PLOT ENGAGEMENT (ARCHIVED)

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> PLOT ENGAGEMENT (ARCHIVED)

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!

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.

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).
◉ 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

◉ 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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[bivariant]

hi mods! i'm finally getting myself in her to discuss the matter of "work placement" in the sense that i have some ideas of where i'd like to take cheris and want to know how viable the work would be in the world + my questions revolving around the work :9 i'm ready, hope you're ready. knowing that she'd have to start off at entry-level, i'd like to either set her up as a cryptographer. i do have back up work in mind if this isn't something she can attain immediately and must, essentially, "prove" herself.

i intend for her to sign up with vyonation as a data analyst or some other position, with the intention of working her into a role as a cryptographer. would el or someone be able to falsify college credentials that verify her skill as an aspiring cryptographer, or is this something she'd have to take night classes for just to acquire the legal credentials? honestly, endgame goal with her work is to slot her into shady codebreaking/game-making double-agent business because i live for shady shit. i have some ideas for where to take it, but know it'd be something to work up to.

she has several skills that'd make her good at this type of work, including her math skills and her (formerly you-know-whos) big nasty long-lived espionage background :9

alternatively can she just work for el and hang out with her True Favorites aka the ai JK

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Hi Pax!

While Cheris would not be able to work as a cryptographer or a data analyst right away as those are not entry-level type positions, we think she could start off as a security technician with Vyonation while she works on her certifications. El would not be able to fake that level of credentials/background for her, unfortunately! But if she gets herself certified, she can start to work on moving her way up to the position you have in mind.

Let us know if you have any other questions.