I DEMAND POSTING!!! *cough*
The sequel will grow to be as big as this TVC, possibly even moreso as it will visit more places in the world than the current one did, as we only really focused around the Empire, Badlands and Nehekhara.
Plus it will drag in more non-undead races. Indeed the Empire will heavily feature, as we as HE and Lizzies. Finally the main protagonists this time round will be Chaos...with a twist :devil2:
So, there will be plenty to explore and grow your characters. What I would recommend is that you look at your character, and how you would like him to grow over a world changing war. Start him / her small (giving them room to grow), give them a motive, something that drives them.
A good example is Simon in this TVC. He started as a relatively powerful character, with his small kingdom. However Simon wanted him to grow, to lead the Carsteins and also secretly work to bring back Vlad. This actually had nothing to do with the main plotline, but by both me and Simon discussing it, we worked it into the story to satisfy both him and the main plotline.
So in a way, part of the TVC has been a story about his character's life, as much as it has been about the war against Nagash.
This is the kind of thing I really want players to do in the sequel. I already have thoughts for my characters, which will probably take years of posting to fully tell. But like when the treachery of V'azrin finally came to light after a couple of years in the making, it was well worth it.
Something for you all to think on.