age of wonders 1 is what inspired the leveling system i've done for my current mod
it's also VERY risky, much more so than age of wonders 2, in that instead of a wizard, you have a leader
your leader is like any other hero in the game, except you can customize it before the game starts
another difference is if the leader dies, you lose the game
also, you need to have a play of my mod when you can