Tiny Plots

Tiny Plots (TP's) are preplanned events of varying sizes intended to build or create role-playing or to achieve a specific goal. These are events that require coordination and planning that is greater than normal spontaneous role-playing. TP's can be planned by all player in all Orders, and can involve any number of personal character or culture wide objectives. The following will help you in planning and submitting a TP:

The Start: All TP's start with an idea. This idea can be to create fun IC activity or to achieve a specific goal for either a player or the culture as a whole. This idea can be a tournament, festival, a trip outside the culture, or something that occurs inside the culture.

Getting It Together/Planning: Now that you have an idea, look though associated help files, talk to the +ruler, Cultural Admins, or senior players, to see if this idea fits in with the general theme of the culture or if something similar has occurred before. This is a chance to brainstorm and develop the idea into a more solid concept of who, what, why, and where, when, how, of the idea.

Addressing Issues: At this point your plan is going to be relatively developed into a solid idea and you should have input from experienced players. You'll know if there are any potential problems that need to be considered or asked about when you submit your plan for approval. Research
and prepare responses or solutions to any potential problems.

Prepare and Submit Your Plan: Provide a TP proposal containing the elements listed below and submit to your +Ruler and Cultural Admins:

a. Is there a background related to the TP that would explain the goal or plan you're trying to achieve?

b. What is the goal of the TP? (Note that this may or may not come to pass depending on the RP - TP's are not scripted!)

c. What cultures and players (roughly) are expected to participating in the TP.

d.Where will the TP take place? (If the TP is to take place outside the culture, list your points of contact or identify that you'll need help in finding the appropriate point of contact)

e. When will the TP take place? Is this to be a flashback, flash-forward, current timeframe? What real life (RL) dates will this TP take place? (Note: Normally this is listed as a time-schedule or an itinerary of the TP)

f. Identify if you'll need any assistance. Provide details about the assistance you require.
 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all TP's are approved, and the OOC administrators within the culture evaluate each plan for acceptability in terms of theme, realism, and achievability. Sometimes they will try to work with you and offer suggestions to adapt your plan to better suit the needs of the culture. If your TP is not approved, don't take it personally. All ideas are good ideas, but the overall needs and future plans of the culture need to be considered each time a TP is considered.
 

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