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| <big>'''Note:''' If you’re making a Protectorate or Ward hero, read this in full, all the way to the bottom.</big>
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| In canon Worm, the Parahuman Response Team is a thinly-veiled plot device and is hamstrung by Cauldron’s manipulations.
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| This is not the case for our PRT & Protectorate, Please refrain from future remarks along the lines of “but wildbow says…”
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| ===What is the Parahuman Response Team?===
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| '''Your bosses.'''
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| If you are a member of the Protectorate, or its youth organization the Wards, you are an employee of the PRT and are subject to all the same rules and regulations that are imposed on everyone else, from the Director to the janitor.
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| The PRT specifically acts as a sometimes-adversarial overseer of all parahuman activities within the territory of the United States of America. This means that, while you and the troopers are on the same side, you are not necessarily on the same team. The regulations put upon you by the PRT are there not only to help you do your job, but to make sure you can’t fuck things up too badly.
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| If this is a problem, there are several non-government controlled hero teams who may take you in (at the risk of being legally responsible for you), or you can go on as an independent.
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| ;What, Specifically, does the PRT do?
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| :Enforces the laws and regulations of the United States
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| :Performs research and testing into the fields of parahuman sciences
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| :Regulates all government-affiliated cape activity
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| :Investigates parahuman-related crime
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| :Ensures the continuity of the Federal government in the event of total societal collapse
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| As a member of the PRT, you are responsible for all of the above.
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| ===Can I play as a trooper or receptionist NPC?===
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| Play only your approved characters. Do not roleplay as Kathy the receptionist, or Dave the trooper.
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| Do not play as the dispatcher handling radio calls. Do not roleplay as the janitor cleaning the holding cells.
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| If you need someone to RP any or all of the above, use the <code>@PRT</code> role on Discord. We will either hop in the thread, or give you a tl;dr
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| ===How do I know how my character should act?===
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| If you aren’t sure, ask <code>@PRT</code> on Discord. In general, everything the PRT (including you as a Protectorate member) does will fall under some sort of rule, regulation, or SOP. Obviously, we’re here to have fun, and nobody but me would find joy in looking up pretend procedures for pretend superhero roleplay. So generally assume that you have been told (and are expected to act like) someone broadly competent in your duties.
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| If you think that is inaccurate to your character, they should not be interfacing with anyone outside of the PRTHQ in an official capacity.
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| ===Calling the PRT in an emergency===
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| If you are in an emergency situation, call 911. There is not a special PRT or Protectorate emergency line. If your house is on fire, you do not look up your local fire department, you call 911. You can look up how IRL emergency service dispatch systems work, but long story short, you call 911, get a dispatcher, and let them know what’s happening the same as you would for non-parahuman crime.
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| '''At no point will a member of the public be able to call 911 and speak to a Cape.'''
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| For those who want to get in the weeds, Denver’s 911 system is managed by the Sheriff’s Office, who handles the calls and acts as intermediaries between the public and whichever emergency service needs to deal with things.
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| <u>'''Let’s look at a hypothetical situation:'''</u>
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| * Deadpan is robbing a jewellery store. A local bystander sees this and calls 911.
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| * A dispatcher takes this call, and since it’s parahuman-related, alerts the PRT. They will also alert non-PRT resources as needed (calling the fire department or an ambulance, telling police to cordon off the area, etc).
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| :* '''“The console” is not run by Wards.''' It is run by a PRT dispatcher who handles all radio communication with the Protectorate, Wards, and specific affiliated independent heroes using the PRT system. They keep track of every hero and will check in regularly to make sure you are okay. If you don’t check in, or you go off track, they will notice and act accordingly.
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| * The PRT would dispatch a squad of officers, as well as redirect any nearby patrolling heroes. This would occur over encrypted radio communications. If you’re a villain you don’t get to intercept this. No I don’t care if you’re a Thinker. That’s not how this works.
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| * The heroes would do the active fighting, with the PRT officers and other responding emergency personnel mostly acting to keep civilians out of the line of fire.
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| :* '''IF THE CAPES START KILLING PEOPLE THAT CHANGES THINGS, AND YOU NEED TO <code>@PRT</code> ON DISCORD IMMEDIATELY.'''
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| :* If a fight goes on for an extended period, reinforcements will arrive. If you are a villain, your goal is to get away before that happens. You will not likely win an extended siege.
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| * When the fight is over, more PRT personnel will arrive on-scene to secure any evidence, clean the scene up, and interview witnesses. These personnel, like all other PRT employees, are broadly competent and armed, and if you’re trying to slip something by them you need to let us know.
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| ===Calling the PRT (non-emergency)===
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| If you’re just looking for a meeting, and you’re not a villain, assume it’s set up. It will either occur in a public (non-secure) conference room, or in one that has had some hardening against surveillance.
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| If you’re calling a specific hero, that can happen. Unless you’re a known trusted actor (fellow hero), that call will be monitored and recorded for M/S purposes. It might be recorded anyway.
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| If you’re a villain or no-name hero calling the PRT, you need to <code>@PRT</code> on the Discord so we can go over it. It doesn’t have to be a huge thing if you don’t want it to be, but we need to know.
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| <big><u>'''Confoam/ Containment Foam?'''</u></big>
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| Containment foam exists, but we don’t bring it out often because it’s not fun in a roleplay setting. Doesn’t mean it’s off the table though.
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| ===What if I just ignore this and do whatever?===
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| Your character will either be kicked from the Protectorate, or they will be transferred to Fuckupistan (read: NPCed). Repeat offenders will lose the privilege to play Protectorate heroes.
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| There Protectorate can't afford an infinite Roster, and simply put, if you’re going to fuck around, we’d rather give that limited space to someone who takes it seriously.
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| {{meta}}
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