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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. That's fine! Gaby will pass his name to her higher ups, and he will be tapped for jobs or tasks as they come up. Successfully completing these will earn him more trust with the organization as time goes on.
2a. There are still some galleries and studios! These tend to be in the more expensive areas of New Amsterdam, with the upper classes usually being those attending any shows. It's rare that any art is exclusively physical - most artists tend to experiment with the opportunities provided by the digital and the commonality of the augmented reality interfaces, as well as completely immersive virtual reality simulations.
2b. While a lot of industries do still use art, none of them except the VR industry really have need of artists enough to hire any full time. He would need to seek work on a commission or short-run project basis, which yes, would definitely need a portfolio and a general ability to essentially run PR for himself to get his name out on the right desks. If he was interested in working as an artist in the sense of having his work in gallery shows, he would need to do much the same, targeting gallery coordinators and working the general social scene. Having qualifications would help, but would not hold as much weight as a portfolio and some strong networking skills.
3. There may be one or two very, very exclusive and expensive restaurants well-off enough to have a piano. They would be very picky about musicians, so he would need qualifications and some background playing in esteemed places to be employed (as well as acing an interview and playset), but Morningstar can falsify this for him. There's also some potential overlap here, as having a live piano performance is also something one of the art galleries would possibly do, so he could maybe get an in into that scene through that!
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Since Markus will have no issue with building a portfolio from scratch (there is going to be a lot of art in his future now apparently), I think it’s fair to assume he’ll be poking around galleries mostly; he isn’t shy when attempting to make connections or talking to gallery coordinators to try and have a few pieces in a show. That being said, I do have a few quick follow-up questions:
1. Since the only income that realistically is gained from this route is if someone actually expresses an interest in purchasing his art, what is the likelihood of this actually happening? Even if it’s only intermittently? He still has rent to pay, alas.
2. He’d definitely utilize the opportunity of an art gallery hosting live piano music to try to land a nighttime job at an aforementioned exclusive restaurant; an interview wouldn’t intimidate him, but his setlist sure would consist of centuries-old music, what music he’s picked up during his short stay in NA, and a lot of improv. Would this impress them enough to be hired on? (With Morningstar having falsified a few of the past venues he’s played at to back his credibility.)
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