Atlanta-Ned wrote:How would an Internal Affairs role work?
My suggestion:
- They are specifically tasked with keeping an eye on Security and Heads of Staff.
- They are loyalty implanted and not eligible for antags. They have the same access as lawyers.
- They get an ability or a device that allows them to communicate with "central command"(admins), which are (in theory) treated similarly to chaplain's prayers.
- The role is whitelisted and/or tied to account age (or whatever we're doing for this)
- They would be subject to rules and policies that narrowly define what they can and cannot do.
- They would get a hub scoreboard for "successful" complaints, as determined by admins (Unless you can think of another reward for playing what would be an otherwise thankless role)
A. Sounds about right, they're the watcher that watches the watchmen, they aren't involved in anything departmental as departmental is HoP's area, though they would be able to closer scrutinize Sec and keep an eye on the HoS.
B. This is tricky. Traitor IAA sounds like a hecking good time because they would be able to pull people into their office to reprimand / question them, close the shutters and go to town. Also would be a fun role for non-murderboner antag, and in my mind could be some neat roleplay.
Edit to add to this: Maybe make it so they don't have disposals and no maint tunnel so it's harder for them to sneak a body out aside from their locker.
C. Make it a console in their office, as well as a PDA with fewer features. Would be neat if the IAA had a codeword that he would use, a la CIA/FBI tropes when calling in that would make it so that other users of the console wouldn't be able to send responses to NT easily, and would instead just have their call be routed to reception.
D. Yes.
E and F. Way I see IAA, they have to try and keep everyone from being shitcurity and comdoms, as well as firing and re-promoting as necessary, but through the proper channels. Never actually able to remove power themselves, they would need to be able to get Cent announcements that it's now in their hands to facilitate blah blah. In terms of Antag, I could see IAA as being able to fake Cent announcements with a TC trade, but Cent would still be able to respond with "Hey, we didn't say that!" - Which would add for more interesting things because an IAA could also fake a "Hey, we didn't say that!". One big issue with this is that if it's entirely admin controlled - We're looking at another role that is super boring in off hours, and relies on admins playing their little games. Playing a chap that never gets responses is boring - Playing an IAA that never gets responses would be soulcrushing.