Jessica's The Challenge 5 - Fire Emblem

***Fire Emblem*** is the fifth season of Jessica's The Challenge, with the format being brought into play by Max. The season began on February 3rd, 2023. It concluded on March 28th, 2023.

The season saw a second host, tr\_, help out with production for the duration of the game.

## Format

Players compete as individuals, and the higher placing contestants reap more rewards. The three contestants that score the highest will be declared The Lords, and depending on various classes and abilities, they will send people down into an elimination match known as the Conquest. Once everyone in elimination has been decided, they will all compete, where 50% of the competing contestants will survive.

### Twists

* **Classes & Abilities:** Every player will choose one of nine classes, and it will impact them throughout the game, mostly if they become a lord.
	+ **Cavalier:** If the cavalier becomes a lord, they will then choose one player to go down into the elimination match, to be joined by whoever placed last in the daily.
	+ **Thief:** If a thief becomes a lord, they will choose one player to go down into the elimination match, and the bottom third of all daily challenge placers will play in a Double Cross to decide who else goes in.
	+ **Brigand:** If a brigand becomes a lord, they have the option of sending one person only into elimination, or they can send three people down at the cost of going down with them.
		- Upon being buffed, the brigand gets the option to send five people down into elimination, along with themself, along with the defensive ability that allows them to eliminate the lord that threw them into the Conquest if they get eliminated there.
	+ **Dancer:** If a dancer becomes a lord, they will choose one player to go down into the elimination match, and another player is decided to go down via a house vote.
	+ **Dark Mage:** If a dark mage becomes a lord, they send in one player only. The dark mage, every episode, chooses a player as their companion. If their companion outperforms them, then the dark mage rises to one spot below the companion.
	+ **Cleric:** If a cleric becomes a lord, they send one player into elimination, but also grant three other players immunity from being sent in.
	+ **Archer:** If an archer becomes a lord, they send in any two players that performed in the lower half of all competing players in the daily challenge. The only exception is that they can send in a pegasus knight no matter where they place.
	+ **Pegasus Knight:** If a pegasus knight becomes a lord, they send in any two players that performed in the upper half of all competing players in the daily challenge. The only exception is that they can send in an archer no matter where they place.
		- Upon being buffed, the pegasus knight gets the option of either targeting someone from any house's top half, or someone from any spot on the leaderboard, along with a separate ability that lets them send down three people instead of two.
	+ **Mage:** Mages are fundamentally different to other classes. They cast spells that affects who gets sent in if they are the lord and how they can perform in the dailies. Spells are categorized as either damage spells or utility spells, with damage only working if you are a lord and utility being able to be used at any time.
		- **Fireball:** A damage spell. Casted before results are revealed, the mage casts the spell on one particular contestant to send them into the elimination. That player and the player directly above and below them will all go into elimination. This has one use per level up.
		- **Magic Missile:** A damage spell. If the mage becomes a lord, they can send in any two players. This has two uses per level up.
		- **Mage Armor:** A utility spell. Once per level up, this armor can protect a mage from being sent into the elimination once. It can only be used pre-emptively.
		- **Teleport:** Before the results of the daily, a mage can teleport up the leaderboard of a daily, halving their placement. This can only be used once per level up.
* **Experience Points:** By performing better in daily challenges and eliminations, players earn more experience points. When you gain 100 EXP, you level up, and it stays capped until you do one of two things.
	+ **Buff Classes:** Upon level up, you can buff the class you have to make their ability stronger, unless you are a mage. Some classes get stronger buffs than others. Mages get their spell usage back instead of a buff.
	+ **Class Swap:** Plain and simple, you can change to an entirely different class if the one you have isn't one you like.
* **Three Houses:** With a larger cast, the game was split up into three houses to start the game off: The House of Epona\_G, The House of Jessica and The House of tr\_. After two episodes, the houses were shuffled into just Jessica and tr\_, and after six episodes, everyone merged into The Topaz House of Jump Scares.

## Game Summary

Lord Key
     The Lord was a Cavalier, so the first choice was theirs, and the second was last in the challenge.
     The Lord was a Thief, so the first choice was theirs, and the second lost the double cross.
     The Lord was a Brigand, and the number of players they send in vary.
     The Lord was a Dancer, so the first choice was theirs, and the second was voted in by their house.
     The Lord was a Dark Mage, so they only get one choice.
     The Lord was a Cleric, so they only get one choice.
     The Lord was an Archer, so all choices are theirs.
     The Lord was a Pegasus Knight, so all choices are theirs.
     The Lord was a Mage, and their choices vary.
### Elimination Progress

Competition
     The contestant won the Final Challenge.
     The contestant lost the Final Challenge.
     The contestant was eliminated during the Final Challenge.
     The contestant won the Daily Challenge and became a Lord.
     The contestant was granted immunity from going into The Conquest via a cleric or mage ability.
     The contestant was safe from going into The Conquest.
     The contestant won or survived in The Conquest.
     The contestant won or survived in The Conquest by default.
     The contestant won the Daily Challenge and became a Lord, then went into the Conquest and won or survived.
     The contestant lost in the Conquest and was eliminated.
     The contestant won the Daily Challenge and became a Lord, then went into the Conquest and lost and was eliminated.
     The contestant was disqualified.
     The contestant withdrew themself from the game.
### Notes

1. ↑ Three replacements were brought in during this challenge. Eris replaced Rowan, who left the server due to personal reasons. They were replaced swiftly enough to allow Eris to participate in the daily. Lp and Brandy replaced Alaska and Ethan respectively, who both had no lord picked out by the time the challenge came to a close. They both entered the game after the daily, but would not officially compete until Episode 2.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 This player was a Dark Mage that rose into lordship via having their partner place high enough.
3. ↑ After episode 2, the Lord number was reduced to two per challenge.
4. ↑ After episode 6, the Lord number was reduced to two per challenge once again.
5. ↑ Due to Pizza's withdrawal, Alein, despite not finishing the elimination, got to immediately rejoin.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 This contestant was disqualified for not starting the elimination.
7. ↑ Eris quit during the Worrrrd Slitherrrr elimination due to feeling like it was clear she would lose.
8. ↑ Zac quit during the Never Let Her Cook elimination due to personal reasons.
9. ↑ Cortez gave up during the What Is That Melody elimination, subsequently leaving the server.