To be clear - this is more of general brainstorming discussion with the intention of setting up a RP rather than an actual interest check to sign people up immediately. I have thought about this for some time and believe I have come up with a system but it's impossible to account for everything and I would love to have creative input here.
My idea, thus far, is this:
A RP where the players write as police detectives/officers/consultants working as a single team on various cases. This could be a broad base (arson, homicide, serial etc.) or it could simply be a single focus (which would be more realistic) such as homicide which occasionally branches out into other types of case.
To be clear: this would be ongoing. There would be multiple cases rather than a long one. I am also intending for the RP to (by and large) take place inside the constraints of the law. Sure, some vigilante events would most likely happen, as well as morally dubious methods, but by and large it would be a morally and legally conducted case.
In terms of how to go about the RP I had some thoughts:
-Each case would have one mastermind. Whether than be the GM or the players (or players creating a case together) and would be directed by the creator of this case. No one else but them would know the clues, evidence or witnesses that would lead to the identification of suspects, including the actual perpetrator.
-The creator would PM at relevant points the relevant players what the next scene should be like (for example, who would find what at a crime scene, what information would be retrieved from a suspect and how that suspected should be written) in a piecemeal way so that mystery would slowly be unravelled.
-There should be room for character development. Creators can come up with plots that put their character at the centre (people from their past coming up, budding romances between characters etc.).
That's what I have so far. As for where it would take place etc. I thought these things better laid out once any structural issues were hammered out.
Thoughts? As I said, I'd love some input on this one.
My idea, thus far, is this:
A RP where the players write as police detectives/officers/consultants working as a single team on various cases. This could be a broad base (arson, homicide, serial etc.) or it could simply be a single focus (which would be more realistic) such as homicide which occasionally branches out into other types of case.
To be clear: this would be ongoing. There would be multiple cases rather than a long one. I am also intending for the RP to (by and large) take place inside the constraints of the law. Sure, some vigilante events would most likely happen, as well as morally dubious methods, but by and large it would be a morally and legally conducted case.
In terms of how to go about the RP I had some thoughts:
-Each case would have one mastermind. Whether than be the GM or the players (or players creating a case together) and would be directed by the creator of this case. No one else but them would know the clues, evidence or witnesses that would lead to the identification of suspects, including the actual perpetrator.
-The creator would PM at relevant points the relevant players what the next scene should be like (for example, who would find what at a crime scene, what information would be retrieved from a suspect and how that suspected should be written) in a piecemeal way so that mystery would slowly be unravelled.
-There should be room for character development. Creators can come up with plots that put their character at the centre (people from their past coming up, budding romances between characters etc.).
That's what I have so far. As for where it would take place etc. I thought these things better laid out once any structural issues were hammered out.
Thoughts? As I said, I'd love some input on this one.
