OK here is the premise...

This will not be an ordinary campaign rather it will be more of a Diplomatic/World Domination/Strategy Campaign.
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[*]Each player will be assigned a Kingdom with a specific race(s)/specialty/etc. (the Kingdom will most likely be decided on a dice roll). The Kingdom will have a map, resource list, available armies, etc.
[*]The Player will then be given the Stats and Character class of their Kingdom's Leader. The player will be responsible for choosing the Leader's skills.
[*] The player will also be given a number of Heroes, their physical attributes (stats), and a list possible classes. The player will be responsible for choosing the Heroes class and skills.
[*] A general map of the continent of play will be given to all players, listing the Kingdoms and some information on other Kingdoms.
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Now the goal is to conquer the entire continent. A player would be out of the game if his Kingdom's leader is killed, [B]and[/B] all of his homelands are conquered.

You will be able to employ/train Assassins, Spies, Generals, Tacticians, even Diplomats. You can decide how your kingdom recruits and trains troops.

[B]All[/B] orders will be going privately through the DM. This includes orders to spies, assasins, diplomats, soldiers etc.
Part of the reason being is Language is going to play a large role in Diplomacy, and misinterpretation is going to be a factor. The other part is that the only Character in the player's direct control will be the Leader. So how orders are followed will be based on factors of the Intelligence of the character who received the order and the leadership qualities of the Emperor.

Battles [B]may[/B] take place in private chats as two players attempt to out maneuver each other. Some battles may take place offline, and with only the DM aware.

The players are going to be encouraged to be creative, remembering they must maintain a population and keep it decently happy; (A population unhappy with it's leadership is less likely to resist an invading army.) all the while finding ways to remove their opponents.:D

OK there is the idea, it is going to take me some time to come up with all the material but first wanted to see who is interested. Also remember that this is going to go on for several months so dedication in the long term is a must.