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Changed rules:
Character creation, stats&weapon ranks:
-Two Affinity rolls made by GM; Player chooses one of them.
-Characters start at Trainee classes.
-Personal Skills change: Weapon QL saving, MOV bonus, and +5 HP healed via staves are no longer allowed.
-When the Handbook says 'Your Choosen Weapon (S)', FEF treats it as 'Your Choosen Weapon Subcategory (S)', for the sake of simplicity.
-Automated Weapon Rank Progression: When you reach Level 10 in First Class, you choose one subcategory, either already ranked or from general category, and it gains 1 Rank up. The same happens when you reach Level 10 in Promoted Class.
-Class Skills are changed/removed in several classes, look into spoiler above for full listing.
-Dark Magic, Druidic subcategory:
'Triumps': Weapon Triangle advantage (no +1 DMG due to ->) AND Effective Damage against their specified target.
'Loses': Weapon Triangle penalty.
-Performances: Dancers can perform only one unit at range 2, Bards can perform only 2 units at adjacent range. Lore Masters perform depending on their first class.

Class Skill Legacy&Replacement
Unless stated otherwise, the skill from First Class is retained by Promoted Class. Exceptions:

Wyvern Rider - > Wyvern Knight:
'Dragon Scales', Wyvern Rider version replaced by 'Dragon Scales', Manakete version.

Lvl Up's:
-Performed at the end of Turn during which the Exp.Pool counter went over 100 points.

Trainee Promotions Nerf:
-Trainees no longer receive whole set of bonuses to their stats; instead, they only receive CON and MOV bonus, as well as +1 bonus to the Preferred Stats of the First Class they promote to (example: Your character promotes to Knight, and gets +1 HP and +1 DEF). All other bonuses (+5% progression, weapon ranks, etc) remain as normal.

Inventory Space:
-CON no longer used to determine amount of inventory slots. Every unit have 5 inventory slots, unless special rules are applied ('Bag of Holding' of Rogue class, for example).

KO and Dying:
-If you get KO'd on Player Phase, you start with 2/3 counter.

Terrain:
-Click here for terrain&weather explanations

Combat specific:
-Staff-bearers auto-equip a weapon for combat duration, provided they have any weapon at all and they can use it (similar to Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of Holy War).
-Critical % chance hard-capped at 85.

Gold:
-In FEF, gold is distributed as party pool, accessible by all players all the time.

Performances:
-Performers cannot be 'revitalized' (given another move) by other Performers.
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-Character Skills banned: Corrosion (because wep.quality on enemies is not counted), Discipline (replaced by automated weapon rank up), Provoke (No real use for it), Reinforce (because I say so :3), Stillness (No real use for it, too).
-Character Skills changed: Guard (only one person per turn can be Guarded), Nullify (Protects only from one 'Effective vs X' category; you choose it at character creation).

NEW:
Free Character Skills:
--Blossom: Gives +5% to all Progression rates, and it can raise them above normal limit (Example: 105% for HP). Those 5% cannot be re-distributed in any way.
--Talented: The player can choose a third Preferred Stat different than the one used by his character class. If this Preferred Stat overlaps with Preferred Stat of First or Promoted Class upon promotion, the player is allowed to change his Third Preferred Stat.
--Serenity: Grants +10 Evasion and Dodge to all Allies in 3 tile radius.
--Sol: %SKL chance of recovering HP equal to half damage done in an attack or counterattack.
Cost Character Skills:
--Luna: %SKL chance of ignoring half the respective defensive stat when making an attack or counterattack.
--Meteor: %SPD chance to deliver 3 more consecutive attacks. These attacks will not roll for Critical, will not deal Effective damage, nor they will be able to fire up other skills like Adept, and does not stack with Brave weapons.

Mercs:
Alec Slyvir: 30/31
Candy: 32/37
Ciera Zephyr: 39/40 TM: +8 STR from Leo
Cyra Hayes: 39/40
Efa Llewellyn: 31/31
Fezz Scordato: 38/39
Grifen: 39/40
Julius Orto: 41/42
Leopoldo Belmonte: 50/50 Transfer Might: +8 STR to Ciera, +7 STR to Sheila
Miguel Cervantes: 39/39
Sheila Vega: 50/50 TM: +7 STR from Leo

Allies:
Charles: 41/41
Ram: 43/44
Renault Istair: 47/47

Enemies:
Giant Spider A: -53/50
Giant Spider B: -30/50
Giant Spider C: -9/50
Giant Spider D: -10/50
Giant Spider E: -10/50
Giant Spider F: -10/50
Giant Spider G: -10/50
Aranea A: -2/52
Aranea B: -1/52
Aranea C: -14/52
Aranea D: -14/52
Aranea E: -14/52
Brood Mother A: -2/60
Brood Mother B: -12/60
Brood Mother C: -9/60
Imperial Halberdier A: 42/42
Imperial Halberdier B: 35/42 Poison (1/5) -10 Hit&Evasion (1/5)
Imperial Halberdier C: 42/42
Imperial Halberdier D: 42/42 -10 Hit&Evasion (1/5)
Imperial Halberdier E: 42/42
Imperial Halberdier F: 36/42
Imperial Battlemage A: 38/38
Imperial Battlemage B: 38/38
Imperial Battlemage C: 38/38
Commander Oggal: 50/50