Noob question about magical sites

[PhilD]

Unless I'm wrong, sites with Construction bonuses give their bonus for rituals AND forging, right? (both in the form of gem/slave cost reduction)

[Arralen]

.. they give a bonus for everything that is in the construction tree - spells and forging alike, yes!

[Patriot]

Anyone find any holy magic sites? I didn't even know holy sites existed until I accidentally searched with a priest. I have yet to find holy magic sites, so I was wondering.

Also, if there are any, are they even worth searching for?

[Endoperez]

There are some.

Some are worth finding, producing some gems (usually Astral) or allowing the recruitment of High Priests with Holy 2, which never hurts. I think some give you a free temple.

However, they are so rare that you I haven't bothered looking for holy sites. The old unholy sites, more often accompanied with death and bad things, might've changed this.

[dirtywick]

I don't know, Ancient Temple (1 S gem/month) seems somewhat common. I usually don't search for holy though because there's not a site searching spell and I find that preaching is a better use of their time, but if you're desperate for gems I guess it'd be worth it.