Godric loves danger.
He just had to risk his safety at least once a day.
If it didn't happen then his friends would think that either someone polyjuiced him or fell ill or died.
Almost complete lack of imagination completed his probable masochism.
But he wasn't a masochist. He never was and will never be.
Although playing with Salazar was always dangerous. He still rememberd what Slytherin had done to him when Godric blew up his potion's lab.
However, it never stopped Godric from trying to piss off Salazar again.
But even Godric was afraid of something.
Gryffindor was afraid of irritated Helga Hufflepuff.