Which start do you like the most? And which Keeper?

[spark.milanders]

I've been playing classic mostly but I gave the castle start a try and it was fun but the peasants are SO slow at mining it got too frustrating. Is there any trick to that like can I take dwarves prisoner and force them to mine?
I keep failing by getting my Keeper killed which is actually fun I like starting over and over with my usual chant of "this time things will be different!" and I can always alt+F4 if it gets rage inducing. One thing is I play as knight because since she leads the way through narrow dungeon passages I figure knight is safer than wizard...or does it not matter? They can equip the same armor I guess so can my wizard have the same DEF as a knight?
I haven't tried the golem start yet but it seems interesting. I did try lone adventurer but without an army it seemed impossible. I did hte one with 12 dwarves too but I missed being able to recruit people and torture them.
What do you all like best?

[di eshor ribly]

For the good Keeper I take dark elf civilians as prisoners - they have 50+ digging. Once I have a few I turn off the peasant's digging activity, just letting them focus on hauling and construction.

Assuming you made the same gear, fought the same enemies, got the same titles/experience... the mage keeper will be physically weaker than the knight. It's the difference in their starting stats and training potential (7 vs 12). They'll be pretty close though.

Personally I usually play the necromancer or good keeper, but I've played them all over my 1100-1200 hours of play time.

[LeftPaw]

It's the sum of it's parts that make it so special. It's a classic.
What shocked me is that there are some people who have given it a negative review. What's not to like. It's fantastic from beginning to end. I guess some folk would moan if they won the lottery. Anyway, I very much doubt a few misguided reviews will stop this one from climbing to the very top.