Side Plot Guide

Side plots are the pulsing veins of LARPing. There's only so much you can do/say/act during the game, but "on the side" - between games, is where your story can become incredibly immersive. That said, you can't just introduce flying pink dino-copters or kitten-mages to the RoA Universe, so how do you know what's ok and what's not, or what the effects of your side adventure are? Did you discover crucial information while you were exploring that abandoned mine? What did her father, an NPC, do when he found out you two eloped? Well, here's how it works.....

Max De Vries' Quick Guide to Down-Time/Side-Plot Actions
You can get more out of the game by continuing the story of your character between games. You can publicize actions on face-book/wiki or mention them in game. Sometimes down time events will seek you out. They will often give you material for the next game. For example some players knew who they were looking for in the George's Head, in scene 1 of last game.

At the moment please use facebook IM and send the idea to me, copying in any other players involved, and any other navs who are connected (for example Marshal if it involves Kitchener). Down time input closes one week before game, although I might get back to you after that point. I will generally process downtime events in order received, with people’s first topic per game getting priority. If you have multiple characters, expect ones you have not been playing to be busy with their normal life. A few paragraphs are normally the right amount of detail. Sometimes your schemes will go wonderfully well, in other cases they will lead to disaster. Providing character background and skills will often help. I generally don't have char sheets on me at the moment, and the more I know about your character, within limits, and the more regularly you show up, the more the game gets written around them. Downtime actions will become more important in the next serial.

Side Plot Contact Information:
If you are a Nav that manages Side Plots, please add:

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What types of Sideplots you manage.