Laura Thornton

Based off of and mostly-compatible with the rules of Dungeon World, this homebrewed tabletop game is set in the world of Thunderpunch (see the Pitch Bible above) where players act as part of their local police force solving homicides and other crimes.

Games can last from 4-8 hours, be played in-person or virtually, and due to their case-based nature offer something many other tabletop RPGs cannot--casual play. Run as a series of connected one-shots, each session usually sees the players solving their assigned case, allowing for new players to join without needing a lexicon of lore or for other players who can't make a game to join back in the next session with ease. This also allows for overarching plots to develop the same way they would in a television series, such as taking down a corrupt politician by gathering evidence over multiple sessions.

Laura's personal games utilize the fictional 4th Precinct of Vancouver's Joint-West team, with a glitter-obsessed industrialist coroner, a by-the-books plant elementalist beat cop who is never quite sure of anyone's gender, and an ice-wielding forensic-pathologist-turned-police-investigator to solve the murder of her best friend. To date, they've taken down multiple mob operations, solved 6 murders, 1 cold case, and had the unfortunate duty of ruling 1 case a suicide; only accidentally making Laura improv an entire combat sequence once. 

Further gameplay details (such as item lists, levelling system and end-of-session amendments) may be emailed upon request.