The 5th game I played was the brutal game Thracia

For some reason, I decided to try a no-reset run, even though it was almost my first time playing (I vaguely knew about the capture system, ally recruitment conditions, and how to progress through side chapters). My first casualty came in Chapter 3, named Bowmage, Ronan. Using the long-range magic Meteor in Chapter 3 is seriously dangerous. My next casualty was Alba, who died in his recruitment chapter (Kane also died, but Leaf died at the same time, so we'll pretend it didn't happen). Oh, and I didn't get the Elite Sword either. My next casualty was Pan's subordinate... Trude? I'm fuzzy on the name, but he was obliterated by Othin's critical hit while facing a 'See' enemy, before I could even recruit him. My next casualties were Linan, who died in her recruitment chapter (the one with the search mission), and Dean, who left after the chapter clear (taking one of the Crusader's Bows with him). Next up is the infamous Chapter 19. Most of my main units ended up on the upper half of the map (Thrush is also up there, making Amalda's recruitment annoying), while my 1.5 and 2nd tier units were clustered on the lower half. I won't forgive you, August! Before my main forces could regroup on the lower side, the defense line there was breached, leading to the death of Tina, my one-of-a-kind unit, and Nanna, the heroine. I'm running out of characters, so I'll continue this tomorrow...