Oh, one thing I forgot to mention. Each generated quest is a single XML file which is imported into the server by a stand-alone Java program. Everything for that quest is in that single file. Quests can be loaded/unloaded with a couple of mouse clicks. This is a big departure from the current system, and I had to try it out.
There is the potential for multiple quests to advance with some event. It is remote, and even more so with the event filtering that only considers events which would advance an active quest. But it is still possible to 'hail' an NPC and get responses from mulitple quests. Such is the nature of research.
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