How to Role Play a Detective

Make a spy kit., Get some friends to join you., Create an "assignment"., Make sure you're prepared for your mission., Create a secret base., Record your adventures.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Make a spy kit.

    Get a bag or black box or even a briefcase and fill it with all the necessary things a spy might need.

    This includes: magnifying glass or a pocket magnifying glass talcum powder (for dusting fingerprints) binoculars a notebook (for making profiles of your targets) tweezers test tubes small and large zip-lock bags a voice disguise machine a ski mask gloves sunglasses a flashlight
  2. Step 2: Get some friends to join you.

    It's always more fun with a friend.

    Make sure you can trust them with your secrets and master plan.

    If you have a group, try creating a few missions and assigning each "agent" to each mission. , Choose a target, find a lead, and create a master plan (with a back up, of course). , Your pen should be fully inked, your flashlight should have a full battery, your tape recorder should have tape in it, etc.

    Go on a practice run before the mission, just to make sure everything will go as planned.

    If you have enough friends with you, you can even make a "spy training school". , This can be as complex as a hidden room behind a bookshelf or as simple as a cardboard box in the alleyway.

    It's always fun to have a secret base, and it encourages you to continue role-playing. , You'll look back on this when you're older and will want to remember your daring feats of stealth.
  3. Step 3: Create an "assignment".

  4. Step 4: Make sure you're prepared for your mission.

  5. Step 5: Create a secret base.

  6. Step 6: Record your adventures.

Detailed Guide

Get a bag or black box or even a briefcase and fill it with all the necessary things a spy might need.

This includes: magnifying glass or a pocket magnifying glass talcum powder (for dusting fingerprints) binoculars a notebook (for making profiles of your targets) tweezers test tubes small and large zip-lock bags a voice disguise machine a ski mask gloves sunglasses a flashlight

It's always more fun with a friend.

Make sure you can trust them with your secrets and master plan.

If you have a group, try creating a few missions and assigning each "agent" to each mission. , Choose a target, find a lead, and create a master plan (with a back up, of course). , Your pen should be fully inked, your flashlight should have a full battery, your tape recorder should have tape in it, etc.

Go on a practice run before the mission, just to make sure everything will go as planned.

If you have enough friends with you, you can even make a "spy training school". , This can be as complex as a hidden room behind a bookshelf or as simple as a cardboard box in the alleyway.

It's always fun to have a secret base, and it encourages you to continue role-playing. , You'll look back on this when you're older and will want to remember your daring feats of stealth.

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