[lwarmonger]

Yeah, I always try to maintain at least neutral fortune. I also dislike death (unless it is a nation that really only plays that way). That being said, I am not usually reliant much on my pretender (meaning I don't like to be... I've seen enough SC pretenders die out of the gate that I've decided decent scales are worth much more than somewhat faster initial expansion), so getting pretty good scales doesn't set me back too much.