HOMICIDE! (A smut-free murder mystery open to all)

[Chrystal]

HOMICIDE

There is a murderer loose in the city, and it is your job to catch him or her.

Hi and welcome to my second attempt to run this game. First, before I say anything else, I would like to make one thing absolutely clear: There will be NO smut in this game whatsoever. If you want a game with smut, please look elsewhere or start your own. If you think you can persuade me to allow some smut, then think again. IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

Okay, with that out of the way, allow me to introduce the concept:

This game is based on every single TV cop show ever, from Z-Cars and Dixon Of Dock Green, Dragnet, The Sweeny, Ironside, Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Hawaii Five-Oh, Columbo, Hill Street Blues, The Bill, through to NCIS, Law & Order, CSI, Rookie Blue, Major Crimes, Cold Case, New Tricks...

Oh and I suppose we can throw in Quincy, but if anyone mentions Diagnosis Chim Chim Cheroo, they will not be playing...! *winks*

Here is the general idea. You, the players, play the detectives on the homicide team of the small fictional Mid-West city of Ubiquitous. Now, this city is somewhat unique in that it is small enough only to have one police station, but big enough to have it's own crime lab and forensics department. This may be a bit unrealistic, but it is to simplify things.

I, on the other hand, as GM, will play the murderer, the murder suspects, the witnesses, the uniform cops, the chief of police, the innocent by-standers, the lawyers. Owing to mistakes made and learned from last time, I will also play the coroner, and possibly the forensics specialist unless someone desperately wants that role.

The idea of the game is to solve the murder and catch the killer. If you are interested in doing so, then please read on!



Player Requirements:

I need a minimum of four players, a maximum of ten. Players MUST be into crime drama, solving mysteries, possibly even catching crooks etc... If you are a real cop and want to play, please remember that I am not and nor are any of the other players, and remember that this is fiction. While advice is welcome, I would rather you didn't constantly point out to me that such and such is impossible, that they do things differently in your city, or whatever. Like I said, I'm basing this on cop shows, not on reality!

Players MUST be willing and able to post at least once per week. If you love the idea of this game but don't think you will have the time, then please don't join. I see far too many games fizzle out because a key player goes back to school or starts a new job, or gets married or gets sick... *shrug* And those are the unexpected things. If you KNOW you are going to be too busy, that's just inconsiderate!

Players must want to solve the murder and catch the killer. If you don't want to do that, then this game is not for you.

Character Requirements:

As I said, all characters will be detectives in the Homicide squad of the Ubiquitous Police Department (UPD). I am going to be quite strict with character sheets this time around. There will be no rookies, no "Axel Foley"s, no SWAT specialists, no external consultants.

The following roles are available.

• The tough but fair leader of the team. Taken
  
• The grizzled oldster looking for one last big bust
  
• The by-the-book bastard/bitch
  
• The rule-bender who gets results
  
• The "collar at any price" slightly bent cop Taken
  
• The bitter cop who just lost his/her partner Taken
  
• The tired/drunk cop who is barely able to cope
  
• The overweight doughnut and coffee addict
  
• The youngster, following the family tradition Taken
  
• The quiet one who just works away in the background
  
• The Geeky, techy, forensics specialist Taken
  
• Anything else you can think of that fits
  
  NOTES:
  
  The three roles highlighted in red have special requirements.
  
  The team leader is a KEY ROLE. Last time I ran this game, the player playing the team leader dropped out, and then his replacement dropped out. This is unacceptable, as it kills the game. If you want the team leader role, then you MUST be committed to keeping the game going. Note that this is not a role I can take myself, because I know who the murderer is and it would be impossible not to meta-game.
  
  The slightly bent cop is NOT one who takes bribes or feeds information to the mob. What I mean is, he/she is the sort of cop who will slip a packet of cocaine into the suspect's pocket rather than let the suspect get off on a technicality.
  
  The Forensics Expert is a role that is open to play, but will have bursts of activity in between periods of not doing anything.
  
  
  
  The Game Play
  
  The game is going to be freeform, GM controlled. If you want to think of it in these terms, you could say it's the ultimate Macguffin hunt. The way it will work is, I will describe a scene, and it is up to the detectives to examine the scene, search it for clues and evidence. I will play the witnesses, and and will give witness statements when asked by the detectives.
  
  Q&A sessions will be handled by you posting a list of questions and me posting the answers. If you prefer, you can PM me the questions. If you are examining an item I will either PM you with what you find, or post what you find.
  
  There will be a thread which will be the Case File, in which players may post reports, but mostly it will be where I will post witness statements, autopsy reports and forensics reports (unless the forensics specialist is a player in which case that player will post the forensics reports), etc...
  
  WHY NO SMUT?
  
  Yeah, this is the biggie isn't it? If I put "SMUT FILLED GAME" in the title I would get loads of players. But they would be the wrong players. I will say this as many times as I need to to get the point across: The idea of the game is to solve the murder and catch the killer. That is it.
  
  If you are not interested in finding out who did it, then please don't ask to play. Last time, when the game died, I was about to ask if anyone wanted to know what the solution was, but I held back, because I figured if anyone cared enough, they would ask....
  
  So, no smut, because it just distracts from the story. How many cop shows have actual smut in them? Well, there are a few that hint at it, this is true. If you want to have your character in a romantic relationship with another character, then chances are that the chief will get involved and will call both characters into his office and ask them which one wants to resign... Of course if you can keep the relationship out of sight of your colleagues then that's fine. But you might want to remember that this also means keeping it out of the game!!!
  
  So what now?
  
  Well, if you are interested, please fill in the character sheet in the next post and PM it to me for approval. If you have any questions, please post them here - unless you would rather I answered privately, in which case feel free to PM me. I reserve the right to answer public questions privately and vice versa if I think it would be appropriate, but in the latter case, i will not reveal who asked the question.

THREADS:

Recruitment Thread - This Thread
OOC Thread - For OOC discussion of the game, and anything else
Player Character Thread - UPD Homicide Personnel files
Case File Thread - Records evidence from the case so far
IC Thread - The Streets of Ubiquitous, where the action takes place

[Chrystal]

Character Sheets

Rules for character Submission:

• All characters submitted become the property of the game. In the event of the player dropping out, the character will be taken over by the GM and may be disposed of in any manner the GM sees fit, including but not limited to offering it to another player, controling it as an NPC, killing the character off, or otherwise removing it from play.
• Characters must be submitted to the GM for aproval.
• Characters must be submitted on the character sheet below, which must not be modified other than to fill in the required information.
• Characters must be original. While they may be based loosely off canon characters from TV cop shows or movies, they should be significantly different. This is not only to avoid copyright issues, but also to show that the player can in fact be original.
• Character photos should be of public figures, actors and actresses, sports people, politicians, etc.
• Character pictures must be photographs, not art work.
• Character pictures must be appropriate. Modern day clothing, no nude images, no bathing suits, no silly costumes, no uniforms. Backgrounds should be nondescript. If a weapon is visible in the image it MUST be one appropriate to the game.
• The GM reserves the right to reject a character for any reason, or for no reason. However, I will usually attempt to give one, and to suggest ways in which the character can be made acceptable if possible.
• Submitting a character implies acceptance of these rules and the Rules Of Play (below).

Possible reasons for rejecting a character include (but are not limited to):

• Incomplete or incorrectly filled out character sheet
  
• Modified character sheets
  
• Inappropriate characters
  
• Characters that are clearly intended to disrupt
  
• Mary-Sue or Marty-Stu characters
  
• Characters that have the same or similar name as the player
  
• Characters that are too closely based on a canon character.
  
  RANKS
  
  There are such a diverse range of ranks within the police forces of the USA that I feel quite justified in creating my own.
  
  The Team leader will be a Detective Lieutenant.
  
  Everyone else (with the exception of the forensics person) may choose from the following:
  
  Detective Sergeant
  Senior Detective
  Detective
  
  The sheet
  
  
  Code Select Expand
  
[float=right][img height=300 padding=5]image URL goes here[/img][/float][b]Character Name:[/b] The name of your character

[b]Player ID:[/b] Your login id

[b]Rank:[/b] See above

[b]Age:[/b] 24 minimum.

[b]Role:[/b] Pick one of the available stereotypes listed in the OP, or make one up.

[b]Appearance:[/b] A written description of the character, detailing anything not obvious from the image. Minimum 100 words

[b]Personality:[/b] What are they like as a person? What pushes their buttons? What do they enjoy doing? What do they hate doing? Minimum 100 words.

[b]History:[/b] How did they come to be a detective in the UPD? Have they always been in the town? Did they move here? Why did they become a cop? How long have they been a cop? (Minimum age is 20 for the state academy and it takes 4 years to become a detective). Please type at least two paragraphs and at least 300 words

[b]Other:[/b] Anything else you think might be relevant. I'm only human after all.

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[b]What cop shows do [u]you[/u] watch regularly:[/b] Note that this is not part of your character, but if you say "none" there is no way you will be playing!


[Chrystal]

RULES OF PLAY

These are my standard OOC rules of play for group games. I put them in every group game I run, usually with minor variations to suit the specific setting. I like to think there is nothing draconian or unacceptable here, and I ask all players to read them. Submitting a character sheet to me implies that you have read and are in agreement with these rules.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH SOMETHING HERE, PLEASE TELL ME!

All rules except two are negotiable!

Detective Direction

This is a GM directed roleplay. What that means is that I as GM provide you the players with a mystery to solve. I will provide you with the clues you need to solve it, but I will also provide red herrings. It is up to you to decide which are which. You may choose which leads to follow up and which to ignore, and your ultimate goal is to track down and arrest the murderer.

RULES:

• The GM's word is law. This does not mean I'm not open to discussion, but if it comes to an impasse, if a decision needs to be made, or a discussion is getting out of bounds, I will render a decision that I expect to be abided by. I will do this based upon context.
• Respect other players ons and more importantly, their offs! This is NOT negotiable. Ons and offs are there for a reason. If you feel someone has broken this rule, please PM them first to talk about it. If they will not change their post, then contact me via PM and I will deal with it. Please note that persistently ignoring another players O/Os is grounds for reporting to staff! NOTE: Smut is not permitted in this game.
• Try to post at least once a week. If you know you will be unable to post for a while please let us know in advance in the OOC. it is a good idea to create an Apologies/Absences (A/A) thread so everyone you are RPing with knows where you've gone. Players who fail to post for a considerable length of time will have their characters teken over by the GM and removed from play
• If you know you are going to be away for a considerable time (more than a week) please bring any story-arcs you are involved in to a conclusion, or extract your character from them. If you inform me you will be away, I will not kill off your character!
• If you find your character is sitting around doing nothing, post something to the OOC, or PM me. If you wait for someone to interact with you, you will wait a long time. Let me know and I will create an event for you.
• If you have any questions about anything in the game, ASK! The only stupid questions are "how many beans make five" and ones that aren't asked!
• The OOC-Chat thread will be for people to chat. I have no problems with you guys discussing the latest football results if you wish, (although I'd rather you didn't as I don't like football), because it means you are getting on as a group. Use that thread as you see fit, but please give priority to game related discussion.
• Please tag all IC posts using the code that will be supplied, editing the details as appropriate. This will enable other players and myself to track where everyone is.
• There is no rule 9.
• Players who drop out of the game will have their character taken over by the GM and disposed of as I see fit. If this is unacceptable to you, don't drop out of the game.
• Please try to post a minimum of 300 words per post. If you post short once in a while, that isn't going to be a problem, but doing so consistently will draw my attention and I will ask you to expand your posts. If the player you are responding to has not given you enough material to write a decent length post from, PM them and ask them to expand their post.
• God-Moding is a big no-no, but a certain amount of "moving the story on" needs to be expected. If you feel you have been god-moded, talk it over by PM, and if you cannot reach a satisfactory solution, bring it to me.
• Actions have consequences! If your post has been replied to, it has become canon. Please do not edit it without permission.
• HAVE FUN! This too is non-negotiable. If you aren't having fun, I would like to know why, so I can change whatever it is that is stopping you having fun!

[Vonandi]

Interested as the quiet one or the rule-bender.

[Chrystal]

Interested as the quiet one or the rule-bender.

Hi Ithnuul.

That was quick! *grin*

Please go up and read the character submission rules and rules of play, and if you are still interested, please PM me a completed character sheet.

[mia h]

Sounds interesting but mentioning Rookie Blue and Hawaii Five-Oh means I have to come up with a cross between Andy McNally and Kono Kalakaua  :P
Although I have no idea where that would fit into your role list.

[Chrystal]

I have no idea who the latter one is - I was meaning the original series of H5O with Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett, and the last episode of Rookie Blue I saw, McNally was still in uniform.

But I'm more than willing to consider a character that doesn't fit into any of the moulds I have offered. If you want to work out what her character would be like, I can certainly fit her in somewhere.

[mia h]

Kono from the original show

and from the current version


I know it's hard to tell them apart.

[Chrystal]

Well damn, they could almost be twins... *giggle*

Yeah I know which one I prefer... But then again, I don't know how big Gilbert Kauhi's boobs are... *winks*

[Nymphadora]

I know what I said but I'm seriously considering it even still...

I love me some organised filing and meticulousness and all that shit that comes with the forensics role.

Blarg!! Count me in!!

*hugs Chrystal*

[Chrystal]

I know what I said but I'm seriously considering it even still...

I love me some organised filing and meticulousness and all that shit that comes with the forensics role.

Blarg!! Count me in!!

*hugs Chrystal*

One...?

*giggles and hugs back*

[mia h]

Character Name: Melissa Jane Hobbes

Player ID: mia h

Rank: Detective

Age: 26

Role: Youngster following in the family tradition

Appearance: Despite giving up on a career as a professional athlete close to a decade ago, Melissa couldn't get out of the habit of being fit. There is pretty much no sport that she hasn't tried at one time or other, and she has the bruises and scars to prove it, look closely enough and the evidence of her athletic misadventures can be seen.

Personality: When Melissa is focused and wants to or enjoys doing something there is very little that can stop her from doing it. But when she is less confident she can withdraw and seem indecisive. Melissa is also prone to making tiny mistakes, something she is working on in her professional life as she now carries round a notebook with 'To Do' lists, although the notebook is becoming more of a comfort blanket that a necessity.
She does find the job stressful and needs ways to blow off steam, usually this involves alcohol or adrenaline and sometimes both. The things that get to her the most are the witnesses who didn't see anything or couldn't be bothered, both of which have been known to end with her turning the air blue in the squad car.

History: The Hobbes have been a cop family for a long time, with Melissa being the 4th generation to enter the profession. The tradition goes back to Melissa's Great-Grandfather Joseph Hobbes, the youngest child of an Irish immigrant family, who despite his lack of education rose from being a lowly beat cop to being a Police Captain, setting the standard for his ancestors.

Melissa's older brother Richard couldn't wait to join the UPD have been indoctrinated from birth that policing is just what a Hobbes did by both the family and the dozen's of uniformed Uncle's. Melissa had different ideas about her future, she was a gifted athlete and gymnast and from an early age was picked up as someone who had the potential to make it at the highest levels of the sport. The practice was endless but Melissa enjoyed it so her parents didn't mind the early morning training sessions and the long trips to competitions. But Melissa's dreams came to end during her sophomore year at High School, when during a competition she slipped off the asymmetric bars landed badly and blew her knee. After several surgeries it became clear that the knee would never heal enough for her to compete professionally.
This caused Melissa to rethink what she wanted to do with her life, eventually she left for college to study psychology but really she was getting away from her life to find out who she was and what she wanted to do. At the same time Melissa was leaving for college Richard was graduating from the State Police Academy, where he was carrying the weight of expectations to match the achievements of rest of the Hobbes family in their UPD careers. This made Richard both incredibly driven and slightly reckless at times. It was this recklessness that lead Richard into making a bad call, he chased a robbery suspect into an abandoned house without waiting for backup. The criminal was able to outflank Richard, shooting and killing him before fleeing the scene, no one has been arrested for his murder.

As a result of Richard's death, Melissa dropped out of college and enrolled in the State Academy, joining the UPD was now something she needed to do. While her father wasn't thrilled at the prospect of what might happen to his daughter, he did his best to support her by pulling strings to make sure that she was in the best instructors classes and when she graduated she was assigned to the best Training Officer in the UPD. By the time Melissa had fully completed her training her father had decided to take early retirement, leaving Melissa as the only Hobbes on the force. If forced to admit it, Melissa would say she wasn't the best Cop that she knew but she knew how the UPD looked after it's extended family which is why she was given opportunities and assignments that would normally go to more experienced Officers. But she was surprised that when an opening for a Detective came up she was strongly encourage to apply for the position even though she'd would be competing against Officers that had at least a decade's experience on the force, more than double her time on the force. Melissa was even more surprised when she got the promotion, with one of the reasons for her success being cited as her breadth of experience. Melissa has been a Detective for a little over 6 months and still getting fully to grips with the job.

Other: The only people who use Melissa's full name are her family, to everyone else it's Mel or MJ



What cop shows do you watch regularly:
Brooklyn 99, Angie Tribeca, NCIS, Lucifer, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five-0, Sherlock, Limitless

Mysteries of Laura, Castle, The Mentalist, Rookie Blue, Golden Boy, The Bridge, Cracked

[Vonandi]

Though I am familiar with the basic tropes of crime mystery, I don't watch TV at all so I guess I'm out. For the best I suppose since I was more attracted to it being a smut-free storey rather than the any of the crime solving aspects.

[Chrystal]

Though I am familiar with the basic tropes of crime mystery, I don't watch TV at all so I guess I'm out. For the best I suppose since I was more attracted to it being a smut-free storey rather than the any of the crime solving aspects.

Yeah, sorry about that, but if you don't have an interest in solving the mystery, sooner or later you are probably going to get bored and drop out!

[Sparky01]

Hi Chrystal. 
After a hiatus, I have returned.  My job takes much more of my time than my old one did.  I have learned not to jump into 12 roles at the same time.

I really enjoyed playing this last time and still regret leaving it as I did.

Anyway, I can certainly commit to 1x or 2x a week.  Happy to play a role if you will have me.  Not sure on the lead guy if I am too slow at that rate.

You run first rate, quality, well moderared games.  I would be delighted to play again in a group.

[Chrystal]

Hey buddy. I've missed you.

1 or 2 posts per week is all I'm after. If you want the lead then sure, but you might be better taking a lesser role if you aren't confident you can commit to it.

Technically I don't need the lead role, it can just be a couple of teams of detectives investigating the murder and following up the leads as they see fit.

[Sparky01]

Thanks, Chrystal.

I will work on a charrie sheet for a non-lead role.
One or two a week will be a-ok.  And I have missed you as well.

[Sparky01]

I know this will be a great chance to actively play out a game being led by one great story teller. 
Waves to the fellow UPD department.

Thank you Chrystal for your help in developing Chip. 

[mia h]

"MJ & Chip" sounds like a really bad 80's detective buddy movie  ;D

[Sparky01]

Especially if one of them has a pet monkey or large dog that helps them investigate crime!

Hi partner. Happy so see you.

[Chrystal]

Okay, technically, I could run this with just the two of you plus Nymph as the techie.

But the problem really is that you might end up being rushed off your feet. It's really down to the two of you. Nymphadora's role will actually be easier with fewer players, because there will be less evidence being gathered all at once.

So, do you want to just be a two-person team, partnered up to investigate a murder case?

"MJ & Chip" sounds like a really bad 80's detective buddy movie  ;D

It does doesn't it...!

Anyway, my one major concern here, especially given the trope that EJ selected for Chip, is that with only two of you, you might miss vital clues...

We could wait and see if anyone else comes along, or if either of you can think of anyone who might be interested, you could point them this way... Or we could make a start and see what happens...

[Sparky01]

I can think of a few flex options.

Chip can be edited into a more suitable character.  I am not particularly partial to slightly bent cop.
I can create a new one.  I can fold in any preferences either of you might have. 

A group of two might be a good thing or less-than-ideal.  I can surely commit to the game, but  my post rate might be a slow go to you.

I can wait for others players, too.

[mia h]

Anyway, my one major concern here, especially given the trope that EJ selected for Chip, is that with only two of you, you might miss vital clues...

...and thought it would be the less experienced member of the teaming missing the obvious clues.

We could wait and see if anyone else comes along, or if either of you can think of anyone who might be interested, you could point them this way... Or we could make a start and see what happens...

If EJ wants to tweak Chip a little bit then we should wait until that's been sorted out but after that we could make a start.

Or if the lack of smut is lowering interest, then maybe have the Police station set on the other side of the street from a strip bar. That way characters can go look at imaginary naked people during their lunch breaks  ;D

[Black Howling]

My interest has been more then piqued by this. I've been working on a concept, but it's slow going thus far.

Just so you know there are more eyes on the game.

[Sparky01]

If EJ wants to tweak Chip a little bit then we should wait until that's been sorted out but after that we could make a start.

My offering to tweak was if with just two of us, that makes it difficult to run.  I can, if it helps.   Or he can be as he is.


So, question...is my character a better fit with a different kind of trope.  (I have never used that word before.  Writing with Chrystal is good for my vocabulary)

Also, welcome Black Howling.
Care to share what you might be mulling?

[Black Howling]

Also, welcome Black Howling.
Care to share what you might be mulling?

Well, I  had been mulling over the position you had just taken, until I noticed it was of course. I'm trying to piece something else together. Possibly the tired, seen too much alcoholic mentioned in the first post. While I notice the red dinging Leader position, I'm a little leery of picking up any key roles. Those, in the past, haven't worked out for me so well on the fun factor.

[Sparky01]

Well, then.  I have a very good solution.
Please take claim on the "collar at any price" guy.

I took it because I thought it was needed, desired by Chrystal and meant I could play less than lead.  I can rethink my guy and actually, have a preference over not being a rule bender, but was willing to go there.

Please, continue mulling and I will rethink Chip with Chrystal's help and blessing.

Chrystal, I can go with a Lieutenant,  lead or just a good old family guy.

Either way, I can rewrite my trope accordingly.

Black Howling, provided Chrystal is ok with it, you can take that role and I am happy to accommodate having a group.

[Sparky01]

New charrie sheet submitted. I am jacked.  I might be slow, but it it is ok with everyone, I will run a leader.

[Chrystal]

Hi BlackHowking.

If EJ is okay with surrendering the "bent cop" position, then I am fine with that. Nothing is yet set in stone, and I would even be prepared to have people run two characters if they felt up to it.

Mia, the suggestion that there be a strip club across from the station, I hope you were joking? That actually comes under the category of "trying to persuade me to include some smutt". Not going to happen...

EJ, if you make a Lieutenant, he is going to be the team leader. That is clearly specified and we already discussed it... If you want the lead you can have it, but I didn't think you wanted it. There are plenty of other cop stereotypes available, besides the ones I've listed, and they can in fact be blended together to create whole new characters...

None of the stereotypes are essential to the plot.about the only one that might become essential - if the game grows to eight or more players, would be the Lt. But I will not force the role on anyone, and the game can run happily without that role. Effectively it becomes a NPC that sits in the office and lets the others do the work...

One more thing... I've been off work today with a bad stomach, hence I'm online now, but I spent most of the day in bed asleep.



(edit to add) If you're okay doing it, then fine. Personally I would rather have  more boots on the beat than bums on the seat, but I won't say no - at least not until I've seen the character.

[mia h]

Mia, the suggestion that there be a strip club across from the station, I hope you were joking?

You mean it wasn't obvious?  :-(

[Chrystal]

You mean it wasn't obvious?  :-(

Sorry, I'm not feeling to good at the moment, and thinking is hard work.

[Black Howling]

Well, then.  I have a very good solution.
Please take claim on the "collar at any price" guy.

I took it because I thought it was needed, desired by Chrystal and meant I could play less than lead.  I can rethink my guy and actually, have a preference over not being a rule bender, but was willing to go there.

Please, continue mulling and I will rethink Chip with Chrystal's help and blessing.

I noticed you already made the leader type, so I'm pretty cool to let you do that if it's what YOU want. You were here to the party first, and I could have tried to claim roles the last time I looked at this. I didn't, mainly because I wanted to see if my other projects would allow me to commit first. They have, and I'm fully capable of playing a variety of roles.

I do like your willingness to work with things to ensure the group gets going, though!

Hi BlackHowking.

If EJ is okay with surrendering the "bent cop" position, then I am fine with that. Nothing is yet set in stone, and I would even be prepared to have people run two characters if they felt up to it.

Mia, the suggestion that there be a strip club across from the station, I hope you were joking? That actually comes under the category of "trying to persuade me to include some smutt". Not going to happen...

EJ, if you make a Lieutenant, he is going to be the team leader. That is clearly specified and we already discussed it... If you want the lead you can have it, but I didn't think you wanted it. There are plenty of other cop stereotypes available, besides the ones I've listed, and they can in fact be blended together to create whole new characters...

None of the stereotypes are essential to the plot.about the only one that might become essential - if the game grows to eight or more players, would be the Lt. But I will not force the role on anyone, and the game can run happily without that role. Effectively it becomes a NPC that sits in the office and lets the others do the work...

One more thing... I've been off work today with a bad stomach, hence I'm online now, but I spent most of the day in bed asleep.



(edit to add) If you're okay doing it, then fine. Personally I would rather have  more boots on the beat than bums on the seat, but I won't say no - at least not until I've seen the character.

I'm working on something now, and it's crossed stereotype of sorts (While, yes, fitting the whole procedural feel). I'll send some details as soon as I've had the chance to better put them to paper. I've been kinda stuck cleaning messes, so it's not likely to be anything readable for at-least another hour. '

That said, I post fairly frequently anymore, averaging a post every two days, per character. I can play multiple characters if desired without any issues.

You mean it wasn't obvious?  :-(

Sorry, I'm not feeling to good at the moment, and thinking is hard work.

*Sends smut free stomach meds, and well wishes filled with good healing vibes.*

I think anyone who makes a smut free game gets the feeling everyone is being pushy, because a lot of them will be pushy at the start. I've never understood the issues, though, given they can also do a scene in the one shots to get it out of their system if they need to. That said, thanks for making a good story with focus on only the plot.

[Chrystal]

Something you may not be aware of, is that EJ was the lead detective last time I tried to run this. He did such a great job that I was really sorry to see him go. But always, real life must come first.

Oh and by the way, He is sworn to secrecy regarding the plot. Not that anyone got even close to solving the murder last time...

[Sparky01]

I have Mr. By-the-Book, overworked perfectionist queued up and approved by Chrystal pending edits. 

I would guess this guy will be a boots on the ground person.  I don't want to complicate any matters.  Still flexible.  Edits are easy.  My guy will be up later today unless some shifting of role needs is desired from me.

.... oh, and thank you Chrystal.  It was a bummer to leave.
I am stoked to play.

[Chrystal]

I have Mr. By-the-Book, overworked perfectionist queued up and approved by Chrystal pending edits. 

I would guess this guy will be a boots on the ground person.  I don't want to complicate any matters.  Still flexible.  Edits are easy.  My guy will be up later today unless some shifting of role needs is desired from me.

.... oh, and thank you Chrystal.  It was a bummer to leave.
I am stoked to play.

I thought you were going for the Leader, not the "by the book perfectionist"? Of course they can be rolled into one, but the way you made it sound was that you'd changed your mind again

[Sparky01]

I thought he was a leader, who is a by the book perfectionist.   That was my vision.

[Chrystal]

works for me...

[Sparky01]

Ahhhhh, just saw that listed as a role.  He is an inspirational leader that minds the procedures.  Lol. 

Not the rules nazi.  :)

[Chrystal]

yeah, the rules Nazi is listed separately. Doesn't have to be there, but the dynamic between that character and the one that bends the rules to get results - who is different again from the slightly bent cop - would be interesting to explore...

[Sparky01]

Character Name: Michael Holiday

Player ID: Ehlamjanx

Rank: Detective-Liutenant

Age: 46

Role: The firm but fair leader

Appearance: Liutenant Holiday is a 23 year UPD man.  He is of average height and in very good physical condition.  He has peircing eyes and is often wearing a down to business expression.

Personality: A seasoned veteran of the force, Holiday takes on his job very seriously.  He is a logical, rational professional.   He has been around the force and through the ranks in a long and very disciplined career.  He pushes his team towards greatness and expects excellence to always be acheived.  He is famous for the use of the phrase, "our sworn duty to serve and protect", and knows some mock him jokingly for gravitating to it.  He can be warm, but it is not frequent that he is.

At the age of 46, he believes he has one more big promotion in front of him.  He is a career cop and puts the brotherhood of service at the forefront of his mind at all times.  So dedicated, he is also the Vice President of the Fraternal Order of Police chapter of Ubiquitous, his primare means of social interaction.  He is a very disciplined man who leans heavily to the work side of any work/life balance equation.

History: Holiday grew up in a small town that is on the far outskirts of the Ubiquitous Metro area.  He had a good and happy childhood.  He is the younger of two sons born to hard working parents.  His father a mechanic, his mother an accountant.   He and his brother, along with several neighborhood kids grew up in the woods, playing and building forts.  Their dad was a sportsman and taught the boys how to hunt, fish and camp.  He was young among the neighborhood kids looked up to the bigger kids, learning how to be tough from hanging with them.  He played sports, was popular and a good student.

After high-school, he attended community college and took up pre-law as an undergraduate.  Law school, he learned, required more studying than he had an appetite for.  By that time he was dating and serious with his girlfriend and enjoying sports.  He decided instead to enter the police academy where he did very well.  The role of cop suited him.  His undergraduate degree helped him rise through the ranks.  He became a Detective by the time he was 28, Senior Detective by 31 and has been a Detective -Sargent  by age 34.  His promotion to Liutenant was 6 years ago.

He is the father of four, two boys and two girls, the oldest is a senior and ready for college.  His wife works as the secretary of the high school most of them attend.  He has a good and busy life outside of work with his children.  A dedicated family man, he  is genuinely in love with his wife and as active in the lives of his children as he can be given his exceasive work schedule.  He is a very protective father and takes crimes against children deeply to heart after witnessing crime scenes involving the young and innocent.

The Dobson Case:  The symbolic moment that molded him into a bit of a hard-ass cop with a relentless pusuit for a clean case came from an experience when 'good enough' just wasnt quite actually good enough.  Rachel Dobson, a sweet trusting innocent teenager died tragically of an overdose that followed a date-rape drug style of abduction some 10 years ago.  It was a disturbing case in which the victim reminded him deeply of his daughter.  By his own emotional involvement, he had grown fond of the girl's parents and had stated to them how solid their case was. The perpetrator was a sick and twisted young man with no place in society.  During the trial, he provided a fair and accurate testimony on the witness stand.  What came out of the testimony from his perspective was a clear and convincing case that pointed directly to the certain guilt of the man who had all but confessed.  Yet the facts that had clearly added up to guilt had been picked apart by the vaguest of shadows of doubts that bordered on the absurd.  The case was cobbled together with the best that they had, and there was plenty, or so he believed.  The defense zeroed in on certain circumstantial evidence and a set of possible explanations were implausible, impractical and practically impossible, but still "possible".

The not guilty verdict was, in his mind, a failure to be thorough and have a buttoned up case.  It lead to a guilty man walking away a free man with a sweet child in a coffin.  He has never forgotten the Dobson case, nor has he forgotten how those parents looked at him and his team, so disbelieving and betrayed in court that day. 

He could never right that wrong, but he could make sure nothing similar would happen again.  Since then, there has been an 8x10 portrait of the late Rachel Dobson on his desk.  He looks at her picture when he needs inspiration to strive harder and go the extra mile for the innocent victims that count on him.

His file contains many in service awards and he can be accurately referred to as a 'decorated officer' and a role model of police work.

Other:  The player may not be as good as the character on crime solving. 



What cop shows do you watch regularly: Law and Order.  NCIS.  Person of Interest.  Criminal Minds.  Reno 911.

[Chrystal]

I thought I recognised him. Tim Roth, star of Lie To Me. Often mistaken for an American actor because he is really good at doing accents!

[Sparky01]

If he's too...."oooohhhh, that guy...." I can swap him.

I have always admired him from Resivoir Dogs, Rob Roy and Pulp Fiction, too.  I am not a movie buff but I admit a man crush on him.

[mia h]

Absolutely nothing wrong with Tim Roth

[Chrystal]

EJ, please stop being so sensitive. If I wanted you to change the picture I would have told you already!

[Sparky01]

I prefer 'touchy feely' over sensitive.  Hee hee.  Oh, no smut.  :)

Thanks!

[Sparky01]

Absolutely nothing wrong with Tim Roth

:)  Chanelling his personality will be an inspiration for writing :)

[Deathnote]

I'm considering playing the bitter cop whose partner was just killed.

I know you said no SWAT specialists, but what about someone who tried and failed to complete the required training before switching over to Homicide as a Detective?

[Chrystal]

I'm considering playing the bitter cop whose partner was just killed.

I know you said no SWAT specialists, but what about someone who tried and failed to complete the required training before switching over to Homicide as a Detective?

NO!

This is a small mid-west town, not Los Angeles!

There is no SWAT team.

[Sparky01]

Freshly transferred from the big city to get away from 'stuff' there?

[Elandra]

I love this concept but do not think I will have the time to write with you, fine folks. Please post a link to the game when it is up, I would enjoy following along.

[Deathnote]

Okay, Plan B then.  Would it be okay if I incorporated the Dobson case into my character's background by saying that he was a friend of Rachel Dobson back in high school?

[Chrystal]

I love this concept but do not think I will have the time to write with you, fine folks. Please post a link to the game when it is up, I would enjoy following along.

Of course. And if you figure it out before the team do, send me a PM!

Okay, Plan B then.  Would it be okay if I incorporated the Dobson case into my character's background by saying that he was a friend of Rachel Dobson back in high school?

This is fine, and could easily be why he decided to become a cop in the first place. However... The "Dobson Case" is part of EJ's backstory, which makes it canon, but it is NOT going to be a part of the current investigation. I have no problem with people referencing it it their own back-stories, but it is past history... There have been plenty of other cases since!

Freshly transferred from the big city to get away from 'stuff' there?

No... That's what I meant by 'No "Axel Foleys"'.

I'm saying it again, not because I think people have forgotten, but because I want to emphasise the point:

The purpose of the game is to solve the murder and catch the killer.

To do this, you need detectives. Not SWAT specialists, not consultants, not "psychics", You need people who will be thorough, who will examine the clues, sift the evidence and come to the correct conclusions...

This is going to be a small homicide team, who probably spend most of their time investigating burglaries rather than murders, because murders are not that common in Ubiquitous.

[mia h]

To do this, you need detectives. Not SWAT specialists, not consultants, not "psychics"

*quietly pushes MJ's tarot cards and crystal ball under the bed*

[Chrystal]

*quietly pushes MJ's tarot cards and crystal ball under the bed*

You're joking again, right?

Although, seriously, if you want to introduce that sort of element of her character, I wouldn't object. But also I wouldn't give out any information in response to their use.

One of the cop shows my wife likes and that I don't object to is "The Mentalist". Patrick Jayne is a former "Psychic" con-artist who now works with the police, and uses his "powers" to help solve crimes. But his powers all consist of observation, deduction and being an exceptional judge of character. There is nothing supernatural in what he does, and he is always quick to point this out.

Now, the thing is, I am not going to object if a character wants to showboat, pretend to be psyching and produce a metaphorical rabbit out of a metaphorical hat, but the data they will have, they will have gathered in the usual way...!

Oh and by the by, just because I mentioned The mentalist, the rule regarding no consultants still stands!

[Sparky01]

*quietly pushes MJ's tarot cards and crystal ball under the bed*

*Gives the face when a classmate pulls a funny in front of the teacher, then goes all straight face*

Chrystal, your points of emphasis will help us stay focused.  I like that you are sticking to your concept so we don't make this into a collectively diffuse version of the original concept.

[Deathnote]

WIP

Character Name: Andy Li

Player ID: Deathnote

Rank: Detective

Age: 27

Role: The bitter cop who just lost his/her partner

Appearance: Andy is the type to keep up a strict training regime in order to maintain his sinewy and athletic build.  He stands at around 5 feet 9 and is of average weight for that height.  He has several scars, starting from when he was just a kid who got into all sorts of trouble to when he was training at the police academy.  He also has a gunshot wound from when he was shot in the chest on the day his partner was killed.  He'll put on a suit and tie for work, but doesn't do much else to keep up a professional appearance.

Personality: Has somewhat of a short temper and normally wears a bitter frown on his face.  He used to be the type who made an effort to be friendly with others, but has recently become a bit brutish and distant.  He has a tendency to get lost in his own thoughts and may come across as lackadaisical and carefree.  In spite of this attitude, however, he takes his job seriously and does everything he can to get the job done.  Outside of work, however, he'll sometimes get into some trouble.  He was once suspended for getting into a major bar fight after one too many drinks.

History: Andy grew up in Ubiquitous and was the type of kid who liked to explore places where he really shouldn't, such as alleged "haunted houses", abandoned factories, and far deep into the woods.  After watching one too many Kung-Fu films, he begged his parents to let him learn martial arts.  They relented and enrolled him into a local Chinese martial arts dojo that taught several different styles.

By the time he was in middle school, he was constantly getting into fights with racist bullies who made fun of him for being Asian.  He was suspended multiple times due to his short temper.  He was eventually able to find an outlet for his rage through sports and by the time he was in high school, he was a starter on the basketball team.  One of the reasons why he was able to learn how to control his temper was through his friendship with fellow student Rachel Dobson.

Everything changed ten years ago while he was still in high school.  His friend, Rachel Dobson was murdered by a sick and twisted monster.  As though to add salt to injury, the perpetrator got off scot-free.  As a teenager, Andy didn't understand how that could have happened back then.  Even with his current knowledge and experience, he still barely grasped what happened in that courtroom that day.  In an effort to understand... in his need to know what went wrong... when he got into University, he applied and enrolled into a few courses related to law and criminology.  Before he knew it, he had a degree in criminology.  After graduation, he applied and enrolled into the State Academy.  He has been a Detective for about two years.

A few months ago, while he was on a case with his partner, Detective Carter, the two of them were able to link several armed burglaries to an Arms Dealer.  They were able to obtain the necessary evidence to bring the Arms Dealer down and decided they had to move quickly before their perp could skip town.  Not wanting their collar to get away, they decided not to wait for back-up and moved in, believing they were only going to have to deal with a single criminal who sold illegal firearms out of the trunk of his car.  The Arms Dealer, unfortunately, had a couple of ex-military friends.  During the fire-fight, the detectives were able to take out the ex-military bodyguards.  Carter, however, was fatally wounded.  Before Andy realized what was happening, the Arms Dealer shot him in the chest before skipping town.  Andy woke up several days later in the hospital, where he was delivered the bad news about his late partner.

After he was released from the hospital, he was given a leave of absence before being allowed to return to work.  He has become noticeably... distant since the incident.

Other:



What cop shows do you watch regularly: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Psych, Numb3rs (FBI show), Grimm (sorta counts?), Tiger Cubs (HK show), Gotham (again... sorta counts?),

[Chrystal]

Hi DN

Please could you PM the character sheet to me for approval before posting it? There's a number of small things I'd like to talk over with you first.

[Nymphadora]

Woo Approved!

Character Name: Cassidy Locke

Player ID: Nymphadora

Rank: N/A

Age: 26

Role: The Geeky, techy, forensics specialist

Appearance: With her brilliantly dyed red hair, chunked with a black swatch in the front when the mood strikes, Cassidy could pass for a pin-up model. Often styled like she's heading to a photo shoot, she even acts the part at times. Her clothes do a poor job of hiding her stylised tattoos and the odd tasteful piercing. She will often wear flamboyant glasses that are prescriptionless and simply another part of her fashion statement.

Personality: When seen outside of the office it might be impossible to believe that she has a multiple sciences degree, owns a first edition Hound of The Baskervilles, and can repeat pi to a hundred places. While she looks more like she'd belong in some club bopping around to ska or swing music, Cass would rather spend time in her lab. People might mistake her for a just a young, pin-up model, but she quickly corrects them, explaining she is 100% Rockabilly with a taste for punk rock. Cass is energetic, friendly, and always ready to help. She has a strange sense of humour; keen to remind you that she could probably kill you without leaving evidence.

History:  Cass has been a fan of detective mysteries ever since her father used to read her Sherlock Holmes stories before bed. She basically grew up with a love of detectives and mysteries and never wavered from making that her career choice. With a keen interest in deductive reasoning and science, Cass quickly turned into a lover of forensics following that path in college. She proved to have a real knack for many fields and worked hard on degrees in Chemistry, Biology, and Forensic Science.

Her unique appearance belies a keen investigative and scientific mind. With a staunch refusal to change who she is, Cass didn't attempt to change in order to land her dream job. Eventually, she had a chance to prove herself. A year ago, a man by the name of Mark DeRullio broke into the apartment next door, seeking revenge on his ex-girlfriend. Cassidy was the first one to hear the confrontation and the first one on the scene. Her insight into the crime scene first had her pegged as a suspect, but later evidence not only proved her innocent but her deductions spot on as well. Impressed, the department hired her on.


Other: Addt'l Image 1, Addt'l Image 2


What cop shows do you watch regularly: It's been a bit since I've watched much tv but I watched a lot of Criminal Minds and CSI mainly.

[Sparky01]

Woot!  A team.  :)

[Chrystal]

Deathnote's character is NOT approved yet...

He posted it here without submitting it first and there are issues with it so ...

[Sparky01]

Ok.  If Mr. Howling joins, too, we have closer to critical mass.

I am off on our US Memorial weekend.  Have a great weekend all.

[Deathnote]

Sorry, just saw character sheets up on this thread and just assumed.  >_<

[Chrystal]

No worries. But perhaps you should go back and read the first three posts a bit more thoroughly?

[Chrystal]

OKAY

Deathnote's character is approved (with revised back-story).

I've PMed BlackHowling to see if he is still in.

If anyone knows of any other players they think might be interested, please point them this way?

I'm looking to make some sort of a start this week, hopefully. Now, it will work with the players we have... It will work better with maybe two or three more. Above that, it starts to get unweildy, which is why I set a maximum of ten...

As long as I have a CORE of three or four who will see it through, the game should work okay if other players come and go.

[Deathnote]

Character Name: Andy Li

Player ID: Deathnote

Rank: Detective

Age: 27

Role: The bitter cop who just lost his/her partner

Appearance: Andy is the type to keep up a strict training regime in order to maintain his sinewy and athletic build.  He stands at around 5 feet 9 and is of average weight for that height.  He has several scars, starting from when he was just a kid who got into all sorts of trouble to when he was training at the police academy.  He also has a gunshot wound from when he was shot in the chest.  He'll put on a suit and tie for work, but doesn't do much else to keep up a professional appearance.

Personality: Has somewhat of a short temper and normally wears a bitter frown on his face.  He used to be the type who made an effort to be friendly with others, but has recently become a bit brutish and distant.  He has a tendency to get lost in his own thoughts and may come across as lackadaisical and carefree.  In spite of this attitude, however, he takes his job seriously and does everything he can to get the job done.  Outside of work, however, he'll sometimes get into some trouble.  He was once suspended for getting into a major bar fight after one too many drinks.

History: Andy grew up in Ubiquitous and was the type of kid who liked to explore places where he really shouldn't, such as alleged "haunted houses", abandoned factories, and far deep into the woods.  After watching one too many Kung-Fu films, he begged his parents to let him learn martial arts.  They relented and enrolled him into a local Chinese martial arts dojo that taught several different styles.

By the time he was in middle school, he was constantly getting into fights with racist bullies who made fun of him for being Asian.  He was suspended multiple times due to his short temper.  He was eventually able to find an outlet for his rage through sports and by the time he was in high school, he was a starter on the basketball team.  One of the reasons why he was able to learn how to control his temper was through his friendship with fellow student Rachel Dobson.

Everything changed ten years ago while he was still in high school.  His friend, Rachel Dobson was murdered by a sick and twisted monster.  As though to add salt to injury, the perpetrator got off scot-free.  As a teenager, Andy didn't understand how that could have happened back then.  Even with his current knowledge and experience, he still barely grasped what happened in that courtroom that day.  In an effort to understand... in his need to know what went wrong... when he got into University, he applied and enrolled into a few courses related to law and criminology.  Before he knew it, he had a degree in criminology.  After graduation, he applied and enrolled into the State Academy.  He has been a Detective for about two years.

A few months ago, Andy's partner, Detective Carter checked into a cheap motel located somewhere at the edge of Ubiquitous County.  He locked himself in his room, drank an entire bottle of bourbon, and shot himself through the mouth with his standard police-issued handgun.  There was no explanation as to why he did it.  He showed no prior signs or warnings that he was about to do this.  He didn't even leave a suicide note.

Unable to accept his partner's death, Andy spent a good deal of time attempting to piece together why.  He wanted to make sense of it all.  He was even convinced at one point that his partner was murdered.  All evidence, however, pointed to suicide and Andy was forced to face that reality.  It just happened and will forever remain a mystery.

Other:



What cop shows do you watch regularly: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Psych, Numb3rs (FBI show), Tiger Cubs (HK show), Gotham (sorta counts?), Banshee, Houdini & Doyle, Veronica Mars

[Black Howling]

Finished my sheet and sent it in for Chrystal's perusal. Apologies to everyone for the wait. Hopefully it works without too many edits.  ::)

[Black Howling]

Character Name: Tyler Maxon

Player ID: Black Howling

Rank: Detective Sergeant

Age: 38

Role: The "collar at any price" slightly bent cop

Appearance: Detective Maxon is a man of medium stature, standing at only about 5'10" (178CM) tall. His build is stocky, hinting at an impressive musculature beneath, a remnant of his service days from years prior. His has dark brown hair and eyes to match, along with what appears to be constant five O'clock shadow. His casual dress typically consists of plan solid colors, jackets and jeans. If he had his way this would also be his attire for work, purely for comforts sake. Alas, there is a dress code that needs maintained. His suits are well made, though somewhat plain in nature and often lacking a tie when he can get by with it.

Personality: Detective Maxon is best described as rough around the edges. His time as an MP has colored much of his persona, lending him to keep things a little close to the chest except around people he trusts. The things he's seen overseas has lent to at-least minor PTSD, though when applying his symptoms were completely under control. A lot has happened since his hire date, however and he worries he may not pass another psyche exam should he be subjected to one. That is a gateway to one of his biggest fears because a failed one would have him stripped of his badge, and he's uncertain how he'd adjust to civilian life. Especially after so many years in police work, outside the military and in.

History: Detective Maxon's foray into Police work started when he was a fresh faced undergrad out of community college. He'd just completed his first steps with an associates in criminal justice. His family, however, had a proud history of military service, a fact that prompted Tyler to join the ranks of the US Army. Due to his studies, he was placed in the auxiliary units as an MP. He was convinced he'd never see much in the way of action. A few years later proved him wrong.

With the destruction of the Twin Towers and the US's subsequent invasion into Afghanistan, many of the auxiliary were being deployed. MP's in particular due to the nature of the war. This started what would become a long tour overseas for the man, each year spent in some of the worst places he could imagine. His patriotic zeal only went so far, so when it became time to re-up, he instead chose to leave his service days behind. Luckily for him he'd finished his graduate degree online while serving, and so he returned home in hopes of joining the academy.

Tyler's previous experience and education seen him passing the exams and making his way into the ranks of his hometown's police force after being discharged. For a while, things were good. He spent the next several years doing his best and without many complications. That changed when he made detective. His first case involved a suspected drug dealer by the of Edward Dixon, a man he was certain was not only cooking large amounts of meth, but a murderer. He had little proof of the drugs, and none about the murders aside from a gut hunch and the look in his eyes.

Maxon tried to do things by the book, he really did, but after a month of struggling to find so much as a slip, he became fed up with it all. Dixon was good, so he had to take matters into his own hands. On that hunch he planted an unregistered .38 in Dixons car and ensured he was there when the man was pulled over for forgetting to use his turn signal. With the gun as evidence, he had enough for a search warrant, which later confirmed all his suspicions about the man.

They found loads of meth being cooked in his house along with another gun, an unregistered M9 with three bodies on it. Luckily his hunch was right, and he netted a promotion along with a transfer to homicide. He said it'd be the last time, just like he said the whiskey binge afterward would only happen once. He lied to himself. So far it's happened three other occasions, each with a worse binge following it then the last. He worries eventually he'll mess up, that eventually he'll be wrong and send someone to prison who doesn't belong there. It eats at him nightly, keeping him from sleep, which has prompted his addiction.

So far Maxon has managed to keep his habit away from the prying eyes of his partners, though he also worries how long he can keep this up. He knows sometimes he's barely holding it together, but he's convinced himself the department needs someone like him.

Other: Maxon's Hometown is Ubiquitous. He's had a failed marriage not mentioned in the background, and it is a trigger for his temper when brought up. Face Claim is Colin Farrell



What cop shows do you watch regularly: Criminal Minds, Criminal Minds: Suspect intent, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: SVU and occasionally NCIS.

[Chrystal]

Right. Enough to start.

If anyone else would like to join, recruitment will remain open for the time being.

[Chrystal]

OOC Thread is UP
Character Thread is up
Case File Thread is up

And the IC Thread is up.

Let's get to it!

[Lady Sakura]

OMG OMG OMG! I looove this kind of Genre! Smut-Free yes!

Can I play an ME or Coroner? Or is the GM handling that line of work?

[Chrystal]

GM is handling the ME/Coroner simply because the amount of posting required is extremely limited. Basically the autopsy on one body. If it gets that far, there may be a second body, and so on... but the majority of the game is going to involve detective work.

[Lady Sakura]

GM is handling the ME/Coroner simply because the amount of posting required is extremely limited. Basically the autopsy on one body. If it gets that far, there may be a second body, and so on... but the majority of the game is going to involve detective work.

Thank you for the very quick response. Still very interested.

I saw that no one took the "Rule-Bender who gets results." yet. Is this still true?

Once I finish reading the rules more closely I'll look to start designing a CS for submission. :D

I'm excited now!

[Chrystal]

Thank you for the very quick response. Still very interested.

I saw that no one took the "Rule-Bender who gets results." yet. Is this still true?

Once I finish reading the rules more closely I'll look to start designing a CS for submission. :D

I'm excited now!

That character-trope is still available, yes. Please also have a look in the OOC thread, because there is a nice big post there regarding the City of Ubiquitous.

[Lady Sakura]

That character-trope is still available, yes. Please also have a look in the OOC thread, because there is a nice big post there regarding the City of Ubiquitous.

You got it. Thank you.  ;D

[Lady Sakura]

I apologize for the delay on my sheet. I've been recovering from a cold and it has been making it hard to focus on writing. I currently have everything done except my history (Which is always the hardest thing for me) I hope to get it pmed to you hopefully really soon.

Again sorry for the delay.

[Chrystal]

It's okay. The history is ALWAYS the hardest bit. If you need some hints, you can send me what you have so far and I'll try and help?

We've started the game, as I'm sure you saw, but so far things have taken off at the speed of a bullet... glued to the back of a tortoise! So,yeah, plenty of time.

[Sparky01]

In the spirit of intro, I had only posted that "get the call" scene.

We have one detective on scene.  Not sure if Holiday should post an arrival to sace the GM from too many repeats of what new players see as they arrive.

I can post him showing up shortly after his call.

[Sparky01]

Correction, two detectives.

I will have Holiday showing up shortly after MJ.

[Sparky01]

Hi folks.

Are we waiting on certain things to proceed?
Are Maxon and Hobbes still in scene?

Do we need descriptions of the body for Locke?

Holiday is ready to split up the work ...
We need to know what the body looks like...Holiday is waiting on Locke's initial observations.

Someone needs to see if the car is there.
Is his wallet there?

I think Locke, Holiday and Li have kinda taken turns.  Not sure if we have confusion on a turn order or something.

I am happy to post out a turn schedule in OOC thread as the team leader if that helps.

The last thing i want to do is step on GM toes, but i am afraid our game is slower than I had hoped.

Thoughts?

I dont know if i should wait for Li to hang up, but dont want to assume what Kowalski is saying. 
I want to see about the car, but feel I am taking more turns.  Let alone a cell phone or wallet.

Team?
Chrystal, i hope I am not out of line, just wondering if I should be leading the charge here in OOC.  I am happy to do so, want to and will.  I dont want to be a nuisance either.

I was very excited to see this game come up again.  I am still very interested in it.

[Sparky01]

My profuse apologies to the team.  I spoke to Chrystal about what I thought was being stuck and thought I had been ignored in the kitchen.  She pointed out it was me that ignored her post and I see she was right.


Chrystal and team, OMG I am so sorry.

I was interrupted when reading Gander's post to move out to the team and failed to gather outside.  If this caused any confusion among the team, I regret my error.

Oops.

Holiday can step outside and we can perhaps get the team stuff rolling while the medical and foresics professionals do their thing.

[Chrystal]

While I appreciate the bump to the recruitment threadm, you might want to post that to the OOC thread?