Fort

Fort is a mechanic of Etrian Mystery Dungeon. Forts are unlocked after accepting the quest "Fort construction test". There are several types of forts with different features that are unlocked by improving the Guild District.

To build a fort, you have to open the "Map" menu and select a zone where you want to build the fort. You can only build forts in zones you have already visited. After that, the construction will begin, and the "Map" menu will show Building.... To complete the construction, you have to enter a different floor or use a Geomagnetic Pole to speed up time.

Under ordinary circumstances, the layout of the dungeon changes each time you enter it. But once a fort is built, the layout is frozen in place, and your Dungeon Map remains fixed.

Forts are used to stop DOEs before they go into town, without facing them. Indeed, if a DOE encounters a fort, it destroys the fort and disappears. Therefore, it is advised to build a fort on B1F to keep DOEs from entering town.

It is possible to assign up to 4 guild members to a fort as guards. This allows these guild members to gain experience faster than if they stay in the guild. To deploy characters, you have to select a fort in the "Map" menu, then select a slot and choose the member to dispatch. You can also use this menu to use the default equipment that all forts have and that depends on the type of the fort.

If a DOE encounters a fort with guards, a fight will take place between the guards and the DOE. If the guards withstand the siege the fort remains, and if they fail the fort will be destroyed without further drawback. In addition, if the exploration team is in a fort with guards while a DOE arrives, it will start a fight with 8 characters against the DOE, 4 player-controlled characters and 4 allied characters (the guards).

Forts all have a Zone Detector function, with a different Radius Scan, which determines the number of areas that will be visible around the fort. This can be used to determine the layout of the dungeon or whether a DOE is nearby.

Some forts have a Geomagnetic Pole. Forts equipped with a Geomagnetic Pole allow for free travel between the fort and Alsarga. With this, you can also force the flow of time to speed up. Using it passes enough time to search through one floor. For example, using this function after you begin constructing a fort will skip to the fort's completion. However, you will loose FP. The Geomagnetic Pole allows you to use forts to save your progress in a dungeon because it allows you to continue the dungeon from these forts.

Forts List[]

Name	Description	Cost	Scan Radius	Geomagnetic Pole?	Unlocks
Basic	Basic fort with no special functions.	1500	1	No	From Start.
Search	Has stronger scanning functions.	2800	3	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 3 stars.
Attack	Boosts the attack of its occupants.	3600	4	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 4 stars.
Fire	Boosts fire attacks during battles.	3600	4	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 6 stars.
Ice	Boosts ice attacks during battles.	3600	4	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 6 stars.
Volt	Boosts volt attacks during battles.	3600	4	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 6 stars.
Storage	Preserves items left in it until destroyed.	5000	3	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 8 stars.
Luxury	Equipped with every special function.	9999	5	Yes	Upgrade Guild District to 8 stars.

Forts Equipments[]

Basic Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Knife	Tweed	Buckler	Hide Boots
Protector	Knife	Tweed	Buckler	Hide Boots
Gunner	Hakenbuechse	Leather Vest	Feathered Hat	Hide Boots
Runemaster	Wand	Tweed	Feathered Hat	Smart Earring
Medic	Wand	Leather Vest	Feathered Hat	Thick Gloves
Dancer	Dagger	Leather Vest	Feathered Hat	Hide Boots
Hexer	Wand	Tweed	Feathered Hat	Brilliance Belt
Ninja	Kodachi	Tweed	Thick Gloves	Hide Boots
Sovereign	Dagger	Tweed	Feathered Hat	Hide Boots
Wanderer	Knife	Leather Vest	Buckler	Thick Gloves

Search Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Broadsword	Spiked Leather	Targe	Chain Greaves
Protector	Crushing Club	Lorica Squamata	Kite Shield	Chain Greaves
Gunner	Handcannon	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Runemaster	Rod	Scale Jerkin	Kettle Hat	Smart Earring
Medic	Crushing Club	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Light Muffs
Dancer	Fleuret	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Hexer	Rod	Scale Jerkin	Kettle Hat	Brilliance Belt
Ninja	Kodachi	Scale Jerkin	Light Muffs	Chain Greaves
Sovereign	Fleuret	Spiked Leather	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Wanderer	Kodachi	Haubergeon	Targe	Light Muffs

Attack Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Broadsword	Spiked Leather	Targe	Chain Greaves
Protector	Crushing Club	Lorica Squamata	Kite Shield	Chain Greaves
Gunner	Handcannon	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Runemaster	Rod	Scale Jerkin	Kettle Hat	Smart Earring
Medic	Crushing Club	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Light Muffs
Dancer	Fleuret	Haubergeon	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Hexer	Rod	Scale Jerkin	Kettle Hat	Brilliance Belt
Ninja	Kodachi	Scale Jerkin	Light Muffs	Chain Greaves
Sovereign	Fleuret	Spiked Leather	Kettle Hat	Chain Greaves
Wanderer	Kodachi	Haubergeon	Targe	Light Muffs

Fire/Ice/Volt Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Viking Sword	Lorica Squamata	Kite Shield	Solid Moccasins
Protector	Light Mace	Ring Mail	Knight Shield	Solid Moccasins
Gunner	Dark Saker	Leaf Tunic	Hairpin	Solid Moccasins
Runemaster	Staff	Chemise	Hairpin	Smart Earring
Medic	Light Mace	Leaf Tunic	Hairpin	Hair Mittens
Dancer	Parazonium	Leaf Tunic	Hairpin	Solid Moccasins
Hexer	Staff	Chemise	Hairpin	Brilliance Belt
Ninja	Mumeitou	Leaf Tunic	Hair Mittens	Solid Moccasins
Sovereign	Parazonium	Lorica Squamata	Hairpin	Solid Moccasins
Wanderer	Mumeitou	Leaf Tunic	Round Shield	Hair Mittens

Storage Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Macuahuitl	Ring Mail	Aspis	Front Cuisse
Protector	Spiked Club	Fluted Armor	Tower Shield	Front Cuisse
Gunner	Iron Saker	Half Armor	Chain Helm	Front Cuisse
Runemaster	Bone Staff	Leaf Jacket	Chain Helm	Smart Earring
Medic	Spiked Club	Half Armor	Chain Helm	Leather Gloves
Dancer	Verdun	Half Armor	Chain Helm	Front Cuisse
Hexer	Bone Staff	Leaf Jacket	Chain Helm	Brilliance Belt
Ninja	Doutanuki	Caster's Robe	Iron Gloves	Front Cuisse
Sovereign	Verdun	Ring Mail	Chain Helm	Front Cuisse
Wanderer	Doutanuki	Half Armor	Kite Shield	Leather Gloves

Luxury Fort[]

Class	Weapon	Armor1	Armor2	Armor3
Landsknetch	Macuahuitl	Fluted Armor	Tower Shield	Jackboots
Protector	Heavy Mace	Alla Romana	Scutum	Jackboots
Gunner	Arquebus	Aketon	Crown Hat	Jackboots
Runemaster	Mirage Rod	Caster's Robe	Crown Hat	Wisdom Earring
Medic	Nirrti	White Plate	Crown Hat	Power Bracers
Dancer	Stiletoo	Aketon	Crown Hat	Jackboots
Hexer	Mystic Rod	Caster's Robe	Crown Hat	Godly Belt
Ninja	Shinobigatana	Mist Robe	Leather Gloves	Jackboots
Sovereign	Stiletto	Fluted Armor	Crown Hat	Jackboots
Wanderer	Shinobigatana	Aketon	Aspis	Power Bracers