The Blake Hotel - Neo-noir sandbox looking for more police characters & others

[Heartsink]

The Blake Hotel
San Francisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF9bLE7RAqY&

Concept

This is a neo-noir concept inspired by a "what if True Detective meets Hotel Babylon" thought (ie police detective fiction meets hotel drama fiction). I do not in any case expect anyone to roleplay police characters super accurately just like I do not expect people to roleplay hotel staff super accurately either. However, a minimum of common sense is expected. The police in this fictional setting IS potentially corruptible. Every character is neither all good or all bad, there are gray areas everywhere.

There is going to be a main plot driving the story forward regarding a crime being committed, however this game is sandbox/freeform, meaning you can almost do whatever you want in the setting. Do keep in mind that almost every character in this game will be related to the crime one way or another. The majority of accepted guests' characters will have relatively weak alibis (e.g. "I was in my room"), while staff characters even those with strong alibis, will be heavily part of the investigation, and of course SFPD characters will investigate. In other words, most characters will have connections with at least a portion of all the characters so that every participant will be able to roleplay with others. If however, you'd be interested in the game, but really don't want your character to be overly involved with the investigation (ie more into the sandbox part), depending on the character sheet, I might allow a strong alibi that will write them off right away.

Setting

This game is set in The Blake Hotel San Francisco, a fictional 4-star hotel in San Francisco, California, USA. Located near Powell Street Station and Union Square, the hotel hosts a variety of middle to high income guests throughout the year, most of which are tourists and business people. The hotel comprises a total of 44 rooms, 4 of which are suites located in the 6th floor. The Millennium Pub is also located within the hotel, where it is possible for guests to have a bite to eat and drinks. A pool is located in the yard next to the lobby which also features a jacuzzi. Finally, a fitness center is also located in the hotel, on the ground floor.

The Blake Hotel San Francisco also has staff rooms, a staff office, staff canteen, business rooms, a manager office and a hotel laundry.

The game will be roleplayed up to 3 days before the murder and a week after the murder from Tuesday 4 June 2019 to Friday 14 June 2019.

Premise

7 June 2019

• 11:26 AM - The corpse of Howard Newton was discovered in Room 402 by General Manager Violet Park when she entered the room after knocking on the door multiple times to inform Newton he was meant to check out by 11:00 AM.
• 11:27 AM - Violet Park calls the police and reports the crime before informing her staff
• 11:45 AM - The police arrives and officers seal off room 402, with crime scene detectives investigating the room
• 12:03 PM - SENIOR DETECTIVE and JUNIOR DETECTIVE start taking statements from employees and gathering intel on guests and video camera footage in the meantime
• 1:57 PM - Crime scene detectives explain their findings to the SENIOR DETECTIVE and JUNIOR DETECTIVE
• 2:11 PM - Newton's corpse leaves the hotel and is brought to the SFPD's medical examiner
• 3:39 PM - The medical examiner sends the detectives their autopsy report which includes the estimated time of death and cause of death

*The autopsy report will be sent by PM to the two detective characters*

Characters

There will be three types of characters possible: hotel employees, hotel guests and SFPD officers.

The victim will be an NPC controlled by the GM as well as a few temporary police NPCs such as the medical examiner.

Additional staff and police character slots may open up depending on interest or if people leave.

The character limit per person will be 3 to start off and might be increased in the future depending on interest.

Keep in mind that guests at hotels aren't usually alone, so there can be couples, families, coworkers traveling together sharing a two-beds room, etc.

STAFF (possible 11+ Characters)

General Manager: VIOLET PARK
Deputy Manager: VACANT
Head Receptionist: VACANT
Morning Receptionist: VACANT
Day Receptionist: SANTIAGO MUJICA
Night Receptionist: FRANCISCA MEDEIROS
Head Concierge: ELENI MAY DEMOS
Head Barman: OWEN CHRISTOPHER
Head of Housekeeping: ALCÉE FEVRE
Housekeeping Room Attendant (Chambermaid): MIA FLORES
Housekeeping Room Attendant (Chambermaid): VACANT
Housekeeping Room Attendant (Chambermaid): VACANT
General Maintenance: JAMES CALLAHAN

GUESTS (possible 43+ Characters)

Room 101: VACANT
Room 102: VACANT
Room 103: VACANT
Room 104: BRUTUS VANDERGRIFF
Room 105: LUCIANA BONHEUR
Room 106: VACANT
Room 107: VACANT
Room 108: VACANT
Room 201: VACANT
Room 202: VACANT
Room 203: VACANT
Room 204: VACANT
Room 205: VACANT
Room 206: VACANT
Room 207: VACANT
Room 208: VACANT
Room 301: EMILIE SCHOLZ
Room 302: VACANT
Room 303: VACANT
Room 304: VACANT
Room 305: VACANT
Room 306: VACANT
Room 307: VACANT
Room 308: VACANT
Room 401: VACANT
Room 402: HOWARD NEWTON (CRIME SCENE)
Room 403: VACANT
Room 404: VACANT
Room 405: VACANT
Room 406: VACANT
Room 407: VACANT
Room 408: URSULA VANDERGRIFF
Room 501: VACANT
Room 502: VACANT
Room 503: KENNETH WAINRIGHT
Room 504: VACANT
Room 505: VACANT
Room 506: VACANT
Room 507: PARVATI GANGULI & DAMARIS CONTRERAS
Room 508: VACANT
Room 601: AUTUMN ATWOOD
Room 602: IGNACIO ARRIAGA/NATALIE NEWTON
Room 603: VACANT SUITE
Room 604: VACANT SUITE

SFPD (possible 5+ Characters)

Senior Detective: VACANT
Junior Detective: AVA FLYNN
Police Officer: QUINCY HAYNE
Police Officer: OWEN HENRY
Police Officer: VACANT

Additional Information

Staff Job Descriptions

General Manager

7:30 AM to 5:30 PM - 10 hrs shift

Oversees the following departments: Guest Relations, Concierge, Housekeeping, Front Office and Maintenance. Responsibilities include managing ongoing profitability of the hotel, ensuring revenue and guest satisfaction targets are met and exceeded, developing the team to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within the Hotel, and managing budgets and revenue proposals.

Deputy Manager

5:30 PM to 3:30 AM - 10 hrs shift

Assist the General Manager in day-to-day operation of the hotel upon request. Overseeing the following departments when the General Manager is not working: Guest Relations, Concierge, Housekeeping, Front Office and Maintenance. Responsibilities include managing ongoing profitability of the hotel, ensuring revenue and guest satisfaction targets are met and exceeded, developing the team to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within the Hotel, and managing budgets and revenue proposals.

Head Receptionist

1:30 PM to 9:30 PM - 10 hrs shift

Manages the receptionist rotation and their scheduled breaks. Responsibilities include check-in and check-out services; answering guest inquiries, accommodating special requests and assisting in resolving and concerns or issues in person or on the telephone; providing information to guests as appropriate about the hotel and the surrounding area; ensuring that all guest accounting functions are completed in a timely and accurate manner; maintaining and securing a cash float for guest transactions and currency exchange; participating in up-sell programs to ensure maximum profitability and assisting with emergency response as required.

Morning Receptionist

7:00 AM to 3:00 PM - 8 hrs shift

Responsibilities include check-in and check-out services; answering guest inquiries, accommodating special requests and assisting in resolving and concerns or issues in person or on the telephone; providing information to guests as appropriate about the hotel and the surrounding area; ensuring that all guest accounting functions are completed in a timely and accurate manner; maintaining and securing a cash float for guest transactions and currency exchange; participating in up-sell programs to ensure maximum profitability and assisting with emergency response as required.

Day Receptionist

3:00 PM to 11:00 PM - 8 hrs shift

Responsibilities include check-in and check-out services; answering guest inquiries, accommodating special requests and assisting in resolving and concerns or issues in person or on the telephone; providing information to guests as appropriate about the hotel and the surrounding area; ensuring that all guest accounting functions are completed in a timely and accurate manner; maintaining and securing a cash float for guest transactions and currency exchange; participating in up-sell programs to ensure maximum profitability and assisting with emergency response as required.

Night Receptionist

11:00 PM to 7:00 AM - 8 hrs shift

Responsibilities include check-in and check-out services; answering guest inquiries, accommodating special requests and assisting in resolving and concerns or issues in person or on the telephone; providing information to guests as appropriate about the hotel and the surrounding area; ensuring that all guest accounting functions are completed in a timely and accurate manner; maintaining and securing a cash float for guest transactions and currency exchange; participating in up-sell programs to ensure maximum profitability and assisting with emergency response as required.

Head Concierge

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM - 10 hrs shift

• Supervise and direct guest services attendants and concierges
• Communicate directly with guests, in person or by telephone
• Provide information on facilities and services, events and attractions, tours, travel routes and transportation schedules
• Provide area maps, brochures and other literature
• Arrange tickets, bookings, appointments and reservations for guests

Head Barman

5:00 PM to 3:00 AM - 10 hrs shift

• Serves guests at the Millennium Pub

Head of Housekeeping

6:00 AM to 4:00 PM - 10 hrs shift

• Manages the Housekeeping Room Attendants and assigns them tasks
• Stock and sort supplies
• Vacuum, clean, dust and polish guest rooms
• Make beds, change sheets, remove and replace used towels and toiletries
• Deliver and retrieve items on loan to guests e.g. iron and ironing boards
• Ensure security of guest rooms and privacy of guests

Housekeeping Room Attendant (Chambermaid)

7:00 AM to 3:00 PM - 8 hrs shift

• Stock and sort supplies
• Vacuum, clean, dust and polish guest rooms
• Make beds, change sheets, remove and replace used towels and toiletries
• Deliver and retrieve items on loan to guests e.g. iron and ironing boards
• Ensure security of guest rooms and privacy of guests
• Perform rotation cleaning duties (e.g. steam clean carpets) as required

General Maintenance

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - 8 hrs shift

Respond and attend to guest repair requests. Communicate with guests/customers to resolve maintenance issues. Perform preventive maintenance on tools and kitchen and mechanical room equipment, including cleaning and lubrication. Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines. Carry equipment (e.g., tools, radio). Identify, locate, and operate all shut-off valves for equipment and all utility shut-offs for buildings. Maintain maintenance inventory and requisition parts and supplies as needed.

*Assume each occupation is covered by an NPC during breaks*

SFPD Job Descriptions

Senior Detective

Detective with more seniority than their partner. They are the one responsible for investigating the murder case along with their partner. They wear plain clothes.

Junior Detective

Detective with less seniority than their partner. They are the one responsible for investigating the murder case along with their partner. They wear plain clothes.

Police Officer

Uniformed police officer responsible with guarding the crime scene and making sure civilians don't come near it. Also responsible for crowd control and managing guests, taking some statements, etc. They help out the detectives but don't investigate themselves.

Schedule for June:

Relevant Bay Area Facts To Consider When Making A Staff Character's Background

Hispanic/Asian characters would be welcomed for staff and police, as combined they represent almost 50% of the Bay Area's demographics (each about ¼ of total pop). According to 2010 census data, 42.4% of the Bay Area residents were "Non-Hispanic Whites", 23.5% were Hispanic residents of any race (17.9% Mexican), 23.3% were Asian (7.9% Chinese, 5.1% Filipino, 3.3% Indian, 2.5% Vietnamese), 6.7% were Black people, 5.4% were Multiracial, and the remaining comprised a variety of other ethnicities/racial identities.

Relevant San Francisco Facts To Consider When Making A Guest's Background

• Average length of stay per convention delegate: 4.1 nights
• Average expenditure per convention delegate per day: $492.65
• Average daily expenditure per general visitor staying in hotels/motels: $298.03
• Top five producing international markets: 1. Mexico; 2. China; 3. United Kingdom; 4. Canada; 5. Germany
• Purpose of visit: Leisure/Vacation (85.6%) or Meeting/Convention/ Business Travel (14.3%)
• Average Age: 40.1 (Open to all ages, just an indicator)
• Average Length of Stay: 2.5 nights

Relevant SFPD Facts To Consider When Making A Police Character's Background

As of 2018, the demographics of the SFPD are as follow:

• Male: 85.15%
• Female: 14.85%
• White: 49.39%
• Hispanic: 16.46%
• Asian: 16.55%
• African-American/Black: 9.58%
• Filipino: 5.79%
• Native American/ Alaska Native: 0.30%
• Other: 1.35%
• Unknown: 0.57%

Expectations

Real life always comes first. Please notify the people involved and/or the GM on the OOC chat or by PM or other means if you plan on not posting for more than a week.

Regarding activity and post expectations, a minimum of 1 post per week will be expected.

Be patient with other writers, respectful, the usual, etc. I'm not gonna babysit anyone.

Regarding The Setting

There is only going to be one murder in this game. I don't want a serial killer, I don't want somebody trying to hijack the premise or shift the general story towards random stuff. For the vast majority of characters involved, the murder will be background noise, a conversation starter, a small spice in their ordinary lives. There might be one or two culprits, no more, and they could be staff, guests or police, none of you will know until the investigation is concluded and if they get the right suspect(s).

Do not add anything related to the murder in your character sheets, think of them as what your character is like on 4 June 2019 when the roleplay starts.

If you are interested in your character being the murderer (or one of them, if there's a joint proposal, usually one murder and one accomplice), please mention it in a separate PM to me.

Regarding The Victim

Characters can have relations with the victim, they can be one of his coworkers, they can befriend during their stay, etc. One possible character is Newton's wife, which would fly over to SF later on, if that interests anyone.

Howard Newton's Character Sheet

HOWARD NEWTON (NPC - MURDER VICTIM)

NAME: Howard Newton
BIRTH AND AGE: 12 February 1966 (Age 53)
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'3" (1.91 m) / 203 lbs (92 kg)
HAIR COLOR: Gray/Blond
EYE COLOR: Brown
ETHNICITY: European-American (ie White/Caucasian)
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: Taller than average, receding hairline

FACE CLAIM: Noah Emmerich

BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA, USA
RESIDENCE(S): New Canaan, CT, USA
OCCUPATION: Businessman (assumed)
ROOM AND LENGTH OF STAY: Room 402 - 4 June 2019 to 7 June 2019 (3 nights)
HOBBIES: Sex, alcohol, cocaine, fishing, rowing
DISLIKES: His wife's old age and depreciating beauty, cold weather, homeless people in the city, affirmative action, feminism

PERSONALITY:
Newton is a rather typical suburban father of two children with comfortable income and a rich family. An Ivy League graduate, the social life there made him a man and shaped his future personality, full of confidence and privileges. He is used to have what he wants and usually does not take no for an answer. He has an eye for business and making money, which brought him where he was, but his main weakness is women. Newton has never been faithful to his wife, which is more of a trophy wife than anything from his perspective. He likes them young and submissive. Newton is a showoff, he likes to wear expensive suits and has a suave allure about him. He is nevertheless a traditionalist, treating those he considers below him as of little importance, which includes most hotel staff and other guests that appear to make less money than him. If someone's net worth his higher than his, he will respect them. That, however, only applies to men. He shamelessly objectifies women and uses them to get physical rewards.

BACKGROUND:
Newton was born in Boston and grew up in New England, eventually attending Yale, graduating without any student debt thanks to his family, and started working in New York City. He met his wife while working, actually, as she was one of his first secretaries. They married a few months later and not long after their first child was born. As Newton received promotions and climbed the success ladder in the city that never sleeps, the family moved to a more affluent suburb in Connecticut. He traveled to San Francisco on a business trip for his portfolio management firm, H&J Limited, meeting with important clients in the tech industry.

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: Monolingual English speaker

FAMILY AND FRIENDS:

• Howard Newton Sr. - Father - 83 - Retired
• Elizabeth Newton - Mother - 78 - Housewife
• Natalie Newton - Wife - 42 - Housewife
• William Newton - Son - 17 - Student
• Ashleigh Newton - Daughter - 13 - Student

• Vincent McDermott - Coworker - 46 - Businessman
• Dean Sharkey - Coworker - 49 - Businessman
• Oliver Combs - Yale roommate - 52 - Businessman
• Patrick Harmon - High School friend - 51 - Journalist
• Jennifer Paxton - Mistress - 24 - Intern at H&J Limited

GOSSIP:

• Newton complained one of the 'chambermaids' had stolen something of his
• Known to look inappropriately at female hotel staff and make indecent suggestions
• Spent considerable time at the Millennium Pub during his stay
• Usually went out early in the morning and came back to the hotel at around 8:00 PM
• Kept his room relatively clean during his stay

Others
Submit characters by PM to me for approval. Those posted on this thread will be ignored. No staff position, room number or SFPD job will be reserved without a sheet. In that sense, it is first come first serve until sheet approval, however you may decide or may not to respect a "gentlemen's rule of intent" on taking a certain job for your character in this thread. I - however - will not respect it. People come and say they're interested in a game and then don't ever show up after, so I want to avoid someone "claiming" a story-important job like a detective and then disappearing. If there is a lot of interest for limited jobs such as detectives, I might adjust their numbers and we can always figure something out in a civilized manner.

Sexual orientation, gender identity, pronouns, etc. can be included in Character Background on their sheet if you want to include that information or anything else that you think is relevant.

Character Sheet

STAFF

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[b]NAME:[/b] Character Name (In Native Language If Applicable)
[b]BIRTH AND AGE:[/b] e.g. 8 August 1995 (Age 23)
[b]HEIGHT/WEIGHT:[/b] e.g. 5'4" (1.63 m) / 112 lbs (51 kg)
[b]HAIR COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]EYE COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]ETHNICITY:[/b] e.g. Mexican-American
[b]DISTINGUISHING MARKS:[/b] e.g. Tattoos, broken nose, piercings, thin eyebrows, big nose, body weight, body height

[b]FACE CLAIM:[/b] MUST BE CONFORM TO ELLIQUIY RULES

[b]BIRTHPLACE:[/b] WHERE WERE THEY BORN?
[b]RESIDENCE(S):[/b] WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
[b]POSITION AT THE HOTEL:[/b] WHAT IS THEIR OCCUPATION?
[b]COMMUTE MODE(S):[/b] HOW DO THEY COMMUTE TO WORK?
[b]HOBBIES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY LIKE OR THINGS THEY ENJOY DOING
[b]DISLIKES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY DISLIKE

[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? THIS CAN BE IN PARAGRAPH FORM OR POINT FORM, HOWEVER YOU MUST LIST 5-10 PERSONALITY TRAITS FOR THE LATTER

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[b]BACKGROUND:[/b]
WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHERE DID THEY GROW UP? HOW IS THEIR FAMILY LIKE? HOW LONG HAVE THEY WORKED AT THE HOTEL? MINIMUM ONE PARAGRAPH

[b]LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN:[/b] DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH? SPANISH?

[b]FAMILY AND FRIENDS:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE OF EACH
[list]
[li]FAMILY MEMBER NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[li]FRIEND NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER (ie HOW DID THEY BECOME FRIENDS) - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[/list]

[b]FLAWS:[/b] (MINIMUM OF FIVE)
[list]
[li]FLAW #1 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #2 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #3 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #4 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #5 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[/list]

[b]BIGGEST REGRET:[/b]
DID THEY GO IN THE WRONG PROFESSION? DID THEY MARRY THE WRONG PERSON?

[b]GOSSIP:[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE COWORKERS SAYING BEHIND THEIR BACK?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]

[b]TO-DO LIST[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES LATELY? DO THEY HAVE AMBITIONS IN THE HOTEL? RISE IN RANK OR GET A DIFFERENT JOB?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]


GUESTS

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[b]NAME:[/b] Character Name (In Native Language If Applicable)
[b]BIRTH AND AGE:[/b] e.g. 8 August 1995 (Age 23)
[b]HEIGHT/WEIGHT:[/b] e.g. 5'4" (1.63 m) / 112 lbs (51 kg)
[b]HAIR COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]EYE COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]ETHNICITY:[/b] e.g. Mexican-American
[b]DISTINGUISHING MARKS:[/b] e.g. Tattoos, broken nose, piercings, thin eyebrows, big nose, body weight, body height

[b]FACE CLAIM:[/b] MUST BE CONFORM TO ELLIQUIY RULES

[b]BIRTHPLACE:[/b] WHERE WERE THEY BORN?
[b]RESIDENCE(S):[/b] WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
[b]OCCUPATION:[/b] WHAT DO THEY DO FOR A LIVING?
[b]ROOM AND LENGTH OF STAY:[/b] WHAT ROOM ARE THEY STAYING IN? WHEN DID THEY CHECK IN? WHEN ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO CHECK OUT?
[b]HOBBIES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY LIKE OR THINGS THEY ENJOY DOING
[b]DISLIKES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY DISLIKE

[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? THIS CAN BE IN PARAGRAPH FORM OR POINT FORM, HOWEVER YOU MUST LIST 5-10 PERSONALITY TRAITS FOR THE LATTER

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[b]BACKGROUND:[/b]
WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHY ARE THEY STAYING AT THE HOTEL? ARE THEY STAYING ALONE? MINIMUM ONE PARAGRAPH

[b]LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN:[/b] DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH? SPANISH?

[b]FAMILY AND FRIENDS:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE OF EACH
[list]
[li]FAMILY MEMBER NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[li]FRIEND NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER (ie HOW DID THEY BECOME FRIENDS) - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[/list]

[b]FLAWS:[/b] (MINIMUM OF FIVE)
[list]
[li]FLAW #1 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #2 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #3 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #4 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #5 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[/list]

[b]BIGGEST REGRET:[/b]
DID THEY GO IN THE WRONG PROFESSION? DID THEY MARRY THE WRONG PERSON?

[b]GOSSIP:[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE GUESTS OR HOTEL EMPLOYEES SAYING BEHIND THEIR BACK?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]

[b]TO-DO LIST[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES LATELY?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]


SFPD

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[b]NAME:[/b] Character Name (In Native Language If Applicable)
[b]BIRTH AND AGE:[/b] e.g. 8 August 1995 (Age 23)
[b]HEIGHT/WEIGHT:[/b] e.g. 5'4" (1.63 m) / 112 lbs (51 kg)
[b]HAIR COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]EYE COLOR:[/b] e.g. Brown
[b]ETHNICITY:[/b] e.g. Mexican-American
[b]DISTINGUISHING MARKS:[/b] e.g. Tattoos, broken nose, piercings, thin eyebrows, big nose, body weight, body height

[b]FACE CLAIM:[/b] MUST BE CONFORM TO ELLIQUIY RULES

[b]BIRTHPLACE:[/b] WHERE WERE THEY BORN?
[b]RESIDENCE(S):[/b] WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
[b]POLICE RANK:[/b] WHAT IS THEIR RANK WITHIN THE FORCE?
[b]EXPERIENCE:[/b] HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN IN THE SFPD?
[b]HOBBIES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY LIKE OR THINGS THEY ENJOY DOING
[b]DISLIKES:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE (5) THINGS THEY DISLIKE

[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? THIS CAN BE IN PARAGRAPH FORM OR POINT FORM, HOWEVER YOU MUST LIST 5-10 PERSONALITY TRAITS FOR THE LATTER

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[b]BACKGROUND:[/b]
WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WHERE DID THEY GROW UP? HOW ARE THEY AS LAW ENFORCEMENT? MINIMUM ONE PARAGRAPH

[b]LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN:[/b] DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH? SPANISH?

[b]FAMILY AND FRIENDS:[/b] LIST AT LEAST FIVE OF EACH
[list]
[li]FAMILY MEMBER NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[li]FRIEND NAME - LINK WITH CHARACTER (ie HOW DID THEY BECOME FRIENDS) - AGE - OCCUPATION[/li]
[/list]

[b]FLAWS:[/b] (MINIMUM OF FIVE)
[list]
[li]FLAW #1 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #2 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #3 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #4 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[li]FLAW #5 - EXPLAIN[/li]
[/list]

[b]BIGGEST REGRET:[/b]
DID THEY GO IN THE WRONG PROFESSION? DID THEY MARRY THE WRONG PERSON?

[b]GOSSIP:[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE OTHER POLICE OFFICERS SAYING BEHIND THEIR BACK?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]

[b]TO-DO LIST[/b]
[list]
[li]WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES LATELY?[/li]
[li]LIST AT LEAST FIVE[/li]
[/list]


*Disclaimer:* I've never worked or studied in management, hospitality or in law enforcement, so I'm pulling all this info out of my limited and possibly erroneous mind and what I could find. The staff schedule is completely made up, and a fair amount of overtime will be expected at times I would assume.

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Accepted Characters
OOC
Lobby & Front Desk (Public)
Hallways, Staircases & Elevators (Public)
The Millennium Pub (Public)
Pool & Fitness Center (Public)
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Restricted Areas (Semi-Private)
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Face Claims Directory
*Use Ctrl+F to search for Face Claims and see if they were taken*

Noah Emmerich claimed by Heartsink, portraying HOWARD NEWTON (NPC)
Portia de Rossi claimed by Heartsink, portraying NATALIE NEWTON (NPC)
Edward James Olmos claimed by Heartsink, portraying IGNACIO ARRIAGA (NPC)
Sun Honglei claimed by Heartsink, portraying JOEY KANG (NPC)

Lee Se-young claimed by Heartsink, portraying VIOLET PARK
Dianna Agron claimed by Bellamira, portraying EMILIE SCHOLZ
Miranda Otto claimed by Luciferia, portraying URSULA VANDERGRIFF
Ben McKenzie claimed by Heartsink, portraying QUINCY HAYNE
Bella Thorne claimed by Foxy Oni, portraying AUTUMN ATWOOD
Timothy Dalton claimed by RobHumph, portraying KENNETH WAINRIGHT
Sebastian Stan claimed by Tokyorose627, portraying JAMES CALLAHAN
Madelaine Petsch claimed by Luciferia, portraying LUCIANA BONHEUR
Channing Tatum claimed by lux89, portraying OWEN HENRY
Matthias Schweighöfer claimed by Luciferia, portraying BRUTUS VANDERGRIFF
Poppy Drayton claimed by Dove, portraying ELENI MAY DEMOS
Diego Cataño claimed by Heartsink, portraying SANTIAGO MUJICA
Constance Jablonski claimed by tririlke, portraying ALCÉE FEVRE
Bianca Freire claimed by Foxy Oni, portraying FRANCISCA MEDEIROS
Dan Carter claimed by lustfulintentions, portraying OWEN CHRISTOPHER
Esha Gupta claimed by Ron Don Volante, portraying PARVATI GANGULI

Becky G claimed by Ron Don Volante

[Lady Sakura]

*Slams down interest flag* Finally!! A crime based game. Can I call dibs on Senior detective?

[Tokyorose627]

This sounds like fun!! Would love to make a detective or police officer :3

[Heartsink]

*Slams down interest flag* Finally!! A crime based game. Can I call dibs on Senior detective?

Hey Sakky, glad to see you here  :-) It is first come first serve, so there is no calling dibs on a position without a sheet submitted to me. I am open to add more detectives if many people want to have a detective character, though, so I wouldn't worry. Looking forward to see what you come up with.

This sounds like fun!! Would love to make a detective or police officer :3

It does! Thanks for the interest  C:)



If you both have any face claim in mind that you'd like to reserve, I can add them to the face claim directory as well. Note that Dianna Agron has been claimed already.

[Luciferia]

Interest piqued

[Caela]

Definitely sounds interesting.

Reading more deeply.

[Heartsink]

Nice to see more interest  C:)



Miranda Otto and Ben McKenzie were added to the Face Claim Directory. There are currently two new approved characters, found in the Accepted Characters thread.

[lux89]

!!!! I AM HERE FOR THIS

[Luciferia]

Nice to see more interest  C:)



Miranda Otto and Ben McKenzie were added to the Face Claim Directory. There are currently two new approved characters, found in the Accepted Characters thread.

[Intimate Ink]

Going to be watching this.

I am not sure I have time for another game right now so can't plant a flag, but oh-my-freakin this looks great.  If I realize empty space on my card I'll be back here so quick.  Awesome job.

[Lovely Complex]

I'd be interested in joining in on this game. XD

[Lady Sakura]

I'd be interested in joining in on this game. XD

To write with you would be so awesome!

[lustfulintentions]

God, I really want to make room for this game and play the Barman.  :-)

[Tokyorose627]

God, I really want to make room for this game and play the Barman.  :-)

Me too! trying to get motivation to make a sheet!  XP

[Lovely Complex]

To write with you would be so awesome!

Likewise. ❤️

[Heartsink]

Going to be watching this.

I am not sure I have time for another game right now so can't plant a flag, but oh-my-freakin this looks great.  If I realize empty space on my card I'll be back here so quick.  Awesome job.

Appreciate the kind words, Ink, hope you do get empty space at some point :P

!!!! I AM HERE FOR THIS

I'd be interested in joining in on this game. XD

Woohoo! Did you guys have any role in mind?

God, I really want to make room for this game and play the Barman.  :-)

Yay to more staff interest!

Me too! trying to get motivation to make a sheet!  XP

I've also finished the autopsy report (to be sent to players with Accepted Characters in the SFPD category) and will add a few more details with regard to the crime. The killing method (ie cause of death and estimated time of death) is predetermined by me, the GM, which I admit, limits the creativity of writers interested in the murderer role, but there is a reason for that. It needs to be done a certain way for the investigation to be broad and comprising several potential suspects and thus involving as many characters as possible. However, the motive(s) for the crime is/are still and will always be unknown, only to the murderer(s), as well as key elements of the MO (modus operandi) besides the actual cause of death.

Anyone that's interested can still hit me up to be the murderer(s) (refer to the info written above), it can be staff, guest or cop, there are plenty of possibilities.

[Heartsink]

Autumn Atwood joined the cast as a guest, roleplayed by Foxy Oni. Bella Thorne and Timothy Dalton were added to the Face Claim Directory.

Reminder that if anyone wants to reserve face claims, they may do so here or send me a PM.

[Luciferia]

Ooh, Autumn seems fun.

[RobHumph]

And I throw my hat into the ring with the sweet and gentle and perfectly humble mr Kenneth Wainright. Looking forward to seeing how this game pans out!

[Heartsink]

Some great new additions to the cast.  >:)

Also please note that Portia de Rossi, Channing Tatum, Matthias Schweighöfer, Madelaine Petsch and Sebastian Stan were added to the Face Claims Directory.

[Tokyorose627]

Threw in my sheet for submission! Super excited for this RP! :D

[lustfulintentions]

Threw in my sheet for submission! Super excited for this RP! :D

Well, now I want to know what people are submitting for so I don’t trip over anyone. :)

[Tokyorose627]

Well, now I want to know what people are submitting for so I don’t trip over anyone. :)

I know me too! D:

Though to let you know, I subtitled for the Maintenance position. :3

[Heartsink]

Well, now I want to know what people are submitting for so I don’t trip over anyone. :)

There are currently 5 accepted characters, 4 of which are guests and 1 is staff, occupying the General Maintenance position.

Somebody else submitted for a police officer position.

Lady Sakura stated her interest for the Senior Detective position above. Somebody else stated their interest for Junior Detective position by PM.

You may - or may not - respect these people's intent, it is up to you. As previously stated in the opening post of this thread, it is first come first serve, and a spot will only be reserved once a character sheet is approved. More detectives may be added if need be.

I am also flexible on staff positions, as the General Maintenance position was not a thing until Tokyorose627 suggested it to me, for instance. If anyone wants to make a laundry attendant, or any other hotel staff role not listed above, you can suggest it to me.

The OOC Thread is now opened