Day 1 Stress 1 Blocks 4

At 8:07 Monday morning, the dispatcher says your name twice over the radio and then pauses in a way that makes every officer in the building look at the ceiling.

The state compliance audit is eight days away. Your record is short seven certifications. The town is already awake. The dispatcher will send you on calls when calls happen, and between calls you may work on Active Trainings. If the AI report invents, loses, or rearranges what you did, the dispatcher is also the person who decides whether that mess still counts.

Day 1 Starting Status

Day 1 starts with one Active Training because it is the first day. The system uses plural Active Trainings because unfinished trainings remain active on later days.

Duty Blocks

Overtime rule: On Days 1-2, overtime happens only if a required incident extends past the final Duty Block. Add only the block required to finish that call, raise Stress by 1, and do not use it for training, admin, or optional work. Voluntary overtime is a Day 3+ rule and is not available today.

Dice results will appear here.

Guided Play

Press Begin Shift, then follow one instruction at a time.

  1. Review the chart.
  2. Select one new training.
  3. Add it to Active Trainings.
  4. Begin the block.
  5. Roll dispatcher.
  6. Resolve admin window or incident.
  7. Roll wildcard for incident.
  8. Record Actual Truth.
  9. Write short field notes.
  10. Advance tracker and repeat.
  11. Process AI reports.
  12. Dispatcher reviews evidence.
  13. Bank or assign evidence.
  14. Close out the day.

Available Trainings

Evidence may contribute to any Active Trainings. Select one new training each day. Unfinished trainings remain active. Exact abandonment rules are intentionally unresolved for this build.

TrainingDescriptorRequired keywords
Public RelationsBroad - external trust, public-facing communication, and goodwill.Crowd Control; Vehicle Repair; Dress Code; Public Speaking; De-escalation; Community Outreach; Noise Complaint
Crisis De-escalationBroad - reducing tension while maintaining control.De-escalation; Conflict Resolution; Witness Interview; Public Speaking; Suspect Identification; Emergency Communication; Property Protection
Professional Standards and ConductBroad - appearance, documentation, and professional judgment.Dress Code; Report Writing; Equipment Inspection; Witness Interview; Community Outreach; Conflict Resolution; Youth Interaction
Traffic and Roadside ResponseFocused - roadway hazards, traffic movement, and stranded motorists.Traffic Control; Roadside Safety; Vehicle Repair; DUI Testing; Hazard Assessment; Public Assistance; Emergency Driving
First Aid and Emergency ResponseFocused - basic care, hazard recognition, and emergency coordination.First Aid; Medical Assessment; Evacuation; Hazard Assessment; Emergency Communication; Public Assistance; Interagency Coordination
Event and Crowd SafetyFocused - gatherings, venues, movement, and public order.Crowd Control; Noise Complaint; Traffic Control; Evacuation; Public Speaking; Scene Security; Animal Handling
Youth and Community OutreachFocused - young people, families, and community cooperation.Youth Interaction; Community Outreach; Public Speaking; Conflict Resolution; Public Assistance; Crowd Control; Witness Interview
Evidence and Scene ManagementFocused - preserving scene integrity and reviewable facts.Evidence Handling; Scene Security; Search Procedure; Witness Interview; Report Writing; Suspect Identification; Property Protection
Emergency Vehicle OperationsSpecialized - safe urgent vehicle use.Vehicle Pursuit; Emergency Driving; Traffic Control; Hazard Assessment; Emergency Communication; Equipment Inspection; Roadside Safety
Animal and Wildlife ControlSpecialized - loose, dangerous, distressed, or inconvenient animals.Animal Handling; Crowd Control; Traffic Control; Search Procedure; Property Protection; Public Assistance; Hazard Assessment
Impaired Driving EnforcementSpecialized - impairment identification and documentation.DUI Testing; Vehicle Pursuit; Suspect Identification; Roadside Safety; Report Writing; Evidence Handling; Emergency Communication
Search, Rescue, and Missing PersonsSpecialized - locating people and coordinating recovery.Search Procedure; Medical Assessment; Emergency Communication; Interagency Coordination; Hazard Assessment; Witness Interview; First Aid

Dispatcher And Training Windows

Dispatcher Roll

RollResult
1-2Administrative Window for Active Trainings
3-5Routine Call
6Priority Call

Administrative Method

RollMethod
1Watch a department VHS tape whose copyright date is difficult to read
2Complete an online module that resets whenever the mouse stops moving
3Read a policy manual containing several handwritten corrections
4Use a simulator clearly designed for a larger police department
5Attend a prerecorded webinar in which none of the questions are answered
6Complete a written scenario and sign a form confirming that it was interactive

Current Incident Workspace

Incident Title

No incident rolled.

Duty Cost / Priority

-

Normal Keywords

-

Incident Wildcard

Roll after the incident.

Stress 1 Field Notes

Use short inputs for field notes. Save long writing for the official report, correction, Day 8 reports, and reflection.

Keyword Supporting Actions

Roll an incident and wildcard to create supporting-action inputs.

See a Complete Example

Actual Truth

Active Trainings: Public Relations. Priority call: Touring Rock Band Blocks Downtown. Wildcard: Animal Handling. A loose promotional goat in a band vest blocked the detour while the drummer tried to fix the van.

Field Notes

Traffic Control: set cones and waved cars through alley. Vehicle Repair: checked battery cable. Animal Handling: held goat lead and moved it from lane. Public Speaking: told crowd the encore was over.

Official Truth

AI says the officer managed a mobile entertainment livestock event, performed informal mechanical engineering, and restored downtown enthusiasm by redirecting a touring rock band and goat.

Dispatcher Review

Traffic Control approved. Vehicle Repair questioned because the report does not say the officer fixed anything. Animal Handling approved from goat control. Hallucinated Competency reclassified only if the official report clearly supports a legitimate shared keyword. Approved evidence may be assigned to Public Relations if its keyword is required; otherwise bank it.

End-Of-Shift AI Processing

AI result will appear here.

RollAI corruption
1Similar-Sounding Replacement
2Actor Swap
3Missing Support
4Invented Motive
5Excessive Certainty
6Aggressive Autocorrect
7Context Merger
8Hallucinated Competency - auto-roll the separate d20 chart
d20Hallucinated Competency
1Animal Husbandry
2Stage Presence
3Fleet Maintenance
4Hospitality Management
5Costume Compliance
6Amateur Veterinary Care
7Event Production
8Beverage Quality Control
9Agricultural Negotiation
10Municipal Wildlife Diplomacy
11Applied Puppetry
12Advanced Gazebo Security
13Parade Formation
14Recreational Vehicle Command
15Public Enthusiasm Management
16Informal Mechanical Engineering
17Livestock Pursuit Operations
18Ceremonial Crowd Leadership
19Mobile Entertainment Regulation
20Emergency Snack Deployment

Hallucinated Competencies are not normal shared keywords. Result 8 must appear in the AI report and may be reviewed as Approved, Questioned, Rejected, Reclassified, or AI-Generated.

Dispatcher Review

Review only what the official AI report supports. Reclassification must use the legitimate shared keyword most clearly described by the official report. Do not pick a keyword merely because it is useful. If two are equally plausible, the player may choose.

Approved clear support, becomes Evidence Mark.

Questioned ambiguous, incomplete, or wrong actor.

Rejected absent or contradicted.

Reclassified supports another legitimate shared keyword.

AI-Generated AI added it; approve only if report supports it.

Evidence Bank

Approved and approved AI-Generated keywords become Evidence Marks. Assignment checks all Active Trainings that require the keyword. Assign a mark to one eligible training or leave it banked. Once assigned during Day 1, that mark cannot be reassigned.

KeywordSourceAI ResultDispatcher StatusAssign / BankNotesEdit

Day 1 Stress Closeout

Reduce Stress to 0

  • All incidents resolved within four blocks.
  • No immediate correction.
  • No more than one Questioned keyword.
  • At least one Approved Evidence Mark toward Active Trainings.

Keep Stress at 1

  • Shift completed with multiple Questioned keywords, or
  • No progress toward Active Trainings.

Raise Stress to 2

  • Incident unresolved.
  • Immediate correction returned.
  • Major obligation unfinished.
  • Serious unresolved contradiction.

Optional Playtest Notes