Police Officer

You have served the community where you grew up, standing as its first line of defense against crime. You aren't a soldier, directing your gaze outward at possible enemies. Instead, your service to your hometown was to help police its populace, protecting the citizenry from lawbreakers and malefactors of every stripe.

You are part of a police force. You lock up those who commit crimes and set free those who don’t. You are a police officer. Even if you're not city-born or city-bred, this background can describe your early years as a member of law enforcement. Most towns and cities of any size have their own constables and police forces, and even smaller communities have sheriffs and bailiffs who stand ready to protect their community.

* **Ability Scores:** +2 Strength, +1 Constitution
* **Skill Proficiencies:** Intimidation, Insight
* **Feat:** Alert
* **Languages:** Morse Code
* **Equipment:** A Revolver with 6 bullets, a Flashlight, a police officer uniform, a police badge, a picture of your family, and Ten Canned Food and Seven Bottles of Water.

### **Feature: Watchers Eye**

Your experience in enforcing the law, and dealing with lawbreakers, gives you a feel for local laws and criminals. You can easily find the local outpost of the watch or a similar organization, and just as easily pick out the dens of criminal activity in a community, although you're more likely to be welcome in the former locations rather than the latter.

### **Alternate Feature: To Protect and Serve**

As a Police Officer, your motto is to protect and serve. And you may be willing to do anything to do it, even put yourself in danger. When you see someone in trouble, you often can't help but risk your life in order to bring them to safety. That's just who you are.

### **Suggested Characteristics**

As a Police Officer, you must consider how strict you are about people following the laws. What is your motivation for becoming a Police officer? Are you following in the footsteps of a family members? How long did you have to go to school for to become an Officer of the law?

Your bond is likely associated with your fellow members on the Police Force or the Police Force in general and almost certainly concerns your community. Your ideal probably involves the fostering of peace and safety or why you became a Police Officer. And your Flaw could possibly represent some guilt you have after your early days on the Police Force.

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no need for fear and I find it
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hit of bullets is as pleasing as
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with people as though it were an
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useless.

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I am willing to destroy a church to
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and I am willing to let off lesser
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break the law to catch a criminal.
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clean up and I'm the cop to do it.
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watching my friends turn to crime,
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a mistake. I won’t let it happen
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will make them proud.

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of a criminal and now work to
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accused a young kid, and I killed
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dispense justice.

### **Variant Police Officer: Security Guard**

Security Guards come from all walks of life, whether they be born into it, a retired soldier or mercenary, a reformed criminal or perhaps just your average citizen in need of a job. Security Guards vary wildly depending on location and culture.

Some are the perfect aspiration of honor and justice while others are little better than enforcers for their boss. Important things for a Security Guard to consider are: How did you end up a guard? What city are you from? Why did you leave?