Newbish question

GrudgeBringer · #7 May 5th, 2008, 11:20 AM

I am not sure if this is the correct post to ask these questons but I am JUST starting and have 4 or 5 questions that I can not seem to find an answer to (maybe becausr they are too NEW...).

1. I am playing Nielfelheim for my first game and have seem some posts that this really isn't the one to 'get started with' could someone reccomend maybe onr that would be more of a match for a noob?

2. I am not clear on magic 'paths'. I mean when I am creating I used points to get 6 nature Icons so I could get 10% regenerative property. My question is this (in 2 parts)
1. Once you submit the anount of icons in the setup how do I go from 6 to say 10 in the nature path?
Is it experiance or am I stuck with what I set up.

2. How do I get another path AFTER initial setup?
I see that I can do it at a cost of 80 points at setup but I really don't want to spend them at that point (say I want to start an Astral path to go with my Nature Path...

3.When casting spells do they stay in effect until the caster is moved, killed, ot just the turn is over and do I have to recast every turn?

4. I have bben sending out a Priest behind my army to check for 'hidden magic sites' (there HAS to be an easier way) and have found some. However, while they show up in my screen it seems that they dissaper in a turn ot 2. Is that normal or are they supposed to accumulate?

I have noticed that my army gets about 3 to 4 provinces away and they start starving...will building a Fort/Citidel in that province ect help that.

Last question (LOL, for this post anyway)I have been putting my Pretender on the Imprisoned setting to get the extra points and figuring that for the first 30 or so turns I will be ok if I don't get to froggy and attack everything in sight.

I understand there are 1000 ways to play this game but I would like to get off at least to a good understanding as I have started over 12 times because of these questions.

ANY help would be appreciated and I thank you guys (and girls) who take the time to help us Noobs out!!