Doug McCrae Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 And I'm not sure what to do about it. I'm not sure what sort of law officer would be most appropriate (not knowing much about the setup in the US) whether the government would be agreeable, whether a new post should be created etc. The background: Superheroes have only been around for about 10 months. There are only about half a dozen in existence (along with a much larger number of supervillains, most of those currently in custody). The PCs have good relations with the government. In particular they have the ear of the Secretary of the Dept of Homeland Security, having been called in by him when a small town in Tennessee tried to secede from the union. (They defeated the hillbilly mind controller responsible.) The PC in question, Event Horizon, volunteered to reveal his secret ID to the government as part of gaining official status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer I would suggest making him either a US Marshal or an FBI agent. That's more direct law enforcement, but can branch off into other things such as counterespionage or counterterrorism. I think the FBI would be a better choice for a PC superhero. The FBI has jurisdiction throughout the US, often sends agents to other countries, and maintains an elite Hostage Rescue Team. Maybe even a federal task force to respond to superhuman villains. Dept. of Homeland Security or the Defense Dept. is going to be much more paramilitary. Either way he's going to have to follow a certain code of conduct, and be subject to orders. Does the player realize this, or is he just looking for a "license to kill"? (I know you Scots are into that kind of thing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beavis Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer I agree....Homeland Security, DoD, Secret Service, FBI, FEMA, NSA.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phydaux Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) "Come out of the house, or we will burn it down..." Seriously though, either FBI or US Marshals. FBI because it has prestige. US Marshals because it sounds cool, and no one knows exactly what they DO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewD2 Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) "Come out of the house, or we will burn it down..." Seriously though, either FBI or US Marshals. FBI because it has prestige. US Marshals because it sounds cool, and no one knows exactly what they DO... I would much prefer "Come out of the house, and we'll burn your house down ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer what the marshals do of course i wouldn't be suprised if a special federal agency was set up to deal with the superpowered threat as part of the department of homeland security office of extranormal affaires perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertEdwards Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer US Marshals are probably your best bet for action. Note their security, fugitive tracking, and court order serving duties. FBI is mostly into detective work, which might fit your PC better, depending on skills and such. Remember, every FBI agent is an attorny, accountant, or computer scientist. Well, except for Scully, she's a MD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boll Weevil Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Get it out of my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought it would be funny if I Googled Walker Texas Ranger fanfic and linked to it.I actually found some. My mind is spinning as if awakened for the first time. Nothing is the same...all changed. Must... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Knight Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer I work in law enforcement and I would say... Linked to the Dept. of Defense. That agency is responsible for the defense of the country and all things that can fall under that catagory. As far as FBI goes: Per an FBI agent I know, they are "Famous But Incompetant". The D.O.D. is the place I would put them. I'm sure the government would create an off-shoot agancy to handle the Supers... I believe that the government's response was accurately protrayed in X-Men, the movie, when it was brought up that there were mutants with the ability to walk through walls...... Traditionally, the government fears whatever it cannot catalog, control or create. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer boll it wasnt walker texas ranger slash fiction if it was I can lend you a hot needle to put out your eyes, somethings man was not ment to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer FBI or US marshals both sound good....but I'd go with the US secret service....if you ever saw The wild wild west, just posit that whatever weird branch west and artimus gordon belonged to has been reactivated....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Re: One of my PCs wants to become a US law enforcement officer The D.O.D. is the place I would put them. I'm sure the government would create an off-shoot agancy to handle the Supers... The problem is: an agency under the jurisdiction of the DOD can't legally enforce civilan law. That's the job of the justice dept I believe. I could easily see multiple super agencies though (often at each other's throats). The US Marshall's service is the most likely agency to be put in charge of transporting and detaining supervillans even is they aren't the ones who caught them in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Re: Get it out of my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought it would be funny if I Googled Walker Texas Ranger fanfic and linked to it.I actually found some. My mind is spinning as if awakened for the first time. Nothing is the same...all changed. Must... A paraphrase from the narrator from Futurama. "You read it! You can't unread it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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