P'raps Maion should play out the 1st 10 turns in an RPing-fashion (e.g. instead of blitzing), so that we get a partially-developing empire/large kingdom where things are running rather smoothly to start play and eventually destroy it with our uselss bickering so that we have some base to start on, rather than starting in a perilous position where we might get wiped out if we don't cooperate (which is bad for RP means) and we'll be bankrupt (unless add_money for the character's "salaries" is used).

that's what I'm thinking if in the future I start a PBM, to play a few turns of it and sort out the mess you start in. but unfortunately I have no imagination and can't think of a whole new system of play (as of now), and for which faction.