[@Shotgun Bear]
1. I'd probably say high casual.

2. Stat caps will remain the same as Awakening, though I'm not sure how stat calcs work in Fire Emblem, so I don't know.

3. By all means.

4. Because of the aforementioned stats thing, we're going to need planning in terms of leveling.

5. I'm planning to have a balance between combat and character interaction, although I'm hoping for a lot of interaction in terms of supports, in between battles, and in-battle conversation.