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Why I'm moving to Substack

 It's because I can make my articles show up as more of a list with more shown on the screen at once. Also, I think it's like... more well-known? I guess? And it lets you subscribe if you wanna have me complain about Fire Emblem weekly directly in your mailbox. I'll be leaving this up for posterity, but if you wanna check out the actual substack, here you are: carlthepumpkinman.substack.com See ya there!

CarlThePumpkinMan May 2026 RoadMap

  All 3D models with links span 3 words ; the first leading to MakerWorld, the second leading to Printables, and the 3rd leading to Thingiverse.

Pumpkin Mandomizer: Week 6

  The Pumpkin Mandomizer is a fun little set of rules I’ve made for myself in order to make my Hard Mode True Ending playthrough more interesting. Basically, while I am free to use any unit I want at any time during the playthrough, I’ve randomly selected the above team, and am required to bring them into the final battle. I hope you enjoy coming along with me for the ride, and feel free to give strategy suggestions in the comments below!

Pumpkin Mandomizer: Week 5

The Pumpkin Mandomizer is a fun little set of rules I’ve made for myself in order to make my Hard Mode True Ending playthrough more interesting. Basically, while I am free to use any unit I want at any time during the playthrough, I’ve randomly selected the above team, and am required to bring them into the final battle. I hope you enjoy coming along with me for the ride, and feel free to give strategy suggestions in the comments below!

I Will Pass the JLPT N2 Exam on December 6th, 2026

  Intro While the title speaks for itself, it doesn’t explain why I’ve taken hours of time to write this in its entirety and then plaster it all over the internet instead of just spending that time studying or doing anything else. The reasons are as such: The Sunk Cost Fallacy. There’s a quirk of human brains where sometimes we spend a lot of time/money/effort on something, realize we don’t even want the outcome anymore, but do the thing anyway so that our time/money/effort doesn’t “go to waste.” I’ve spent a lot of time starting this studying journey by writing this article, so that my brain is tricked into not wanting to give up on it–despite the fact that my reasons for continuing have nothing to do with the amount of time I spent writing about studying before I begin. I’m not sure if that makes sense to anyone reading this, but it makes sense to me, which is all that matters, at the end of the day. Perceived Accountability. I just made that term up right now! In a nutshell, ...

The Pumpkin Mandomizer: Week 4

  The Pumpkin Mandomizer is a fun little set of rules I’ve made for myself in order to make my Hard Mode True Ending playthrough more interesting. Basically, while I am free to use any unit I want at any time during the playthrough, I’ve randomly selected the above team, and am required to bring them into the final battle. I hope you enjoy coming along with me for the ride, and feel free to give strategy suggestions in the comments below!

Pumpkin Mandomizer: Week 3

  The Pumpkin Mandomizer is a fun little set of rules I’ve made for myself in order to make my Hard Mode True Ending playthrough more interesting. Basically, while I am free to use any unit I want at any time during the playthrough, I’ve randomly selected the above team, and am required to bring them into the final battle. I hope you enjoy coming along with me for the ride, and feel free to give strategy suggestions in the comments below! Chapter 4: The Alliance’s Collapse (ending) Jesus Christ! This chapter was a pain and a half. I often find that Fire Emblem games’  early chapters (somewhat ironically) on harder modes tend to be the most challenging. I guess that makes some sense; in later chapters you’ve had more time to train the units you want, more opportunities to get good weapons, and the preparations phase allows you to change your units, their loadouts and their positions in order to give yourself the best chance possible, even if the enemies themselves are more di...