[Dorganath]

I'm not sure how you can say everyone should have a chance, and then say that it should be the new PCs who lead this one and not the same ones as were in the last. That just doesn't make sense.

In my honest opinion, it cannot be about who leads the plot quest. The last campaign was not won by a given leader. The only successes in the last campagin came when those involved worked together.

Now, I do understand completely the desire to be included. I really do. Myself, I literally stumbled upon my first plot quest....had no idea it was going on...had no idea what was happening while I was on it, etc.

Now, I am sure that, for the most part, those who were prominent in the last campaign will be happy to sit back and support the efforts in this one without necessarily being the driving force. I can guarantee you that there will be lore, events and NPCs in this campaign that have their roots in the previous. And guess who has the background on those things?

Leanthar has said this a million and a half times, and I will summarize: work together or we fail. That goes for individual quests as much as it does for
the campaign as a whole.

I would suggest that worrying too much about who is the "leader" is really the wrong approach, and in doing so, you'll probably start down the road to failure. There really should be no singular "leader" for the campaign. Often there are one or more for plot quests and that is mainly during those where the group is huge and Leanthar needs some way to control the chaos.

For individual quests, the party generally gets decided by who among those gathered will make the most sense to have along. That is usually determined by several factors, including the danger involved.

So which is it? Inclusion or exclusion. In my mind, the focus should be on success, not on who is in charge.