User blog comment:Powerhouse411/SOF Fire Emblem/@comment-13424822-20140929232157/@comment-24070327-20140929234010

Fire Emblem is filled to the brim with checks and balances. Sword beats Axe. Axe beats Lance. Lance beats Sword.

Magic is not in the Weapons Triangle, but it has a triangle of its own. Anima Magic beats Light Magic. Light Magic beats Dark Magic. Dark Magic beats Anima Magic.

It should be noted that both triangles have similar roles. As in.

Sword and Light Magic - Fastest Units

Axe and Dark Magic - Strongest Units

Lance and Anima Magic - Most accurate Units.

Think of how you want to be portrayed when chosing your weapon. Swift and deadly swordsman? A one-shotting axeman? Or a professional that makes all of his attacks count?

Of course, there are other possibilities as well.

Bows are a thing in Fire Emblem and, needless to say, they're range combatants. Archers tend to be quick and accurate. But not very powerful in comparison to others. Not to say that there aren't hard-hitting archers mind you. Warriors tend to fill that niche when they bother to use bows at all.

Staves aren't a weapon...most of the time. They're mostly used for healing but the fact that this is a fanfiction means I get to pull a joke from Sacred Stones in regards to staves. Kishishi

There are also the Laguz to think about. People that can shift into different sorts of animals. Though the story is going to be set in Ylisse, I've decided to let you guys run WILD in regards to classes. I'll take it as a challenge to integrate whatever you guys decide upon into Ylissean lore. +_+ Should be fun.

The ONLY exceptions are Dragon laguz and Manaketes. Simply because their very nature makes them a...fragile topic to say the least.