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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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As a quick reminder - even if a moderator is playing in the thread, please make sure to summarize the contents in the future! That makes it easier for us to find relevant information. Thanks!
1. It would go right to the center of New Oslo, as described. There is nothing significant at that location but a large shopping mall that towers over most of the city. Nothing about this location gives off any indication of being related to the shrines, either on social media or otherwise. It does seem like it's just zeroing in on the city itself.
2. It is deployed, but an employee like Daisy wouldn't have access to the databases for this information. Much of this is either sent through the UN and local police forces, and what's on file for Daisy in Vyonation would be out of reach because she lacks the permissions. Of course, that doesn't mean it's completely out of reach! She's savvy enough to dig in as needed, and Vyonation's databases are undoubtedly more familiar to her. The problem is that her work with the CSO will mean that any of her activity within Vyonation servers is being tracked, so she may need to be creative about how she goes about this! She'll need a good story about why she's looking this guy up. We'll need to know what that is, and it'll factor into her plot with the CSO.
She is capable of finding him, however! We just need to know if you'd like to proceed given its ramifications on your other plot. Let us know!
3. This is a great question, and one we're looking to clarify with our setting update! But here's an explanation with some in-world examples to hopefully help it make sense:
Travel is the equivalent of a train ride between cities today, if not a little cheaper. No one needs to have a Visa to travel unless they are looking to relocate, and then it's likely far easier than it would be today. After all, the United Nations does preside over the entire world. (As a note: space travel is far more expensive and impractical for a large variety of reasons.) Normally, a passport is more than sufficient. The only times there are travel restrictions are during times of crises. We believe that some wires got crossed before with the travel to New Tokyo. Typically, travel would not be sanctioned to a city like New Tokyo after it's been devastated by monster attacks (or any other kinds of attacks), and that's why it wasn't as difficult to return from New Tokyo as it could have been.
There is no need to schedule an interview unless a city is in crisis, and these interviews are typically managed by people in charge of relief organizations like PRESERVE. Again, this will change if someone wants to go somewhere that's experiencing problems. As a note, travel out of New Amsterdam is restricted until the end of December because of the effects of the EMP.
Finally, all they need to do is declare at the border. The thing is, when they declare with their passport there, they're expected to show up at their destination at the expected time. People who don't do that are considered to be AWOL and ignoring border control policies (though, like with the recent return from New Prague, there may be some AI-behind-the-scenes to make things go more smoothly). Travel is carefully restricted so people don't go joyriding in the areas between cities. They are very paranoid about the condition of their planet, perhaps even more so now.