How about small skirmishes with tiny territorial gain? Then after 5th convention the use of (insert invention here) helps take land.
Thats fine but nothing major. By the wya the Hegemony has been planning this invasion of the Many, MLA, and Ontario for a long time......
I think some gradual territorial gain should be allowed. Just not taking over the entire faction like what happened in the last series (ie. the Pitt getting wiped out early on).
I remember that....and then we lost a potentail person to join.....