Questions an adventure story needs to answer:
•Why are the characters there?
•What is the conflict in that location?
•Why will the characters be involved in the conflict?
•How will the characters resolve the conflict?
Questions a slice of life story needs to answer?
•What’s the conflict?
•How will the characters resolve the conflict?
One style is more character focused and means the characters are personally involved in the actions that create and/or resolve the conflict. Slice of life stories also tend to revolve around a small area. A slice of life story that would allow exploration of the world, while not impossible, would be difficult to pull off. One of the easier solutions would be to send the cast on a diplomatic, religious or archeological mission.