[quote=@Crimson Raven]
This is unusual, but I would be willing to bet some of you have more expiriance GMing then me, so I may often ask your opinions.

With as many people as we have, should I allow two characters per person or will that be too much?
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In my experience I've found that when people are allowed to play multiple characters they generally only do so when they're confident in their ability to handle it. I think that if you decide to split the players up into multiple groups then this would prove a satisfactory way to allow them to play multiple sides of the story. If you plan on keeping everyone together as a single party then I think playing multiple characters would be a bit extraneous as they're not really adding much from the player's perspective other than additional writing opportunities / increased work load.