Yep. Diplomacy & trade are extremely important. Buy your neighbours (and everyone else) with food. You'll be rolling in it. 3k to 4k food is normal for a peace clan. Population pressures can be a real problem; do you limit growth or go on the offensive and grab some more land? Also, the 'peace bomb' quests help a lot.
You do have to raid every now and then or your magic (all your magic) goes stale.
I'm currently working on a cow clan: Orlanth/Uralda/Urox/Balanced with the elves as my enemy (cows like grazing land, elves forests, right?). To my great disappointment, I don't have an elf-bigot on the ring this time.
Kind Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hollebone: hollebon (at) cyberus.ca
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