Building temples (noob question)

[Meglobob]

Strages Sanctus said:
priests preaching raise dominion in that province only. Preaching with a temple present makes them preach one level higher.

Temples generate 'temple checks' for the pretender and by themselves and are involved in spread checks. So pretty sure they are very good and adding to the overall effect of your dominion spreading, not just at the local level.

I know all this, but those temple checks just create big blobs of dominion at the locations where you have the temples. To spread further, seems to take for ever especially to the outer reachs of your empire, which is usually where you want high dominion. Also temple checks only raise dominion in there province until you reach your dominion maxium. Only then do you get a temple check for a adjacint province.

A squad of 3 priests even lvl 1 can very quickly raise dominion to 2 in all your outer bordering provinces, thus protecting you from enemy dominion. Thery cost 150gp, and can move around, a temple costs 400gp and is fixed in place. Mobile units are often better then immobile buildings.