Walkthrough and Chapter List

How the story is laid out

Fortune's Weave runs on 62 numbered chapters split into a shared opening and a branching middle. The prologue covers two chapters, then Part I splits into four twelve-chapter paths, one per Flame Lord, before Part II gathers them into six chapters and Part III closes with six more. Nine paralogues sit outside the numbering entirely.

The reason to keep the whole list in view rather than play one path blind is that the four paths are not alternatives in the sense of mutually exclusive content. Cai, Dietrich, Theodora and Leda each lead an Obelisk army, and those armies reconvene in Part II under the Strife Obelisk banner, so what changes between playthroughs is who you command and which paralogues are reachable rather than what the story is.

Chapter order also decides what is still available. Paralogues expire, recruitment windows close, and a bond that waits on Part 3 cannot be finished during Part 1 no matter how many battles two units share. Treating the chapter list as a schedule rather than a contents page is the difference between a clean run and a second playthrough to collect what expired.

All 62 chapters in order

The 9 paralogues and their route locks

Paralogues are numbered by nothing, which is exactly what makes them missable. Each one has a cast, and at least one member of that cast has to be in your army during Part 1 for the paralogue to open at all. The route column below is the other half of the puzzle: several are locked to particular Obelisk paths, so a single playthrough tops out well below nine.

Unlock windows, rewards and the deadline for each of these sit on the paralogue list, and the single chapter the source records by number alone is left labelled as such here rather than given an invented title.

How to use this list

Before starting a path, note which two paralogues that path cannot reach and whether any of them matter to the team you want. During a run, check the chapter you are about to enter against the paralogue checklist, because a paralogue window closes silently: the game does not warn you that a side chapter has just become unreachable.

What this page deliberately does not do is narrate every battle. Chapter-by-chapter tactical prose ages badly and duplicates what the roster, class and recruitment data already answer better as structured tables. The useful shape for this game is a schedule plus checkable lists, and that is what the walkthrough section is built as.

Frequently asked questions

How many chapters does Fortune's Weave have?

There are sixty-two numbered chapters: a two-chapter prologue, twelve chapters for each of the four Part I paths, six in Part II and six in Part III. Nine further paralogues sit outside that numbering.

Which path should you play first?

The prologue is shared, then Part I splits four ways. Cai, Dietrich, Theodora and Leda each lead an Obelisk army - Fox, Lion, Wolf and Eagle respectively - and those armies meet again in Part II and Part III, so none of the four paths is a side story.

What are the paralogues and why do they matter?

Paralogues are unnumbered side chapters with their own cast. At least one character from a paralogue cast has to be in your army during Part 1, and each one can be missed once the story moves past its window, so they are checked against the paralogue checklist rather than the chapter list.

Why are some paralogues unavailable on my path?

Because several are locked to particular paths. Diversionary Tactics is Lion and Wolf only, Missing Brave-Warrior Statue is Lion only, and Sealed-Off Past is Wolf and Eagle only, so no single playthrough can see all nine.

Quick answers

The Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave chapters run to sixty-two numbered entries plus nine paralogues, and keeping them in this order matters because several windows close before the next part begins.