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MEADOWLARK MODS ([personal profile] larkers) wrote2018-06-17 09:38 pm

PLOT ENGAGEMENT (ARCHIVED)

> 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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selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (Here comes the night.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2018-09-03 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks mods! This gives me good visualization on some of this stuff.

A follow-up question: Loki will be looking for a corporate job to give him better access to information (and the world at large, and possibly the corrupt corporate underground). He's good at playing the board in politics, even if he's not completely sold on the culture. He'd make this clear when he asks to build a background to wiggle his way into one of the larger corporations as an understudy. He'd ask Gaby/El what might be the most beneficial industry/corporation to start in, as they know the terrain better.
selfimage: — ɢᴀʀʙᴇᴛᴛ — (Heathen (the rays).)

[personal profile] selfimage 2018-09-09 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome, thank you! Loki will most likely be doing a little snooping around and dressing up appropriately to manage his background toward business and climbing the corporate ladder. He'll tell both El and Gaby that he'll probably start with Pulsar, but is going to keep his options open to head in a) other places and b) politics, depending.

Is it possible to get a brief overview of Pulsar and some of those ambiguous basics? Just public facing stuff that might be out there.

- Slogan(s)
- Possible [public] bigshots in the company
- Latest news articles surrounding the company
- Some places where those figurative fingers are dipped

Thanks again!
Edited 2018-09-09 21:40 (UTC)
selfimage: — ʙᴏɴᴅᴏᴄ — (The mystic master.)

[personal profile] selfimage 2018-09-13 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome! Thank you mods!!