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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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Ever since his arrival, Roxas has been very concerned that there might be other monster hospitals out there—not actual hospitals filled with creepy beasts, per se, but other Displaced that came into the world a long time ago and are being held unknown to others, like his arrival group was, and that his friends might be among them. Accordingly, along with general getting-to-know-this-world exploration, he's living up to his Organization training and doing as much recon as possible as well as possible without dark corridors to sneak him around.
Obviously he will not locate a hidden cache of unconscious Displaced, but in his explorations, are there any happenings in New Amsterdam he might find odd/worrisome/generally notable? Let's assume for his dignity that he's decent at going unnoticed since he's had practice, but he's no Assassin's Creed-level stealth master. I'm also cool with him catching consequences for being a nosy parker, though I'd like to have an idea of what they'd be before committing.
Thanks mods!
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We're going to need a little more detail in order to properly answer your question. It would help us if you can give us some specifics on the sorts of places that Roxas would be frequenting and sneaking into. You can refer to the Setting and Location pages if you need some guidance on where to start, but we're also always open to fleshing out another part of the city if there's a specific aspect of the meta plot that you want to delve into more.
Given that he's trying to track down places where other groups of Displaced might be held, try to consider where he could look around within New Amsterdam to try and get that information. Once we have a better idea of what Roxas' approach would be, we can give you some more info.
Thanks!