[quote=@Nerevarine]
Okay so, I'm finding myself short on time due to personal reasons. 

Unless it would throw a total spanner in the mix, would I be able to take a smaller nation, such as Ireland, and turn the Ottomans into an NPC nation? I'd rather not have a massive, transcontinental empire with great importance to deal with when I can barely find time to post.
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I'd be fine with that, but NPCing major powers is it's own problem.

Oh and [@Malphaestus] would you mind dividing up Western Europe between me and you a bit better? I was thinking I could take the Netherlands/Belgium Area and the area where Switzerland would be.