnerved when I fight on all fours.”

“Guzma would be another interesting one. The, go feral tactic sort of doesn’t work when they’ll likely do that out of the gate. He’s smart sure, but not tricky. I think using the environment we’re in to my advantage is how I’d do it. Make him angry enough with taunting to attack the area around him which would culminate in a trap to collapse on him, or something of that matter.”

“I’d have fun no matter the opponent though.”