Warhammer 3: Let's play Imrik / normal

Let's play Mannfred of Vampire Counts Very hard / Very hard
or some other lord for Normal / Normal for some change
Turn
*) look for a good mission
*) switch off research
*) check allied missions; after accepting some, check again - new missions can appear
*) save the turn
*) try end turn, check the actual research speed
*) look for agent missions, e. g. steal tech or kill for blood kisses
*) fight
*) steal tech to quicken two-turn research
*) select 1 turn research or an important one
*) check quick diplomacy options
*) hire new agents and lords
*) make force marches
*) end turn
*) quick save before defense battles
Fight
*) equip blue items
*) save right after a battle
*) do mission battles, new missions may appear
*) do hard battles first
*) use minor lords to clean minor settlements
Autoresolve
*) get more exp
*) save scum for better item drops
*) wipes a sieged garrison if they counterattack
*) you can hire some zombies if the autoresolve kills some precious unit
Diplomacy
*) limit diplomacy to friends,
*) do not sign treaties with neighbors, kill them instead
Army
*) replenishment does not decrease exp, don't be afraid to fight
*) steal allied heroes
*) use one lord armies
Building priority
*) money
*) heroes
*) landmarks
*) no recruitment, raise the dead
Stances
*) channeling or
*) force march
Items for casting Wind of Death
*) Black Periapt for infinite winds
*) Talisman of Preservation and Armour of Destiny to resist overcast damage
*) Banner of Swiftness + horse or Hellsteed to outrun overcast damage
Blades
*) Giant Blade for clearing infantry (e. g. garrisons)
*) Obsidian Blade for killing big monsters, lords, and heroes
*) Sword of Bloodshed if you are tired or a necromancer
*) Skabscrath for mass anti-infantry spells
Special common items
*) Pigeon Plucker Pendant and Featherfoe Torc are against flyers
*) Glittering Scales and Warrior Bane have generic passive area debuffs
*) Ironcurse Icon gives 10% of missile resist, good for your zombie dragon
Another item notes
*) Banner of Eternal Flame has an area effect; while flame itself is not that useful, it increases damage by 8%
Mounts
*) mount costs raise as you get more heroes; switch to none if you don't plan to fight
*) for flying mounts ensure your army have some land unit (can be a part of reinforcements)
*) Hellsteeds help negating overcast damage
Attack a distant settlement
*) sack
*) steal technology
*) occupy with a minor lord for some experience
*) sell buildings
*) trade the settlement to an ally next turn
Lords
*) bloodline lords can be save-scummed for better traits - I like Dread Incarnate; generic lords and heroes can be saved and loaded
*) level 3 Lahmian, Blood Dragon and Von Carstein lords get damage spells, which makes them single unit army starting from level 3
*) generic vampires get zombies at level 3, place them in the enemy blob, augment them with macabre dance and crown of command