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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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Just a couple questions for you:
1. Is it possible for the displaced to put up the equivalent of a 'do not disturb' message or otherwise make it very apparent to other parties that they are ignoring their communications?
2. As part of the background that was arranged by Cassius upon Carol's arrival (mother was NAPD and then subsequently UNA), would it be feasible for her to pursue a career in law enforcement? If so would she have any sort of leg up above say any other people who would've presumably enrolled into the future equivalent of the police academy?
My intention isn't for her to have any sort of significantly higher importance role or become a detective, but rather a uniformed officer who handles mostly routine calls. clocks in and clocks out and mostly just patrols NA on a hoverbike or squad car with or without the overbearing precinct assigned partner
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1. They would need to manually set this up for all of their communications, perhaps setting it so that responses from that person would be filtered and responded to in a certain way. This would only work on inboxes or communication outside of the Morningstar network.
2. She would definitely be able to be set up in this direction! Training would still take three months to complete, but she would naturally stand out to anyone training her and would have an easier time transitioning into the workforce once she's done (specifically: without a partner breathing down her neck). However, we do know there are a couple of other players looking into law enforcement for their characters, and we could probably set up an arrangement where this acts as a CR connection for you and them.
Training itself is paid - so Carol wouldn't need to get another job. This would mean she's done by the end of IC March, but she would have the opportunity to begin to network and set up connections within the precinct. There are a couple of hanging plot threads with the police force, such as building a connection with Detective Satou to look into the mysterious people springing the Displaced from captivity, as well as any strangleholds the UNA (or anyone else) has on the NAPD when it comes to UNA actions and who might be aware of these. There are a few other plot avenues that you can readily take if you're interested - so beyond these idle opportunities, we're ready to tailor anything to what you'd like to do. For instance: there are a lot of untapped directions from the plot we ran in June. Even if Carol wasn't there, she would quickly become aware of them once she passed her exam and started training.
So, yes: it's a go! She would still need to complete the required training, but that would still put her in touch with a lot of the force and her background would inevitably impress people enough to start opening their mouths around her.
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Thanks for the update. Peter is currently very unhappy about the noise that is filtering between shared walls in his apartment that he shares with Marcos (and Bobbi) and I figured it might be one of those little things that other players might enjoy knowing.
As for Carol, I would happily welcome the opportunity to branch out on the CR front and make those connections with any other players looking to have their characters involved with local law enforcement.
Carol has ICly expressed desire to know the forces responsible for their release and in the aftermath of her arrival and subsequently the events in Zerzura, she has some major concerns that the Kree are somehow involved so there's a personal interest for her here even if there's no connection whatsoever. She would definitely be keen to get in touch with Detective Satou regarding any information he could provide or leads he may have.
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There is a plot that was put into motion in May where Detective Satou spoke to V about the Displaced, though she doesn't have all the pieces together for that. This thread happened here, and the follow up among the Displaced was here. Unfortunately, game events put a strain on that, and Riko has once again lost a Displaced contact! We intended to have V and Dick work together - one inside, one outside - to see how Riko can help (while protecting her from Gaby's secret double life). As you can see on the second link, this directly ties to the mystery about where the Displaced came from. Right now, Riko is aware that there are people like the Displaced who show up and then mysteriously disappear, but is lacking a lot of the big details.
We've spoken to Gee about getting Stephen to rope Carol in - which may happen here, though we don't know how much contact Stephen and Carol have had (outside of being castmates). This would inevitably lead to Stephen or Gaby looping Carol in about Riko knowing what's going on, allowing you to pick up that hanging plot thread! Let us know if that sounds good to you.