InsaneJournal

29 more levels to go ...
... to a Celestial Host. Who, incidentally, would start at level 1. The only units doing noteworthy damage these days are level 60 and up. >.<

I've managed to get Etna's spear skill up to 19 (I really, really want Longinus, because it would turn her from a mediocre unit into a friggin' scary powerhouse). Laharl is now training with a sword - his staff skill reached 30, which is close enough to the target level of 34 that I feel that switching won't be the end of the world. His sword skill is up to 6 already, courtesy of a few strategic map slaughters and a long march through the Item World. He also managed to defeat three dragons in the promotion exam (one of whom was roughly 20 levels higher than him!) so he is now rank 9. I still haven't unlocked Cave of Ordeals (dammit). I have no idea how to use Persuade by Force in the Dark Assembly, and am afraid to try.

Sadly, my other main goals - to get Star Mages and Skulls to level 120 for Tera Star, to get my Blue Skull to level 100 for Tera Ice, to get someone's gun skill up to 30 for an EDF Soldier (although I think my scout did learn Totenkreuz) are nowhere near completion. I also only have five or six really strong units (the aforementioned level 60 and up characters). This probably needs to be remedied before I attempt to finish the game; it says that I ought to be around level 75 for the final battle, and I would add about 10 levels to that to be on the safe side (and to be sure that I can steal stuff).

Story-wise, I've just started Chapter 13. I haven't done any of the story battles yet - the first one involves sneaking past some ship cannons. I'm contemplating waiting until I can take out a couple of the smaller cannons, because Laharl has 4000 HP and can actually withstand one round of being attacked by the larger cannons (I don't think anyone else can, though). The experience points would be nice, and if I do get a Celestial Host, that does imply that I'll have three level 100 units. And yes, a level 100 healer is something to be afraid of - her Omega Ice spell level is something like 4, plus she's got maximum range on it already.

Also, I really wish someone (cough multiple strategy guides cough) could have warned me that I was going to lose Jennifer for a while. I was trying to level her up since she was much, much, MUCH more powerful than Gordon (not necessarily more powerful than Thursday, but the robot has the most annoying voice I've ever heard). And - poof! Not available.