Turning lifegain into burn damage is Boros at its finest, so I get why people enjoy playing F&S
It's unlikely you'll be forced to sacrifice it, you can disregard combat damage and nearly all burn spells, and if they can't deal with your virtue, you'll win the game on your terms
Modern and Pauper players are plenty familiar with Basking Broodscales combo potential
Learn to negotiate Pretty much everything in life negotiable, and this includes collections which are "priced fairly/firm/whatever." While in my ideal world the seller would always ask a price that I feel comfortable paying, this isn't always (or even usually) the case
You could pick this early and try going mono-black, but I dont even think Zodiark looks good enough to stretch to that
Honestly, the downside of skipping your draw step on Necropotence is laughably irrelevant