nfn anon but "you either thread with the npcs or your character is critically injured" does sound a lot like the players are being railroaded into it. there needs to be a compromise for players who want to participate in the plot but might also want to opt out of tagging certain players. considering how many people have brought up issues with pel in this thread it's clear that he's a polarising presence and requiring players to tag him is a poorly thought out decision.