[quote=SyrianHamster]when I used to play nation RPs waaaaaaaaaaaay back when Blizzforums was an RP power house (and I was still in school),[/quote]

Blizzforums? Do you mean the World of Warcraft Roleplay Forums, back when they were huge? ...Did we roleplay together?

Anyway, I'm cool with this staying as it is OR being more gamey. I've played both sorts of games, and there are advantages to each. However, my very favorite game of this sort was a deity game on the Giant in the Playgrounds Forums that was mostly freeform with a few rough "This is what you can do each turn" limits.

I'm just waiting before concluding my actions. I already have an idea for how negotiations will go with the NPC nation north of me, and in the same post I'll probably write about emissaries asking to gain passage into the player-owned provinces. But I have to wait, since it feels way too soon for me to do that.