![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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.
.
no subject
01. I feel like I thought travel was difficult for a while but I think y'all corrected that to say it just has to be a clear itinerary, yes? I was not sure if Rey would need to rope in Riverstone work favors or anything to set up a trip there or if they could just call it a sightseeing group for NB.
02. Would El have anyone in Morningstar New Beijing who knows some stealth routes out of the city for them to take?
03. In terms of supplying the expedition, how many days would the trip be outside of the megacity be (back and forth) and would the weather likely be consistent or extreme in either direction?
04. Idk is there anything else I need to clear up to get this show on the road before Rey picks some days and invites people along basically.
no subject
1. No need for roping in Riverstone, they just have to be clear on their intentions for travel. Declaring it an expedition would be fine, there isn't anything shady about that.
2. The New Beijing based Morningstar agents don't want much to do with the Displaced, unfortunately, and El'd be upfront about that. However, we've illustrated a few routes to Pax here and here. Feel free to take a look at some of these!
3. The trip from New Delhi to Mount Everest (assuming that's where they're going) could take upwards of nine days—a week for the hike and a day of quarantine (12 hours each way) before they're able to enter Mount Everest. The weather will be unpredictable, somewhere in the upper 30Fs with high humidity. There will be sporadic rainstorms that quickly turn to hail, occasionally ice, and slippery slopes up the mountain. They'll need to bring some gear! All of this can be found on online forums and the information is readily available.
4. We'll be focusing on this with the next event, so don't worry too much about the logistics! We intend to loop in your planning and streamline it to make it more viable for you and those that you invite! So keep trucking, we appreciate the questions, it helps us round out what we can all expect.
Let us know if there's anything else!
no subject
no subject
Thanks for checking with us.