[quote=Imperfectionist]
I have a proposition.Instead of everyone walking into the Three Broomsticks like all the other times, let's go ahead and set up the start of the game in Germany, or France, somewhere a few steps ahead on the itinerary. We can assume that all of the PCs have met by then, and are now generally acquainted with each other, and the game on an interesting note.
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I always think this works a lot better, as a general rule for RPing, than the 'everybody is a stranger' path.
But clearly I haven't been involved in the previous games and perhaps there's stuff I don't know.

In other news, Johann's history is still subject to change. The actual getting involved in the plot seems a bit clumsy for my liking.