But as TC says, the recent edict passed allows for the taking of a few province and those only, unless some new neighbour decided to declare war with HRE, eg. the Danes or the Sicilians.

About joining the PBE as a backbencher, I will have to decline for the moment. Thanks for the offer, but my thesis and defense is due soon, and I am swamp at the moment, only enough time to pop in to read some stories, battle reports. Not enough to scheme... :P

Keep the stories flowing. :)