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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. given bobbi's job as a lowly assistant in r&d for some company, would she have access to a lab? would said lab have instruments for studying + testing blood?
2. if bobbi tested blood from natives affected by the rage, would she find anything interesting? likewise, if she tested blood from non-natives who were affected but then cured, would she find anything interesting? would the findings match/could she draw any conclusions if they don't?
3. could bobbi and marcos, using their powers, find out more about how the official investigation into the fire is going? could bobbi have gotten the number from the firefighter she spoke to/manipulated earlier, for example, and hit him up for where to find more info? could bobbi and marcos walk into a police station pretending to be a couple from out of town concerned for their cousin who was in the fire.... idk i'm just throwing tropes at you now pls help
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1 & 2. This would depend on the R&D company, as they would need to be running bio related projects in order to have need for this kind of facility and equipment. Assuming this is the case, Bobbi would still need to be working there for quite a while to gain unsupervised access to use it.
3. Bobbi and Marcos would be able to team up and question the firefighter from before. The firefighter would tell them that he is not specifically involved in the investigation, but he's heard talk about some of the findings. The most notable part is that one apartment, near to but not the seat of the fire, contained a large number of remains which they have identified as being carcasses of the smaller creatures who attacked the city. The apartment tenant unfortunately did not survive, but it is assumed that she had collected the carcasses for resale on the streets, as this is not the first reported case of such activity in the city.
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follow up on 1 & 2: could she make use of morningstar's facilities to study + test blood samples?
3. rubs hands in glee
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there are three potentially viable samples:
(1) blood from daisy while she was affected, sampled from a shirt that she bled on, dried and some 8-12 hours old by the time bobbi got to it
(2) blood from connor after he was cured
(3) blood from an affected civilian in a hostage situation that bobbi and fitz got involved in because of course they did, sampled fresh
all three samples didn't go to morningstar directly but were stored in somewhat reasonable conditions in casa de shield's fridge, all are properly labelled
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Of the three samples, only the third one will come with any notable results. The first sample has inconclusive results, as it would not have been sampled quickly enough, and there would not be enough blood. The second result would show signs of an upsurge of white blood cells, but it would otherwise show signs similar to past tests with Connor. The third result will show signs of DNA that are similar to what Kylo Ren found in his test results.
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1. can the firefighter bobbi's been talking to be called samir
and be an attractive single guy?2. would bobbi have gotten any names or information on who is involved in the official investigation?
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2. No, she would not have - even with emotional manipulation and encouragement, her firefighter friend would be reluctant to reveal this information, especially since everything he knows is hearsay.