// To a certain extent, yes.
// Thinking of it in a D&D way (though I must admit I have limited experience of playing) it would be the equivalent of the Dungeon master leading you in to an elven city,
And then you coming up with your character knowing some contact in the city that taught you how to speak elvish and explained that to exit the city you need to cross a river with a special potion bought from a certain market stall… and the dungeon master sitting there going “OK, bye then!”