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In KBAP, there are restrictions. Higher magic has 3 levels that allows to use the spellbook again 2/4/6 times per battle IF you cast a weaker spell in the first use, which means a spell that costs no more than 10/15/20 mana respectively. So there is no double armageddon, nor double geyser anymore, unless you'll settle to cast a weaker version of the geyser the first time.

I agree that in KBTL, as long as you had mana and a few rage points, you could easily play with 1 stack of Black dragons, Glot's armor and 2x armageddon. Well, this does not work in KBAP anymore. In addition to that, in KBTL you could easily sneak around with the mage, get some decent spells and start rocking. In KBAP you'll expend a considerable amount of nerves before you get the mage on par with the enemy armies. On normal, that's not that tough. On impossible, the first 25 levels are a pure walk through the seven circles of hell. Provided you can survive that walk, because without proper equipment, you'll start seeing overpowering and impossible enemies very early on in the game. Not to mention that you HAVE TO defeat them without losing a single unit as well, in order to get the Great Tactician upgrade in the first 50 battles, because it is crucial for the further development of your mage.

What you can do, is to try and lure the map guards away from the maps and try to steal a few maps, get to stronger areas and buy decent spells. On impossible, it looks like the only way you can get up to par with the enemies. However, not all guards readily leave their maps unattended.

Trust me, I've been there. Right now I have a lvl 14 mage on impossible which I don't even want to look at. I'm on Rusty Anchor island and all I can see is overpowering and impossible enemies, and that's keeping in mind that I lucked out with 2 officer's battons in the starting few islands. Not fun at all.