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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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I've envisioned /sort of vaguely mentioned Poe doing odd-job type things in addition to being a normal run-of-the-mill courier. Would he (over time, as it's been awhile) be able to use that sort of to hopscotch to making less than legal deliveries for gangs and then to get recruited for street racing? MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER SO MUCH NOW but just… so i know… if it can happen/ever happened/in what way/something.
ALSO: He hotwired a car during the outage. Looking at other people's stuff I know it'd be able to be reclaimed pretty quickly because of neural implants — is that still true after the event? Or if the person it was registered under was one of the large amount of people who died, what would happen to it then? Does it just link to the next of kin's implant? 😮
Would there be comparable positions to a courier, transporting, escorting, etc that one of the companies would offer him as part of the reward for helping with the pyramid? (WOULD THEY GIVE HIM A CAR OR ACCESS TO A CAR LMAO)
Related to all of the above, does NA have rideshare services like an equivalent to Uber, Lyft, etc?
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Yes, it would be possible to Poe to get recruited into the illegal street racing scene! If you want more information about that, we went into it with Jack over here.
As far as the stolen vehicles go, we answered this question for Tifa over here, but let us know if you need more info.
As far as your pyramid reward question, Poe could be offered a job with one of the companies as a courier or a driver. If he went the courier route, he'd get access to a hoverbike. If he went the driver route, it would be a car. These would be company vehicles that he'd only get to use on the job, however.
More info on ride sharing services in New Amsterdam can be found here!
Hope this helps!