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How about this crazy idea: Whatever campaign you use, have each player represent a commander, and add a few NPC commanders as well, perhaps as allies of existing factions. Have the NPCs score victories or defeats with a single roll of a D6 if nobody can be bothered to play their battles.
Then If a new player suddenly jump in, have them pick one such NPC commander (keep the exact race of the army a little vague, possibly they're mercenary sorts, so flexible on morals).
And if a player suddenly has to drop out, their commander becomes 'NPC'.

Insert hijinks about the great blood angel company scoring victory after victory, but the incompetent commander on the west flank keeps frakking up and making a mess of things, argh! Maybe giving the angels a reason to attack their command regiment to execute and replace him. Heh.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491344/5019862.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491344/5019862.page GMT
Alternatively, the idea had was a "siege" rule. For example, if a player can't play in a given week, his opponent sieges his territory causing him to lose 50 points on his army list. The next week, if he still can't play, he loses another 100 points (for 150 total). If it goes to a further third week, they automatically lose the territory.

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Example being; Imperium ( Space Marine, IG, etc.), Chaos and then xenos. Depending on what armies people play you could follow the allied chart to see what catagory each army would fall under. Maybe a gaurd player is under Chaos for this campaign.

That would allow players to come a go but still play when they can. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491344/5028780.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/491344/5028780.page GMT