well i tried the dual W9 N9 imprisoned druid with ur scales settings and by turn 6 I'm sieging a capitol got  12 provinces and  6 armies of 6/7 woodsmen   jarl kicking everyone ***.
So i got to say its impressive.
what would u think would be the research goals given that i have access to death nature water and blood ?
and what counters can i expect to my giants ? and how to counter the counter 
btw thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread so far 
zakna