Most powerful race? Pretender?

[Cainehill]

Originally posted by Gandalf Parker:
But for starters And Ulm has a low learning curve since its mostly armored troops (but watch out for Ermor). Ermor has some automatic power which makes it easy to play (but watch out for Marignon). Marignon has alot of fun things to play with (but watch out for Ulm).

Indeed - Marignon is definately fun, and can expand quite rapidly with a good fire pretender, because all but, mmm, "Infernal Faith"(?) start with a very potent fire spell, "Holy Pyre", pre-researched. Good cavalry, good spell casters, great priests, and crossbows, with any accurate high-fire pretender, allows for great early expansion.

And if you can expand rapidly enough early, you can build strengths and minimize weaknesses, if you have decent magic. (This is the difference with Ulm, I think - Ulm can expand quick, but has difficultly in the later game for lack of magicks.)