[Micah]

Oh, and if you're worried about QUICK research gaining 40% more RP off each motd and 25% off each BK is pretty telling as well, in the luck vs magic debate. Death scales are playable, but I don't like them them personally, and I think taking them with an UW nation is especially poor planning since you have a lot of nice hard-to-raid provinces, so keeping the population healthy is even more useful than normal, IMO. Also if you take death and luck you're gonna have to be mighty disciplined to not box yourself into a hole with upkeep after getting a few nice events and cranking out units while your income is shrinking.