[Glock30]

Maybe I did not state my original question well, or maybe I am just slow due to eating lead paint, but can you guys tell me what you would pick and why for the following:
1)Pretender-I choose Fountain of Blood due to the Blood Hunt Bonus and 0 cost-What would you choose and why?
2)Scales: I choose Heat1,Anglachel has a good point with heat2, more points with little penalty-just the type of tip I need! But what of the other scales-please state reasons for choosing your settings.
Fortress:I can also see the advantage in choosing watchtower-Thanks.

MagicPaths:My choices are something like Blood4 or 5, 2 in Water,Astral,Fire,Nature.
This gives me a broad range of spells in all areas that I get starting gems in.

Any more suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks In Advance.
Glock