Specifically into a game without a designated main character. And, how to integrate it into the game so it wouldnt be too obtuse so players just skip every bit of it.

Some games, like Jagged Alliance, have PC characters with involved personalities, but there is almost no drama. As soon as something vaguely dramatic starts happening - some character gets offended and leaves, leaving you with no ability for further interaction.

Dwarf Fortress has plenty of drama, but it completely depends on the imagination quality of the player.

What i'm interested in, is how to bring drama into a game with randomised characters and make it convincing enough if at all possible. Usual things, like, a character having sworn enemies and getting into all kinds of oral duels with them before engaging in battle, things like a character showing remorse for carrying out an operation in a small town and nearly leveling it while fighting, things like having a traitor in your squad that slowly comes over to your side, showing the higher ups of the other side ordering POW executions, avenging the death of a comrade that covered you from a bullet just a moment ago. That sort of thing.

Do you think this is at all possible to do in a "non-linear" game without having specific characters with fixed personalities ?

With a randomized character, this isn't storywriting. In my opinion, this deals with the technical aspect of game design and how it affects the plot, so it is not purely creative, and thusly not storywriting. It's more like the 'postmodern paper generator'.

As evidence, I post a related link.

http://www.godpatterns.com/2005/07/self-contained-resuable-plots.html

So the question we're now asking all the writers (Yay, forum bouncing is fun)... how do you code a modular plot that can be fit to a generic character?

You'd need gender abstraction, personality abstraction, an 'interesting engine' designed to take fun snippets... you'd basically have to code something to write like I write. XD

From a writing standpoint, you could always try 'not involved'. Where characters have their own interpersonal spats and it has an 'apparent' effect on the plot, but it has no functional impact. Basically, you write in such a way that you introduce BIAS and let the players ASSUME the characters spats are having an affect on their abilities/performance/etc.

Second, you can pick key variables that can be influenced.

Third, you can do more.

Look at how RPG's are coded... they usually use key items. Actually, a fake 'emotional inventory' can work rather well and use pre-existing systems. I've seen it done once with key items, though it was never explicitly called as such... cutscenes functioned a lot like objects and the interaction of the event system and the inventory worked it out. Generalizing the system is surprisingly difficult, but should allow for the inventory, plot, and character actions to function using a single data structure, though, again, I'm not sure this is optimal as it makes further downstream changes MUCH harder should the systems diverge.

I actually have instructions on how to write what could be effectively an 'emotion simulator' (and if I look, I have source for some of it), but it's a lot of work and I'm not making an RPG. Estimated delivery date: December, 2040. Just tried integrating them conceptually, and there are some issues.) Not going to bring them up here, but just know that it can be done. <deleted> it's all tricky parts, top to bottom. Look up Planner... maybe that can help (from shrdlu).

Though, in general, as said... it's far easier to fake it with good writing. (I say that, but I can't honestly think of any examples, so maybe it's not).

a modular plot

Just to clear this up, i, personally, am not interested in a "plot generator" at this time. My goal is to create a...cut-scene event system, that flows from player's actions and serves to further motivate the player. It shouldnt affect the basic plot.