Who do you usually promote to prophet?

[Joonie73]

I've gotten 2 level 5 priests as national heroes: Carmont (Marignon) & Bartholomeu (Pythium). I suppose they become level 6 if you make them prophet. Bartholomeu is nasty. The most powerful magic user in the game arguably.

Originally posted by SurvivalistMerc:
Has anyone ever made a level 5 priest a prophet? Is there such a thing as a level 6 priest?

[RadiantFleet]

If I remember right, you could get to level 7 in dom 1, but 7 didn't do much for you. You could do level 5 prophet with the sword of justice (I think that's the name, it was the two handed artifact that increased priestly power by 1).

For prophets, I always pick a strong combatant at the beginning of the game. Unless you have a combat pretender, your prophet is your best general in the beginning game. In the late game it can be lots of fun picking a prophet. Gift of Reason plus high end summoning can give you Iron dragon prophets or abomination prophets. I've been speculating that some of the Ryleth void criters could be a fun prophet

If I'm in a tough game, I like using a wraith lord rainbow mage as my prophet. Pretty tough, makes a good rainbow mage, and if you keep him in your dominion you'll never loose him.

[Adept]

Originally I went for boosted combat types. Tough knights and the like, but as was already pointed out, campainging outside your own dominion really takes a lot out of the prophet.

These days, I always go for a priestly type. Even promotin a lvl 3 priest to lvl 4 is worth it in my books, especially if there's trouble with the undead.

[Saber Cherry]

Originally posted by Adept:
These days, I always go for a priestly type. Even promotin a lvl 3 priest to lvl 4 is worth it in my books, especially if there's trouble with the undead.

"Even"? "Trouble with the undead"?

Level 4 holy is incredibly valuable, simply due to Divine Blessing and (most important) Fanaticism. If only you could force-cast Fanaticism... still... it is the most important prophet ability, in my experience.

[Raen]

I agree with Cherry. Morale is arguably the most important factor in combat and with Fanaticism your morale problems are gone...95% of the time, anyway.

If my nation has level 3 priests I always make one my prophet.

[ December 05, 2003, 00:36: Message edited by: Raen ]

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
Level 4 holy is incredibly valuable, simply due to Divine Blessing and (most important) Fanaticism. If only you could force-cast Fanaticism... still... it is the most important prophet ability, in my experience.

Well, according to the Devs, the priests are smart enough not to cast fanaticism when it won't make any difference, which is before a unit has failed a morale check.

[Nagot Gick Fel]

Originally posted by RadiantFleet:
If I remember right, you could get to level 7 in dom 1

Actually you could reach level 8 with Carmont or Bartholomeus (although you had to die while in the HoF and be revived as a mummy).

[josh_f]

I just discovered something cool. If you are playing C'tis and make a Lizard King your prophet. You get a new unit! The special Dragon's Lair Lizard King with mace!

Has anyone found other special prophets?