Plot Most Wanted!

[houseofcardsmod]

We were discussing how sometimes it can be hard to figure out things for our characters to get involved in or maybe we're not sure what to do to develop meaningful CR with other characters...hopefully this will help.

Basically, the idea is:

1. Post a comment with a list of whichever characters you'd like to develop some kind of plot or CR for.
2. Make sure to put in what you're interested in doing if you've got any ideas
3. Look around other people's comments and if you see something you'd like to get one of your characters involved in...discuss!
4. Make a connection and make the magic happen. :)

Disclaimer: no obligation to do this, just trying to get the juices flowing. :)

So, here's what I've managed to run down in the discussions below. Trying to summarize them all more or less to give folks an idea of what's been come up with and maybe what they can see about getting involved in and just making it easier to remember what was discussed. If I made a mistake or need to add/remove/change something, you can leave a comment here or PM the mod account or whatever floats your boat. :)

• Julien
  • Possibly doing upper-level training for Amy and Sophie (and pissing Säde off by showing Sophie some moves that exploit Säde's theoretical weak points).
  • Sparring with and keeping an eye on Jordan's budding intelligence network (and dropping a line to Katya about the latter).
• Elani
  • Pierre "accidentally" letting her know all the gory details about his "jobs" off-Deck and her reaction to this darker side of being a Face and dealing with it. Elisha possibly linefacing all of the place at Pierre.
  • Learning BSL with Cadogan. (and it occurs to me now: she could practice on/with Sophie? Others?)
  • Possibly learning firearms from Cadogan. Which might get an interesting reaction from her and everyone who knows her and her aversion to martial things. (and again occurs to me now that since the firing range is Maggie's that that could lead to interesting conversations with her too?)
  • Issues with Alasdair regarding trust (the Tess thing, possibly her coming back from Outside-vacation gushing about Evan's lovely roomie, Phillipe that Alasdair can throw back at her. Also the whole 'finding out he's a successful author and has been keeping this a secret from her' thing).
• Justin
  • Somebody's informant. I think we were rolling with Maggie?
  • Also threads with Blythe where she's keeping an eye on him for Theo. May also have similar something happening because of Rowan and head of security and Queen-ness? (should he feel honored by all the attention?)
  • Gets into fisticuffs with one of the older Xiu kids. Has to work for Iggy for a while to make up for it.
• Alasdair
  • Keeping something secret with Tess, thus leading to misunderstandings with Elani about the nature of their relationship. Helping her with her dyslexia? Talking about a vet character for one of his books? Something about getting a service dog for his father?
  • People discover Alasdair's secret successful mystery writer career. Evan, Rita, and Iggy involved? (Riley already knows but also involved somehow?)
  • Teaching/helping Cynric to learn to read.
• Cadogan
  • Because of the sekrit-whatever between Alasdair and Tess mentioned above, also has to work out the nature of his relationship with her.
  • Training Sophie in All the Things?
  • Possibly something with Tess and Thyme having kittens. Or ducklings imprint on her? All the crazy animals go to Diamonds.
• Tess
  • Something about a learning disability and Alasdair and Evan helping? Dyslexia?
  • Some kind of "tired of being the go-to person for the family" thing with Iggy?
  • Learning about serial monogamy with Cadogan.
  • Would like to see her no-account wastrel father (PB'd by Richard Gere?) show up in the game if anyone is interested in playing him.
• Johnny
  • Having to actually have a real relationship with someone. Possibly Rowan. Who can call him on all his bullshit and he has to deal with it. Possibly having girls from his past show up and screw that up for him because he's a hearbreaker, etc. (bonus points if somebody brings in Alasdair's sister, Amelia, and does that).
  • On that note: Cynric calling him on his bullshit and them making a deal that Johnny will help him with reading if Johnny works on growing up.
• Elisha
  • Choosing an NPC Queen of Clubs in June because it's gotten ridic that it's taken him this long to find one. Probably choosing out of the pool of people that have been helping Elani. High-ish Card. Named Lucy Morgan? And then whoever eventually plays the Queen of Clubs can either app her, or app like she's challenging her, or something. And Gideon will be giddy.
• Jordan
  • Building up an intelligence network. Possibly by intercepting returning field-agents when they come back from Outside. Probably keeping Clive in the loop and Katya but also watched by Julien. Possibly Jordan also screws something up in the process of this and drama for all. Getting advice from Maggie.
  • Challenging to Nine in a few months.
• Zoe
  • Uncovering people from several places in the Deck embezzling money. Working with Säde, Iggy, Rita, Monty, and Katya.
  • Finding out details of what Victor does on his work-trips off-Deck and fallout from that.
  • Getting into trouble with Sophie?
• Teresa
  • Gideon helping her with a raccoon cat pisky problem.
  • Family drama?
  • Raphael has to work in the coffeeshop for a while due to working off Cynric (and Johnny's?) coffee bill.
• Leigh
  • Discovering her sexuality. Crushing on Avery. Eileen linefacing about feeling like she's losing her bestie. Säde has a minor freakout. Riley helps her muddle through.
• Cynric
  • Learning guitar from Dillon. And they start a band?
  • The Strad gets scratched and Cynric has a crisis in the middle of Teresa's coffeeshop? Probably with Johnny commiserating. And Raphael dragging Cynric out of the coffeeshop by his ankles and tossing him in the ocean.
  • Harpsichord shopping with Sophie.
  • Fawning over Katya and her bandura?
  • Maggie recognizing him as his twin brother. Or that once upon a time he was a Spade. Or something.
• Eileen
  • Learning more about the Eicheln branch of her family. Getting Rachel to tell her about them.
  • Sees Julien laying a harsh lesson on a younger, female student. Is slightly disillusioned by her mentor seeing him in action in that fashion since she's actually been a little sheltered from seeing it.
• Evan
  • McCartney's come soon to visit for a couple of days him at school. Beginning of June he drops the bombshell that he's moving back to the Deck in July. Much conversations along the lines of, "BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR ~DREAMS~?!?!?! D:" with Elani. Possibly an actual argument between the siblings ensues.
  • Before he comes back for realz..."one last run" to South America (or somewhere) with Monty. Gunshot wounds happen. Family finds out about Evan's sordid adventures Outside (finally).
• Katya
  • Possible Challenge or assassination plot because Old Deck Families don't really actually approve of an upstart-from-Outside Queen who was chosen for the position instead of earning it?
• Sophie
  • Starting a museum for the Deck. Possibly in the tower at the center of the Green (with the option for expansion). Possibly in chateau Berthier. Possibly somewher else. /handwave. She can petition the various Suits for support, etc. Getting help on the subject from Jordan.
  • Training with Julien.
• Maggie
  • Working with Rowan regarding Heart security. (Hence the need for informers like Justin?)
• Rachel
  • Getting in a relationship for real? (with Ben?)
• Rowan
  • Family drama in that the secret about her family's thieving past gets out? In-Suit drama regarding her suitability as Queen of Hearts?
• Adrien
  • Proposing marriage to Sophie.
  • Challenging to Seven.
• Blythe
  • Keeping Justin in line.
  • Fight with Monty about the adventure he has with Evan?

Comments

[old_dog]

This is super late but I only just got back xO

I must resist the urge to pick up another father ._. even though Tess's sounds awesome.

I can however offer to pick up someone to mess with Katya if Drea isn't already doing so, since it's more or less guaranteed that the character is going to die x) Let me know if you'd like me to.

Also I feel I should do something with Maggie as I know how tough it can be to work out plot for an older character when just about everyone else is young. I had thought about like weekly drinks or Texas hold 'em or pool or something but I don't know if she'd be interested in that sort of thing. Alternatively for something more current she can get more involved in the Spades' garden if she can see past the Spades part of it XD Or if you would like something more disruptive, I can have Nicholas act out and do something like start a fire in her garden or steal one of her firearms and possibly get her in trouble if he ends up using it and leaving a body in her ranch somewhere or something. I don't really have anything solid but he's a bit of a loose cannon and can start a whole lot of trouble if you'd like that.

Of course Nicholas can do something with Monty too, considering he's not at all different from a con man.

[thecutdiamond]

My character and yours can always mess with the Face(s) together /o/ Especially if we end up doing it as they are part of the Secret Society of Old Families who Hate Outsiders & such. Which I am totally up to doing maybe a little later this month or next \o\ I see there are already dissenting Diamonds :|a

[old_dog]

I'm up for it 8D though my old families peoples are cool with Outsiders so we'll have to see. I'm always happy to pick up temporary characters though if it'll aid with the plot.

I was also going to comment on your post asking about Rachel's family XD If you'd like me to, I can see if I can't get Nicholas killed and pick up your Eric Bana sweetheart in his stead, or whoever it was you had in mind for the role. (Of course if you want to write with someone else that's totally cool too. There's plenty of feels between us with Caleb and Rachel XD)

[thecutdiamond]

Yeah, I'm thinking of picking up a temp. I've always wanted to try a properly bloodthirsty Spade, but don't usually have the brainpower to maintain those characters for more than a brief little while :P

You don't have to kill anyone if you don't want to! (There's always NPC-hood if you really need to drop /o/) But that would be abfab if you wanted to. I am always open to all the feelz and shenanigans forever in all the ways \o/

[old_dog]

Those Machiavellian Spades are so tempting! X) I'm happy to pick up a fellow Spade withchuu. Or possibly one of those stuck-up old old old Clubs/Diamonds.

It's totally okay because, sad as it is to admit it, I don't really have the time/energy right now to work on the one character I made for myself xD It's much easier/more rewarding to play someone for someone else so I'm happy to do it. I just have to see how to make the plot work out so that Nick can be offed, and it might take a while to get to that conclusion.

[thecutdiamond]

Either one would do, I'm sure! I know Yin and Ana came up with a couple NPC people for Diamonds, not sure about Clubs, but I'm sure there are Outsider-haters in spades in the Spades (sorry, couldn't resist.)

\o7 Well, whatever you like to do. PM me or email me whenever if you want to chat up what little deets I have, or maybe we'll actually end up on AIM at the same time at some point and could talk it out then xp

[old_dog]

Also I had meant to ask about lover boy (I still haven't decided on anything xO). On a scale of adorkable to rough around the edges, where am I supposed to put him?

[thecutdiamond]

xp Probably closer to adorkable than to rough around the edges, but with little hints of both, if that makes sense? So still pretty Diamond-y but not as uptight about emotions as others are.

[maidenthespade]

Marc is a DOG, and that is a definite insult to dogs.

I'm bad to request that. You can always NPC and (I think) avoid the app. I'm not sure how that's handled now, but it's an option.

Maggie says billiards and darts would be lovely. There aren't many Spades around who recall old times (and of those there are, not many she cares to talk to. My head canon tells me they very quietly and nonspecifically expressed their hatred dislike of the practices of the time. I don't think it would be wise for Nicholas to attempt to steal a firearm (she keeps them under lock and key in the cellar) or to leave a body on her property. Mind you, she has it on good authority *cough*hers*cough* that bone and blood meal is wonderful for the roses. I imagine she'd object if someone left a stray corpse lying about. She'd have to look into it and I doubt Nicholas would like that at all.

Though it might be interesting if a body turned up somewhere. Maybe it could be an Outsider--totally unrelated to the other thing, but once people got wind of what was going on, it would muddy the waters. (Have I mentioned I love mysteries?)

[old_dog]

What're you talking about? He sounds like loads of fun! I'll ask about NPCing him after I get my home computer/internet up and running.

I'd pictured both of them to be good at something like pool or darts, or whatever other typical pub games people play, so bonding over that is definitely an option.

No worries re: Nick - just thought if you wanted some crazies that I have someone who can do it, as I'm looking to get him killed. Most likely there will be a body (or bodies) showing up somewhere that Maggie can get involved in if she wants to =) I know Cadogan's definitely in on the plot but there's no reason why more people won't be like 'o_O The fuck is going on?'