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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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Re: the hiatus I’m taking for twoish weeks, I was wondering if I can create a little mini mob related activity for Alex to be up to during her autopilot for this time period?
My idea is now that Alex is a local hero, would this be enough to catch the eye of one of the Petrov affiliates at the casino? Enough for her to get an invitation to a shady/swanky party as the singing entertainment? (She would drag Wei Wuxian along with her for instrumental back up as well as actual protection back up)
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This sounds great - though she'd have to be very persuasive to get Wei Wuxian in rather than someone else that they hand pick as her instrumental back up.
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We decided Alex will fly solo for this adventure! If I could ask two more questions:
Would there be any notable names/figures she might hear about or meet at this party?
Is there any other establishments that might have links to the Petrovs?
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For establishments, Alex might hear various restaurants or casinos being discussed. There will also be some talk of establishments in conjunction with the fighting rings. If you want to pursue any of these, feel free to make the names and details up! There will be a wide range of venues.
Yuri Yamamoto will be a frequent guest at the club! She is a woman in her 40s, on the young side for the amount of prestige she has in the family. She's a woman who seems to very much enjoy indulging in mobster aesthetic, including drinking and gambling. What she does isn't clear, but staff and patrons at the club will all treat her with a deferential attitude, and speak to her as if she's a higher rank.
Ynez Patel will be another person who gets deferential treatment at the club. Her presence there will be a bit odd, since she doesn't have a very party-personality, but she seems to meet with a lot with a variety of people. If Alex looks her up on social media, she'll find that Ynez is a vociferous advocate of workers rights in the manufacturing industry.
Other than that, there will be a lot of talk about the upcoming election for governor. Most people will be in support of the president of a Pulsar subsidiary called Caudata Tech. Their name is Simone Durcell, and according to the gossip they're not doing well in projections.
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