Blood Slave/magic Questions

Originally posted by Endoperez:
Each sacrificed slave (more can be sacrificed per turn, propably limited by the priest level of the sacrificer) forces one "temple check", that is, each sacrificed slave spreads the dominion just as a temple in that province would.

Back to this question after some tests, and some experience with Mictlan. IMHO the chance to expand dominion with blood sacrifice is _very_ limited, and _much_ less than a ordinary "temple check".
1 ordinary temple check = probably 10% * maximum dominion (so you have 60% chance to gain 1 candle if your pretender has a max dom of 6).
1 slave sacrifice = probably 2,5% * maximum dominion (so the chance to raise dominion with 1 slave is only 15% with a max dom of 6).

If I understand correctly, the pretender alone, by his mere presence in the capital, has a bigger effect in the first turns than the possible 2 slaves sacrifice with a Mictlan Priest!
Can someone confirm this feeling ? TIA

Cheers

[ May 19, 2004, 14:18: Message edited by: Sunray_be ]