[Pickles]

I have decided I like the Golden Age Arcoscephale with their homeric feel. However I have not been able to find whay Sceptics do. The game says that they reduce the dominion of other gods but there is no command for this. Is it a passive effect or are they in fact simply expensive scouts?

Further as a newb I am not sure what good all their cheap research does me but I have lots of it!
Any suggestions for good paths to follow (summoning to support the indifferent troops is the first idea)

Ta
Pickles