[quote=Joytex]
If you'd asked me earlier on in the rp I definitely would of picked option two as it does seem like an awesome concept. As it is I'm now invested in this story/characters but I can't help but worry things at the moment just aren't going anywhere, I think these Rp's work best when there's a big event to kick things off for people to react on rather than a sandbox starting during peacetime. Argh, this is a tough decision. Yeah, screw it lets go with option two. Giving each of the great houses independence will make for a really interesting rp rather than coming up with various reasons for them to act independently and the setting just invites the right kind of political rp we want. Even if I have to agonize over character creation once again.
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In the event it went option 2, we'd make character creation as painless as possible. Maybe optional CSs? No firm details yet, but obviously we don't want to create more work for people.