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u/Kaiyoto ยท 2 pointsr/AskGameMasters

I've wanted to try one of these, particularly to go up against my misfits running Detroit. I deal with Knight Errant in Detroit but it's really not much different than Lone Star at heart.

Not entirely sure what you're looking for but there's a couple of things worth looking through. If you have Corporate Security from I think it was 3rd or 2nd edition, there's some info there about how Knight Errant and what services they provide. They do a lot of security consulting for setting up. Not sure if it's worth buying if you don't already have access to it. Run and Gun (5th edition) p89 is good. It provides a makeup of security teams and team tactics. There's also mechanical benefits if they want to delve into that realm, but if nothing else it's good for fluff.

There's no police rank structure provided in Shadowrun so I just used this for KE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_ranks_of_the_United_States

KE is Lone Star's competition. If I remember rightly they beat KE out of a contract to police Seattle. These agencies are also no less prone to Corporate Warfare than any other corporation. So don't forget that you can use backstabbing and what not like any other Shadowrun game. You'll probably find more "white knight" cops here, but there's still going to be plenty of corrupt agents all the way up the ladder.

And also, the term for illegal magical goods is Maleficium. Nobody is allowed to practice magic without a license or have magical goods without licenses. There is also cyber crime. Having things like a cyberdeck require a license. So make sure to add magical and cyber crimes to your list of crimes.

I'm not sure how low down the ladder you want to start them but starting them off as beat cops could be fun, but also tedious. Maybe give them a chance to get promoted via doing favors for someone higher up. In a lot of ways, some teams in a police organization could be used like Shadowrunners. They might be more trustworthy but yes it does remove "deniable asset" aspect of using a Shadowrunning team. But then again, if they mess up, Lone Star would still chop it up to an "Industrial accident" or "died in the line of duty." I could also see them being a part of a specific unit devoted toward investigating certain types of crimes.

Check out the wiki for ideas http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Lone_Star_Security_Services it actually lists departments and lists a specialized force called "TacDiv"

Oh yeah, I forgot, there's a Lone Star sourcebook. It's an older edition but the it would still be really good for reference https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Shadowrun-Sourcebook-Nigel-Findley/dp/1555602304

I'd be open to discussing more ideas. You'd be helping me as well.