[Arryn]

You need priests. Lots of them. The ones you used to build all your temples should be used to always make sure that dom is 3+ at any of your temple sites. Only after temple sites are at 3+ should you move priests somewhere else. And it doesn't hurt to have packs of priests. I like to send them in Groups of 3-4 to preach. Larger numbers if I'm doing a major siege.

As for dealing with the superior numbers of your foe, you need to recruit and/or summon tougher troops of your own. You cannot win by numbers, so your units have to be able to each kill lots of the enemy. Build magic items appropriate to making lots of mini-SCs. Send the SCs out with very tough bodyguards and let them savage the enemy. Items of fear, fire shield, and missile protection just to name a few. Spells like astral shield and invulnerability. Have your SCs with very high protection.

You can also use mages to cast powerful spells that can hurt or kill most of what's on the battlefield. If you have a few super-hardy leaders, you can sacrifice your fodder and just wipe out all the weaker creatures on the map (yours and theirs) with mass-effect spells. As long as you win, it doesn't matter. Provided the troops you lose are disposable.

[ February 29, 2004, 21:12: Message edited by: Arryn ]