[Loren]

I decided the best way to learn the various races was to play each race on the same map and see how it goes. Unfortunately, I'm running into big trouble:

Ermor, early era. I keep getting utterly smashed. It's the usual story--things seem to be going ok (this time I just polished off the last lesser land power and dominion-killed Oceania on the same turn, only one enemy left) and then suddenly it's like my troops don't know how to fight anymore. He's got a bunch of mages that are way more powerful than anything I can recruit or afford to empower.

What in the world am I doing so wrong?