I've noticed that most people, when they talk about "playing Ermor", are really talking about Ermor's two
alternate themes. Broken Empire, the default Ermorian theme, is mostly
human troops, some of which have the ability to summon the dead, and so taking 3 Death on the scales will probably hurt you quite a bit in the early game...and come to think of it, it will probably hurt you for the
entire game.
If you're looking for the "classic" Ermor experience, try one of the other two Ermor themes. Then you'll see the sort of thing your friend was using when he played as Ermor.
EDIT: And I see Zen has beat me to saying this as I was typing it. Darn it.
[ February 28, 2004, 23:52: Message edited by: fahdiz ]