Re: Castles vs PD
Drop some summoned, upkeep-free troops into each province.
Wolves and Hawks have low morale and don't stand melee fighting for long, so all you need is some more fodder to keep your slingers save for some combat turns.
With Last of Tuatha, you have easy access to vinemen/-ogres.
You may cast CotWinds/Wilds on your own provinces and move the commanders out - there are other uses for them - or use some animals or dryads, but those spells use nature magic as well and are more expensive.
Undead will not work, as they require the "undead leadership" ability or they will dissolves during the first turns of battle. But, on the other hand, a mound king comes at 3 death gems only, and may be ordered to patrol ...
There are other summons which don't need magic or undead leadership, but AFAIR they are quite costly and nothing you would drop into backwater provinces and forget about them.
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As for AI the most effective work around to this problem so far is to simply use an American instead, they tend to put up a bit more of a fight than your average Artificial Idiot.
... James McGuigan on rec.games.computer.stars somewhen back in 1998 ...
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