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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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1. We're trying to determine how feasible this VR setup is, but we realized that we needed to clarify something with you! Were you picturing an arcade setup or more of a home installation? Talking it over, we think that the home installation would be more feasible because the safehouse doesn't have a lot of space to spare and there would need to be room allocated for the Displaced to play without hurting themselves or others. A home installation would also be a bit more affordable, but the types of games and VR experiences would also be more limited. Let us know if that works for you.
Her partitioning plans, on the other hand, should be fine! We think this is something that could feasibly be set up by the April arrivals, like you suggested. Please let us know if that's what you are going to go with (and if you want to add any more detail), as we can add some info to the safehouse section of the April arrival log, if so.
2. Just to clarify, for now we'll assume that she's only knocked some people out and broken some limbs in her attempts to break up criminal activity. Whatever gangs she's targeting (so as you said, the Warlocks or Kings) will clearly not be happy with her attempts to sabotage the work that they're doing. They will begin to add sheer numbers of people to their activities so that if she attacks again, they have a better chance of being able to overwhelm her -- and they won't shy away from violent physical retaliation in that case. They'll be keeping an eye out for her and also make efforts to be more clandestine in their dealings so it's more difficult for her to track their movements.
The police likely wouldn't get involved unless there was a murder, seeing how the gangs aren't about to turn to the police even if they're being targeted.
3. We are going with the retcon you mentioned already, but let us know if you have any further questions on this issue!
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Partitions: Let's say by April's arrival, she has curtains running along the foot of the cots and also one running across the room to divide it in half. The curtains are definitely a mix of old blankets, tarps, curtains, etc. hung on a wire with hooks or loops. Depending on the size, one blanket might cover the front of the cot, while the next section is a curtain that covers two cots. Everyone can be easily pushed aside or pulled into place, she'll continue working through April to section things off more.
2. This sounds good, thank you!
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That amount of space should be enough to allocate, and we'd like to give you some info about the sorts of games that would be available. The basic thing to keep in mind is that the games would have to be contained to what would be possible with something standing in a 10'x10' space. So VR skydiving or something like that wouldn't really be feasible, for instance. The VR of this time is definitely a lot more immersive than modern-day VR because it's hooked into the neural implant, giving players a much more realistic experience. Their senses can be tricked and stimulated, but ultimately they're never going to forget that they're in a game. The system will also be able to track all of their movements, so things like ducking, jumping, and even crawling can be taken into account -- so long as it's possible within the designated play area.
Also, El would be happy to help with setup if it's needed, but the system will have to be kept local and won't be able to have an internet connection for online play for security reasons.
I think that's all you need to know from our end, but let us know if you have any other questions!