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So I'm about to run a campaign where the characters start out as KE cops and joining the shadows later. I thought it would be fun to explore the other side for a while. I'm planning on running the first session or two kind of like an episode of COPS before getting them involved in bigger stuff. Anyone have a favorite episode or fun idea? Orc domestic violence calls? Chipped out trolls in the neighborhood?
Also, one of them is a troll... how do they fit those guys in squad cars?
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*smiles at the last question*
They have an attachment on the back of the car and pull them by wagon. Seriously!
That or they just ride motorcycles all the time.... <.< xD
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They have an attachment on the back of the car and pull them by wagon. Seriously!
Whaaaa? hahHA Can you get me a reference? I know I'll want it when I tell him 'you have to ride in the troll stroller'...er 'troller' ;D
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I'd go with the way Saints Row covers this - clinging to the back of a pickup.
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Do you have access to the Lonestar book? A lot of valuable info on this type of campaign in there.
and as for where they put the Troll, make him the driver and have the Meta human size adjustment to the car or just the seat.
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An interesting twist on this would be if there is a dwarf in the group also. Have the driver's seat troll sized and the passenger seat dwarf sized.
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Do you have access to the Lonestar book? A lot of valuable info on this type of campaign in there.
and as for where they put the Troll, make him the driver and have the Meta human size adjustment to the car or just the seat.
You know, I've never been able to visualize how that's done. It seems like you'd need to redesign the chassis for a troll. I can't see adapting a crown vic for a 450lb dude that's 8 and a half feet tall without replacing both driver side doors with one flip up door and then move the front bucket seat to the back. Then there's nowhere to put the perps...
I do have the Lonestar book. It's a very good resource. I am drawing heavily from it aside from adapting it for KE personnel.
I'm still looking for ideas for calls to send them on. I've found some hilarious posts on law enforcement forums for example: a cracked out woman calls the police on another woman for selling her fake crack. The cops come out and question the 'seller' about it and she responds "I don't sell crack. I'm a prostitute!" Great stuff for levity between the bigger stuff. As far as more serious stuff, I'll be having them respond to public intoxications, armed robberies, domestic disputes, traffic violations and the like.
How entertaining would an episode of COPS be in the SR universe?
An interesting twist on this would be if there is a dwarf in the group also. Have the driver's seat troll sized and the passenger seat dwarf sized.
At least they'd equal out ::)
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How entertaining would an episode of COPS be in the SR universe?
At Gencon one of the skits we did during Who's Run is it Anyway was SR COPS. It was pretty funny with one person chasing the other around after a run and the two threatening each other.
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You may want to have them have runins with a group of cops noticably more corrupt than they are. It may even become part of the scenario that ends with them leaving the force. i.e. they report the corrupt cops and ecounter strong resistance from higher ups or even are kicked out over the reports.
They might get called to break up a magical brawl between shamans. Dog shamans versus cat shamans, shark shamans versus dolphin shamans, and yes, the dreaded giraffe shamans versus lion shamans grudge match.
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Or encounter any number of Para critters, especially as guards in drug and BTL dens.
The Troll and dwarf could sit one behind the other and put the perps on the other side of the car in a long cage.
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Have the troll ride in a meta-ready COP SUV. Probably be the likely ride for them.
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You may want to have them have runins with a group of cops noticably more corrupt than they are. It may even become part of the scenario that ends with them leaving the force. i.e. they report the corrupt cops and ecounter strong resistance from higher ups or even are kicked out over the reports.
They might get called to break up a magical brawl between shamans. Dog shamans versus cat shamans, shark shamans versus dolphin shamans, and yes, the dreaded giraffe shamans versus lion shamans grudge match.
;D
I found this on a cop forum:
A cop I worked with in the affluent town I lived stopped a teenager driving an expensive new Mercedes. Playing the role for his friends in the car, the driver arrogantly said to the officer; "Do you know who my father is?" The officer said; "No, didn't your mother tell you?"
Gold
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Since we're on to tall tales now, here's a classic story one of my friends likes to tell:
A band of rennies are driving home from the faire, when they get pulled over by a state trooper. The trooper walks over to the driver window, and asks for the license and registration.
Meanwhile, there's a guy on the back seat, dressed in a monk's robe. He leans forward, waves his hand in front of the trooper's face, and says:
"You do not need to see his license and registration."
The trooper's face turns blank, he straightens up, and in a deadpan voice, he says:
"I do not need to see your license and registration."
"We can go along our business," says the guy on the back seat with another wave of his hand.
"You can all go along our business," the trooper replies.
"Have a good day, and safe motoring."
"Have a good day," the trooper echoes, getting on his motorcycle. "Safe motoring."
As the state trooper speeds away, everyone in the car is dumbstruck. After a few minutes, they pull over at a local diner, get a table, and start discussing what just happened. Just as the guy with the monk robe started swearing that he totally didn't expect his joke to work, the diner's door opens... and the same state trooper walks in! The guys hastily hide behind their menus as the cop walks over to the counter and says to the waitress:
"You'll never believe what happened to me today. I pulled over a bunch of kids, and one of them tried to Jedi me."
"So what did you do?" asked the waitress.
"Well, what else? I went along with the joke."
As the trooper walks out with his coffee and donuts, the waitress comes over to the rennies' table (with them still hiding behind their menus), and with a wave of her hand says:
"Y'all can come out now."
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They might get called to break up a magical brawl between shamans. Dog shamans versus cat shamans, shark shamans versus dolphin shamans, and yes, the dreaded giraffe shamans versus lion shamans grudge match.
Or the reviled Honey Badger Shaman...
In addition to domestic violence, armed robberies, traffic stops and the like, the patrol division is likely to have run ins with the Eye-Fivers. Anyone have any fun ideas for gang based hooks?
Just an observation: on COPS, more guys are arrested with their shirt off than you'd expect to be statistically likely...
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For an idea of what troll seats look like find the west coast customs show on netflix. called street machines i think. find the one where they made a custom seat and door for shaq.
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There's always the Hightower way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAPk9KZbdAE
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When I read this thread all I could imagine is the DM giving the campaign intro speech with "Bad Boys" song playing in the background.....
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What types of calls the PCs get sent on depends on what their characters can handle, the department they work for, and the city they are in. But, for some specific examples...
In the Runner's Toolkit "On The Run", KE gets sent to the mall to stop a brewing gang war between the Orks and the Tech-dudes (actual names changed to protect nobody because I can't remember them), and the runners are there when KE shows up. You could use a situation similar to that to help turn the characters from cops to runners.
Drug busts are always fun. Especially if one of the characters has an addiction of some kind. "Um, where did the evidence go?" "*Snort* *Snort* I have no clue, man. But those 2 martians in the land rover might know."
You could have them respond to calls from local saloons to break up bar fights. Nothing stops a couple of drunken unaugmented humans from fighting quicker than a cybered troll with a badge.
Domestic violence is good. Especially in barrens where rednecks might call a place home. "Well, shit - she wouldn't take no for an answer, so I had ta beat her senseles." "Sir, your daughter is only 7." "And if she wants to make it to 8, she better not sneak out looking like an ork hooker again!"
When I lived in the midwest, one of the radio stations had a daily thing on the morning show called "Small Town Crime Wave". The guys would read police calls like:
1. Police responded to a report of a man running nude through the downtown area. When apprehend by police, the man promised he would not run around naked again. However, he informed officers that the voices in his head were telling him he should have sex with a horse.
2. A man called police to report the theft of a large sum of money from inside of his freezer.
3. A MacArthur Drive woman reported at approximately 7:00pm… a carpet was left on her front steps.
You get the idea here. There can be any number and/or type of calls that come in, no matter how stupid they sound.
If none of that gets your motor running, google "cops parody troopers" and watch that.
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Ahh, stupid calls. My favoite one to this day was to respond to a house for what they initally reported as "Vandalism of Chickens". Yeah. This couple had an old trailer they used as a coop. They claimed that someone was breaking into it, taking the chickens, breaking their legs, and then putting them back.
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You could also feature a call about an abandoned weapon just left in the middle of the street at night, as a way of giving the characters a breather inbetween scenes.
I personally reported one such weapon (a sawed off shotgun) to the cops.
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You could also feature a call about an abandoned weapon just left in the middle of the street at night...
Bonus points if it's been abandoned by another group of characters,
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or by the players during their "other" job.
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or by the players during their "other" job.
"Johansen, why are your prints all over this gun?"
"Well, Sarge, there were a bunch of Gangers watching us and we were out of gloves. We didn't want to screw with the Halloweeners for low-priority Drek like this, so we just grabbed it and bailed."
"Damnit, Johansen, be more careful next time... get the frack out of my office and don't do it again!"
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I recently saw an episode of COPS where this guys was so drunk that he was involved in several hit and run accidents... because he was UNAWARE of them... So when they finally stopped him, his drunken super strength kicked in and they couldnt get him in the car. They had to lay him out on the ground, one officer grabbed his legs and another got in the back seat of the cruiser and pulled him in by his hands and they loaded him in like a log. All in all, it took like 5 guys...
That brings me back to the troll thing. If they need special cars for troll officers, they probably need special cars to apprehend troll suspects. Imagine trying to keep a drunken troll under control until something bigger gets there to pick him up.
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As the cop's prints are already all over the gun and it was used in five other crime's recently. <.< Shadowrunner framing a cop? Never! xD
Not to bad ideas, maybe one day i shall do a KE or LS campaign. :D