Seattle. City of Clouds. The Emerald City.. This city goes by many names. To those who live in this beautiful City by the Sea, it's simply "Home." Home to families, friends, doctors, lawyers, business owners. Also home to criminals—rapists, murderers, sex traffickers, child exploiters. Somewhere among those business owners and criminals are the detectives who live each day trying to keep this city of many names safe. These are the stories of those detectives...

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The Sleuth’s Report is a modern-day detective roleplay set in Seattle, Washington. This will be an open world roleplay with guided support when needed.
You will play as detectives in the Seattle PD—free to decide where to go, who to talk to, what to investigate, and when.
I’ll be here to help guide you as needed through NPC interaction and story direction.

These are your stories, written in real time as you go. Every choice you make matters. Every action has consequences.

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This is an episodic roleplay. Each investigation will be its own self-contained story that we roleplay through to the end.
Once one case is solved, a new episode begins with a brand-new crime, setting, and mystery.
I will play the Chief of Police and handle NPCs to help support your work as detectives.

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• 1. Respect the Story and Each Other
  This is a collaborative effort. Don’t jump ahead, control other characters without permission, or post without regard for others' pacing.
• 2. No Metagaming
  You're detectives—not psychics. You don’t magically know who the killer is or what someone will say.
  Leave NPC actions and revelations to me unless stated otherwise.
• 3. Quality Over Quantity
  I’d much rather see one thoughtful, detailed post than a bunch of rushed, shallow ones.
  Keep things immersive and well-written.
• 4. Teamwork is Key
  You’re part of a unit. Coordinate with your fellow players—use PMs to plan scenes and combine posts.
  Working together makes for better storytelling and deeper engagement.
• 5. Have Fun
  This is a game. If you’re not having fun, let me know—because that means I’m not having fun either.
  Let’s work together to make this exciting and memorable for everyone.

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Once all CS are posted, I will randomly choose one CS - that CS will be the Lead Detective starting our Role Play. I will randomly pick each CS thereafter for each Rank. Depending on things with, and in the Role Play, there are possibilities of being promoted Ranks!

Here is a link to the manual for the Seattle PD for reference.

Let me know if there are any questions, or suggestions!

Bump.. Thought I had at least interested in this

Name: Delaney Jade Barlowe aka DJ

Age: 31

Rank: Detective

Appearance: DJ

Background: DJ had been raised by a lovely foster family since the time she was born. Until she turned thirteen and discovered boys. Her life quickly went from picture perfect family outings to a life on the run.
At the age of fourteen, she had been living on the streets as a runaway. Pick pocketing and sweet smiles kept her fed and alive, if you could call her life anything worth living. As she matured she found herself a burly man named Clifford who would pimp her out to any Joe willing to overlook her young age. DJ had to develop a thick skin and a tough spine just to stay mentally sane.
When she turned twenty-two, she finally had enough. Enough of the constant drinking, drugs, beatings. She got her GED and vowed to never let another little girl slip through the cracks as she had. That vow turned into joining the police academy and rising to the top of her class. It didn't take her long after that to climb the ranks to Detective.

Skills: Rapport with street people, able to easily read body language, somewhat of a human lie detector.

Additional Info: Very difficult to trust others. Always believes everyone has a hidden agenda.

@Sailorsadie Accepted! The back story makes for some good drive for a Detective!

I'm going to give just a little more time to see if I can maybe get the other person who expressed interest, and if not we will proceed with just you and I!

I will make a CS either for just the Chief, or Chief and Captain both, because the squad needs a Captain.

I am also thinking about working on a sort of "Mental" system for the squad, which would be affected by the mental stresses of the case, things that happen during the case, and even things that could happen to or from other people who interact with the squad. Thoughts on this?

@AlphaRomeoSounds good to me. Any type of police work is bound to have the mental stresses that go along with it.

@AlphaRomeo still doing this or nah?

@Sailorsadie

Yes we are. Sorry, we had a bout of Strep run through our house. But I’m back to full strength and will have a intro up soon!

We’ll be using a dice system for effects of mental stress on our Detectives. I’ll roll to see if there are effects or not, if there are then I’ll roll to see the intensity of the effects. You won’t have to worry about anything for any of that, I’ll do it behind the scenes and share the outcome.

This will keep it more natural and less in the hands of any of us to mess with how we see fit.

Bumping this as in hopes of a revival! I’ve returned from the dead (Metaphorically speaking) and wish to bring this to life finally.

The Intro has been slightly tweaked, and the CS has been completely revamped to be more appealing and immersive. If there’s any interest in this, I promise it will be a blast to run. I have a few cases already planned ready to investigate! With all new ideas, mechanics, and ambition!