Battling Ermoria

[Karacan]

deccan said:
To hijack this thread in the opposite direction, I want to what is the most effective way to play Ermor AE. I mean you have very little money, so what should the spending priority be: forts, temples, PD, independent troops (sages)?

Actually, you do not have a real money problem. If you slow down your expansion to pillage any province you conquered at least one turn, money will be avaiable in good enough quantities to buy the much needed temples and castles. Choose Dominion 8 or 9, unless you are on a really small map, because you want to build temples and castles anyway, as they cause the heavier of Ermor's troops to spawn. This is especially true for Soul Gate.

Also, don't forget to add at least 1 point of pd to every province. While you have tons of freespawns in there, they usually come without a leader, and a surprise sneak attack will not rout them but dissolve them (since they find themselves on a battlefield without undead leadership).