If that fails to appeal, maybe being a Chancellor dealing with balancing the books appeals to you (If you want to be the most hated person in the universe that is), or perhaps being a secretive spy master engaged in the cut and thrust of nocturnal diplomacy- directing saboteours to destroy your rivals lovely holiday resort (hah take that tourist income!), assassinating their key officials and turning enemy agents into you 'bessie' mates, maybe though you liked watching the Big Bang Theory a wee bit too much and feel the pull of a chief imperial scientist calling, directing research and effectively turning the game into an automated sandbox where you see how your empire uses your creations in practice.

Alternatively you can be in charge of a group of ships as their Admiral, or indeed aspire to be your empire's ‘High Admiral’ in charge of all military ops (Leave the politics, lies and laws to those slimy politicians), or perhaps take control of the 'poor bloody infantry' leading your empires expedition forces from frozen world to furnace all to die horribly.in the name of glory.