<br/>If they not posted since the beginning of the game - I would say replace them if someone is interested . If they have posted and it has been 3 weeks or so from that point ...go ahead and replace them if someone is interested in playing the part .<br/><br/>You could add a keyboard player or something of that nature as well ....leave that up to you .<br/><br/>To roll the game forward I would put up a request in the group role plays area to see if anyone is interested in making a character to help round out the missing band members . Requirement a post every 3- 4 days minimum or more . That way anyone joining will realize that you like to keep it an actively moving game .<br/><br/>If no one is interested then we can fade them to NPC characters , assuming they are there and cross our fingers that whatever is holding them up in real life is fixed soon .<br/><br/>My two cents anyways .