Nope. If I get Hyborem immediately, he will kill whoever I spawn near with ease, and probably farm up some nice xp for the Champions and Hyborem in the process. If those champions start earning some real XP they'll be almost as deadly as Hyborem.
If I delay eight turns to get mining or a dozen plus turns to get priesthood, that will directly harm the first rush.
Limping to the first few techs shouldn't be too hard though. Elder Councils, Sage Specialist and Boosted Veil temples will carry through to the first few levels of technology easily enough.
Anyway, we'll see if this reasoning is a mistake. Probably a few turns after I've summoned Hyborem when I'm complaining about having no usable tiles.
If I delay eight turns to get mining or a dozen plus turns to get priesthood, that will directly harm the first rush.
Limping to the first few techs shouldn't be too hard though. Elder Councils, Sage Specialist and Boosted Veil temples will carry through to the first few levels of technology easily enough.
Anyway, we'll see if this reasoning is a mistake. Probably a few turns after I've summoned Hyborem when I'm complaining about having no usable tiles.



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