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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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— what is outside the city walls, in the wastelands? are there creatures like the ones that were smashing the city? how far can one go without getting eaten or dying of radiation poisoning if those things are a factor out there? is there anything of interest if they venture far enough, like artifacts from the past or MAD LOOT?
— if someone wanted to get one of these seedy jerks' implants out of them, how delicate is that process and do implants delete information when they're extracted? i know you can hack implants, so i'd love for connor to touch base with el about this idea and see if it's implant thievery's kosher with morningstar
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1. The land outside New Amsterdam (and most of the megacities on the remaining European continent) is reforested or agricultural land. There are no known creatures of the sort that attacked New Amsterdam anywhere in the world. The attack on New Amsterdam was completely unprecedented, and no one in the world had previously seen any creatures like those, nor have any seen any since.
As preserving the environment is of a high priority, no one is allowed out of the cities into this land unless they've gained authorization through a relevant job role or they have a travel journey logged, where the failure to arrive at their destination would trigger a search. While some sites of particular historical significance have been preserved, most have been destroyed in order for the land to be planted.
2. Implant removal is a very delicate process, and would need to be conducted by a wetware surgeon, most of whom would refuse to do the procedure. Implants do not automatically delete information when extracted, but can be wiped. There is a black market trade in stolen implants, but Morningstar avoid involvement in this as it usually means the implants owners are dead.