Some beginner gameplay and strategies questions

[Knai]

Originally Posted by Zywack

I didn't have the chance to try out Earthquake yet (2 Earth is the best late age T'ien Ch'i gets so it takes some effort to cast a 4 earth spell in battle) but I'll be sure to do so before the game is over for learning sake.

You have everything you need already, and should be able to get this up quickly, as the research is more than covered.
Step 1) Craft Earth Boots.
Step 2) Troll King's Court.
Step 3) Transfer Earth Boots to Troll King.
Step 4) Load Troll King up with gems.
Step 5) Script Summon Earthpower, Earthquake, Earthquake. With that, the fatigue isn't even that bad, and the reinvig will let the Troll King cast a few more spells.

Regarding immortal units - I'm reasonably sure that it works like this.
1) They die.
2) They respawn, and attack the defenders.
3) They probably die again.
4) They stay dead.

With that said, I'm basing this on what happens after they die in a successful storming attempt, so that might not be quite correct.

[Zywack]

Originally Posted by Knai

You have everything you need already

Beside a big enough Earth Gem pool at the moment It's not a question of "I don't know how to cast earthquake" but more of a "I didn't get the chance to play enough turns to be able to cast earthquake, but I will eventually so thanks for the suggestion". It's what I meant with "need some effort to cast it", since I can't just shoot a random buyable mage to cast it with no preparation. I had to priorize what I played around with and Earthquake didn't make it to the top of the list yet. At this point in the game, it's really more a case of wanting to try it for science/knowing better for future games rather than out of actual need in the current game... Chalk it up to curiosity! But thanks for the 'earthquake casting' walkthrough anyway

I hope it's TigerBlood theory that's correct! It's possible that this will be a relevant question in the multiplayer game I subbed for. If things go according to plan, I won't have to test that theory out. If not, well... I'll do my best to see the exact sequence!

In the vs AI game I've talked about, Gath's god actually keeps respawning most turns like you mentionned at their capital which I control, but I don't think he has immortality... So I'm leaning more toward Call God instead of an immortal respawning in enemy-controlled capitals. I certainly might be wrong though, I'll check next time he appears (if he does).