The time skip/progression post is up. I'm so sorry.
After someone investigates I'll post the body drop and the entire investigation on the blog. If no one does within the next hour or so, I'll just edit the discovery onto my own post and drop the investigation anyway. We can't really afford to waste any more time, after all.
Regarding this entire situation, I've decided that I need to contact everyone involved immediately after the roll instead of waiting to drop the motive, etc. etc. etc.
Again, apologies for that, folks. This first case has been a bit of a trial and error on how to run this thing, not going to lie, but it should be much smoother sailing from here.
EDIT: The post was edited to reflect who the victim was. The entire investigation has been posted, as has the Monokuma File (although nothing is linked together, so I wish you the best of luck with navigation).
EDIT 2: Apparently everything posted out of order, so I'm now in the process of linking everything in the investigation tab. This might take a hot second though, because tumblr hates links for some reason.
EDIT 3: Alright, everything should be good. A couple of things posted out of order, but there's not much I can do about that.
To access the investigation/Monokuma file without having to scroll though the entire blog, go to the student handbook > investigation > Monokuma file/pick any room. I didn't add a back button to the investigation rooms, however, so you're going to have to use the back button on your computer/device (boring, I know).
Here's how investigations are going to work, if you guys are wondering (once again, pre-written. That's why the tone is so weird):
After someone investigates I'll post the body drop and the entire investigation on the blog. If no one does within the next hour or so, I'll just edit the discovery onto my own post and drop the investigation anyway. We can't really afford to waste any more time, after all.
Regarding this entire situation, I've decided that I need to contact everyone involved immediately after the roll instead of waiting to drop the motive, etc. etc. etc.
Again, apologies for that, folks. This first case has been a bit of a trial and error on how to run this thing, not going to lie, but it should be much smoother sailing from here.
EDIT: The post was edited to reflect who the victim was. The entire investigation has been posted, as has the Monokuma File (although nothing is linked together, so I wish you the best of luck with navigation).
EDIT 2: Apparently everything posted out of order, so I'm now in the process of linking everything in the investigation tab. This might take a hot second though, because tumblr hates links for some reason.
EDIT 3: Alright, everything should be good. A couple of things posted out of order, but there's not much I can do about that.
To access the investigation/Monokuma file without having to scroll though the entire blog, go to the student handbook > investigation > Monokuma file/pick any room. I didn't add a back button to the investigation rooms, however, so you're going to have to use the back button on your computer/device (boring, I know).
Here's how investigations are going to work, if you guys are wondering (once again, pre-written. That's why the tone is so weird):
We made it! It's investigation time. Someone had to die to get here, but… that's the way it goes, I guess.
Investigation will function on a different system than open exploration did. As of now, the Cold Steel blog has been updated with an investigation system, and the Student Handbook has been updated with the Monokuma file (which has fairly bare bones information—anything that would immediately put the culprit into the spotlight is, as in the games, omitted.
All students automatically have access to the information in the file, but everything else you're going to have to look for yourself. The investigation system is a bit different from the exploration system, but it operates under the same principle. While the open exploration system required a wait time for me to explain the contents of the room, the investigation system simply has everything you'll need to know (and won't need to know) explained from the get go. So essentially, all you'll need to do is write out a post as you would had I been describing it in real time.
Example (this has nothing to do with the current case, I hope, anyway):
Of course, there are a couple of rules here:
Anyway, that's basically it. This turned out a lot longer than I wanted it to You guys have... just Friday at this point to write out investigation posts before I take the descriptions down from the blog. The trial will begin this weekend. Happy hunting.
Investigation will function on a different system than open exploration did. As of now, the Cold Steel blog has been updated with an investigation system, and the Student Handbook has been updated with the Monokuma file (which has fairly bare bones information—anything that would immediately put the culprit into the spotlight is, as in the games, omitted.
All students automatically have access to the information in the file, but everything else you're going to have to look for yourself. The investigation system is a bit different from the exploration system, but it operates under the same principle. While the open exploration system required a wait time for me to explain the contents of the room, the investigation system simply has everything you'll need to know (and won't need to know) explained from the get go. So essentially, all you'll need to do is write out a post as you would had I been describing it in real time.
Example (this has nothing to do with the current case, I hope, anyway):
Honoka wandered into the library, examining the second shelf—the G's, specifically. She took note of the scattered pages that lay around this section. Considering this was the scene of the crime, some sort of struggle had probably taken place. Either that or someone had a serious grudge against John Green.
Judging by the blood that had stained the textbook's cover, this was likely the cause of the bludgeoning trauma that had struck the victim. The killer had certainly done a poor job of hiding crucial evidence—that was for sure.
Judging by the blood that had stained the textbook's cover, this was likely the cause of the bludgeoning trauma that had struck the victim. The killer had certainly done a poor job of hiding crucial evidence—that was for sure.
Of course, there are a couple of rules here:
- You may only use evidence in the Class Trial that your character has personally examined: Obviously, but it's still worth noting. If your character did not investigate the library, then you aren't able to use the scattered pages as evidence.
- Knowledge on a certain subject that your character wouldn't feasibly have shouldn't be used: While I can't really police this, as character talents and skills are taken at face value for the most part, but please be realistic. For example, Honoka is a taxidermist. She'd have experience with certain chemicals, taxonomy, and possibly some methods of death considering her family's hunting trade, but she would have absolutely no idea how certain locks function. Therefore, even if she explored that area, she wouldn't be able to gain much additional knowledge out of it other than the fact that the door doesn't appear to have a handle. Ryuu, however, is a Pyrotechnic who likely would have worked with something similar in building a rig. Therefore, he'd be able to infer that such a door is an electronic lock fail-safe system and therefore the only way to get it open without the pin would be to unbolt it from the frame and then re-assemble it or to cut its power supply. TL;DR: Common sense is key here, for the most part. If your character is the SHSL Artist and has no combat history, they're not going to know how a rocket launcher works in order to tell that the victim's death was rocket launcher related.
- Consider your character's current state: This isn't really a hard and fast rule (neither is rule two, really), but just something to keep in mind. If your character is currently screaming and breathing into a paper bag, they're probably not going to be concentrated enough to retain all of the information they've obtained while investigating.
- Please, go into more detail: Don't write out "[character name] investigated everything then went back to sleep," describe it a bit more. It doesn't have to be super long (see the sample for examining one room. Even that's somewhat lengthy), but don't just say "Wow I'm done!" and throw your hands up. We're all busy people, I understand that, but I ask that you take time to investigate evidence you need instead of one catch all sentence. We are a bit pressed for time though this first case, so if you use one sentence to investigate an entire room that's fine, I guess.
Anyway, that's basically it. This turned out a lot longer than I wanted it to You guys have... just Friday at this point to write out investigation posts before I take the descriptions down from the blog. The trial will begin this weekend. Happy hunting.
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