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Main thing is to have fun, and that is what you are doing, so bravo!

Maybe this might help:
- There are at least two very helpful threads on Machaka on these Boards, one was started by me begging for help; enter "Machaka" in the search field by "subject", and you will find them easily
- There is a very good article on dominion and preaching; I have it on my computer but cannot seem to attach it here; when I found out where I got it I will let you know, possibly Arryn's site
- try out your idea, sounds neat; you might find, however, that relying on zero magic is a bit tough for Machaka, which has some of the best magicians around. Since Machaka has some of the best forgers in the game (second perhaps only to Ulm and Van), you will be crippling yourself; Machaka has some of the best support mages in the game as well, and they are now going to have a tough time. If you find libraries quickly, well fine; if not, you will need to research with 250-gold Black Sorcs (and since they are researching, they can't do anything else, such as site search, or fight); your lovely 80-gold WDs you will not purchase, since they really can't do anything; they will have a reasearch value of 0. Ouch! You may find that 10 dominion is very nice, but not quite necessary from day 1 -- considering, too, that you will have enough gold for some temples. A 0-magic wrym is a fine idea for Machaka (not my cup of tea, but who cares -- I think many people do this) -- however, not having researched Construction, your poor Wyrm will be naked; not having researched Gift of Health (and having no items to boost to be able to cast it), your poor Wyrm will soon be crippled with no way to get healed.
But this is a very interesting road you have chosen, it will surely be fun and a learning experience!