Why not elect the next Kaiser?

Quote Originally Posted by Ibn-Khaldun
Can I suggest something?
I had an idea for a EB Romani campaign where players would create a character for themselves. In-game characters would be just pawns in the hands of the players. This means that if player is appointed to lead an army that is on the other side of the empire he doesn't have to travel several turns before he can actually control it.
However, this (player made up characters being above the in-game characters) can't be used with most factions in M2TW.
Maybe I'm just dumber than most, but could you explain this idea a little further? (Btw, when/if you start this game, you can count me in. )