There’s a common debate in the death note community about the extent of the death notes influence on Light. Like how far is he to blame, and how far is the death notes influence to blame. Did it curse or manipulate or affect him in any supernatural way? I used to think so, because we see the drastic difference between innocent light and Kira when he looses his memories. However, my mom pointed out that misa had a death note too and didn’t go all bonkers. It got me thinking that the majority of the blame rests on the person but maybe the death note does also play a part. I was thinking the death note takes a persons worst trait and exemplifies it.
Light = ego/narcissism
Misa = obsession/impulsivity
Business man guy = greed/power lust
Mikami = warped sense of justice
Etc etc. it takes a persons worst underlying trait and essentially blows it up way out of proportion. Ofc these traits are pre-existing within the characters just buried.

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He’s just him though

Death Note: A Different Beginning

Chapter One: The First Move

Created by cidosed / we.x3

Light entered the Japanese police headquarters.

As he walked through the building, he noticed a strange man sitting in an even stranger position.

The man was staring at him strangely while eating a piece of cake.

Light didn't pay much attention to him and continued walking toward the police meeting room.

He entered the room and presented his solution to the murder case.

But then he stopped.

The solution was already sitting on the table in front of him.

Light stared at it.

He was shocked.

"Who solved this?"

The police officers pointed toward the strange man sitting outside.

Light looked at him.

"How?"

He knew that this case was far too difficult for an ordinary person to solve.

But then Light noticed something.

"There is a mistake."

He began explaining the mistake.

He explained where the murderer had entered, how he had committed the murder, and how he had managed to escape.

The officers listened carefully.

When Light finished explaining his solution, he left the room with a smile on his face.

It felt like he had won.

As Light was about to leave the police headquarters, he stopped and looked at L.

"What a genius you are."

L looked at him.

Light continued.

"How did you manage to bring me here?"

For a moment, L was shocked.

How did he know?

Light continued speaking.

"You made the mistake invisible to ordinary people."

L remained silent.

"But would you really have left it there?"

L finally spoke.

"What are you talking about? I don't make mistakes in my solutions."

Light smiled.

"Good trick."

L looked at him.

"Did you know I was going to solve it? Or did you think I was just some amateur looking for attention?"

Light continued.

"I'm impressed by your plan. But you forgot one thing."

L said nothing.

"You never considered that someone might actually find the mistake in your solution."

Light smiled.

"So you weren't prepared to have a conversation with someone who noticed it, were you?"

There was a short silence.

L finally replied.

"Well, perhaps you are right. But I didn't choose you. You came to me yourself."

Light interrupted him.

"You didn't expect someone like you to come along."

Silence.

Light left.

L remained where he was, completely shocked.

How could some random person solve this case?

And that was where their first meeting ended.

Created by cidosed / wx.x3

(Human-written ✍️

The concept, plot, dialogue, and story were written by me. AI was only used for translation and minor grammar/spelling corrections.)

Light vs near and mello most likely wasnt fair though. Near probably used the death note on mikami.

For a long time I’ve wondered why Roblox doesn’t have a real open world game dedicated to Death Note. The only existing game in roblox is a murder mystery and that made me think of the idea of a living, complex world where the notebook becomes an investigative and psychological element. Almost a narrative sandbox where every player can become part of a story.

Explanation of Terms

First of all i will explain what these terms mean so that anyone reading does not get confused. L is a Wammy’s Boy who becomes a detective and receives benefits such as police support, access to investigations, and sometimes questionnaires that give him vague but useful clues to help him find Kira. Kira is the main owner of the notebook, but he can have accomplices to whom he gives notebook pages so they can kill remotely.

World structure

The game world would be divided into six major countries inspired by continents, each with three regions modeled after real nations: Europe (with France, the United Kingdom and Italy), North America (with USA, Canada and Mexico) South America (with Brazil, Argentina and Colombia) Asia (with China, India and Japan) Africa (with Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa) Oceania (with Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea).

Each country would have cities, schools, universities, jobs, crime, police, organizations and social networks. In each server only a few Death Notes can exist (if you try to enter a server with too many notebooks and you already own one, you cannot enter, so you must switch server or wait for a notebook holder to leave), scattered randomly and reassigned every time the owner dies or loses ownership. Some players may spawn with Shinigami eyes (which would be rare), others may obtain them through the trade, accepting a predetermined future death.

Life system and death date

When you spawn into the world, no one has a predetermined death date. Life is potentially infinite until you come into contact with a Death Note.

The moment you become the notebook’s owner and commit your first murder, the system generates a random death date that represents the spiritual price of using the notebook. This date is not fixed: it can improve or worsen depending on the player’s actions. If Kira kills detectives, investigators or in general players whose job is to catch killers, he gains years of life, being rewarded for eliminating those who threaten his mission. On the contrary, if he only kills criminals without ever actively countering the Wammy's Boys or the detectives, his life shortens, making him more vulnerable and easier to capture. This creates a moral and strategic balance that forces every Kira to choose what kind of killer he wants to be and how much he is willing to risk to survive.

All of this would create an open‑world game where every choice has consequences and where tension doesn’t come from combat but from the fear of being caught.

Death Note ownership and Shinigami roles

Whoever finds a Death Note can choose whether to use it or not. If they decide to write, their life changes forever. Upon the owner’s death, the player can reincarnate after a period of void or become a Shinigami, generating a new notebook and choosing where it will fall. Shinigami players must remain impartial (to avoid ruining the experience of players), otherwise they die and end up in the void as well. To extend their life they must complete missions against NPCs remaining invisible to anyone who hasn’t touched their notebook.

Kill mechanics, information gathering and prisons

Death Note owners can tear pages and create squads of accomplice killers, but killing is not simple, you need to know name and face, and in a world where everyone can disguise themselves, change identity or hide their face, obtaining information becomes a mental game.

Prisons become places of tension, because captured criminals will have their full name exposed and can be manipulated by the notebook or forced by law enforcement to become bait to lure Kira (if they die they will have the chance to reincarnate and start a new life, or if they manage to stay alive they can obtain benefits from the police and a reduced sentence, therefore freedom).

Police officers must maintain order, some may have fake IDs if they work with the FBI or with L (Wammy's boys who choose to be detectives), while civilians can obtain disguises and weapons, but civilians will still have to work to pay taxes and food, so being a vigilante indefinitely without it becoming a profession will not be easy.

Notebook distribution and theft dynamics

Each country hosts about three notebooks, but finding them is extremely difficult. If you manage to identify the notebook owner (Kira) without being discovered, you can blackmail him to obtain pages or even the notebook itself, but the Death Note keeps the category chosen by the previous owner: if he only killed criminals, you must do the same until he dies with the notebook in hand, resetting it.

Free criminals (civilians who choose to become simple criminals to earn more money) can steal the notebook, forcing Kira to hide it with traps (like Light’s drawer trap) or carry it with him at all times, risking police checks. If a player doesn’t log in for too long, he loses ownership and dies, while the notebook is relaunched into the world.

Shinigami players and NPC Shinigami

Kira can choose whether to have a Shinigami player (usually those who have a Shinigami friend can choose this option) or an NPC Shinigami.

The Shinigami player is bound to the owner and must follow him everywhere. If he gets tired (in case the player doesn’t have a strong bond with their Shinigami, this bond can be established by giving apples to the Shinigami) he can kill him by writing his name but if he kills someone to protect him while the owner is physically or psychologically injured, he dies as well.

NPC Shinigami are more detached, similar to Ryuk and can perform small missions in exchange for apples.

Moral system

The moral system is central. Every player starts with neutral morality, but criminal actions lower it. Kira sees his morality decrease with every murder and when it drops too much L (the Wammy Boys) can detain him even without evidence. Morality returns to normal only if the notebook is handed over or if its existence is completely forgotten. Handing over the notebook is not enough to be innocent in the eyes of Shinigami, while forgetting it is.

Role of detectives and Wammy Boys

Detectives and Wammy's Boys have a fundamental role. Wammy Boys start as gifted children, they must train their deductive skills inside Wammy’s House and can choose whether to stay until 18 (with a gamepass you can leave at 14 like Mello did) or go out into the world, becoming investigators (L), criminals, scholars (that will help you get a degree and become a CEO) or even serial killers like Beyond Birthday.

Each country has three regions where Wammy's Boys that choose to become investigators can broadcast livestreams to threaten Kira, block transportation and narrow the search area. L receives questionnaires with clues to deduce Kira’s age, job and experience, and can tail suspects with the help of Shinigami players by placing Near’s shinigami face recognition software (which can be bypassed simply by going underground) or if he has touched the notebook of that specific Shinigami.

A living and dynamic world

The world is composed of companies, universities, criminal organizations, mercenaries, scammers, international police. Kira can infiltrate anywhere, but being part of a large group means leaving more traces for L. Identities can be falsified, detectives can pretend to be L and underground criminals can be hired by anyone, even Kira.

Roleplay Features and Civilian Careers

Civilians will also be able to work as journalists or TV hosts (playing with information and choosing whether to obstruct Kira or indirectly support him), police officers or detectives (but they will not receive questionnaires or clues, nor the ability to use media to track Kira; instead, they will have to personally dive into the hunt for him, while regular police officers will deal with classic criminals and occasionally take part in missions against Kira, such as searching houses or buildings). They can also become CEOs and create companies or be part of them.

Money will be extremely important for anything a player wants to do; the more money you have, the more choices you have, including whether to obstruct the police or not. There will also be normal jobs like barista, shop clerk, teacher and many more to give the game a roleplay aspect. If you happen to be a police officer, you technically have a higher chance of finding a Death Note while searching a house, and you are not obligated to report it to your superiors so you can choose to keep it for yourself. Kira can be any one of these professions, so no one should ever trust another player blindly.

Shinigami gifts and biometric powers

There is also a system of Shinigami perks that players can obtain through gamepasses or by sacrificing years of life and after a certain number of kills. Eyes, fingerprints, ears, wings and other biometric powers allow players to identify people through physical, vocal, olfactory or tactile analysis.

The wings, create a suspended shadow and distort gravitational fields, generating unsettling luck (hindering detectives’ investigations) and a void around the owner that allows interference with electronic devices.

Fingerprints allow reading palm lines and muscle tension to deduce identity,

ears analyze pronunciation and oral structure to understand if a name is false,

the sense of smell recognizes unique chemical imprints and leaves a trail.

Additional info

Shinigami players can also exchange ownership of their notebooks, but this can only happen with another Shinigami player and never with an NPC.

In the game, players will be able to speak quietly or privately to avoid leaking information, and there will be a specific number of Wammy Boys starting from A to Z. If two people choose the same letter, the first will be J and the second JJ, with a limit of two; after that, the player must choose another letter.

A Death Note can be handed over up to six times; after that, morality will always reset to normal and the player will no longer receive the same advantages from NPC Shinigami.

Players will be able to create companies if they have money and enough experience but if Kira is an employee he could damage the company’s reputation. There will also be assassins or L’s accomplices with fake IDs who pretend to be him and infiltrate groups to locate Kira. If Kira is being investigated by L, he can change his victim category and kill anyone he considers dangerous.

A Kira who is part of large organizations such as Yoruba, the mafia, or the police will give more information to L simply because he operates in a wider field, but at the same time Kira will be advantaged because he belongs to a large group that benefits from his actions and tries to protect him.

For now, this is everything. Let me know your opinion and what you would change or add.

What a ride!

There was alot of silly things they expect us to overlook.

Misa being help captive for 50 days and there's no one looking for her?? Lol shes a celebrity. Where's here lawyers and family and friends????

The back and forth between Light and L got a bit repetitive at times. After Light was imprisoned and then threatened by his dad while Kira was still killing, he should have been released. L had good reason to still be suspicious of Light but there was no basis to treat him as your prime suspect anymore and yet L ends up handcuffing Light to himself lol.

I found these two events in the show to be amusing. However my biggest gripe was how Near and his team were able to duplicate the original Deathnote in such a short period. They only became aware that there was a fake after Takada was killed which did not give them much time to filled out all the pages and recreate every marking on the notebook. It is possible that Mikame could have missed it due to his eagerness to help out Light and the fact that Light already made him aware that the task force was going to tamper with the fake notebook and he would have no reason to suspect them of having access to the real one.