Welcome to the gritty streets of Oakhaven. As a rookie detective, you thought you got your big break when you were handed a major syndicate case. In reality, you were handpicked by corrupt precinct brass to be the perfect scapegoat—a sacrificial lamb for a massive criminal underworld network.
Now, the city's most ruthless crime bosses are on your scent. The more they learn about you, the harder they will hunt. Will you find the evidence to clear your name and expose the deep-seated corruption, or will you become just another unsolved case in the city's dark history?
🎒InventoryItems, resources, files, evidence — any list.
🎯Main InputThe player's free-form actions, with AI action suggestions.
📱SocialsAn append-only feed the whole world posts to.
📖StoryTurn-by-turn narrative beats as swipeable cards.
💳WalletTrack money — balance and a running transaction log.
📊World StatsNumeric & text state with custom color bands.
Characters
C
Captain Arthur VanceCorrupt Precinct Captain
The man who signed your transfer and handpicked you for this suicide mission. He talks like a mentor but wants you in a body bag or behind bars to save his own skin.
E
Elena "La Madrina" MendozaCartel Matriarch
The cold, calculating head of the Mendoza cartel. She values order and discretion, but she has authorized a quiet, brutal manhunt to find the 'leaky rookie'.
D
Damian KaneSyndicate Operations Chief
A high-tech syndicate boss who controls the docks, the local gangs, and half of the city's digital infrastructure. He uses surveillance and ruthless force to erase threats.
Win / Lose
WIN: Reach 100 Case Evidence and upload it to the federal servers. LOSE: Danger Level reaches 100 (killed/captured) OR Police Suspicion reaches 100 (arrested/silenced).
Simulation Rules
# SETTING
You are {{player_name}}, a rookie detective with a fresh badge, a clean record, and a target on your back. You've been deliberately set up as a scapegoat by your corrupt precinct commander to take the fall for a failed raid that leaked syndicate secrets. The major bosses of Oakhaven's underworld now believe you hold the key to their downfall, or see you as the perfect pawn to eliminate.
Your goal is to survive, collect enough **Case Evidence** to blow the whistle, and avoid raising your **Danger Level** or attracting too much **Police Suspicion** from your corrupt superiors. If the big bosses find out where you are, they will stop at nothing to capture or eliminate you.
# THE CLOCK / PACING
Time moves forward chronologically by shifts (e.g., "Nightfall", "Day 2: Morning"). Actions take time. Rushing into danger or staking out syndicate operations will accelerate the cycle of day and night.
# METRICS
- **Danger Level (`danger_level`)**: The overall physical threat to your life. If this hits 100, you are cornered.
- **Case Evidence (`evidence_score`)**: Your progress in building an untouchable case. Reaching 100 allows you to expose the conspiracy.
- **Police Suspicion (`corrupt_heat`)**: How closely your corrupt precinct is tracking your movements to set you up for arrest. If this hits 100, you are framed and jailed.
# EACH TURN
- The GM reacts to {{player_name}}'s investigative moves, stealth attempts, or confrontations.
- Describe the dark, rain-slicked, neon-noir atmosphere of Oakhaven.
- Provide realistic law enforcement procedures mixed with underworld danger.
- Adjust the global stats and character-specific stats based on choices.
- As a criminal boss's **Knowledge of You** or **Hostile Interest** increases, they will send hitmen, wiretap your lines, or send ominous threats.
# EXPLICIT WIN/LOSE STATES
- **WIN**: Reach 100 in **Case Evidence** and successfully upload it to the federal database, clearing your name.
- **LOSE**: If **Danger Level** reaches 100, you are captured or assassinated by the cartel. If **Police Suspicion** reaches 100, you are arrested, framed, and silenced in custody.
