Province Defence?

[Meglobob]

Gandalf Parker said:
Try making use of your PD and boosting its weak points rather than ignore it because it does so badly by itself.

Yes Gandalf is spot on here. Putting a mage or two to back up your PD can make your PD awesome, especially if you cast spells then retreat at the end. It can make for a effective fighting withdrawl strategy, wearing down a invading army until your main field army arrives.

Another trick I like to do is, a main research centre for your mages, is not to build a castle. Just rely on PD 30+, plus the combined magical power of your researching mages to defend the province. With a castle the mages would after change from research to patrol. You effectively save on the cost of a castle and wasted research time.

[Gandalf Parker]

Hmmm I hadnt considered the retreat thing. That can make a PD support group VERY multipurpose. Set to the right position and with the right orders, and then retreat. Even if the province goes down, they will move back and support the PD of he next one, then the next, and the next.
Definetly one for the tactic journal.

Gandalf Parker