Generals in Cities and Bad Traits?

[Captain Pugwash]

keep em in the field its easier

[RickooClan]

The situation is not as bad with 1.02 patch. Just build some church and train some priest, dont build any "happyness or expensive" building if not in need will be fine.

[HoreTore]

Uhm, a huge city certainly needs a good governor. You can easily pull 1000 florins more out of a 4000 florin city... Just watch him, and kill him off if you decides to turn to the dark side of the florin...

As for must-have buildings, the academy buildings are #1. With the patch, city halls are also a must. Churches are good to. As for buildings to avoid, brothels cause all sorts of problems. Avoid them if you're not planning to build spies in that city.