[Hadrian_II]

I would prefer if it would be a game without VPs, as they promote strange Airdrop operations that are not really explainable in a RP way. Or then make it like King of the Hill that there are some provinces containing the shrines that have to be controlled to cast the spell of ascension. So you have to conquer all shrines and hold them for 3 months to finish the spell of ascension (Even with normal VPs the holding part is important, as it gives people chance to defend against strange air drops). But i would not use the game VP victory function, as it will make the game to come to a very abrupt ending.

Also i would not change indys, as it breaks some nations expansion. I would also vote for HoF 15 and higher magic. Maybe even higher gold and resources.

Also maybe some house rule, that every army has to include at least 3 troop types with over 20% share of total, so that it is encouraged to create differentiated armies with more flavor over min-maxed ones that are made of almost only one troop type.

Also there might be some gamey strategys that should be banned in advance, to create a more rpg-kind of atmosphere.