Results 1 to 10 of 10
Thread: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
-
2009-06-15, 03:32 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Any suggestions on how to run law enforcement in a d20 modern game?
-
2009-06-15, 09:41 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Golden Valley, MN
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
That's a pretty broad question. Is there anything specific you're having trouble with? Other wise, I'd say like you would for the town guard in a fantasy type setting, but with guns and cars.
When in doubt, assume you rolled a natural 1.
I usually hate killing an unarmed man. Cold-blooded murder is a filthy business.
-
2009-06-15, 09:47 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
There's a book that has loads of premade NPC's in it for D20 modern. Hella useful book as it has police, security, paramedics, secretaries, etc...
Actually it's the Menace Manual. Has a whole chapter devoted to NPC's.
As for running them, just do things like they do in real life.Last edited by Crow; 2009-06-15 at 09:48 PM.
Avatar by Aedilred
GitP Blood Bowl Manager Cup Record
Styx Rivermen, Feets Reloaded, and Selene's Seductive Strut
Record: 42-17-13
3-time Division Champ, Cup Champion
-
2009-06-15, 09:57 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2008
- Location
- Koth
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Get a copy of the GURPS Cops eBook. GURPS books are, famously, 90% non-mechanics material that tells you how to run games around X. GURPS Cops is probably one of the top 10 RPG books I have ever read, out of several hundred.
-
2009-06-16, 09:12 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Golden Valley, MN
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
I guess I'll expand and try to answer some unasked questions.
The size of the force would depend on the size of the town/city with more officers the bigger it is. There would be a small chain of command that would go something like, commissioner > captain > lieutenant > sergeant > officer for large cities. Most of the force on duty would be in cars, either by themselves or with a partner or a dog, patrolling an area. Some would be on foot, probably in a specific location like a train station or mall for example.
An officer would try to avoid a confrontation, but is trained to defend him/herself until able to subdue the attacker or until backup arrives. An officer would prefer to use non-lethal means, but if attacked with a deadly-weapon, will use deadly-force.
Some example officer stats can be found in the core rule book in the Friends and Foes chapter.
Pepper in some corruption and whatnot to taste, and there you go.
Hope that helps.When in doubt, assume you rolled a natural 1.
I usually hate killing an unarmed man. Cold-blooded murder is a filthy business.
-
2009-06-17, 03:55 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Thanks, but how do I run an investigation into the player characters?
I'll check out hte GURPs Cops book.
-
2009-06-17, 03:57 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Remember: Every station has a Constable Nobbs and a Sergent Colon.
No exceptions.Remember how I was wishing for the peace of oblivion a minute ago?
Yeah. That hasn't exactly changed with more knowledge of the situation. -Security Chief Victor Jones, formerly of the UESC Marathon.
X-Com avatar by BRC. He's good folks.
-
2009-06-17, 05:01 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Remember, if the PC's do anything horribly wrong and you need to teach them a lesson:
CSI magic always finds the criminals. Always.
And then just bring the S.W.A.T to their footsteps."What can change the nature of a man?"
__
Guybrush Threepwood avatar by Ceika
-
2009-06-17, 07:34 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Mar 2008
- Location
- Koth
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
Into the PCs? As in an internal investigation? Check out The Shield, maybe.
It doesn't really differ from other investigations, except by subtlety and surreptitiousness. The investigators are going to be careful, snoop around in everything the PCs have ever done, try to get something to hold over people they think might testify (possibly falsely) against the PCs, and so on. They may try to infiltrate the PCs' group, and will definitely try to divide and conquer - find something to hold over as many of the PCs as possible (evidence of a crime, real or invented/planted), then try to flip them and get them to testify against the others. Surreptitious car/house searches are possible, probably with a warrant (which means they have to show probable cause first; such a search with no warrant or PC is going to be useless, since the evidence won't be admissible). Once there's enough to go to court (witnesses and evidence), the PCs will be arrested and charged, and bail hearings and the like happen before the actual trial.
-
2009-06-17, 07:41 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Golden Valley, MN
- Gender
Re: D20 Modern: Law Enforcement
With you as DM/GM, the investigators will know as much as you want them to. You can determine how much by answering a few questions, which include, but aren't limited to, the following.
Are they new in town or have they been there a while/live there?
How famous are they?
Are they actively involved with less than legal activities?
Are they trying to lay low?
How long has the investigation been running?
Depending on the answers, the investigators could not even know who the PCs are to knowing where they are/will be.When in doubt, assume you rolled a natural 1.
I usually hate killing an unarmed man. Cold-blooded murder is a filthy business.