Heh. Yeah, I tried a BoH game yesterday or today, and I didn't like the 'no magic scale' thing either... though, to be fair, if you COULD have it, I think BoH would be superior to base.
I have a small suggestion for BoH Abysia that would be thematic and fixes a small and nagging (but very minor and personal) problem. Why do they have only a 4-gem income? I mean, I understand that the Smouldercone 'wore out' and so it should be a problem. Good. But with the addition of the Sanguine Temple et al., don't you think it would be somewhat apropos to give them a small Blood Slave income attached to the Temple Sanguinary (I think it's called)? Just 1 Blood Slave a turn would be useful, and get BoH back up to the 'standard'.
Just a thought.
Oh, and I heart Guardians of the Pyre.
Scott