Stornskar

Just to give an example of what I'm talking about re: monsters - I just started a new game, scouted the area around me and there are two expansion slots near, and vast, dangerous wasteland/forest/baddies everywhere else. The nearest expansion has a Hoarder Spider's Army right on top of it - Strong, 151/21/342 Att/Def/Hp. The instant my town expands its area of influence, it is rubble. The other expansion has an Umberdroth on it - L9 Strong, 27/20/86 Att/Def/Hp. There's also a L9 O

I loved Elemental and played it a lot, just downloaded FE Beta to give it a try. I've been having the same issues the OP mentions. It seems that the level of the monsters near my starting town is just too high. We're quite restricted on where we can place new towns now, and in most playthroughs I've done the nearest expansion slot is surrounded by medium and strong ranked monsters who will swoop in and maul any expansion town or outpost I have. I've got militia and spearmen ta