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FEBRUARY CR MEME & PLOT WORKSHOP
PLOT WORKSHOP
Guidelines
In lieu of a CR meme, Meta Heroes will be holding bi-monthly plot workshops. These memes are designed to help players brainstorm, develop, and shape their character arcs and personal plots into something that engages them. (If players feel that this meme is not serving the function of a traditional CR meme and would like to see the inclusion of a more traditional CR meme in the future, please reach out to us!)
Players with player plot and character arc ideas — no matter how pie in the sky or early in development — should post top levels to this entry using the form below. These posts will include character hooks and motivations, general plot ideas, and potential roles in others' plots.
Your ideas can be as specific or as general as you want — e.g., "I want my character to start pursuing politics" or "I want to run a plot where Spider-Man takes down a serial bank robber who's funding meta-drug experiments on children." This is not the place to censor yourself! Put it all out there!
What we do want to impress is more specific posts will make plotting smoother. Try to avoid 'down for anything' posts and comments — if you do not feel you have specific ideas to throw out, we encourage you to simply tag around and collaborate with others. This meme can't succeed without both posts and replies!
In addition to player replies, the mods will have two top levels.
The first, MOD QUESTIONS, is a space for players to ask clarifying questions about things like player plot tier of certain ideas and the ability to impact aspects of the setting or world in substantial ways. We can provide quicker approvals on these memes to help get things rolling to a player plot submission.
The second, SETTING IMPACT, will have a form for players to pitch larger-scale plots (including those that they may not want to run themselves, or that they don't have a character who can spearhead). This section is for players to brainstorm and collaborate on big ways to engage and alter the setting. We encourage players to think creatively! We will also offer our two cents where possible, but if you feel something needs our attention, feel free to drop a direct link to the comment in the 'mod questions' header too.
Event Information
To facilitate your plotting for the coming month, here's a quick preview of the February event, which will be Valentine's themed! Love Potion #9 will take place during a love-themed festival in Sunset Falls while the characters are touring their new housing. Your opt-out option is to not be in Sunset Falls at that time.
The main thrust of the event is a love spell that will push characters into rom-com trope scenarios like Meet Cutes, as well as prompting confessions of real (and manufactured) feelings. Not just romantic love confessions, but also the compulsion to just tell people how you really feel — family, friendship. Get sappy!
The event will also include options for bizarre effects as a result of some of the festival food. Effects include exceptional boldness, emoji eyes, and fireworks when touching.
Form
Please use the form below to pitch your character-specific plots and ideas.
Player Name & Pronouns:
Preferred Communication: Plurk, Discord, DM, etc.
Character Name & Journal:
Guild Affiliation:
Plot/CR Hooks: What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with?
Character Motivations: What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled.
Potential Roles: What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?
Plot Ideas: What plots do you specifically want to run with your character in them?
Roles Needed: What kind of CR and skills do you need in order to make that plot happen?
Players with player plot and character arc ideas — no matter how pie in the sky or early in development — should post top levels to this entry using the form below. These posts will include character hooks and motivations, general plot ideas, and potential roles in others' plots.
Your ideas can be as specific or as general as you want — e.g., "I want my character to start pursuing politics" or "I want to run a plot where Spider-Man takes down a serial bank robber who's funding meta-drug experiments on children." This is not the place to censor yourself! Put it all out there!
What we do want to impress is more specific posts will make plotting smoother. Try to avoid 'down for anything' posts and comments — if you do not feel you have specific ideas to throw out, we encourage you to simply tag around and collaborate with others. This meme can't succeed without both posts and replies!
In addition to player replies, the mods will have two top levels.
The first, MOD QUESTIONS, is a space for players to ask clarifying questions about things like player plot tier of certain ideas and the ability to impact aspects of the setting or world in substantial ways. We can provide quicker approvals on these memes to help get things rolling to a player plot submission.
The second, SETTING IMPACT, will have a form for players to pitch larger-scale plots (including those that they may not want to run themselves, or that they don't have a character who can spearhead). This section is for players to brainstorm and collaborate on big ways to engage and alter the setting. We encourage players to think creatively! We will also offer our two cents where possible, but if you feel something needs our attention, feel free to drop a direct link to the comment in the 'mod questions' header too.
Event Information
To facilitate your plotting for the coming month, here's a quick preview of the February event, which will be Valentine's themed! Love Potion #9 will take place during a love-themed festival in Sunset Falls while the characters are touring their new housing. Your opt-out option is to not be in Sunset Falls at that time.
The main thrust of the event is a love spell that will push characters into rom-com trope scenarios like Meet Cutes, as well as prompting confessions of real (and manufactured) feelings. Not just romantic love confessions, but also the compulsion to just tell people how you really feel — family, friendship. Get sappy!
The event will also include options for bizarre effects as a result of some of the festival food. Effects include exceptional boldness, emoji eyes, and fireworks when touching.
Form
Please use the form below to pitch your character-specific plots and ideas.
Player Name & Pronouns:
Preferred Communication: Plurk, Discord, DM, etc.
Character Name & Journal:
Guild Affiliation:
Plot/CR Hooks: What kinds of things does your character get up to that might throw them in the path of someone else's plot, or that you would like other players to engage with?
Character Motivations: What does your character want? You can list short term and long term goals, but also emotional needs that aren't being fulfilled.
Potential Roles: What role does your character play in their canon plot? What role might they play in others' plots, and what would it take to get their attention? Are they an antagonist, a researcher, a tech whiz?
Plot Ideas: What plots do you specifically want to run with your character in them?
Roles Needed: What kind of CR and skills do you need in order to make that plot happen?
Locations | Teams | The Guilds | Plotting Post | Mission Board | Mod Contact
NETWORK COMM | LOG COMM | OOC COMM
Rufus Shinra | Final Fantasy VII
Preferred Communication:
Character Name & Journal: Rufus Shinra
Guild Affiliation: Guardian Alliance
Plot/CR Hooks: Right now Rufus is laying low and digging for more information on the guilds or other metahumans. He also is trying to find help in managing his new power of generating electricity without blowing up something.
Character Motivations: This isn't his planet but he still feels like he needs to do something to make things better however he can. Also, learn to live 'normally'. He's lived his entire life under supervision of one kind or another so it's liberating to be free.
Potential Roles: Rufus is extremely manipulative but he's progressed from doing it for murderous and bad reasons to shifting to doing the right thing while being a difficult asshole. He doesn't have the extreme wealth he did back home but he's pretty skilled with technology, is a damn good shot, and has a talent for jumping off of buildings and surviving.
Plot Ideas: Right now I'm down for anything. Rufus mostly stays behind the scenes but he also loves putting on a show to be a distraction when needed, just for fun. He also needs to be pushed into
Roles Needed: Rufus does best with people who aren't charmed by his bullshit or call him out on being a good person despite acting like a complete asshole and tell him to knock it the fuck off. Other than that, I'm pretty open!