Coffin on one arena of Hopland provide 57 skeletons, this was mentioned as fixed.

Well, we changed the code so it is very strange, but it is noted, hopefully it will work in the update...

And sorry for the long reponds time, been visiting my sister in Copenhagen.

Very strange. It is random here... but if you pick some skills new randomness will appear. The code looks fine. In the test versions there could be anything from none to too many, so you couldn't choose NO SKILLS, this is better even if you see same choice, after choosing just once randomness changes.

I have said it many times, this is a tough mod, playing on Normal is just fine, Erkilmarl plays on Easy/Normal rarely Hard. Then when you know the game play Impossible. Right now I'm on Impossible level 6 Infiltrator. It is an easy game for me, got +200 Leadership from the Spirit Skill Tree (can't remember the name of the skill). I know the game and what to do, for a first timer, it is too difficult for the most. Eucrysty played until level 19 on Impossible the first time he playtested it... it will be easyer when you get the Rage Skills

This is a mod where you also need to think "out of the box"...

There is a mage class, and I saying it's not playable; balancing is needed.
I'll try a different class then, thanks!

My progress: I am on 8 lvl, my stats 17 at, 21 def, 8 int, opened 3 maps, no one ranger unit in my army!

You were very luck with that +500 leadership item ;-)

Which of the mages? I find them very doable, actually, and so did the testers. You'll rather quickly find Mana altars. I don't agree with you. In Vanilla (wotn) you startoff with 26 Mana as Mage, totally overpowered... anyway on Normal diff. you have much more mana.

yes. What race did you select as allies? May be you should try snow elves? Use units which attack without retaliation or "furiuos" units or mass attack units.
in first island in underground after talk with witch try to get +5 mana boni, uprgade inn to get some leadership. Check three brothers for + mana items.

see trooptalk file to learn more about troop talk options: for example my griffins give me black dragon and ordinary griffin.

do quest of bank - you can get nice items.

and select companion: kings spider is one of best, it is mobile and has a net.

select skills that give only flat boni: + att, def

I took the ice mage.
Try that on hard or impossible; it's probably fine on normal.

I did not get as far as selecting a race - I suppose that requires access to other areas/maps?