Storylines in Games

[Bane_Star]

actually you just described (in albiet a more effective way) what I was trying to say.

[Achilles]

Depending on what type of game you're talking about. If you're talking about multi player games then it is difficult to construct a story where everyone is involved. Heavy storyline games are usually meant for single player games since the story is built around one individual.
It would bother me if one NPC was the father to ALL the characters in the game.