Plot

Plots often tell the tale of world-changing events.

A plot is an on-site activity that tells a story of the Neopets world. Usually users can participate to earn prizes, and plots often coincide with the release of new worlds. Plots first began to appear on August 15, 2000, with the Arrival of Virtupets.

Format

Plots follow a story, which is usually depicted as comics or short animated films. User participation varies between plots: early plots had users collect certain items and deliver them to a character. Later plots were entirely Battledome orientated, and users participated by fighting enemies in the Battledome, and in some cases choosing which side to fight for. Plot challengers are typically released in the Battledome in waves, containing limited numbers of certain enemies. As a major battle reaches its end, users may face a boss character. The boss enemy is usually a collaborative step, where it is weakened by every player who loses to it until one player can beat it.

The Curse of Maraqua plot experimented with having both a Battledome system and a support system involving collecting items for those people who did not enjoy fighting in the Battledome. Later plots started becoming more puzzle orientated with smaller Battledome sections - most noticeably the Lost Desert Plot.

The story of plots is usually released in parts called chapters. In most recent plots, these chapters are in comic book form. Most plots can only be participated in while these parts are being released, and after the final part is released its puzzles are closed. The stories typically remain viewable after this time, however. The exception to this rule is the Altador Plot, which can still be completed to date.

At the end of the plot, prizes are either given out automatically based on how much a player contributed to the plot (i.e. how many enemies they defeated or how many puzzles they completed) or can be bought for 'plot points' that correspond to the player's contribution. Plots reward the player with a site event trophy for completing them or participating, and a site theme or avatar is not uncommon.

Plots almost always have lasting impressions on the world of Neopia, the most common of which being new worlds for users to explore. Characters are often introduced in plots, or taken from games and expanded on. Certain heroes and villains have appeared in more than one plot, most noticeably Dr. Frank Sloth, who has appeared in three plots and made cameos in two others.

Plots by year

The following is a list of all the plots that have happened sorted by year. In italics are events or puzzles that are site-wide but do not have the story element of plots, or are off-site video games.

2000 Arrival of Virtupets - August 15 Sacrificers - August 18 Hunt for the Battledome - October 2 2001 Ski Lodge Murder Mystery - February 2 The Tyrannian Invasion - March 20 Faerie League - 18 May Brucey B and the Lucky Coin - June 12 Usurper! - July 9 The Hunt for the Crown - July 17 The Destruction of Maraqua - August 18 Neopet Version 2 - October 5 2002 Champions of Meridell - July 23 2003 Gadgadsbogen Puzzle - April 5 Mystery Island Volcano - September 23 2004 Battle for Meridell - February 2 Return of Dr. Sloth Staff Tournament Hannah and the Ice Caves - October 21 The Guildmasters' Dinner Logic Puzzle - November 16 (cancelled) 2005 Curse of Maraqua - March 15 Lost Desert Plot - August 30 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie - November 15 2006 Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing - March 14 Altador Plot - March 28 Altador Cup I - June 1 The Cyodrake's Gaze - August 3 The Tale of Woe - October 3 Games Master Challenge 2006 - November 22 2007 Daily Dare 2007 - March 1 Journey to the Lost Isle - May 1 Altador Cup II - June 1 Games Master Challenge 2007 - November 21

2008 Return of Dr. Sloth - January 29 Daily Dare 2008 - March 1 Altador Cup III - June 12 Petpet Park - August 28 Games Master Challenge 2008 - November 25 2009 Daily Dare 2009 - March 2 Altador Cup IV - June 1 New Game Challenge - July 8 Atlas of the Ancients - October 15 2010 Daily Dare 2010 - February 11 Altador Cup V - May 26 The Faeries' Ruin - September 21 Games Master Challenge 2010 - 23 November 2011 Daily Dare 2011 - March 1 Altador Cup VI - 25 May Disappearance of Krawk Island - 11 July 2012 Daily Dare 2012 - 1 March Altador Cup VII - 25 May 2013 War for the Obelisk - 14 February Altador Cup VIII - 24 May Daily Dare 2013 - 29 July Spooky Food Eating Contest - 19 September 2014 Moltara Mystery - 19 March Altador Cup IX - 22 May

Trivia

• Plots often have references to popular culture or literary works (see the Trivia sections in the respective articles for further information).

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