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You have been asked to join a special task force working with the police but not directly under them. Because of your intelligence, maturity, and skills you have been singled out among your peers to join the Bureau of Unconventional Crime (or the BUC). The BUC has been in operation for more than a decade and is mostly unknown to the general public. As the name suggests, the investigators specialize in solving particularly unusual crimes, especially ones in which there appears to be supernatural or otherwise unexplained by logical means. This organization falls under the authority of no particular governing system, but rather acts as an independent agency that works with various nations globally in solving these cases.

The letter you received informed you of the location and time you were to report to the BUC Headquarters in Minneapolis, and included a plane ticket. You had 48 hours to put your affairs in order before departure. It is late at night when your plane lands, and a car is waiting to escort you to what will soon become your new home: a high-rise building with mirror-windows. Inside it appears to be no different from any other office building, with a from desk and the first few floors being composed of cubicle and computer lap workplaces, which you observed while traveling up the glass elevator. However, the top floors were much different and obviously were meant to be comfortable living spaces. You are shown to your room, a luxurious apartment that is perhaps drastically different from where you came from, or perhaps it’s a step down from your old home.

Whatever the case, you don’t have much time to settle in, because in a little less than an hour you will meet your employer and fellow recruits for the first time, so you’d better clean up and try to make a good first impression.








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One question: Will this roleplay be actual magic realism or just feature crimes that "seem" supernatural but have actual explanations?
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Crya said
One question: Will this roleplay be actual magic realism or just feature crimes that "seem" supernatural but have actual explanations?


If I told you that then what's the fun of solving it?

In all seriousness though, it will vary. Some will appear to be supernatural but have a natural cause, some may be caused by supernatural phenomena. It all depends on the case.
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I think I'm seeing where this could be going.
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With regards to the skills shat kind of skills are we allowed to choose? Can it be something fairly normal such as being a computer genius or having and eidetic memory, or can be something fairly supernatural like the ability to see and hear things that aren't there, and maybe something even more superhuman?

As for the background is it necessary to have had a life that is involved in criminal investigations? What I mean to say is that are we allowed to make a character that has not formal or any experience in criminal investigations, but have had experiences dealing with the unusual in an investigative way? Going beyond that is it necessary that their history is that on the side of criminal investigators or are we allowed to have a character that was on the side of making crimes, unusual or otherwise, that needed investigation?
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How much time we have to post our cheets? I'm considering submitting one, but I'm leaving for a holiday trip from Monday till Thursday. Also, how dark this RP is supposed to be? Is it Death Note style darkness, where manipulation and killing exist but there are also some funny moments? Or something lighter or darker?
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FiroIV said
With regards to the skills shat kind of skills are we allowed to choose? Can it be something fairly normal such as being a computer genius or having and eidetic memory, or can be something fairly supernatural like the ability to see and hear things that aren't there, and maybe something even more superhuman?As for the background is it necessary to have had a life that is involved in criminal investigations? What I mean to say is that are we allowed to make a character that has not formal or any experience in criminal investigations, but have had experiences dealing with the unusual in an investigative way? Going beyond that is it necessary that their history is that on the side of criminal investigators or are we allowed to have a character that was on the side of making crimes, unusual or otherwise, that needed investigation?

All skills are those that any normal person could conceivably have, whether they have a natural knack for solving puzzles or they've worked very hard to develop their own investigative or observational skills. Super-human skills or abilities are not allowed.

As for the history, you do not need to have past experience in police work, or working with the law etc. to be applicable. Perhaps you're just an excellent problem-solver, or maybe a professional chess player with no history of investigative work or criminal justice at all.

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How much time we have to post our cheets? I'm considering submitting one, but I'm leaving for a holiday trip from Monday till Thursday. Also, how dark this RP is supposed to be? Is it Death Note style darkness, where manipulation and killing exist but there are also some funny moments? Or something lighter or darker?

There's no time limit right now, I'm waiting for more people to show interest at this point and I'm loathe to rush into things because haste makes waste after all. The IC will not start up for another week at least, and I'll be out of town Thursday through Sunday this week.

As for the style of RP, it will be pretty serious and dark, but there's always room for humor and lighthearted moments. The overall mood will be determined by all characters' reactions to the situation at hand, and so even if I say this is supposed to be dark you all might go off and be goofballs IC. I'm going for a fairly realistic approach on the whole.
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That first answer helps a lot with the character creation bit.
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Would someone who studied folklore and mythology work, but has no abilities himself other than his knowledge and thirst for unnatural occurrences work in this RP?
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Iota said
That first answer helps a lot with the character creation bit.

Perhaps I will add it to the OP.
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Would someone who studied folklore and mythology work, but has no abilities himself other than his knowledge and thirst for unnatural occurrences work in this RP?


Yes, but keep in mind not all cases are necessarily rooted in a paranormal cause so that singular skill would not be of use all the time.
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Still recruiting.
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You have my attention.
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How many sheets have you received thus far?
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I'm making a CS.
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Is this something similar to the SCP Foundation? If so, my pants are already unzipped.

Either way, I'm really diggin' this. Assuming you've already received character sheets, are there any particular archetypes you're looking for?
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Jig said
How many sheets have you received thus far?


Five so far.

Ampharos said
Is this something similar to the SCP Foundation? If so, my pants are already unzipped.Either way, I'm really diggin' this. Assuming you've already received character sheets, are there any particular archetypes you're looking for?


It is somewhat similar I suppose.

Hm, perhaps a forensic scientist/data analyst. I've yet to receive a character who is or was actually a police officer. It's totally up to you of course. The submissions I've gotten so far have given me quite a variety to work with already. Choose something you think you'd be comfortable with and you'd enjoy and I'll take care of the rest.

IC, I'll be assigning the characters certain roles on the team, their "jobs" if you will. I don't want a character based around any certain position, instead I want you to create a character that can adapt to whatever job I choose to give him or her.
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Will the sheets become public, incidentally? I tend to make sure I know exactly who and what I'm working with in an RP. I think it helps to work out interaction and stuffs beforehand.

It also helps people not accidentally reduplicate primary character traits when they make their own character, by double-checking that nobody else has used those traits. Obviously I've already sent in my sheet so that's not a factor, but it may come in handy for others. :)
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Jig said
Will the sheets become public, incidentally? I tend to make sure I know exactly who and what I'm working with in an RP. I think it helps to work out interaction and stuffs beforehand.It also helps people not accidentally reduplicate primary character traits when they make their own character, by double-checking that nobody else has used those traits. Obviously I've already sent in my sheet so that's not a factor, but it may come in handy for others. :)


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2. All character sheets will be submitted directly to me via PM, any character sheets posted in the OOC without my seeing them first is automatic disqualification. This rule is so I can be objective about which characters to accept and keep them in order. All accepted characters’ CSs will be posted in the OP of the OOC for quick reference.


Might want to look over those rules again.

I'm not worried about duplicate character traits. Some of them are similar, yes, but that's to be expected. I've actually gotten a wide variety of character types, I really like this method of character submission and will probably use it in the future. I don't want there to be any pressure on the player for their character to be or not be a certain way depending on other characters. Acceptance into the RP depends on the player's own role-playing ability, not so much what their character is like.
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Raxacoricofallapatorius said
Might want to look over those rules again.


Herp a derp.

Raxacoricofallapatorius said I'm not worried about duplicate character traits. Some of them are similar, yes, but that's to be expected. I've actually gotten a wide variety of character types, I really like this method of character submission and will probably use it in the future. I don't want there to be any pressure on the player for their character to be or not be a certain way depending on other characters. Acceptance into the RP depends on the player's own role-playing ability, not so much what their character is like.


Seems legit.
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Am I safe in assuming that the RP will start in the current year?
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