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Originally posted by Zen:
A personal favorite PoD is one with 4+ in Death and 3+ in Air (depending on what you are doing).

Personal expansion for him depends greatly on what initial equipment you can make. If you can make either A.) Ice Swords B.) Black Steel Armor he can be used for a fast expander.

If you don't have either of those, but have a starting spell (ala Terror, Raise Skeletons) you can also make a fast expander.

With this type of PoD you can choose one of two research paths.

Alt 2-3 (Mine is usually Turn 4 but depending on nation/scales)
Evo 2

Air Shield, Resist Lightning, Mirror Image (Mistform), Shock Wave.

Secondary:

Alt 2
Enc 3

Air Shield, Resist Lighting, Mirror Image, Raise Skeletons

With Terror: Turn 2 Expander.

Enc 1

Air Shield, Raise Skeleton, Terror, Raise Skeleton, Terror

With Raise Skeletons: Turn 2 Expander.
Air Shield, Raise Skeletons x4


Pretty simple, but very effective. I personaly don't use a PoD for "SC" role until I can get him some decent MR. But I will use him as a mass fearer/combat caster much earlier.

Air/Death PoD was actually exactly my idea and my question in the original post. Unfortunately, it would not be Ctis or Ulm. (I usually like to diversify btw and not give my pretender high skills in paths my national mages get.)

Since a crippled PoD is not what I want by turn 6, I will still have to consider what to do....

thanks much!