Player-Initiated Plots (PIPs)

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Player Initiated Plots (PIPs)

A Player Player-Initiated Plot (PIP) is anhow opportunityyou ask for playerssomething to suggesthappen to you at an event and shape what theykind wouldof likeexperience it is. Players enjoy wildly different things; a PIP is your chance to encountersteer duringtoward anwhat event.you Manylike. different players enjoy many different aspects of the game, and that's a great thing. PIPs are an opportunity to get the thing YOU want out of the game andIt tells the Game Master what stylekind of story youyou're wishafter towithout encounterwriting like drama, comedy, fighting, intrigue, mystery, or problem-solving. They are not an opportunity to write athe plot for yourself.

PIPs are due by the week before each eventevent, and you should only besubmit submittedone if you plan onto attendingattend. that event. While having forewarningForewarning about thingslonger-term you are planning in the futureplans can be useful, PIPsbut don't submit a PIP for a future events shouldn't be submittedevent until the event in question isit's the next eventone scheduled.on the calendar. PIPs can be submitted via this link.link.

Guidelines

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What PIPsMakes

a Good PIP

PIPsThe canmost becommon confusingmistake tois submitthinking as sometimes players think that theyyou need to define an entire encounter. ThisYou is not the casedon't, and isit's frownedactually upon.discouraged. TheA PIP should say what kind of thing you want to do, forthen example:let the GM build the story around it:

• "I want to convince a merchant to join my caravan."
• "I want to get into a big fight."
• "My PC wants to meet a brownie who tells bad puns."
• "I wouldI'd like to talk to (insert [specific NPC here)NPC] about (insert topic here)[topic]."
• "I want to findtrack down pieces of a ritual I'm trying to put together.assemble."

The best PIPs explain whatyour your goal is and let the GM write the story,path insteadto ofit, instructingrather thethan GMscripting how you want to get to your goal.there.

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Guidelines for PIPs 

• YouKeep it brief and lead with what you want. Much like a PEL, start with the goal, then add the details. The GMs read a lot of these — if the details come first, they spend the whole PIP trying to figure out what you're actually asking for.
• Rare items are allowedfair togame. You can write PIPsa PIP seeking out raresomething items,scarce, such aslike ritual paperpaper. orJust another scarce item.
  • Keep in mind thatknow you may not get exactly what you want, or it may take time.
• If yourit PIP is relatedties to your backstory, yougive shouldcontext. include some details ofNote who the important NPCs involved are and whyhow they areconnect related.to
  you.
  • There are many active characters in the game,characters, and GameGMs Masterscan't are not expected to knowhold everyone's backstory by heart. Backstories also change and evolve over time,evolve, so simply reading what you wrote 2two years ago may not still be accurateaccurate. anyA longer.quick Letting plot know who's-who issaves involvedthem and what their deal is helps save the GMs a lot of time, whichtime they can then spend making asomething cool plot for you.
• Submitting
• Much likeisn't a PEL,guarantee. please keep PIPs brief and to the point. Start with what it is you want, then include the details.
  • The Game Masters have a lot to read through and saving them time is appreciated. Be clear in what you are asking for. If you put the details first, they spend the entire PIP trying to figure out what it is you actually want.
• Submitting a PIP does not guarantee that we will run the plot you request.
  • Plot will work with you to make asomething plot we can run,runnable, but sometimes they can't or don't want toalways fit certain thingseverything in. For example, just because you requestRequesting a fight with an incredibly rare and powerful monster doesn't mean that they want that creature in play right now.
• Players shouldn't expect more thanExpect one PIP per event.
  • You are allowed tocan submit more than one, but the GameGMs Masters needhave to spendspread their time entertainingacross everyoneeveryone. and that means sending 5 or moreFive-plus plots for onea single person or group is notisn't feasible. Generally,They'll the GMs willalso try to split PIPs across shifts so thatno onesingle shift isn't burdened withcarries all theof PIPsthem at once.
  once,
  so your PIP may not go out on the shift you originally asked for.

If youyou're have questions onunsure how best to submit or phrase youra PIP,PIP speaktalk withto a GM thatwho runs your PCPC's shiftshift, or reach out to the Plot Marshals.Marshals.