I love it.
If you boil down all the posts above, they say:
My old rule system stunk
My new rule system will probably stink
It should be done this way
It should be done that way
No, it should be done thurt way
No, it should be donw thwat way
No, it should be done thit way
No, it should be done thet way
(chuckles loudly)
Ok, listen up, you jokers, for Edena_of_Neith is talking, and when Edena_of_Neith is talking, you'd better listen! (Or Edena, 161st level, is gonna come and cream your high level PCs.)
Janos, thank you for the map.
I love it!
Your PL and the map are there to show you roughly how strong your civilization is.
Since I'm about to totally trash your civilization, though, it doesn't matter that much.
You see areas shaded in, in color, but it is deceptive - vast areas within those colored areas are not under anyone's control at all - that includes you, Kalanyr, because vast areas of Faerun are uncontrolled wilderness where nobody (except Elminster) knows anything about the area or who lives there.
Tell ya what, folks. Let's just start the IR, now, and see how it goes. If we need more rules, I'll invent them (and they'll stink, like they stunk before.)
Until then, let's make a mess here.
Timothy, you got Athas. I'm altering the lists.
Tokiwong, you got those sea elves. I'm altering the lists.
I may be the lousiest DM on ENWorld, but I am going to start this 4th IR. It may die a horrible death, but at least it's going to get started!