Sisiutil
All Leader Challenger
That's why I thought Hannibal might be good for the approach I'm suggesting. (Ramesses and Wang Kon would be even better, but you got to them before I did, and I don't want to be repetitive. ) He's Financial, so right there, you've got an advantage for keeping up in techs for cultural or space race. His UU is an early one, so we could war early to secure enough territory and then settle back and build. We might still war--Charismatic's low-cost promotions invite it--but more to gain or keep an advantage rather than complete conquest, I'm thinking, unless the game necessitates it. I haven't explored the vassal system much so far.Well, the current EMC already has the aim of being as peaceful as possible. I think you should play to exploit the traits of whichever leader you're playing. I think you already know that, but I'd like to point out that war or peace should be secondary to the main purpose. But that's just my opinion
What I'm thinking of is trying to use war as a tactic rather than as an overall strategy, which is what I've been doing in almost every ALC. I feel like I'm getting in a rut and want to try something different. I looked at Tokugawa and his traits and despaired: "Great, another game filled with centuries of endless warfare". Because, really, how else would you leverage Protective and Aggressive except with war? (Plus his UB sucks.)