[quote=Pepperm1nts] You sound worried, Boerd. [/quote] Because having a player as any impotent German state is a massive headache. A player would never agree to a peaceful union no matter how much autonomy you gave them because that isn't fun, and they're right. However, NPC Saxony for example wouldn't fight a hopeless war and self destruct because it would care about Saxony. Not saying its wrong to want to have fun, of course. Would you let a player play Hungary? Scotland player, perhaps? Norway had its own army, Norway player? Portugal! It's open.