Goonhub
06-01-2025, 11:52 AM
I think it would be a good idea to have a 2nd Detective-like role both for roleplay purposes and mechanically.
Roleplaywise, Detective's having partners is a classic trope in fiction. It gives the Detective person to riff off of with while investigating a crime, or to switch on and off with between interacting with anyone else involved in the scene while also doing the mechanically duties of gathering evidence.
Now, arguably you could say Head of Security or even just a random Officer could serve that role, and you wouldn't be wrong, especially with HoS, but I think having a separate role that is more closely connected to the Detective would work better.
At this point, you might say "The Detective is a pretty powerful role, do we really want two of them running around?" which is why I think this shouldn't exactly be a 2nd Detective, but something lighter with less firepower, more investigative power. I'm leaning towards something like "Private Investigator"
With as much gear as the Detective has, it would makes sense to me to just divy up the existing gear. One guy takes the gun, one guy takes the camera. One takes the Thermals, another takes the Spectrometers, etc. Spec them out a bit to where one is maybe the muscle guy, the other the gadget guy. Maybe even lean a little towards Detective as a Counter to Werewolves and have some paranormal Investigation gear for the other role as a counter to Wraith.
I figure they would share the same office, though the Investigator should get something a bit unique appearance wise to tell them apart. Vest instead of a coat? Bowler Hat instead of a Fedora?
Roleplaywise, Detective's having partners is a classic trope in fiction. It gives the Detective person to riff off of with while investigating a crime, or to switch on and off with between interacting with anyone else involved in the scene while also doing the mechanically duties of gathering evidence.
Now, arguably you could say Head of Security or even just a random Officer could serve that role, and you wouldn't be wrong, especially with HoS, but I think having a separate role that is more closely connected to the Detective would work better.
At this point, you might say "The Detective is a pretty powerful role, do we really want two of them running around?" which is why I think this shouldn't exactly be a 2nd Detective, but something lighter with less firepower, more investigative power. I'm leaning towards something like "Private Investigator"
With as much gear as the Detective has, it would makes sense to me to just divy up the existing gear. One guy takes the gun, one guy takes the camera. One takes the Thermals, another takes the Spectrometers, etc. Spec them out a bit to where one is maybe the muscle guy, the other the gadget guy. Maybe even lean a little towards Detective as a Counter to Werewolves and have some paranormal Investigation gear for the other role as a counter to Wraith.
I figure they would share the same office, though the Investigator should get something a bit unique appearance wise to tell them apart. Vest instead of a coat? Bowler Hat instead of a Fedora?