IPA SWAT
Faction: Interplanar Peacekeeping Agency
Mission Objectives and Summary
The Interplanar Peacekeeping Agency Special Weapons and Tactics squad is, as might be expected, a team of uniquely qualified individuals. They are not "the best of the best" - all IPA officers cleared for combat are tough enough to hold their own, and easily equal to the average SWAT officer - or team, for that matter. IPA SWAT are those who combine strength, intelligence and subtlety to accomplish goals that the average officer isn't prepared for, drawing their roots from such agencies as Delta Green, the Men in Black and the Ghostbusters. These agents are the ones sent in to deal with the bizarre, the outre and the truly weird - possessed lawn gnomes, mad Mythos cultists - the things that normal IPA officers are often ill-equipped to handle. SWAT agents enjoy special priveleges with arrest warrants and other rules - but with these priveleges come great responsibilities. The current commanding officer of SWAT is Havelock Vetinari, whose information and contacts allow the SWAT to keep on top of weirdness across the planes.Rules
- Agents are expected to be able to deal with situations calmly, no matter how bizarre they are. If SWAT is doing it, it is important - even if it doesn't seem like it. Agents are expected to take their responsibilities seriously.
- SWAT agents may request an arrest warrant for a target at any point, without question, if they feel they have sufficient cause. If they are later found to not have had sufficient cause in their arrests by their commanding officer officer within the SWAT, they will be firmly disciplined.
- Agents are able to requisition aid from local police units and IPA allies, provided it does not interfere with important duties of said allies. They are expected to give a brief explanation of why the aid is needed, but it is not mandatory.
- SWAT exists within the IPA command structure, even if it occasionally acts somewhat outside the law. When not on missions, SWAT agents are expected to work as normal IPA officers.
- SWAT agents are expected to be creative. Not all problems are solvable by direct force, and SWAT agents should be able to come up with workable solutions on the fly if necessary.
- SWAT is a team, and the individual members ensure its success by working together. Each agent should be both a tough officer in their own right and able to work well with their fellow agents.
- Becoming a member of SWAT is simple - prospective agents may either fill out an application and be accepted by the commanding officer, or may be invited into SWAT due to recognition of skill and ability.