Death by Dominion

[thejeff]

And the max dominion level you can reach in each province, which affects lots of things. (I think temples raise that. I'd always assumed, but I don't know if I've actually checked.)

[Zeldor]

Yeah, 1 more max dom for 5 temples. But you can get over 10 sacreds a turn with enough temples.

And wasn't temple preaching priest lvl +1, while without temple it is just priest lvl?

[Edratman]

I've been following this thread for the 4 days since it was started and just had an astonishing thought. I haven't posted because I don't have any certain answers myself.

There is some doubt amongst us on the actual effects of temples!

Amazing. This is the most common and basic structure in the game.

[Zeldor]

Doubt? Nah. They give additional temple checks. And value of that checks depends on starting dominion, not current one [that includes additional levels every 5 temples].

Doubts can come when it comes to:
- does preaching have any effect even if dominion is way above priest level
- do multiple preachers in one province have bigger effect than 1 preacher

[thejeff]

No real doubt there.
Preaching has no effect when dominion is above priest level(+1). Depending on the exact order of turn processing, it may still be useful to counter other things that might drop dominion during a turn, events, enemy stealth preachers or heretics or items, enemy temple check influence.

Multiple preachers generate separate checks and thus have more influence than a single one. (OK, I'm only about 95% sure of that one.)

[JimMorrison]

Originally Posted by thejeff

Multiple preachers generate separate checks and thus have more influence than a single one. (OK, I'm only about 95% sure of that one.)

Oh multiple priests certainly works. Often if I have Gift of Health up, and my army gets really banged up, I will stop for a turn and Preach. If I'm playing a nation with a lot of mage-priests that go as caster support, then I've seen a dominion shift of 10-12 points in one turn plenty of times.

[Hoplosternum]

I am all for lessening the micromanagement but how is defend better than preach? Doesn't everything (unless in a Fortress) just defend if the province is attacked unless it's been given a specific order that stops them? I mean mages in a lab defend if the province is attacked don't they? Don't blood hunters 'defend' too and Patrollers? So what is the benefit of not preaching even if its not useful that turn?

Unless your stealthy but then your default would not be defend anyway.

[JimMorrison]

The benefit is that when you sweep for commanders without orders, using the 'n' key, the preachers who have maxed out a province will be highlighted. Then you automatically know they are ready to be moved, or used in some other way, other than sitting there doing absolutely nothing. :P