[quote=@Lionhearted]
Will you guys be starting without the GM if she doesn't come back? 
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Speaking for myself? I'm not sure. As a player I'd still be involved, as an advisor and in the recent roles of helping to look at sheets/discuss plot bits, yes, but as a proper leader and manager at a stage where not much is even set up yet, I don't think it's too likely.