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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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While there are a few JPGs at Pulsar, none of them would have any close personal connection to Jovavich. Daisy would be able to find this out via hacking, as she won't discover anything more interesting than normal business communications and maybe a disciplinary action for falling asleep at work. Likewise, just searching for Jupiter won't reveal much more than people arguing over terraforming efforts. There is a rising set of voices that think terraforming Jupiter itself rather than one of its moons is foolish, since the moons would be far easier.
Jyn would be able to discover the history of past governors very easily. Unsurprisingly, the candidates all more or less follow the same pattern of being tightly connected to the corporations: former board members, CEO, etc. The length of their political careers vary. Jyn will not find any official publications denouncing this pattern; most commentary on it will point to the megacities being very insular.
Gil-Jade's wife is named Rebecca! She works with PRESERVE a lot but is mostly an unattached figure throwing money and attention where needed.
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thanks for the nerd gossip, mods!
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once jyn notices the saplings showing up -- she loves them like her babies, she would shoot jovavich an email politely thanking her for following through (polite because cassian helps her word these emails and he is slick af). she would also suggest some other things to get people involved in helping their fellow man: clothing and food drives, food pantries like community fridges, or even lunch bag drives like #hashtaglunchbag that could involve the community children and emphasize, you know, giving back to the community and your neighbor, healing together, etc etc.
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Jovavich would be more reluctant to take her advice here, in part because this is where Joseph Lynch is making his name. She would respond with a "thank you," and would encourage Jyn to reach out to Lynch - she'd give his business E-Mail! - and ask where she can help with his outreach.
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Jovavich would assure her that it's fine - Joseph Lynch has this part of his candidacy nailed down, so there was no "early" part of it since he has the clout to always have charitable acts in motion.