Sector Rangers [Interest Check/Brainstorm]

[Loco]

"In the Criminal Justice System the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."
Theme

Is your neighborhood a wretched hive of scum and villainy? Would you like to do something about it?​

Many of you may have noticed that crime and criminals are a recurring them around here. We've got smugglers and Hutts and blackmarket dealers, assassins, unruly fringe characters starting shootouts in cantinas across the galaxy, etc... There has always been at least one faction at any given time, be it indie or main, that is entirely devoted to making money through the liberal application of racketeering and extortion. We currently have the Hutts, before that it was the Retrade, and before that it was Black Sun. Next timeline were likely looking at relaunches of many of these institutions. What we have never consistently had is a method to combat them.

Some of you may remember the Waste Rangers. The Rangers were a dedicated group of psuedo-law enforcement and do-gooders that attracted quiet a member base and popularity, until I think they finally went down in a blaze of glory against the Hutts earlier this year. IMHO though, the WR never quiet went far enough.

An idea I've been kicking around for awhile is a dedicated faction of investigators, analysts, and prosecutors with intergalactic jurisdiction (like a super INTERPOL) who's sole purpose is fighting these prolific criminal elements wherever they rear their ugly heads. The difference in how this was done before though is that rather than just passively do missions and make our presence known, these agents would ACTIVELY and AGGRESSIVELY target enemy characters and their criminal enterprises in effort to arrest and try them for their crimes through all manner of legal means. I've got a lot of ideas about how a group like this could be implemented, but I wanted to put it out there and see if there's any real interest for the concept before I get too invested in it, and I believe collaboration is the best way to get things off the ground.

So, I'm opening up the floor. Is this something you might be interested in? What kind of implementable ideas do you have? Any insight from you slimy Hutts out there, or would you be interested in having some real rivals for a change?

Just think of all the TV and movie cop tropes. There's so much joke potential here.

 

[Nor'baal]

Speaking as one of the most prolific criminal character players here, yes!

This is a fantastic idea, I actually have a document on my computer which was working on something called "GalSec" which was very similar to this!

I really like it, and it certainly has a place in SWRP - provided that they worked WITH the criminal players in question to make a good story out of it :)

 

[Arcangel]

Gonna pop in and say that if this gets off the ground i will be making a character for it.

I really like the idea and it sounds like it has a lot of good story potential.

 

[Loco]

Gonna pop in and say that if this gets off the ground i will be making a character for it.

I really like the idea and it sounds like it has a lot of good story potential.

I thought so as well. It gives another option for those people that want to be good guys and do good guy things, but without some of the direct confrontations and intense PvP battles that will be involved with the main factions. There's plenty of room here for prosecutors or other legal expert characters, analysts, undercover work, etc. My initial vision was something very collaborative- talking to eachother regularly, having to aks for help from other investigators and support personnel, working with your DA's, that type of thing. Lots of "slice of life" type moments.

Speaking as one of the most prolific criminal character players here, yes!

This is a fantastic idea, I actually have a document on my computer which was working on something called "GalSec" which was very similar to this!

I really like it, and it certainly has a place in SWRP - provided that they worked WITH the criminal players in question to make a good story out of it :)

It would have to be. Fortunately, I think that would be a whole lot easier to do with the type of characters involved. Technically yeah, we're at "war", but working out plots and arcs greatly benefits BOTH factions and any characters involved, and I think it's less... I want to say competitive, but it is still competitive. I just think we can handle it better than main factions as far as interaction goes. The individual stakes are high, but the galactic consequences lower. Both sides are basically just trying to do their job to the detriment of the other.

It could be great. Rivalries, nemesis, betrayals, botched investigations or trials, dramatic arrests, frustrating investigations...

 

[Nor'baal]

I can certainly see a lot of potential. A large criminal investigation involving all sorts of people and characters, only to collapse at the last moment, or maybe toppling a Hutt Lord through finding out he has links to bombs sold to rebel groups.

So many possibilities, ones I can see working into some of the Character ideas I have!

 

[Richie B.]

I would love too make a character for this, I can see a lot of potential in characters interacting for this, would other members of different factions be allowed to join this faction? Like Jedi or others I would be fine if Jedi weren't allowed to join but could other small indie factions join in and help? I have a indie factions that would be interested in helping out with this faction.

 

[Loco]

I would love too make a character for this, I can see a lot of potential in characters interacting for this, would other members of different factions be allowed to join this faction? Like Jedi or others I would be fine if Jedi weren't allowed to join but could other small indie factions join in and help? I have a indie factions that would be interested in helping out with this faction.

I don't think dual membership would work very well for this- being a cop is a full time job. That said, there's certainly opportunity for alliances and working together, especially at the individual investigator level. We could always ask a local Jedi for help on the occasional case, get some help from a bounty hunter for a dangerous take down, make some deals with information brokers or cultivate informants from criminal groups themselves, etc.

 

[T.J]

Well, I got a sheriff-esque character still wandering around, might be a good fit for him.

 

[Loco]

Well, I got a sheriff-esque character still wandering around, might be a good fit for him.

Given the shortness of time, this would pretty much have to be for next timeline. Nothing stopping you from doing a straight port though, or close to it.


Since there does seem to be some interest here, I'll try to flesh more of it out in the near future and get sort of a rough draft out there for people to look at. There's a good chance I won't be around for the first couple months of the new timeline, so my goal is to have something that basically runs itself.

I'm still very open to suggestions on theme and mechanics and such, so keep it al coming. This is a group brainstorming session as much as it is an interest check.

 

[Beta12]

I would be interested in this, probably re-work one of my characters to fit into this if it is set up.

 

[Korvo]

You know it's funny. I think I've roleplayed almost any character you can think of, but I've never done a law enforcer... hmm... *interest rises*

 

[Loco]

You know it's funny. I think I've roleplayed almost any character you can think of, but I've never done a law enforcer... hmm... *interest rises*

There hasn't been much outlet for it before- you'd be left flapping in the wind if you tried on your own. We often see the Jedi portrayed as the preservers of order in the galaxy, but that's never translated into the RP and it skips over all the mundane crime that the Jedi don't seem to deal with anyway

 

[Korvo]

There hasn't been much outlet for it before- you'd be left flapping in the wind if you tried on your own. We often see the Jedi portrayed as the preservers of order in the galaxy, but that's never translated into the RP and it skips over all the mundane crime that the Jedi don't seem to deal with anyway

Exactly, although to be fair, when Jedi are in the RP, they're usually fighting for survival against one of the many incarnations of the Sith Empire.

 

[Spud]

I rather like the idea myself. In the past when I made criminals I often had little motivation to be all that careful, apart from other competing criminals. It'd be nice to actually have some friendly competition in the form of law enforcement to make the journey more enjoyable. I've also been curious about making a law enforcement type of character that is less related to larger political issues and whatnot. What sort of jurisdiction do you think this law enforcement agency would have? Would they be tied to one particular larger faction or perhaps operating through allegiances and contracts with any faction that would allow them to work in their territory?

*Edit: Derped and forgot the mention of intergalactic jurisdiction, the second part of the second question still stands though. I doubt all factions, especially those more criminal in nature, would like them poking around in their bit of the galaxy.*

 

[Loco]

I rather like the idea myself. In the past when I made criminals I often had little motivation to be all that careful, apart from other competing criminals. It'd be nice to actually have some friendly competition in the form of law enforcement to make the journey more enjoyable. I've also been curious about making a law enforcement type of character that is less related to larger political issues and whatnot. What sort of jurisdiction do you think this law enforcement agency would have? Would they be tied to one particular larger faction or perhaps operating through allegiances and contracts with any faction that would allow them to work in their territory?

*Edit: Derped and forgot the mention of intergalactic jurisdiction, the second part of the second question still stands though. I doubt all factions, especially those more criminal in nature, would like them poking around in their bit of the galaxy.*

This is just something I wrote up real quick regardin jurisdiction. Think International/galactic FBI.

Blah Blah Blah, an international and intergalactic agency established by who or whatever fits with the new timeline with the goal of fighting intergalactic criminals. A collaborative organization between multiple governments, the GCC’s mandate gives them Jurisdiction over intergalactic crimes and criminals, including multi system organized crime, terrorism, high profile smuggling, Galactic Credit Exchange robberies, murders committed by criminals crossing political boundaries, cyber crimes, and others.

 

[Spud]

I like it. I could definitely see myself making a character for this down the line, or perhaps start playing a criminal again. It'd also be fun to see how far these intergalactic crime fighters are willing to go to catch their villain. The game is afoot! Err, will potentially be in the nearish future!

 

[Richie B.]

So would you want characters that can both investigate and fight, or would you want a mix of characters that can do at least one? I can change one thing in my character though again his faction just requires him to do good stuff so he can work for anyone as long as it's a just system. Though he would be a force user he isn't like a Jedi who can sense people if they are telling the truth or anything like that.

Which raises another question would you not want force users in the faction based on if they can basically Metagame a lot of the police that non force users have too go through, or on principle because any force could do that if they so chose too?

@Loco

 

[Loco]

I would be fine with non-jedi/sith force users just, like I said, it's a full time job, but it's also an equal opportunity employer. As for mix of characters, I'm open to anything. Investigators, Analysts, Lawyers, Administrators, etc...

 

[Beta12]

So @Loco

Will we also be doing space DUI checkpoints?

Skip to 4:18 ;)

 

[Quinn Tevall]

Hey! I can't actually join this but oh my gosh do I love the idea. A+.