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MEADOWLARK MODS ([personal profile] larkers) wrote2021-01-15 12:14 pm

PLOT ENGAGEMENT

> PLOT ENGAGEMENT

What is Plot Engagement and how does it work within Meadowlark? This is the page where players can come discuss with us how to facilitate plots within the setting. However, there will be occasions where a plot doesn't work within Meadowlark's world, and we'll suggest alternative routes. For small worldbuilding or gameplay details, please direct your question to the FAQ. If you're ever not sure if you're at the right page, don't worry—we'll help you get it sorted out. We know we have a load of info!

In addition, you do not need to have a complete plot in mind when you come to us. We aim for plot engagement to be more of a conversation between us and our players. If we propose a plot angle and it's not to your liking, we're more than happy to work with you to come up with something more to your tastes.

WHEN WILL YOU HEAR BACK?

◉ All Plot Engagement answers go out on Sunday, except during events.
◉ The deadline to submit a question and ensure you'll hear back from us on Sunday is 11:59 PM UTC on Saturday.

PLOT ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES

◉ Player plots! If you'd like your character to become a mafia boss, this is your place to start. Typically, this involves anything that could impact the setting or other player characters.
◉ Character career advancement that gives the character additional power or status within the setting.
◉ Metaplot exploration and information! We plan all events to give characters something to explore after the event ends. This is the place to do it!

SUBMISSION TIPS

◉ Specify what your character is looking for when they're investigating. What questions are they asking and what angle are they trying to explore?
◉ If you have a specific goal in mind but don't know how to reach it, please let us know.
◉ If you link a thread to us, please summarize it! That helps us process the plot in question.
◉ Don't worry about not knowing the setting like the back of your hand before you submit the plot—that's up to us! We're here to help you with any adjustments to get you on the right track.
◉ Plot engagement is meant to help with IC play so that characters can continue to interact. If you're not sure how to loop in others, let us know so that we can work with you on it! While this page is meant to be a conversation between players and mods, we know that the fun part of a plot is how it can change character arcs, spice up CR, and more.

NOTES & THINGS THAT YOU CAN HANDWAVE

◉ Characters always start out in entry level positions. Characters can update their skill sets to the 2512 standard through paid apprenticeships or internships.

◈ If a character is advancing within a major corporation (as noted on the Setting or Locations page) or one of its subsidiaries, we will need to approve this advancement.
◈ If a character becomes a supervisor at a local bar or other small business, we do not need to approve this advancement.

◉ Joining the police force within a city requires three months of IC training (six months OOC). There will be instances where this changes, and we'll keep you looped in on that.
◉ We'll approve whether someone has social media fame, but we will not be providing social media follower counts. Once you have a plot for how to use those followers, that's where we step in!
◉ All Morningstar business goes on our Morningstar page. Please feel free to discuss specific plots here (including joining), and go there for signups and anything else.
◉ Characters getting jobs, finding apartments, participating in the fighting rings, getting married, making workplace friends, the creation of minor NPCs, etc. do not need to be run by us. Please let us know if these expand into player plots or other plot bits!

QUICK LINKS

Archived Plot Engagement: Previous Plot Engagement.
FAQ: For small worldbuilding or gameplay details.
Setting: Our setting page! We'll update as needed.
Jobs: A reference for who's working where!
Locations: Both major and minor locations within New Amsterdam, as well as outlines for other megacities.
Mod Contact: For wider game concerns.
The Story So Far: Gamewide plot events up to current (your CTRL+F best friend!).
NPC page: Includes NPC blurbs and inboxes.
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[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-01-23 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
hey mods heyyyyyy! i come bearing gifts questions

1. having accepted that the people setting up shrines to the displaced are here to stay, thor wants to try to engage with those people directly(knowing that as a former cardinal he won't necessarily be viewed well). this will involve putting information out there about himself and the myths around him back home, and over time engaging more directly with the worshipers and finding out who they are, why they're interested in worship, what they think the worship will achieve, if there's any help they need.

he's very cautious about making promises to help because he can't do all the things he used to, but if he's going to be worshiped here he wants it to be done right, and for people to know who it is they're setting up shrines to. what will the response to this be? are people amenable to one of the displaced reaching out to them?

1.5 thor's interested in learning about the gods of this world, and he'll use any connections he makes this way to learn what he can or find where more information can be found! will the approach above lead to any information or people to talk with?

2. HE WANTS TO GO HUNTING and also to figure out what animals now exist and where, but mostly hunting. he's willing to travel on foot for up to a week in any direction outside any of the major cities, and he has a number of friends who'd join him on various trips. what kind of animals would be find? what's edible? is there network coverage out that far??

3. thor's keen to go to north america!!! if a hovercar/bus will get him there he's keen to try it, but otherwise he'll get a boat and sail over because if there's anything he should good at, it's sailing to north america from europe

will this be possible? he'll be reaching out to see if there are others interested in joining him for the trip in case there's a better way to get there.
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[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-01-25 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
1! He's initially planning to reach out to anyone who's listening, via cooltalk or other public channels, but if one group is more willing to take what he's saying on board then he'll direct his time for towards them. This seems to be the newer group of post-aerie worshipers from what you've said!

1.5 Yeah, Thor would definitely go looking for wherever the source of people's information is! He heard about Ball from Quentin and is very interested in finding out about the current leader, so that's a lead he'll definitely follow up on.

2. good to know! Would an option for getting meat into the city via a van meeting him at the walls be an option?

3. okay i will hit them up and continue thinking about how this can happen!
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[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-02-01 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Yes, reciprocal sounds good! The influence he'd like to give is to make himself known to them-- making public various myths and stories about him-- that aren't in order to teach people how to be, but who he is and what is (technically asgard's) values are: bravery, strength, determination, honour, etc. Then if anyone actually wants to worship him after that, he'll share what he's used to and would expect.

In the long run, I think he's hoping to build trust and connections with these people, to be able to hear what it is they want, their fears and hopes, and while he may not be able to do anything about it, to encourage them to strive for ideals in their live, and to do good.

3. okay! we're still sorting things out, it seems like there's going to be a group of at least 20 people wanting to go, and i think even though flying might be faster, thor's pretty determined to get a boat lol.
so going forward, what kind of logistical obstacles are they going to face to get the boat on the water? Obviously they have to get a boat, but are there any specific challenges in just stealing one and sailing off? And getting out of New Amsterdam and across the Atlantic, are there any issues they'd be able to find out about before setting off?
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[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-02-18 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
3 ok! my plan at the minute is to make a thor network post about getting to north america and oocly link people to this thread (and the other discussion) to see if anyone else has strong feelings about how things get done!

And I didn't konw that they could build a gate on arrival so that will definitely make things easier!
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[personal profile] ofmyth 2021-02-28 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Hi mods! Not much to update on decisions, but someone did raise the question of asking Henries for a plane of some kind. Is this viable?

Also just a heads up that I'm struggling to be the person who steps in and makes the choice about what we do in the end. There are a lot of ideas and a lot of characters with various powers in the mix who could help get some displaced to north America unnoticed, and I'm pretty ambivalent about which method gets chosen. Rather than stall the process indefinitely, is there someone else who's also been interested in this whole plot idea who you think would be keen to make that choice or is there another way to settle on what ultimately happens? thanks!