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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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2 - yennefer will be functionally presenting herself as a hippie-style cult leader (think klaus from TUA) to try to attract a vaguely earthy-yet-hedonist following who believes that the gods are returning to earth and sent the displaced to provide guidance on how the humans of earth can prepare themselves for their eventual arrival. she's picking out stupid people and strays here, especially if they can spend their parents' money.
if new amsterdam's population is not amenable to it, she'll move to another megacity for it. her primary goal is to get enough people that she's financially and physically insulated from the consequences of her actions. she doesn't want to have to have a real job, but instead be a sort of 'religious/thought leader' type. how would this go for her?
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1. The Lynches will definitely be on edge with Yennefer, and a bit more distant. They, like everyone else, are trying to figure out if Yennefer's actions in the Aerie reveal something about her personality that she's been obscuring.
2. This is definitely possible! How will Yennefer appeal to rich benefactors to support her lifestyle? How will she prove her advice and ideas are worthy of their patronage? Will she be going for a Burning Man style hippie aesthetic, or more of a polished Goop vibe?
Let us know if there are any questions on follow-up here!
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the crux is that she's not looking to get the structural support of the rich so much as collecting their cast-offs and the rich folks who feel restless and need excitement because they have other psychological issues going on w their family situations and their own wealth.
she'll be going for the burning man style aesthetic and talking specifically about how the displaced and all the strangeness around them is obviously linked with nature because look at how all their weird shit is correlated with the growth of plants/etc. in the cities! inconvenient for those linked to the structural systems, but idyllic for those who are disenchanted or feeling disconnected from said systems.
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That sounds like a great plan. After the Aerie especially, a lot of people are going to feel lost, and some of them will be desperate to latch onto an explanation for what happened. Playing into the idea that this whole thing happened for a reason, and she can lead them to that reason, is a good strategy. And of course, while the only Cardinals in the Aerie were Displaced, plenty of "normal" people did things they regret in the Aerie, so if Yennefer can position her as someone who understands, she'll absolutely find an audience.
She might not want to go full hippie with this. Many of these rich kids have been sheltered and were born with silver spoons in their mouths, so to speak, so while they might feel disconnected from society, they'll be alienated by any talk of class or wealth inequality. But if she keeps that in mind, she'll absolutely find an audience, though it'll take her a bit. We'll cover the first steps of her overtures for it in the next calendar. From here we'll just need to know what she plans to do with it!
This endeavour might make her relationship with the Lynches even more contentious as she gathers steam, especially since she's taking advantage of her connection with them and it reminds them distinctly of what she was like in power in the Aerie. They're still wary after her role, and will view this gathering of followers as a parallel to that.