Shipping Mafia - Rule 9a invoked for universal loss

[eclipse]

You wake up in a large room. You see others rise up around you. They look as disoriented as you.

"Test group 3498 has revived. You have 24 hours to decide your fate. Choose wisely."

Heads turn, most in confusion. You have no idea what to expect, so you take a deep breath and approach the person nearest to you. . .

0. During the DAY this game is strictly NOC. During the NIGHT this game is strictly OC. DO NOT MIX THIS UP!

1. Living people can talk to other players about the game in the game thread only. Dead people, follow rule 14. Information cannot be passed from the dead to the living.

2. Everyone will get a role PM with a name, some flavor, a role, and a win condition. You may state your name, state your win condition, paraphrase your own role, state the clue that I left regarding who you're shipped with, and give out the numbers in you N0 role PM. SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR ROLE PM THAT'S NOT COVERED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE WILL END BADLY, SO DON'T DO IT!

3. Anyone is free to ask me to write them a fake, within reason. Asking me to write a fake so you can see the mafia wincon is not within reason. This also means that asking people to post the town win condition is a waste of time.

4. Don't screenshot. Please.

5. This game begins on N0.

6. A vote counts as ##(your choice of verb): (someone), with (your choice of verb) being "Vote" or something more creative, and (someone) being who you want to vote for. If you want to change your vote, you must ##Unvote first. Don't edit your posts, please.

7. In case of a lynch tie, one person will be randomly lynched. Maybe.

8. Each day phase will be roughly 72 hours, and each night phase will be roughly 48 hours. I'll post phase end times in both GMT and HST. Note that Hawaii does not observe DST. Unless I say something BEFORE PHASE END, the phase will end at the scheduled time, whether I am present or not. Phases may end early if a majority is reached during the day, or if I get all night actions in at night.

9. Person with the most votes is lynched at the end of the day phase on D1 only. After D1, it'll take at least one-third of the living players to lynch, rounding UP. If someone amasses half the living player's votes, rounded up, the phase ends (and if I'm not around, then patiently wait for me and don't post in the thread; I'll be reasonable with the phase end times).

9a. If at the end of any day phase, the number of people not voting at phase end exceeds the majority vote, OR at least one-third of the game, rounded DOWN has not voted, the game will end with a universal loss. If you're gonna sign up, you'd best be arsed to play the game.

10. If you have a night action, and do not want to do it, reply to your role PM with Night X - Idling. Idling on N0 is not recommended.

11. No items, because you're not wearing something with pockets.

12. If you miss a day and night, you are eligible for auto-sub-out/modkill, whichever one is deemed more appropriate. If you need a sub, say so in the main thread and/or your role PM. I am not your mother, so stay on top of things. Losing interest is not a valid sub-out reason, and being too busy may cause you to be modkilled (this heavily depends on how often you've subbed out with this excuse in the past).

13. I made a nice little priority list, and it will be posted it once the game is over. This time, you will not see your own priority, so if you want to use priority as a reason why something happened/did not happen, you can TRY, but don't blame me if everyone wants to lynch you afterwards. By popular request, none of the roles will screw with priority.

14. If you end up dead, SHUT UP (unless I royally screwed something up). Spamming the thread while dead is grounds for a posthumous modkill.

15. Punishment for breaking the rules will range from nothing to modkills. If you feel that the risk of punishment is worth it, go for it, but be warned that things will probably not turn out the way you want it to.

16. If in doubt, follow your role PM, or whatever I tell you in reply to your role PM. Pay attention, or you might miss something important~! If your role PM contradicts the rules, FOLLOW YOUR ROLE PM.

17. If you see your user name in the flavor, it means that you were randomly chosen to do something, so don't sweat it. If you see your role name in the flavor, it's for a reason.

18. If you have been modkilled, your win condition is "You win by being the last one alive".

19. If you ask a question, and I respond with "Tee-hee~!", it means you're not getting a straight answer until postgame. There is a reason for this. HOWEVER, if you want to know whether something will get you modkilled, I will most likely give you a straight answer. . .but don't ask me stupidly convoluted questions for the sake of getting on my nerves.

20. If you want to share your thoughts, I welcome them. Reply to your role PM/bug me on IRC if you wish to do this.

21. If I tell you to do something, and you don't listen, you probably aren't going to like what will happen next.

22. If you feel the need to complain about some aspect of the game before the game is over, please do so in your role PM. Dead players are free to bitch about whatever they want in their role PMs, and only their role PMs. You can also whine on IRC, and I'll do my best to humor you.

23. You're dead when you die. I refuse to exhume corpses.

24. If I can't figure out what you're trying to say in the game thread in under a minute, you'll have quite a bit of explaining to do.

25. Do not attempt to lynch/kill Yours Truly, no matter how tempting it may be.

26. The only players that can affect the game are on the player list. Talking to people not playing in this game is highly discouraged, 'cause there's no telling who will slip what (and I'd rather not have to modkill you for a loose tongue).

27. No, you may not be an informed observer upon death.

28. Ignorance of the rules will probably make your punishment more harsh. The rules don't exist for my own reading pleasure.

29. If I think of anything else, it'll go here.

General tips:

1. Play with some semblance of intelligence. Don't try to play the hero. I will shred you in postgame if you attempt the latter for any reason.

2. Playing intentionally scummy will also incur a scathing postgame review.

3. Read the Mafia Info Dump thread for basics of the game.

4. Read the damn rules, so I don't have to hand out mass modkills.

5. Scumhunting by flavor will result in a town loss. This game is designed specifically to shut that down.

6. Emotion is a null tell, learn to read what's behind it.

7. I strongly suggest keeping notes on who claimed what, who said what about people, etc.

8. Don't rely on meta too heavily; it's only one tool that's available to you!

9. This is supposed to be FUN, so try to keep it civil. Someone deconstructing your logic/telling you what you are doing wrong is not a personal attack (the former is supposed to happen, and you can evaluate the latter based on a future flip).

10. Pay close attention to the phase end times! Breaking the NOC/OC rule will most likely get you modkilled!

Mechanical stuff:

1. This game is experimental, and thus will probably be imbalanced. I don't know which side will be imbalanced (or you all might be insanely lucky and this game will balance itself).

2. Duplicate roles may exist.

3. Vanillas on both sides may exist.

4. Role does not determine alignment. Expect ANYTHING.

5. Inspection results are accurate.

6. No, you're not a Paranoid Gun Owner. I considered it, but took it out, due to severe balancing issues.

7. If you are redirected/blocked, I will notify you.

8. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you do not sub out; subbing into OC is hard enough! If you have a major exam next week or something, plan for it! If you aren't sure if you'll be active, don't sign up! If this is your first game, I'd suggest waiting for something easier; juggling NOC and OC simultaneously will be hard!

Player list:

1. scorri - Kennen, Town Oracle, died N3

2. Shinori

3. BBM (BigBonkMeteor) - Darius, Town Hooker, killed N2

4. Elieson

5. Balcerzak

6. Blitz - Satsuki Yumizuka, Town Vig/Serial Killer, killed N1

7. Manix

8. Kay - Lawfer, Town Safeguard, lynched D1

9. Grassbridger

10. Camtech

11. Serious Bananas - Teemo, Town Watcher, killed N1

12. Strege - Tristana, Town Vanilla, lynched D3

13. Ether - Caitlyn, Town Oracle, killed N1

14. Xinnidy - Elena, Mafia Non-Consecutive Nexus, killed N1

Subs:

1. Paperblade (after a certain point in the game)

2.

3.

Role PMs have been handed out. Here's the template used:

Dear user,

You aren't sure who you are, or what you fight for. You wear a bracelet on your wrist, and it is engraved with the following number:

0134

During the night, you MUST reply to this PM with five people who you want to be shipped with. You are near the (top/middle/bottom) of the priority list, so choose wisely!

Note that if you have user in place of your name, that's a stupidly minor error. Giggle at it in postgame. Please PM me if you see either of the following in your role PM:

1. The number 0134; this number is guaranteed to NOT be in the game. If that's your number, I screwed up somewhere.

2. Your pick order isn't one of top, middle, or bottom. This is for your information only; attempting to utilize it to find scum will fail spectacularly.

As this is a night phase, OC is allowed. This thread will be locked until D1 begins. Any questions about the rules will be answered in your role PM. Have at it!

Edited May 25, 2013 by eclipse

[eclipse]

1. You have roughly 29 and a third hours to make up your minds.

2. I am missing two lists.

[eclipse]

Yo, one person who hasn't responded to their role PM, we're waiting for you!

10.5 hours remain!

[eclipse]

Everyone's pairs are in! Role PM generation will take a bit, so be patient~!

In the meantime, if you DO get your role PM, keep quiet about it!

(in other words, NOC starts now!)

Edited May 4, 2013 by eclipse

[eclipse]

All role PMs are out! I need to amend the topic title, but let the games begin! I'll also update the rules in regards to what you can share, and will announce when I'm done with it. HAVE AT IT!

[charlie_]

##Vote: Cam

how dare you have more HP than me

[CT075]

##vote SB

i don't take dat shit from nobody!

[BBM]

##Vote: Elieson

let's go

[eclipse]

CHANGES:

1. Rules amended to what you can share.

2. ISOs added; lemme know if yours doesn't work.

[Xinnidy]

SHINODOOF

##Glomp: Shinori

Also candyland sucks I forgot to save I'm like weaker than SB now. :E

[charlie_]

##vote SB

i don't take dat shit from nobody!

you just wish you were as cute as me

On a somewhat serious note, what do people think about outing our partner hints? I think there could be some merit in knowing who your partner is after all. Not really sure how the maf could use it.

Also my ISO is borked.

[scorri]

##Sit on: Grassbridger

SB: Eh, don't think that's something I want to be talking about openly. Figure I'll wait for the night and then maybe try and figure some stuff out.

[Shinori]

SHINODOOF

##Glomp: Shinori

Also candyland sucks I forgot to save I'm like weaker than SB now. :E

Xinny! <3 I love your avi. Lol.

##Vote: Blitz

I hate your N0 bull shit.

[Grace]

On a somewhat serious note, what do people think about outing our partner hints? I think there could be some merit in knowing who your partner is after all. Not really sure how the maf could use it.

Personally I'd try and soft it into your posts somewhere but not outright say it.

##Vote: BBM

policy voting

[Strege]

#Evict: BBM

No telling yet what the pairs are for; if they just factor into a few roles than I think we're just as likely to help mafia as we are town if we share the hints, so I'm in favour of holding onto them for now.

[BBM]

Shinori, are you referring to N0 bullshit in general, or specifically this game?

We don't really know what having a partner even means right now. I asked Clipsey, but she didn't tell me whether or not our partner is of the same alignment as us (and I'm inclined to think that's not a guarantee because it'd be too easy).

[eclipse]

Alright, this stupid template is being stupid by not letting me input names with spaces. I'll work on this.

[Sunwoo]

Alright, this stupid template is being stupid by not letting me input names with spaces. I'll work on this.

http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&cType=topic&cId=39840&search_author=Serious%20Bananas

Got it from Avatar mafia.

[eclipse]

I'm having formatting problems! I'll try this in another browser.

[eclipse]

In the midst of all these troubles. . .I got them to work. Looks like I need to get stupidly creative to ISO people. ;/

[CT075]

change the space to %20 and it should work

also wrt partner hints I feel like that would work for OC better than NOC talky

[Shinori]

General.

[Ether]

Alright, so it begins. It looks like we still start D1 with that toss votes at anyone and everyone because you felt like it, stage? Don't mind me, but I think I'll refrain for the time being.

[Grace]

Ether: what do you have to gain for holding back your vote?

[scorri]

Honestly I understand where Ether is coming from. There's only so much use in doing this when most people know that these votes have little to no meaning. I don't see any problem with Ether not voting.