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Total Members Voted: 4

[Nirur Torir]

Playing single player, I never thought I'd be so happy to win contracts for light mercs. This game is enlightening already!

[AlStar]

I never thought that I'd curse out having too many magic paths, but goddamn is Sulphur Haze a useless spell against indies.

STOP CASTING THAT SPELL AI.... Nooo....  Bad Spell AI! Bad Spell AI - You killed all our troops!

[Micro102]

Shit I keep on forgetting about mercenaries. I've never really used them but it's so obviously useful for early expansion.

[ThtblovesDF]

Bumping from one player into the next, ugh. Tight map.

[Anvilfolk]

Somehow I haven't met anyone, but maybe I'm not scouting aggressively enough?

Also, what are the benefits of losing a commander's turn early on to declare a prophet? Do they have passive abilities?

[Micro102]

Somehow I haven't met anyone, but maybe I'm not scouting aggressively enough?

Also, what are the benefits of losing a commander's turn early on to declare a prophet? Do they have passive abilities?

Prophets spread dominion. More dominion spread means your dominion will be in more places for the morale boost. Also if you put it on a commander they can cast smite from behind the lines. Very useful.

[Sean Mirrsen]

I'm having the most masterfully bad start so far. Turn five, I only just now have 2 provinces. For the sort of nation that requires momentum to survive, I think I've lost before I even properly started. But oh well. If I were playing to win I'd have picked Pangaea.

[ThtblovesDF]

Well ya not doing anything turn 1 anyway, might as well prophet the commander. In dom 3 you used to turn tax to max & patrol, but here you don't.

I just take it for the smite(s)

[AlStar]

Don't discount the ability to cast Sermon of Courage - that extra bit of morale can definitely help win close fights.

[Anvilfolk]

Well ya not doing anything turn 1 anyway, might as well prophet the commander. In dom 3 you used to turn tax to max & patrol, but here you don't.

I just take it for the smite(s)

Oops. I mis-remembered the rules regarding becoming prophet. I thought that you'd always get +3 priest levels, but turns out prophet simply goes up to 3, or if already at 3 or more, it gets holy casting +1. I waited 'till I had a priestly commander before making them prophet. Herp!

[Sean Mirrsen]

The prophet gains a smidge more than just the holy power. There's HP gain from being in your dominion, always-on bless, and some units actually gain a different form once they're a prophet. Also a prophet claims thrones. Any H3 priest does, but a prophet is the best way for most nations to get one.

By far the best use for a prophet in combat is the divine blessing. If you have an army of sacreds that rely on getting their act together quickly, it sort of matters.

[Anvilfolk]

Yeah, Caelum has two or three sacred troops, but they're pretty resource intensive for the beginning. Only has a lvl 1 priest though.

I know you can use gems for increasing magic levels - what are the other methods of increasing priest levels that you mentioned?

[chaoticag]

Let's see, beyond a rare few items which bump up priest level by 1, there's a method in which if your prophet is in the hall of fame, you can bring them back as a mummy, and make them a prophet once more. Most people settle for summoning the bishop fish and giving it a shambler skin though.

[Anvilfolk]

Thanks!

Also, dammit RNG. 35 unrest out of freakin' nowhere in my home province? Cheers!

Also, T'ien is hogging all the mercs...

[Nirur Torir]

As it turns out, it's actually cheaper to hire mercenary militia than it is to train my own armies of militia.