thanks for the clarification, myrthos.
regarding 'game over' issue, if we are to continue after completion of the main quests, it'll be only for pursuing side quests which some may/should be affected by the main quests. this means a number of the side quests may/should be broken as i feel side quests with no relation, even a bit, to the main quests is very detached, too detached from the main game which is RRR/DD2/whatever. one quest has to have a basic relation to the other to have some kind of connection which will enrich the overall game experience.