Civil Society/Law Enforcement/Joining
There are some limitations to which spheres can join the Law Enforcement sphere. Changeling does not permit application into the sphere as a Lost character who is a police officer, bounty hunter, warden or other correctional officer, or prosecuting attorney. This is not a complete list and may be updated at any time, but should give a good idea of what is not permitted. 2.0's Clarity rules make a Changeling police officer of the law a practical impossibility.
Aside from that, however, a vampire would have trouble working the day shift, and a werewolf would have difficulty keeping his cool while being yelled at by Antifa as he guards the perimeter of a Proud Boys rally, but these are complications to membership, not outright barriers. If you intend to join the force in play, or enter play as a member of the force you will be asked to put some thought into how you meet the obligations of a 40-60 hour work week backing the badge in addition to the responsibilities of your other template.
No individual may enter play with law enforcement status higher than two. If an existing character enters law enforcement while in play, it is possible to enter directly at status two depending on what position they are entering.
Private detectives are not considered to have Law Enforcement status and are not subject to these considerations.
Officers are expected to have the minimum requirements:
- Firearms: 1, Brawl: 1, Athletics: 1, Drive: 1 (All)
- Firearms: 3, Brawl: 2 (SWAT)
- Stamina: 2 (All)
- Investigation: 1 (Detectives)
- Politics: 1 (LTs, CPTs)
- Politics: 3 (Chief of Police)
Other skills, attributes, and merits are beneficial to the job but are not tested requirements.