Imo, this idea is great, as long as a few things are taken into account: If you are the Jarl or a leader of helgen or what ever, its no fun unless you can boss people around :P I mean, for example, I am the frikkin' archmage, and the other mages still ask me to do stuff for them. Like, what the heck? When was the last time you asked your boss to go get you some cogs? So, in a town, there are adventures, and you definately should be able to send em on a mission in some dungeon. So what if they die in the progress, its just for fun :P Also, if you start with rebuilding Helgen, ya could start your own little war against the Jarl to take his place. Ya could send your own little army to first take over riverwood and some strategic spots like the watchtower and what not. Then advance on the city. Well, not like I can't shout the city dead alone, but sending an armed force to take it over would be fun. And then start collecting taxes :D And if the modders are having fun making this happen, they could add the option to start invading other jarls territories. AND BECOME THE HIGH KING! xD (That should be real hard tho. And time consuming. No fun unless its hard.) Well, I would settle for whiterun tho. As long as I can boss people around :P