Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 (edited) Ooook...here we are, finally. How is this going to be like? First, a person will make a case. They will need to fill out the following details: 1. The crime that was committed This one's really simple. It can be anything (murder, larceny, etc.), your choice. 2. The real criminal (if there even is such a person) Most usually, the defendant is not the real criminal. If the defendant really is the criminal, then just ignore this one. 3. The defendant That's right, you, the case creator, get to choose the defendant, for simplicity's sake (you'll find me using this phrase a lot in this explanation, at least more than once). 4. All the evidence with descriptions for each Every evidence must be made before you reveal your case. Even the ones that mysteriously no one else but the defence attorney finds. And give proper descriptions for each. This also includes profiles for everyone related to the case. 5. The truth behind the case The only people who would know the truth behind it are the criminal, his/her accomplice, a witness that witnessed the actual crime scene from a very near spot (these are very rare, almost unheard of) and the case creator. The way this comes to light all depends on the abilities of the prosecution and the defence. 6. The number of witnesses and what they all saw Self-explanatory. --------------------- Once everything is done, the second thing the person will do is give a short description of the case to the public. They will also show which spots are open for signing up (e.g. Judge, Prosecution, Witness #1, etc.). People will volunteer to sign up for one of these (the case creator themselves can also sign up). The person will then PM these people: The Prosecution They will give all the details of the crime scene and all the obvious evidence to the prosecution, and also point out everyone who witnessed the crime. The Witnesses Each witness will get a description on what they saw. -------------------- Third, the person in charge of the case will put hidden keywords in certain posts that they make in Far From the Forest. These keywords, once found, must be PM'd to the case creator and in return, the case creator will give the person who found it, a piece of evidence. Notice that these can only be found by the prosecution, the defence and the detective in charge of the case (more on the roles below). With each passing day, there will be more places to investigate, and more evidence to be found (this is up to the creator though). The case creator can also choose to include new evidence in already investigated areas, after some time passes. That's really all the case creator has to do. The rest is up to the people who signed up for the case, so be sure to play your part, and play it well! -------------------- What are the roles? They are: The Prosecution By far the most powerful and influential role, the prosecution immediately gets all the details and evidence regarding the crime that was committed. That would be evidence such as autopsy reports, details regarding the questioning of the defendant and the names of the people who saw the crime (witnesses). The Prosecution's Role: The prosecution has to question witnesses on what they saw and help them refine their testimony based on relevant facts (they can also pull dirty tricks like von Karma, but that's up to them). They also have the right to ask unlimited questions from people related to the case (this includes witnesses), to send in evidence for forensic investigation (this is done by PMing the case creator and they will, in return, PM the prosecution back with the details on said evidence after some time has passed) and to send the detective to do errands related to the case. In court, the prosecution will need to have an opening statement, a solid case and two witnesses ready for cross-examining. They also have a right to object to statements made by other parties in court. The Defence Attorney The third most powerful role, the defence doesn't get as much details and evidence as immediately as the prosecution does, they'd have to investigate for that. But chances are, they'll find new evidence that no other person has ever noticed (as always). The Defence Attorney's Role: The Defence is in charge of defending their client. This is mostly done by averting the crime from the defendant, which is in turn done by exposing contradictions through the process known as "cross-examination", which only and only the defence can do (more details on this later). Outside court, the defence can (with limits) investigate crime scenes (which are FFtF topics that the case creator will post in after creating his/her case) and find the aforementioned keywords. The trial will not commence until all keywords (pieces of evidence) are found. Aside from that, the defence may ask a maximum of four relevant questions from each person they can contact in the case (for simplicity's sake), but they can present however many pieces of evidence they want. If the person has valuable information regarding the piece of evidence, the defence may ask one more question about it. The Detective The detective is the second most powerful role, and is mostly similar to the prosecution. The Detective's Role: The detective is the person in charge of sending all the (obvious) pieces of evidence, details and names of witnesses to the prosecution (this is sent to the detective by the case creator), and is also in charge of investigating the case further and further. They will also need to question the defendant and if anything relevant/useful comes up, they will send it to the prosecution. The Judge The judge will only be in the court. They will decide, based on the facts that the defence and prosecution present, whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. The Judge's Role: The judge has to mediate conflicts between the other parties in courts, make decisions based on presented facts (including whether the defendant is guilty or innocent), ask the defence, the prosecution and the witness questions (where need be), ask the witness to add a newly revealed fact to their testimony and finally, declare recesses and end the trial for further investigation. The Witnesses: They can't do anything other than answer questions and give testimony in court. The real criminal (if there is such a person) can also be one of the witnesses. The Witnesses' Role: They will construct testimony and later on, cooperate with the prosecution to refine said testimony. That's all. The Defence Attorney's Aide: This one is optional. All they do is go around with the defence and possibly help them with figuring out things. Stuff like that. Other, Related People: Same as the witnesses, except they aren't obligated to give testimony unless called to the stand. -------------------- How do people interact? For asking people questions, you can do that whenever they're online. Just don't flood their inboxes, please. :S And now, only the court remains: Beginning the Trial The judge will, as always, bang their gavel and declare the beginning of the trial in a formal fashion. Then they will ask the defence and the prosecution if they are ready, which will then lead to them asking the prosecution for their opening statement, afterwards which the prosecution will state it and call its first witness to the stand. Name and occupation are asked, and then the witness gives his/her testimony, which leads to the... Cross-Examination The defence is in charge of this. They will read the testimony, press on any statement they think that needs pressing, and present evidence to show contradictions. They only have 10 chances, and if they flunk it all, then they will have lost the case, and their client declared guilty. After contradictions are revealed, the witness may construct a new testimony, adding the details about said contradiction (things they may have "forgotten", "remembered wrong", "saw wrong", "didn't see" or things they were just plain lying about). In-between all these, the judge and prosecution may ask the defence for more details on their theory/deduction. After all the cross-examination is done, the witness will get off the stand and the prosecution will call in the next witness. -------------------- Looooong post, but oh well :x Please tell me what you think, and if you have any recommendation that you think will make this game better, then by all means, go ahead and post it. A few notes: 1. If you want, you can role-play as a certain character. 2. Don't fill in your posts with unnecessary details. Just showing what you're doing (as in, what action) in asterisks (like *wink*) should be enough, alongside whatever it is that you're gonna say. 3. Keep all your evidence and profiles somewhere handy, like a notepad document or something. Much thanks to Levin for helping me with this. I couldn't have done it without him. Edited February 16, 2009 by Nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatrie: Guns Blazing Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Ill play prosecution. I take Mok Trial classez at skool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 There isn't a case yet. Metal Rabbit might make one, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Can I be a hanging judge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatrie: Guns Blazing Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 There isn't a case yet. Metal Rabbit might make one, though. well when there is, sign me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 You'll have to be there and sign up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatrie: Guns Blazing Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 You'll have to be there and sign up first. crap ok then :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Added one important detail in the interactions part that I forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I feel neglected. Can someone at least acknowledge my post by saying "I read it"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 I felt my post towards Gatrie also answered your question, soooooo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I felt my post towards Gatrie also answered your question, soooooo... But mine was a joke... he was being serious! lol. Don't worry, I knew as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Lol, tis all good then. Wonder how long it will be till someone makes a case. :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 There isn't a case yet. Metal Rabbit might make one, though. .___. Were you dependent on me writing one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 .___.Were you dependent on me writing one? OMG, get to work, slave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 .___.Were you dependent on me writing one? No not really, you just said you wanted an important role and the best way to get one is to make the case yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 No not really, you just said you wanted an important role and the best way to get one is to make the case yourself. Excellent point. I'll come up with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Awsum. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Added more stuff I forgot to the evidence and note parts. >_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Don't forget expert witnesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Well that depends on the witness himself/herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Well that depends on the witness himself/herself. Actually, it really depends on the evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 It also depends on how cleverly the witness builds his/her testimony. There's this one witness that makes unshakable testimony in the second PW game, and since this is based on PW, things like that can happen if the witness is clever enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 (edited) An expert witness is a professional who testifies the validity of particular evidence. Example would be: a latent fingerprint examiner would testify that the prints found are indeed a match to the defendant's; or a blood splatter specialist would testify how a certain case isn't a suicide based on blood patterns found at the scene. Edited February 15, 2009 by Bohemund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 That won't be necessary, the way we're doing things (which is PW's way). Every evidence will be validated before trials, or sent to be validated during trials, if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohemund Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I gathered you'd be simplifying it. Game cannot be too technical or no one would play it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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