Sorry guys, but I'll have to drop this at least for the moment.
With exams and other things on the horizon it won't be feasible for me to run this.
It wasn't a waste though, I think I've learned more about what works and what doesn't now in attempting this.
Once again, though I had a feeling you guys saw this coming, sorry. I took a long break from IOT and returning to start this I thought I had something workable. Sorry for those who were looking forward to this (eg JoanK). If I start another IOT in another format (and this won't be for a long time though), I'll continue from where this game left off.