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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. nill is a crau from a game where intergalactic travel was made possible through the use of a portal called the ingress. she assumes she was brought to this place in the same manner, but she would try to reach out to morningstar for confirmation. would they tell her anything about how people arrive in new amsterdam?
2. portals like the ingress have been a part of nill's life for the past year and a half. she wouldn't think twice about talking about it openly on the network. is this something morningstar would reach out to her about or would it be ignored?
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Thanks for the questions!
First off, as a note, Morningstar's interaction with the PCs is small at the moment, limited to just El and Gaby. Because of the events of our January plot (planning and aftermath posts), these questions would be less a point of interest for the organization - who are primarily invested in their own world - and more a point of interest for the PCs!
1. Her guess is as good as theirs! The current group of PCs has no idea how they arrived, and Gaby will tell her as much. There has been talk of multiversal travel, but there's currently no known technology in the world of Meadowlark that can be considered advanced enough to be responsible.
2. No, because the network is encrypted and secure - and many other PCs have spoken of similar things. Morningstar's interest in helping the PCs is because they were kidnapped and taken from their homes, and they want to help fund and support their efforts to get home. Unfortunately, that means that multiversal travel that's common for the PCs isn't common in this world, so a new mention of it wouldn't draw any attention from the NPCs.
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