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The metaplot revolves around the toy industry; design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. It is a multinational industry and toys are strongly influenced by cultural and demographic factors. My initial focus is on North America and Europe and Christian toy markets. In these locations, demand for toys is cyclical with peak sales during the Christmas shopping season. | The metaplot revolves around the toy industry; design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. It is a multinational industry and toys are strongly influenced by cultural and demographic factors. My initial focus is on North America and Europe and Christian toy markets. In these locations, demand for toys is cyclical with peak sales during the Christmas shopping season. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:05, 22 September 2024
Summary
The metaplot revolves around the toy industry; design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution. It is a multinational industry and toys are strongly influenced by cultural and demographic factors. My initial focus is on North America and Europe and Christian toy markets. In these locations, demand for toys is cyclical with peak sales during the Christmas shopping season.
Factions
Involved Faction or Individual
Important Members
Goals
Saeder-Krupp: Maximize profits across the global toy market. Exploit economies of scale and scope.
Skraacha: Maximize profits in the Seattle toy market. Exploit lower labor and logistics costs. Exploit the profit potential offered by criminal behavior such as counterfeiting.
Another Involved Faction or Individual
Important Members
Goals
Planned Runs
- Plundered Plushies*
False Dragons - The Skraacha steal materials & equipment for a workshop manufacturing counterfeit Lofwyr Plushies. Available for purchase at 1/2 price in nuyen.
The Empire Strikes Back - Saeder-Krupp hires shadowrunners to shut down the counterfeiting operation in the Ork Underground.
Dunking on Lofwyr - The Skraacha hire runners to smuggle a shipment of unlicensed Dunklezahn Plushies for give-away at the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt.
Runs
| Name | GM | Date | Runners |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Empire Strikes Back | Villiers | 27 October 2085 | Leader Samael Mnemosyne Meltdown Jin |
| False Dragons | Villiers | 18 October 2085 | 141 Glitch Poe Star of the Sea |
| Plushie Plundering | Eva | 20 September 2085 | Pasiphae JuJu 141 |
News
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Punch a Dragon, Win a Prize | 26 October 2085 |
| Counterfeit Toys Hit the Streets | 19 October 2085 |
| Stealing the Children's Toys | 14 September 2085 |