so a long while back i posted this thread:
http://www.burningwheel.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2821
Now after playing a few months worth of BE I have the following statement:
I never got shot. Not once. I was never even in a firefight! I spent all my conflicts browbeating my oppenants into letting me have what I want. And ended the Phase as the Pro-Consul of a planet with the personal allegience of the Fleet.
oh well. it was a blast, but never figured out if the AT thing was a problem. I promise I promise to get shot next Phase.