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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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I've been wondering how to get him a little more involved with PRESERVE, and if they might be the group to approach re: trying to set up more disaster prepared-ness initiatives/classes to help regular citizens be ready for another massive attack, maybe also with gathering what they learned about the individual monsters and decimating that information more widely if it already hasn't been done + offering to help with local self-defense classes (with a focus on how to assess your situation and know when to fight versus retreat, in the same vein as disaster prepardedness)
idk if this makes sense or if is feasible but tldr he's looking for ways to use his skillset to help out regular folks!
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PRESERVE tends to work in tandem with the UN and corporations in order to maintain its funding. While they provide disaster relief, they're not going to be able to support anything like self-defense classes (especially while the UN is particularly touchy about uprisings and anti-UN sentiment). That's not to say that this is outside of the realm of possibility! On the contrary, there's obviously a definite need for this, but Steve will need to look for other outlets to get it done. It'll be obvious that the NA PRESERVE volunteers have their hands tied; they might want to do a project with Steve, but they can't risk losing the financial support they do have around the world to keep helping in the ways they do help.
We will add that a number of Displaced (Clarke, Stephen, Damian, to name a few, but there are more as well) are interested in supporting a venture like this. We suggest that you have Steve propose it to the group to get it started, as well as potentially set up a website to disseminate information.
Oh, and a pop-up food pantry is fine!
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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Re making a post: I'm going to hold off on that for now. There were recent network posts between when I typed this up and now that I saw had comments from some of the characters you mentioned above concerning bigger proposals that this falls seems to fall under the umbrella of, and if they've already got something in the works I don't wanna step on toes or get redundant. Thank you again, though!