Ack! Do I need to restart?

[shovah]

make a prophet

[RonD]

Though you'd think a god could build him/herself a temple...

Maybe that's how to tell the winner early in the game - the one real god is the one that *can* build a temple

[archaeolept]

as shovah says, just emprophetize a commander, and he will then have holy magic and be able to build a temple.

[Cainehill]

Could be worse - imagine losing your labratory on turn 1 with a no-magic pretender, before recruiting a mage, and having to wait for a mage mercenary or random event giving you one.

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

This is why I always recruit a priest-type on turn 1 (one with magical abilities preferred to cover all bases).

[OG_Gleep]

Always forget about prophets getting priestly abilities. Thanks guys, I can go back to that game. I am getting my arse handed to me by a roaving Spider army in this new game. I can't catch these mofo's.

[shovah]

lol, try either a stealty (spie) tough (black knight) or versatile (smith), all depends on your playstyle

ps: iirc you like troops so go black lord