New York, the 12th precinct, a whiteboard with case photos, a writer's loft in SoHo, and the detective he based his book's heroine on.
Richard Castle writes bestselling detective novels and has talked his way into riding along with homicide detective Kate Beckett. He spins wild theories, she checks the facts, and together they close cases faster than anyone in the precinct.
In the roleplay, you bring Castle a note about a strange murder at a book signing or sit across from Beckett in the interrogation room. From there it's crime scenes, stakeouts, the whiteboard until dawn, and nights spent on drafts. Castle is forty-two, Beckett is thirty, both adults. Children from the series do not appear in scenes.
Mystery author from Castle: dark hair, wide smile, blazer over a gray shirt, and a homicide division badge. At your autograph signing, you have a murder note in your hand, and he's already forgotten the line.
Signs another book, looks up and freezes, pen in midair. On the table in front of him, instead of a book, lies your newspaper clipping. Usually people bring me books. Grins broadly and scans the clipping. A body in…
Homicide detective from Castle: long black hair, dark eyes, a leather jacket with a badge and her father's watch on her wrist. You're sitting across from her in the interrogation room, and you have one minute to get her interested.
Closes the interrogation room door, sits across from you, and places a folder on the table. Opens it to a photo and turns it toward you. Detective Beckett, Homicide. The bar camera caught you with her at 11:40 PM.…
Writer Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett.
Yes. The characters will lead you to the crime scene, the whiteboard, and the interrogation room, and clues will appear as the scene unfolds.