Fame is your goal, but the way there is entirely up to you.
Permadeath?
Fight them with Melee, Ranged and Area of Effect attacks, win them over using Cheers, Charms and Compliments, or scare them away by Insults, Taunts and Humiliation
Optimize your Economy - Collect Insight, Research, Gold and Status on your expeditions.Discovery mode lets you reload.
Personality = Gameplay - Each conflict can be solved in different ways, depending on your crew's personality and strategy.
Vivid Stories - Find more than a hundred treasures in hundreds of visual events that adapt to the characters and have multiple outcomes.