[quote=@Byrd Man]
Are we doing this more sandbox style or playing a group?
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Honestly, depends on the preferred setting of the game. Players unpicking the knotted history of a fallen land allows characters to approach each city individually; however a ‘final quest’ scenario suits a more structured, traditional approach, with the characters working as a team answering the king’s summons and venturing forth in search of answers. 

In either case I will guide each city’s individual plot thread and govern the overarching story, but I encourage players to pursue their own character arcs as well, of course.