In the first game, you could only drop stuff outside the Area of Influence you could not pick anything up or cast miracles. The encompassed area is called the Area of Influence.

Your town is surrounded by a-for lack of a better descriptive-barrier of light. The last note on the upper list should hopefully catch your attention.

Assist you in completing Silver Scroll tasks.

Cast the stronger two of the six standard miracles (meteor shower, shield).

Create blueprints for buildings, walls, or roads.

Fertilize food fields and forests with his poop.

Assist the villagers in constructing buildings.

Entertain villagers and soldiers to keep up their morale.

Cast four of the six standard miracles (water, fire, lightning, heal).

Here's a quick list, which is by far not even close to complete… The Creature can do almost anything you can. Very early in the game, you will be able to choose one animal to serve as your Creature, which is basically your physical extension into the world of your worshippers. Multi-tasking can be a little tough, but luckily, you have an assistant. As a god, you usually have many things to do (or at least many things you should do).

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