How to write an Investigator?

Being a Solver

• How is the Character Questioning?
  • Herself
  • Others
• On which topics is she Pondering the most?
• How is her Though Process displayed?
• How often is is exposed?
• What’s her view on Humanity?

• What are her Resolution Tools?
• What kind of Models is she Creating?
• Which type of Issues is she trying to Solve?
• What problems disinterest her?
• How is she Seeking?
• Which research tools is she using?

• How is her Obsession for the affair is displayed?
• How Aggressive is she?
• How reactive is she when she notices Inconsistencies?
• How Averse is she to Stupidity?
• How Averse is she to Cruelty?

Procedures

• When does she rely on Maps?
• When does she rely on Timelines?
• Does she uses Itineraries?
• Can she memorize individual Position in Space easily?
• How does she check Room?
• Can she visualize multiple Levels of a single building?
  • Of multiple building?

• How does she conduce Interviews?
• How does she classify Testimonies?
• Which background are crucial to her?
• Does she look for Criminal Records?
  • How?
• Does she look for a Precedent in the suspect’s history?
• How does she establish Continuity?
• What’s her definition of Causality?
• What’s her definition of Simultaneity?
• How is she Checking Identities?
• How is she Checking Relationships?
• Does she ask directly?
• Does she ask to a relative?
• Does she go for the suspects ID?

• Does she Verify the pertinence of a fact with multiple individuals?
• Who should be interrogated 1st?
• In which situation?
• How does she Cross testimonies?
• Which factors overlap?
• Which factors amplify each others?
• Which factors contradict each other?

• Why Lie?
• On which topic?
• How to hide the Lie?
• What to do with Divergent Answers?
• Is 1 true & the other false?
• What’s her definition of Evil?

Quirks

• Accessory
• What’s her Clothing like?
• What’s her Weaponry like?

• Identity
• What is her Differentiator?
• What’s her Signature?
• Which Symbols does she use?
• Which Animal represents her?
• What’s her favorite Dish?

• Design
• How does it display her Sharpness?
• How does it display her Obsession?
• How does it display her Revulsion?
• How does it display her Addiction?

• Home
• Does she have a Vehicle?
• In which City/Town does she live?
• Which Education did she receive?
  • From who?

Credibility

• Does she bear any Titles?
• Does she have a Rank?
• Does she have any Military qualifications?
• Does she have the Police support?
• Does she have the Police validation?

• Tact
• How Empathetic is she?
• At which Pace does she speak?
• How does she move?
• How is her discomfort displayed?

• Lifestyle
• Is she Poor?
• Is she Promiscuous?
• Is she Ill-viewed?
• Is she calumniated?
• Why?
• Which of her traits are disapproved?
  • Physical
  • Behavioral

Team

• Which Roles are needed by your Character?
• Your Character will need Advices.
• Different types of Advices.
• The diversity of Profiles allows more Relatability & Identification.
• Supporters.

• Leader / Coordinator
• Your Investigator may lose track of the stakes.
• The Leader is there to manage the other team members.
• If these team members have issues with the Investigator.
• She ensure the inclusiveness of other members in the Investigation.
• How can she help the Investigator to become more Gregarious?
• She’s Industrious.
• She’s Decisive.
• She knows what is necessary.

• Arbiter / Advisor / Rival
• Your character may be over focused on 1 outcome.
• She may be obsessed with 1 suspect.
• The Arbiter brings back doubt.
• She is there to contrary the Investigator.
• She’s Resolute.
• How can she help the Investigator to doubt?
• How can she push her to Self-Inquiry?

• Soul / Enticer
• She’s there when the Investigator is Depressed.
• She’s the most useful in Denial situations.
• She may have been Abused & can see this in the Character.
• How can she help the Investigator to be Happier?
• How can she help her to be more Honest?
• She’s Enticing.
• She makes sure everyone is Engaged in the Resolution.
• Can she act as a confident?

• Protector / Supplier / Sponsor
• She assist the Investigator when she’s weak.
• She appears when the Investigator is in danger.
• She’s here when the Character is lacking resources.
• She makes sure Everyone is needed.
• She’s a Peace Keeper.
• She’s Neutral.
• She’s Effective.

• Potential Functions
• Commissionner
• Detective
• Lawyer/Judge
• Journalist
• Biochemist/Molecular Biologist
• Mercenary/Bounty Hunter
• Assassin/Murderer

Confirmation Bias

• What if…
• What if I was wrong?
• What if we incarcerated the wrong person?
• What if the culprit was not there anymore?
• What if there were no culprit?
• What would happen?
• What would be the consequences?
• Do we have a death penalty system?

• Information check
• How did I establish the chain of events?
• Do I need to make more Time comparisons?
• Do I need to write down more Time lines?
• Is my approach Probabilistic enough?
• Are there missing occurrences?
• Did I Check the Clocks?
• Did I Check the Electricity?

• Human Biases
• Do I have too much Sympathy for 1 character?
• Do I have too much Aversion for 1 character?
• What’s my Relationship with the Scene?
• What’s my Relationship with the Victim?
• What’s my Relationship with the Suspect?
• What’s my Relationship with the Culprit?