[quote=Raineh Daze] <snip>
The talking sword was giving opinions on strategy, and wanted... to put everyone whose abilities relied on having a clear view in the middle, where the mass of bodies would simply get in the way. Archer's estimation of the sword dropped somewhat. <snip>
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To be fair, putting all the ranged characters at the outside of the group and the close-combat characters in the center provides similiar problems, with said close-combat characters having to push past the ranged characters before they can do anything at all. But eh, IC.