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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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Would the OOC post serve as a sign-up post as well? Is there anything you would like me and/or Jen to include in it? Or would we simply gather names and pass them on to you for the details of the trip moving forward?
I am so excited to see the world expand and to see how this all pans out!
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Yes, that's absolutely fine! Another suggestion is that you draw attention to it on the event post so that it's advertised there, since many players won't track the general OOC community and we know the entire playerbase hasn't joined the game discord.
Do you think you have enough information regarding New Tokyo from the thread with Gaby to describe it? IE that it's man-made, out on the ocean, and walled? It's fairly destroyed at the moment, but like with New Amsterdam, we're very open to player additions to the setting (though we'd like to keep our locations centralized around New Amsterdam for the time being). Any and all food and board would be handled by PRESERVE, but no one should expect much by way of quality. Everyone will have to sleep outside in tents, and there won't be many opportunities for washing up.
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So as a rough outline, the OOC post will describe the situation, the conversation(s) that led to the push for travel out to New Tokyo (working with the idea that PCs did express wanting to head out), and that people would have been told by Markus and/or Peggy to sign up with PRESERVE to get their names on the list for approval (aka sign up in the comments of the post). A description of what they're doing in New Tokyo will be included as well as a description of the city (pulled from the Gaby log) — most importantly, the addendum that you can participate in both this and the dream event without a problem!
Will there be a mod-posted log for this simultaneous to the dream event or under a header within that event log? Will characters interested in connecting with New Tokyo's Morningstar branch be able to do so? And what are the travel dates / how long will they be away from New Amsterdam?
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Right now, we'll say that the characters can be on the train in the event log (which means they won't be providing relief yet - we'll firmly set that in contrast to what we said before after working out the logistics), but there won't be a separate log for it. Beyond that, a lot will depend on the event itself, so we don't want to set anything in stone at this time! We promise that this will make more sense when you see the event post! That means that it may take some time for follow up, but we feel things will be more malleable that way.
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Thank you so much for all of this, mods. The post will mostly be about getting names and gauging interest then and we'll work with you/leave it up to you to see where it goes from there! It'll be up in the OOC comm asap so it catches the event planning post, too.
As always, you're the coolest mod team ever. 🙌🏼
edit: the OOC planning post is here and will be linked in the event post as well!
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These characters include:
Thanks!
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