1) As mentioned before, I wouldn't want to find a wasteland instead of a setting for gaining experience, even though I like post-apocalyptic settings. Even less do I want to find something like the final stage of 1257, where a couple of countries rule and prosper, and the rest are just barbarians. I would like to contribute to the creation of the setting, but...
but there are concerns regarding specific individuals, so this option is quite possible.