Derek Paxton was on the latest episode of the Three Moves Ahead podcast. Of course Fallen Enchantress was one of the topics!
October 30, 2012 Derek Paxton comes back to the show to talk with Tom, Rob, Bruce, and Troy about Fallen Enchantress, his massive revision of 2010's Elemental: War of Magic. He explains how he started reshaping Elemental, and how the project grew along the way. Tom is already a big fan, and even suggests that Fallen Enchantress may be close to Master of Magic-levels of greatness. Rob and Troy are a bit more reserved, and some arguments break out over diplomacy, the early game, and the tactical combat. Derek details his thinking on each of those points, and goes a long way to explaining why Fallen Enchantress works the way it does.
http://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/fallen-enchantress-with-derek-paxton