Problem of a NOOB

[Rathar]

Each time a pretender dies it loses one level in each magic path. It may also come back with afflictions which further affect it's abilities such as feeblemind which will remove all magic paths until it gets healed.

There are several ways of removing afflictions such as the Chalice artifact, various national priests and some summoned leaders such as the faery queen. Not every nation has equal access to such affliction removers.

As to the AI cheating.. The AI gets more or less gold/resources depending on the difficulty you set them at.

Hope that helps.

[SlipperyJim]

Originally Posted by Rathar

Each time a pretender dies it loses one level in each magic path.

Rathar is correct. However, if you really want to recover your magical powers, you can always re-empower your pretender by spending (lots of) magical gems.

The good news is that losing magical powers does not affect the bless that your sacred troops get. If your Moloch started with F6 (for example), then all of your sacred troops will continue to get a F6 bless even if the Moloch himself has lost all of his magical powers....

[Edratman]

[quote=SlipperyJim;640410
The good news is that losing magical powers does not affect the bless that your sacred troops get. If your Moloch started with F6 (for example), then all of your sacred troops will continue to get a F6 bless even if the Moloch himself has lost all of his magical powers....[/QUOTE]

One more thing I never knew.

[Gandalf Parker]

[quote=Edratman;640414]

Originally Posted by SlipperyJim;640410
The good news is that losing magical powers does not affect the bless that your sacred troops get. If your Moloch started with F6 (for example), then all of your sacred troops will continue to get a F6 bless even if the Moloch himself has lost all of his magical powers....[/QUOTE

One more thing I never knew.

Its one of those Pro and Con things.
It goes hand in hand with complaints on why raising a gods magic levels doesnt introduce blessings later in the game. On the one hand, you cant increase blessings, on the other hand you cant lose them either.

Gandalf Parker