Rlyeh newbie getting massacred by AI...any tips?

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Hello everyone!

I'm currently in the process of getting repeatedly rammed by the AI. I am playing middle age O'rlyeh.

Here's what I'm doing.

Imprisoned Archmage with 6 astral, 2air,2water, one point everywhere else except blood. 3 luck, 3 growth, 3 sloth, 3 magic.

I prophetise my first starspawn priest guy, and have him go mad or get lost in time and space or get killed by using the void gate. It's a habit.

I then venture into the oceans to get pounded half the time, but can sometimes take over places using a mix of lobo guards, the cuddly-toy green troll things and illithids.

I then try to get the solar thingy that gives 5 astrals per month.

Going onto land gets my arse kicked generally. The troops die from one hit of absolutely anything, then my paralyse is excellent for helping me die slowly rather than quickly.

I then proceed to die from dominion loss.

Help. :-)