Hmm... 400 provinces might be a little... ginormous for what Doo was proposing. And I think his idea was to have more than 2 allied AI opponents. Which map is it BTW?
I don't have an objection to Better Independents - just be ready for the horde of AI archers. Would Endo be OK with that since he says he prefers vanilla?
Standard settings are cool with me.
I'm considering playing Kailasa if noone else was thinking of doing so.
With Better Idependents being considered, Kailasa might be an illogical choice (one of they're big weaknesses is their vulnerability to archers afterall), but what the hey. And I'd be happy to change to something theme appropriate if you guys decide you want to do a theme based nation selection thing.