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I'm looking for opinions on a day-to-day task based system. Is it helpful and has anyone tried this?

I want my storyline to move in a linear fashion, and though there will be side-missions to complete at anytime, I want a certain number of events to be completed each day before the story can move forward (the player goes to sleep). I plan on using a to-do list to display given chores while side quests will be discovered by the player as they play.

The map space is small at times, so instead of constantly traveling, the players will spend some time in a familiar area. This means a lot more events have to be opened, closed and new events put over them in some cases. This isn't to say that new maps won't be introduced (they will) because the daily event system won't be necessary when the real adventure begins, and players are constantly moving forward (like in a regular RPG).

So what do you think?