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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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1. he's been tailing the UNA soldiers, seeing what he can learn about their tactics, training and weaponry. basically, he knows they're brainwashed, but how good is their training? are they quick to jump to use of force if challenged, or are they basically chill?
2. he'd also be researching the structure online. looking up information on how the UNA is set up based on public records. so would he be able to find anything about a chain of command? a compositional makeup of the forces? (% by country, gender makeup, any notes on air and sea forces, as well as reserve forces... the type of thing that's typically publicly available back in 2019)
and would he be able to find any documentation on funding at the very least, if not spending? and if he found that would he be able to notice any irregularities?
3. finally, are the UNA/Police stations public knowledge? and would he notice them having other, not public hangouts?
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Not preempting, but we do want to apologize in advance as much of this information won't net Jason many leads due to established aspects of our world build already. A lot of work has been done on this angle, and the UNA itself is more of an established and weaponized arm for the government.
1. Jason cannot actively tail soldiers. They are rarely deployed throughout New Amsterdam except for high stress situations where SWAT forces might be needed. He would likely be able to notice them being shipped out in batches as we described here, but that wouldn't help him gather information.
Thanks to Jason's training, if happens to spot SWAT situation, they'll look like highly trained soldiers. It's unlikely that anyone will engage with them in a way that would show off precisely how trained they are. But the Displaced have a lot of experience engaging with the UNA, so if Jason decides to ask around, he'll get more information from them (as well as any information about how "brainwashed" they are).
2. A lot of the publicly available information on the UNA is covered on our Setting page - this is limited for a reason! There's a bit more information that Clarke and Kate looked up here and here.
Otherwise, this is all classified information, and the world is fine with it! The UN restructuring following the end of World War III created a system of confidentiality. That doesn't mean that there's no information available. The weapons cache taken during our third event has links to some corporations. Loki also works for a subsidiary now that develops weapons on a contract with the UNA (Loki, big Jason, and Akechi are all aware of this).
3. All UNA bases are public knowledge, and the police forces are a separate entity altogether. There are known precincts throughout the city, though any police hangouts or preferred bars would be something that Jason would need to dig up in time. The UNA soldiers do not have private lives!